Alpha's Possession by Jessica Hall

Chapter 48

Lv.1

Zara POV

I don’t know how long I slept, but when I woke up, it was to Raidon and Rhen talking softly beside me. I was toasty warm pressed between their bodies, and I didn’t want to move, knowing now that my heat had abated. I would be sent home, well, back to the storage lockers.

Yet I couldn’t stay here either, and dread pooled in my belly as Thane’s words came back to me. He knew I was the girl from the strip club, and I knew he would fire me. One thing I had come to learn after spending weeks with them at work. Was that image. was everything, and Thane hated nothing more than bad press.

“Wonder what time he will be home,” I hear Raidon murmur, and my eyes flutter open to see Rhen’s tattooed chest. I wanted to trace my fingers over the patterns that were etched into his skin but held back. Tingles spread across every inch of me that was touching them.

“No idea, but when he does, I will try to talk to him again,” Rhen answers.

“Talk, don’t fight with him, Rhen. He will say no just to prove he can,’ Raidon replies. I wondered what they were talking about, but the urge to pee was strong, and I felt sticky from slick and desperately wanted to shower. –

to escape as instinct started to kick in. I knew if

up,” Raidon purred, kissing my shoulder, I looked up to

what? Do I thank them for stopping my heat? Give him a pat on the back for taking my VCard or handshake as if this was some bizarre business transaction? I suddenly found myself unsure of what to do now. I

eyes scan the room for Leon and Thane. But it was just us down here, and

to decide what to say, yet I came up with nothing when Rhen spoke. “You can use the bathroom. You don’t have to ask,” he

“Thanks and um’. you didn’t have to stay down here. You could have left me here,” I tell them awkwardly. Man, why was this so awkward? I would have rather woken up

den. Getting up, I follow and am about to climb out when I feel hands grip my hips and lift me out before Rhen follows me to the bathroom. I was suddenly feeling extremely self-conscious.

Rhen, who seemed amused about something. What? I had no idea, but it made me even more awkward

in trouble? I mean…is Thane going to fire

the money to pay Martha what I owed her and get my shitty apartment back. If he fires me, I

don’t think so, but he is angry

have fired me if he knew,” I tell him, looking at

not-“I raise an eyebrow at him, and he