Chapter 19 A long drive home

Estelle

I think I may have started to drool when Leighton took his top of in front of me.

Having laid on his chest now numerous times now I knew his muscles had muscles but seeing them in the flesh made me want to lick my lips. He took one look at the desire in my eyes and pretty much ran out of the room.

Suddenly the damn nightdress Felicity had me in was cutting of my circulation. Pulling it from my body allowed the cool air to calm me.

Of course the cool night air wasn’t enough to dampen the the fire that Leighton had lit. Cupping my own b****t with one hand I lay back on the bed and tried sliding my fingers in and out of my soaking p*** as I imagined he might.

All I served to do was make myself more horny so before I could talk myself out of another bad idea I quickly slipped into his t shirt and left the room.

I tried to be quiet, because it wasn’t that late and I didn’t want anyone to see me sneaking about. As I stuck my head out to check the coast was clear I saw his naked back still outside his door.

Clearly he was speaking with someone. I hopped from foot to foot, because if he didn’t go inside soon I would lose my bravado. Then I saw a hand run itself over his shoulder and he turned to face his back to the wall. A blonde shewolf was cradling his crotch with one hand while running the other over his shoulder, whispering something into his ear.

Desperate for him not to see me I threw myself back into my room, slamming the door in my haste. Throwing his stupid t- shirt on the floor and scrambled onto bed, all thought of seducing him flying from my mind.

“We should rip her hand off him.” Raine growls in my ear.

For once I agreed with my wayward wolf, but I took a deep breath instead.

A few moments later I heard a soft knock at the door but I pretended to be asleep and ignored it. An ache formed where my heart should be. So this was the bitter sting of rejection. I couldn’t touch him but the fake blonde could get as handy as she liked. Jealously like I had never felt before bubbled up inside me.

The beta might have been on his moral high ground when it came to touching me but he had missed his chance. Suddenly I couldn’t wait to get back to elite training. There would be plenty other wolves there to distract myself with and I might even get the bonus of beating the crap out of him. That might offset some of my humiliation.

It was freezing sleeping naked but I refused to crawl out of bed and get his t shirt, even if the thought of lying cocooned on his scent was so damn confronting.

I don’t know when it was I fell asleep but it must have late because I slept until it was light outside. I only woke up because a grumpy beta appeared in my room, uninvited again.

“Do you never lock your door ?” He asked.

Not used to sleeping in the nude I was very confused and only remembered in the nick of time when I saw him staring at me. I watched his eyes narrow at his t shirt discarded on the floor. Princess one Beta zero.

“I live in castles, with guards. Why would I need to ? The only wolf that has the audacity to intrude on my personal space is you.”

He threw me some clothes, clearly from Felicity.

“When your highness is ready we need to leave.” He scowled as he turned on his heel and matched out.

“Aww leaving already ?” Felicity said as I waited downstairs for Leighton to come back.

“Lovely to have met you. If you ever wish to come visit my Kingdom please only ask.” I told her.

She hugged me. “If you ever need me, your wolf can show me where you are.” She whispered in my ear.

Seen as she only described seeing wolves in trouble I really hoped I didn’t need her.

Leighton arrived and went to lead me to the car, I noted his frown when I avoided his touch.

“Sleep okay?” He asked once I have got the in the card. I shrugged my shoulders and closed my eyes.

Great job Estelle, could you act any more jealous or bitter.

I heard him sigh and we set of on the long journey.

“Are you just going to give me the silent treatment all the way home ?” I heard him ask after a while.

I didn’t reply but you could almost feel the tension in the car.

“Fine, then, be like that.” He said and I forgot I was pretending to sleep.

“Be like what?”

“A spoiled brat, throwing her toys out the pram when things don’t go her way. I don’t know why I expected any different.”

“I’m not mad you didn’t kiss me, if fact I’m more embarrassed I asked. So really please forgot all about it.” I told him. I certainly wasn’t giving him the pleasure of knowing that choosing some bleach blonde bimbo to take to his bed was actually the kicker.

Leighton

Estelle had been all I could think about since I went to her room last night. I had to leave her room before I did something I would seriously regret.

“Would you have regretted it ?”

I didn’t need Titans opinion now. He had been in my head since Claudia bumped into me leaving Estelle’s room.

She made it clear that she liked what she could see and was available if I wanted. Having never hooked up with her before I was a little taken aback and Titan quickly put her in her place.

Hearing a door slam I went back to check the princess was okay. Secretly hoping she might invite me back in. When she didn’t respond I went to bed, tossing and turning all night as I imagined her next door, my scent clinging to her naked body. She had seemed okay when I left her room so I was surprised to find that she shunned my t shirt and was in a surly mood with me this morning. It annoyed me more than I wanted it too that she choose to sleep naked over wearing my shirt. I had to banish images of her naked body from my mind as even the thought of it was enough to cause my c*** to stir.

Deciding she must still be annoyed I didn’t kiss her I decided to make her talk on the way home.

The silent treatment wasn’t getting to me but her acting like a spoiled princess wasn’t endearing. The longer I drove the less I wanted to speak to her. In fact by the time I had arrived I had decided it would easier just to avoid her like I had planned in the first place.

All I needed to do was monitor the princess communications home to make sure she didn’t reveal Greer and otherwise I could leave them to it.

It was easy to avoid someone who clearly had the same plan. I found plenty to occupy my time, while surreptitiously making sure she was okay.

Oliver and Luke were waiting for me when we arrived.

“So that was a bit of a balls up.” Oliver drawled when I walked into Lukes office. “Care to explain ?”

“It was too dangerous to take her the direct way, then now I’ve had time to think about it now, it was like they tried to single us out. Did anyone else have to fight a dark witch ?”

Oliver and Luke exchanged a look.

“No, but Iris kept insisting one was about. Just when you went quiet wolves moved of in your direction. Honesty I’m amazed you didn’t get caught. How did you escape?”

I told them about Estelle getting us out and then how I laid a false trail before heading in a totally opposite direction.

“How did you know something was up?” Luke asked.

I had a bad feeling about this all along, remembering when I went to New Dawn and Alpha Matthew implied that the rogues had come from that direction.

“Where they all witches ?” I asked.

“Yes, but some had escaped last time, I brought the ones we got here. Kora has pretty much already decided what to do with most of them. Kora was Greer’s half sister and a witch, mated to Oliver’s beta.

“How mad was Jackson ?” Oliver asked.

I shrugged, Oliver would have killed me for endangering Iris. He loved her beyond words and still after all these years couldn’t control his temper. Thankfully Jackson had more control.

“He wasn’t happy but Greer wanted to meet her and she was injured. She might be her own worst enemy but she didn’t ask for any of this.”

Even I as I said the words I didn’t know why I was sticking up for her. She would probably have let me burn. I tried not to smile at the thought of her enjoying my pain.

I quickly filled the others in on what else we had learned.

“So hang on. We are giving her a party? Here ?” Luke said.

“According to Greer and if it a problem we can all go to Silver Oak. But she gets a party either way and for the record I’m having nothing to do with it. The less I have to see her the better.”

Luke and Oliver exchanged another look but no one spoke.

Leaving his office I bumped into Piper.

“You’re okay?” She looked me over before stepping back.

I nodded, following her out to the training fields.

“Cant believe you have managed to keep away from your precious princess ?” She asked.

“What?”

“The princess she is already training, I assumed you couldn’t bare to be apart.”

“You couldn’t be more wrong. In fact you take training. I need a break from the damn princess. Catch up later?”

She looked at me in surprise before nodding and running of. Turning back she smiled.

“Welcome back Leighton.”