It seemed to take forever before Jace and Alec left. They had offered to stay and help clean up when they had found nothing out of the ordinary but I had insisted on them leaving. As the door closed behind them I felt myself relax I appreciated then wanting to help but my interaction with Alec earlier left me feeling on edge.
"Anna I want you to let me handle this I understand you not wanting Alec and Jace to stay and help but I don't think you should be here. I'll take you to the packhouse and ill come back and clean everything up." Turning around I stood there for a moment taking Liam in. He stood next to the glass double doors leaning against the wall one of the few places not covered in blood. The sun was setting now outlining him and making him look like a character out of one of the romance novels I read.
"No I'm not gonna leave and have you clean this up this is my mess."
"No Anna it's not your mess you didn't kill the shifter. I'm begging you as your mate-
"Liam we are not mates yet. You cant pull the as your mate this or as your mate that." I glared at him part of me was mad and the other half wanted him to take over so I didn't have to look at it anymore. "If you think for a moment that IF you ever convince me to be your mate that I will just roll over and do as you tell me you are full of it."
"I am alpha! You are my mate I don't know how the foxes do things but yes with most things I expect you to do as I say." He growled back at me as he pushed away from the wall walking until he stood in front of me.
"I am not your mate yet!" I growled as I got in his face. "As for doing as I'm told the only time I will be doing anything like that will be in the bedroom. You can either accept that or this won't work in any capacity as a mate or whatever we are now. If you can't accept that then you need to leave." My temper calmed as I spoke we needed to have this conversation. He needed to know I was not a wolf and I would never act like one.
We stood there like that staring at each other neither one speaking and neither one willing to back down. For a wolf, it was all about dominance if I looked away I will be inferior and he would be my dominant. For a fox, we didn't care about who is dominant as most foxes were loners. Realizing I wasn't going to back down Liam let out a sigh as he broke eye contact. He looked away starting up at him I couldn't believe it. Standing up on my tippy toes are grabbed his face pulling him close I kissed him. What he just did meant the world to me. He went against everything he had been taught and every instinct he had for me. Opening my mouth I invited him in our tongues battling for dominance as we tasted and explore each other's mouths. Trailing my hands down his torso I sliped them under his shirt exploring in a way I haven't bothered to before.
"My eyes!!!" Jade's voice cut through the lust-filled haze we were in. Jumping back with a growl Liam stood in front of me ready for an attack. Standing there for a moment I had almost forgotten about why they were here. Then reality hit and both of us as he realized that Jade and Leia stood in front of him. Glancing over his shoulder at me he raised a questioning eyebrow. With everything that had happened, I hadn't gotten the chance to tell him about Jade and Leia. Both their arms were Laden with books and vials as they moved farther into the room Liam seemed to realize what was going on.
"A witch!? you brought a witch here!?" He growled suddenly angry again as he caught leia's scent and realized she wasn't human.
"Yes I did actually and she happens to be a friend so be nice." Patting his arm I leaned up and kissed his cheek and I walked past him to take some of the things from Leia and Jade and help them place them around the room. Most shifters hated witches they were the opposite shifters and most considered them to be abominations. Liam stood in the corner glowering as we move back and forth helping Leia with every spell she cast. By the time leia had finished it was well past dark and I felt like my stomach was trying to eating itself. I walked into the car after helping gather up the empty bottles and books. Liam waited inside the open door as light spread across the lawn from inside the house. Depositing the books I was holding in the trunk Jade's canr. Leia spoke quietly not wanting to be overheard."Anna I can't tell you much as we don't have the time what I can tell you is the person that's doing this is not a stranger to you or Liam. Don't underestimate this person though. Whoever they are they have a witch of their working for them I found traces of magic which is probably why you didn't wake up. I know he's your mate but he doesn't trust witches and since you don't know who it is you don't want to risk an accident like telling somebody and it getting back to the killer." With that warning, Jaden and Leia said their goodbyes before driving off. I stood there watching them until their tail lights disappeared around the corner. Liam waited at the door holding it open for me.
Wrapping his arms around me as I stood starting at the wall where the message had been.
"I ordered a couple of pizzas for us I figured you might be hungry," he murmured as he placed a kiss at the base of my neck.
"That sounds amazing thank you," I murmured leaning back into him as I looked around the now clean living room. Thankfully Leia had used a cleaning spell to take care of all the blood just before she left. Liam must have sensed then I needed some time to process whatever Leia had told me because he didn't ask what she had said. Instead, after the pizza arrived he led upstairs running me a hot bath then disappeared leaving me to my own thoughts. I lay there enjoying the hot water in the bubbles until the water went cold. Stepping from the tub I dried off not bothering to get dressed as I left the room. Following the sound of the TV, i headed down the stairs pausing at the bottom to watch Liam. He was engrossed in some rom-com cop show. Standing there I couldn't help but admire him he was the sexiest man I had ever seen without a doubt. He could have any woman and any shifter he wanted and yet he wanted me. The thought made me smile. Not bothering for him to notice me I move to stand in front of him. Dropping my towel I climbed onto his lap straddling him. Rubbing myself on him through his jeans like a cat in heat. Grabbing the remote he turned the TV off. Leaning forward I kissed him hard forcing his lips apart.
"Anna," breaking off the kiss he pulled back so he could look at me, "you need to rest after everything today this is-" he stopped talking as grabbed his hand shoving it between my legs needing him to touch me. Letting out a growl he wrapped his other arm around me twisting me around until I lay on the couch with him above me. He rubbed my c**t hard and fast bringing me to the edge. Inserting his fingers up into me he f****d me until I came screaming onto his fingers. A tidal wave of pleasure rollingnover me I didn't move as he undressed. Placing himself at my entrance he slammed inside making m gasp in pleasure. Groaning he took me fast and hard claiming me in every way but one. As he came he pulled out of me his eyes glowing his wolf close to the surface. His canines were long and sharp he wanted to bite. To claim me as his mate. Instead he turned away and as I lay there watching him retreat up the stairs I felt a little disappointed that he hadn't.