Forced To Love You

The Morning After

Christian was up the next morning before I was. I could hear the shower running and his spot in bed was cold already.

I rolled onto my side and glanced at the clock on the nightstand. It was only seven in the morning. It was still early and yet I felt like I had slept too long.

I pulled the blankets closer to my chest as I sat up. I'd slept naked after the night Christian had had together. The night of firsts for me was so special and more romantic than I was expecting. Christian clearly knew what he was doing.

It intimidated me to think that he had been with many women before me. There was an age gap between us so he had ten years to date and sleep around with other women before we had even met. I couldn't be mad at him for living his life.

It did make me jealous though.

I climbed out of bed and winced at the pain between my legs. I didn't expect to be in any pain. I knew sex for the very first time was painful but I thought it was when it was happening and not after the fact.

I made my way to the closet and grabbed a T-shirt from my side of the closet. It was a newer one I had bought that was long enough to cover what I needed it to cover. I slipped it on before I went to the bathroom to brush my teeth.

The room was steamy when I walked in. I grabbed my toothbrush and put a small amount of toothpaste on the bristles.

Christian finished his shower quicker than I was expecting. I'd barely started brushing my teeth when I heard the water stop in the shower. I watched in the mirror as Christian grabbed a towel and pulled it back into the shower. Moments later, he stepped out with just the towel wrapped around his waist.

Water glistened on his bare chest and I had to quickly spit the toothpaste from my mouth before I drooled all over myself.

As I stood back up, Christian moved right up behind me. His hand moved to my thigh, just below where my t-shirt ended, so it touched bare skin.

"Good morning."

I smiled. "Good morning."

Christian leaned down and placed a kiss on my shoulder. He put his hand on my arm and ran his thumb over the area he'd just kissed. "Your scar's still there."

I raised my eyes to the mirror to see what he was referring to. The scar from when he had to bite me to keep me alive was still there. It was faded but still visible. It was more prominent than the smaller bite Everett had given me. "Is it going to go away?"

"Honestly, I don't know. I've never met anyone that was bit before. Until you."

"Do you think your dad would know?"

He shrugged. "I don't know." He went back to kissing my neck and I found myself distracted by his touch. His hand was still on my thigh though it was moving dangerously close to a certain sensitive area.

I pulled his hand away and turned myself around so I was facing him. "Christian, no."

He raised an eyebrow at me. "You're going to tell an alpha no? That's awfully bold of you."

"No, I'm telling you no. I have every right to express how I feel regarding my body."

"You're right. I'm sorry."

I nodded. I figured giving him something would satisfy him for a bit. I stood up on my tip toes and kissed him.

But, of course, Christian being Christian, he placed his hands on the counter behind me and deepened the kiss. It left our bodies pushed up against one another which meant I could feel everything.

I put a hand on Christian's chest and pushed him back. I kept pushing until he got the hint and took a step back. "Maybe you need to take a cold shower."

"I just did. I guess it didn't help."

"Clearly, it didn't."

"I just can't help myself around you. Especially not now after..."

I shook my head. "I can't do that again. Not right now."

"Why? Was I not good?"

I laughed and turned back to the sink. I grabbed my hairbrush and began fixing my hair. "No, it was... fine. Better than fine. I just need a break for a little bit. I need time to... heal."

His face passed through different emotions before he settled on one of realization. "Oh."

"Yeah."

"I forgot about that. At least you won't have to worry about it as much now..." His words trailed off and I felt a blush creep up onto my face.

"I'm not sure I believe you but okay." I put my brush back on the counter and walked out of the bathroom. I headed into the closet and grabbed a pair of clothes to change into.

Christian followed me to the closet. He grabbed a pair of sweatpants and changed into them so he could ditch the towel. "I have experience, Blair."

"Don't remind me."

"You have no reason to be jealous. I told you you're the only person I'm interested in."

"That still doesn't make me feel any better."

"Really?"

"Yeah, I mean... You're you and I feel like I can't even compare."

Christian pulled a shirt over his head. "After last night, you can't say that. Was that the only set you got or are there more?"

I rolled my eyes. "You'll have to wait until the next holiday."

"You missed my birthday. Why not do one more to make up for it?"

"I didn't even know you then."

He sighed. "I guess I can't fault you for that. But seriously, if you have any more, I'd love to see them."

I rolled my eyes and walked out of the closet. "Nice try."

He groaned and followed me out. "You're killing me, Blair."

"After last night, you can't say that. You should be good for a while."

"I'd call that teasing. Do you know how hard it is to keep myself calm now that I've had a taste?"

My face scrunched up in disgust and I headed for the bathroom so I could get dressed. I wasn't comfortable changing in front of him even after what we had done together. I still needed time to be more comfortable there. "You're gross."

"I have three things stacked against me: I'm a guy, a werewolf, and an Alpha. My body is practically buzzing with desire right now."

"Well, at least you have a big hand to help you out with that." I quickly shut the door, leaving Christian stunned in the bedroom.

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Hey, everyone! I hope you all are enjoying this story. I won't be able to update as much during this time. My boyfriend had a pretty major surgery several days ago and has a long recovery ahead of him. I'll be taking care of him once he comes home and I'm expecting to not have a ton of time to write (probably only when I'm at work and when he's sleeping). I wanted to get another chapter out for you while I have it. I'm working on more for this story currently but it's progressing slowly (my brain is so fried from all of this stress). I really appreciate your kind words, thoughts, and prayers during this time. It means so much to have such caring followers.