Alpha Male Incorporated: Take Control by Marie Rochelle Page A

Raya was more than her friend. She was more like a sister to her and family stuck by each other.
    “Stop overthinking this. I promise you everything will work out,” Jax promised her. “Thorsten might be self-centered, hard-headed and cocky, but he isn’t stupid. He knows who Raya is now and he isn’t about to let anyone stand in his way of winning over his mate. I swear to you she will be a part of our family.”
    She wanted to believe what Jax was telling her was the truth, but she had known Raya so much longer than either one of them. She prayed everything worked out as Jax believed, but she still had her doubts. Raya had dated guys in the past, but none of them had been near the level of Thorsten. He was on a totally different playing field.
    “Are you done for the day?” Jax asked against the side of her neck.
    Sahara moaned as her husband’s fangs nibbled at her sensitive skin. Every time he got in the mood to make love or wanted something he loved working her spot and it got her every single time. However, she couldn’t get sidetracked by him tonight.
    “I thought we could have an early dinner and then afterwards go bowling. I promise to take it easy on you this time,” he promised.
    She pushed Jax away from her, then stepped back. “Baby, I wish I could but I have a late dance practice with Tomas after I finish going over the song you interrupted. I have been putting it off to work on my songs and afterwards I was going to spend some time with Sabrina.”
    “I didn’t know you had plans with Tomas,” Jax said. “Why are you going to his studio? Why isn’t he coming here? Is that what I pay him to do? He works for me, it isn’t the other way around.”
    She couldn’t believe Jax was still acting like this about Tomas. She offered to fire him and he told her not to do it. Nothing was ever going to happen with Tomas. Why couldn’t Jax see he was just trying to push his buttons?
    “I thought you would be working late training those two new guys you hired last week. So, I agreed to meet Tomas at his studio along with having dinner with my sister-in-law at her house. We haven’t talked much since she got married to Zander. Why don’t you just relax while I’m gone?” she suggested. “I think SyFy is having a horror movie marathon tonight. Why don’t you watch them? I think they might even be showing the original Fright Night .”
    Interest lit up her husband’s beautiful green eyes. “I usually don’t like vampire movies, but I’ve to admit I do like that one,” he said.
    “Well, it’s about to start in forty-five minutes. Why don’t you take a shower and fix some popcorn? I’ll even let you watch it in our bed.”
    Jax eyed her for a minute before he finally spoke. “Why? You never let me bring food to bed. What’s so special about tonight?”
    She shrugged her shoulders. “I’m trying to compromise. I hate leaving you here alone for so long and I wanted to do something nice for my wonderful husband.”
    The smile he flashed her lit up his eyes and melted her heart. She loved this man more and more each day. He was so deep in her soul that he wasn’t ever going to leave.
    “Sahara, I’m so sorry for getting jealous over nothing. Have fun while you’re out. I know how much you love driving at night with your enhanced senses.”
    “God, I know. I mean, I can see for miles when I get behind the wheel. I wish it wasn’t so late or I would put the top down on my convertible,” Sahara answered.
    “Don’t you dare,” Jax warned in a low voice, pointing his index finger at her. “The last time you did I got slapped with a huge fine because you were speeding and a cop caught you.”
    “It wasn’t my fault. How was I supposed to know that cop was hiding behind those bushes on that back road? I wouldn’t have been driving so much over the speed limit.”
    “It’s never your fault when you go driving at night but pay attention to me and I do mean it. Do you promise to be good?”