Billionaire Alpha's 99 Deadly Games novel Chapter 145

I grabbed my phone off the nightstand and checked. “Nope, not if you’re actually getting that

massage.” Chapter 145

He grumbled to himself again as he headed for the bathroom anyway. I heard bits and pieces enough to get the gist that there was no way I was going to be naked and alone with another person

in the room without him there.

I laughed. “Suit yourself, but no growling,” I scolded, as we finally made it to the elevator.

“No promises,” he teased.

Something in the awkward moments of our “morning after” made everything feel like it had shifted.

I didn’t want to think about it or examine things too closely. So I was determined to just keep things

light and fun, and enjoy a day of pampering.

We were amicably silent on the walk to the spa. I couldn’t help but notice the tingling sensation I felt

every time we brushed against each other. It was nice and nerve–wracking at the same time.

Urma and Nelson were assigned to us at the front desk, and showed us back to the couples‘ massage

room. They dropped off fresh, clean robes and towels, and excused themselves while we changed. When the door closed, reality opened. I was nervous for really the first time around Patrick. Even being blindsided by his presence hadn’t made me nervous–quite the opposite even–but here we were expected to strip and prepare for our massages. What had he been thinking, inviting himself along for this? I understood that nudity was basically the norm amongst shifters, but no one had warned

me that being naked with my one true mate would make me a nervous, jittery mess.

I turned my back to him and quickly stripped. Even knowing he was watching me and knowing it was unnecessary. I couldn’t face him and I couldn’t turn around till I knew he was covered, too.

“Are you decent?”

He laughed. “Yeah, I’m covered. You can turn around. I certainly didn’t peg you for being modest. It doesn’t exactly come with the territory.”

I rolled my eyes. “Some things are best left to mystery,” I blurted out, thankful that knocked, and then peeked in to check on us.

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“Okay, you lovebirds, onto the tables. I’ll grab Urma and we can begin.”

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Chapter 145

Before he closed the door back, I was already on the table getting into position. Nelson was bald and a little pudgy, and very likely gay. Patrick seemed more amused by him than intimidated. I put my face down into the hole on the table and tried to relax, even though every nerve in my body was hyper aware of my mate on the next table over. While I had told him we would not be within arm’s reach, the tables in the room were aligned so we absolutely could reach out and touch at any time. He proved that point as I lay there trying to ignore him and find some semblance of relaxation in a room that felt like it was suffocating me.

His hand gently glided up my side and across my shoulders.

“If you wanted a massage that badly, I’d have been happy to accommodate you last night.”

I chanced a look up and regretted it immediately. The smoldering look he gave me made me break out into a sweat all over. He was sitting on the other table with his feet dangling over the edge leaning over towards me. He was bare except for a towel wrapped low around his waist, so low I could see a cut V heading down into areas I couldn’t afford to think about. A sly smile played across his face like he knew exactly how affected I was by him and I was thankful when the door opened and Nelson and Urma returned–only this time it wasn’t Urma.

“Hi, I’m Kaitlyn. Urma had an emergency she needed to tend to, so I’m going to step in for her,” said a bubbly blonde, who couldn’t be more than twenty years old.

“Hi Kaitlyn, it’s nice to meet you,” Patrick said, offering her his hand, which she readily accepted. “I’m Patrick and this is Elise.”

He smiled at her and I bit back a growl threatening to erupt from me.

“Lie down and we’ll get started,” Nelson told us. Of course, he was really talking to Patrick since I was already lying down and gritting my teeth the entire time. Nelson moved to remove my towel and for a moment I almost stopped him, but I didn’t. I couldn’t help but sneak a peek Patrick’s way.

Big mistake! The bubbly blonde had already removed his towel too and was busy running her hands all over my mate’s back. Wolves are notorious for being territorial, but I didn’t have the right to be territorial over him. Why didn’t that message reach my heart?

I could feel Nelson’s hands working my taunt muscles. He even commented a time or two about how tense I was. Normally I would be lying face down and enjoying this, but all I could do was stress over the fact that Kaitlyn’s hands were on Patrick’s body, and there was absolutely no chance of relaxing. It didn’t help that the girl prattled on incessantly the entire time.

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