The blood pack (Book five)

Chapter Six

~Dawn~

I stared out of the window, watching as the sun started to disappear over the horizon. I tried to keep my mind off of the interior of the car, the masculine scent of Trev threatening to drive me insane. I tried so hard to keep my arousal under control, even though I could start to smell the scent of it mixing in with that of Trev’s. My cheeks started to burn with embarrassment as I focused even harder at the scenery that passed us by.

“It is a few hours until we get there, why don’t you try and get some sleep.” Trev hissed, not seeming too impressed by the fact that I was not able to control my body. I nodded my head, closing my eyes and trying hard to not think about everything that was going on. More specifically, not think about how crappy this whole thing with Trev was going. I had always secretly dreamed about meeting the man, my idol, my crush. He had left the pack when I was too young to understand fully how much I was attracted to him, or how much it hurt that he didn’t seem to know I existed.

Now he definitely did know that I existed and he seemed to be more than dissatisfied with everything that I did. I wanted him to want me, or at least admire me like I admired him. But he was so short with me, so domineering. At some point, I must have finally drifted off to sleep as I was woken up by a strong hand slightly shaking my shoulder.

“We’re here.” He whispered, his deep voice sounding strained. I opened my eyes, looking out of the window. We were in an underground parking structure, cars lined up beside us at either side. I looked over to Trev who looked like he had been pulling at his hair and was in need of a good night's sleep himself.

We got out of the car, a small sigh escaping my lips as I took in the damp air of the underground car park. Not that it smelt better than being with Trv in the car, but it helped me to calm down my arousal and rein in my emotions a bit. I walked round to the boot of the car, opening it up to get my bags out when Trev appeared at my side.

“Leave that, I will bring everything up once we have got the keys.” He instructed.

“I can help.” I told him as he closed the trunk.

Trev shook his head. “I don’t need your help.” I sighed slightly, feeling like yet again I could not seem to do anything right. I walked behind him as we got into a small elevator, Trev reaching past me to press the button for the ground floor. I held my breath as the doors closed, staring at the to try and distract my mind from the small space that we were trapped in again as the light above the numbers for the floors changed to G and they opened again with a ding.

Trev got off the lift so quickly that I almost forgot to get off myself. Could he really not stand to be around me that much? The thought started to anger me, not understanding why, even if he was not happy that it was me going undercover instead of him, why he would not at least be civil.

We walked over to a small counter, a man in his forties looking over the high side, his face screwing up slightly as he looked at Trev. His eyes moved past Trev to me and he straightened up a bit, a smile appearing on his face. “How can I help you?” He asked, his eyes raking up and down my body.

“We contacted you earlier this week. We arranged to rent a one bedroom apartment.” Trev answered, the guy shooting him an annoyed look at hearing that we were going to be sharing a one bedroom.

He turned around and tapped away at the keyboard before turning and smiling at us. “I have a two bedroom you can upgrade to, it is only an extra twenty dollars a month.”

I was about to take him up on his offer when Trev butted in. “No. I want the apartment we arranged to rent.”

I stared at the back of his head, not sure why he would force himself to share a one bedroom with someone he clearly hated for some reason. The guy sighed, tapping at his keyboard a little longer before he picked up a key from under the counter and threw it to Trev. “First and last months rent up front.” he sneered.

Trev threw a credit card on to the desk, probably having been given it by Nick earlier. The guy swiped it, ripping off a receipt and angrily stuffing it back into Trev’s hand. Nick mumbled a sarcastic thanks, turning to walk past me to the elevator and pushing the button. “You need anything, love, don’t hesitate to call reception.” The guy smiled as he leaned over and handed me a card.

I reached out to take it, freezing as I heard a small growl behind me. I turned to Trev, rolling my eyes slightly at his actions as I took the card and walked over to him. The doors opened and we both got on, Trev leaning over and pushing the button for the third floor four times before the doors closed. I could feel Trev’s eyes burning into the side of my head as we ascended the floors. Good. I was sick with him being so cold towards me, so judgemental. He didn’t even know me and yet he was already treating me like an annoying child following him around when this was my mission.

The doors opened and it was my turn to storm off. I came to a stop though as I realised I did not know what number the apartment was, crossing my arms as I turned back and looked at Trev expectantly. He muttered something inaudible under his breath, walking off the elevator and turning down the corridor, walking past several doors before he stopped at apartment 305. He stuffed the key in the door, turning it a few times before he ripped it out and pushed the door open.

“Stay in there, I will go and bring the cases up.” He growled as he turned and stormed back down the hall.

I sighed heavily, walking inside the small apartment that would be our home for the next few months. There was a small living room with a two seater sofa and a tiny TV. I turned to see a kitchen attached onto the side, with three worktops, a fridge freezer, sink and gas top stove. I continued to walk though, opening one door to find a small bathroom with only a toilet, sink and shower, before opening the other to reveal a bedroom with a queen sized bed and single closet.

I stared at the small bed, knowing that Trev would probably take up the whole thing on his own with his large frame. Images of the two of us, naked, intertwining our bodies flashed before my eyes. I jumped slightly as the door opened behind me and Trev came in carrying the three cases like they weighed nothing.

I stepped back from the bedroom door, allowing Trev to walk inside, watching as his eyes widened as he took in the small bed. “I will sleep on the couch.” I huffed, taking in the horrified look on his face. Jesus christ, was the thought of sleeping with me that bad that he had to look like he had seen a ghost.

I grabbed the case with my clothes in from him, throwing it onto the bed and pulling open the zip before I started to pull out a few things to hand up so that the creases would fall out. Trev threw the other cases onto the bed, looking at my clothes as if I was unpacking a suitcase full of severed limbs instead of clothes.

“Are you going to buy some new clothes before your interview?” He asked, making me freeze with a clothes hanger in my hand as I put one of my shirts into the closet.

I turned back, raising my brow at him. “No.” I simply answered, walking back to the case to pull some more clothes out of it.

“You have got to be kidding me.” He huffed, my head snapping up to him. “How do you expect for a company like Tallen Corp to take you seriously when you walk into an interview with these childish quotes stretched across your breasts and hair as bright as that.”

My blood was boiling in my veins. “Oh, so you don’t like my hair now, do you?” I hissed, quickly grabbing my clothes and stuffing them into the closet. Trev looked like he was about to say something but I held up my hand to stop him. ”Save your breath Trev. You have made it perfectly clear that you don’t like me and you don’t like the fact that you have been sent here to watch over it. Truth be told, you are a massive disappointment as well so at least that makes two of us that are not happy with this arrangement.” I grabbed the half empty case, throwing it onto the floor of the wardrobe wanting to get out of here. “How about we agree that you will stay out of my way and I will stay out of yours. I will not be changing my looks or my wardrobe and if Tallen Corp don’t like it then at least you can remove that bug that has crawled up your ass and died! I snapped, walking around him and grabbing my case filled with my tech stuff.

Trev looked again like he was going to say something, his mouth bobbing open and closed. I did not want to hear it though, he had taken great pleasure speaking his mind all day and I wasn’t sure my heart could take much more of it. I pulled my case through to the living room, slamming the door behind me to show Trev just how much I wanted him to leave me alone. I grabbed the remote for the TV, turning it on loud enough to cover the sound of my shaking breathing as a tear rolled down my cheek. This was not how Trev was supposed to be, this is not how this was supposed to go at all!

I pulled out my laptop, turning it on and going to my CV that Nick had put together for me to apply for the job at Tellen Corp. I wiped away the tears that seemed to just keep falling, reading over and over what he had written, making a few changes so that it sounded more like me and less like him before I used the wifi password that was on a small card on the coffee table to connect to the internet. I opened up the job ad that he had shown me, Tallen Corp looking for a data analyst to work full time in their growing experienced and highly qualified team. I clicked on the apply now button and filled in the information needed before attaching my CV.

We had agreed that I would not apply before I got to the new apartment, just in case they traced the IP address we did not want to risk them finding that it led to the lead alphas pack in the middle of nowhere or, if we used the untraceable one, that it led nowhere and set off red flags. I read everything over one last time before clicking send, shutting my laptop down and placing it on the table as I huffed and watched a little bit of the programme that was on the TV.

I could not help but think about how badly this whole thing had gone. I had never snapped at anyone like I did at Trev, and although a part of me wished that I hadn’t, the rest of me was proud for telling him the truth. We had to find a way to coexist in this place, and if he continued to act like I was a burden, I would not be able to cope.