Free Gregor (Stone Society Book 2) by Faith Gibson Page B

just slipped out. No, his comment didn’t hurt her
feelings, it pissed her off.
     “Fuck
you, Stone,” she muttered under her breath. Yeah, she knew she was his mate, so
why did she dislike him so much?

Twelve
     
    Gregor
kept his eyes on Tessa as she rose from the bed and walked past him without so
much as a glance. He followed her into the kitchen where she filled a bowl with
ice then added water to it. She sat the bowl on the counter, not letting go of
the edges. Gregor leaned his backside against the counter, standing as close as
he could without touching her.
    Tessa,
still holding onto the bowl sighed. “Look, this is going to be a long couple of
days. I’d appreciate it if you’d give us some privacy. This isn’t pretty to watch,
and I know she won’t want an audience.”
    Gregor
could understand that. Even though it had been over five hundred years since
his first transition, he remembered the initial pain. He knew the female
Gargoyles didn’t get wings, so it would only make sense the half-bloods
wouldn’t either.
    “Do
you want me to bring your bike to you? You have no transportation, and I don’t
like the idea of you being stuck here with no wheels.” 
    “Nobody
rides Lita but me,” she scowled at him. Did she not realize he had the same
bike?
    “You
do know I have a bike just like yours, don’t you?”
    “No,
yours is not just like mine . She has been modified.”
    He
had an adrenaline junky for a mate. Perfect. “So instead of trusting her to me,
you’d rather be stuck here?”
    He
crossed his arms over his chest waiting for an answer.
    “I
thought I repulsed you. Why would you care if I’m stuck here without wheels?”
    “I
think you know that you don’t actually repulse me, Red.” Gregor now regretted
his earlier statement, even if he had been joking.
    She
pulled a key out of her left pocket and held it out. “If you put one scratch on
my bike…”
    “You’ll
what?” He couldn’t help but smirk down at her. He might not be as tall as his
brothers, but he was a hulk compared to her small frame. He took the key from
her hand, wrapping his fingers around hers, not letting go. He would take
advantage of every chance to touch her, even if it drove him insane. The mate
pull obviously didn’t affect her as it did him. She just continued to frown.
    “I’ll
be careful, but Tessa, if you need me, just call. I’ll be here for you.”  He
couldn’t resist. Gregor reached out and ran his index finger down her face. Her
eyes closed, and he could smell her arousal. So she was affected. Before
she had a chance to pull away, he kissed her softly on the forehead.
    He
left the women alone and headed back to the Pen. As soon as he arrived, Gregor
headed downstairs. Tessa was his, and he needed to make that clear. He stopped
at the albino’s cell and glanced in. He was awake and staring at the ceiling. Gregor
stepped to the next cell and unlocked the door. Tamian sat up quickly. “What is
it, is everything okay?”
    Gregor
held his finger to his lips and motioned for Tamian to follow him. He didn’t
want the albino to hear anything that had to do with Tessa. When they were in
the stairwell, he said, “Everything’s fine. Why wouldn’t it be?”  He wasn’t
sure how to approach the subject without sounding like a jealous fool. “I just
wanted you to know that I caught your girlfriend. She won’t be visiting again
anytime soon.”
    “Oh
shit, Andi!  Is she all right? I told her not to come back, that I’m here on
purpose.”
    Gregor
was confused. “Andi? You mean Tessa, the redhead that was just down here?”
    “That’s
what she calls herself, but yeah, that’s her. And she’s not my girlfriend. Listen,
I don’t know how she got down here, but when I explained to her I put myself in
here, she assured me she wouldn’t come back. That’s good, right?”
    “She’s
not your girlfriend?” But she told him she loved him. What else could she be? “Your
wife? I was under the