Chapter 3

Ivonne’s POV

 “It’s ok Lincoln.” Alison cooed. “I just wanted to show you how pathetic your wife is. She is so money hungry that she is willing to do anything for it. Is this the woman you are going to stay married to?” Alison hissed. “She is a pathetic gold digger, who can never even bear you a child.” Alison snarled.

“Get out of my room you shameless gold digger!” Alison yelled. “My husband won’t give you a penny of our money!”

A part of me wanted to argue that he was my husband, but what was the use of that? Instead, I gather the last piece of dignity I had and walked out of the room.

But before I got into my room, Alison rushed out of the room and stood in front of me.

“Look Ivy, I know I looked harsh but I’m trying to help you here. You act like you’re doing everything to save your mother, but that’s not true. You’re not doing everything yet. Lincoln is not the only man in the world.

“What?” I blinked in confusion. I wanted to yell at her and tell her to fuck off, but she was confusing me.

Alison smiled at me. “Oh don’t be naïve Ivy. You know what I’m talking about. If you can’t get the money from Lincoln, shouldn’t you try to get it from another man? You’re still young and fresh, the right rich man will still pay a ridiculous amount of money for just a night with you.” She said and i gasped.

“How dare you?” I snapped. “Are you telling me to sell myself to—“

“I’m not telling you to do anything Ivy. I’m just reminding you to not put your pride over your mother’s life. Lincoln and I are throwing a party tonight, every important wealthy man will be there.

If you really want to save your mother, then that’s your chance to find help….. or you can let her die if you care about your special pride so much.” Alison smirked and walked away before I could say anything.

I slowly walked in to my room in a daze. Alison’s words were swirling in my mind. How much was I willing to do to save my mum? And what did I have to lose except my pride?

Normally, I would have been worried about cheating on my husband, but my husband had just moved his mistress into our bed room! So that was a stupid thing to worry about. And besides, he already told me countless times that he didn’t care about me.

And what other choices did I have?

And just like the devil was listening to me, I received a text notification on my phone. — it was a reminder from the hospital that I had less than two days to pay the hospital bills or my mother would be left for dead.

The image of my dying mother in pain flashed through my mind and hot tears filled my eyes.

I made my decision then. I was going to do it. I was going to find the richest man at the party, and I would sleep with him tonight!

I rushed to my closet and began to pull out all the clothes I had before I got married. I had to find something hot enough to make all the rich men want to devour me.

A few hours later, the party began, and the minute I walked into the outdoor party, a hush fell over the crowd for a few seconds before people began to murmur within themselves.

“Is that Ivonne?” Someone whisper.

“She looks very different… too sexy. Isn’t she married to Alpha Lincoln Stone?” Another whispered.

“That dress is definitely too short! What will her husband say?” Another added.

I smiled to myself. I was wearing a short, very tight little dress that showed off all the curves I had. I looked smoking hot, I knew it.

I could already see a lot of men licking their lips as they eyed my body. And if I had a husband who loved me, he would be very jealous right now.

But I knew that Lincoln would not say a thing! He didn’t care enough to bother with what I wore…. At least that’s what I thought at first, but a few seconds later, I saw his face and realized that I was very wrong.

Lincoln cared. He cared a lot! He looked furious!

He was standing with Alison, clinging on his arm. She looked as beautiful as I expected, but he wasn’t looking at her. He was glaring at me.

Alison also looked at me and her eyes almost popped out of her head. She clearly never thought I could look this good.

I walked past them and went to the bar, I needed something very strong to drink if I wanted to carry out my plan successfully.

On the outside I looked calm, but on the inside, I was shaking with fear and worry.

I had never done this before. What if no man wanted me? What if I couldn’t do it? What if I was bad in bed? It had been so long since Lincoln touched me that I wasn’t even sure if I remembered how to please a man correctly.

I gulped two glasses of alcohol in one minute. I was about to gulp a third, but some one suddenly bumped into me and my drink went pouring down the front of a man’s suit.

I gasped in horror. “Oh my god! I’m so sorry! I’m so so sorry, I don’t know what happened. I’m sorry!” I apologized profusely as I grabbed a napkin and began to rub the man’s chest.

A large, masculine hand suddenly grabbed my wrist in a tight grip, forcing me to stop. And it was then that I realized that the chest I was touching was also very large, warm and firm.

Maybe it was the alcohol, or the fact that I hadn’t touched a man like that in a long time, but my tummy did a delicious flip and my body grew warm with a desire I hadn’t felt in a long time.

“What the fuck is wrong with you? Can’t you see?” A deep masculine voice snapped at me.

I looked up .... and up and my breath hitched in my throat.

Mate

I froze.

He was tall, very tall. His shoulders were broad and his body was firm. I had a sudden weird urge to wrap my legs around him and see if I could climb him like a tree.

He definitely looked like he could easily lift me up and hold me with just one arm.

Then his face, dear god! He was easily the most handsome man I had ever seen. His jaw line looked sharp enough cut stone and his blue eyes, were cold enough to freeze my heart.

But his hair! His hair was so dark, so full and so shiny that I wanted... no..needed to run my hands through it.

I wanted him! I wanted this tall strong Alpha. And I wanted him now.

Yes… it was definitely the alcohol talking now.

The Alpha glared at me. “So what everyone has been saying about you is true then?”

I blinked up at him in confusion. “I’m sorry, what?”

“They say you’re a slut, a gold digger who forced her way into the Alpha’s family. I didn’t believe them at first, I even pitied you for getting yourself entangled with such a family, but I guess I was wrong. You’re clearly a gold digging, manipulative little slut with an innocent face.” He snarled and I balked at him.

“What?! That’s not true! Those are all lies! I have never done those things! Why would you say that?!” I tried to pull my hand out of his grip but he held it firmly against his chest.

“But isn’t that what you’re doing now? Alpha Lincoln Stone came here with a beautiful woman on his arm, which means he’s clearly done with you. Then you suddenly show up, wearing this little red thing and just conveniently “accidentally” spill a drink on me?” He snorted sarcastically.

“Just tell the truth Ivonne, you’re trying to seduce me. I’m used to all the devious schemes of women like you. You’re hunting for the next rich Alpha who would be foolish enough to marry you when Lincoln finally dumps you!” He snarled and I forcefully shoved him away with all my strength.

“Shut the fuck up! You don’t know me! You don’t know anything about me and you’re wrong.” I glared at him.

“But you’re the one who is wrong here Ivonne. I know everything there is to know about you and every single person here. You’re Ivonne powers, your father is a disgusting rogue and your mother is in the hospital. Your husband rejected you and asked you for a divorce but because of greed, you have refused to accept his rejection.”

“Who are you?!” I snapped. How did this stranger know so much about me? I had never ever met or seen him before!

He rolled his eyes at me. “Don’t pretend you don’t know who I am Ivonne, I’m not as foolish as Lincoln, who can easily be deceived. I know you specifically targeted me tonight, so I’m going to warn you. If you value your life, stay the fuck away from me!” He snapped before storming away and leaving me in shock.

Wait.. what the hell just happened?

I took a deep breath and tried to compose myself, but it was useless. Just as I had feared, this night was going horribly wrong! Instead of meeting someone that could help me, I met a psychopath that threatened my life. I couldn’t seem to do anything right! Why was I such a failure?

Hot tears pricked my eyes and I struggled to not let them fall. I couldn’t cry here in front of all this rich pompous people. I couldn’t let Marcus and Alison see me break down like this. 

“Here.” A man’s voice suddenly said beside me. I looked up and saw a blonde haired, pretty looking man handing me a napkin for my tears. 

“Thank you.” I murmured and accepted the napkin. 

“No problem. He’s truly a gigantic asshole isn’t he?” The blonde man said, gesturing at the dark haired man. “Don’t worry, he’s an asshole to every one. Don’t take it personally. He’s not called a heartless bastard for nothing.” He said with a bright smile and a charming dimple. 

I nodded, grateful for the comfort. “Who is he though?” I asked and the blonde man’s eyebrows shot up In surprise. 

“Wait, you don’t know him?!” He asked and I shook my head. 

The man looked thoroughly shocked. “Irene, that asshole is your husband’s uncle, Alpha Tobias Blackwood.” He revealed and I froze.

I had never ever met him before, and my husband always avoided any mention of him like a plague, but I had heard enough nasty stories about him to know that Alpha Tobias Blackwood was very very bad news.

So why the hell was my heart still aching to see him again?

“Anyway, forget about him.” The blonde man said. “I’m Alpha Justin Hart, ruler to the Blackhart pack.” He said with a proud grin.

I smiled at him and introduced myself. I knew about the Blackhartpack. They were also a wealthy and powerful pack, second only toour own pack.

Alpha Justin’s eyes roved over every inch of my body and I felt goose bumps rise on my skin. This was the kind of man I came here for tonight. This man could help me.

“So Ivonne, can I get you another drink and we could go somewhere more private to … talk?” He asked, moving close enough for our skin to touch and I blushed.

It had been so long since a man looked at me with such hunger, and I couldn’t deny that it felt good to be wanted again.

I nodded and let him put his hand on the small of my back, but just before we could take a step, Lincoln suddenly blocked my path.

He looked very very angry.

Before I could react, he suddenly grabbed my arm and yanked me against him before turning to Justin.

“Keep your filthy hands off my wife!” He growled and my eyes widened.

Justin smirked. “But she looked so lonely all by herself Linc, I don’t think you’ve been giving her what she needs, but if you give her to me, I’ll take very very good care of her. I promise.” He said, giving me a wink.

Lincoln looked like he was two seconds away from strangling Justin. “If you lay one finger on my wife again Justin, I swear to God I’ll kill you.”

I had never heard my husband sound so angry before. It left me more than a little shocked. Why was he even here? Why did he care who touched me when he hated me so much?

Before Justin could respond, Lincoln dragged me to the side of the pool at the edge of the field so no one could hear us, even though they could still see us.

“What the fuck do you think you’re doing Ivonne? Has it really come to this? Are you really going to stoop so low as to fuck the enemy?” He snapped and I frowned at him.

“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

“Oh shut up Ivonne! You think I don’t know what you’re doing? Alison predicted that you would be desperate enough to sell your self for money, but I didn’t want to believe it. I told her that you weren’t like that, you were different, you had some dignity, but I was clearly wrong.” Lincoln spat at me. He looked so disgusted that I wanted to crumble and cry.

Alison planned this. She set me up to make me look bad in front of Lincoln. I should have known. Yes… I was such a fool, but I was a desperate fool. I would do anything to save my mom no matter how it made me look.

“Lincoln please I just —-“ I started but Lincoln cut me off by throwing a cheque in my face.

“This is all you want right? More and more money right? Fine! That’s two hundred thousand dollars for your services. I will come to your room tonight, and I expect you to pleasure me like the way you planned to pleasure Justin.

Since you’ve decided to be a whore, I will gladly take advantage of your services. And you better blow my mind Ivonne, or else I’ll expect a full refund!” He snarled and stormed away.

My body was shaking with pain, rage and humiliation. My own husband would not help me out unless I became his slut?!

Tears fell from my eyes, but I still bent down and picked up the cheque. It was more than enough to cover the hospital bills.

Fine! If it’s a whore Lincoln wanted, then tonight I would be the best whore that money can buy.