Betrayed Forced Mate (Rosecreek Special Ops Wolves #4)

“Are you the one who did this? You hacked into the system? Just to mess with me? That serum is seriously dangerous—” Byron says, scowling and pointing his finger at me.

“Ha!” I laugh. “As though you actually think a woman is capable of getting through your precious firewall.”

“Stop saying that like I’m sexist, I am not sexist, I just—”

“You’re not? Explain the constant—”

“For the love of Antoine Lavoisier,” Rosa says, and I jump, eyes flying to her as I realize she’s still in the room. My heart races, a blush rising to my cheeks when she meets my eyes, knowing she can see right through me. “Can the two of you be quiet for a single moment? Byron, you don’t have to actually sit right here next to me. I’m sure everyone will be content for you to sit out in the hallway.”

“Actually,” Byron mutters, “your boyfriend practically threatened to rip my head off if I so much as thought of taking a bathroom break while I’m here to protect you.”

“Bigby is your boyfriend?” Kaila asks, from her spot across the room, her eyes peeking up at us over her book.

“No,” Rosa says to her, and then to Byron, “I’ll rip your head off, if you keep saying stupid things like that. Bigby is not my boyfriend, and I’m not going to be able to get any work done with the two of you going back and forth like this!”

“Well, then just tell him to give me access to the internal systems,” I say. “He’s lucky I’m asking nicely.”

“Excuse me?” he says, raising his eyebrows at me, and for a second, I see him like he was when he had his face buried between my legs, and it sends a rush of heat through me. When his nostrils flare, I cross my legs, responding without missing a beat.

“Byron, sweetheart, what do you think is going to happen if you don’t give me access?”

“Yeah, right, go ahead and try.”

“You already admitted you think I can get through your security measures. Don’t confuse yourself now.”

“There’s no way you’re going to hack into the system right after you tell me you’re going to hack into the system—”

“Oh really? Because I just did.”

“You’re not even looking at your tablet!”

“What? Oh, you need to look? Honey—”

“Olivia!” Rosa says, just as Byron shifts, his thigh pressing against mine, and it’s like my entire mind turns to jelly. I can’t stop thinking about the way that thigh feels when he’s leaning over me, kissing me, the cross around his neck dangling between us—

“Kaila,” I say, ripping my leg away from his, trying to regain control of my body. “Why don’t I call Aris and see if he’ll bring Araya down. We can all go to the park.”

“Yes!” Kaila says, jumping up from her spot as I go out into the hallway to make the call.

“Son of a bitch,” I hear Byron say, “she actually did hack in.”

“Hey,” Rosa snaps, and I know she’s going to rip into him for using the B-word. “Don’t say that word around my daughter. Better yet, don’t say it at all.”

“Right sorry, it’s just—Olivia makes me crazy.”

“That makes two of us.”

I smile like an idiot down at my phone, trying to remember what I came out here to do.

That night, Byron comes to my door.

Later, we’re at Bigby’s house, playing Monopoly, and Byron keeps running his hand over my thigh under the table.

“Gods, Bryon, you are such a cheater!” I breathe, handing over more money to him. He keeps distracting me, which is costing me properties and cash.

“That’s what sore losers say,” Byron says, pursing his lips and re-arranging the money in his hand. “Just admit it, Ollie Pop.”

My chest warms.