"Really, Jason?" She said in a flicker of annoyance as her inquisitive nails trailed along the sensitive skin she inspected on the side of her neck, taking in the deep purplish bruise which quickly formed and would be hard to miss. "Was this necessary?"
"Yes." He said in sincerity with a firm nod as he fixed his hair which was thoroughly disheveled from her ripping him away from the act that produced her new mark.
"You're absolutely ridiculous. We're not in high school." She said sharply as she began to dismantle her hair rapidly, running her fingers through it quickly and then teasing it in a way to cover the love bite. Jason's point perfectly made, now perfectly hidden, and causing more of a problem as her hair looked even better down. "Where's my underwear?" Briefly scanning the room before hands quickly began running her fingers underneath her eyes to clean up the lightly smudged mascara.
"In the trash." He said quickly giving her a side glance. "Sorry." Said even quicker.
"No, you're not. Let's go." She said in added frustration with an eye roll as she turned in her heel and unlocked the door huffily. Enjoying his passion, but not the aftermath of it.
"I'll buy you new ones." He said dismissively catching up to her with ease and wrapping his arm around her shoulders in a lazy manner, now that his muscles were relaxed and he was satisfied.
"Not. The. Point." Each word spoken in a firm sharp tone. Finding increasing irritation that he felt the need to not only give her an offensive mark on her neck in addition to his previous one, but also leaving her walking back to the table commando.
"I love you." He whispered into her ear and nuzzled her with his nose as they walked back towards the private room.
"Save it, Jason." She shot him a glare from the side of her eyes to which he stopped her movement and stared at her expectantly. A few moments passed before she huffed and rolled her eyes with a stomp of her foot. "I love your annoying ass, too. Let's go." He grinned removing his arm from her shoulder to grab at her hand to finish walking them back into the private room, where this time he ensured he was the one to deposit her in her chair before giving her a kiss on top of her head and heading back to his own.
"You're back." Alex said in feigned surprise. "We all were beginning to think you were successful in your endeavor." He added with an arched brow accompanied with a chuckle taking in her new hair style and rosy cheeks. "It looks like you put up a good fight." The other two laughing in unison, Elizabeth seeing a smirk in her peripheral appear on Jason's face as he once again attended to the men at the other end of the table.
"One cannot get very far in a tight dress and high heels." She said with a sigh and a shrug with a playful smile, she carefully crossing her legs and holding them tightly closed. She having been made self conscious, no matter the scenario, by being around too many lycans and their sensitive noses.
She spent the rest of the evening resuming her playful banter with the three at the end of the table. After the end of the meeting, when everyone was sitting around either idly sipping their wine or picking at dessert she attracted more attention, from the men who only looked on and did not participate. It was her casual nature and free spirit that seemed to be the most attractive, each man at the table allowed their eyes to linger on the pretty young
blonde at the end of the table. Not all of them staring in unison, but looking over at different points of interest at the fully engaged other end of the table who seemed to gravitate towards her direction.
"You better keep her close Mr. Stone. Women like her can easily slip through your grasp." The oldest man at the table said watching laughter erupt around Elizabeth once again.
"Trust me. I'll never let her go." Jason said firmly, looking over to her and staring intently, heavily impressed with the infectious presence she seemed to have. She was finally coming out of her shell.
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The rest of the night went smoothly, they gave their farewells and Elizabeth had been deemed the crowd favorite by the numerous remarks made to Jason and her about her pleasant demeanor. Mark instigated her annoyance in the limo making a mention of their disappearance, and solidifying the fact that the Alpha would not be getting any when they reached the hotel, much to Jason's annoyance.
When they did get back to the hotel, Elizabeth quickly excused herself to bed and the two men sat around recapping the meeting and discussing their steps moving forward now that they have obtained the water facility at a more than reasonable agreement. Eventually, the conversation fading from business to casual conversation.
"So. Let me ask you something." Mark said with a smirk and eyebrow arch, Jason immediately getting annoyed as he knew Mark was about to be a smart ass. "When you followed her to the bathroom and then proceeded to fuck her brains out, was it your intention to make her more desirable?"
"She needed a reminder of whose mate she was." He said bluntly, with a glare over to Mark as he sipped at his scotch.
"Right. How dare she be beautiful and charming. The audacity of her, that jezebel." Mark said sarcastically with a grimace before he snickered.
"They were flirting with her right in front of my face, and she was enjoying it." Jason now with annoyance lining his tone.
"Correction, they were flirting with her behind your back and she was being polite. But it's whatever, I had nothing else to do tonight anyway and your little reminder means, neither do you." Mark said with a shrug sipping at his own glass of scotch lazily reclining back in the seat and propping his legs up on the coffee table in front of them.
"I'm still going to get some tonight." Jason said back in complete confidence.
"You so sure of that, buddy?" Mark laughed in skepticism with a shake of his head.
"Absolutely." Jason said with a nod showing he was certain.
"And what makes you so sure of that?" Mark sat a little more upright with raised eyebrows with a smirk on his face like he couldn't just wait to hear what the Alphas plan was.
"Well seeing as I have already scheduled her to meet up with a Miss. Stacie Marie Decanteur from Indian Hills, Montana, tomorrow at the Millenia Square Mall. I would say the odds are pretty high in my favor." Jason said with a smug smile and a wink in Marks direction whose eyebrows dropped at the mention of the red head and he bitterly glared off to the side. "Sorry to say, but at least one of us is getting their dick wet." He emitted a laugh from the base of his throat as he looked at Marks angry dejection.
"I want that fucking number." Mark said in clear irritation, he was hoping that Jason would find something with his paranoid nit-picky tendencies that would solidify him in obtaining it.
"She's off limits." Jason said clearly, wanting this endeavor to work out for Elizabeth's sake. "She came up squeaky clean. A reg, twenty-one years old, works as a waitress, no property owned and lives with her parents. Jacob double and triple checked."
"Well... so what I'm supposed to just stay here while you follow them around the mall and have girl time?" Bitterness still clearly dripping in his tone, being atypical for his usual laid back 'it is what it is' demeanor. This recent denial only making him want her more. "Couldn't have arranged for like a double date or something?"
"You and I will figure out something else to do." Mark looked over in shock as if he didn't hear him clearly. "Somewhere close by to the mall." He added quickly. "I've already informed her unit to have them tailed from a distance as they do whatever the fuck it is women do. They'll ensure that they monitor the exits as a precaution." He said showing he thought about it meticulously. "I want to make sure she enjoys herself and this is the perfect opportunity for her to find a life out here. And make an unbiased friend." Jason said, again pointing out that he was doing this for Elizabeth, indicating that he had done some self reflection on his own actions which caused her to be isolated and withdraw.
"Well... what if I promise I won't fuck her?" Mark questioned rapidly trying to find his way into the scenario to which Jason just arched and eyebrow as if he highly doubted that he would follow through. "Seriously, I won't fuck her." His voice getting firmer.
"If you say you're not going to fuck her, then why are you so interested?" The alpha shook his head still not believing it. "Sometimes, you have to accept a loss." He said as if he lived by the words, which he absolutely did not.
"What about we meet for dinner, at least?" He further suggested, trying to still find an Avenue. Jason's interest was now outweighing his annoyance with Marks prodding.
"You really are desperate to get in between her legs." He said in slight shock.
"Dinner?" Mark said in annoyance.
"I'll fucking think about it." Jason said back with irritation not liking his tone.
"Thank you." Mark said with a roll of his eyes still sounding perturbed.
"Whiney little bitch." Jason muttered, earning a glare from the beta who then immediately looked away staring off in annoyance to the side as he sipped heavily at the scotch.