4
Ben
“Come on,love. I’ll show you to your room,” Makayla said.
“No,” I put my hand out, stopping my most trusted pack member. Makayla was a powerful wolf shifter, my right hand in this pack we’d created, but something wouldn’t let me pass off this newcomer. “I’ll take her.”
I glanced back to the table where the others were sitting, tense and ready to attack if I asked them to. We’d formed a pack quickly, the six of us being the only wolf shifters on campus. I’d taken the alpha role seamlessly, something I hadn’t expected but welcomed. “I’m out. Play without me.”
Makayla hesitated, and I nodded to her, assuring her that everything was fine. She turned back to the table. “Who’s ready to give me all their money?”
The sound of the others getting back to the game calmed me. It made me feel like I had a small amount of privacy with the newcomer. I wasn’t sure why I wanted her to myself or why I wanted us to be away from the rest of the pack, but I couldn’t shake it.
“Can I have my stuff?” She pointed to the envelope I was still clutching to my chest. I looked down at it and read her name.Raven.It was an unusual name, though there were weirder names here.
“Come on, Raven, I’ll show you where your room is.”
“I’m sure I can find it myself,” she said.
“I told you I’d show you.” I wasn’t used to having people ignore my commands.
She reached for the envelope and I tugged it away. As she moved closer to me, I could smell the scent of her arousal. It made my cock twitch. She was either really into the incubus or she was feeling something for me. The thought of her with that pretty boy made me bare my teeth on reflex.
She took a step back. “No need for the tough guy act. I just need my schedule and shit.”
I handed the envelope to her. “Fine. Come on.”
This time, she followed me without argument. I sort of wished she’d push back. It had been a long time since anyone stood up to me and to be honest, it was hot.
We cut through the common room, heads turning to watch us as we walked by. I ignored the others and led her to the hallway on the other side. Six rooms lined this hall and the only vacant room was number twelve. Right next door to mine.
I leaned against the wall by the metal door labeled with a twelve. “Here it is, home sweet home.”
“Maybe for you,” she grumbled.
My brow furrowed. It wasn’t the usual reaction to gaining your dorm room here. Most new students, even the most stoic, had at least a smile. “Homesick?”
“More than you could ever know,” she said as she held up her key. “Do I just slide this in here?”
Our hands brushed as I pointed to the slot for the keycard. Chills ran up my arm and my breath caught. She was like a walking wet dream. There was no way I should be feeling like this about a woman I just met. There had to be some explanation. “What are you? You can’t be a normal mage.”
“They told me I’m a mage, so I suppose that’s what I am,” she said.
“What do you meanthey told you?” There was something so unusual about her. She was different in so many ways.
She pressed her lips together and stood in silence for a moment as if trying to decide if she should say anything. I waited patiently, feeling an irresistible urge to know all I could about her.
“Why do you care?” She asked.
“I’m curious, what can I say. Besides, I’m in charge down here so it’s good for me to know what to expect,” I said.
She slid her key card into the door and the light flashed green. She turned the handle and pushed open the door. “Not tonight.”
Then, she slipped inside and closed the door behind her. Heat welled up in the pit of my stomach. It was rare for someone to ignore my orders. It was even more rare for a woman to close the door on my face. In fact, I couldn’t think of a single time that had ever happened. My reputation as a player was well deserved and none of the ladies I’d been with had ever complained. Now, there was some mage ignoring me and shutting the door on me?
If not for the throbbing of my cock, I might not have worried about it. But I wanted her. And not just me. My wolf wanted her. He wanted to taste her, to claim her. He wanted to mate her.
I held my breath, feeling hot sweat roll down my forehead. Where had those thoughts come from? My wolf had never had an interest in specific women. He just wanted to fuck as many as he could. Now, suddenly, there was this woman who he had to fuck.
I ran my hand through my hair, still staring at the closed door in front of me. It took every ounce of my willpower not to break the door down and take her right there in her room.
But I’d never begged for sex. And I’d never force myself on a woman.
Letting out a slow breath, I turned from the door and forced the feral part of me to comply. With a whimper, my wolf obeyed.
When I arrived back in the common room, I looked at the other women playing cards. Any of them would happily join me in my room. Normally, that was enough to satisfy both me and my inner wolf. Tonight, none of them would do. I only wanted Raven.