Hooking Up with The Beta

If Only For One More Night

Kris' POV

Before we know it, we're back in The Imperator Hotel elevator headed towards her penthouse.

I clear my thoughts as I suddenly remember something. "Do you mind if we swing by my place first?" I ask. "How come? Trying to lure me again?" counter-asks Eva with a twinkle in her eyes.

I chuckle and say "I have one last surprise for you."

"I see. Kris, I don't think it's humanly possible to top yourself at this point." answers Eva.

"Good thing we're not human" I retort as I wink at her. She unexpectedly blushes and quickly lowers her eyes. It was the sexiest thing I've ever seen. She turns me on in the most innocent and mundane ways. That's a whole new experience for me. Who is this she-wolf? Who is she? The elevator doors open to my suite as the questions echo through my mind.

Suddenly, I wanted to spoil and pamper her. I found myself wondering how I could take her back home with me. 

Okay, I should calm down. 

I pause, and decide to start by giving her my last surprise. To calm my nerves, I start pouring myself a quick glass of Jack Daniels. "Care to share a glass?" I offer. She nods, and follows me to the bar, where I pour her a drink. "To the night." we say as we clink and maintain eye contact.

We lock eyes for what felt like a lifetime. Neither of us wants to be the first to look away. For the first time in my life, I was afraid to blink as I felt she'd disappear before my eyes. I know it's silly, but right now I feel like a school boy experiencing his first crush. I force myself to pull away when I remember why we stopped by my penthouse in the first place.

I go into my bedroom and come back with a black and gold gift bag.

Eva's POV

Kris emerges from his bedroom with a gift bag that I recognize immediately. I recognize that bag anywhere around the world. It is obviously the iconic Kristobal gift bag... the world's most renowned accessory designer brand. I geek out more and more as he gets closer to me.

"Don't mess with me, Kris! Is it what I think it is?" I excitedly ask. He hands me the bag and motions his head towards the bag.

I carefully unwrap the gift bag to find the most expensive, most exquisite, most sought-after, most limited wallet in the world as of this moment. HOLY MOON.

"Kris... I can't accept this... this is too much..." I mutter as I stare at the wallet.

"It's not enough. You deserve more." he states as a matter of fact.

"I can't."

"Yes you can."

"But... Why, Kris?"

"Just because." he shrugs. 

Smoke gets in my eyes as I stare at the Swarovski encrusted Kristobal wallet. The more I look at the gift, I know that it isn't just a wallet. He is gifting me with a piece of himself. A way of keeping him in my mind.

"How could I ever thank you?" I ask him, but before he replies, the answer flashes through my mind. I reached in my own bag, took out my Kate Spade wallet, removed everything, and transfer them into my Kristobal wallet. That way, I now will carry the memory of our time together with me everywhere I go.

I notice Kris watching me as I move to the nearest trash bin and throw my former wallet away. From the corner of my eyes, I see him remove his jacket making himself more comfortable with two more glasses in his hands. Hypnotized by the feelings of the moment, I feel my wolf push me towards him and wrap my arms tightly around his neck. All the sparks, all the fireworks... ignited! There are simply not enough words to describe this moment. Use your imagination. 

Intoxicated by his aura, we lock lips. The exchange of kisses lasts longer than three lifetimes. Before I remembered why we stopped at his place, to begin with, we are entangled in every sense of the word, in his Egyptian cotton sheets.

He is mine for just one last night...

This sentence keeps flashing through my mind each time he runs his fingers through my hair. The sex was powerful and mind-numbing. I have never experienced anything as euphoric as I just did. Twenty minutes later, I am still struggling to stabilize my breathing. I turn to my side to see an equally spent Kris with a glorious smile on his face.

"How is it that we ended up back in your bed again, Kris?"

"Because my bed misses you more than it misses me!"

"Awwww! Kris! How sweet, but please don't be jealous!"

"One last round of questions, if that's okay with you of course." he proposes.

"Sure."

"Would you meet me here, next year, same time, same place? Just the two of us... without reservation?"

A smile breaks out on my face before I could form a response. I guess my neurotransmitters know me better than I know myself. I better answer before he thinks I've lost my mind. I manage to say "I'd like that very much" before my face retracts to smiling nonstop.

Kris takes a deep breath of relief and smiles back. "Good! Now we both have something exciting to look forward to..."

Our deal is sealed with a kiss! Our lips seem to be permanently locked together as we blissfully fall asleep into each other's embrace.