His Arrogant Human Mate novel Chapter 21

With a snort of disgust, I jumped down the last few steps and forced myself to kiss him. He deepened the kiss right away, his tongue forcing its way in my mouth. I ripped away from him, wiping my mouth with the back of my hand. "You're sick!"

"I'll miss you too. See you soon. Don't make too much of a mess, okay?" He said, leaning forward and sponging a few light kisses on his mark. "Bye, baby."

I glared at his back, watching as he left the house and climbed into his car. What a dickwad.

I waited ten minutes to make sure he wasn't coming back, before stepping out of the house.

"Get back inside, highness," a bored voice said, unamused.

I looked over in surprise, finding Andrew leaning against the house. "What are you doing here?" I asked suspiciously.

"To check on you, of course. I was going to bring Alfie, but I wanted to have a private conversation with you."

I furrowed my eyebrows as he patted the grass beside him. With a sigh, I fell beside him, holding my knees to my chest.

"You need to give this a chance, kid," he said simply.

I rolled my eyes. "Right. Because it's me who has to do the sacrificing, not ever the one who created all this trouble," I snorted. "Dominic needs to get it through his head-"

"He's obsessed with you, Cara. You're all he talks about."

"He's cruel and mean and a pain in the butt!" I cried. "He isn't doing this because he wants me - he's doing it to torture me. He couldn't care less about my well-being."

Andrew shook his head in amazement. "You're blind. I've never seen him go soft for anyone. You should see how he looks at you when you're not looking at him. When he saw your pictures on Alfie's phone that first night, his eyes lit up. I'm not saying he's mushy or in love, but he wants you and does care about you. He just hasn't learned how to show it yet," he explained. "You know what he asked me the next morning while you slept in his bed?"

I shook my head, intrigued now. "He asked me if the color of his bedroom would be okay for you."

"Even if it made me unhappy?"

"Dominic can and will make you happy. He's a good man. A good mate. You just have to stop throwing your tantrums and trying to escape to see that."

"You're saying I need to give him a chance," I grumbled. I didn't want to hear this. I didn't. I just wanted someone to validate how was I feeling - not make me feel like I was wrong and alone in this.

Andrew nodded. "When he gets home, kiss him. Don't say anything or let him ask for it, just kiss him and see what he thinks."

So I waited. I sat on the stairs for over an hour, rubbing my hands over my face, until I heard the front door open.

He saw me first, and grinned softly at me. I shut my eyes and stood. Just do it before you chicken out.

I threw myself at him, cupping his face and pressing my mouth to his. A soft growl exited his chest as his arms wrapped around me and held me tightly. After a second or two, I pulled away.