Betrayal & Redemption

Chapter 20

Caroline POV 

We pull up at the mall and Evelyn checks her phone. 

"Oooh the boys beat us here! Let's go," she says, sliding out of the car. 

"Boys?" I question. 

"Yeah. Carter and Jackson. They're right over there," she tells me, pointing to the two men talking by the entrance. 

They haven't noticed us yet and I watch as we approach. So many women walking past can't seem to draw their eyes away from the men- their eyes lingering particularly on Jackson. He's wearing a tight white t-shirt that spreads across his chest, it's so tight you can see his tattoos through the fabric, and artfully faded jeans that hug his thick legs, outlining the muscle as he shifts his weight from leg to leg. My eyes travel up his body to his face and I gasp- he cut his hair! And shaved his face. His hair was long enough to draw up in a ponytail before, and now it had a light fade and was buzzed on top, but still long enough to run your fingers through. Butterflies enveloped my stomach and a blush rose to my cheeks. 

"Ooh that boy looks hot with that hair cut, huh?" Evelyn nudges me as if she can read my mind and my blush deepens 4 shades of red. 

She just throws back her head and laughs, which draws the attention of Carter and Jackson our way. I can't help but smile at Evelyn's laughter as my eyes drift to Jackson's. Our gazes lock and it's as though the rest of the world has faded away. He opens his arms to me and I happily let them envelope me in the world's best hug. He inhales deeply and I look up at him. His pupils are the size of quarters and I can tell he's fighting himself. He brushes my hair back and then wraps it around his wrist, pulling my face towards his. He nips my jaw and whispers in my ear.

"Are we excited, little one?" 

"I uhm. I just- I- I -" I mumble, my legs feeling like jelly. 

His deep laugh rumbles in my ear and I can feel myself getting wetter. 

You need to tell him about our heat before you get sick, Rae scolds me. 

I will. Okay? When we're not..in present company. 

Good luck with that. Evelyn is glued to us. She would understand, though, as would Carter. You and your mate are recently marked which sends you into heat. Evelyn went through it too, she says to me disapprovingly. 

"You guys hungry?" Jackson asks, slipping his hand into mine. It's like lightning straight into the depths of my belly. 

"Starved!" Evelyn tells him and I just nod. I don't feel like eating...I have a hunger for something else. 

We walk into the mall and Jackson wraps his arm around my waist. That still doesn't keep other women from staring at him, not that I can blame them. Even as a helpless virgin, I couldn't help but lust after him.  My mind flashes to images of that first night and I try to squeeze my legs together as we're walking. 

"Why don't you two go ahead. I want to show Caroline something. The reservations are under Carter anyways," Jackson says. 

They shrug and keep going as Jackson drags me down a hallway and into a back room. He shoves me against the wall roughly and his mouth is sealed to mine. I moan and rake my fingers through his hair. 

"Jackson," I whisper. 

"Mmm yes. f**k baby, say my name," he says to me. I can feel him rock hard against me as he kisses down my neck. He licks my mark and I all but c*m on the spot. 

"That's right baby, just like that," he says, doing it again. I cry out this time, and he slips my panties off as well as his shirt and pants so he's standing naked before me. He lifts me so that my legs are over his shoulders and my dress comes up to reveal my newly waxed nakedness. 

"Oh f**k," he grumbles and buries his face in me. I grip his hair as his mouth begins its sensual assault on me. He pulls away just an inch and says to me, "You c*m when I tell you to c*m. If you come too early, you will be punished." 

I bite my lip and nod, forgetting he can't really see me in this dark room. 

"Do you understand?" he asks. 

"Y-yes," I say desperately. 

"Say 'Yes, Daddy'," he growls at me. 

"Yes Daddy," I gasp out. He makes the sexiest sound in the back of his throat. 

"Don't c*m," he tells me. 

"B-but." 

"No buts. If you c*m, you will be punished," he says and slips his tongue into my folds. 

He licks and sucks my c**t and I grind myself against his tongue. I have never felt anything like this before in my life and I can feel an orgasm building quickly, my legs trembling. I clench my muscles down trying to hold back and this makes him go even harder, building me up even faster. He finally stops with my c**t and shoves his tongue inside me, bringing up a hand to rub my sensitive nub. 

"Oh f**k," I mumble. 

"Not yet baby. Hold it," he says. 

I try and hold it as long as I can but I release anyways, screaming and pulling his hair, my p***y squirting all down his body. My breathing steadies as I spiral down back to earth. I have never felt this high before in my life. He sets me down and looks into my eyes. 

"I told you not to f*****g c*m, you little slut," he says to me. I can see in his eyes how turned on he is. 

"Daddy's little slut," I tell him with a smirk. 

He grabs me by the neck and presses me up against the wall, not roughly or suffocating but slightly erotic. 

"Taste yourself," he tells me, and he shoves his tongue in my waiting mouth, which I suck on roughly. It tastes sweet and slightly bitter. 

He groans into my mouth and lifts my dress over my head, tossing it aside. I'm left in nothing but the corset that Evelyn gave me. 

"Oh f*****g hell," he says under his breath. I forgot he didn't see this last night. 

He flips me around so that my hands are braced against the wall and I stand on my tip toes. 

"Hmmm. What should we do as a punishment today, little one?" He asks me. 

"I-I don't know..." I tell him. 

"We don't have much time. Why don't I give you some time to think about it?" He leans forward and whispers in my ear, slipping his hands between my legs to rub my dripping s*x. 

I moan in response, words completely escaping me. I couldn't form a coherent sentence to save my life right now. I feel his tip rubbing against me. He wraps an arm around my waist, lifting me off the ground and plunges deep inside me, causing me to let out a scream in pleasure. 

"Good girl, baby. Tell me how much you want it," he says, his voice rough with need. 

He pumps into me at a punishing pace, and I quickly succumb to orgasm after orgasm. As soon as I start to come down from my orgasm, another builds. It's intoxicating, heady, and I have never been this high before. I c*m and c*m, scream after scream leaving my lips until my voice is hoarse and finally he squeezes my breast in his hand and I can feel him twitch as he fills me, letting out a loud roar that I'm sure everyone in the entire zip code heard. He collapses against me and we breathe heavily just like that for a few minutes. He turns me around and kisses my forehead, brushing my sweaty hair back from my face. I smile up at him sleepily and my stomach growls loudly. 

"Worked up an appetite, did we?" He says with a crooked smile. 

Oh God I just want to start all over again. On shaky legs, I walk to him and wrap my arms around his neck. 

"I love you," I tell him. 

"I love you more," he says, and I think I see tears in the corners of his eyes. 

We dress quickly and slip out the door, acting as though nothing happened. 

"Who bought that corset for you?" He asks me. 

My cheeks go deep red, "Ev-Evelyn." 

"Good. We're getting you more stuff like that." 

My face flushes deeply as we make our way to the restaurant, Jackson practically carrying me because of how bad my legs are shaking. 

Jackson POV

I have never felt like this in my entire life. Her smile, her eyes, her hair..just a pat on the arm drives me insane. I have never felt so adoringly towards someone in my entire life. and protective. We've been in this restaurant for 5 minutes and several males- some even human- turn to watch as she walks by. She's wearing a strappy, flowy dress in a blue color and tan sandals with heels that helped greatly during our closet adventure. Her creamy skin looks so soft that you want to run your hands over her, her eyes are like two pools of aquamarine, and her hair...I just want to wrap myself in it. 

You're bordering on obsessive, you know, Arlo says to me. 

I can't...I can't stop. I don't know what's wrong with me, I tell him. 

"Hey buddy- you're staring awfully hard at that guy. Let's not go on a killing spree, eh?" Carter mind-links me, snapping me out of my conversation with my wolf. 

"Uh yeah. Yeah," I say, not realizing I speak out loud. Thankfully the girls are too involved in their conversation to notice. 

Carter does, though, and spits out his drink in laughter. I stare him down over my menu and shift my attention to Caroline. 

"What are you thinking?" I ask her. I just want an excuse to get her to talk to me. 

"We were thinking of sharing a pizza and salad with maybe cheesecake for dessert?" She looks at Evelyn who nods her head. 

"Hmm. That sounds good- minus the salad. Would guys trade in a salad for a couple apps? The bruschetta here is pretty good, and they have steak forks with hollandaise," I tell them, glancing at the menu. 

"Oooh yes," Caroline says and Evelyn shrugs as if she couldn't care less. 

A waitress comes and takes our order and I can't help but notice Caroline slide closer to me and put her hand in mine as this woman takes me in. I smile involuntarily and the waitress smirks at Caroline. s**t. I place our order and squeeze her hand. The waitress eyes me appreciatively and I hear Caroline growl low, staring at her. The girl scurries off and Caroline pulls me down to kiss her. 

"What was all that?" She asks, her brows pulling together. 

"A misunderstanding," I tell her and kiss her again. 

Being next to her and literally covered in slick makes it hard to stay focused on anything and make it hard to wear my usual intimidating expression. Unless a male looks at her...then I'm homicidal. Caroline stands and heads over towards the bar. A couple well dressed business men stand there and stare at her and she returns the looks with a smile, and it takes all I have in me to not break the table and go over to her. I am probably vibrating when she returns a moment later with drinks for her and Evelyn. She sips her drink and looks at me. 

"What?" She asks, meeting my angry expression with a stoic one.

"You know what," I tell her. 

She rolled her eyes, "How do you like it?" 

"I don't," I tell her, clenching my hand into a fist on the table. 

"Exactly," she says to me, and gazes over my shoulder at the men staring at her. 

She slides over so she's almost in my lap and licks the mark on my neck then bites it lightly. I grip the table as to not take her right then and there. 

"You are playing with fire, little one," I tell her, and I can smell the arousal pooling between her legs. 

She smiles up at me and my anger evaporates. Another server appears and places the appetizers on our table and looks at me expectantly. I look around the table, ignoring her, as Carter and Evelyn both order more drinks, and I ask for a decantur of water. I put my arm around Caroline and whisper into her ear, to which she giggles and blushes. The girl storms off. 

"Well, if the food sucks, at least we have you two idiots for entertainment," Evelyn says. 

Caroline bursts out laughing and I can't help but join in. 

"Someone has to do it. You two are like sticks in the mud," I tell her. 

"Sorry we don't hang out in utility closets to have s*x that everyone can hear," she says with a wide smile. 

Caroline almost spits out her wine. 

"You said you didn't hear anything!!" Caroline says, laughing again. 

"I lied, love. That's what friends do," she teases. 

Lunch continues like that and we eat our food between shared stories and laughs. Soon the bill comes and Carter snatches it before I can. 

"I got this. You paid for this morning," he tells me. 

"Waitress has her number on it," Carter says to me via mind-link. 

"Of course she does. Desperate women, I tell ya," I reply.

I pull Caroline into me and inhale her scent. It's getting harder and harder to be away from her. She feels warm under me. 

"Are you getting a fever?" I ask her. 

"I don't think so. I feel fine, maybe a little tired..." she says, trailing off. I know she's lying but she looks embarrassed so I don't push it. Carter comes back and we stand. 

"How long will you ladies be?" I ask. 

"Uhmm...I don't know. A couple hours maybe?" Evelyn says. 

"Is that long enough to put in a custom ring order?" I ask Carter through the mind link again. 

"Should be. We should go to the candy store after- they have the best caramel apples and fudge." He replies. 

"Okay. Why don't you call when you're done and then I can take Caroline back with me? There's a place I want to show her," I tell them. 

"I'm sure she's seen the ceiling of your car, Jackson," she says to me. 

Everyone laughs but me. 

"Classy, Evelyn," I tell her. 

"Okay guys, lets go," Caroline says. I grab her and pull her into me, burying my face into her neck, which is covered in a light sheen of sweat. 

"If you keep that up, I'm going to drag you back to the car," she tells me and I stifle a groan. 

A couple hours, a receipt for a $14,000 ring, and another $100 at a candy shop later and Carter grabs my arm. 

"Something is wrong with Caroline," he says and takes off running. 

Fuck.