The Girl He Marked by Laila Callaway novel Chapter 1

Book 1 Chapter 21 

I force myself to focus on the numbers and try to concentrate. It works for a while, until a delicious scent reaches me. My head snaps up in response and I‘m greeted with the beautiful sight of my mate rounding the corner, his dark eyes land on me, his lips twitching into a mischievous smile. 

“Hey,‘ I breathe, my heart already beating faster now he‘s near me. He comes over and leans down, kiss ing me with no warning. I reach up and wrap my arms around his neck from where I‘m sat, pulling him down to me. He kisses me with such skill that it makes my legs weak and I‘m glad I‘m sitting down. 

The intercom buzzes on my phone and I push Jayce away, reaching over to press the button. 

‘Myra? Is my Beta out there?‘ Damien‘s voice sounds out, Jayce ignores him and begins kissing down my neck, raising goose–bumps on my arms. 

‘Um yes, he is,‘ I manage to stutter out, cursing my voice for not sounding steadier. 

Jayce get your hands off her and come in here please, Damien reprimands and Jayce huffs in annoy ance, pulling away from me. He winks at me and lets himself into Damien‘s office. 

I get sucked back into my work, but shouting voices eventually break through my concentration. The door to the office swings open and a fuming Jayce storms out and down the corridor without a glance in my direction. 

I instinctively stand up, but then tell myself not to follow him and let him calm down. I walk over to the office to shut the door, and see Damien leaning back in his chair, shaking his head in exasperation. 

‘Is everything alright, Alpha?‘ | ask, concerned as his tired eyes meet mine. 

He sighs before replying, ‘I need you and Jayce to go and collect some information from one of my fa ther‘s old business sites, he was a bit of an entrepreneur, and I don‘t want anyone getting their hands on our details and using them against us,‘ he pauses and rubs his hand down his face, ‘But it appears Jayce is rather reluctant considering what happened to you two last time you went.‘ 

I think about how we were attacked by rogues, and Jayce ended up getting shot. 

No thanks, I‘d rather not repeat that again. 

‘Can we not take guards with us?‘ I suggest and Alpha Damien nods. 

‘That‘s exactly what I said, five of patrol will go with you, but Jayce doesn‘t want you joining them, I tried to explain to him you‘re the only one who knows what information is sensitive, you know what you‘re looking for, you‘ll find the information quicker than any of them, Damien explains and I nod, knowing he‘s right. 

I think we‘ll be fine with patrol with us, I‘ll go and speak to him, I offer, leaving the office and going in search of Jayce. 

I find him outside, pacing up and down with his fists clench. 

Is it weird that I find him really hot when he‘s angry? 

Not the time, focus Myra. 

Jayce,‘ I step towards him, and he looks up to glare at me. 

‘Don‘t start Myra, you‘re not coming,‘ he warns and continues pacing. I roll my eyes and walk over to 

him. 

‘Will you stop? You‘re making me dizzy,‘ I complain, but he only gives me a hard look in response. 

‘We‘ll be fine, patrol is coming with us, they can go in and check first okay? They‘ll clear it for us, it‘ll be okay, you‘re not getting shot again, I tell him, and he looks at me in shock. 

‘I don‘t care about getting shot Myra, I care about you getting hurt!‘ He exclaims and I feel so lucky that he cares so much. 

T‘ll be fine Jayce, okay? Come on, we‘ll be in and out in five minutes, easy, I shrug, but he doesn‘t seem convinced. I step in front of him, blocking his way, I throw my arms around him and lift myself up on my tip toes, pressing my lips to his. 

He responds immediately, his arms circling my waist and pulling me against him. I move my lips with his, teasing his bottom lip with my tongue until he growls. I pull away and smirk at his dark eyes, heated with arousal. 

‘ 

We‘re going, and it‘s going to be okay, I say as I pull out of his arms, I strut back over to the pack house, satisfied now that I‘ve got my way. 

I feel bad for manipulating Jayce into agreeing, so l text him inviting him for dinner at mine tonight. It‘s safer inviting him to my house, because my brother will be home, and that will stop things from...getting out of hand. 

For the rest of the afternoon, I manage to focus on work and planning what to make for dinner. At 5. pm, Jayce comes round the corner, making my breath catch in my throat at the delicious sight of him. 

‘You going to give me a lift?‘ Jayce asks as I lean against my car, waiting for him. 

‘What about your car?‘ I frown, confused as to how he‘s going to come back and collect it in time to drive into work tomorrow. 

“I‘ll run back and get it tonight, he shrugs, as if the answer were obvious. As a human, my first thought is not that he‘ll shift and run here. 

We slip into my back, and I drive us back to my house, I glance over as I see his fists clenched, is he nervous? 

Are you cooking tonight or your brother?‘ Jayce asks and I resist smiling. 

‘Why?‘ 

“I just think it‘s safer if you do, your brother might try to poison me, Jayce mutters and I can‘t help but chuckle at that. 

‘I know this is the first time my brother‘s meeting you, but don‘t worry, he‘s lovely, he won‘t be an ass, or I‘ll yell at him, I explain and Jayce nods unconvinced. 

I pull onto the drive, and we step out, I can see that the lights are on, Nate must be making breakfast before his shift. 

I say a silent prayer that he‘ll go easy on Jayce.