Chapter Eighteen: A Kiss Goodnight (Bane)

                                    

                                          
Hot. Much too hot. I felt like I was lying with an electric blanket. Setekh lay beside me in bed, his arms firmly wrapped around me as he buried his face in the crook of my neck. I suddenly became to feel like I was being cooked from the inside out. And that no matter what move I made to try and get out from under him, he would just move right along with me. Using what little strength I could muster, I pushed him over onto his back as he brought me along with him and continued to sleep.
                          
Perfect, a wolf that sleeps like the dead. As I stared at his face, I bit my bottom lip in anticipation for the strike that resulted in a slap; a slap that sounded throughout the room, causing his eyes to snap open and glare at me.
                          
"Ouch! What the hell was that for?"
                          
I rolled my eyes. "Oh, relax. I didn't even hit you that hard. But since you're up, would you mind releasing me from your arms? I'm baking here."
                          
"No," he replied playfully.
                          
"Please!" I begged as he shook his head. "God, it's like talking to a child," I mumbled.
                          
He frowned. "I heard that. I have excellent hearing you know."
                          
"Good. Then here this: If you don't let me go right this minute, I swear you won't get anymore kisses from me."
                          
His eyes narrowed again before he finally released me from his grasp. My lungs expanded as I sucked in a breath and slid off from his waist. As I stretched my stiff muscles, I felt a searing pain on my ass followed by a loud smack as I quickly looked back at Setekh who grinned like a little boy that did something he shouldn't. Grabbing the pillow beside him, I placed it over his face as he barked out a laugh and tackled me down on the bed.
                          
"I got you now," he said in a low voice. "What am I going to do with you?"
                          
"You could always let me go."
                          
"Let you go? I don't think so, my little one."
                          
"Then I can't go home."
                          
"That works out perfectly for me," he purred. "I can't stand you being all alone within the walls of that big empty mansion. I feel like I could go insane."
                          
"Setekh, when my parents were alive and they went on one of their many digs in the Egyptian sands. I was left home alone all the time. So it doesn't bother me."
                          
"Maybe it doesn't for you. But it bothers me."
                          
I managed to wiggle one of my arms free as I touched his face. "You don't have to worry about me. I'll be fine."
                          
"You sure about that?"
                          
Setekh broke eye contact with me as he rolled over onto his back and stared up at the ceiling. Meanwhile, I slid off the bed and got dressed in the same old clothes I wore when I first arrived here. As I slipped on the last shoe, Setekh got up and walked over to his closet before emerging wearing an Under Armour shirt, running shorts and a pair of sandals. And though his hair was messy, it made him look that much hotter.
                          
He grabbed the keys off the nightstand before taking my hand in his and walked right out the front door and down the driveway, into the middle of the compound where all eyes were upon us. I bolted for the Jeep and hopped in the passenger seat as I buckled my seatbelt and prayed for a safe drive home since I knew how much Setekh liked to drive. The engine roared to life and soon there we were, racing down the long gravel road with my hand gripping the armrest the whole drive home.
                          
But when we arrived at the massive iron gates, Setekh asked for the passcode but I wouldn't give it to him. Instead, I leaned across the front seat as I punched in the code while Setekh had his hand on my ass. Up at the mansion, the engine was cut-off but somehow the floodlights on the roof of his car stayed on that illuminated the front yard. From there Setekh took a slow, deep breath before holding it in and then exhaling.
                          
"I hate it when we're apart," he said quietly.
                          
I smiled. "I know you do. But it'll make the next time we see each other that much more special."
                          
"I don't want there to be a next time. I want you around me always."
                          
Now I was the one taking a deep breath. I stepped out of the car and headed for the door with Setekh following me like a lost puppy. "Well, home sweet home. So, I'll see you tomorrow at school?"
                          
Setekh nodded. "Yeah."
                          
"Goodnight, then."
                          
"Goodnight, little one."
                          
As I walked inside and shut the door, I was halfway into the living room when I heard a knock. I laughed to myself and thought just how needy Setekh really was when I opened the door again and saw him standing there.
                          
"Now what did you forget?"
                          
"I forgot to get my kiss goodbye."
                          
I kissed him on the cheek. "There. You got your kiss. Now you can go."
                          
He blinked not once, but twice. "You call that a kiss? Here. Let me show you the proper way how to kiss someone goodbye."
                          
With his hand on my waist, he pulled me in close, grabbed a fistful of my hair and eased my head back as I let out a moan. His lips brushed along the side of my neck, nibbling, scratching back and forth in a sensual rhythm. I was hungry for more as was my body. I couldn't even think straight. Even his tongue made an appearance of up sliding up my throat to the tip of my chin as his lips feverishly latched onto mine.
                          
I opened my mouth to get some air as I moaned again; only this time did I feel the bulge rising in his shorts. Playfully, I rubbed my waist against him as he growled and I laughed, running my fingers through his hair.
                          
But sadly, even the best of kisses had to come to an end eventually. Setekh was the first to pull back, his lips moist as he licked them, his eyes struggling to soften the darkening lust that had taken over control. As for me, I kept one hand on the doorknob and one foot inside the foyer just in case he wanted to try that again. But in the end, Setekh looked beside himself, and perhaps even a little hurt that I was planning on staying away from him for a night or two.
                          
"Goodnight, Setekh," I said with a small smile. "I'll see you tomorrow."
                          
He lowered his head in defeat. "Goodnight, then. I'll call you in the morning."
                          
"You better. Now, please, for me, try and get some sleep."
                          
"Doubtful. It'll be hard without you lying next to me in my massive bed. You're my dream catcher."
                          
"Awww. I love you, too."
                          
No sooner had the words escaped from my mouth that my brain was trying to rewind up to the moment that made me say it in the first place. Only there was no explanation. I was screwed.
                          
"What did you say?" he asked, tilting his head to one side.
                          
I clear my throat. "Nothing. I said nothing."
                          
"Setekh chuckled. "I believe that you just admitted that you loved me."
                          
My eyes widened as I stepped back inside and shouted a "goodnight" in his direction while my face must've lit up like a fucking Christmas tree. I love you. I still can't believe I said it out loud and to his face! Well, that's it, my life is over.
                          
I'm in love...I smiled.
                          
I'm in love with a werewolf...

                          
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