Chapter 8 8

Chapter eight.

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Selena stood there frozen Damon's words lingered in her thoughts.

"He doesn't love you he never did"

Olivia always told her that but hearing it from another party made her realize it.

You never know you are in a bondage unless you see or someone shows you the rails of the cage.

She wanted to argue,Wanted to defend Jake But what was left to defend?

He still had the audacity to ask her for the money.

Damon watched her his silver eyes unreadable Then as if sensing she needed space he turned toward his slick black Rolls royce car

"Get in" he said

Selena frowned "Excuse me but work is not yet over"

Damon opened the passenger door waiting "I know but you need space I'm the boss after all I'll drive you home"

She hesitated "I have my own car"

"Your hands are still shaking" His voice was softer this time "Let me drive"

She looked down realizing he was right Her hands were trembling Whether from anger heartbreak or something else entirely she didn't know

Without another word she walked over and slid into the passenger seat Damon shut the door behind her and rounded to the driver's side

The ride was silent the tension thick between them

Selena tried not to think about the way Damon's presence made her feel How he had stepped in without hesitation How he had looked at Jake like he was nothing

She finally broke the silence "You didn't have to get involved"

Damon's grip on the steering wheel tightened "If I hadn't would you have gone with him"

She opened her mouth then closed it

Would she?

She hated to admit it but there was a time when Jake's words would have worked on her When she would have let herself believe his lies just because she loved him

But not anymore

Damon glanced at her "You're quiet"

"I'm just thinking"

"About what"

Selena sighed "How stupid I was"

Damon didn't speak for a moment Then he said "yap you were stupid thank God you realize it"

She blinked surprised by his words

His eyes remained on the road his expression calm but firm "but You loved him You believed in him That doesn't make you stupid Selena"

Her chest tightened "Then what does it make me"

Damon's jaw clenched slightly "It makes you someone who gave her heart to the wrong man"

Selena looked away her throat burning with unshed tears

"Selena" he said his voice quieter now

She turned to him

His gaze darkened his silver eyes filled with something intense "Next time he comes near you call me"

She swallowed "I can handle myself"

Damon leaned in slightly his scent wrapping around her like something dangerous and intoxicating "I know you think you can But you don't know what men like him are capable of"

She shivered "And what about men like you"

Damon's smirk was slow and wicked "Men like me take what they want, they like it,they take it either by force or willingly"

Her breath hitched

For a moment neither of them moved "Like"

"Like you" he wanted to say but ignored it.

Then Damon pulled back his expression unreadable once more "Get some rest sweetheart"

"Are you still thinking about him?" he curled an eyebrow at her and she nodded, seeing her sadness made his wolf whimper and worse for an idiot.

"Like that other night let me make you forget him"

"Hell no! I am not doing that again with you"

"You don't have to" he smirked at her using one wheel to steer the car while the other on her thighs,her thighs were bare and fresh without blemish

Selena held his hand anxiously "What do you think you are doing"

He didn't respond and squeezed her thighs together rubbing them together with his other hand

Selena gripped his hands with both of her hands trying to push it away but her strength was no match for him

He didn't say anything but the next thing he did caught her off guard his hands touched her panties in there seeing her already aching for him made his blood run wild he was excited for anything she had to offer.

"Remove them"

"You sure know how to make demands"

He didn't respond to her smug comment instead used one hand to tear them apart making her gasp in shock

"I warned you, didn't I?I told you to remove them"

A few minutes later they pulled up to her apartment Damon shifted the car into park but didn't move to leave.

Parking in front of her house he kissed her on the lips softly his other hand still settled around her cl*t.

He didn't push forward he was going to make her want him and beg no matter how much he wanted her retracting his hand he kissed her hair "Good night"

What just happened?

Selena stood there dazed she was confused why did he stop doing what he did

"Are you teasing me"

"No princess" he leaned forward resting one arm on her breasts and kissing her goodnight

"Now you cannot think of anything else but me remember that"

Selena let out a breath she hadn't realized she was holding and opened the car door She stepped out but hesitated

She turned back "Damon"

He raised a brow

"Don't ever do the rubbish you just did it's annoying" she said her voice barely above a whisper and stepped out of the car running off into her house

Damon didn't answer right away

Then with a smirk that didn't quite reach his eyes he laughed how long he would live while teasing her.

Selena barely slept that night

Damon's actions replayed in her mind

What the hell did that even mean?

She tossed and turned in bed replaying everything that had happened Jake showing up Damon stepping in like some overprotective force of nature The way he looked at her like she belonged to him

Her heart thumped too fast.

All this was scary for her,it was moving too fast.

She needed to push all of this aside Damon was her boss nothing more And Jake He was the past She was done with men who thought they could control her

With a deep breath she forced herself up and got ready for work

The office was buzzing when she arrived

She could feel the stares hear the whispers

"That's her"

"The new assistant The one the boss personally hired"

"I heard he threatened some guy for her last night"

"Are they sleeping together"

Selena clenched her jaw and walked faster People loved to gossip but she wasn't going to let them get to her

She stepped into Damon's office prepared for another exhausting day of working under the most frustrating man alive

But he wasn't behind his desk

Instead he was sitting on the couch legs spread apart looking every bit like a king who ruled over everything he saw His silver eyes lifted to hers the moment she entered

"Good morning sweetheart" he drawled

Selena ignored the way her stomach fluttered at his voice "It's Miss Carter at work sir"

Last night made her embarrassed but he was going to pay her well,so she could let a lot of rubbish slide.

His smirk widened "We'll see how long that lasts"

She huffed "Do you have any actual work for me or should I just stand here while you amuse yourself"

Damon tilted his head "Since you're so eager there's a list of tasks on your desk But first-" His expression darkened "Come here"

Selena hesitated "Why"

Damon's gaze sharpened "Because I said so"

Something in his tone made her legs move before her brain could protest She walked toward him cautiously stopping just out of reach

He watched her eyes unreadable Then suddenly he lifted his hand-

Selena flinched

But instead of whatever she expected he pulled her onto his lap effortlessly like she weighed nothing

She tried to wriggle her way out "Listen Selena I would advise you be a good girl and remain this way it's called concentration"

Her breath hitched "Concentration for what exactly"

Damon smirked tracing slow circles on her hip "So tell me did you think of me last night"

She pulled back shaking her head "It's none of your business"

Damon held her tightly his gaze burning into her "Everything about you is my business"

Selena clenched her fists "You don't own me"

His smirk darkened "Not yet"

Her pulse skyrocketed She needed to leave before she lost whatever control she had left "If there's nothing else I'll get started on my work"

Damon leaned back against the couch still holding her watching her with something that felt too much like possession

"Go ahead sweetheart" he murmured "But don't forget-when you need me I'll be there"

"Let me go"

"Work this way"

Selena turned her head quickly her heart pounding

She hated how easily he got under her skin

And she hated even more that a part of her liked it

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Meanwhile Damon sat in his office with her on his lap his smirk slowly fading

His wolf was restless demanding he claim her But Damon knew better than to rush

Selena was human Fragile She wasn't ready to know what he was

And then there was the other problem

Jake

Damon's smirk returned but this time it was cold

That b*st*rd had dare come for what belonged to him

And Damon wasn't the kind of man to forgive

He was looking for ways to punish him slowly and painfully

His wolf was restless-angry

"You should have claimed her already"

Damon clenched his jaw " She's human She doesn't even know what I am, don't be impatient"

His wolf growled And that idiot,Betrayed her And you just let him walk away

Damon's grip on the armrest tightened. He could still see the look on Selena's face.

He had two people on his death list,her step sister and her ex boyfriend.

His wolf bared its fangs 'You should have ripped out his throat'

Damon smirked coldly ' That would've been too easy He needs to suffer first'

He exhaled sharply closing his eyes He hadn't planned for this Hadn't planned to want a mate

Wolves weren't supposed to be bound to humans And yet from the moment he had touched her smelled her felt the bond snap into place-there was no escaping it

He didn't plan to get a mate but now that he had one,he would protect it with all he had.

Selena Carter was his.

But she didn't know it yet

"She flinched away from us" His wolf's voice was quieter now almost pained

Selena was unaware of his internal turmoil he looked troubled whereas she was the one more troubled

She felt something poking her thigh not knowing what it was she innocently grabbed it and immediately heard a growl from him

Just as she was about to stand up and apologize he pulled her in "Stay this way and move your lower body slowly"

What was he talking about?

Was he crazy?

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