Mated to the Huntress

CHAPTER 7

HAVEN

We are stuck in f*cking traffic, there is an accident a few miles away and we have been sitting at a stand still for almost two hours.

Now I know that most people would have jumped on a plane and been at our destination in a couple of hours, but staying under the radar is paramount and having eight people travel on a plane is easy to track.

When we go to Order compounds in other countries we all book seperate flights, using seperate airlines and meet up once we are there, but cross country is a lot harder.

So, driving is the best option for us, but right now, I hate it, the tension between Erin and I is suffocating.

Both of us stealing glances at each other, the looks he gives me remind me of a wild animal stalking it’s prey, and it makes me wet as f*ck.

Rivers forge is still at least four hours away, it’s just after 8pm, there is no way we are getting there tonight, but can I handle another night in a motel with Erin?

Finally, the traffic starts to move, my phone rings, it’s Peter, “yo H, we are not going to make it honey, I think we should come off at the next exit and find somewhere to stay.”

Did he just read my f**king mind, “yeah Pete, sounds like a plan, I am starving as well.”

Plan in place, I turned to Erin, “the guys want to come off at the next exit and find somewhere to stay.” He gave me a heated look, “Yeah, I think that’s a good idea.”

Bobby leans over my seat, “as long as I don’t have to sleep with Mr snuggles again, I swear he spooned me all night.”

They started arguing in the back. I ignore them, thinking about sharing a room with Erin. We pull into a motel that has a diner attached to it, Peter heads to reception to check in and the rest of us head to the diner.

We grab two booths and I try to sit away from Erin, but he manages to push his way in next to me, now I am stuck by the window with nowhere to escape.

While we are looking at the menu and I am trying to ignore the sexy man beside me, Pete returns with four room keys. At least we get our own beds tonight.

All the way through dinner, Erin finds any excuse to touch me. By the end of our meal, I am a stuttering mess.

After grabbing our bags and saying good night to the guys, we headed to our room. As soon as the door closes behind us, Erin pins me against a wall, his body flush against mine.

He burns his head in my neck, “f*ck baby, you are driving me crazy, I don’t know what’s going on with us.”

I wrapped my arms around his back, and rested my head on his shoulder, “I don’t understand either, why now? What’s changed?”

He kissed my neck softly, “all I know is that if I don’t kiss you I am going to go insane, can I? Can I kiss you baby?” My insides are on fire. All I can do is whisper, “Yes.”

He pulls back from my neck and cups my cheeks, his eyes searching mine, “are you sure Haven, once I kiss you there is no going back, I won’t be able to let you go.”

I reached up and stroked his face, “I’m sure Erin.” His lips descended on mine in a soft, tender kiss, the moment our lips touched, tingly sparks spread through my body.

He jumped back, “did you feel that? Like a little electric shock?”

I nod and wrap my arms around his neck, pulling him towards me, but he doesn’t move, “Haven, I don’t know what’s going on, but I think we should slow this down.”

He pulls away from me, dropping his hands. What the f*ck is he doing? He moves to the bed by the door and turns his back on me, opening his bag.

“So you don’t want to talk about this? What happened, you said….” He cuts me off, “I just don’t think this is a good idea Haven, us f*cking is going to screw up the mission.”

I flinched, “so what was your plan? Was I a challenge. Did you want to see if the great Erin Cleveland could get in my pants?” He stiffens

“Well, that was the only chance you had. We are done, Erin. Once this mission is over, I will request a new partner.”

I grab my bag and open the door, He grabs my wrist, pulling me away from the door, “where are you going?” I looked at his hand gripping my wrist, “you forget yourself Erin, you are the supporting act here, not me.”

Grasping his wrist, I twisted his arm, causing him to let me go. I force his arm behind his back. I moved so quickly, that it caused him to bend at the waist.

Leaning down, I whispered into his ear, “I always knew you were a sl*t, but I thought our relationship meant something to you.”

Adding pressure to his arm, I continued, “you touch me again and I will show you exactly who I am.” Shoving him to the ground, I pick up my bag again and stride out of the door. I headed to the room shared by Leon and Clint and knocked on the door.

Leon answers wearing just a pair of low-slung joggers, he looks confused, then worried as he looks at my face,”what’s happened H?”

“Change of plans, I need to swap rooms with someone.” Leon gave me a worried glance, then looked at Clint, “Do you mind dude?”

Clint casts a concerned look at me but nods and shoves his stuff in his bag, “no worries, I’ll see you in the morning.”

He gives me a side hug as he leaves. I put my bag on the bed Clint vacated and felt Leon’s gaze on me, “so you want to tell me what’s going on, I guess it has something to do with all the glances you two have been giving each other all day, and the fact that Erin has been ‘accidentally’ touching you all day.”

A frustrated sigh rips from my lips and I flop down on my bed staring at the ceiling, “I feel like I don’t know him at all, everything has been different since we started this mission.”

Leon hands me a beer, and sits on the edge of his bed facing me. I sit up and took a pull on my beer. “Something changed in our relationship. He started looking at me like he just noticed I was female or something. I was stupid to think that I was different to all the women he f*cks and leaves.”

“Did he try to….” I cut him off, “he told me that if he kissed me he would never let me go, but when we kissed he turned his back on me, told me it was a mistake.”

Tears filled my eyes, “he took my first kiss then dropped me. I feel like he was just proving a point, like I am just like every other woman that falls for his charms.”

Getting to my feet, I grab my washing things and night clothes and head to the bathroom, “I’m going to shower and get some sleep, thanks for listening Leon.”

“I’m always here for you H, we are family.” His jaw is clenched and I can feel his anger as I walked out of the room and closed the door.

Turning on the shower, I strip off my clothes. I was just stepping into the spray when I heard the hotel room door close.