The Forbidden Alpha

Gabe

Odis stared back at me with darkened eyes and I didn’t need to ask him to know he felt what I felt. He knew what I was thinking and his presence meant he wanted the same. Electricity sparked, threatening to burn everything down and I made my mind up, I would be giving Drunk Gabe full control over my actions. I would do what I want and I wouldn’t put too much thought into it.

For now.

“Err, what are you doing?” He asked, and for the first time since I’ve known him. Odis looked nervous. His eyes widened and his brows raised slightly but I didn’t miss the movement. His shock only spurred me on. I slipped my suit jacket off and his eyes dropped to my chest. I’ll give him a few moments to stop me. My fingers lifted to my collar and I kept eye contact with him.

One, two, three buttons were unbuttoned and as I worked on the fourth, he sucked in a breath. I sneaked a peek at him as I got the fourth unbuttoned and his chest rose and fell uncontrollably. When I’d unbuttoned the last one and my shirt separated and hung, I removed it and threw it to the floor. His eyes dropped to my chest and lingered on the wound. We both had her on our minds.

“I meant what I said,” I whispered. “I’d take another knife to the chest if it would bring her back.”

“I know,” he said. I found happiness in knowing he knew.

Odis stared at me with an emotion I couldn’t place. My eyes drop to his sharp jawline and I inhale that familiar scent that screams his name. My heart pounds and I know what he’s going to do before he does it. He closes the distance between us and in a second his hand grips my hair. I can’t help the whimper when he tugs it down until my neck is exposed.

Just like that day in the elevator.

His eyes dart to my flesh and stop where the mark used to be. The mark is completely gone and my skin is clean like a blank canvas. His eyes flare and I watch as his eyes linger on my flesh.

“Odis,” I breathed and his pupils dilated as I met his gaze.

He devoured the space between us and I experienced delicious sin as his mouth crashed against mine. I wanted to hand myself over to him, all of me, my body, and what was left of my pitiful heart.

A desperate noise escaped me that wouldn’t have made me blush had I been with anyone else. But with the man in front of me, I was as red as a tomato and that’s all it took for him to yank on my hair. I slammed into him at full force and he yanked down on my hair to tip my chin back. I didn’t mean to moan but it escaped against my will and he swallowed it up like it was his favorite flavor of ice cream. His tongue pillaged and claimed my mouth and made my heart thump harder and faster than it had before as it welcomed the man who’d made it beat again.

He released a rumbling growl filled with nothing but need and crazed frenzy. My chest warmed and my heart threatened to explode and I reached out to touch him. A feeling I’d felt in a while spread through my body: desire. I was entirely lost to him as carnal desire rammed into me. My fingers trembled as they made their way up to his chest and wrapped around his neck.

I thought I’d imagined that day in the elevator but as he ravaged my mouth I knew the desire I’d seen was real. It all ended as soon as it started and in the blink of an eye, his hand released my hair and dropped to his side. He took a step back and my hands fell from him and I stared at him in confusion.

We remained quiet as we stared at each other breathlessly, staring at each other with a hunger that threatened to drive us mad. A hunger that could only be sated by the other person in the room. It didn’t matter if he tried to cool his features and pretended like he didn’t want this, want me. I felt the evidence of his arousal when I’d slammed against his chest.

He was such a mystery and his actions confused me beyond understanding. My lips tingled and my cheeks were still warm as I stared at the man in front of me. The look in his eyes resembled regret and I felt like I’d been stabbed again. He stared at me and I knew he wouldn’t let this happen again. I knew he didn’t want this and I didn’t know if he was lying to me or to himself.

“I’m a man who likes control,” Odis said. “I don’t give in to impulse and I don’t let my dick lead me. I didn’t follow you here for this.”

“Then why did you follow me?” I asked. I couldn’t help it, the question came out before I could think if I should ask it.

“I wanted to make sure you got back… safely,” he said. I stared at him feeling more confused than I already was when I remembered Leo. “We’re friends, aren’t we?”

Really?

That’s what this was? He only wanted to make sure I didn’t bed Leo? I scoff and Odis’ eyes held my gaze and he stared at me warily. I need to keep my distance from Odis.

The thought I’d previously had that day in the elevator screamed in my mind. I couldn’t help but laugh. Of course, I already knew that but judging by my action, my heart didn’t know that. The problem was… I didn’t know if I could stay away from him now. Not now that my heart beats for him.

I grumbled and made my way to the bed. I loosened my belt and unzipped my pants and I let them drop to the floor. I heard his breath catch in his throat and I climbed into bed as he let himself out.

Friends don’t kiss friends, dumb ass.