6. Going somewhere Cupcake?

An hour or two passed by on the long road.

Hector was loving her quiet curious company with him. But Rani could no longer stay silent.

"What's Carlos like?"

{A}: A betrayer.

"Why do you ask?" Hector said keeping his eyes glued to the desert road.

"I just need to know that he'll keep his end of the deal after I give him the diamonds," Rani said with a little sigh.

{A}: Ha! He's not getting the diamonds. Nor is he getting you. Because I’m going to be the one that kills him.

"What was the deal he made with you?" Hector asked blocking his inner wolf's thoughts about tearing Carlos apart.

Rani found it odd that Vincent didn't know. After all wasn't he Carlos's guy?

"He said that he'll protect me and help get my uncle out of jail?"

Damon had already killed Luther after he stole from them. Luckily for Jon, he was still alive.

Knowing Carlos to be a money-loving fool and the type to double cross a person.

Hector deeply hmmed.

Rani looked away from his attractive face and nervously gulped controlling her sudden butterflies.

What was with this guy? And why did she feel nervous around him? Granted that he was a wolfman however there was something else that secretly pulled her to him.

"Well once you hand over the gems to him sweet cheeks, he will keep his end of the deal with a bargain."

"A bargain?"

"Carlos isn't the type that does things for free. He will offer you to work for him as a waitress or even a stripper, or worst-case scenario he'll keep you as a treat for either himself or his wolves that work for him."

"Ee...Even you?" She stuttered out in the lowest whisper. Hector hid his smirk. He could tell he was growing on her.

"My guess is he'll make you a stripper though."

Rani put her hands over her chest in an X feeling uncomfortable.

"Why would he do that?"

"Well for starters you're hot."

{A}: Beautiful.

Hector glanced at her seeing her cheeks getting rosey. Rani fell silent and looked away from him. He returned his attention back to the road.

"Secondly once you become his worker at his club then I'm afraid his wolves will get tempted to claim you."

{A}: Funny. That’s not going to happen, since we’ll be claiming her.

{H}: Soon.

This didn't settle well with her.

"Why would anyone want to claim me? I'm just a human, you guys can't sink your teeth into me unless you want to kill me?" She concluded.

{A}: But you're not a human, are you?

{H}: Plus we'd never kill you.

"Carlos will sink his teeth into you unless you want me to do something about it?"

"Like what?"

"Claim you," Hector concluded.

Rani released a nervous breath, she hadn’t realised she’d been holding the minute he said that.

{A}: Oh, here come the waterworks.

Rani quickly wiped her eye with the back of her palm and exhaled, heavily.

“Www...What?” She whispered.

"Think about it, Carlos isn't a wolf to be trusted. If he doesn't claim you well, one of his pack members will and they will take you as soon as they scent you're a virgin."

Rani was stunned.

How the hell could he tell?! It's not possible. Rani controlled her anger and confidently stated.

"I'm not a virgin."

Hector looked sharply at her. She avoided his gaze and looked out of the window, letting out a nervous breath.

{A}: Really?

{H}: Achilles no need to be upset. Can’t you hear that?

{A}: Of course, I can hear her lying heartbeat. Why would she say that?

{H}: She’s trying to put us off.

"Doesn't matter if you are or aren't. The wolves will see you as their next prey or toy, that is of course if Carlos doesn't claim you." Hector concluded.

"So you're saying..."

"One way or another Rani. You're going to be eaten." He emphasised in a sexual way, in his calm tone of voice. Rani displayed more features of worry that made Hector privately crack a grin to the side.

{A}: You know you're freaking her out?

{H}: I know. I just love seeing her so scared.

Rani's heart pounded and she suddenly screamed at the top of her lungs, from the reality sinking in. Not only were the Terrotos hunting her, this a$$hole whom she thought was a nice wolf clearly had other intentions. On top of that. Carlos was not going to keep her safe. Obviously, he forgot to mention the terms and conditions about keeping her safe, which came with the fact that he wanted to sink his teeth into her. That would only happen if he was truly interested in her, and if he wasn’t he’d give her away to the wolves!

Hector went off the road and sharply braked. Rani quickly unbuckled herself and went for the door, but Hector caught her hand preventing her from leaving.

"Rani, calm down!"

Rani slapped Vincent so hard across his face that and saw his glasses drop. He let out a low deep growl and gazed back at her darkly. His beauty intensified leaving Rani troubled and speechless. Achilles flashed his eyes silver at her briefly but she punched his face and screamed out of fright.

"Ahh! Get away from me!"

{A}: Baby, we're sorry! We didn't mean to scare you!!

{H}: Let her go, Achilles.

{A}: But!

{H}: She won't get that far.

Rani quickly opened the car and broke out in a run towards the dessert.

{A}: Real smooth Romeo.

Hector didn't expect her to run away from him too far. But it looks like, he'd truly shaken her up.

"Rani get back here!"

As if! Rani wouldn’t dare get back in the car after he gave her the breaking news that either way, she was still screwed. She ran and ran until she looked back and saw no one. Something wasn't right. She could kind of feel a presence around her, which only meant that he was lurking around. Rani continued on looking out for Vincent from the back when suddenly, she crashed into a sudden hard wall.

What the hell!

It was a very strong wall.

She fell to the ground and when she looked back up, she secretly cursed out.

It wasn't her handler.

Dark eyes met her.

"Running, somewhere princess?"

Rani was stunned to run into him in the middle of the desert. How the hell had he found her so fast? She quickly got up to her feet and turned on her heel, unfortunately, she wasn’t fast enough.

He smirked and grabbed her wrist and Rani screamed scared of him, more than Vincent.

"Let go of me!"

Damon chuckled as he turned her around and held her from the back with one grip of his tight hand. He had her back pressed to him as he scented her out.

“Don’t you smell like a field of lavender cupcakes?” He chuckled.

Rani squirmed as she felt him sniff at her head making her suddenly whimper.

“Don’t move.” He flashed his eyes briefly red getting her to stop squirming. Rani gasped out of defeat reminding herself, that he could snap her neck like a twig at any given moment.

Damon could smell his brother's scent all over her.

"Hey! She said to let go of her."

Damon darted his eyes back to his brother who looked quite pissed off at him. He quickly greeted him using his mind link.

D: Hello, brother. What's the matter? Did you lose something?

H: Give her to me.

"What will you do if I don't?"

Hector smirked and looked at a scared Rani, then back to his teasing brother, as he leaned his head against her, making Rani shortly whimper.

D: Why is she running?

H: Don’t ask, just give her back to me, before Achilles comes out to play. He won’t like it if you make her cry in your arms, brother.

Hector secretly shook his head slightly at him not to mess with him.

D: Achilles has woken up, all thanks to her. It’s not ideal to eat her.

H: I’m not going to eat her!

Knowing the girl was important to him, Damon sighed annoyed.

“Is he bothering you cupcake?” Damon asked Rani who immediately nodded her head. They both were.

Damon smiled down and kept a casual hand around her shoulder like they were best friends. Rani was frozen in her place feeling his high level of energy, much like Vincent’s.

“See that? She doesn’t like you.” He cooed by her ear.

Vincent looked sharply back at Rani who gazed down at her feet nervously.

"You're right. You keep her, better yet, why don’t you just claim her now?” Hector said in his calm tone.

{A}: Excuse me?

Achilles was growling angrily inside of Hector. He obviously didn't like the fact that his brother caught her escaping from him, and now Hector was permitting his brother to claim her! Had he gone mad!!!

Hector turned away and started walking away, much to his inner wolf's annoyance.

Damon raised a brow at his sudden request.

Sure she was cute, but he had no intentions of marking her when she wasn't willing.

D: Hector?

H: Shut up, I’m trying to see something.

Moreover, Rani was now caught by a Terreto. The one that she’d run into the store yesterday, had a black wolf with red glowing eyes, and she’d seen him kill a guy at the motel with his bare hands. Knowing she had the diamonds, would her fate end up like that guy in the motel or would it be much worse?!

Wait! Did her handler just ask the bad guy to claim her?!

D: See what?

"Vvvv...Vincent!" Rani stuttered out in surprise.

H: That.

Hector smirked and then turned around keeping his face poker with her once more.

Damon looked down at Rani quite puzzled. Did he just call his brother Vincent?

Hector stopped and hid a smirk. He turned his attention back to his beloved.

D: Why is she calling you Vincent? Did I kill that guy?

H: Will you just play along for now? She has no idea we’re brothers!

Damon rolled his eyes, he had no time for games. Nevertheless, he wanted to see the diamonds that this girl had.

"My name is Damon sweetheart, and you're coming with me."

"No! Vincent!! !! Let go of me!!! Help, help!! VINCENT!" She screamed and Hector growled.

"Let her go, Damon. The girl belongs to me."

Damon chuckled raising his brow.

"Well I see no mark on her Vincent, so technically no, she doesn't."

Rani tried to squirm but Damon pulled out his claws making her gasp in fright. He retracted his claws as soon as he heard Hector growling out in jealousy. He hushed her little cries by her ear as he stroked her cheek with the back of his fingers.

He swiftly swept her long silky straight dark ponytail to the side and gripped her jaw gently in his hold.

"Perhaps I should mark her? What do you say cupcake?"

Rani froze with her heart pounding, as she felt Damon's canines graze her skin.

She let out a horrified ‘NO’ scream. Damon easily clamped her mouth shut and chuckled out amused by her fright.

"Shhh. I'm only messing with you, princess." He cooed by her ear.

Achilles deeply growled inside of Hector, even though he was his brother, he still knew how to piss him off.

Hector controlled his inner beast and flashed Damon his silver glowing eyes.

A sign that clearly said.

Step away from her, or I'll rip you apart.

Hector pulled out his gun and Damon sighed.

"What are you going to do? Shoot me?" Damon asked in a mild sarcastic taunting sort of way.

Hector didn't hesitate and shot right at his feet, making Rani yelp through his palm.

Damon scoffed in surprise.

"Missed me."

Rani watched in as a dead silence between the two filled the air. What the hell was going on? Oh, that's right.

They were silently communicating, through the mind link.

D: I can't believe you pulled the trigger!

H: I wouldn't have to, but you're scaring her and I really, really like this girl bro. So stop being a jack@$$ and hand her over to me.

D: She's a damn hostage.

H: She's my mate!

Damon was puzzled and shocked. How could he possibly say that?

D: Stop fooling around, she's a human for the moon's sake!

Hector started shooting by their feet and Rani screamed in fear as Damon easily lifted her by her waist and took a couple of steps back, giving him an angry glare.

"Calm down Vincent," Damon warned by glowing his red eyes on him.

"Let go of her or I'll pop right one at your head."

Hector said with clear conviction.

Rani whimpered and hot tears fell from her eyes. Damon growled angrily and pushed her towards the ground.

"Go back to your boyfriend cupcake, I'll get you next time." Damon stormed off.

Rani quickly scramble back to her feet and slowly approached a wild-looking Hector. Which was utterly insane for her, since he was the main reason why she ran in the first place. Without a word, Rani hugged her handler and sobbed into him. Hector was surprised that she did that. He was tempted to console her and put his hands around her but he refrained himself.

"It's ok." He simply said controlling his excited heartbeats.

Rani slowly pulled away and stood by his side, whispering thanks.

He was the one that saved her from crazy Damon, who almost bit her.

Hector grabbed her hand and pulled her to his side. Rani heard a short growl from Damon and she carefully shielded herself behind Hector's back holding his hand suddenly tightly due to fear. An amazing spark jolted through Hector as she held his hand.

"The next time I see her Hector..." Damon grinned.

H: Wrong name bro!

Hector? Rani turned around quickly correcting him, whilst wiping her tears. She glared back at Damon.

"His name is Vincent, you crazy prick!"

{A}: It's really not babe.

"Whatever. If that pretty little thing hasn't got your mark, the next time I see her (pulls out his canines) you get the picture cupcake." A shudder went down Rani’s spine as she glared back at Damon.

Hector growled and shot at his feet, again.

Rani watched as Damon suddenly smirked at them both and disappeared in Infront of them in a fast flash.

H: Showoff!

Rani looked around and saw no sign of him.

"Wh..where did he go?"

"Moon knows where. C'mon, we need to go before he comes back."

This time, Rani did not refuse Hector

She started to trust the man a little bit.

While the truth would give her a big blow in the near future.

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