Chapter 70 Chapter 70
I rose up to the sweet smell of different food flavors. My stomach immediately started rumbling at the smell escaping from the kitchen. I had no idea that the staff were going to make personalized meals; it was great because I had still been bothered about cooking again.
I quickly rolled out of bed and headed to the bathroom to brush my teeth a take a shower before slipping into a maxi dress that ended just a few inches above my thigh. I applied something I could now identify as mascara on my eyelashes then spluttered lip gloss all over my lips.
After checking myself out in the mirror and confirming that I looked good, I returned to the bedroom, the smell of breakfast was even more strong and I traces its glory to the kitchen.
I was taken aback to see a shirtless Alpha Keegan COOKING! I had been raised to cook for him and never knew he could cook anything by himself. I would've made a big deal out of that but I was too drawn in his shirtless body. His sweatpants hugged firmly around his waist, giving the chance for his entire torso and arms to be in view. As he grabbed different pots, his biceps seemed like they were flexing and made it seem like he was working out in a gym.
His gaze finally met mine and he wore the most graceful smile that brightened my entire morning." Hey Jane, head in here and stop staring at me." He smirked.
"Staring at you?" I scoffed and walked in to stand beside him. "Good morning, Alpha."
"Alpha? What don't you understand by Keegan?"
"Fine, sorry. Good morning, Keegan." I rolled my eyes but had to admit to myself that his name was just too sweet to pronounce with the Alpha being added to it. "So... any reason you're making breakfast?" I asked and sat on the counter.
"Why not? Remember I said you wouldn't have to do anything?" he resumed attending to what he was cooking. "There was supposed to be meal from the beach house organization members but I decided to be such a good boyfriend and make my girlfriend breakfast."
I had almost forgotten about our agreement last night. I smiled, nodding. "Great improvement and very considerate, but..."
"But what?"
"Oh, never mind. I guess I can deal with just watching you cook." I rested my hands on the edge of the counter.
He continued what he was doing and my eyes just couldn't stop roaming all over his body. The way his lower abdomen was outlined above his sweatpants line made a rush of excitement flow through me. How can one man be this sexy and damn handsome?! His jawline was filled with the right amount of perfectly trimmed beards and though his dark brown hair was messy, it still made him look really hot. I couldn't tell whether it was the heat from the food or the heat from how great he looked, but standing this close to him was making a heat of undefinable emotions spring in me.
My stomach suddenly rumbled, drawing both of our attention to my hunger.
"I know you're hungry, I'm almost done." He said with a smile. I had no idea what was wrong with this man, but I was loving his excessive happiness lately.
"I'm hungry for more than food." I didn't realize the words rolled out of my mouth and he stared at me awkwardly before turning away. I let out a deep breath, glad he didn't pester me about it.
"And I'm finally done!" He turned off the stove while
I climbed off the counter to assist him in serving it..
I was so desperate to have his food. It smelled so great and he had prepared it with so much focus and care that I appreciated.
There was a dining table in the kitchen with three chairs around it, so he served the food on the table and turned off his tablet before pulling a chair out for me. "Your seat, madam." He playfully bowed his head. I chuckled, smiling as I sat on the chair. "Thank you."
"It's my pleasure." He patted my shoulder then pulled out the chair beside me to serve me. "You should taste it and let me know what you think of it."
He asked with eagerness ringing in his eyes.
I nodded and took a bite of the pancake. My eyes immediately widened. How the hell did anyone make pancake so salty and spicy?
"How does it taste?" his eyes was lit with so much expectation.
Considering the stress he went through to make it, I nodded and forced myself to swallow it. "It tastes great." I lied.
"Really?" he heaved a sigh of relief. "I watched videos on YouTube but didn't understand anything at all." I knew he had no knowledge of whatever went on in the kitchen. How could I even trust him with cooking anything? "I was scared I'll mess it up, but I'm glad you like it. Aren't I just the sweetest boyfriend?" he asked with a proud smile dancing on his lips.
I forced a smile and took another bite, trying to shake off the annoying taste but focus on the hard work spent to achieve it.
"Eat up." He added more side dishes and forced me to eat them. Not to be mean, but everything he made tasted terrible.
As I forced myself to eat them, he kept rambling on how he almost went crazy trying to find the perfect meal and how he didn't want to disappoint me.
His stories were a strong enough driving force to push me to finish the meal.
When I had the last bite of the pancake, I took a gulp of water, glad the water didn't contain anything annoying.
"Did you really like it?" he asked again had with my forced smile, I nodded. "That makes me feel really good. I feel proud of myself. I just knew I'd be almost perfect at everything- okay except a few things, but at least in making you a meal, I'm so amazing. And just at the first attempt, I aced it. You're so good, Keegan." He patted his shoulders.
Now I felt bad that he was boasting and rambling in his poor nonsense.
"Why didn't you have anything to eat?" I only paid attention to that.
"Like I said, I wanted to make it for you to make it special. I already ate earlier after I went on a run." He explained and rose to his feet. I'd have thought he was lying but there was no hint of inverity in his eyes.
I grabbed the plates but he held my hand, quirking an eyebrow at me. "What are you doing?"
"I'm going to do the dishes."
"No, I want to do it. I don't want you to feel stressed out or work again. You're always complaining about how your work roles disturb you, so I want to make you completely free from them.
"Whoa, I like this part of Keegan." I wiggled my eyebrows at him.
"Sure. So just sit on the counter and watch me be at your service for anything." He gathered the plates and tray and placed them in the sink while I returned to sit on the counter.
Once again, I was taken over by how attractive he was. If only he knew how staring at his perfectly carved body was making me feel, he would've thrown on a shirt already.
"So what activities should we do? You know this place is a great town for couples coming on their honeymoon. I know we're not here on our honeymoon, but we can take advantage of the opportunity as well as a couple. What do you think?"
"It sounds great." I replied, unable to ignore the burning urge that sprang along my body. Was something wrong with me? Did I need to see a doctor?
"We can go out to watch a movie or just watch one here." he said and dried his hands, stopping in front of me. "What do you think?"
I nodded. "Anyone you choose will be the best."
"Anyway..." his eyes took a quick scan of me from head to toe and he nodded, "...you look really beautiful this morning as well."
"How can you be complimenting me again? Should I be scared?"
"Scared?" he chortled and stepped between my legs, placing his hands on either side of me on the counter. "If I say you look beautiful, then you do." He leaned closer to whisper into my ear, "now stop staring at me like that before you make me go completely crazy." He pulled away.
"Crazy? How?" I asked and remembering one of Chloe's tips, I gently nibbled on my lower lip, drawing his attention to my lips.
"If you keep doing that," his voice was very luscious and one of his hands rested on my waist, "I might just"
"Just what?" my voice was equally as raunchy as his, I couldn't even believe it was coming from me. "What if I don't want to stop?" I let my fingers run along his chest and abs.
"You love being naughty, uh?" he lowered his head to connect his lips to mine, an action I had been longing for.
I returned his kiss and held his shoulders, hungrily sucking on his bottom lip like my life depended on it. Butterflies flew into my tummy when his hands both landed on my waist and he leaned closer. His tongue gained entrance into my mouth and our tongues fought for dominance till he won, exploring every inch of my mouth with his tongue.
I had lost my breath but I cared less as a desire for more burned in me. I couldn't tell where it was coming from but it made me feel really hot and experienced sparks from his touch and passionate kiss.
I let my hand roam along his back as the kiss grew more fervent. His amber eyes were filled with so much darkness as his lips trailed down to my jawline I had to arch my neck for him to place a very soft kiss on it. A moan I couldn't control escaped my throat at his gesture and as he trailed his kisses down to my shoulders and above my chest, my entire skin was burning for something even more as my lower region started pounding in pleasure.
Shivers ran down my spine as his hands moved along my waist and he trailed gentle kisses all over my neck.
His lips returned to mine as he drew them into an even more passionate kiss, sucking every breath out of me. "Keegan," Just when I moaned out his name and thought things were going to get heated up even more, he pulled away, again.
A frown was glued to my face but he had the warmest smile on as I tried to catch my breath.
"I'll meet you outside, girlfriend." He smirked and just walked away.
"What the heck is wrong with this annoying man? What gave him to right to end it when I didn't want it to stop yet?" Was he doing it on purpose? How could he make things get heated up and just leave like that, making me seem like a desperate bitch.
I growled and jumped off the counter. I had to get back at him, especially for the last time he left me alone at the pack house.
~ SCARLETT ~
Whenever I remembered that Keegan was alone with Jane, it always kicked up anger in me.
I let out a frustrated groan and toss my phone aside. Not anything on social media was helping me get rid of thinking about him.
Keegan had promised to go on a date with me. I thought he meant the next day and was really excited and had started planning it out, only to figure out that he was going on a stupid vacation with Jane, an annoying woman I regarded as my friend and trusted enough to let her know that I wanted be Luna, yet she still betrayed me and was dragging her damn ass around my mate.
Keegan had lied that it was just for work, but there was certainly no way he was going there to 'work'. I had overheard Mae and Chloe talking about how they slipped sexy clothing into her bag for her to wear during the vacation and how they wanted them to be together at all costs. I had wanted to storm to them and slap their faces but I did want to seem like the creepy eavesdropping Beta and had to let it slide.
When the infuriating thought still didn't get off my head, I got into my sweatpants and sports bra before heading out of the pack house.
I decided to go on a run and was running till I got to the pack training ground.
I got in and chose my punching bag to let my frustration out. "Poor thing, you'll take up the frustration Jane has caused upon me." I hit the punching bag really hard, imagining it to be all the problems in my life and hit it even harder, groaning as I kept punching it.
Images of what Keegan and Jane could probably be doing flashed in my head and I felt like flying to them to beat her up, but instead, I punched the bag even harder, trying to pour out all my hard feelings on it.
It only relieved me of my annoyance a bit, but still didn't change the fact that she was with my mate, so I stopped punching it and let out a growl.
"Beta Scarlett," Shane called.
Out of mine and my wolf's anger, I turned around and punched him. He was clearly not expecting it made him stumble backwards.
"So you're not falling? Are you trying to prove that you're strong?" My fury was getting the best of me as I continued hitting him while he tried to avoid most of my attacks. He was great at defending himself and that pissed me off even more. I was the damn beta, I had to be more powerful than him whether or not he was the strongest guard.
I growled and increased the pace at which I threw my punches and this time, I was able to hit his stomach. It made him bend a bit, just in time to make my leg go over his shoulder and pull him downwards so he fell face flat to the ground. Gathering even more strength, I kicked him really hard multiple times as he was on the ground.
"Fine, it's okay! It's okay!" he lifted his hand in surrender.
I let out a harsh breath and could finally get back to my senses a bit, realizing that he had nothing to do with my frustration. "I'm so sorry "I apologized, still maintaining my frown as I extended my hand to him.
He reluctantly accepted my hand and I pulled him up, checking his body out for any major damage. "Are you okay now?"
"Yes, I'm fine." He squeezed his face, rubbing his tummy and shoulders before standing up straight with a groan. "I wasn't warned beforehand that I was going to be used as a punching bag. "Why are you so mad, beta Scarlett?" He asked.
I cast a glare at him. Why'd be expect me to let him know? But at the moment, I couldn't tell my parents that my supposed mate was on a vacation with a person that was supposed to be my best friend.
"Does it perhaps have anything to do with Alpha Keegan and the omega being together?" he asked.
My eyebrows arched at him before I drew my eyes in askance. "How did you know about that? Is it that obvious?"
"No, I'm just a really good observer, I'm the head guard, remember? so I pay attention to even the tiniest details."
I let out a deep sigh. "Fine, yes. It's so annoying that he's on a vacation with an omega." I blurted out.
"And you like him?"
"Like him? It's not just a stupid childish like. I need to be his Luna." I blurted out again.
His eyes widened a bit and I immediately felt like running back in time to warn myself to keep shut.
'Great, now we have someone who isn't supposed to know such important information.' My wolf, Kayla, scoffed at me.
'I blurted it out.'
"You know what?" He locked his hands behind him. "I've always seen such great potential in you and I'm sure you'll be best fit to rule this pack as the Luna, not some ordinary omega. The only thing I'm curious about, of course if you don't mind answering, why Alpha Keegan? Aren't you going to consider his personality and how it'll affect your life? Or is there something else to it?" he added in a voice that compelled me to respond to him.
"He's the strongest werewolf that ever exists. Do you know the great opportunities that come with that? Do you know how much benefit I'll derive from being his mate? My parents are hungry for control and power and so am I. I need to be the Luna of this pack to boost my strength even more. Being the Luna to such an Alpha and such a pack, my strength would be so strong that I'll almost be equally as undefeatable as him.