Kings Mate

Ellie Monroe 24 5 foot 5

Grayson King 34 6 foot 4

Ellie’s POV

I groan sitting up in bed, I didn’t want to go for a run I wanted to sleep longer but then I remembered I would see him. Grayson King the mountain of a man with tattoos covering him and his dark brown hair with dark blue eyes and my landlord. Too bad he only saw me as the little girl who lived in his backyard suite. I get up and pull on my yoga shorts and a sports bra and running shoes. I pull my hair up into a bun and call my dog jack, he was an Australian shepherd and border collie mix and my baby, he was only about 6 months old.

“Ready jack?” I ask and he jumps up and down I laugh.

I start my run through the forest on the back of Gray’s property it was heaven for me, I grew up in the big city of LA and everyone here seems to remind me of that, too bad I didn’t give 2 fucks. I get to the lake and toss a stick for Jack and he fetches it and I smile, I loved it here! He runs over and shakes off getting me all wet and I laugh diving into the lake it felt amazing I laze around for a bit and then get out and gasp noticing my bra is completely see through now, my nipples and their piercings are out there for everyone to see. Fuck I hope I don't run into Gray I would die of embarrassment.

I run back home with Jake and run up to the house seeing about 5 guys and their bikes in the driveway. I swear to myself, I had to walk by all of them to get to my house. It was too late because jake ran up saying hi and they all look to me,I hugged my arm around my boobs and wave with the other. I bite the bullet and walk up exchanging Hi’s.

“Guys this is Ellie my tenant.” Gray growls from behind me making me jump, did he always have to sneak up on people!

“Shit, Gray could you not do that.” I say he smirks, as I blush. Why did he have to be so rough and sexy!

“Well it was nice to meet you guys, but I need to go.” I say walking toward my house, once inside I strip off everything and get into the shower. I start to think of everything that I needed to do for work and then I started to worry about one of my kids ]Nate, I am a special education teacher at the local school. I had a kid in one of my classes that I felt like had something going on at home and he wouldn’t talk about it only give me little hints. I sigh and run a hand down my face. I finish showering and pull on some shorts and a tank, it was getting really hot summer was coming.

I grab my laptop and a glass of ice tea and go sit outside at the little table I have. I start my lesson planning for the next couple weeks. I look out and notice Gray working on one of his bikes in the driveway shirtless and sweaty. I groan quietly to myself, how am I going to get anything done with him right there like that, feeling myself getting wet at just the sight. I shake my head and look back to my books. I finish after about an hour and put everything away and grab my purse to go get some groceries. Jack come bounding up, I smile and kneel down and pet him. I grab my grocery bags and walk out to my car and Gray is still there, I could feel this gaze on me, it made me squirm it was just how he was and how I acted around him.

“Heading out?” he asks walking toward me, shirtless with oil all over, I shiver.

“Yea, grocery shopping. Need anything?” I ask opening my car door, Jack jumps in.

“No thanks babe, be safe.” He says gruffly, all but growling at me, going back to working on his bike.

I blast the AC trying to cool myself down from seeing him in such a state, I drive off to the only grocery store in town and start shopping with my earbuds in, as much as I loved this town, some of the people were awful and I didn’t have the time to make small talk with them. I could not wait for tomorrow, I was getting my next tattoo it was one that I had wanted for a while but didn’t have the time or money to do it, plus my dad would lose his shit, which he had no right to.He was the head of a biker gang called the Spiders and was covered head to toe in them, also the alpha. He should know by now that I do my own thing that is the way he raised me. He hated that I left but knew I needed to get space from home.

I feel like someone is watching me and it starting to bug me out, I turn around and see no one this has been happening ever since I got here, so I put it up to the fact that I am the new city girl. Once finished shopping I go home and Gray is gone, I carry all my stuff into the house and blast some music and dance around singing as I put everything away. I texted my dad letting him know I was alright, he was all I had, I never knew my mom she died about a month after having me, it broke my dad. My dad was a tiger shifter and my mom was human so that makes me a shifter but I wasn’t as fast or big as the others, I learned to deal with it but I was still judged like crazy.

I watch some tv and before I knew it it was dinner time and I made some broccoli stir fry with rice. I feed Jack and toss his ball for him in the front yard for a while and then turn in for the night. I have a very steamy dream about Gray and wake up on a high note. I tug on some shorts and a bralette and tank top, I couldn’t wait to get my tattoo. Gray is still gone, I hadn’t heard him return at all, I missed him when he was gone, for some reason I felt safer when he was here, I shake off the thought. I head to the tattoo shop, I walk in and see 2 of the guys that was at Gray’s house yesterday, one walks up.

“Ellie?” He asks I nod standing up.

“Ben, give me a few minutes I need to make a call.” He says

“Ok.” I say sitting back down. The shop was really nice and had an open floor plan and you could hear everything going on.

“Yea, its her. No I will boss. Bye.” I hear Ben say and I had a feeling he was talking about me, and that I was not getting a tattoo from them. I knew the feeling my dad had his shop denie me too. Ben walks over.

“Im sorry but we can’t tattoo you.” he says I laugh.

“Cant or wont?” I ask

“Both.”

“Why?” I ask putting my hands on my hip.

“Boss said no.” He says, I roll my eyes.

“And who might your boss be?” I ask he watched me with amusement in his eyes.

“Gray.” he says watching me. I turn on my heel and hop in my car driving home, when I get there I see that Gray is home, I go and bang on his door.

“Hello, El what can I do for you?” He asks.

“What the hell Gray?! You told your shop to not tattoo me!” I say and he has the audacity to say.

“Yes I did.” he says.

“Why!?” I yell “look I got enough of this at home, why won’t you let them tattoo me?” I ask

“No one can touch you.” he says his arms crossed, that kind of blew me away.

“Excuse me?” I says

“I won’t let them touch you.” he says. “Your mine.”