Defying the Lycan King (Kira and Derek) novel Chapter 138

Chapter 138: Ginger Means Trouble

Jessica’s wolf made a sound that she refused to acknowledge. She crossed her arms defensively over her chest, her eyes narrowing as she stared at Kai.

He is so full of himself, she thought.

Man’s so hot, Ginger replied.

Jessica scoffed. "I wasn’t staring," she said to Kai, blocking her star-struck wolf.

Kai chuckled and turned to the gammas. He knew her, not quite well, but he knew she was Kira’s best friend.

He had caught glimpses of her at Kira’s fundraiser event. And she had seemed to particularly avoid him that night, and he couldn’t even tell why.

She had stood out to him that night, and Kai hardly showed genuine interest in girls. Now, it seemed like a miracle seeing her right in front of Dravengard. Wasn’t fate wonderful?

"What’s the problem?" he asked the gammas.

One of them stepped forward and briefed him on who Jessica claimed to be, asking him to permit them to take her out.

Kai stepped back towards Jessica with that effortless, cocky swagger, flashing the gammas an easy smile.

"Relax, gentlemen. She’s with me."

The gammas hesitated, but eventually stepped aside. Kai opened the passenger door of his car and gestured for Jessica to get in with a dramatic little bow.

Jessica narrowed her eyes at him but climbed in anyway, arms still crossed tightly over her chest, the second the door shut. Kai slid into the driver’s seat, started the engine, and pulled away from the border with a low chuckle.

"So," he began, glancing sideways at her with that charming grin, "Jessica Ashfang. You really came all the way here just to see Kira? That’s adorable."

Jessica snorted. "Adorable? I’m not a puppy. And don’t act like you suddenly know me. You literally just lied to those gammas so you could show off."

Kai’s grin widened, clearly enjoying himself. "I prefer to call it creative problem-solving. Besides, I couldn’t let them scare off such a pretty face."

Jessica turned her head slowly to look at him, one eyebrow raised. "Wow. Does that usually work for you? The whole ’pretty face’ line? Because I’ve seen you use that exact smile on at least three different girls at the fundraiser. You were practically handing out kisses like party favours."

Kai burst into uncontrollable laughter. "Jealous?"

"Jealous?" Jessica scoffed, though her wolf was currently doing cartwheels inside her chest and howling like an idiot. "Please. I’d rather eat glass than fall for that."

Kai kept his eyes on the road ahead. "I knew those ginger curls meant trouble," he muttered.

But Jessica won’t have it. "Don’t call my curls ’ginger’ like it’s a compliment."

Kai’s shoulders shook with quiet laughter, marvelling at the impression she was making on him. "You’re really going to make this difficult, aren’t you?"

"Difficult?" Jessica turned to face him fully, eyes narrowed. "Oh, were you expecting me to bat my lashes at you? Dream on, pretty boy."

Kai’s eyes sparkled. "Pretty boy? That’s new. I like it." Then, he turned and winked at her.

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