Page 2 of Bonded

The boys again exchange glances. “Uh… just uh, lead ranks usually travel together and cos Digby will freak out?”

“Digby can go fuck himself. I mean ‘nice’, really? That’s the best he could come up with?”

“Oh… Oh right. Now I understand.” Oz sniggers as he and Bud look at each other, trying not to laugh. Kat smiles at QT; sat next to her and as always he says nothing.

Digby looks up and watches the second of the cars pull away. He sighs, muttering under his breath as he climbs into the seat beside Zak.

“Where the hell is Kat?” Darius cocks an eyebrow; as Zak laughs.

“Looks like she went with the others.”

“Why? Oh God, no… Please don’t tell me you had a bust-up already? Geez, and we haven’t even started the night yet. Okay, so what the hell did you do?”

“Nothin’. Well, I don’t think I did. I mean… she came outta the bathroom and just like Oz told me, I said she looked nice. Hey man, what the hell else was I supposed to do?”

“Diggs…” Zak can’t help but chuckle. “You could have said a little more than ‘nice’. I mean, that’s really the best you could come up with? Your woman is dressed in afuck-me-nowoutfit and all you say is ‘nice’? Seriously man, you need some fuckin’ lessons in readin’ women.”

“What? Hey, I don’t get what else I was supposed to do? Oz was the one who told me to say she looked nice, and that’s what I did. So you think that’s why she’s so pissed?”

“Yeah, you could say that. And you know what, you need to start payin’ attention, because out here in the real world, where some of us actually have to put the effort in t’get laid, then trust me, ‘nice’ it’s not a word you use when a woman looks that freakin’ hot. Someone like Kat, she’s not gonna just roll over like your other lays. She’s gonna make you work for your dinner. Best you get used to it now.”

“Geez…” Darius sneers. “All right, so when we get there, just tell her she looks great, give her a kiss, and then I’m sure it’ll all be fine.”

“You know, maybe I shouldn’t have suggested she dress like that? Fuck, she did look good though, right?”

“Look, don’t worry, Darius is right. Just tell her how amazin’ she looks and then turn on the Digby charm. You know, kiss her, smile then wave your dick at her and she won’t be able to resist.” Zak leans back in his seat and stretching his legs in front of him, he smooths a hand over his new white tee-shirt—admiring the way it stretches tight over his muscled chest. “You know one thing’s for sure, with her in that outfit, you’re gonna have your work cut out tonight. I told you takin’ her to the club a few days before a full moon wasn’t a good idea. You’re gonna have some hot competition cos every damn alpha in the place is gonna be sniffin’ her out. I wish you luck dealing with that.”

“It’ll be fine. And don’t worry, I can handle Kat.” Digby takes a breath and stares out of the window.

Darius coughs; he and Zak pass a glance between them—both trying desperately hard not to laugh.

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Kat steps from the cab and takes a deep breath as she looks across the street at the entrance of the club. “Selene’s.” She smiles at QT. “She was the goddess of the moon so seems kinda apt, don’t you think?”

“It’s a really cool place.” Oz interrupts as he, Zak, and the rest of the guys stand behind her.

“Well, it needs to be, to live up to her reputation as Zeus’s lover,” she grins with a seductive glint in her eyes.

“Kat, can I quickly say something before we get in there… about Digby?” Oz apprehensively looks around. “You know, he was really tryin’ hard earlier. I know what he said… but don’t be too hard on him.”

“What? No sorry Oz, no. No, he’ll need to try harder than that. I’m not going to be one of those girls who just swoon over him and then get in his bed when he clicks his fingers. I went to a lot of effort for tonight, so if he wants me, then he’s going to have to prove he’s worth it and try a lot harder than that.”

“Hm, that’s what worries me,” he frowns and staring at her, he can’t help but look to where the fabric on her outfit gapes, and though he tries hard not to, he looks at the plump firmness of her bra-less breasts underneath. His inner beta-wolf growls as thoughts he shouldn’t really have, fill his head and as they now wait to cross the street, she’s aware of what he’s looking at. She smiles confident that her outfit is having the desired effect.

“Kat, wait…” Digby grabs at her hand, holding her back. “Look, I’m sorry about earlier, It’s just I really didn’t know what else to say. I was totally blown away by how great you looked, and dressed up like this well… Hell I’m only used to you in fatigues, so it was kind of a shock—but a good one.”

With a coy curl of her lip, she smiles. She was going to hold out and make him grovel a lot more, but being honest… she can’t. He looks so damn hot and the scent of his aftershave is sending her wolf’s hormones into a crazy frenzy. “Well, okay… then I guess you’re forgiven.”

“I am?” He smiles. “You look fuckin’ amazin’—so hot. But then I think you know that. I’m really gonna have to keep my eyes on you in there tonight.”

“You are… And why’s that?”

“Cos trust me, they’re gonna be all over you. You’re gonna be like a rock star.”

“And what about me? Have I got anything to be worried about? I mean… you went with this look—what I said about black-shirts being sexy. You look pretty damnhotyourself. Oh, and this aftershave, mmm… hell, the smell is really turning me on.”

“Hm…” he grins, leaning in for a kiss. “Really? Well then, maybe we should just skip the club and go straight home?”

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