Claimed By My Husband's Enemy novel Chapter 37

Chapter 37

Chapter 37

(Eli)

Silver ran towards me. I did the same. I ran, forgot about my pride, and hid behind their alpha who simply snarled at her, stopping her from getting closer. Creed stood in the middle of us like an unattainable mountain.

I gripped the edge of his cotton shirt and for a second, I regretted letting Silver and Leo in. Maybe I shouldn’t have done it. But then Silver had been standing at the gate with Shanty and Carmie for three days in a row now, looking like silly puppies abandoned by their owners. Leo was with them, clueless but worried about his mate and maybe that’s why he joined their crusade.

I couldn’t stand the sight of them like that. Shanty and Carmie were still at the door because Silver and her mate were the only ones I could face without feeling suffocated. Creed was the only shifter I didn’t mind having around right now. The rest brought back memories that weakened me.

“Hi!” Silver greeted softly. “I’m sorry. Did I scare you?”

“Me? Scared?” I pretended to scoff. “Not at all.”

Creed, who always seemed to know what I needed, casually laid his hand behind his back, offering it to me, and I held onto it like a lifeline.

“I’m sorry spell.”

for scaring you. I just really wanted to hug you, Eli. I heard you were the reason why Leo was freed from the

“You heard it wrong. I just wiped that stupid red dot off his face.”

Silver smiled fondly. “And as it turned out, you were the only one who could see that ‘stupid red dot. If you hadn’t done that, Leo wouldn’t have come back to me. I would have lost my mind for good. You are amazing, Eli. I don’t think you’re aware of how many lives you keep changing by accident. Thank you so much and I’m very sorry because you had to go through that.”

She glanced at the bandage around my head and sniffled.

“It’ll heal,” I assured her. “I’m getting better now.”

“Thank Goddess. Can we still be friends?”

“I don’t know.”

Her shoulders sagged.

I didn’t think I could be friends with people I feared. I’d heard about Lizbeth’s trauma from Dale. He’d sent me text messages even if he was just at the parking area and I could see him waving at me like a fool. Creed banned anyone else from entering his house. Dale told me that Lizbeth had been restless since that day, that she desperately wanted to get in touch, but his brother forbade her from doing so.

“We will wait until you are ready, Eli. You’ve got friends in us. Always remember that.”

“I don’t have many friends, but I know friends don’t do that to each other. They don’t hurt each other like that. They listen at least…” my voice trailed off as Creed gave my hand a light squeeze.

Half of me understood Lizbeth but the other half couldn’t just brush it off. I was the only reliable person mom had. And she almost lost me. What if Creed was gone for a long time? What if the girls didn’t find out the truth sooner? I could have died in that dark place alone.

I couldn’t forgive and forget simply because I survived. What was she thinking? I couldn’t even outrun her. Was it that hard

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to confront me first? She said she was scared, but so was I Did she think living as the only weak person in this realm was easy? I had to swallow my fear every hour of every day just to survive,

Now I’d always be wary when I turn my back for fear of getting struck when I least expect it.

I didn’t want Silver and the others to be affected by this when only one of them did it, but Shanty and Carmie saw me bleeding like hell. Again, I wanted to understand their apprehension because of that darnn black blood but I didn’t know what to think anymore. I couldn’t just put this rage and helplessness behind me.

Sadness marred Silver’s face. When it looked like she wanted to apologize again, I shook my head.

“Don’t. Don’t mind me. Just be happy, for heaven’s sake. You’ve just reunited with your mate. You waited for this a long time. You shouldn’t waste so much time thinking about this, about me. I’ll get over this. Just not so soon.”

“I remember what you said that time, you know. When my sanity returned, your words when you visited me were the first thing that crossed my mind. Thank you for saying that.”

I flushed. I wasn’t used to receiving this much gratitude. “Yeah, you’re welcome. Now stop it.”

Silver smiled wider as if she could tell that I was being embarrassed. My gaze landed onto Leo and I scowled at him. He had thanked me as well, but I was still pissed even if he had done nothing wrong. He still made her cry after all.

“Mark her, you clueless idiot. Mark each other so no one else can interfere with your bond. So, you can be together and so, you won’t be able to hurt her again like that. Because if you end up breaking Silver’s heart again, I swear I’ll make Black punch the hell out of you.”

The couple laughed.

“I’ll mark her as soon as we get home, don’t worry,” Leo said, amused. “Thank you for everything, Elianna. I owe you one.”

After they left, I finally released Creed’s shirt and went to the balcony to get some air. That was draining and satisfying at the same time.

“I thought you’d be bringing the dagger with you when you talked to them today,” Creed started.

“What for? You’re stronger than the dagger.”

“Does that mean you trust me to protect you?”

I sighed. “I do. Unfortunately.”

He lit up a cigarette and gazed at the ocean. The good thing about this man was that he didn’t try to justify his sister’s actions. He didn’t try invalidating my feelings or defending her in front of me either. He was sorry on her behalf, and he proved it through this sudden vacation so he could spend some time with me.

He was given a week off work. Anything more than that and I had a feeling that their King would declare war against us since they couldn’t afford to lose their lord slash general for a long time. Creed still had unfinished business in my realm.

He was with me each time their pack doctor would come to check on my wound. I’d been told that I was recovering very fast, something they hadn’t seen in any humans before, and to think I’d lost a lot of blood. The doctor also said that it could be because of my mate. Apparently, staying with a mate could make anyone stronger. Especially for humans.

I stared at the shield I used a while ago and fought back a smile. I was stuck in Creed’s house by choice. And one ultimate benefit of it was the fact that I get to see that face card twenty-four hours a day. It was simply hard to think about the unfairness of the world while looking at that face.

The ruthless air around Creed, the dominance that oozed off him, and his unexpected gentleness at times, paired with that face, would drive any woman crazy.

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“I don’t kiss men who smoke,” I said when he caught me staring

He grinned. “Vicious, if you want me to stop smoking, you have to give me something to suck on instead

“Like what?”

There was no need for words. He glanced at my lips, at my chest, and then at the part of me that he hadn’t touched with his mouth yet: between my thighs. I bit my lower lip, my body was instantly reacting. Our wicked game stopped the day my head was injured. I’d used the past four days to recover. In ten days, I would be going back to my own world.

The least I could do was indulge myself while I was here. When else would I have the chance to be a bad girl?

I dropped myself on the steel chair and spread my legs. “Will this be enough?”

Creed tossed his cigarette away. “Withdrawals are a bitch. I will need more than that, Vicious.” He lifted his hands. “See? My hands are shaking. I need to grab onto something and suck on it right fucking now.”

I took my panties off. It hit the floor. I was confident to do it knowing that it was just the two of us in his property. His nostrils flared. I was sure he could smell how drenched he made me just by looking at me.

“How about this?”

“Better.”

In one swift movement, Creed’s knees were on the floor, and his hands were on my thighs. “Before we start, there is one thing you need to know about me, Vicious,” he rasped as he ripped my dress along with my bra, exposing my whole body before his very eyes. He rubbed the tip of his nose against my entrance, inhaling me, and making me cry out at the first swipe of his tongue. “Once I get addicted to something, I don’t let go. You’ve been warned.”

And then he latched onto my clit and sucked.

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