“Grey, I'm sorry!” I exclaimed. “I-I just got distracted!”
Stupid Enzo and his abs!
“It’s okay, I’m fine,” He assured me as he pulled his hand away.
I gasped. “You’re bleeding! Tilt your head back. Actually give me your shirt and then tilt your head back!”
He pulled off his black shirt and I was met with his amazing body. Ooh and there’s that mole on his right second ab that I loved so much. It’s even cuter up close.
I bunched up his shirt and held it to his nose.
“I am so sorry,” I repeated.
“What’s going on?” Enzo approached us.
“Just a little nose bleed,” Grey informed him.
“You let Celine of all people make you bleed?” Enzo snorted. “She’s like a bunny, she’s not dangerous.”
“She’s got a serious right hook it seems.”
“I’m not a bunny,” I huffed. “I can be dangerous! I killed a man yesterday!”
“On accident,” Enzo laughed.
“Whatever, can we talk?”
“So you can punch me in the face too?”
I grabbed his arm and pulled him away. “Why aren’t you sparring with Mira?”
“You want me to hit her to get her to love me?”
“No, but it could give you a connection or something. You know you can talk about things while you spar.”
“This love s**t is getting on my nerves, you know?”
“You have to try at least, Enzo.”
He groaned. “Fine, I’ll switch the partners around.”
“Oh keep me with Grey please.” I smiled.
“Why?”
“He’s teaching me a lot.”
“I could teach you more,” He stated.
“Teach Mira instead. Go, shoo!”
“You know, people don’t tell the Alpha what to do, Celine.”
“I’m not people, Enzo. I’m an angel.” I skipped back over to Gray whose nose had stopped bleeding.
“I think I’m good now,” He informed me.
“I really am sorry,” I winced.
“It’s okay I get it now.”
“Get what?”
“You just wanted to get me shirtless,” He grinned. “You could have just asked.”
I felt my face get hot. “I um…I don’t know what you mean.”
“I saw you checking me out Celine. It’s okay…I’m more than flattered.”
I smiled. “I just really like the mole on your ab.”
“I like…well everything about you.” Grey smiled at me.
“Oh…we should keep going right?”
“Yeah, sure. Just please, don’t make me bleed again.”
--
I was getting the hang of punching, I think!
I was hitting Grey’s hands and once he even had to shake one out because it hurt…and then he told me to take off my rings.
When I wasn’t punching I was watching Enzo and Mira. I think they were actually having fun! Mira was laughing a lot and Enzo was using that voice and face he used when he tried to sleep with me. My work here was going great.
Finally it was time for a break! Being a warrior for a werewolf pack was hard as heaven! I never imagined it was so much work!
I guzzled down my water as Mira hurried over to me.
“You’re a miracle worker, Celine!” She smiled. “I think Enzo and me are kind of hitting it off. I mean obviously things are still a little weird and awkward, but I actually think this could work!”
“I’m so glad!” I smiled back. “I just knew it! I have a great feeling about you guys. You’re gonna fall in love.”
“I sure hope so, it would be a dream come true…hopefully he’ll be a little bit nicer by then.”
“He’s had a hard life, he just needs to feel like he can trust someone. He doesn’t want history to repeat itself.”
“Believe me, I don’t want that either, I just hope he can really open up to me.”
“I can help you with that, I promise. Now go talk to him!” I urged her.
She giggled and hurried away.
“Celine,” Luc approached me. “You looked great out there today. You’re really getting the hang of it.”
“Aw thanks, Luc,” I smiled.
“Did you want a few pointers? You know so you can impress Grey?”
“Yes, please.” I put my water down.
Luc moved behind me the way Grey had. He gripped my hips hard and pressed against me.
“You wanna loosen those hips, you know. Don’t want to be too tense,” He whispered in my ear.
“So that’s my problem?” I asked. “I’m too tense?”
“Yeah gorgeous, you need to be more loose, I can more than help you with that.” His fingers danced on my right hand. “Now tuck in that thumb.”
“Okay,” I whispered.
“Still too tense, Celine. Let me give you a massage.”
“Oh I’ve never had one of those before.”
“I can give you a very deep tissue massage in my room tonight if you’d like? I’m very good with my hands, you know?”
“Luc, what are you doing?” Grey questioned.
Luc stepped away from me with an innocent look on his face. “Just helping Celine relax a little bit.”
“I see. We’re about to start back up, go find Dom.”
“I’ll see you later right, Celine?” Luc asked.
I nodded. “Of course Luc. Thank you for helping me.”
He smirked at Grey before sauntering off.
“You should be careful about Luc, Celine,” Grey frowned.
“Why? He’s so nice.”
“He’s only nice because he wants something from you.”
“What does he want?”
“Your…body,” Grey gestured.
“Like he wants to decapitate me and take my body for ritual purposes?” I gasped.
“No, he wants to have s*x with you!”
“Luc?” I giggled. “He wants to do with me what Enzo does to all those girls?”
“Exactly, Celine.”
“Oh…well he invited me to his room for a deep tissue massage.”
“Yeah, he was talking about his dick.”
“Oh,” I whispered. “I didn’t realize….but I do want to know more about s*x seeing as I’ve never had it.”
“Oh, you’re a virgin?”
“Yes, I am. Are you a virgin Grey?” I questioned.
He turned red. “Um, no I’m not.”
“I should have known. You are insanely good looking. Why wouldn’t women want to be in your bed?”
He laughed. “Yeah, I guess. Um…I just don’t think Luc is a good guy to do…well anything with. You’re too nice of a girl to be around him. He’s a skeeze.”
“So is Enzo, but I hang out with him.” I smiled.
“True enough.”
“He was saying my hips aren’t loose enough when I punch.”
“Don’t listen to him. Your hips are perfect.”
--
“What do you want?” Ezno frowned.
I entered his chambers. “How did it go with Mira?”
“It was alright. I don’t know Celine, she’s kind of boring.”
“Yeah and what’s so interesting about you?” I asked.
“My face and my body.”
I couldn’t argue with that.
“You’ll need more than that to win Mira’s heart for real.” I said as I sat down. I saw books on his coffee table. “What are you doing?”
“Reading on Hellions.”
“I thought you didn’t read.”
“I know how to read,” Enzo grumbled. “I just don’t like to. But this is important.”
“I can help,” I offered. “I have nothing else to do…except I’m supposed to meet Luc in his room but Grey said I shouldn’t.”
“Meet Luc in his room for what?”
“For sex.” I answered.
“So you’ll f**k him and not me? Well that's ridiculous.”
“I am not going to…be intimate with Luc. Though the thought did cross my mind, however I trust Grey and he says Luc is skeezy…kind of like you.”
Enzo glared at me. “I think you should stay here and read, Celine.”
“I know more about reading than s*x anyways.” I shrugged, grabbing a book.
Enzo just stared at the book in his lap, but I could tell he wasn’t reading it, he was thinking. Well really having some strange kind of anxiety attack.
“You can put your reading glasses on, Enzo,” I stated. “I won’t tell anyone.”
“Ugh, god you know too much about me.” He groaned as he shoved the glasses on his face.
I thought he looked rather handsome and intelligent with them on.
We sat in silence as we read.
Defeating a Hellion is extremely difficult and incredibly rare. When a Hellion tries to curse someone that is pure of heart it can be destroyed. The light from that individual will be bright enough to drive out the darkness that has taken over their heart. Hellions are unfortunately beyond saving. They are already warped and demented and to remove the darkness leaves them with nothing else.
Well that’s horribly depressing!
“Enzo do you know any people that are pure of heart?” I asked.
He snorted. “Hell no.”
“Well then we’re never going to defeat the Hellions.”
“Keep reading Celine, I’m sure you’ll find something.”
I sighed, but kept on going.
Another way to kill a Hellion is decapitation, but the head and body must be kept separate for at least a fortnight. If they are joined once more, the Hellion will continue to live.
And that’s horrifying.
“Okay, I guess you can chop their heads off. They’re such demented creatures, though. Why would the Alpha of the Grim Hounds get into an alliance with them?”
“Because like I said he’s a twisted, demented f*****g person who will do anything to kill me.”
“But why?” I questioned.
“You really don’t know?” I shook my head. “I thought you knew everything about me.”
“I only got pieces of your past when I got assigned to you. I know everything from the last year and a half. I only know what helps my mission. What made it so hard for you to fall in love. So…what your mom did to your dad is pretty prominent, but I know nothing more than that.”
“Yeah,” Enzo cleared his throat. “It really f****d me up.”
“Why does the other Alpha hate you so much Enzo?”
“He says I ruined his life.”
“Did you?”
“No. We should keep reading.” He whispered.
“But-”
“Celine I don’t want to talk about it alright! Keep reading!”
I felt the jolt in my body and sighed. He was serious about not wanting to talk about it.
And so I had to let it go.
That didn’t mean I wasn’t going to find out what happened between Enzo and the Alpha of the Grim Hounds.