Twisting Her Fate
Chapter 7

"Anything else?"

"This is only a casual hookup. It can never be anything more"

"Do you give this warning often?" Madden smirks.

"You think you are the one and only lucky guy? I know she is beautiful, she is straight forward and she is strong, but she will only be a passing light in your life, a random flare that will extinguish" "Why? Because you are all interested?"

Finlay laughs, his golden blonde hair is still short and it captures all the lights, he is the biggest of the group and is just slightly smaller than Connor, but Connor is aware that he and his group are outclassed by her 'brothers'. "She is our everything, but not for the reason you are thinking. You get her body, but we have her heart sealed safe with us"

"You sound confident?" "You have no idea"

Connor slaps Finlay on the shoulder in a gesture of goodwill and friendship. They are alright, he can see the love but he doesn't see the jealousy that he thought he would see. He is not sure why it bothers him so much, she is just a hook up. Leilani appears beside them, grabbing her bag that Connor had failed to get.

"Lets get the boring stuff out of the way"

She winks at Connor before turning to her boys.

"Don't wait up for me"

She looks at Madden.

"No need to keep an eye on me, have your own fun, just pick me up on the way to the airport"

Leilani grabs Connor's hand and guides him away from her brothers. Arlo yells from behind.

"Make good choices"

Leilani laughs and throws back.

"No chance"

Connor watches the girl with interest. She and her brothers have an interesting dynamic and she seems relatively carefree, but she has the spark of wisdom and deep intelligence that she doesn't put forward, hiding behind a mask of outgoing and relaxed. Connor wraps his arms around her, just wishing he could skip the meeting and take her straight back to his hotel room. His large hand moves from the small of her back around to rest on her toned and firm stomach. Leilani smiles slightly.

"So possessive alpha"

Connor's nose grazes just above her ear as his hot breath fans her neck.

"Do you expect me to take you in there without staking my claim on you?"

"I don't expect anything"

"Well, I expect plenty. I can't help my nature. You are mine for tonight and I am possessive over my things"

Leilani could fight him about it, she could argue, but truthfully she doesn't want to, she wants to be his, if only for a brief moment.

The door opens to the private room and Connor walks in with confident steps, plastering Leilani to his side. Even though she said that she could take care of herself, he has no way of verifying that and is determined to keep her protected in the not-so safe setting. He knows that this is a very big risk, but he has played it safe and followed the rules for so long, in the face of her, he cannot any longer.

Alpha Liam and his followers are already seated on the large white leather couches within the room. Liam is in his mid thirties to early forties and has an aggressive type of vibe about him. He has facial features that look like he has taken one too many hits and they have healed too quickly without him aligning it properly, his nose, crooked and bent all out of shape, which is incredibly uncommon because it only takes a few seconds to snap it back in to place and it would be healed and straight, so the fact that it is so bent makes it a choice.

Leilani bites slightly into Connor's shoulders to stop herself from laughing about Liam's choice of fashion accessory. Why would anyone want to look like they have taken hits? Isn't the whole point to not get hit? Connor still feels the small shudders of laughter running through her body, which in turn makes this tense atmosphere lighten considerably and actually become slightly funny.

Connor is able to school his expression a lot faster than Leilani, keeping a straight face as he walks straight up to the alpha, tucking Leilani slightly in behind him in a protective gesture.

The two alphas greet each other with a slight nod but no words are exchanged. Both eyeing each other before Liam's eyes shift naturally to the beautiful blonde that is staring straight at him. "And who do we have here? I wasn't expecting you to bring such a present in honour of our collaboration"

Leilani's grip on Connor's shirt tightens and he is about two seconds off throwing him to the ground and pummeling the handsome face into the ground. He bought her in here as a present? Connor can feel Leilani's tension. He, of course, has no intention of doing such a thing. He has seen plenty of Liam's type before and has had a few dealings with Liam which always leave a nasty taste in his mouth, but sometimes his discomfort for the packs gain is worthwhile.

"No, Alpha Liam, there will be none of that, we have an arranged marriage between packs. This is my prospective Luna. We are just testing the waters for now as it eventually comes down to our choice, so she is technically my fiance and I have no interest in sharing what is mine"

Leilani twists the skin on Connor's firm waist. What the hell type of story is that? Connor moves to her ear.

"Are you surprised?"

"What the hell?"

"Are you going to play along?"

Leilani schools her expression, this is far from the hardest role she has had to play, pretending to be this handsome mans fiance? No issue what-so-ever. It is actually a nice change and she is going to be the most full-on fiance in the history of mankind. He dares to play the game? He has got to be willing to lose.

"Say hello baby"

Leilani steps forward.

"Hello Alpha Liam, pleased to meet you"

Leilani could not be any more proficient in greeting alphas in a polite yet not a subservient way, not showing any fear yet showing no aggression.

Liam's undisguised lust-filled eyes makes Connor want to go crazy. If she really was his fiance, he would probably have threatened the life of the man in front of him. But for now, he tries to keep a level head and get through this as quickly as possible and keep Leilani safe in the process.

Connor walks to the couch opposite Liam sitting down and pulling Leilani naturally onto his lap, encasing her in his arms. Connor starts. He usually tries to keep things casual, tries to partake in idle chatter. But he has no interest now, just getting straight to the point.

"Have you considered my offer?"

Liam eyes Leilani.

"Should we be discussing such things in front of a woman?"

Connor tightens his grip on Leilani and she naturally wraps her arms around his neck.

"And why not?"

"A woman can either be your luna or a c*m bucket and, since I see no mark"

"I replace that offensive. My Luna will be my partner in everything"

"Look Connor, she is not marked, until she is, she is nothing, just a decorated s*x toy"

"Liam, that is not within my way of thinking, we either talk about it with her here or I leave"

Leilani looks at Connor in awe, but he is just staring down the alpha opposite. Liam may act tough but he is not stronger than Connor and he cannot afford for this deal to fall through because of his views. He thought that Connor would fold and that the girl wasn't worth it. He thought that a tiny victory could be had, but now he can only back down.

"We will sell the land and the industrial buildings in question"

Connor nods at Beta Harvey, who takes out the contracts to be signed and the deposit to be paid. Leilani sinks into Connor's chest, surprised by his words, he is not what she expected at first glance. Maybe he is a good guy. She is already lucky enough to know six good guys she didn't think there were any left.

Connor rubs circles on Leilani's bare back while the formalities are done. Leilani's hands are far from reserved as she explores the body that she wants more and more, her lips brushing against him as she explores his body through the thin slip of material. Liam watches it all, while there is nothing overly excessive about Leilani's movements, watching the stunning girl being so forward is a sight to behold.

"You and your fiance seem to have a good relationship"

Leilani opens her mouth before Connor gets a chance to speak.

"Look how handsome he is. How could I keep my hands to myself? If he was sitting in a crowded room, he is the only one that I would naturally gravitate towards. Sometimes I feel like we have just met on this day and my desire for him burns with the same intensity" Connor grips Leilani's chin, pressing his lips to hers, slightly biting her bottom lip as a punishment but with an obvious spark of amusement in his steel-gray eyes.

"Ohh you, I feel the same way, I am dying to take her every second from the first moment we met"

Connor whispers.

"I think I have been hard since the first moment we met"

"Hmm must be hard to conduct business in that way, you know, with our long-running relationship and all"

Liam can't hear their banter but he is surprised by the cute scene. He has only met Connor a couple of times, but each time he is as cold as ice. For some random b*tch to change him is a surprise. If they have an arranged marriage, they are not fated mates, so such chemistry is rare.