Desert Heat (Complete)
Desert Heat Chapter 67

{Dorian’s P.O.V.}

After breakfast, I took all of Allie’s presents and flowers back up to the room. I decided to change my shoes to something more comfortable other than flip flops because I knew Allie wanted to go shopping. When I got back down to the lobby, only the guys were there,

“Where the hell did the girls go?”

“Over there,” Brandon said pointing behind me. I turned around and the girls were outside taking photos with Allie’s phone. I sat and waited with the guys. About ten minutes later, the girls came back in. Allie had the biggest smile on her face, and I could feel my heart flutter.

“Ready baby?” she put out her tiny hand. I smiled and took it.

“I don’t want you spending any of your money today, understand?” I told her while we walked to the mall entrance. She looked up at me and smiled.

We went to multiple luxury stores which Allie typically steered clear of, but today I insisted she splurges. Allie bought shoes, clothes, handbags of all different sizes, and accessories. Whatever she wanted, I paid for. Allie wasn’t the only one shopping, we all were. Allie still had a habit of looking at price tags and putting things back if she felt it was too much.

“Damn, how much have you spent?” Brandon asks while we are inside of Versace. Allie was in the dressing room. She’d been trying to find a dress to wear to dinner tonight because she didn’t have anything fancy to wear and she wanted to dress up.

“Does it matter?”

“Not really. I was just curious. Allie has like ten shopping bags already, it’s not like her,”

“Allie could have a hundred shopping bags and I would still pull out my wallet,”

“I’m glad Leah doesn’t spend money like this,”

“It’s not like Allie does this on a regular basis. It’s her birthday a*****e, and I told her to splurge. You know my net worth Brandon, everyone does. What I’ve spent has barely made a dent in my bank account. Plus, it helps that I’m using the money I won at the casino the other day,”

“Oh yeah, I forgot about that,”

“What do you think?” Allie said as she came out in a short black mini dress that was open in the middle and barely covered her breasts. The dress was short and hugged her curves in all of the right places and wrapped around the back of her neck. She turned, and I saw it was a cross back but still open in the back. It was revealing but in the sexiest way possible.

“Holy s**t,” Brandon said. I grabbed his shirt and growled. Allie giggled. I looked back at her and my heart was racing, my d**k started to harden.

{Allie’s P.O.V.}

I was putting on the graphic neckline dress I found at Versace and found it be more revealing than I thought, but I loved how it laid on my body. I tried to picture myself with strappy heels, a clutch, and my hair curled with a full face of makeup. I jumped up and down a little to make sure the girls didn’t pop out. As I was trying to figure out if I wanted to show Dorian, I heard him and Brandon talking,

“Damn, how much have you spent?”

“Does it matter?”

“Not really. I was just curious. Allie has like ten shopping bags already, it’s not like her,”

“Allie could have a hundred shopping bags already and I would still pull out my wallet… It’s not like Allie does this on a regular basis. It’s her birthday a*****e, and I told her to splurge,”

I just smiled at Dorian’s responses. Brandon knew me all too well, and he was right. I didn’t spend money like this on myself, but it was my birthday and Dorian wanted me to have a good time. There were a few things I really wanted, but the prices were astronomical. Dorian didn’t care about price tags, but I still did. One would think being married to a multi-billionaire I would stop looking at prices, but no. Even the things I was buying, I made sure the item was worth the price tag.

I liked the dress, so I decided to show Dorian and Brandon,

“What do you think?” I asked opening the door.

“Holy s**t,” Brandon said. Dorian grabbed him by the shirt and growled. I just giggled. You’d think since Brandon has seen me naked on multiple occasions, a dress wouldn’t set Dorian off, but it did. Dorian turned to look at me again, and he was checking me out, like really checking me out.

The way his eyes lingered on my body, the opening of the dress, my breasts, my chest, my neck, and then to my face. His eyes turned black with l**t and I could sense his sudden arousal.

“Babe, you’re staring,” I told him. He stood up and walked over to me, Brandon just sat back and watched. Dorian caressed my arms, and touched my body ever so softly, feeling how the dress fit my body. “Babe? Do you like it?” I asked him.

“Please tell me this comes in different colors?” he asks. I just laugh.

“Sorry, it only comes in black. So, I’m guessing you like it?”

“Baby, you look amazing in this,”

“I have to agree Gizmo, that dress looks f*****g hot on you,” Brandon said clapping. Dorian growled but Brandon didn’t care.

“We’re getting this, and don’t even think about the price tag,” Dorian said pushing me back into the room and closing the door. I giggled and changed back into my tank, shorts, and chucks. When I came back out, Dorian took the dress, grabbed my other bags, and went to the checkout stand. “Is there anything else you want from here?”

“No, that’s the only thing I liked,”

“Hey, Dorian, allow me,” Brandon said taking out this wallet.

“Brandon, what are you doing?” I asked.

“Paying for your dress. Think of it as your birthday gift from me,” the cashier was so lost and so was I.

“But you got me a gift already,”

“That was from Leah, this is from me,” he said and handed the cashier his card. She took it but looked at Dorian and me first.

“Brandon, it’s $1,500,” I said.

“And I can easily afford for that for my best friend on her birthday, so shut up and let me pay,” he gestured the cashier to swipe his card. She did and finished the transaction. She bagged up the dress and gave the receipt to Brandon. He handed the bag over to me. “Happy birthday Gizmo,” he said and kissed me on the cheek, and fist-bumped Dorian. I couldn’t help but smile. We walked out and found the others were done shopping. Everyone had a few bags each.

“Did you find a dress?” Sin asked. I nodded.

“Did you want to go anywhere else, baby?” Dorian asked me.

“I’m good. We just need to go to the luggage store and buy another suitcase,”

“We can buy that another time. Let’s go get changed so we can get to our cabana rental,” we all headed back to our rooms.

We were hanging out in the cabana on the beach enjoying the salty sea air. There were so many people on the beach, it was crazy. The ocean was beautiful, and the waves were perfect. I was wearing the burgundy and orange bikini that I bought on our first day. Lucas was in a speedo again, and a lot of women were staring which made Sam super jealous and possessive.

I was laying on the beach chairs in the cabana when Dorian came to check on us,

“You ladies good?”

“We’re good,” the girls responded. I titled my sunglasses down and checked him out.

“Allie,” Dorian said my name.

“What?” I said lifting an eyebrow looking at his gorgeous body

“Baby don’t start something you can’t finish. I won’t hesitate to f**k you in front of all these people,”

“Oh my god!” the girls exclaimed.

“Seriously boss?” Sam said. I just smirked.

“Are you going back in the water?” I asked him. He nodded. I put out my hand indicating I wanted to go too. He helped me to my feet, and I took off my glasses placing them on the seat. “I’ll race you,” I said tapping his chest and took off running.

“Hey, cheater!” he shouted and ran after me.

“I told you she cheats!” I heard Sin shout. Unfortunately, Dorian is a faster runner than I am and catches up before I make it to the water. He picks me up from behind and spins me around. He then picks me up bridal style and is carrying me to the water when we hear a woman screaming.

We look down the beach, and a lady is frantically pointing at the water screaming for help. Dorian puts me down and we look to where she’s pointing. Out in the water, we see a young girl being carried out by the water and fast.

“Oh my god, she’s caught in a rip current!” I shout. “Dorian, we have to help!”

“Stay here Allie!!” Dorian takes off running. I follow after him to make sure I can keep an eye on him. Even for a werewolf, a rip current would be strong. I stop at the edge of the beach and I see he is swimming parallel to the rip current. I keep an eye on the girl to make sure she doesn’t go under. She’s struggling to stay afloat, she’s definitely not a strong swimmer.

“Allie!” the rest of the group runs over to me.

“Where’s Dorian?” Mikey asked

“There!” I shout and point to where I see him swimming, but I don’t see the girl anymore. Dorian makes it past the rip current into steady water, and he’s looking for the girl.

“Let’s go!” Lucas shouts, and the guys take off too.

“My daughter! Does anyone see my daughter!?” the mother is frantic. I mind link Dorian and the guys,

Guys, she went under! She’s under the water!

I see Dorian dive under and the guys too as soon as they get where the rip current ended. I see the guys come up…nothing. They shake their heads and dive down again. This girl is drowning, and they need to find her fast. I see the guys come up again, but not Dorian.

“Whe…where’s Dorian?” I ask out loud.

Guys! Where is Dorian!? I yell in a mind link.

We don’t know, he hasn’t come up yet.

They all dive down again. The girls and I are getting worried, and the mother is hysterical. I grab her hands and try to console her. After another minute or so, all of the guys come back up, Dorian has the girl.

“Oh my god!” the mother shouts.

“Everyone back up!” Sam starts to push back the crowd. “Back up! They’re going to need the room! Back the f**k up!” People start to back away and the guys are coming back onshore. Dorian puts the girl down in the sand and checks for a pulse. The mother tries to run to her baby,

“Sam! Keep her back!” I shout.

“Dorian?” I say as I ran up to him.

“She doesn’t have a pulse,” he responds. “Allie, I don’t know CPR,”

“I do,” I push him out of the way and lift the girls chin back and open her mouth. I blow into her mouth, but something is blocking her airway. I reach my fingers into the throat and pull out seaweed she must have ingested. I blow into her mouth again making sure her airway is clear, and it is. I blow three times and find the place on her chest to start compressions. I had to be careful not to add to much pressure or I could break her ribs,

“One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten…” I blow air into her mouth three times and do chest compressions again. “Come on!” I shout and blow again and compress again. Still nothing. “Come on, sweetheart, don’t give up on me!” I blow again, compress again, still nothing. I can sense she’s alive, but she’s fading. “Come on baby girl!” the mother is crying hysterically, thinking she’s lost her baby. I know that feeling, and I never want a mother to feel that. I don’t give up.

I keep up the CPR, and I could feel her essence coming to life, she’s fighting to stay alive. I blow into her mouth one more time, and she finally starts coughing and spitting up water.

“That’s it, honey, spit it out,” I push her onto her side so she can spit up everything. She takes a deep breath,

“Mommy,”

“Oh, my baby!” Sam let’s go of the mother and she runs to her child. I sit back on my knees and sigh in relief, and the crowd starts to cheer. “Thank you! Thank you so much! All of you!” The mother cries happy tears. Just then, the paramedics and lifeguards show up. I stand to my feet and give them room to check her out. I go to Dorian who gives me a side hug.

They put the girl on a backboard and get ready to take her to the hospital. The mothers run up to me and Dorian, and she gives me bear hug,

“Thank you! Thank you! How can I ever repay you people for saving my daughter?” I hug her back and push her away gently,

“Just make sure she’s okay,” I say to her. She gives me another hug and then hugs Dorian thanking us non-stop. She leaves and the rest of the gang come up to us,

“That was f*****g crazy,” Mikey said.

“Boss, are you okay?” Sam asks.

“I’m good,” he says reassuring everyone.

“What happened anyway?” Sin asked

“The girl was caught in a rip current,” I said.

“What’s that?” Leah asked. I explained to them what a rip current was, and how dangerous they can be even for strong swimmers.

“f**k, seeing that mom like that makes me really want to go home and hold Allen,” Sin said. Mikey hugs her.

“Sawyer is sleeping with us for a month when we when get back,” Leah said to Brandon, he nodded in agreement and hugged her too. Sam and Lucas were also hugging. I reached my arms up and Dorian picked me up, holding me tight.

“Never a dull moment huh?” I say to him. He just chuckles.

“I’m done with the beach now, let’s just go to the pool and the inner lagoons from now on or do other touristy s**t our last few days,” Mikey says. We all nod in agreement.

“I am ready for lunch, who’s with me?” Sam said. We all raised our hands. We headed for the cabana and gathered up all of our stuff. While we were doing that, I could sense the rogue nearby and pause for a minute. I put my sunglasses on so I could mind linking everyone,

No one react, but I can sense the rogue. He’s watching.

Where? Lucas asks.

In the trees, northwest from us.

This is getting ridiculous. Leah says. We all just nod and leave.

“Allie, I thought you guys were going to get a couples massage?” Sam said.

“I had to cancel because of extenuating circumstances,” I replied. She makes an O with her mouth knowing what I meant.

“What do you want for lunch Allie?” Mikey asked. I thought about it while we walked back towards the hotel. I took out my phone and started to Google places to eat. After about five minutes of searching and reading reviews,

“Oh, this place looks good,” I said pulling it up. “Viola’s Bar and Grill. It has over four stars and four hundred reviews,”

“Where is it at?” Lucas asked.

“It’s like a three-minute walk from where we are now,” I answered.

“What do they have?” Brandon asked. I looked at the menu and photos online Google.

“Comfort food,”

“I’m down for that,” he said. We all head out and then a realization hits me and makes me stop midtrack.

“Baby, what’s the matter,” Dorian asks, and everyone stops. I frown and pout.

“I never got to go in the water!” Everyone started to laugh at me. I was actually pissed off about it.

“Baby, we still have three and half days here, there will be plenty of time to go swimming,” he laughs cupping my face with his hands. I’m still pouting. Was I being ridiculous, of course, I was, but it was my birthday, so I didn’t care. “Do you want a piggy-back ride?” he asks me. I smile and nod.

“You have to be f*****g me right now,” Sin said. Dorian squats down and I jump on his back.

“This is why we call you Gizmo, Gizmo,” Brandon said.

“f**k off Brandon! It’s my birthday!” I see Leah give Brandon a look of jealousy. He sees it too and drops his head. “Come on Leah,” he squats down, and she jumps on his back.

“Alright, now you guys are making me and Lucas look bad,” Mikey says.

“Speak for yourself,” Lucas says. We look over and he has Sam on his back already.

“Oh, come on!” Mikey shouts. Sin taps her foot and gives him a look. “Get on honey,” he gets down. Sin smiles and jumps on.

“Every single one of you guys is more than strong enough to carry your mates a few minutes,” I say to all of them.

“They’re not tiny like you Gizmo,” Brandon says.

“Are you calling us fat Brandon!?” Leah shouts smacking his shoulder.

“No, sweet cheeks. All of you are small, even Sam is small, just a little taller, but Gizmo is the smallest and Dorian is the biggest because he’s an Alpha,”

“And you’re a Beta so quit bitching,” I tell him. “I should call you the ‘Bitching Beta’ from now on,”

“You want those drawings or not?”

“Are you threatening me, Beta?”

“What if am, Luna?”

“Brandon, I’m going to drop kick you when we get to the restaurant!”

“Gizmo, be real now, you’re half my size. The only thing you’re tall enough to dropkick is a garden gnome,” I scoff, and everyone starts laughing.

“That’s so f****d up Brandon!” Mikey said.

“Oh my god, babe!” Leah says smacking his shoulder.

“I hate you, Brandon Kane!”

“Awww, I love you too Gizmo,”

A*****e.

{Rogue’s P.O.V.}

Seeing the Alpha and Luna save that human child was interesting, to say the least. Why were they so willing to risk their lives for that of a human? The Luna was definitely a sight to see in her swimsuit, but the more I observed her and her friends, the more I wondered about her. What kind of person was she? What kind of werewolf was she? I have met plenty of Lunas, but none were ever like her.

When they were getting ready to leave, I could see her throw a tantrum over not being able to go into the ocean. Her attitude was ridiculous and childish, but her friends and the Alpha just laughed it off. Almost as if it were normal. If she were my mate, I would have scolded her for such behavior. Then I watched as he allowed her to get on his back. Her friends then followed suit. What was wrong with this group of ranked members and their other friends?

Then, I could hear the Luna arguing with the Beta, but it was a friendly and endearing argument,

“…You’re a Beta so quit bitching. I should call you the ‘Bitching Beta’ from now on,”

“You want those drawings or not?”

“Are you threatening me, Beta?”

“What if am, Luna?”

“Brandon, I’m going to drop kick you when we get to the restaurant!”

“Gizmo, be real now, you’re half my size. The only thing you’re tall enough to dropkick is a garden gnome,”

“I hate you, Brandon Kane!”

“Awww, I love you too Gizmo,”

What was this nickname? Gizmo? What kind of relationship did these two have? And the Alpha was allowing his Beta to say “I love you” to his mate. I was so confused about this group of wolves. Everything about them was so different.

Everything about this Luna was different. The other night when they returned from camping out at sea, she spent time with the male guard, giving him the advice to help his marriage. He reminded me a lot of myself when I had a mate, that is before I killed her for being clingy and needy. When she said that showing affection was a way our mates showed us that they loved us, it hit me like a ton of bricks. I realized I had killed my mate when all she was doing was trying to love me.

Those words played like a broken record in my mind. It kept me awake all night. This Luna was wise beyond her years, and I finally could see why the Alpha loved her so much. But the master wants her for his own personal gain. I found myself having seconds thoughts about my mission. But if I turned back now, I would be killed. I went back to my hotel room to video call the master.

“Do you have an update for me?”

“Today is her birthday, it appears that the Alpha and her friends are spoiling her for the day,”

“Her birthday huh? I need to make a note of that if I am going to celebrate with her next year,” his tone when he said this was sick and twisted.

“I have new photos to upload to you master,”

“Good. I definitely enjoyed the nude photos you had of her. I better be the only one with copies. No one will ever be allowed to see my future Luna naked except for me. I’ll have to punish her for showing herself in the public she has been,” his laugh was maniacal and disturbing. The more images and videos I sent him, the more non-compos mentis he became.

I seriously wondered if this job was even worth it anymore.