CHAPTER 3

Charlotte cried and rushed upstairs to find out where Teddy was taking Anne too. 

"Teddy, you cannot do this to me. I'm your wife and Luna; you cannot bring Anne into our home. Teddy! Open this door!" Charlotte cried as she stood in front of the master's bedroom door. Since Charlotte had moved into this house and lived with Teddy Hudson for four years, Teddy hadn't entered this room to make love to her. But today, he brought his assistant home; not only had he told Charlotte that Anne was his new mate and Luna, but he also took Anne to the bedroom that was rightfully Charlotte's.

"Teddy! Teddy!" Charlotte cried outside the room door as she could hear Teddy and Anne smooching inside. "Yeah, baby, give it to me! Harder! Mm."

"Teddy!" Charlotte shouted again. Just then, she heard a voice from downstairs calling, "Is anyone home?" Charlotte froze. Who was that? The voice sounded powerful and masculine, and she quickly wiped her tears away.

Had a rogue entered their house? Charlotte wondered as she quickly searched the corridor where she was standing for any instrument that she could use to protect herself.

Charlotte quickly picked up a mop she saw. She knew she was weak and couldn't fight, so she had to protect herself as she wasn't expecting any visitors, nor was Teddy.

"Is anyone at home?" Charlotte heard the voice coming upstairs. Quickly, she controlled the light switch to off as the mansion was hers. "Lights off!" Charlotte commanded, and she could feel her heart pounding in her chest as the corridor lights turned off. At that moment, the most intoxicating masculine scent wafted through the air and filled her nostrils.

The masculine scent was smoky, and Charlotte was beginning to lose her grip on the mop handle as she stood in a corner to protect herself, ready to hit the head of the intruder who dared to enter Alpha Teddy's mansion without any guards catching him.

"Anyone here?" As the voice drew closer, he stopped as he could hear the sound of her rapid heartbeat. Not only that, he perceived a sweet lemonade scent that drew him in, making him want to hold and to savor it, invoking his wolf.

Charlotte immediately moved away from her hiding spot to hit the intruder on the head, but he quickly caught her arm just as she reached to strike him with the mop stick.

Charlotte came face to face with a tall, handsome, formidable figure who stood before her. His strong masculine presence commanded submission, and Charlotte’s wolf began to dance in excitement for the very first time in her life. Her wolf giggled happily inside her body as her blue eyes met his glowing green ones, and the man muttered, "Mate."

In the dark corridor, he inhaled Charlotte's lemonade scent, dipping his head to her neck. She shivered in his hold as he sniffed her in the darkness. Inhaling her scent seemed to draw him in, and the next moment, to Charlotte's astonishment, the stranger who was making her lose her sanity kissed her neck and nibbled on her sensitive spot.

"Mmm," Charlotte moaned. She was committing adultery as a married woman; she was supposed to push this masculine figure away to protect her dignity and remind him that she was married. But she succumbed and ran her fingers through his hair while he held her dangerously close and continued kissing her. He moved from the nape of her neck, kissing and licking all over her body, up to her earlobes and eventually her face.

"Who are you? I have been searching for my mate for a long time, not knowing my mate was at home," the man said, as his lips brushed Charlotte's right ear while he gently bit her earlobe. He kissed her cheeks and reached for her face to see her better. He met her watery blue eyes, which glimmered with hope and love, although he still didn’t know who she was.

He kissed away her tears and told her, "I'm here now and no one will hurt you again." With that, he pressed his lips to hers, and just then, the corridor lights turned on. Standing there and looking at the two people kissing passionately with his eyes full of rage was Teddy Hudson.

"What the fuck is going on here?" Teddy demanded as the lights came on and he caught his wife, Charlotte, and his elder brother, Jack Hudson, kissing each other and reaching to strip themselves bare in the corridor.

Teddy had first noticed Charlotte’s increased heartbeat while thrusting into Anne's warmth. He heard her heart beating loudly and mind-linked with her, sensing she was in danger. This had made him withdraw from Anne just before he could reach his climax. He had heard Charlotte mention in her mind, "Is there a rogue in here? Which rogue would dare to enter Alpha Teddy's mansion?"

Teddy quickly dressed to protect Charlotte from the rogue, knowing that she was a weak she-wolf. But what he hadn’t expected was to pull the door open and find darkness in the previously bright corridor. Not only that, he sensed a familiar, challenging presence that wasn’t a rogue. Switching on the light, he saw what was happening in the corridor. 

Teddy saw his elder brother, Jack Hudson, and Charlotte kissing each other sweetly, their passion burning with lust.

"What the fuck is going on here? Charlotte! You bitch! Is this how horny you are that you would dare to kiss my brother in my own house?" Teddy charged toward Charlotte, his anger overwhelming him as he completely forgot that Jack was arriving that day.

His father had called him earlier while he was at the neighboring pack to inform him that Jack Hudson was finally coming home. It skipped Teddy's mind to inform Charlotte as he had been furious upon hearing that his elder brother would be returning. 

Teddy knew their father loved Jack very much. Although they both looked alike, Jack was their father’s favorite and excelled at everything until Jack told their parents ten years ago that he would like to travel abroad to further his studies in human lands. 

Teddy had been happy then, viewing it as an opportunity to get rid of Jack. Instead of contemplating killing his elder brother to take over the Norfield Packs, Teddy was pleased that Jack had chosen to leave the pack on his own, even though their father disagreed, reminding Jack that he had to rule over the pack and fight in the ongoing rogue attacks to protect their people. Jack had still insisted on traveling abroad to study business management. Now, Jack was back at the pack that Teddy helped build.