Page 3 of Rock Hard
Rex grinned, feeling lighter than he had since he’d exited the stage. Alice had totally misread the situation, yet he couldn’t help riling her.
“Well, it ain’t gonna suck itself. You offering?”
“Not in this lifetime.” Her eyes flashed, and her cheeks turned this glowing rosy-gold that got him hard again instantly. She was so fucking hot. “At least have the decency to do ... that ... somewhere else.”
“Jealous, Al?”
Her lips thinned. She hated when he called her that, which, of course, was exactly why he did it.
“What was so important you had to come barging into my bedroom, Al? Ready to give in to your desires?”
“Hardly.” Alice’s scowl intensified, as did Carly’s.
The two were so alike. His cub made no secret of the fact that she didn’t like the way females went crazy over him, but hey, that was all part of the rock god package. It paid the bills and kept her in the lap of luxury. That was the thing with kids, though. They never appreciated anything.
At least Alice understood that, even if she didn’t particularly like it.
“I wanted to tell you that the food was here. And Carly has something she wanted to tell you.”
Carly shifted, now looking more uncomfortable than pissed off.
“Well?”
“Go on, Carly,” Alice prompted gently. “Tell him.”
She looked like she wanted to do anything but. Her eyes went to the bedspread and her voice was quiet when she said, “My essay qualified for the semi-finals.”
He stared at her blankly. “Your what?”
“My essay?” she said, lifting her chin slightly. “The one on the potentially devastating effects of chemically altered food additives on the human body?”
He blinked. “What do you care about that shit? You’re not human.”
“I’m half-human,” she reminded him.
As if he needed reminding of what could happen when a female lied about being on birth-control. Deceitful, conniving creatures. Trusting humans was never a good idea. And one of the reasons he would never fuck another groupie bareback, no matter how big her tits were. Although, that hadn’t been an issue. Since Alice had managed to hijack his fantasies, and his libido, he hadn’t fuckedanyone.
“And this is important,” Carly continued. “It could help get me into the bio-med programs at MIT or John Hopkins.”
He laughed. “College? You don’t need to go to college. It’s a waste of time.”
His daughter made a sound of feminine disapproval and disappointment before stomping off into her bathroom, slamming the door behind her.
“What did I say?”
“You’re an ass,” Alice told him bluntly. “This is important to her. Can’t you see that?”
“It’s ridiculous and unnecessary. She never has to work a day in her life, and certainly not for sickly humans.” He yawned, already bored with the conversation.
Humans had their place in the world, of course, but they worked for shifters, not the other way around. Most, in fact, were completely ignorant of the fact that shifters even existed outside of fiction. Only a select few, like Alice, were worthy enough to be gifted with that knowledge.
“Look,” Alice pleaded, “if you don’t want to go to the semis and support your daughter, letmetake her. I’ve already checked. It’s between shows, so it shouldn’t be a problem.”
A couple days without Alice? Who would order his meals? Who would schedule his appointments? Who would see to his every whim?
“No. I need you here.”
“It will only be a couple days. You can manage,” she argued.
