CHAPTER SIXTEEN
1747 Words
MALACHI’s POV
Dropping my phone, I return my attention to the man seated in front of me who is busy on his laptop with Odette hovering over him. Her silver hair is pulled up in a messy bun and the urge to weave my hand through it becomes a little intense so I shift my gaze from her and settle on Elvis again.
Back in the car when she told me about Zach threatening her, I swear I wanted to go back to North Carolina and teach that bastard a lesson. How dare he think of threatening her. If she didn’t stop me, I would have been there by now. He hurt her and still dared to threaten her, how shitty could he be?
“What’s going on, Elvis?”
“I am trying to hack into his phone sir” he responds, “it’s difficult with only his phone number but I am trying”
“Well, try harder” my patience is wearing thin at this moment, “I don’t want my woman’s stuff out there”
The words are out of my mouth before I can even stop myself and I find her looking at me, a bewildered look on her face.
“Can we talk for a minute, Malachi?” She asks me and I nod, standing up.
We both walk towards the dining area where she folds both hands across her chest.
“Why are you doing this, Malachi?” She asks me, “what’s
in it for you?”
“What do you mean?”
“Why are you helping me?” She asks me again, “it’s actually none of your business and you calling me your woman”
“Is that bad?”
“What?”
“Look here, little silver. You forbade me from going to teach that bastard a lesson and I am here because of that. Elvis is trying to check if he would be able to to hack into his phone and get rid of the pictures and the videos he has of you”
“And about calling me your woman”
“Is that bad?” I take a step closer to her, trapping her between myself and the wall, “can’t I call you that?”
“You shouldn’t…..” her voice trails off as my huge frame towered above her.
“Remember I told you something a while ago. You are mine and I am going to do everything possible to get you, Odette. I am not sticking around for someone else to come and take you away”
“What the heck are you even saying? Odette’s forehead furrows together, “what…
“Malachi!!” Elvis calls out to me and with one last look at her, I walk away.
I am still angry about the fact that that bastard tried to threaten her but that’s for me to take care of and not have her worry about it and I trust Elvis. He is my cousin and one of the pack members but he left the pack months ago to pursue a career in cybersecurity. He is one of the best hackers I know.
“Did you find anything?” I ask him.
“Nothing was on his phone man” he replies, “maybe he has it stored somewhere else and I can’t get access to it unless I get a pin or something”
“That fucker” I mutter under my breath as I plop down on the chair, “so there is nothing we can do?”
“Not until we get a hold of the other device”
“I can get it” odette chips in and my head swerve towards her, “I can get it if I get close enough to him”
“No” I immediately refute, “I am not letting you go back to him” nothing is going to make me agree to that bizarre idea of hers, nothing at all.
“Can you at least listen to me first?”
“No” I grit my teeth before turning to Elvis again, “I will give you a call when I find a way out”
“Okay Malachi, I will get going now”
None of us say anything until he is out of the room and this is when Odette flares up.
“What the heck do you think you are doing?”
“Protecting you. Who knows what that bastard will do if you go back there?”
“I am more than capable of protecting myself, Malachi”
“And now let me take care of that”
“So you expect me to just sit and let you take care of everything?”
“Do you want me to pay you a penny for every minute you sit?”
A frustrated sigh leaves her mouth and she rakes her fingers through her hair.
“You don’t own me, Malachi. Just because I asked for your help doesn’t mean you can do as you please”
“Don’t act like you don’t see it” I blurt out.
“See what?”
“The connection between us” I tell her, “I can’t get in your f*****g head and you can get in mine. Do you think it’s because the moon goddess is jobless?”
“What the f**k are you even saying?”
I bite down on my lips lightly while throwing my head back.
“Look, I am going to get that video from him, I promise”
“I can handle my own s**t” Odette tells me, “the last time I let a man take charge of my life. He cheated on me and almost killed me, I am not letting you that happen again”
Not waiting for my response, she storms off in anger while I sit there looking at her retreating figure.
Not like I love what’s happening, I have a f*****g mate yet I am able to listen to another woman’s thoughts and feel her pain. What the heck is the moon goddess trying to do with me?
I bang my hand angrily on the table as my phone starts ringing and seeing it is Bryer on the line, I want to smash the f*****g phone to the ground.
“What is this, Malachi?” Her voice filters through, “I have been calling you for ages and you didn’t bother to answer my calls. What are you busy with?”
“I have been busy, Bryer”
“That’s what you always say” she flares up, “I threatened your brother and he gave me your address and I am on my way to you. I am genuinely tired of you leading me on and not showing your face. I will soon be there and you better be home when I get there. I don’t know New York much” and she ends the call while the clicking of heels on the marble floor catches my attention again. She is leaving.
“Hey, are you leaving?” I ask walking up to her.
“Yes, there is reason for me to leave”
“You don’t have to leave”
“Why? It’s not like I am doing anything for you”
“Can you quit being stubborn, Odette” I clench my jaw together, “you and I know you have every reason to stay here”
“Why?” Her voice almost reaches the roof, “should I take pride in the fact that I am here in your house when you have a mate or the fact that despite everything that’s happening, I keep thinking about you and that kiss we shared more than a month ago. Should I just jump into your arms because I can’t seem to get you out of my head or the fact that I know I shouldn’t be thinking about you yet I still do?”
Okay, I didn’t see all this coming and the urge to just grab her and kiss her becomes a bit overwhelming for me.
“What do you want, little silver?” I ask her, swallowing hard, “anything you want me to do for you, you can ask me and I will do it for you but please don’t leave”
“Is it bad that I want to kiss you and forget about everything that has happened?”
I wet my lips with my tongue taking a step close to her.
“A lot is going on right now and I just don’t want to think about it but I know it’s not right for me to…
“Keep your hands behind your back” I cut her off and a look of uncertainty appears on her face.
“Why?”
“Just do as I have said, Odette”
Without saying anything again, she put her hands behind her back and I gently cup her face.
“No matter what, do not release your hands” and like that, I gently take her lips in mine.
My whole body heats up at that moment but right now I am only focused on fulfilling her wish. I want her to know that I am ready to go to hell for her, all she has to do is just ask.
The urge to kiss her hard and crush her body against mine is so intense that my breath becomes raspy.
I slowly pull away from her but my hands are still cupping her face.
“I asked you to put your hands behind your back because I know if you touch me, I am going to lose all sense of reasoning and I am not ready to go down that lane with you yet.. without your permission of course”
“Then why did you kiss me?” Her voice is unusually low, “because I asked?”
“Because I want you to know that I am ready to do everything for you, little silver and you can bet on that”
For a moment she keeps looking at me until a single tear trickles down her face.
“You have a mate, Malachi”
“I didn’t ask you to become my mate, you…
“And I am pregnant” she drops the bombshell and I freeze, right in front of her.
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