Athena wokeup with a startled jump, gasping for air. She had been having nightmares for the last three days.
She’s struggled to make it through work during those three days, barely maintaining a smile and interacting with people. During those three days, Dana, aka Arrow, was her constant shadow.
She would be there from the time Athena woke up, until the time she went to bed each night. She figured Draco was avoiding her, but for the life of her she couldn’t figure out why.
Getting out of her bed after throwing the covers off of herself, she rubbed her face, trying to shake off the last of the nightmares from her mind. Her nightmares seemed to be on repeat, night after night.
The last several days have turned her world upside down. Before she could comprehend one thing, something else would shake her world even more.
Her own mother had sold her to her worst nightmare. Shifters were fucking real.
The hottest man on the fucking planet was her best friend’s brother. They were all shifters.
Her mother and brother attacked her in her own home, after they had helped bad shifters destroy her home.Shifters were fucking real!
She wanted to fuck a certain shifter more than her next breath. But she wasn’t his type, so that would stay a fantasy until the day she died.
Water. She needed to get a cold glass of water to cool her burning libido, and her heart at the rejection.
Going into the kitchen, she got herself a cold glass of water. She held the cold glass against her chest for a few seconds until she heard the voice behind her.
“Everything okay?”
Athena squeaked when she jumped, spilling the water down her front. “Shit.”
Athena turned around to see a nearly naked Draco standing behind her with his dark hair sleep tousled. Not to mention he was standing there with just his boxers molded to his perfectly chiseled body.
Well, shit, that didn’t work out and she highly doubted a cold shower would now. Guess she was going to have to get her rose out.
Best investment ever. She needed to remember to thank Dee for that toy later.
Draco’s dark black hair looked tousled as if he’d just run his fingers through it, his chiseled, perfect chest with his six-pack abs, tattoos, and sleepy looking eyes that were as blue as the ocean. She didn’t know if that was the sexiest thing in the galaxy or if it was the fact he was the skintight boxers with his impressive package that was growing by the second.
Oh my! The things she wanted to do just from staring at him.
“Eyes up here, little one,” Draco ordered gruffly.
“W-what did you ask?” Athena stammered, embarrassment hitting her hot cheeks.
“I asked if you were okay.”
Athena looked up at Draco’s concerned eyes. Damn it, he looked exhausted.
Shit. She was disturbing his sleep that he obviously needed and here she was drooling over the damn man thinking of ways to jump his bones.
“Wait a minute…I thought Dana stayed the night too, since she was my shadow.”
“She’s with you during the day. At night, I’m here.”
“Why?” Athena forced herself to ask for some reason.
“Why what?”
Athena shook her head, it didn’t matter. She moved away from the counter to go around him.
She stopped when he reached out to touch her arm. “Why what, Athena? Everything okay?”
“Why are you here? Why do you care if I’m safe? I’m nothing to you but your sister’s friend.” Athena laughed as she threw out her hands. “You don’t even like me.”
