Taken by a Beast novel Chapter 4

It was getting dark as he carried her out of the woods. Night came crawling on the skies and the back of his house came in view behind the tall trees. It was beautiful.

She didn't have the chance to look back before but now that she was seeing it in front of her eyes, she just couldn't help but think of how captivating it was. She couldn't even take her eyes off it.

To think that she first thought of it as a place of danger was quite ironic. Perhaps she should stop judging things based on appearance.

"How did you find me?" she asked, finally disturbing the silence between them. She heard his rapid breathing and she looked up at him, frowning.

"My senses are extremely great," he answered. "I can smell you and I can sense when you're gone."

"You can smell me?" she asked in disbelief. "Do I stink?"

He grinned and it took her breath away. He looked so much like an angel when he smiled like that.

"No, you smell like chocolate." And to punctuate his statement, he kissed her on the cheek and licked it.

She drew back, reddening and wiping her cheek with her shoulder's fabric. "Ew."

He only smirked and carried her towards the house. When he licked her face, she felt suddenly cautious of him. She became aware of his closeness and she was practically pressed against his chest, clinging to him, feeling every indent of his muscles.

Her heart began beating frantically, feeling herself getting hot against his skin and suddenly burning. He was hot. Literally. Did he not own any shirt?

As soon as they entered through the back door, she said, "I can walk now."

He shook his head and continued to walk upstairs. He was treating her like she couldn't walk on her own. Nothing was worse than feeling like a child. Considering his size, she was a kitten and he was a large dog.

"Where are you taking me?" she questioned.

"To my room."

She started to panic as they neared a large mahogany double door. They entered a large dimly lit room and she saw a king-sized bed. The curtains were closed so it was dark. He strided towards the corner of the room and entered a door which led to the bathroom.

He stepped into the shower and placed her down on her feet. Looking at him, she gasped and covered her eyes quickly.

He was naked! Completely naked! Why was he naked?!

"Take a bath and come out after you're done," he told her. When she opened her eyes, she saw his muscular back turned to her as he walked away, his butt in display.

Even his butt was muscular.

She quickly shook the thought off her head just as he closed the bathroom door. With a deep breath, she looked around the room. It was just as luxurious as the whole mansion. Everything seemed to be in style and extravagant.

This guy sure was rich.

She quickly took a bath as she thought about what happened. She couldn't believe there was a wild wolf roaming around the mansion. But even now, she could only think about one thing - how to get home.

She quickly washed off the dirt from her body and used a shampoo that smelled like men's hair wash. As soon as she finished, she came out wrapping a clean towel tightly around her. There she saw him all dressed and reading a book.