Possession

40- Introductions

I did not know where he was going with this. Date? With me? With peanut butter and wine? It totally felt like a dream but actually was not, I knew. But to be honest, I was enjoying every second of the time that the grey-eyed stranger was spending on me.

"Like what you see?" he tilted his head to the side with a smirk on his face that absolutely looked beautiful.

My eyes widened for a second but then what was the harm in enjoying a few minutes of flirt with someone?

I let a small smile fall upon my lips and then nodded my head in approval with a smile.

A grin immediately appeared on his face as he picked up the wine glass and offered it to me before taking his own.

"Cheers to you, adorbee." he whispered with a glint of heat in his eyes before bending down, coming close to me and then placing his lips just near my own.

"Eva!" Liam's voice thundered in my ears right before I felt his hand grabbing my shoulder and pulling me off the chair completely and behind himself.

Offended and confused, I shot him an angry glare but he was even more angry than I was as he roared, "I told you to stay near the fucking car! What are you doing here?"

Then without waiting for me to answer his furious eyes turned to grey eyes, "And who the fuck are you?" he seethed.

Grey eyes had stayed in the exact same position that he was in while kissing my cheek. But when Liam questioned him, he straightened stiffly while his fists got clenched and his eyes literally burned Liam. 

Instead of answering Liam, his gaze met mine and he asked, "You alright, adorbee?"

I hesitantly nodded my head in acceptance. Liam's hand found mine and clenched my hand in his own tightly, like he was scared I was going to run to grey eyes any time.

Although I was furious at him for behaving with me like this, I did not shrug off his hold. 

"What the hell is going on here?" I woman's voice interrupted the war going between both men.

I turned my head to find a beautiful woman coming out of a hall in leather pant and crop top. She was gorgeous. Her face was set in a deep frown as she mumbled, "This fucking male specie."

"What the hell is going on?" she repeated once she was in front of them all.

"Who is he?" Liam and Grey eyes asked at the same time.

The girl looked between the both of them and then at me before rolling her eyes to the sky in exasperation and huffing, "What I would not give to not have drama in my life for a while."

"Aster?!" Liam growled.

The girl, Aster set her frustrated gaze on Liam and replied, "He is here for the investigation. Sent by the elders. He and one more. They are going to be finding out everything that happened and confirming the attacks and... death."

Ummm... what now?

My shocked gaze moved to Liam who was now staring at the grey eyes. 

Aster continued, "Rhett, Liam. Liam, Rhett." she introduced both of them in a bored tone.

"If this is Liam," Rhett glared at Liam before his eyes came to rest upon me, "This is Eva?"

"Yes." Aster said.

"Alright." Rhett mumble but did not remove his eyes from mine.

For some reason, I could now clearly see the attentiveness and sharpness. A very deep thought was swirling inside him as he stared at me. But the thought was not malicious or nasty or dirty. It was assessing. 

"Leave for now." Rhett ordered while he crossed the island and took the glass of wine in his hand, swirling it around before taking a gulp, "I will be visiting you both very soon."

Liam did not say anything but his fingers clenched around mine. I did not know if he was scared or angry or possessive. All I knew was that after seeing Rhett, and knowing his identity, Liam was restless.

Without replying to Rhett Liam started pulling me out of the room.

"And, adorbee!" I heard him call out as I turned back on instinct only to find him leaning against the chair that I was sitting at with his legs crossed in front of each other while he took a sip of wine from my glass, "Let's reschedule this date."

Uhh...oh.

"There is not going to be any date between you two!" Liam gritted out, I could literally feel his body shaking in anger, "Stay the fuck away from Eva and keep your limits closer to yourself."

"Why?" Rhett grinned wolfishly, "I said the date part to Eva, not you, asshole."

"YOU KNOW WHY!" Liam barked.

"I don't." Rhett said innocently. While his eyes did not say innocent at all. He was teasing Liam, trying to ignite and make him say more things that he was actually saying but for some reason Liam was trying to control himself, his words barely making it past his lips without shaking in anger as Rhett continued, "Is Eva your wife or girlfriend?"

A shocked gasp left my lips as my eyes widened. Was I?

"Do not... test my... fucking  patience!" Liam snapped.

"See you soon, adorbee." Rhett grinned at me while straight out ignoring Liam's threat. 

I did not have time to reply to him as Liam instantly dragged me out of there towards the car. Once crossing the threshold of the house, and getting inside the car Liam immediately started it and pulled out of there.

I sat frozen and honestly, a bit afraid. Liam was driving furiously. He was completely ignoring me as he drove on the road and slammed the horn unabashedly. 

Once we were a few miles away and the road was empty, Liam pulled up the car on the corner of the street with a loud screech.

Scared, my eyes went to look at a furious Liam who was clutching the driving wheel tight in his fist.

"I told you to stay right where I left you, did not I?" Liam seethed through gritted teeth without looking at me.

I hesitated, but then slowly nodded my head at his question. 

"Then why did you come inside the fucking house, Eva?" he roared, slamming his hand on the steering wheel so hard that I jumped in my seat in fear, slamming against the door on my back.

My mouth opened and closed but nothing came out. His gaze turned to me and as soon as he saw me the anger in his eyes got double instead of lessening. 

"You are not going to go close to that bastard, you hear me?"

Even though I was afraid, my brows knitted in a deep frown. I was really offended right now. First, he left me alone on the street in an unknown place, then he shouted and dragged me out, then he scared me, and now he was ordering me around about what to do and what not. 

Pursing my lips in anger I did not reply to him and looked away.

"Nod your head in acceptance, Eva!" Liam gritted, "Tell me you will do what I said!"

I did not give his word any heed. He could go fuck himself for all I cared. I was not going to accept his insulting ways. No way in hell!

"Eva!" Liam snapped, making me turn my furious eyes in his direction.

"DO not fucking test my patience right now, Eva." he seethed.

'Why?'  I mouthed, glaring at him.

"WHY?" Liam repeated my words in a malicious tone.

"I am going to fucking tell you why right fucking now." he gritted out the words as the fire in his eyes increased with every passing second.

And then before I knew it, he grabbed the back of my head, pulled me close, and smashed his lips upon mine in a punishing kiss.