Big Bad Alphas novel Chapter 30

I walk into the bedroom from the bathroom and find Eric laying on the bed, looking very worn out. I roll my eyes at the sight of him, like a child who spent all day playing outside, running around, and who has eventually exhausted himself. A smile creeps onto my face along with a subtle blush. He looks peaceful.

"Staring?"

My brows furrow. "No, just... I'm going to get some water downstairs."

Eric's eyes drift up to me and he motions for me to come over. I do, and he surprisingly tugs me down onto the bed, making me lay beside him. The bedcovers are soft and plush underneath me. "I won't worry about Alpha Kenn anymore," he says, and I smile, even more, approving of his statement. "I suppose you have turned me into a jealous Alpha."

"Well, you are an Alpha. And it's not too hard to make you jealous," I joke and he rolls his eyes before pulling me closer. "Everything feels nicer in your arms. It turns the bedsheets softer."

Eric suddenly leans down and places a firm and needed kiss on my lips. "How soft do they feel now?" He asks, hardly giving any space between us.

"Like silk," I murmur and connect our lips again. "For a moment I was worried that we were moving apart."

"I'm sorry, it was my fault."

Eric stretches and flexes like the king of the jungle, like a fierce beast warning predators away. My hair lays sprawled out around me, and I pick up a stray end, twisting it around my finger. "It's nice to be with you, just like this, just in your company. And I am about to ruin it by getting water." I stand up from the bed and I hear Eric groan behind me.

"Hurry back, I already miss your sweet lips. Like candy, I recall."

An angry blush overcomes me and I cross my arms like a pouty child. I feel somewhat embarrassed, wonderful, and annoyed at the same time, even with no crowd to laugh at me. A playful scoff leaves me and I flee the room for privacy downstairs, needing a moment to cool my cheeks.

The chilled water is heavenly as I greedily drink down all of it. Setting my empty glass on the sleek counter, I ignore the window and glance the opposite way, down the hall. Caroline and Alpha Kenn are in their guest rooms, Marina has gone home, and Eric is waiting for me like a little boy who waits for dessert. My feelings from this morning have been turned around so swiftly, I can hardly take it in myself. I am just thankful that Eric was not actually disappointed with our entanglement. His reason, I am okay with.

I sudden spilling noise catches my attention, like a few books hitting the floor from further in the house. Curious and a little worried, I venture out and follow whisper-like movements, small shuffling noises, and I oddly come to Eric's office. Did he come down to grab something?

Peeking through the door, the room is dark and I hardly see anything at all. When a sudden shadow shifts in the corner of my eye, I have a mere heart attack when someone grabs my hand and pulls me inside, a beast swallowing me whole. A scream rises inside of me, but the unexpected sight of Alpha Kenn shuts me up. "What are you doing?" I question breathlessly.

"Sorry about that."

My chest rises and falls, and I move away from him in the almost black room. "What—why? I mean, what are you doing?"

"Looking for a certain something, just a paper I needed back from your mate," Alpha Kenn explains, but he trails off while watching me closely. "Are you still upset from earlier? You two talked."

"Uh—yes, we did. I'm sorry, I'm kinda confused on what's happening right now."

He shrugs. "Nothing is happening."

"Why were you looking in the dark?"

Alpha Kenn changes the subject. "Did he upset you? You seem a bit upset."

"Upset?"

"Yes," he continues, "your eyes, they are not as bright as usual."