Between Two Worlds

Chapter 14 Bittersweet Bliss

Jake

Neve’s room is empty when I slip through her open window. She isn't far away though, I can smell her scent. I sit on her windowsill and wait impatiently for her to return. After several minutes, Neve opens her bedroom door wrapped in a towel. When she sees a person sitting in the window she gasps, ready to scream but quickly stops when she realises it is me. Despite being annoyed at her, I have to fight to suppress a growl at seeing Neve with so little on.

“What are you doing in here?” She demands, her eyes narrowing at me.

“You left without saying goodbye. Why?” I demand quietly. 

“I had a headache,” she blatantly lies, not even trying to sound convincing. Neve perches on the end of her bed, not realising that this action has caused her towel to separate slightly, revealing almost her entire leg.

I let out a groan, grabbing onto the window sill.

Neve looks at me questioningly. I motion to her body and she looks down realising what I reacted to. “Oh, sorry!” she apologises, trying to cover herself.

“Please put on some clothes,” I plead. “I cannot concentrate seeing you like this.”

Neve rolls her eyes and moves to her dresser, pulling out a nightie. She glances at me shyly, before instructing me to turn around so she can get dressed. I chuckle at her coyness, but she raises her eyebrow waiting for me to turn around. I sigh and turn to face the window and wait.

“Ok, I’m done.”

I turn back to face her. “So, why did you leave?” I ask again.

Neve sighs and shakes her head, refusing to answer.

“Neve,” I said warningly.

“Neve, what?” She snaps.

I sigh in frustration. “Neve! Why did you leave without saying goodbye?”

“Because I have no reason to say goodbye to you!”

“WHY?” I ask, my voice is beginning to rise.

“Really?” Neve asks, c*****g her eyebrow at me.

“Yes, really!” I snap back at her, my anger beginning to boil. “You have ignored me for nearly two weeks. I have tried so many times to try to talk to you, and you have ignored me every time, and I tried all night at the party to find you, but you actively dodged me, then left without even saying goodbye! Why won't you talk to me?!”

“Why are you so insistent on needing to talk to me?” Neve dodges my question with another question.

I rake my hands through my hair in frustration, her response pushing me over the edge. “BECAUSE I HAVE FEELINGS FOR YOU!” I roar at her.

Neve is silent as she stares at me, frozen to the spot. My eyes are black. My wolf is growling inside my head, urging me to move closer to her, but I wait, studying her expression closely. I can sense that her brain is processing what I just said. Suddenly she bites her bottom lip.

“f**k!” I cuss, closing the gap between us in two strides, cupping her face in my hands crushing her lips with mine.

Neve POV

“BECAUSE I HAVE FEELINGS FOR YOU!” Jake roars. His eyes have darkened and he is breathing heavily. My breath hitches in my throat trying to process what he is saying. He likes me? Jake Brady has feelings for me? This is all too much. My brain cautions me, urging me to tell Jake to leave but my wolf is doing excited backflips. My body is agreeing with my wolf… he looks so sexy, leaning against my window, his black eyes boring into me. His muscular arms are flexing against his black t-shirt as he grips the window sill studying my face intently, waiting for a response.

Without realising, I bite my bottom lip.

I hear Jake curse in response and within moments he has closed the gap between us, smashing his lips into mine. He smells better than I remember, and his lips taste amazing. My legs instantly feel like jelly as I try to suppress a groan of pleasure at the roughness of his kiss.

Jake POV

 A small moan escapes Neve’s lips moments before she wraps her arms around my neck. I can feel her legs shake slightly, I move my hands to her hips and pull her closer to me, nipping lightly on her bottom lip, eliciting a sweet gasp. I take this opportunity to delve my tongue into her mouth. Her tongue reciprocates, exploring my mouth eagerly. Neve presses her body into mine, and I respond by sliding my hands down to her ass and lifting her off the ground, she reflexively wraps her legs around my waist.

I break away from our kiss, and move my mouth to her neck, kissing my way down to her marking spot. Neve moans loudly in response. I gently lay her down on the bed. My lips find hers again and I hungrily kiss her, she starts rolling her hips into me, rubbing herself on my erection. I lift my head, gazing into Neve’s eyes questioning if she wants to continue, her eyes are filled with lust. She gently interlocks her fingers in my hair, pulling my face back down to hers, kissing me urgently, rolling her hips into my c**k once more.

Neve slides her hands under my shirt, pulling it up over my head. She eyes my bare chest, running her tongue along her lips. She looks so sexy when she does that. I crash my lips into hers once more, sliding my hand up her thigh and hooking my fingers into her panties pulling them down. As I slowly remove her underwear, I move down her body, lifting her legs over my shoulders.

Neve POV

Jake locks eyes with me from between my legs, small pants escape my mouth in anticipation. “I want to taste you,” he murmurs huskily, half-questioning, half-stating his intent. I nod my consent slightly as he parts my folds with his tongue. My head falls back as I relish the pleasant sensation.

“Mmmm, so sweet, ” he grunts softly, as he sucks gently on my clit. I can feel a heat building in my core, and I begin to writhe in response. Jake grabs hold of my hips to steady me as he begins to tongue f**k me. I grab hold of his hair overcome by the shock of ecstasy this rips through my body.

“Oh, yes! Jake,” I moan loudly, the heat between my legs building further.

“You’re so wet, baby. Do you like that?”

“Oh yes, very much!” I nod eagerly. He chuckles as he gently inserts a finger inside me. I fall back onto the bed, arching my back as he begins to pump his finger in and out of me.

“You’re so tight, baby,” he murmurs. I groan loudly again as he inserts a second finger, increasing the speed of his pumping. This feeling of ecstasy is building to an almost unbearable point.

“I am so close, Jake!”

“I want you to c*m on my face, baby!” he growls at me.

His aggressive, dirty command sends me over the edge. “Oh, Jake… JAAAAAKE!” I shriek, arching my back and screaming as I reach my c****x. Jake continues to pump his fingers in and out of me, as I ride out my high. He crawls back up my body, towering over me. He kisses me deeply, and I can taste myself in his mouth.

“NEVE?” There is a thunderous knock on my bedroom door.

“s**t! It’s Duke,” I hiss. Jake stares at me wide-eyed. “Oh no, your mind link!”

Jake shakes his head no, whispering, “I figured out how to shut it off.”

Duke knocks again, harder and longer this time. “NEVE? Open this door!”

I put my finger to my lip, indicating for Jake to hide in my walk-in-robe.

“You can’t be serious?” He mouths at me.

“Deadly!” I hiss back.

“That’s it, I am busting the lock!” Duke roars, just as Jake slides the door closed to my robe. Duke stands in my doorway, his nose wrinkled, eyeing me suspiciously as I sit up in my bed, covering myself with the sheet. Thanking the Moon Goddess that Jake had only removed my panties, leaving my nightie on me.

“What do you want?” I glare at him.

“You disappeared from the party not telling anyone where you were going,” he states aggressively, sniffing my bedroom suspiciously. “Why does your room smell like s*x? Do you have someone in here?” His eyes widening in anger.

“Excuse me? What did you just ask me?” I question, feigning offence and innocence.

“You are having s*x!” His eyes widen, taking a step into my room. “Where is he? I am gonna make this guy regret ever thinking he could lay a hand on you!”

Shit! Duke cannot come any further into my room or else he is going to smell Jake. To be honest, I am surprised he hasn’t picked up on his scent already. Maybe it's because Jake is here all the time, so he isn't suspicious of his scent? Either way, I need to come up with an excuse to get him out of here.

“Don’t come any closer,” I cry. “I am not wearing any underwear.”

“wha-?” Duke stops and looks at me in shock. “Gross! That just makes me more suspicious”

“I wasn’t having s*x with anyone, Duke!” I insist. “You just interrupted me masturbating.”

Duke instantly turns a dark shade of red and takes a step backwards. “f**k, Neve! That was too much information.”

“Well, you’re the one who barged into my room accusing me of having s*x!” I retort indignantly.

“Whatever,” Duke mutters, retreating quickly slamming my bedroom door behind him.

The door of my robe opens slightly. I giggle and whisper, “It's safe to come out now. Duke has gone.”

Jake slides the door open and dives onto the bed next to me grinning. “That was a close one! I thought for sure he was going to fling that wardrobe door open any second… and then when you told him you were m**********g, I nearly roared with laughter. I wasn’t expecting that from you, babe!”

I blushed furiously. “I panicked so said the first thing that came to my mind.”

“Well, it was genius!” He proclaims, kissing me on the shoulder. I gaze down at him coyly, and he reaches up into my hair, pulling my face down into a steamy kiss. Pulling away, he states “I don’t think it's safe to continue what we started though…” trailing off, nodding his head in the direction of Duke’s bedroom.

“Definitely not,” I agree, pouting slightly. “But I didn’t get the chance to return the favour.”

“That’s ok,” Jake chuckles softly, laying down on my pillow, pulling me into his chest. “I am happy to just lay here and hold you.”

“Really?” I ask, kind of shocked that he was being so tender with me.

“Really,”  he responds, kissing my head and nuzzling my hair breathing my scent in deeply. “You smell so good, baby.” He murmurs sleepily.

“You, too,” I whisper back, snuggling closer to his body before drifting off to sleep, content wrapped in his arms.

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Jake POV

The clock on my phone tells me it is 5:03 am. I kiss Neve on the temple and carefully untangle myself from her. She stirs but does not wake. I pull my shirt over my head and pick up my shoes. I know it is a d**k move to leave without saying goodbye, but I have to get out of here before anyone wakes up.

I silently slip out the window and land silently in a crouch position two storeys below. Being a wolf has its benefits. As I walk in the direction of the packhouse my mind wanders back to last night. Neve, who up until that moment appeared to hate my guts, was so easily seduced. I wonder if Neve'sher wolf is more aware of our bond than her? I kick a rock in frustration. It was such a reckless and selfish decision going to visit her but I couldn’t leave without letting her know in some way that she was mine… I just wasn’t expecting it to be such a physical hint.

I pick up the pace. We are meant to hit the road at 7 am for the Alpha Institute, so the packhouse will probably already be starting to stir. I rake my fingers through my hair as my mind wanders again. I need to make sure I keep my distance until Neve’s 18th birthday. This 6-week training course is the perfect distraction, I will be so busy and so far away that I won't be tempted to allow my feelings to cloud my judgement again.

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Neve

I wake to an empty bed and the sun pouring in through my open window. I roll over and breathe in the empty sheets beside me. It still smells like him and my wolf gives a content little grunt. I smile at her, she is very happy after lasts night’s escapades. I stretch and reach for my phone, checking to see if there are any messages.

Nothing.

My brow furrows.

Maybe there is something wrong with my phone. I sit up cross-legged and restart it. I tap my fingers on the back of my phone as I wait for it to reboot.

Nothing.

I flop back on my pillows.

Why hadn’t he sent me a text? Had he forgotten to say goodbye? Or… was it deliberate? Did Jake not intend for this to be any more than a one-time thing. f**k, Neve! How could you be so stupid? I curse myself.