Forbidden Fruit

Respect and Threats

"Thank you, Milo." James says as he begins to lead us towards the stairs off to the side.

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"This was a terrible idea." James says scowling at the sight in front of us.

"How could you ever agree to this?" I ask him my frown matching his.

'I'm going to kill him. I will slice his hands off and he's going to have to deal with it.' Toby says, irritated at what's happening.

James, Sloan, Toby and I look on in distress as we watch our Mates get rubbed down by someone else's hands. And of course James asked for the absolute best and the moans that are coming out of our lover's mouths are making us crazy.

"Tobias thinks we should cut off his hands." I tell James, keeping my eyes on the man touching my princess. If his hands get any fucking lower on Chloe's back I'll kill him.

"Amateur. Sloan thinks we should just castrate him and get it over with." He tells me back before he chokes down a growl as the worker helping Cody gets a big knot and the little bean moans extra loud.

"I think that human is checking out my Mate. I'll kill him. I've heard prison isn't bad if you make friends." I conclude hating the way Chloe's eyes flutter as the masseuse digs his skilled hands deeper into his flesh.

"It's cute. How they think they can get away with making Cody make these sounds. Cute." James says casually, leg bouncing in agitation in restraint.

I grunt my agreement. The boys are facing each other talking in whispers as they giggle and glance at James and I repeatedly. Either of us could probably focus and hear them over the noises of the spa but we let them have their little moment.

That is until the masseuses begin moves down and start working on their upper thighs. James and I stand up immediately growls pulling out of our throats simultaneously. "Oh hush." Cody says turning to look at us with a glint in his eye. "They're doing their job."

James huffs and I just glare at the stupid human with his hands on what's mine. "Fine." James all but growls. "We're going to get snacks." He says grabbing me by my arm to forcefully remove me from the room.

"Bye bye" Chloe calls as we leave the room.

'He's taunting us. They both are.' Tobias growls as he paces in agitation.

'Well whatever they're doing, it's fucking working.' I snap back, a permanent scowl on my face as we make our way to the Cafeteria on the first floor.

James goes to the vending machines to get his skittles fix. "Maybe we should stay down here. I don't know how much more I can handle the sneaky fucker touching my bean."

"Hell no, we need to hurry up there. We don't know what those two are doing in our absence." I disagree as I buy me a bag of salt and pepper chips. We take a seat at a table close to the door as we eat. Even if we're the bosses of the pack, we never go break the rules. There's no food allowed in the spa, and just because we run the pack doesn't put us above any set of rules.

We sit in silence for a minute before I feel James' gaze on me. I wait it out, knowing to let him get to whatever he wants to say himself. I munch on my chips until he speaks up.

"You okay?" He asks, voice mild and serious as he offers an ear and a shoulder to lean on.

"Honestly, you'd be disappointed in me." I admit, keeping my eyes low to avoid his gaze.

"Maybe. But I know if I am, it won't last long. You're always able to redeem yourself." James says always the honest one.

"As angry as I was with Bri for saying what she said to Chloe, I realized yesterday that in a way, I agreed with her."

"With what? Him being a toy?" And though there's no judgment in his tone, I know he's not happy with my admission.

I shake my head as I glance up at him. "No, like even though he promised he wouldn't reject me, I still believed that being loyal to only me and sticking around wasn't in the cards for him. Like I'm always waiting for the other shoe to drop. When he asked me to Mark him during our Monthly I told him no. I thought it was just the sex haze talking. I didn't even consider he had cared enough and felt a connection enough with me to want my Mark. How fucked up is that?" I rant to him, feeling more and more like shit as I go on. James is silent for a minute, staring into space as he contemplates what to say.

     "Chloe is someone that everyone looks down on in a way. The type of person that everyone thinks only wants sex and nothing else. Believe him to be incapable of loving the way we do because he needs sex to live. So many of his kind are raped and sexually abused because they think they want it even if it's forced. These are things you have to remember when you interact with him. He doesn't want to be seen as a toy, he wants to be treasured for once in his life in a way that doesn't involve sex." James tells me, turning to look me in my eye.

     My heart aches at his words as I finally out two and two together. The nightmares, the wariness, the panic, the insecurities and it all clicks in a way I wish it never did.

     "But don't neglect him sexually that's not what I'm saying. Making love to your Mate is a way to remind them how cherished loved and cared for they are. When was the last time you made love to him?"

     I duck my head in embarrassment. "I haven't."

     James scoffs as he shakes his head. "Well no wonder he's so insecure about your bond I would be too. Take control, show him you care and watch how he changes before your eyes." As we finish our snack and head back up to the spa, I think about what he said, a plan hatching in my head.

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Jealous wolves are so funny. 😂😂 James laid down some facts and I love it.

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