The air in the room is heavy with the scent of our bodies merged together, the tension between us so thick and suffocating it filled every space of the room. His hands wee every where, sliding over the bare skin of my thighs and pushing the hem of my dress as his lips became more intense, kissing me deeply, and his scent overwhelming me as a whole, stealing every bit of rational sense left in me.
I was left with no thought but that of him in that very moment, his body on mine, his intoxicating sense that drowned me in him. His lips moving on mine were rough, insistent, and I let myself drown in it…in him too.
I am not sure how we ended up in one of the rooms at the club, a vip room I supposed but my brain was too much of a mess and a haze for me to recall exactly how the events escalated. One minute we were kissing in the hallway, and the next, my back was hitting the bed as he hovered above me, his entire being taking me away to nirvana. Most of the alcohol was out of my system by this moment, but I was drunk on something far more intoxicating than alcohol.
I am drunk on this man, his scent, his kisses, his touch and everything about him in this very moment. I am drunk on lust.
For the first time in a very long time, I truly felt wanted, alive even. His touch left little bits of electricity through me, igniting something raw, and something I had not felt in years, not even with Matt, never with Matt, and never with anyone else.
My dress has already ridden up dangerously high, beyond that line which I would normally allow myself to go if I was truly that aware of my actions, and his fingers, though rough and calloused hands that spoke of a long history unknown to me, traced the line of my skin with an expert like touch, sending shivers down my spine and leaving tiny, yet immensely pleasurable sparks in its awake. His scent was forest like, yet dark and smoky, pulling in deeper. I leaned into it, desperate to feel more of him, to smell more of him, to feel him touch me more.
This man something about him was different. His touch felt possessive, yes, but in a way that did not feel suffocating, it did not suffocate me in any way but made me feel even more wanted. His touch, it was deliberate, almost as much as his presence was commanding even. I can feel the raw power radiating off him, pure Alpha power that made Matt seem like nothing but a small and dispersible shadow in compare. On normal situations, I would caution myself to get involved with any Alpha like man, or any man entirely but I truly could not care in this very moment.
His lips were now at my neck, hot, hungry, almost like a man starved down to my exposed cleavage, leaving his tiny love marks, stark evident of out time together. I shivered as his teeth grazed the sensitive skin, right where my mate mark is supposed to be, and my breath got caught in my throat as I threw my head back, a moan escaping lips as I tightened my hold around the fabric of his shirt.
Then, I heard his voice, gruff and heavy with emotions as he whispered in my ears, “Are you sure about this?” His voice was deep, deeper than it had sounded earlier and fuck did I yearn to hear more of it.
I hesitated for a second, not because I did not want this but because I want it a bit too much that it scared me. I want it so much because I am tire of waiting for Matt to choose me, to finally see me and make me feel the things this stranger man does. But right in this very moment, I did not care about Matt, but rather this man that makes me feel alive even.
So, swallowing down a lump, I nodded, my own voice thick with emotions, “I am,” I whispered, my voice barely audible as the words slipped out.
His grip tightened, and I felt his fingers move to the zipper of my dress, ready to strip me bare and cross the line of no return. My body was ready to give in, to forget everything and just to fully enjoy the moment. But just as he began to pull it down, my phone buzzed sharply from some where nearby, cutting through the haze of desire that clouded my mind.
The vibration of the device was relentless without a halt, pulling me back to reality as the pool of messages came.
I blinked, trying to focus as the fog of lust lifted for just that split second. I turned my head around, glancing at the night stand where my phone lit up with a notification that came through, and my heart lurched as I saw the name that appeared on the screen.
Matt. His messages poured in without a stop, as if he was typing all his emotions out in single strands of messages rather than just one message as a whole.
Matt: Where are you?
Matt: I just came back home early.
Matt: Where did you go to?
Matt: Why are you not at home?
Matt: Why are you out this late, Leila.
Matt: Reply me immediately you see my messages.
Matt: I mean it, Leila.
Matt: Reply me immediately you see my messages.Matt: I mean it, Leila.If I was not in my right senses up until a while ago, and I am not, the messages cleared the entire fog of lust on me. My stomach twisted in uncomfortable knots, and the surge of desire vanished as cold clarity dawned on me on what I was just about to do.Fuck, what was I just about to do? What was I doing? I was about to cross a line, a line that I could not come back from. No matter how upset I am, I should not have stooped down to Matt’s level, this cannot be the answer. Two wrongs do not make a right.I hesitated, my breath uneven as I looked back at the man. His eyes were on my phone, his expression hardening and growing even more colder than ever. There was a flick of something that masked his expression, almost like a realization suddenly dawned on him and almost as my touch burned him, he withdrew his hands back, his intensity cooling.Without a word or so much as a look spared in my direction, he straight
LEILA MILLER The morning might filtered through the opened windows as I stepped into my house with Matt of two years. Except today, the usual enthusiasm and affection I had for this place I had poured my all into making it my home is no longer there, and in it's stead, the weight of everything from last night weighed me down as well as everything that has happened in the past few days as well. My head is throbbing, a full reminder of the mistake I had almost made last night. I had not gotten a wink of sleep last night entirely, simply tossing and turning in Gracie's Bed where I had seemed shelter the night before, not wanting to return to this place with my thoughts scattered all over like that. Despite Matt's message, I could not stand to look at him or seal with anything that has to do with him in any form last night really, especially not while still under the influence of alcohol. Now though, as I walked into the room, something within me has shifted, more like a fierce de
LEILA MILLER He move closer to me his presence shadowing over mine as he closed the distance between us. Before I could react and prepare myself for what he will throw my way, he took a hold of my arm in a bruising grip, and the shoved me hard against the wall nearest to us.A gasp escaped my lips as pain registered from where he gripped, and from the impact of my back being pressed against the wall. Panic flared within me, especially when I saw his eyes glow and it grew even more when I gent his other hand move to my dress, tugging the fabric roughly with care to my feelings it appears."What the hell are you doing, Matt?!" I claimed, the surge of panic within me growing as I struggled against him but he was stronger than I am, especially since my body is now greatly weakened.I could see the anger flaring in his eyes, it was clear as day." You really think you can say whatever it is you want to me and gt things done your way?" he hissed, his hand still fumbling with my dress, his m
LEILA MILLERPerhaps, I should thank Matt’s uncle’s sudden arrival because Matt’s grip loosened as the words register, and then, he stepped back, his eyes narrowing as if trying to maintain his composure but barely getting a grasp of it, I could tell from the way his shoulders were still stiff and his expression hard as steel.“Get dressed properly,” He said, his voice and tone as cold as it could ever be, devoid of any form of warmth. “We should not leave my Uncle waiting for long.” Of course, Matt would never want to upset his Uncle so of course he would need me to act in place and not out of it.I could only nod though, grateful for any form of distraction that would take Matt’s attention off me, even if it happens to be in the form of his Uncle. My fingers trembled as I rushed to pull back my dress, fixing it so it covers my body while smoothing it down. Matt had never been tis violent before. He was not exactly the calmest when pissed, but I have never seen him lose his calm like
LEILA MILLER I froze, my breath caught in my throat as the words registered, vibrating through my entire being. Mate? No, that can not be. So this is what my wolf has been trying to tell me since last night but I blocked her out. She was trying to tell me that the stranger I am with is my mate. I have been with Matt for years, there was attraction and love on my part certainly, but there was never something like this. This felt different. The lull the magnetic force drawing me to Sebastian, it as undeniable. My wolf has never said something while sounding so sure, so certain like this time around, and as much as I wanted to deny it, I too could feel it. My mate is none other than Matt's Uncle, Alpha Sebastian Salvatore Dr Luca. Fuck, fuck, and Fuck. Sebastian's cool gaze met mine, his expression impossible to read and for a split second I wondered if he knew, if he could feel the same thing I am feeling and if he knew we were mates. But there was no flicker of recognition in his e
LEILA MILLEROne minute i was standing outside trying to make sense of every thing that has happened, and the next Matt appeared out of nowhere, took a bruising grip of my wrist and dragged me to the nearest empty room in sight, practically shoving me into it. The room was darker than i had expected, something i have never done well with and as such, i could feel the nerves growing almost immediately.The moment he slammed the door behind him, cutting any source of light that could penetrate, it felt as though all the light in the room was drained out of the space, leaving it with a suffocating feeling. My heart hammered behind my ribcage, a loud thud that i feared even he could hear. I did not need to see his face to be able to tell he was fucking angry--i could feel the fury rolling off him in waves. His footsteps were slow and measured as he trudged in my direction, closing the distance between us. The nager from him filled the space of the room, like a predator ready to talk his
LEILA MILLERAlpha Sebastian's voice was one we bith recignized almost immediately, despite being in the haze of the moment that clung onto us. For a moment, we stilled, with neither of us making a move while the tension in the room, the thick one, enveloped us like a shroud, as if the entire world held its breath to see what would happen and how it would all unfold.Then, Matt ever so hesitantly pulled away from me, and the moment his hold around me slackened i was quick to pull myself away from him, putting as much distance between us as possible as i wrapped my arms around myself, a sort of protective instinct. Matt noticed it, and i did not miss the slight glare he sent my way before he huffed out a loud breath. Carefully concealing his beastly side, he intertwined his fingers and yawed his gaze in the direction of his Uncle. "Uncle Sebastian," He breathed out, his voice calm in contrast to how he was a few minutes ago. "What are you doing here? This is does not concern you. I am
LEILA MILLER I could feel my heart hammering behind my rib cage, my head pounding as Alpha Sebastian’s words lingered in my head. I could not believe it even, it sounded so foreign to my ears that I found myself wondering for a moment if they were playing tricks on me. If this is truly happening…if Alpha Sebastian truly uttered the words of rejection. However, the instant pain that registered as those words escaped his lips was evident enough. It started small, like a flame of fire that started burning and within seconds, it had grown into a ball of pain so big, I felt suffocated. It spread through my entire body, paralyzing me as much as it was suffocating, and I could only find myself struggling to find my breath as I tried to get a hold of it. “I…I…” I parted my lips to speak, but no words were coming out. Tears welled up in my eyes, stemming from both the pain caused by the rejection and my broken heart as well. I felt my knees become weak, threatening to give out on me bu
LEILA MILLER."Call me when you get home, okay?" I said, as I watched Gracie get into the cab I had hailed for her—after she had vehemently refused to let any of Sebastian's friends take her home.She offered me a tight-lipped smile, her expression not giving anything away other than her feigned happiness, but I know Gracie well enough—she is just trying to get away from prying eyes before she could actually break down. And as much as I want to be there for her, I know she just wants her alone moment, so I let her be.She loved Rick a bit too much; she is undoubtedly heartbroken. Even I did not expect the night to end up like this, much less she, who was over the moon just a few hours ago. I watched as the car zoomed off to her destination, leaving me standing there, worried sick about her as I clung onto Sebastian's jacket around me as the night turned chilly. And then I felt his presence behind me, his hands going to rest on my shoulder. "She would be fine," he said, trying to eas
LEILA MILLERRecognition flashed in Rick's expression, years-long familiarity between us, and for a split second, he looked guilty knowing I have caught him red-handed. But, that expression was quick to disappear as a furious look took over his features, his eyes flaring red with anger. "What the actual fuck?!" He screamed, still craddling his bleeding head. He is a wolf though; he will be well in a couple of hours at most so I was not worried about that in the slightest. "Are you insane?" He yelled once again at me.I glared at him, anger coursing through my veins. "Insane?" I repeated, in disbelief, before I scoffed. My hold around the broken glass tightened, and I took a few steps in his direction, charging at him. "I would show you what insane is, you piece of shit." I swung the broken bottle up again to hit him.But he took a few steps back, his eyes wide in fear. Fucking piece of shit. I held myself back, only because there were so many onlookers, and I could see some of them
LEILA MILLER. Heat pooled down there, and fuck do I feel like a wolf in heat. I leaned into his touch. "I guess you need to remind me." At this point, I know it was beyond the liquor in my system and was just me deep down craving this man and his touches, but every bit of thought I had earlier that made me question what we had was thrown out the window.Now all I can think of is him, in every single way.His lips brushed mine. "As much as I would love to..." He pulled back, giving me a pointed look, "...you're drunk. So, I am taking you home." And just like that, he pulled away from me, making me release a whimper, missing his touch already. As he stood in front of me, he reached out and took off his suit jacket, leaving only the button up underneath. Do you want to know what I was thinking of?I was thinking of tearing up that button up, and what his hot skin would feel like underneath my touch. I remember what it felt like, and I am craving to feel it again. If he would just take
LEILA MILLER.I could not keep up with him, not when I did not even try to in the first place. Sebastian's lips moving on mine were anything but soft and slow. It was fast, dominating, sensual in every single way. And I, was left trying to get over the shock of the sudden kiss.When I recovered from the shock, butterflies in my tummy were having a damn circus show. For a second, I nearly caved into the kiss, and I truly did. I tried to kiss him back, the tension and attraction between us something that even I cannot deny no matter how hard I try. But, I was left feeling devoured by Sebastian.His kiss was too fast, too passionate for me. At one point, I felt as though I could not breathe, and I guess he noticed that as well because his lips left mine, trailing down the side of my lips down to my neck where he peppered it with kisses that left me breathless.It was not until I felt his fangs grazing that particular spot on my neck did my senses came back to me, my eyes peeling open wid
SEBASTIAN SALVATORE DE LUCA."You are becoming impossibly harder to reach these days," my good friend and business partner, Luke, said as he picked up his tumbler of whiskey, bringing it to his lips. His words were directed at me, though. "What has got you so occupied like this? Surely, it is not pack business, right?" He is also the son of the Alpha of a nearby pack, basically making him the future Alpha.But Luke, being well, Luke, is not that enthusiastic to take on the position. I think he is the only person I know who is not into the position of becoming an Alpha and would much rather waste his years away being carefree and nonchalant. He needs to grow up from that childish character really. He is twenty-six after all. He is not a kid anymore.He then added, "Because if it is, then I am afraid I truly am not cut out to become one after all.""As if you have a choice," I muttered, leaning back, having very little interest in being here. Not when my attention is somewhere, or much
LEILA MILLER.For a second, I wondered whether I was truly seeing him, or my eyes were playing tricks on me. But even with the bustling music around us, dulling away every sound aside from it, and the neon lights and my blurry vision contributing, there was no mistaking that familiar figure of his. I think I was snapped back to reality when instead of acknowledging my call for him, he trudged forward in an attempt to beat the shit out of the man that was dancing with me a few seconds ago. I quickly recovered, rushing to his side as I took a hold of his arm, trying to pull him back even though it was like moving a brick."Sebastian!" I called out again, this time my tone laced with annoyance. "What the hell are you doing?" I was vaguely aware of the two men that came with Sebastian, just as I was aware of how the other giglos rushed out, not wanting to be caught up in Sebastian's anger.I would not be surprised if they had recognized him, and his mere presence scared the living shit o
LEILA MILLER“I cannot believe you agreed to marry Rick,” I said, wishing I could muster as much enthusiasm as she wants to me to. I held her hand in mine, staring at the marquise rock seated there on a gold band.It’s beautiful sure, but my issue is not with the ring but rather the one that gave it.“It’s a dream come true,” Gracie, either oblivious to my tone, or just chose to ignore it. It’s obvious she is over the moon though, and I hate to be the one to rain on her parade. But still, it’s Rick we are speaking of here. “I mean we have been together for almost six years now, you of all people know how long I’ve been waiting for him to pop the question.”“Yeah, and I also know you’ve broken up a dozen times over those six years because of his inconsistent ass.” I deadpanned, holding back an eye roll as I took a sip of my drink.In case you haven’t noticed, I do not like the man in the slightest. But my reasons are valid. Aside from him stringing her for six years in a toxic relation
LEILA MILLER.My parents were not exactly happy to hear that I planned on going back to the city a day earlier than I said I would initially since I did tell them I would stay over for the weekend along with Dylan. Not to mention, he as well did seem to have his questions about why I would need to return instead of enjoying some quality time with them.But when I mentioned Gracie, they were convinced. My parents had met her once before—shortly after I had returned to them, she came to visit me once, and they clicked almost instantly. Dylan was not around then, as he had to visit a nearby pack to discuss some issues, so he has never met her. But I and my parents spoke nothing but good of her. So, despite his wariness towards the woman he has never met before, he seemed to be a bit more accepting of me spending time with her than someone else unknown to the family.So, he did not make a move to stop me by the time I decided to drive back to the city. He did mention that I should text hi
LEILA MILLERMatt left on his own, but the damage caused by him was left in its awake--exactly what he wanted.He had managed to instill the ideas in the mind of those that were present, ruining my reputation, and in less than thirty minutes, the news has spread round the office. I saw it in the way the workers stared at me when I am passing, in their hushed whispers in between themselves, and what they gossip to each other in the restrooms, unaware that I am there as well.But, I did not address it, there was no point in it. One, none of them can come to my face and say those words to me, and two, rumors disappear as fast as they come—especially since there is no concrete evidence as well.One thing I am grateful for however, is that Dylan was not back yet. His flight is scheduled for night time, so he will not have the time to come to the office much less, hear about what happened with Matt. Even though Matt should be the one worried if Dylan hears about it, I did not want to deal w