Unbroken

Woah.

His voice echoed in my head as I felt his grip on my neck slowly release and move down my shoulder and lightly down my left arm. The sensation made me pool with desire. I had only just met this man but he immediately had me wrapped around his finger. He took a step back and fully looked me up and down, I swear his eyes swirled colors as he took me in.

I couldn’t help but do the same. He stood at what had to be 7ft, I’d only ever seen men his size at NBA games. His mahogany locks perfectly unruly, brushed away from his perfect face. His jaw was locked and tense covered in a light scruff. His eyes were the palest blue I’d ever seen. Every inch of him was perfectly chiseled. Just the right amount of chest hair could be seen in the open top button of his white button down shirt. I could see the outline of a full sleeve of dark tribal tattoos covering his right arm. This man was everything I was attracted to and more.

A smile began to spread across his perfect face showing a gleaming smile beneath his lips.

Suddenly I snap out of my trance. Kaia and the others re-entered the room as quickly as they left. My mouth felt dry as I watched him walk back to converse with his counterparts. Kaia was eyeing me excitedly from across the room while she began setting out drinks around the table. She moved so quickly I had barely taken a step before she was tugging at my elbow to pull me into the adjoining kitchen.

“Girl what happened?! Tell me immediately!” She squealed believing she was out of earshot.

“I don’t know ..what the hell was that about?” I asked knowing she’d give me a reasonable explanation or tell me he was a creep.

“Em, Emma, Emmaline this is ..” Kaia briefly started hyperventilating leaving me with even more questions.

“Who is he Kaia? I’ve literally never seen him before.”

“That’s Dane the Alpha King of the Soleil territory! The biggest territory in our country!?” She looked shocked but then I think the realization of my ignorance washed over her.

“Kai what the hell does that mean?”

She was about to open her mouth when I hear a woman’s voice butt in cutting her off mid breath,

“We’re ready to eat” the tall thin blonde sashayed away without another word. Arrogance seemed to float in the air around her. I always hated the way guest acted high and mighty. Kaia quickly rushed towards the kitchen where our chefs were waiting to serve the array of different cheeses, meats and fruits with a plethora of breads and crackers to go along with it.

I feel the blood rush back to my feet as I follow behind her. I make it through the kitchen doors and grab what I need to begin serving 5 of the most intimidating people I had ever laid eyes on. Dane sat at the head of the table while two men sat to his right and two women to the left. The men were tall and broad with strong feature and dark serious eyes. I’d make a strong bet they were twins. The only notable difference between the two were various different tattoos peaking out from underneath their sleeves and necklines. The women were entirely different. The one sitting closest to Dane seemed to share similar features as him. Gorgeous brown hair in loose curls and striking blue eyes. Her blue dress complimented her eyes as well as her curves. The way she jokes with him gave me the feeling they were definitely family. Next to her was the thin blond woman in a tight red dress. Her focus kept shifting between Dane and I. I could feel her her eyes pierce through me like daggers. I don’t know what I could have done to make her hate me already, I’ve barely taken two steps. Dane’s eyes find mine as I head towards him with the platter of food.

The closer I get the more I can feel myself being drawn into him. He stands to take the plate from my hands, as he does a small electric shock sparks at our finger tips. Weird.

“You have the most beautiful eyes Emmaline” hearing him say my name made my stomach do a cartwheel.

“Thank you Sir,” I bow my head and turn to fetch more plates from the kitchen. If there was one thing I learned serving the rich it was to try and make minimal eye contact and make yourself useful. As I turned I felt a large hand clasp my wrist and gently spin me around. He was sitting now so I could face him eye to eye.

“Please call me Dane,” he says softly.

I could feel heat building between my legs. Woah, this man has a serious effect on me. I nervously bite my lower lip as I see his eyes travel south before licking his lips.

“Alright Dane, let me know if I can do anything else for you.” I say forcing his eyes back to my mouth.

He adjust his seated position so his legs are spread a little wider than before as he leaned back while saying “Will do.” I don’t think I’ve ever seen someone smile at me the way he was smiling at me right now.

The rest of the afternoon went off without a hitch aside from me lingering next to Dane as often as I could. Time passed by quickly attending to Dane’s various needs. They were all pretty meaningless but it kept me close to him which I was happy about. By the time dinner rolled around I could feel my sadness growing as my time to clock out was approaching. Fortunately, they planned to be here a little while. I guess I’d at least have these next few weeks to be near him. I shouldn’t get attached, especially to someone of his status. They were always playboys who had a few flings on a weekend get away only to head back to their Barbie doll wives like nothing happened. What happens at the Alpine stays at the Alpine.