Mariah POV
Heading out of the house, the first thing I noticed was that Nick switched cars. I must admit, he has a good taste for cars. He is now driving a white GMC. We reach the car, and when I get in, my best friend Rose is sitting there on her phone. She is wearing a royal blue casual dress with some silver sandals. Her hair is up in a high ponytail, and I can tell she is wearing some blue eye shadow, which is something she does only for special occasions; she is more of a nude color type of girl. We head to the party, and as we get closer, we see a lot of cars in the driveway. We are now at the Silver Mountain Pack, and I must admit the scenery is quite beautiful. Nick parks in one of the reserve parking lots for alphas, and we all get out of the car.
“You guys made it,” Logan says.
“You know we never miss a good party,” Josh replies.
"Well, just head inside; everyone is out in the back by the pool,” Logan says.
"Alright, cool,” Nick replies.
We head to the backyard, and what I see leaves me in shock. The place is beautiful; from the lights to the pool, the whole place is breathtaking.
“You guys want something to drink?” Josh asks.
"Tequila,” we all say at the same time.
“You’re getting in the pool later?” Rose asks me.
“You know it, I brought my bikini with me.” I reply.
“I did too, and I can’t wait to put it on, so Amma heads to the bathroom.” Rose says it with a giggle.
“Go ahead, I’ll wait here. I need to have a few drinks in my system before I jump in,” I reply.
"Okay, I’ll be right back.” Rose says.
Now it’s just Nick standing here. I turn my back to him and start looking around. This house is truly beautiful. I see a few of the kids from school, and they wave at me, so I wave back. Suddenly, I feel a presence behind me, a little too close, and by the sentance, I can tell it is Nick.
“You look breathtaking today.” He whispers huskily in my ear.
I hitch my breath to let out a moan. I hate how my body reacts to him.
“Thank You.” I say it with a shaky breath.
“I hate how you have all these men's eyes on you; it makes me want to rip their eyes out.” He replies with a growl.
“What do you mean? Nobody is looking at me. Plus, you don’t own me, Nick.” I reply, annoyed.
I elbow him so he can get away from me and start walking away in search of my best friend.
Asshole, who does he think he is? His girlfriend, Mila, needs to hurry up and get here so she can get him off my back. I start heading upstairs, looking for Rose, when I hear giggling. Now who has my best friend giggling like that? I wonder. When I finally get closer, I see her leaning against the wall in her royal blue bikini, looking beautiful. But who is that guy who has her blushing and giggling?
"You are. I have been looking for you. I got worried that you would go lost or something.” I say it with a smirk.
“Ha ha, very funny. No, I was just here talking to Alpha Taylor.” Rose says.
"Hey, nice to meet you." He says this and extends his hand for a handshake.
"Mariah,” I say, and I reach out to shake his hand.
“Well, I’m going to leave you two talking. I’m going to go put on my bathing suit. I say it with a light smirk.
"Okay, I’ll see you in the pool. We are going to go and get in.” Rose replies.
"Okay, have fun.” I say that and walk into the bathroom.
I take my clothes off, put them in a bag, and start putting my bikini on. "Damn, I look good.” I say to myself, looking in the mirror. Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. “Just a minute, almost done.” And another bang on the door. What the hell didn’t I just tell them in a minute? I walk to the door, mad, ready to curse someone out for being inpatient, but when I open the door, I’m shocked to see who is on the other side.
“What the hell are you doing here, Nick?" I am totally annoyed that he is here. He is looking at me like a predator looks at his prey, his eye changing color from blue to gold, showing his wolf fighting for control. His eyes returned to normal, meaning he sent his wolf to the back of his mind. “What do you want, Nick?” I ask and cross my hands. He turns around and locks the door. What the hell? I think to myself. What's he doing?
“Why are you closing the door?” I asked, feeling nervous. He starts walking towards me, and I start backing up. The look he is giving me makes my stomach flutter. He puts his hands on the wall and cages me in. He leans in. “Who said you can wear a bikini as tempting as this, Riah?” he whispers in my ear huskily. I look at him in shock. What did he just say? Who the hell does he think he is? I try to push him off me, but the bastard grabs my hands and pins them over my head. "Now, Riah, that’s not how you treat your Alpha.” He says it with a smirk.
“No, you are right, that is not how I treat my Alpha; it is how I treat the asshole manhandling me.” I snap. He gets close, pinning me to the wall. I bite my lip when I feel his d**k pressing against me. His free hand runs slowly down my neck, going down in between my breasts. “You know, Riah, I think you like seeing me mad.” He whispers, looking at my lips.
“You get mad because you want to; I’m not doing anything to you, Nick.” I roll my eyes and say,
“But you are. I hate the way these horny wolves look at you.” He says this and growls.
"They are only looking; it’s not like they are touching. What am I saying? I don’t have to explain myself to you.” I reply.
He suddenly let go of my hands and gripped my chin. “Nobody is allowed to touch you but me, do you understand?" He says it coldly. I swallow hard. Something about his possessiveness turns me on, and I hate it. He slams his lips against me, and I suppress a moan. He pulls away and starts kissing down my neck. “Tell me yours." He says this and nibbles my ear. "Nick, this has to stop. You have Mila, and my brother is your best friend.” I reply and push him off me. I grab my things and leave the bathroom.