You Always Hurt The Ones You Love

Chapter 4



"Why the hell should I do that?" Max asked angrily as Alec continued to walk towards her.

She copied his step backwards towards the wall.



Alec continued to come towards her watching her like she was his prey. No not his prey his…
Mate! His mind and all other senses screamed.



Alec backed her to the wall. When he had her successfully pinned he took a strong sniff, rubbing his nose in Max's neck. Max arched into his chest without realising. Alec then pushed her to the left just as he opened the front door.



"Alec," Max moaned seductively from outside his door.



"Max, you're in heat." Alec said pausing to sniff the now slightly clearer air. "Get out of TC and Seattle before another Transgenic smells you. They won't push you away like I did and then you'll be stuck with a mate you don't want and pinning over Logan. Well, more than usual."



"Alec, come on." Max said. "I’m in full control. We can 'get busy' and not be mated. Come on Alec help me scratch my itch."



Alec wondered how she could have gone from not even in the first hours of heat to full-blown heat in a matter of minutes.



Wait a minute her scent was stronger when she came down the corridor. Alec thought. Oh, god. The kiss was just heat. She'd been dumping pheromones all day. How had no one else noticed it?



Coz you got my scent memorised baby. Of course you'd notice first. Now let me back in. Max voiced seductively in his head.



How can she sound like that even in my head. God I want her so much.



"Max?" Alec asked wondering if she was still there.



After a moment of what he thought was fidgeting on her part she responded.



"Hey Alec." She responded surprisingly normal like.



"You okay?" Alec asked.



"Yeah…I…just it's never been this bad before. I didn't even know I was in heat 'til you started backing me into the wall then all I could smell was you and I…. oh baby let me in."



Alec smelt the fresh load of pheromones she dumped.



"Max you're gonna get outta of TC and you're gonna stay there 'til this is over. Are you listening Max?" Alec commanded.



"Uh huh. I'll only leave baby if you come with me." Max purred.



Just then Alec caught a scent of someone.



Male…Transgenic…Matt…Threat! Alec thought as he opened the door and pulled Max back in.



"That's better baby." Max said wrapping her arms around Alec neck whilst licking her lips.



Alec took a moment to regain his breath. Then, just as Max jumped and wrapped her legs around his waist he injected her with an injection he didn't remember going to get from his room. As Max eyes fluttered for a moment Alec carried her over to the sofa, feeling the haze of the heat and affect of the smell start to calm within him .



"Alec?" Max asked weakly.



"Ssssh, just sleep baby." Alec whispered as Max fell asleep.



Max awoke to see Alec sitting on the edge of the sofa biting his nails. For once she sat back and admired the beauty that was Alec.



Alec felt her awaken and waited. For what exactly, he didn't know. Would she be angry at him for put her to sleep or had the heat suppressant even worked and would she still be trying to jump him? He couldn't smell as many pheromones; though he could still smell them causing him to take deep, slow breaths and making them last as long as possible.



"Alec?" Max asked. "What did you inject in me?"



Alec was shocked to hear there was no venom or anger in her voice only vulnerability.



"Heat Suppressant. Stole them from Manticore when I was in there." Alec explained defensively.



At her confused look he continued.



"Sometimes the guards didn't get there as soon as a female would go into heat so I made a note to always carry them on me. Males who fought over a mate or an um.. potential mate were often punished. I was fed up of my unit getting punished for the scientists’ mistakes."



"Oh," Max said sadly. "Does TC have any?"



"Yeah I gave them a few a couple a weeks back. They've been making more since. Don't worry one shot is enough to last throughout your entire heat."



Max was surprised to find herself not as relieved as she'd thought she'd be.



"So I'm not in heat anymore?" Max asked.



"No, unfortunately. You're still in heat and you're still gonna want to um.. copulate. But you won't be desperate like usual and should be able to ignore it."



Max inwardly smiled at Alec's nervousness about talking about sex. This wasn't the Alec she knew. But she knew he was right ,she still wanted him but unlike usual, only him, no other male would do.



Yeah but you've always wanted me Max. The Alec voice whispered in her head.



"So, did you not want to... um... copulate with me?" Max asked wondering why that hurt so much.



At Max's shocking question, Alec's head spun around to finally look at her.



"Huh?" Alec asked. "You wanted to? With me, I mean?"



"Duh Alec." Max said realising the suppressant was helping to give her the ability to finally talk about what she wanted, without having the desperation of heat.



Alec thought for a moment.



Heat. Of course she wanted you genius. Well not you just a certain part of your body. Hah! Did you honestly think she wanted you?



"Yeah." Alec laughed unhappily.



"I'm really tired. Is that normal?" Max asked.



"Yeah," Alec responded robotically as if he had had this conversation many times before and had grown bored of it. "You'll probably sleep through the rest of your heat. Don't worry about any transgenics bugging you. Your smell is weaker now. Unless they have known you for a long time or have often focused solely on you scent they won't register the change. But its best you stay here anyway."



"So you can have your wicked way with me?" Max asked in a joking yet still seductive voice.



"Yeah definitely Max." Alec replied glad to fall into their usual banter. "So get some sleep it'll do you and your shark DNA good."



"Okay," Max responded and Alec was surprised at how much trust he could here in her voice. "Will you hold me whilst I sleep? I feel cold."



Max hoped it sounded innocent enough.



"Oh I'll go get you a blanket." Alec replied but before she could respond he was up and out the door.



As the door opened she saw Matt, one of the X5s, outside on the floor lying unconscious. Max made a mental note to ask Alec about it later as she fell asleep.