The Assassin’s Mate

After I showered and took a long nap, I ordered room service and a lot of it. Twenty minutes later there was a knock at the door. I opened it, letting the guy roll the cart in and gave him a tip as he stepped out the door. I opened the trays and closed my eyes in delight, as the smell of food hit my nose. Ribs, chicken, steak, and sausage, along with mashed potatoes and gravy, mac and cheese, green beans, coleslaw, and cherry pie with whipped cream, brownies with caramel swirl sauce, and white chocolate strawberry cheesecake. In true Li fashion, I dug into the deserts first, shoveling a bite of each into my mouth all at once. My taste buds exploded with deliciousness as I fell back onto the bed nearly orgasming from the flavor. I finished enjoying my buffet while planning out my night.

Once I finished eating, I grabbed the extra box that Bishop had waiting for me and opened it. It consisted of wigs of every different color, contact lenses, top of the line artist makeup, and enough stencils for tattoos that I could have covered my entire body from head to toe if I wanted to. I looked at the clock and I had exactly 4 hours to get ready. I stripped and sat on the floor in front of the mirror and got to work.

Three hours later I was finally done. I had drawn a dragon on my left arm stretching from my shoulder all the way to my fingers along with a skull and crossbones on my right inner arm. Then I grabbed the blonde wig and curled it, placing it on my head. My makeup was heavily adorned and featured a cat eye look, black sparkly eye shadow that brightened my green contacts and nude lipstick. I pulled on my red romper and dusted some bronzer along my chest accentuating my cleavage. Finally I slipped on my nude stiletto's and messaged Damon that I was headed to the bar.

I walked up to the body guard and gave him the most seductive look I could and waited as he moved the velvet rope clip from the stand and let me through, all while the crowd behind me complained that they had been waiting longer than I had.

As soon as I walked in, the vibrations from the techno music entered my ears and shook around in my head causing me to become lightheaded. I slowly walked over to the bar and asked for a vodka tonic, while I inconspicuously searched the bar for my target. As soon as I took a sip of my drink a crowd formed around the door as four beefed up guys strolled in escorting someone. They all parted as they made their way to the bar and right towards me. I sat on the stool and posed, laying on my saddest face possible and pinched my leg as hard as I could, making my eyes water. Then I waited for him to notice me and just as I suspected he appeared right next to me acting like a knight in shining armor.

"A face as beautiful as yours doesn't deserve to shed those tears."

I quickly wiped it away and said "I'm sorry, I didn't even realize I was crying." I turned to face the bar and took another sip of my drink.

"You must be new here. I'm Max." He said as he extended his hand.

"Claire." I gave him my hand to shake but he turned it over placing a kiss on the top, lingering a little too long for my liking.

My eyes widened and I plastered on a fake shy smile as I batted my eyelashes at him. I bit my lip as he started to rub his thumb along my knuckles.

"So, what brings someone as gorgeous as you to a place like this?" He asked with a cocky smirk.

"Well, um, my boyfriend broke up with me and I just needed to get him off my mind." I said while looking down at my drink as I swirled my straw around making the ice clink against the glass.

"Now why would someone break up with a girl like you." He placed one hand on my knee and brushed my hair from my shoulders with the other.

I turned to him with a tear dripping down my face and said "It's kind of embarrassing." I said as I lowered my head down.

"You can tell me, I'm a really good listener."

"W-well, I, um...he wanted to um, have sex and I didn't."

"Let me guess, it's because he's not your mate, right?"

I coughed on my drink causing him to lightly slap my back while he motioned the bartender for a glass of water. I happily took a sip and blushed at my sudden act of foolishness.

"I'm sorry you just caught me off guard, but no I don't really believe in the whole mate thing."

"Really? Most girls your age are begging the moon goddess for their one and only and you're telling me you don't believe in them?"

"I'm not like other girls. I mean I love my boyfriend but he's...I'm...we're both very, uh, inexperienced. If you know what I mean." I said as I tried to hide my expression from him. "I told him that I wanted my first time to be with someone who knew what they were doing, someone who could make me feel, good." I said as I placed my hand on his knee.

He gave me a cocky smirk and leaned forward placing his lips next to my ear and said "Well lucky for you, I'm you're guy!" Then he nipped my ear with his teeth causing me to dig my nails into the palm of my closed hand just to prevent me from clawing his eyes out.

I gasped letting him think it made me feel good and asked him "Can we take this somewhere more private?"

He grabbed my arm and led me off the stool then waved his hand at his four guys who instantly dispersed into the crowd, fading into the background as he walked us out the bar and right to a large black SUV. He opened the passenger side door helping me in. Then he walked over to the drivers side door and slid into the seat. We took off down the road and a half an hour later we drove up to a secluded cabin in the woods.

"Wow, is this your place?"

"You can say that." He opened his door and got out closing it behind him then walked around to my side and opened mine for me.

As soon as I was out and my door was closed he pushed me up against it and smashed his lips against mine. I had to suppress the waves of nausea rippling through my stomach as he dove his tongue into my mouth. He wrapped his hand around my waist and pulled me close causing my grip on his shoulders to tighten. He growled lowly but I continued to dig my fingers into his flesh.

He pulled his lips from mine and said "You want it rough sexy? I'll give you rough." Then he placed his hands on my ass and lifted me up as I wrapped my legs around him. He turned use around and started walking towards the woods.