His Arrogant Human Mate novel Chapter 16

"'Gonna heal you now, baby. Same as we did the other night," he cooed. He merely grimaced as he dragged the sharp blade through his skin, turning his head and yanking me up to him, my mouth on the Shifter's thick blood.

I forced myself to swallow it, trying to ignore the purrs of pleasure coming from him. "Good girl."

The cut healed over then, and he pulled me away, swiping away some of the blood from my mouth with his knuckles. "I like it when you behave," he murmured. "I also like feeling your mouth on my neck. Someday you can leave your marks all over my throat. Little love bites."

"I hate you," I whispered.

"No, baby, no. Don't say that. You're just a little hurt, is all," he claimed. "I know it's very sudden, but there are changes that come with bearing my mark, and one of them is a wide range of emotions. That's why it's so good to sleep often. Helps keep you on track emotionally."

"I hated you before you marked me, I hate you now. I'm not emotional. I'm kidnapped by a psycho."

I thought he'd get angry, but instead, he gave me a small half-smile, before leaning down to kiss my forehead. "Let's get you in bed, my queen."

He held out a large t-shirt to me, one I knew was his, and a pair of my panties. I shimmied the undies up my legs, and after he pulled the shirt down my body.

"You're so beautiful."

"Stop. Just... Don't talk to me."

I went to the bed, flopping down onto it, curling my body away from Dominic, holding my knees to my chest as he climbed in behind me. "I'm sorry you're upset, but I'm not sorry I did it."

I embraced Alfie tightly, crying silently into his chest. He held me back, not caring that I was probably staining his nice shirt.

"I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry," he murmured to me.

Dominic was only standing a few feet away, but he wasn't jumping in to stop me. "I hate him, I hate him," I sobbed. "I can't do this. I can't be here."

"Sure you can, Cara. You're strong, this is nothing you can't handle."

I leaned away from him, shaking my head. "I can't. Please help me get away from here."

"Caroline," Dominic hissed warningly. "Alfie, maybe I should-"

He shook his head. "Never. A queen like you will be loved. You're beautiful and smart and strong."

"I'm human."

"You have a Shifter's soul. They need you. Someone who understands both worlds." His kisses trailed to my ear. "That being said, I have to do this."

A metal bracelet clipped around my wrist, and he bolted to clip the other end to the bed rail, locking me in place.

"I can't let yours and Alfie's little plan go through. Andrew has him locked away in their room. I'll be back in half an hour to bring you to dinner." He held my chin, kissing me forcefully but gently. "Stay."

"Dominic!" I squeaked. "You aren't serious!"

He was trying to control his anger. "Alfie committed a serious crime trying to take you away from me. Count yourself lucky that I'm only keeping you two apart for thirty minutes. I have the power to kill him for doing so, but I'm choosing to be the better man."

I gritted my teeth, fists clenching. "I hate you! You are the monster people said that you are. You ruin everything, and this so-called act of 'mercy' means nothing," I snapped.