Shit, shitshit.
"Someone's comin’," I hiss out, panicking.
We need a reason to be here. If they catch us…fuck, what if it's Doctor Brooks? If there really is something down here then they won't take kindly to people snooping.
If this really is a lead and they realize I've sniffed it out, they'll do everything they can to make sure I can't investigate further.
I meet Hayden's wide eyes as the steps get closer, and an idea hits me.
"Play along," I plead.
Then I throw myself into his arms.
He catches me easily, and he must know exactly what I'm thinking because in the next second his lips are on mine.
Oh,fuck.
It's like he set me on fire with his touch, and all I can do is melt into him. A little whimper leaves me as he holds me closer, and then I'm scrambling up his body, wrapping my legs around his waist. Hayden groans into my mouth, spinning us so my back is against the wall. My hands tangle in his hair and tug, making him moan. His hard cock grinds into my aching center, and I desperately want there to be exactly zero clothes between us.
My alpha.
His hands squeeze my ass, and I'm just about to beg him to take me against the wall when a throat clears.
Shit. Right. There was a reason we were doing this. He rips his face away, breathing heavily as he looks at me with a question in his eyes. It’s obvious the kiss affected him just as much as it did me.
"You guys know you shouldn't be in here." A vaguely familiar voice rumbles, and I look over to see who found us, trying to blink away the heavy fog of lust.
It's that same orderly that was with West the day I beat Lars to a pulp.
"Oh, I'm sorry, sir," I drawl, tracing a circle with my finger on Hayden's chest. He's still holding me against the wall, his cock pressed against me. "I had no idea."
He only grunts and tilts his head towards Hayden. "Well,hedoes." I try to rein in my little growl of possessiveness at the idea that Hayden has been caught in this position before, but it still finds its way out.
"Sorry, Sam." Hayden gives him a sheepish grin. "Needed some…alone time if you know what I mean." Then he winks, and my cheeks burn so hot I'm sure they're as red as my hair. I didn't expect him to just come out and say it.
"That's what you have bedrooms for, Hayden." Sam shakes his head. "Come on, West asked me to find you—you're late for your psych appointment."
"Oh, fuck." Hayden's eyes widen in surprise and he looks at me apologetically. He gently eases me down to the ground. "Sorry, Fireball. We'll have to continue this later." He steals one last kiss with a cheeky grin, leaving me speechless as he hurries back down the hall.
Huffing and running my hands down my jumpsuit, I follow after him, not at all surprised by Sam's footsteps behind me.
My heart stutters when he says quietly, "I'd be more careful if I were you, Ms. Harding."
thirteen
Sam
"I'd be more careful if I were you, Ms. Harding." I don't know what possesses me to say it. She can clearly handle herself.
Her steps falter, and then I've caught up with the fiery little omega. "Don't go worryin' about me, Sammy." She blinks up innocently as her southern accent grows thick. "You know omegas can't get pregnant outside their heat. Plus, they got us all on that birth control shot,just in case."
I blanch. "That's not what I meant—" Her head falls back as she laughs at me, and I sigh, pinching my nose. "Come on, Trouble. Let's get youout of here."
She purses her lips but keeps walking. I have to admit, I can see why West is so enthralled with her. As well as Hayden, and to my complete surprise, Kole Vasiliev.
Josephine Harding.
Why does it keep coming back to her?