Kai POV
My phone is in my hand, and I am pacing the front hall. Kaden said he would call after he met with Tish. He assured me he would bring her home, but she was angry. I don't think even he will be able to convince her to come back. We broke her trust in the worst way.
Jessica is leaning up against the wall, watching me. "Do you need something?" I snap at her.
"Just waiting," she smirks.
"Waiting for what?" I growl.
"For you to finally realize that I am what you have been waiting for," she says. She steps toward me and runs her fingers over my bicep. "I am the last one on your list. Are you really going to throw that away for some human?"
Jessica tries to wrap her hands around my neck, but I push her away. "She is more than just some human."
She puts her hands on her hips and taps her foot angrily. "She is your mate."
I wrap my hand around her neck and press her against the wall. She is staring at me wildly. Her blue eyes are sparkling with excitement. I glance down to see her chest rising and falling. I can feel my restraint wavering.
"You had no fucking right to tell her that," I snarl in her face.
Jessica smirks. "I have been a bad girl, and I probably need to be punished."
Her baby voice makes me want to vomit, but the way she is submitting to me is turning me on. That is all I have ever wanted in a mate- someone to submit to my every whim. Tish gives me the best of both worlds, though. She bosses me around and submits.
My phone vibrates in my hand, and I look down to see Kaden's name. Jessica giggles, and I tighten my hand around her throat to shut her up. Kaden doesn't need to know she is here.
"Is she with you?" I growl at Kaden.
He sighs loudly, and I know she isn't with him. "She isn't ready to come home yet."
"What do you mean she isn't ready to come home yet?" I scream.
"She thinks the recusants are after her," Kaden tells me. "Tish is convinced she is in danger."
"Recusants?" I laugh. "They are dead. That movement died with Francesca."
"Did it?" Kaden questions. "Maybe I actually put her in danger by calling the North Pack."
"You sound crazy," I laugh. "Bring her home."
"I can't force her to come home," Kaden replies. "She doesn't trust us. We fucked up."
"You!" I shout. "You fucked up. You are the one that wanted to call the North Pack. Not me. You chased her away."
"What do you want me to do about it?" Kaden growls back.
"Just fucking forget it," I shout before I end the call.
I crush my phone in my hands, and the screen cracks under the pressure. Tossing the pieces onto the ground, I look back at Jessica. The scent of her arousal is thick in the air. She is squirming with anticipation. She knows I am either going to kill her or fuck her.
I step forward and inhale her scent. She smells strongly of flowers. I used to think it was alluring but now it comes off a bit too strong. Still, it stirs something within me.
"She's not coming back," Jessica whispers.
She is right. As much as I hate to admit it, I think she might be right. "Go up to my room," I command her.
I squeeze her neck before I release it. There is a bruise forming on her neck, and it makes me smile. It is like I have laid claim to her. She runs up the stairs and glances back with a smile on her face.
Before I can run after her, Dad rounds the corner. "Did he find her?" He asks.
I swallow hard. "He found her," I tell Dad. "She isn't coming back."
Dad tries to reach for me, but I step back. "She will come back. Even humans cannot deny the pull of the mate bond." I give him a blank stare. "You don't seem angry that she is gone."
"Oh," I laugh. "I am fucking angry, but I have decided that I don't give a fuck."
"You are going to do something stupid," Dad sighs.
"Nope," I reply. "I don't think she feels the pull of the mate bond, to be honest. She would have never left if she did."
"You don't know what she is thinking or feeling," Dad grumbles.
"What are you two talking about?" Mom smiles, walking out of the kitchen.
"Tish ran away," I tell her flatly.
"Oh," she replies. "That's a shame." She pretends to care, but the smirk on her face tells me she is pleased.
"If you will excuse me," I reply. "I have something to attend to."
"Of course," Mom says sweetly. "When you are ready, we can discuss appropriate mates. I have a list of girls that would make a fantastic Luna."
"Whatever you say," I call over my shoulder.
I rush up the stairs. I can hear my parents arguing behind me, but I don't care. I have more important things on my mind.
I pause as I walk past the suite that we prepared for Tish. Fang starts to growl in my mind. He doesn't want me to do this.
'She will come back to us,' he snarls.
'She doesn't want us,' I remind him. 'If she did, she would have returned with Kaden.'
'She will feel the betrayal,' he whimpers.
'She is human,' I laugh. 'I seriously doubt it.'
Pushing the door to my bedroom open, I see Jessica lying naked on my bed. I cock my head to the side as I take in her body. Tish was right. She isn't much to look at without her clothes on, but Jessica is running her fingers along her slit and moaning loudly.
She looks up at me when I close the door and lifts her finger to her lips. Sucking her juices off her finger, she beckons me forward with her other hand. I strip off my clothes and climb in between her legs. Jessica lifts her hips as I line myself up with her entrance.
I run the tip of my cock along her slit, and it doesn't feel right. Pushing those feelings to the side, I thrust my cock in between her folds. She moans loudly. I have to stop myself from rolling my eyes at her theatrics.
I thrust in and out of her a few times, but I am having a difficult time staying hard. I attempt a few more strokes before my cock goes completely soft.
Sitting up, I run my fingers through my hair. This has never happened to me before, and I am slightly embarrassed.
Jessica sits up on her elbows and pouts. "Is there something wrong?"
"You don't do it for me anymore," I tell her. "Get out."
Jessica scoffs loudly as she gets out of the bed. She grabs her clothes off the floor but doesn't bother getting dressed. The door to my bedroom flings open, and I see Kaden.
"What the fuck did you do?" He screams at me.
"Nothing," I groan.
Jessica smirks. "He tried to fuck me but couldn't keep it up. I am sure it was enough for her to feel the betrayal. She will never come back now."