A Hybrids Tale, Love and lust

chapter 3

Trinity's pov 

The flight was short, I used these past few hours to try to get to know Hunter and Dom a bit better. I think it is safe to say myself and Dom are going to be great friends, He has made me laugh so much in the past few hours we have spent together, telling me stories about their childhood and the trouble they use to get into.

 I can tell he cares for Hunter, I get the impression maybe he is a bit of a ladies man, I mean I don't think any woman would have any complaints he is drop-dead gorgeous, well the both of them are. Dom is about 6'5 just slightly shorter than Hunter, he is always running his hand through his dirty blonde hair brushing it back, such a beaming wide smile and his eyes.....well  he has such deep blue eyes that can pierce straight through a person's soul,

Hunter, I don't get.......he always looks confused, like he is constantly trying to work out some tricky math's equation.

Remembering back to when the plane was taking off he leaned across to help me buckle my belt as I couldn't quite figure it, as he was clipping it in for me he noticed me looking around at everything, it all seemed so interesting I had never been on a plane before. 

"For God's sake don't be pressing random buttons in here, the last thing I need is to plummet thousands of feet to my death".

I look at him and raise my eyebrows, I can see the corner of his lips slightly turn upwards as he held back his smirk,

"Funny! incase you have forgotten I've been chained up in a basement, away from society for 10 years, excuse me if I'm catching up on today's technology".

He stared at me for a few seconds before looking down at the paperwork on his lap, not saying another word, I just cant work him out at all, he's a closed book, thank god Dom can talk enough for the both of them.

"home sweet home" I open my eyes, I must have drifted off on the last leg of the car journey back to   Hunter's pack, Dom is looking back at me in the mirror with a grin on his face knowing he just woke me. 

"evening sleeping beauty" 

"hmmm," I mumbled, stretching out my arms in front of me, trying to wake myself up "what time is it?"

"8.35" Hunter interjected, "I called ahead, you have a room set up ready for you". with that Hunter exits the car, and goes to speak to a lady standing by the big black doors 

I turn back to Dom "Is he always in a bad mood, I have a feeling he won't like me much?" 

"Don't take offence, he struggles to express, certain feelings?" he says as he looks to his friend outside the car,  "you will get used to him princess......believe it or not, he's in quite a good mood today".

"That's what you call a good mood?" 

"For him, yes!" he chuckles.

Dom stands holding my door open for me, as I get out I look at the house before me, I use the term house loosely it's more of a castle, it must have at least 4 floors, large black glass doors open into an entrance hall and the windows are gleaming, Derek's cleaners could get some tips from these people.

As I slowly walk with Dom towards Hunter I start to notice people staring at me,  three women were passing by, trying to get a good look without making it too obvious, I can see some guy's sparring on mats across the field in front of me, out of nowhere they stop and turn to me, starting to feel very uneasy I grab Dom's arm "Have I still got blood on my face" 

 he looks at me confused "what?" 

 "everyone's staring at me" I whisper leaning towards him linking my arm through his, He looks around and chuckles to himself " Nah, they're checking me out" he winked at me "God, you do love yourself, don't you" I replied as I brought my other hand round to slap his arm playfully, Dom just laughed.

We come to a stop in front of Hunter, I notice  he's already looking at us with that look again, it's an, I'm pissed off with you but I'm not saying why to look, "Are you two finished" he asks aiming the question more towards Dom, I feel Dom grip my arm tighter "Would you be angry if I said, no?" I can see the sarcasm all over his face before he got himself into any more trouble I cut in, "sorry, It's my fault, I was asking if I looked ok, quite a few people are staring"  Hunter looks around bringing his eyes back to mine "I suppose we best head inside then, shall we" I gently nodded my head towards him.

I followed behind him keeping hold of Dom's arm, we went through the front doors, I couldn't help but admire the broad shoulders in front of me belonging to Hunter, even with his white shirt on you can see his muscles perfectly formed underneath, the faint lines of his tattoos across his back going down towards his bum, I could feel myself getting flustered the more I stared, I just couldn't stop. Turning to Dom I see he has a similar tribal tattoo on his neck which goes down under his shirt, he doesn't seem to have as many as Hunter maybe it's a pack thing here. 

I felt Dom squeeze my arm once again bringing me out of my little daydream, giving me a small smile and a squeeze of my hand "I have a few things I have to get done princess, Hunter here" he quickly grabs Hunter's arm pulling him backwards, removing his arm from mine replacing it with Hunters, so he is now in Dom's place by me side "Has offered to show you to your room, make sure she's comfy brother" he smiles and winks at Hunter giving him a tap on his shoulder before turning on his heels and leaving the room.

We stand side by side, not moving, my arm felt like it was on fire from his touch, do I move my arm or risk leaving it there and pissing him off even more? moving my eyes carefully down between us not wanting to move my head so it's not obvious I'm looking at our predicament, he doesn't seem to be pulling away, I slowly look up at the expression on his face he looks as though he's been slapped in the face with a wet fish! I need to say something, I should just move my arm, it's getting weird. just as I was about to move my arm Hunter reaches across for my hand which is resting upon his arm, I knew it! he's about to push my arm away, I watch cautiously out the corner of my eye still, he lowers his head to clear his throat, gently tapping the top of my hand leaving it in its place, "this way".

As we begin making our way to the staircase I try to make conversation looking around at the beautiful decor.

"You have a lovely home"

"thankyou, it been in our family for over 700 years" Hunter answered proudly.

"It's so big, how many floors does it have"

"four floors altogether, the basement is out of bounds unless you have permission to enter from either myself or Dom, Then the ground floor you will find the kitchen, diner, tv room, gym, my office, Dom's office the usual stuff really, the first floor there are 9 bedrooms, only six are currently occupied by staff and pack members stay there from time to time, top floor holds 5 rooms no access is allowed by any other pack members except the maids, of course, Dom also has a room on the top floor if you ever need to find him he will more than likely be there".

"Wow, sounds like a busy house"

"yeah you could say that"

As we approach the first floor I can see down a long narrow grey hallway, white doors on either side   "so, I will be in one of the rooms on this floor"

He turns his head away from me, looking at another staircase round to our left, swiftly turning, taking me with him we begin to climb another set of stairs, looking nervous "Er....No, I hope you don't mind I put you upstairs next to my room, you know just until your settled and more familiar with everything" 

"yeah I'm fine with that"  he lifts his head to look at me giving me a slight smile before turning his head away again.

I was so suprised at how different he looked without the usual scowl displayed on his face, he had the most gorgeous smile "you should do that more often you know"

 He looks back at me raising his eyebrow "Do what"

"smile" he smiled once again, a little more than before, letting out a short chuckle at the same time.

We reach the top of the house, stopping Hunter points to the right " so this way, there are 2 spare rooms, a private gym and a utility room" we turn to our left and begin walking down the grey hallway motioning to the first door "This is Dom's room, I suggest for your innocence you knock before entering" I look at him not quite understanding what he meant when I heard him mumble "God knows what or who he's doing in that room" leaning toward me he whispers "I've heard things coming from that room, that I never wish to hear again!". I couldn't help but laugh, I like this version of  Hunter, Talkative, he seems more settled now he is home. "And this room is yours" he grabs the doorknob pushing the door wide open, "I hope you like it".

 Looking around at the spacious room I first notice the dark wood four-poster bed with so many pillows, I was in heaven!  looking around I see various cabinets drawers and a desk, I can't believe this is my room. "It's perfect" 

"I'm pleased you like it" he gently pulls me towards a door gesturing for me to go through, " This is your bathroom toilet, bath, shower all toiletries are in the unit the maid will restock as and when needed if you need something or can't find anything just ask.

 "thankyou".

I follow him back through the bathroom door into my room and he opens another door "This is a walk-in closet I've asked for a few items to be put in here for you they will do for tonight, tomorrow I'll take you shopping and get it stocked up for you".

I can feel my cheeks turn red, as grateful as I am, I hardly know him, how can he offer to buy me a whole new wardrobe, what does he want in return? I have nothing to offer unless he could help me find a job to pay for things myself, I don't want to offend him and piss him off it's taken me the best part of the day to get a smile from him, here goes nothing.

"I'm grateful for everything, honestly I am, but I have no money to pay for any of this, I barely know you and..."

"Money not an issue, it's fine"

"It may not be an issue to you, it is to me, I'm no freeloader..."

He stands staring me straight in my eyes, he takes a step forward towards me, "Tomorrow morning, after breakfast, we are going shopping, end of discussion".

Why does he have to be so stubborn? does he never consider anyone else's thoughts, I don't like to be indebted to people, especially people I barely know, He quickly turns and walks towards my bedroom door "Help me find a job than, let me pay you back" He stops in his tracks, turns to look at me confused, why on earth does he look confused, "You want to work?" he questions me, "yes, I don't want you to think I'm some charity case, I would like to earn my own money, can you help me find a job please, you know the area better than me......".

Before I could finish my sentence he cut me off " very well, if that's what you want I'll agree on one condition".

"What's the condition?"

"Tomorrow is my treat, you don't complain once about how much I buy for you, if you do then no job".

I couldn't help but roll my eyes at him, I wanted to shout `control freak` at him, I knew it would do no good, he agitates me so much, why does he have to be so headstrong about everything, deep down I know  I could stand here and argue all night something is telling me I'm not winning this one "ok, fine" I give in. He nods, turns to leave, walking out my door he shouts " breakfast is at 8 am sharp" I raise my hand to my forehead to salute him "yes sir!" he closes the door and just like that he's gone.

Running and jumping on my bed like I was 8 years old again, throwing myself backwards I lay there taking in the smell of sandalwood, Hunter's scent, it fills any room he enters, if I close my eyes it relaxes me, then start thinking over the events of the day, Derek, Luke, Michelle poor Michelle, she would have loved it here, if only we had run just a few more minutes maybe she would have survived and Luke wouldn't have found us, tears start to well in my eyes going over the what-ifs, what if I was still in that basement now, how did I go from there to here in one day? people like me are not that lucky. 

I decide to go and take a bath its been so long since I've sat in an actual tub surrounded by bubbles.....bliss!

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK

I roll over in bed, rubbing my eyes, I had just had the best nights sleep of my life! not wanting to move I slowly stretch out all four limbs, letting out a loud groan, "come in" I shout, the door swiftly opens and in walks Dom, looking fresh as a daisy, from his wet pushed back thick blonde locks and the fresh minty smell he had just showered, sporting that bright smile as always.

 "good morning princess, I thought I would walk you down to breakfast show you the way"

"yeah sorry I overslept, can I have a few minutes to sort myself out "

"Of course, il come back in 10 minutes is that ok?"

"perfect thanks"

Peeling myself out of bed, I go to the bathroom to freshen myself up, making my way back towards the closet, I found a pair of black skinny jeans and a white top, the top was a tad snug but beggars can't be choosers, it all I had, slipping on some socks  I looked through the shoes finding a pair in my size, perfect a  black pair of boots with silver buckles on the side, as I'm sat at my desk looking into the mirror I brush my hair and apply a small amount of mascara and lip gloss that I see someone had left for me.

As I'm getting up ready to leave in walks Dom, not bothering to knock this time " you ready princess......" he stops in his tracks, eyeing me from head to toe.

 "you look, erm... different"   

"Good different or bad different?"

"good," he said in a high pitched tone, after a minute he shook his head he turns offering me his arm to escort me down to breakfast. "my lady" I smile at him taking his arm letting him lead the way.

Entering the dining room I see breakfast is laid out along a heated bar, as we make our way over the smell of fresh food hits me sending my stomach into a frenzy, Dom hands me a plate "grab what you fancy princess" it looked amazing, grabbing what I thought was a plate full of food more than enough to fill me, I turn to see Dom carefully balancing another sausage on his plate leaving no room for anything else, this man can eat there is no doubt about that.

 "How many people do you plan on feeding with all of that" he laughed at my remark,

 "it takes a lot of energy to look this good" he said raising his arm flexing his muscle. moving down the bar, "what drink do you want" he asked me

 "orange please "  he looked towards an older woman who I presume was the cook  "two orange juices please" he hands me mine and we both go and take a seat at one of the smaller tables.

we sat and spoke for about ten minutes, I noticed Hunter walk in, his eyes straight away find mine, he looks different, no longer in suit trousers and a shirt, he was in black jeans and a grey hoodie I could smell him again, the same sandalwood smell, a smell I don't think I could ever get too much of. 

At that second a woman walks in behind him, black hair in a bun on top of her head, a full face of makeup, way more than necessary, her clothes, well I definitely wouldn't wear them, they are much suited to an older woman, she does look older than Hunter maybe his mother perhaps, I lean in closer to Dom  " Is that Hunter's mother stood beside him"  Dom sprayed all his orange juice out of his mouth, covering the entire table, he started choking and laughing at the same time trying to use his hand to prevent more liquid leaving his mouth,

I notice everyone in the room turned to stare at us, I look back at Dom to see him now holding his stomach laughing hysterically "y-you  think" he couldn't get his words out for laughing, "you t-think that s-she is his mu...." He stops suddenly no longer laughing, I look over to see Hunter staring straight at Dom with a murderous look, Dom slowly sits back down next to me "No, That's Hunter's girlfriend" I watch as the lady tries to hold onto Hunter's arm he looks at her with a look close to what he just gave Dom, Shaking her off his arm he leaves the room abruptly.

"I'm so gonna get my ass kicked today" muttered Dom. 

"Sorry, I didn't know who she was I just presumed, I'll explain to Hunter it was my fault"

"Don't worry,  honestly it was the best thing I've heard in a while, it will be worth it"

As we take our plates back to the bar and hand them to the older lady, Dom introduces me to her this time, I find out her name is Janet "thankyou Janet, it was delicious"

walking towards the door to leave and head back to my room, I see Hunter is stood talking to a pack member he turns to me, he eyes up and down, patting the man on the shoulder he walks away from him coming towards me "Be outside in five minutes" he said abruptly walking past me back into the kitchen

great, this is going to be a long day......