Chapter 24: Troubled feelings.

After taking her back home, Ethan returned her purse she forgot to take.

"Thankyou."

"No problem."

His warm gaze lingered upon her as she unbuckled herself from her seat. She was just about to remove his jacket to return it back to him but Ethan suddenly stopped her.

"No, please keep it on, it looks good on you Mia."

Kavyaa was stunned for a split second. It looks good on her? Was he possibly flirting with her again?

"What?"

"Unless, of course, you wish me to see your special assets again?" He teased making her blush nervously with his devlish smirk.

Don't be silly! He's just trying to be the gentleman by giving you his jacket since you're all wet! Kavyaa loved that charm about him.

"Oh? Ha! Yeah, no. You'll do no such thing sir!" She smiled quickly pulling his jacket closer to her, quite surprised that he said that. He chuckled at her as she opened up her door.

"Thanks for the ride Ethan, and lending me your jacket." She said earnesly, appriciating his kind gesture.

"You're welcome sweetheart and once again, I apologise about my girlfriend's notorious actions with you tonight she sho -"

"Ethan..." Ethan quickly stopped speaking when she called his name. His heart tugged at his chest when she said his name in a short sigh.

"I really don't care what Sasha did, I'm just glad you were there to save me, or I'd probably have drowned in the pool and been dead, if it wasn't for you." The near death experience caused her to shed a tear. Realising she was suddenly crying in front of him, she quickly looked away from his sight and turned around.

Ethan got out of his car, and came towards her.

She hadn't said one word when she got in the car and he already knew she'd been traumatised by what Sasha did.

{R} That b!tch needs to go.

Ethan clenched his teeth conflicted in doing so at the moment. But right now, he didn't care about Sasha. All he cared about was his precious little lamb.

He turned her around, and saw her eyes brimming with tears.

"I'm..I'm sorry. I don't know why I'm crying? Oh, this is so messed up and embarrassing." She wiped her tears and found Ethan shaking his head at her.

"No, it's not. What she did to you, is not ok Mia. Hey, I'd never let anything happen to you? Ever. You're under my care and protection. Ok?" She nodded at what he said. He gently took hold of her face and wiped her other tears away, whilst warmly smiling down at her.

Kavyaa couldn't help but lean into him and hug him. She knew she shouldn't do this, but what he just said to her right now made her feel like she wasn't all alone. She had somebody like him watching over her, like some sort of bodyguard and a natural guardian. She took in his wonderful woody scent and calmed herself, as he gently stroked her head and held her in his warm embrace.

Even though he had a high aura. Kavyaa couldn't help but strangely feel safe in his hold.

Ethan secretly smiled loving how she hugged him. Her scent was even more alluring to him even whilst she was wet.

{R} Kiss her!

{E} Roman.

{R} C'mon this is the perfect opportunity, besides don't tell me you're not tempted to taste her hot cherry lips tonight?

Of course, Ethan was tempted to taste her lips. But he had a deal with Mark. He was not going to let anything happen to her, nor do anything to her. Not even with his crazy horny self, whilst she hugged him out of her own free will.

They both slowly pulled away from each other, however Ethan's hands still stayed by her waist, as she stared back at him in complete silence and utter confusion. Her tear dry eyes now deeply looked into his, as if she was almost looking into his soul.

Ethan's heart steadily beated when she raised her hand slowly towards his face as he slowly closed his eyes. He then felt her slowly tracing his long deep white scar against his tanned skin gently with her slender index finger, going down his left side of his cheek.

Her attention was so caught up in his rugged wild beauty that she almost dropped her hand inches away from his lucious looking lips. She felt like touching those beautiful lips with hers.

Suddenly Ethan caught her hand in his firmly yet gently, before she even got the chance to feel his lips so sensually like that. She gasped as if she was suddenly caught doing something very naughty and forbidden with him.

Her heart raced with fear and excitement as he opened his eyes and looked down at her with more than just curious eyes and a raised brow. Almost like she'd been caught.

"What are you doing?" He simply asked, letting go of her hand.

Oh you stupid butthole! How could you just feel his face like that?! That was the most foolish thing, you could do when you know that he's been attacked by a wolf, that almost took out his eye! He's been through alot of trauma by the looks of it, and how could you just feel his scar up like that! Kavyaa scolded herself mentally to get a grip.

She had no idea, what kind of wild thoughts were running through his head, when she touched his scar like that. More than that, why would she go so far as to touch his lips, was she crazy? What the hell was wrong with her and her stupid hormones!

"I'm so..So sorry. I..I..I dd..Didn't mean to do that I was..."

"Was what?"

"Jj..Just curious." Stop stuttering you fool!

Roman wagged his tail inside of Ethan's soul easily sensing her nerves with them. He could smell a light arousal coming from her.

"About what?"

He invaded her personal space, causing her to take a step back and suddenly her knees felt weak. Kavyaa stumbled back out of balance, but Ethan easily caught her hand and brought her back slowly to a standing position, this time making sure, not to hold her too close.

He could here hear her heartbeats flutter, which secretly amused him.

She quickly let go of his hand and took a step back, regaining her personal bubble with him. Why did this man give her sudden butterflies? She couldn't explain it! Perhaps her hormones were acting strangely due to his charm, his concern for her and more importantly, the way he looked at her made her toes curl.

A part of her liked it, but she knew her limits not to fall for her guardian and she quickly regained her calm demenor with him, despite her heart racing and skipping stones.

"Umm...About..How did that happen?" She whispered out as he controlled his own deep blush before her.

{R} Well, a pr!ck who we've kept locked up on Storm Mountain two hundred years ago did this.

{E} Luckily that fool is still sleeping, thanks to the sword in him.

Ethan was just about to reply, when suddenly his phone rang.

He momentarily excused himself and pulled out his phone, quickly answering it, after seeing the caller I.D

"Not now Klaus."

"Wait, it's Ricky!"

"What about him?"

"He's escaped and we can't find him anywhere."

How the heck did that happen?!

"Has he made it to the docks?"

"Not yet."

"Track him down Klaus, he couldn't have gone too far."

"Yes, Alpha."

Ethan cut the call and turned around seeing Mia staring at him in a mild state of shock. Crap, could she have possibly heard, the conversation due to the volume of his phone being a bit loud?

He hoped that wasn't the case.

He gently neared her and placed a sweet kiss on top of her forehead, surprising her.

"Goodnight Mia."

"Goodnight Ethan." She said turning on her heel and making her way towards her white wooden stairs towards her apartment block.

{R} No! Stay with her!

{E} You know we can't do that Roman.

He walked back to his car after seeing her get back inside her home and accelerated down the road. He hated leaving her and felt a wave of angry emotions that he hated not only due to the call, but due to the fact that he couldn't claim his favourite lamb due to the stupid deal he made with Mark.

Kavyaa returned back to her apartment and closed the door behind her and sighed.

What a night.

She removed his jacket and put it to the side. But then she couldn't help but gently grab his jacket once more. She couldn't help but catch a whiff of it. 'Hmm' she murmured in pleasure. His jacket reminded her of a nice woodsy scent. A calm scent, like sandalwood after the rain.

She sighed taking it back to her room and laid it on her bed.

Something puzzled her as she started to undress herself from her red wet dress, that she unzipped from her side.

Had she possibly heard Ethan talking about tracking Ricky over his phone conversation with Klaus?

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