Obsessions (12 page)

“Sure,” she answered.
What did Zoey think she was
going to do? Attack her brother?

“Great. I will be back in a few. Ryder, I will see
you back here then.” Ryder smiled at his sister, and then opened up the
newspaper he had brought with him.

Chapter
15

“I guess I need to start packing,” London said,
quickly walking away from Ryder and into her bedroom.

His kindness, musky scent, and the electricity she
felt for him was driving her crazy. The things she was thinking were
unbelievable. One day they hated each other, and the next day he was sweet to
her. It all confused her, so leaving him in the kitchen was the best idea.

Yep, flee while you can you
coward.
All she
needed to do was get her things packed so the movers could take them. The
furniture came with the place, and what little she did buy, could be left or
thrown away. It was shit anyway. She couldn’t afford anything better.

Pulling her suitcase down from the closet, London
placed it on the bed, thinking hard. She needed to take a breather. Sitting
down, her mind wandered over everything that had occurred. She lost her job and
now had a new one where she was going to be the boss. Smiling at the thought of
being her own boss and producing a product that they could use to compete
against companies like Landon was mind-boggling. She would love to see the look
on Tracy and Roxie’s face when they found out that it was her that came out the
winner.

For now, London needed an answer. The only way to
find it out was to go ask. London got up from the bed and walked into her
kitchen. Ryder was sitting at her table talking low to someone on the phone. His
eyes seemed to see inside her, as she watched him end his conversation and put
his phone down on the table.

“Do you need help with something?” Ryder asked
getting up from the stool he had been sitting on.

“Yes. I need a question answered.”

“What is it?” he asked, smiling.

“Why are you allowing Donnie to move to Alpha City?
He isn’t a shifter or a wizard.” London asked. This would bug her until she
found out the reason.

“No, he is not like me or you, but he has some
Panther in him. I don’t even know if he knows it, but he will when he gets to
Alpha City. Kayden Lynn has seen the background on Donnie and when his family
was traced, a name that Kayden knew came up. It was someone that wasn’t in his
family but another Panther family. I can smell it on him now. Not a full breed
but enough to allow him to live in Alpha City.

“You had Donnie investigated too.” She couldn’t
control her anger. The man was a piece of work. “Why did you have Donnie
investigated? He had nothing to do with Zoey.”

“Yes, I had him investigated.” Ryder sounded pissed
now too, but the look on his face was hot as hell. She wanted him with every
breath she took. This is what he did to her. One minute he could be hot and
then cold.
But you started it girl.
She hated when she was wrong.

London got up in Ryder’s space as she planted her
finger in his chest. “You had no right, Ryder. No right at all. Zoey just met
Donnie. Why would you have him investigated?”

He moved quickly, grabbing her finger in his hand as
he guided her up against the wall. She gasped as her back hit it. Before she
knew what was coming, his lips came down on top of hers catching her off guard.
The man didn’t waste any time. Her heart was bouncing around like a ping-pong
ball as the man searched every part of her mouth. His taste was absolutely
infectious and she couldn’t get enough of it.

His mouth sizzled as he continued to devour her. She
was melting in front of him. Her body felt like it was burning up. She had
never felt this much pleasure before. They moved like wild animals as they
rubbed against each other. Her nipples tightened when his hand rubbed then
squeezed them. He used just enough pressure to make her gasp. Then when she
thought she was going to combust from the friction from his finger, he grabbed
her hair jerking it back. He held her head still then took what he wanted.

No one had ever manhandled her like this before. She
would never allow someone to take that much control from her normally, but she
loved every moment of it. This wasn’t any man. This was the shifter from her
dreams, the one that didn’t care if she liked it or not. The one she didn’t
want to like, but couldn’t stop the raw feelings she was having for him.

She sucked in a sharp breath, as her legs finally
gave out. He caught her before she could fall to the ground, pulling her up
with ease so that her legs wrapped around his waist. His gaze was confident and
hooded as he looked at her flushed face.

“Please,” she said, shakily. London didn’t care that
she sounded so desperate. Her mind couldn’t comprehend anything sensible at the
moment. She only wanted Ryder and if that meant begging, then she would beg. She
decided she would worry about the consequences later.

“Don’t worry, baby, I will give you everything you
need.”

She heard the control in his voice and knew she
didn’t have enough strength to stop what was happening. Her body didn’t want to
stop. She only wanted more pleasure. His mouth covered hers and everything
around her faded away. Listening to her own desperate moans as he continued to
plunder her mouth and rub his erection against her.

It shocked her that she was actually going to have
sex with him, but not enough to stop what was happening. She couldn’t stop. She
needed this, and Ryder Malone was the man to give it to her.

Ryder began unbuttoning her shirt until he finally
just ripped it open. London gasped as the buttons flew across the floor.
Pulling her bra down, Ryder gazed at her breasts then glanced up into her eyes.
She could see the lust and hunger in them. Then a small smile touched the edge
of his lips.

“Fucking beautiful. I knew they would look like
this,” Ryder said satisfaction evident in his voice. He kept his gaze on hers
as he bent down and latched onto her breast. Ryder licked then sucked her
nipple harder then switched to the other one.

“Do you know what you do to me?” he asked, licking
the tip of her nipple then biting down hard enough for the pain to register
then soothing it with a lick of his tongue.

She couldn’t answer. All she could do was watch as
Ryder continued to torture the little bud then suck it into his mouth. She
whimpered as he sucked harder.

London could feel an orgasm closing in. Her body
shivered just from the little attention he was giving it, and her eyes rolled
back when he grabbed her hips and pushed his erection against her. The orgasm
shot up through her body so fast that London was surprised at how her body
reacted to him, as she grabbed hold of his shoulders. Most of the men she had
been with weren’t into foreplay, but Ryder looked like he was just getting
started.

London slowly opened her eyes as Ryder carried her
into her bedroom. She became fully alert when she heard the bedroom door close.
Lying her across her bed, she watched as he slowly began to take his shirt off.
Before she could say anything, he looked toward the bedroom door, then closed
his eyes and pulled his shirt back down.

“Go to the bathroom, London. Zoey’s walking up the
stairs.”

London felt her heart fall at the thought of being
caught by her best friend. Ryder didn’t say anymore, he just walked out of the
bedroom and closed the door behind him. London’s heart raced at the guilt of
what she did with Ryder. The fantasy she was living out finally smacked her across
the face. All he wanted was an easy lay. He didn’t even say anything to her
before he walked out of her bedroom.

She must be crazy.
What the hell are you doing
anyway? Damn, London, what would’ve happen, if your best friend caught you? She
would hate you and then where would you be
.

London felt the shame of her actions as she jumped
up and ran into the bathroom. Locking the door behind her, she could feel the
wetness as the evidence of her orgasm rolled down between her legs. London knew
that shifters could smell when someone was aroused. Turning on the shower,
London took off her clothes and climbed under the water. She scrubbed her skin
until she was a pretty shade of red. Then she sat down hard on the shower
floor, shaking her head at how she acted.

Desperate and needy were two words that popped up in
her brain. She lost her head for a few minutes there, which was the only excuse
she had. Tears began to fall from her face, and she chastised herself for being
so weak. She just needed to get laid. Then she wouldn’t want him so much. At
least that was what she was telling herself.

Ryder was way out of her league. He was a shifter
and she was a witch and not even a good witch at that. She hoped he didn’t say
anything to her about this little episode. Hopefully, it would never be brought
up again.

London turned the shower off. She deserved to be
treated better than what Ryder was giving her. She needed a man who wanted her
and wasn’t afraid to show it when others were around. She needed someone who
she didn’t have any emotional ties with. Zoey was her best friend and it would
be a disaster if she found out. Getting out, London grabbed a towel then dried
off. She knew she had a limited time to get packed and she didn’t want Zoey to
think something was wrong.

London opened the bathroom door. Finding it clear,
she ran in, grabbed some blue jeans and a t-shirt, and put them on. Shaking
away the feeling of rejection, London began packing her clothes into the
suitcases. She promised that she wouldn’t allow herself to be alone with Ryder
anymore or allow him to play with her emotions. She was moving to a new city
and a new job. Never again would a man use her or control her, especially Ryder
Malone.

* * * *

Ryder made it into the kitchen, sat down, and picked
up his newspaper before Zoey got the key in the door. He didn’t want London to
get embarrassed if Zoey found out, and he didn’t want anyone to know because he
knew it couldn’t go anywhere. London was special, but he couldn’t take this
further. He felt ashamed that he couldn’t control himself around her. Their
lives were too different and his mate would need to be able to handle any other
shifter who challenged her. He watched as Zoey walked in and looked around like
she was looking for something.

“What are you looking for?” Ryder asked, as he
watched her movement.

“I forgot my notepad that had my list on it.” Zoey
answered, and then walked over to where Ryder was sitting flipping through the
pages of her notebook. He watched as Zoey inhaled deeply making her nostrils
flare out. She knew. Damn. Ryder cursed as he watched his baby sister slowly
get up without looking at him then turned and started walking to the door. She
stopped walking then bent down and picked something up off the floor. She held
it up, which allowed Ryder to see that it was a button. He cringed as she dropped
it in the garbage can. She slowly opened the door and paused.

“Ryder.” He looked up knowing she was mad. “Don’t do
it. Don’t make her fall in love with you and then crush her. She is my best
friend, and she doesn’t deserve that. She has had enough heartache in her
life.” Ryder dropped his head at the disappointment he heard in her voice, as
Zoey walked out closing the door behind her.

He wanted to punch something. He never meant to kiss
London, but the little witch pushed his buttons when she stood up to him and
planted her finger into his chest. It seemed natural when he grabbed her and planted
one on her. The control he wanted from her and the belief he had to have her
was madding once he tasted her lips. This was never meant to go this far, but
it did. She could never be his and he needed to leave before he went back and
finished what he started. London was a drug he had to have and now after
tasting her he would always crave her. Thinking that if he got a taste of her
he wouldn’t want her anymore was just naive.
How stupid can you be, Alpha?

Ryder breathed in deeply, and closed his eyes as her
scent filled him. When he went home, he would find someone who could make the
need for her go away. He knew he would need to stay away from London if he ever
wanted to keep his promise to not hurt her.

Walking to the door, Ryder picked up his stuff, and
left without saying good-bye. He contacted his driver and waited at the end of
the stairs for him to pull up. He would fly back tonight then send his plane
back tomorrow to pick them up.

His first stop was Landon Computer Inc. He had a
meeting with the President, Pierce Landon. Neither London nor Zoey had a clue
that he owned the Johnson Company, and when Zoey had told him about the program
London was building, it peaked his interest.

He had purchased the Johnson Company five years ago,
but continued to allow the CEO to run the company until he heard about this
program. He knew he would be in contact with London and he would ask Pierce to
allow London to move to Alpha City so she would be in charge of the program.
However, that didn’t turn out the way he wanted. London was the backbone of
that program. Sure they could find someone to figure it out but that would take
time and time wasn’t on their hands. If this were the only thing he could do
for London then he would seek revenge for her.

Ryder rode the elevator up to the top floor where
Pierce Landon was waiting for him.

“Ryder, it’s good to see you,” Pierce said, greeting
Ryder with a hug instead of a handshake. He had known Pierce for a long time. Pierce
and Ryder’s dads had been friends, and when Ryder took over the friendship
continued.