The Girl He Marked by Laila Callaway novel Chapter 1

Book 1 Chapter 8 

I smirk, ready to reply with a sarcastic comment, but the intercom cuts me off. 

‘Yes, Alpha Damien?‘ She asks in that breathy voice of hers and my cock twitches in response. 

‘Hi, Myra, is my Beta around?‘ He asks and she frowns. 

I‘m here,‘ I lean over and reply for her. 

“Ah, good, come into my office. You too, Myra, Damien says and I turn on my heel. 

Topen the door for her and she smiles and takes a seat in front of Damien‘s desk. I clench my fists and sit down next to her. 

Damien tells us to go to some pack and I glare at him. 

Is he trying to test my patience? 

I scowl and storm out of the room before he can say anything else. 

I wait silently in the car for her, an hour in the car, smelling her scent, this is really going to test me. I grip the steering and focus on the road, trying to ignore her. 

Her phone rings and I keep my eyes on the road, trying to ignore the jealousy burning inside of me as ! hear a man‘s muffled voice on the other end of the line. 

‘So... I‘m Myra by the way, she says. 

I want to tell her that I don‘t want to talk to her. 

Lie. 

‘I know, I reply. I fight not to look at her. 

‘That was meant to be an invitation for you to tell me your name, she retorts and I sigh. 

‘Jayce,’ I tell her and she nods. 

Luckily, she gives up on the conversation. She must think I‘m an asshole. 

Good. 

The less she likes me, the easier this will be. 

We arrive on Alpha Elijah‘s territory and I thank the Moon Goddess I got through the car journey without marking her. She smells too sweet for her own good. 

We meet some bitchy lady at the door, who obviously isn‘t a fan of my tattoos. 

‘Follow me, she tells us. 

She drags her eyes over me one more time before she turns on her heel and leads us inside the house. I can feel Myra‘s eyes on me but I ignore her. 

‘Alpha.‘ Myra bows her head in respect, I don‘t. 

I don‘t respect this Alpha one bit. I cross my arms and look at him. I see him nod subtly, he knows not to challenge me. 

I sit in silence as the two of them talk. I‘m not here to get involved, I‘m here as a bodyguard. However, 

can‘t stop the growl that escapes as he blatantly flirts with my mate. I calm myself down by imagining my self ripping him to shreds. 

I‘m relieved when the meeting finishes and I can drive us home. I‘m surprised when she says she didn’t like Eli. 

I‘m not a fan of cocky blondes, she says cryptically and turns away to look out the window. 

‘Oh, really? What are you a fan of then?‘ I ask her, cursing myself as I realize I sound too eager. 

“Hmm, good question.‘ She smirks at me and turns her attention back to the window. 

I look at her curiously but don‘t question her further in case she gets the wrong idea that I‘m interested, I‘m not 

Lie. 

I can‘t control my curiosity so I ask her about her family, but I can tell I‘ve hit a nerve. She doesn‘t say another word until we reach the pack house, she thanks me and gets out of the car before I can respond. I feel slightly annoyed I didn‘t get to talk to her more, but I remind myself that it‘s best this way. 

I train at the gym for a couple of hours, needing to exert my frustration onto something, like Jake. Jake is a friend of mine who works out with me, he‘s the only guy who will, seeing as not many can keep up with me. Jake can‘t, but he tries. 

I skip dinner and head straight for the trees, I strip off my sweat–soaked clothes and leap into the air. I shift mid–air and land on four paws. Taking off through the trees, I dodge low branches and tree roots. The brisk night air surrounds me as I run in no particular direction, or at least, that‘s what I tell myself. Before I can stop or talk myself out of it, I‘m stood behind her house. 

I stand on the cover of the trees, panting heavily as I get my breath back. My breath catches in my throat as I see her emerge onto her balcony. A low growl escapes my lips as my eyes run over her long, tanned legs as she lifts herself onto the wall and sits down. I lower my body to the ground to watch her as she absentmindedly runs her fingers through her hair, it‘s obvious her mind is on other things. If only I could hear her thoughts. 

I frown as I see her wipe her face, why is she crying? I want to know why, so I can hurt whoever is the cause. I sigh heavily as she finally goes back inside. What am I doing here? I‘m taking stalking to a whole new level. I curse myself as I turn away and sprint back through the forest. I have known this girl only a few days and already I have feelings towards her, and this stupid bond is only going to get stronger. 

I‘m screwed, basically. 

Myra‘s POV. 

Good morning! This is a nice surprise.‘ 

I grin and hug my brother as I see him standing in front of the oven. 

‘I know! My boss let me go early this morning, so I got a few hours‘ sleep and then set my alarm so I‘d be awake to see you for breakfast, Nate explains and puts two eggs and some rashers of bacon on a plate and hands it to me. My eyes soften as I look down at the plate of food and then back up at him. 

‘Nathan...that‘s so lovely of you, thank you,‘ I reply, feeling incredibly lucky to have a brother like him. 

‘No worries.‘ He shrugs and serves up food for himself. 

We sit and eat together, I tell him more about my job, he is very pleased to find out my Alpha is both gay and taken. I might be twenty–two but he‘s still very protective over me. 

‘Right, I‘ve got to go, see you this evening,‘ I call out and collect my handbag. 

‘I swear to God, I‘m gonna kill this thing.... I grumble loudly as I empty the entire contents of my hand bag onto my desk 

‘What are you going to kill?‘ An amused voice cuts through my ramblings and I look up to glare at Jayce.