The Designated Mate novel Chapter 29

Something Corbin said to Knox struck a chord because he grabbed him by his lapels and had him up against the car with his feet dangling off the ground in less than a second. I gasped loudly, worried for Corbin's safety. I felt a pang of guilt in my heart because I knew deep down the only reason I was worried about Corbin was because I was ultimately worried about Knox and the consequences of his actions.

"Listen here you little fucking wannabe, you stay out of my mother fucking way and stop sticking your nose into things that don't concern you. Do you understand?" he asked, though it sounded more like a threat and demand instead of a question. Corbin gulped, and as much as I could see he wanted to preserve his pride, he wanted to live more so he shut his mouth and nodded meekly.

"Tell your father I will be in soon to discuss a few matters of importance with him, but for now get the fuck out of my way," he ordered, dropping him unceremoniously back onto the ground and growling menacingly. Corbin scrambled off the ground before hissing something at the guys beside him. They all ran back to their car, got in, and sped off.

Knox didn't finally get back in until he watched their vehicle to make sure they were well and truly gone.

"Are you alright?" I asked, unable to help myself when my hand came to rest on his arm. His body seemed to be buzzing with pent-up energy - no doubt from the anger that was rolling off of him in waves. A sound between a grunt and growl emitted from his chest before he caught me off guard and buried his face in my shoulder. I tensed up for the first few seconds before my body's knee-jerk reaction went away, realizing that Knox didn't intend to do me any harm. I was used to this after the first couple of times.

Apparently, my scent alone wasn't doing it for him. He reached over and unbuckled my seat belt before pulling me into his lap. I didn't have time to process the move until I was already seated on top of him, straddling his legs as he continued to sniff the base of my neck.

I was scared and nervous before, but this...this was uncharted territory.

"Not now," he purred against the shell of my ear before gently setting me back in my seat. I was shocked when he composed himself and continued the drive to the warehouse like the last 45 minutes had never happened. I tried to calm down my fired up body while fixing my hair and resituating my clothes. My efforts turned out to be useless because the second Knox looked over and caught sight of my disheveled appearance and whatever it was that he was fixated with on my neck, he smirked. The single twitch of the corner of his mouth upwards rocked my being to my core.

My God, he's beautiful. My breathing hitched for a few seconds, and in that time Knox's eyes grew dark as night before he looked away and painfully gripped the steering wheel. I tried to discreetly fan myself with my hand, but I was thankfully saved as we pulled up to the warehouse seconds later. I quickly got out, welcoming the freezing wind against my cherry red face.

"Come here," Knox demanded hotly. I obeyed, not wanting to test him when his wolf was so close to the surface. He wrapped his arm around my waist before playfully nipping at my neck once again. I giggled from the ticklish sensation and half-heartedly pushed him back as we entered the building. We were standing in a small reception-type area with a bathroom to the left and a door to the right of the desk. I figured the entire building was basically just a big stockroom. Knox cleared his throat in order to catch the attention of the guys lingering behind the desk. They immediately shot up as the smell of perspiration started to fill the room.