Page 11 of Ruthless Alpha Beast

He leaned forward, amused by my self-protective sassiness, and then completely serious. “Because you’re the most beautiful, interesting creature I’ve ever seen.”

My chest froze momentarily before tingling with nerves. Then my cheeks burned, and the space between my legs warmed with an insatiable hunger.

What the hell is going on with me?

Whatever sassy response I was going to muster remained glued to the back of my throat. How can I even think about words when he’s looking at me like that?

The most beautiful, interesting creature I’ve ever seen.

The phrase rang through my head.

“Do you want to play pool?” He asked me.

“What?” I responded, breathless.

“Pool, I believe humans play it too, no?”

“Yes,” I said, recalling that there was a world of humans who existed outside of this. The noises of the bar around us, the music, and the chattering, once quiet, found their way back into the room again.

“So do you want to play?”

I nodded. Unable to speak.

“Bring your water,” he said, tapping the plastic cup, before standing and leading me to the pool table in the corner.

As he approached it, he didn’t even need to say anything for all the other shifters to clear out the way.

There’s no doubt about it, I thought, this man is an Alpha, Lacey had told me about them.An Alpha is interested in me.

“What’s your name, beautiful?” He asked while fixing the pool table.

“Tara,” I said. “And yours?”

“Jasper. How good are you at pool?”

After another round of drinks, three games of pool, one of them I’m pretty sure he let me win, we were all over one another behind the bar.

I’d never been touched by anyone the way he touched me. I’d never felt so comfortable with another being, let alone with someone like him.

Jasper took me up to a hotel room and gave me a night full of the greatest pleasure—and when the sun came up, I gazed upon his face, head over heels, having completely fallen for him.

“I’ve got to go,” I said, once he woke up. “I have work today, but I’ll give you my number and we can see each other again.”

From the look on his face, I should have known what was going to come next. He told me that the night we spent together meant nothing, that it was just a pastime and he’d never actually pursue something real with a lowly human like me.

Ever since then, he’s treated me like crap.

Like the night we shared never happened, and anytime he saw me, he made sure to throw me a small dig.

Maybe I should have told Lacey, but I was too ashamed. I didn’t want anyone to know, and I didn’t want my mistake to ruin my chances of living in the supernatural world.

I turn off the shower head, get out, and wrap a towel around my reddened body.

But why would he kiss me like that? Tell Penelope that he’s with me?

I thought he was ashamed!

I walk into my bedroom and sit at the edge of my bed with my head sunk into my hands. I don’t want to think anymore, I just want to sleep.