Max pulls me close. Our lips almost touch as we gaze into each other’s eyes with desire. Suddenly, our lips smash together. My fingers glide through his hair, and his hands wrap around my waist.
I feel like I’m floating in the air as sparks flow through my veins.
Our lips part. I blush and look down, but Alpha Maximus gently takes my chin and pecks me on the lips. He kisses me repeatedly, then playfully down my neck, making me laugh.
‘I’m going to shower, and then I’m going to go up the road and see if I can find some fresh clothes and anything else you need. Then, afterwards, we can have some dinner. I’m sure you are starving.’ he says.
‘I am.’ I smile.
There’s a knock at the door. I open it to see Nathan is there with a suitcase. ‘Heya Hope, I have Alpha Maximus’s suitcase here. I’ll bring it in for you.’ he says.
He places the suitcase on the bed. ‘If you need anything, I’m just one door down, okay?’ he offers.
‘Okay, thank you, Nathan.’
‘Before I go, I want to say that I’m thrilled that you and Alpha Maximus have found each other. He has had a tough life. The whole werewolf community has never accepted him for who he is. Even half his pack isn’t comfortable around him, but now you’re here, I hope that when everyone sees you both together and how happy he is, they will see he isn’t the monster they make him out to be.
You have already made such a significant impact on Chaos. I know he has been longing for you, and things will only get better when he meets Storm.’
‘I’m glad Alpha Maximus found me too, and I’m so happy he has you as a friend.’ I reply.
Nathan returns to his room. I close the door and walk over to the bed, unzip the suitcase of clothes, and place them neatly in the cupboard.
I zip the suitcase up and squeeze it into the bottom of the wardrobe just as Alpha Maximus comes out soaking wet with nothing but a towel wrapped around his waist.
Frozen on the spot, I admire his pecks and muscles. ‘Like what you see?’ he asks with a playful smile.
‘I’m sorry! I didn’t mean to stare!’ I blush, quickly turning to face the wall.
He spins me around against the wall and kisses me passionately. I’m at first taken by surprise, but as I feel his lips move tenderly against mine. I begin to melt. My shoulders relax, and my hands wrap around his back, pulling him closer to me. Our kiss becomes deeper. He slides his tongue inside my mouth. I’m enveloped with great desire.
We part from the kiss to catch our breath. ‘Hope, you can stare at me all day long if you want to.’ he flirts.
My cheeks flush again, and I stare into his eyes.
‘You know you’re really cute and adorable when you blush.’ he smiles and pecks me on the lips before backing away to get dressed. ‘You should relax and have a bath while I go shopping.’ he smiles.
‘Okay,’ I say, returning the smile.
‘Oh, and you didn’t have to do this,.’ he says, pointing to the neatly placed clothing in the wardrobe.
‘It’s okay. I wanted to do it for you.’ I tell him.
‘Thank you, Hope. That was very kind of you.’
I walk past him to the bathroom and fill the tub with water. There’s a small bottle of bubble bath, so I squeeze the whole lot in and watch the bubbles grow. I’m very excited and happy to have a proper bath. Unfortunately, I have only been allowed to bathe in the cold lake. I remove Alpha Maximus’s oversized shirt and then my tattered dress. I slowly step in and sit down in the water. I’ve never had a warm bath before and never had bubbles, either. I take the face washer and remove the dirt from my face, neck and arms. Enjoying the bath, I scoop the bubbles up and blow them into the air, watching them float away.
Alpha Maximus taps on the bathroom door, ‘I’m back. Is it okay if I come in?’ he asks.
There’s still plenty of bubbles covering my body, so I don’t feel shy about him entering. ‘You can come in.’ I reply.
His face beams with a smile, ‘You are even more beautiful than I could have imagined, Hope,’ he says, admiring my clean face. I feel warm and fuzzy by his sweet words.
‘They didn’t have any Shampoo or conditioner, so I got you some, and I wasn’t sure what size you were, so I had to guess. The lady at the store was nice and helped pick out some items.’ I growl as he mentions another woman helped him. Alpha Maximus tilts his head and laughs, ‘It’s okay, Hope, I only have eyes for you, trust me,’ he says with utter confidence.
My eyes light up. I smile, feeling better. ‘Here, let me wash your hair.’ He offers.
He pours a cup of water through my hair and then squeezes the shampoo on top before massaging and lathering it thoroughly.
It feels so good with his fingers massaging my scalp and hair I almost want to purr. I’m enjoying the bath a lot.
He rinses my hair, applies the conditioner, and washes it out. ‘Here, lean forward,’ he says.
I lean forward as he gently washes my back with soap sending hot shivers up my spine.
‘Okay, I’ll leave the rest to you and wait for you out here.’ he says.
‘Okay, thank you.’ I say in my light sweet tone.
Now washed and clean, I watch the water drain while I dry myself. I don’t remember ever feeling this clean before.
Using another towel, I wrap it around my hair and stare at myself in the huge mirror. I’m amazed by my reflection. I still have some scars and bruises, but I’m surprised at how pretty I am. Alpha Tate’s pack always told me how hideous I was all these years.
I exit the bathroom. Alpha Maximus sits on the bed with items of clothing for me.
‘I’m not sure which clothes you would prefer to wear, so you choose what you are comfortable with.’ he says.
‘Okay,’ I smile.
There are skinny blue jeans, a plain white shirt, a short-sleeved black dress, a navy cardigan and a soft light pink jumper. There’s another bag with a nightgown, socks and undergarments. Alpha Maximus leaves the room to give me privacy.
I put a matching set of black undergarments on. It’s cold out, so I decide on the jeans and shirt. Then I wear the soft light pink jumper over the top. I then fumble around for the socks. I’ve never worn socks before. I struggle to get them on and fall off the bed with a whimper.
‘Hope? Are you okay?’ Max yells out.
‘Yes, I’m fine,’ I gently shout back.
Reaching for the box, I open it to see a white pair of converse shoes. I put them on and stand. I wriggle my toes laughing and swing around in a circle.
I then take the hairbrush and brush my hair as I walk back into the bathroom to see myself wearing my new clothes in the mirror.
My jaw drops to the floor. My hair is very white, straight and silky. It looks gorgeous. It must have been over a decade since I’ve seen it like this. My eyes sparkle blue and compliment my pure white hair. My hair falls past my shoulders.
In a delightful mood, I skip out of the bathroom, humming. I’m excited to show Alpha Maximus how different I look. I can hear him talking to someone. It’s Nathan.
I open the door with a big smile and twirl around in a circle in front of them. ‘What do you think?’ I ask excitedly.
Their mouths drop open, ‘Umm Alpha…where did Hope go? Because if that is Hope, she is one hot babe!’ Nathan says.
I blush and twirl around again.
Alpha Maximus gazes intently at me.
‘You don’t like how I look?’ I ask.
He grabs me by the waist and lifts me. My legs naturally wrap around his waist; before you know it, we’re making out together. His tongue enters my mouth, and his member presses against my stomach.
He parts his lips from mine. ‘You look incredible, Hope! If Nathan weren’t standing behind me right now, I would eat you up, like a whole damn meal!’ he says.
‘I heard that!’ Nathan says.
I laugh. ‘Do you really think I look good?’ I ask him shyly.
‘If Alpha Tate saw you right now, he would be kicking himself for rejecting an utter beauty like you! But he’s a fool. I already thought you were perfect the moment I laid my eyes on you in that cell,’ he says to me. ‘And now you’re all mine, Hope. I will never let him have you!’ he assures me and then gently kisses my lips before placing me down. ‘I think it’s time we eat. Let’s go.’ he says and takes my hand.
