My Alpha Stepbrother is My Bully (Nevaeh) novel Chapter 95

Chapter 95

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Blair is looking beautiful tonight, and I’m dizzy, but not because of her looks. No, the reason I’m close to passing out is because she is pushing me away. I haven’t told her yet, but dragons are apparently weaker than werewolves when it comes to being separated from their mate.

Not touching Blair, sleeping with her, or sharing kisses has made me weak. I could barely carry my bag over my shoulder earlier, and now, I’m having trouble standing straight. The worst part? I think the only cure is to have sex with Blair, but I’m unsure if she is ever going to let me do that again.

“There are a lot of people hitting the dancefloor tonight,” Blair comments from the bar where we are sitting.

I glance at the dancefloor over my shoulder and at the people dancing there. They all look happy, and I chuckle as I remember our earlier conversation. “Sooo…” I drawl. Did you want me to teach you how to dance?”

My eyes travel back to Blair as I wait for her answer. She is looking gorgeous tonight, and I watch how she nervously tucks a strand of white hair behind her ear. I can sense her unease through the mate bond, and it pains me to think that I’m the cause of it. If only she knew how badly I want us to make up, how much I crave her touch at night…

“Well…” Blair starts. “I…I don’t know.”

“You don’t know?” I ask in a teasing voice, completely in love with the blush on her face.

“Y-yeah. I’m not much of a dancer, to be honest.” She lets out a self-conscious laugh.

“Come on, it’ll be fun. I promise I won’t let you embarrass yourself…too much,” I tease, hoping to lighten the mood and ease some of her nervousness. And then, before she can argue, I stand up from the bar stool, ignoring the dizziness that threatens to overtake me, and extend my hand to her. “Come on and dance with me!”

She hesitates for a moment, staring at my hand for a long moment. But then she places her hand in mine, her touch sending a jolt of electricity through my body. “Okay, but don’t say I didn’t warn you about my two left feet,” she jokes as I lead her towards the crowded dance floor.

As we reach the center, I pull her close to me. She is small and warm, and I love it…well, she is 6’l, but I’m bigger, so she is small to me. I inhale the scent of her hair and she turns stiff in response, her reaction telling me Blair doesn’t know how she feels about us until she finally giggles and relaxes against me. I have to fight a grimace. I love that she is close, but I barely have the strength to hold her up. But what doesn’t one do for love?

I wrap my arms around her, loving how right it feels to hold her again after what feels like an eternity. I might smell her dirty underwear on a daily basis to get off, but this? The real Blair and the scent of her hair? It beats everything.

My eyes close on their own accord, and I murmur into her ear, “I don’t know why you were nervous. You’re a natural on the dance floor, Blair.”

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Blair pauses as if embarrassed by the compliment, but then she leans her head against my chest. The only reason I’m not making a fool out of myself is because you’re guiding me.”

I snort. “I think you can give yourself more credit than that-you haven’t stepped on my feet a single time.”

“Yet…”

I chuckle at her self-deprecating remark and pull her even closer, brave by the music. To be honest, I’m shocked that she is letting me so close. She has been such a prickly pear ever since I took over the Winter pack, but right now, she is calm, with her fingers curling into my shirt.

“It’s weird,” she murmurs. “But I’m actually enjoying myself on the dance floor with you… surprisingly.”

I quirk an eyebrow. “Surprisingly? You wound me, Blair. Am I that terrible of company usually?”

She laughs. “No, I just meant…with everything that’s happened between us, I didn’t expect…” Her voice trails off, and she glances away.

I tilt her chin up gently with my finger, bringing her eyes back to mine. “Blair, I know things have been rocky between us. But I want you to know that…” I take a deep breath. It hurts my pride to admit this, but I have to be the first one to offer a branch between us. “I’m sorry for taking the pack away from you. I know leading the Winter pack isn’t what you want, but it’s the principle….right? That’s why you’re hurting, isn’t it?”

Her eyes widen, and I can see her starting to build up those walls around her, but then, she fights her own pride and says, “It’s more than that. You used to be…weaker than me, Duncan. I won’t sugarcoat it. You were a nobody, and now the tables have turned. I’m…” She bites her lower lip before forcing it out, “I’m the nobody

now.”

My lips part in surprise. This is probably as honest as I’ve ever seen Blair and I realize I have to make something out of this moment before it’s lost forever.

“I still want you,” I say, surprising even myself by how raw those words sound.

“Fuck you.”

My lips curl into an amused smile because while Blair’s mouth is dirty, I see how she looks at me. I can also feel the sting of regret while I hold her-she wants me. Her pride is just preventing her from giving in.

“I’m sorry,” I keep my eyes on hers. “You must feel so confused waking up from a coma and then finding out everything is different.”

She releases a little laugh, “You bet…”

“But, despite everything, you want to fix things between us, right?”

“Yes, but I’m beginning to worry. I’m a nostalgic fool to think we can fix things…”

“That’s your pride talking, sweetheart.”

“Is it?”

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“Mhm, because it was you who invited me on this cruise.”

She turns a little red, and my smile grows. “Remind me why we are here again.”

Her lips form a pout. “I’m not going to say it…”

“No?” I give her puppy dog eyes and she sighs before averting her eyes.

“Fine,” she says. “I’m still stupidly in love with you, and I want to fix things… But it’s not easy.”

“Why isn’t it easy?”

“Because…”

“Because what?”

“Goddammit, Duncan!” She growls, pushing me away with fire burning in her eyes.

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“Because…” I say again. Does she think she scares me with her little temper tantrums? Well…she does a little, but I won’t admit that to her.

“Why do you always seem to think talking helps?”

I laugh out loud. “Because it does?”

“Fuck…you should have been a shrink.”

“I probably would be a good one, but now you’re just changing the subject.”

She sighs and then reluctantly mutters, “I’m having trouble accepting that I’m no longer the strongest one is our relationship. It…it feels weird.”

My tongue twists, knots, freezes. What am I supposed to say to that? I never expected her to admit that. I thought she would give me more denial!

I stare at her for a long moment, and then I go nuts. Blame it on the tension of wanting her and wanting her to admit that she still wants me.

My arms wrap around her, and she lifts her chin, staring up into my eyes as if wondering what I’m doing. It frightens me, especially since she is stronger than me at this moment, yet I still don’t back down.

“Does it really matter, Blair?” I ask.

She looks away again. “It does…”

“Why?” I demand.

“Because I like being able to…protect you.”

Her words warm my heart, and my shoulders slump before I ask her in a gentle voice, “Is it really so bad to let me be the one to protect you and our son for once?”

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I can see the cogwheels turning inside her head at my question, and I wonder if she is going to keep up the dance between us or give in. Only time will tell. So I patiently wait for her to give me her answer.

She takes her sweet moment to think and I have a feeling she doesn’t really want to answer me. But since she wants to fix things between us, she forces out her answer.

“I… I’m not used to being the one who needs protecting,” she admits softly. “What if…what if I let you protect me, and then you decide you don’t need me?”

My heart aches at the vulnerability in her words since it can’t be easy to admit what she just did. But because she did it regardless, I tighten my arms around her, pulling her close until our foreheads touch.

“Blair, I will always need you,” I murmur, hoping she knows how much I mean that. “Not because you’re strong or can protect me, but because you’re my mate, the love of my life, the mother of my child. Nothing could ever change that. Even if I’m physically stronger now, you’re still my rock, my guiding light.”

A single tear slips down her cheek, and I gently brush it away with my thumb. It makes Blair laugh. “I’m sorry. I shouldn’t be getting this emotional.”

“Why not?” I whisper and shrug, “There’s nothing wrong with getting emotional.”

“I still feel silly.”

“Don’t. I know how hard it must be for you to let go of control, to trust me to take care of you and Crow. It’s okay to get emotional. But I promise I will never let you down again. Let me be your safe harbor, just like you’ve always been mine.”

Blair sniffles, her hands fisting in the fabric of my shirt. “I want to believe you, Duncan. I want to let you in, but I’m scared. Scared of getting hurt again.”

“I know, sweetheart. And I’m so sorry for hurting you before and not telling you everything that was going on. But I swear on the Moon Goddess herself, I will spend every day of the rest of our lives making it up to you. I also plan to never keep you in the dark ever again.”

Blair searches my gaze, and it looks like she is about to say something before the cruise ship rocks so hard that we are thrown off balance. Screams erupt from the other passengers as glassware shatters and furniture slides across the floor.

Instinctively, I wrap my arms tighter around Blair, shielding her with my body as we stumble. The ship lists heavily to one side before slowly righting itself again, but the damage is done. Chaos and panic spread through the dance club as people rush for the exits.

“What the hell was that?” Blair asks breathlessly, clinging to me. “It felt like we hit something.”

Before I can respond, the ship’s intercom crackles to life. “Attention all passengers, this is your captain speaking. We have experienced a collision with an unknown object. Please remain calm-”

Screams fill the air when the ship suddenly lurches again, more violently than before. Blair and I are thrown to the floor as alarms start blaring and emergency lights flash.

“We have to get out of here!” I yell over the commotion, helping Blair to her feet. Something is wrong, and worry slices through my chest. I’m not strong right now-hopefully, this emergency isn’t anything serious

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