Jasmine (POV):
Alice glared at me from across the room, her eyes were burning with fury. The once playful look in her eyes was long gone. Which in hindsight was totally my fault. Our banter which had been playful at first had turned harsh after Violet had left the room. Me being as stubborn as I am couldn't fathom submitting to anyone. Not that submitting to a blonde goddess sounded bad, no that wasn't the problem. The problem was that I had never had to submit to anyone before and submitting meant letting my walls down, letting someone else have complete control. Giving that control away was something I had never done and it terrified me to just give it to Alice.
The most infuriating part about the whole thing was the fact that I wanted Alice with a burning passion, fuck did I want her. She was an absolute goddess, in all my years of existence never had I felt such a strong attraction to someone. Yes I was incredibly attracted to my other mates but each one had different things about them that made my heart race. Aurora's calm confidence made me weak in the knees, her calm demeanor was a balm on my chaotic soul. Jayden's inexperience pulled me in, making me want to do everything in my power to protect her from any kind of pain. Not to mention her obnoxiously good looks, I knew over time she would be a force to be reckoned with. Violet's shy personality also made me want to protect her, that was until her curse had been removed. Now she exuded a strength that made my heart hammer in my chest.
So maybe it was Alice's unnatural beauty pulling me in but whatever it was made me furious. Of course this stubborn blonde would be the one to make my insides melt as we glared at one another from across the room. Never had anyone made me want to fall to my knees the way Alice did. But over the last 24 hours my walls started to crack and it slowly became harder and harder to keep those walls up. Which is why instead of being mature and working through my feelings like an adult I resorted to throwing snarky comments in her direction.
"You are such an asshole you know that right?" Alice seethed from across the room.
"Tell me something I don't know, blondie." I shot back before I could stop myself.
Alice's face fell the anger that had once been burning in her eyes evaporated and an eerie sense of calm seemed to fall over her. She walked towards me, her strides long and full of purpose. The way she moved was both seductive and predatory, I didn't know whether to feel scared or turned on. The way her hips swayed made my mouth water and my heart race. She stopped just inches away from me, her eyes were practically glowing as a slow smile pulled at her lips. Alice placed a hand gently against my shoulder before standing up on her tiptoes.
"Call me that one more time." Alice whispered into my ear. Her breath tickled my ear sending shivers running all over my body.
Now some may call me stupid but I just loved to push my luck. Something about pushing Alice's buttons lit a fire beneath my skin. I couldn't help myself, it was just too easy. So like the idiot I am, I responded.
"Or what? Blondie."
Just as the name left my lips I felt her surprisingly strong hand wrap around my throat. In one swift movement she had me slammed against the hardwood floors. The sound of snapping wood rang in my ears as I stared into glowing blue eyes. I swallowed thickly as her eyes burned holes through my skin. When her fangs started to extend and her grip tightened against my neck I knew I was fucked. The tension that had built inside the room was thick, almost suffocating. I stared into Alice's eyes, unable to speak and unable to move.
Then the unthinkable happened, my body relaxed beneath her touch. My traitorous body submitted. Something about the way her fingers flexed against my throat sent heat flooding to my core. The arousal had been enough to cause my body to give into her dominance. A slow smile spread across Alice's face and her grip loosened slightly.
