Chapter 31

Chapter 31
Christina
Sebastian hands me a drink as I walk into his room.
“You’re spoiling me, Sebastian. I won’t know what to do when this semester is over.” I say, making him smile. Damn, that man is so sexy
“Maybe I like spoiling you,” he says. “Have a seat. I want to get your impressions of the new Alphas who joined us today.”
I snort. “That’ll be a short conversation,” I tell him, sitting down. As much anticipation as I have about being naked in front of him, I do feel like it’s getting easier and talking with him definitely helps.
“You don’t think much of either one of them, then?” he asks, watching me in that assessing way he has as he sips his drink.
“I think Liam is arrogant. The kind of arrogance that if he doesn’t get it under control, he’s going to fail at the Academy or get himself kicked out.”
“You and I agree on that one.”
“Noah is … I’m not totally sure about him yet. It feels to me like he’s floundering. If I didn’t know better, I’d say he was a Beta. He seems to be more of a follower than a leader.”
He narrows his eyes, thinking over my assessment. “I hadn’t made that jump, but you’re right. He is acting more like a follower than a leader. That’s good insight. He’ll need to be pushed to lead. It could be because his father checked out after his mother died,” he says.
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“I think that’s where my feelings about him floundering come froms
he was sixteen when his mother passed away, then he’s been strug in with the lack of leadership and possibly any direction from his father while dealing with his own grief for that long.”
“You didn’t call him arrogant,” Sebastian says, watching me again.
“He is. But it’s almost like its bluster, like he’s using arrogance to hide his own insecurities.” I say.
I get that sexy as fuck smile again and I have to squeeze my thighs together to try and hide my increasing arousal from him, at least for now. I shouldn’t be getting this turned on just by a smile, but here I am, a geyser of arousal for his sexy smile.
“You and I are in agreement again. I like it when we’re in agreement. What did you think of their responses to James‘ review of the rules?”
“I think there was the usual shock over what can get them expelled from the Academy and definitely about using threats to force anyone into a sexual relationship, but I don’t get the feeling from this group that any of them would use force. Coercion, definitely. I wouldn’t put it past Alphas Logan and Liam to try and coerce one of the assistants to do their laundry for them, but I think they’re both too arrogant to think that a woman wouldn’t want to sleep with them. And if she didn‘ t, they’d consider it her loss, not theirs” I say.
“What about Ezra?” he asks.
I raise an eyebrow at that. “You think he would?”
“I’m asking what you think.”
I think about him again, wondering if Sebastian is seeing something that I’m not, but I don’t get that feeling from Ezra and I shake mead.
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“He’s intense, definitely. Arrogant also, but not stupid and not flamboyantly arrogant. He’s definitely one that has what it takes to back up his arrogance, which makes it come across more as confidence than arrogance. And honestly, that kind of confidence will have enough women falling at his feet that he wouldn’t have to use force.”
He smiles again. “It sounds like we’re in total agreement then.”
“What? You’re not going to ask me about Alpha Tyler?” I joke.
“Did I miss something with Alpha Tyler?” he asks.
“No. His grief is written all over his face. He’s just trying not to drown in the tsunami that life has thrown him into.”
“You’re very insightful, Christina.”
“Thank you,” I say.
“Any questions or concerns you want to address before we get started tonight?”
“No, but I thought we could talk about some of the coursework while
tonight if that’s okay.” you massage me
“Absolutely. I told you that I want this time to be as much about me helping you as it is me preparing for class.”
“Perfect,” I say, standing so I can pull off my clothing.
“Before you do that,” he says, standing as well, “I wanted to ask your feelings about kissing. We talked about it before, but I didn’t feel that we had reached that point with our trust yet. I’m hoping you might be more comfortable with that now. Or, if you feel like that is too intimate, we don’t have to kiss at all. But it’s something that can elp person relax and enjoy the touch of another person. If it’s something
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that can help you then it’s something that I might do during class, something to distract you if needed, or help ground you if you suddenly get shy in front of others,” he says.