“You didn’t,” she whispered.
Like fuck he didn’t scare her.
“You must return home.” Gideon let his hands fall away from her. He had no business touching this female. None. “You are a mated female…what of your child? You lied on your questionnaire.” Anger rose up in him.
If only he had obeyed the rules eighteen months ago, this wouldn’t be happening now. He wouldn’t be going through the agony of sending her away all over again.
Footfalls sounded. Their time was up.
Jenna wiped a tear away. “You have it all wrong. You are mistaken.”
He shook his head. “Bullshit.”
Her eyes misted and her lip trembled just as Emmet rounded the corner. “The last vehicle is being loaded now.”
Gideon nodded. “You may take the female.”
“Are you done questioning her?” A quizzical look crossed the male’s face.
“Yes…for a second, I thought”—he held up a hand and shook his head—“forget it. I was mistaken, you can take her.”
“Give me a chance to explain.” Jenna implored him with her eyes.
“There is nothing to explain. Apologies for any inconvenience. You may return to the rest of the females. Enjoy your evening.” The males would be wondering what the hell had happened. They could fucking wonder all they wanted. He’d be damned if he was going to give them any more to think on though. “I’m right behind you.” He said, his eyes on Emmet.
“You have it all wrong,” she whispered.
It almost killed him to do it, but he ignored her, moving his gaze to the hallway up ahead. Humans were forbidden. Totally off limits. Especially lying, sneaking, cheating ones. It was crazy how he still struggled to see her in that light. Even now. Even knowing what he knew.
They moved quickly. Gideon clenched his jaw as he watched her being escorted and deposited into the waiting vehicle. Emmet fell in next to him as they waited, watching the SUV pull off and another take its place. “Fuck,” Emmet growled. “I didn’t think you were into the human females.”
Gideon remained silent while opening one of the rear doors.
The male made a humming noise. “She wasn’t nearly as lush as some of the others but she had a set of tits on her that could make a—”
Gideon didn’t wait to hear the rest of what Emmet had to say, he pulled back and punched the male hard in the face. Not expecting the onslaught, the male landed on his backside, his nose streamed with blood and his top lip was a busted up mess. His eyes were wide.
“If I hear anyone disrespecting the human females in any way, I will personally put a fist through their teeth.” He paused, looking around to ensure that he had the attention of every male in the area. They all looked at him with shocked expressions on their faces. “There will be no mention made of any part of their bodies or how good they would look on the end of your cock. It is fucking rude. They are guests. I hope that I’ve made myself clear.” Gideon folded his arms across his chest. “All of this mouthing off to one another instead of doing your jobs is getting on my nerves as well. Do your goddamned duties or I will have you cleaning toilets.” He turned to Titan. “Make sure that my entire team is briefed accordingly.”
The big male nodded.
Gideon got into the waiting vehicle. Two other males got in next to him, and a still bleeding, Emmet climbed into the front. The male glanced back. “I’m sorry.”
Gideon knew that he had acted harshly. The churning anger that burned holes in his insides was being misdirected. He should be shouting at Jenna. Demanding answers, but there was no point.
Jenna.
Here.
Part of the Program.
Gideon clenched his teeth, only just holding back a growl. Here for him…yeah right. He wasn’t buying that. Neither was he buying the whole it wasn’t what you think thing. It was exactly what he had thought. Exactly how it had looked. The fact of the matter was, if she didn’t end up getting him, she would probably settle for any of the other vampires without a second glance at him. He was a fool for still being so cut up over her. A fucking idiot.
Chapter 3
Jenna looked down at her plate. At the two-egg, cheese omelet and slice of brown toast. The problem was that she wasn’t hungry. There was no sign of Gideon. Although she had expected that reaction from him, it still really hurt.
He refused to see her as anything other than some two timing hussy. How did she make him understand that it wasn’t like that at all?
She must’ve sighed deeply because Lazarus gave her arm a nudge. “Why the glum face?”
It was weird, he was so big and so imposing that she really should be scared of him but she wasn’t. She looked around the room, at all the big vampires. Any of them could snap her like a twig without even trying but she knew they wouldn’t. Vampires nurtured and protected women, they didn’t beat on them.