The next second, Audrey made a sound of surprise as my lips met hers, before making another sound of satisfaction as she melted into it, opening her mouth for my tongue's access.I groaned into the kiss, exploring her mouth as my wolf let out a pleasured growl. Hm. She tasted sweet. Had she taken fruit juice earlier? My arm went around her waist and I hoisted her onto my lap, not breaking the kiss as my hands began to roam her body, causing her to moan.Then I paused at the hem of her top, wondering if I should take it off. She must have noticed my dilemma, because she placed her hands on mine and gently guided them to the hem once again, before nodding at me.I took in a deep breath as I pulled the top off her, the scent of our bond hitting me. Then I had the honor of staring at her naked body, only a bra separating me from her breasts. I felt an erection begin, and groaned inwardly, before pulling her back to me and kissing her again, drowning in the taste of her.“Dear Luna,” I g
I became curious. “W-what's that?”He grinned again. “You'll see. But first-” he stared at his hand that had been inside my pussy. I followed his gaze, cringing when I saw a clear liquid coating his fingers.“I'm so sorry-”He chuckled. “Don't apologize. It's an honor.” And before me, that very moment, he licked the liquid off his hands, before sliding his tongue across his lips and winking at my shocked self.“You just-” “There's more where that came from, Audrey, my sweet.” Then he moved back and slowly pulled my sweatpants off my waist, then my hips, and finally down my legs. My breath hitched when I saw the bulge in the front of his pants, and he noticed. “Don't worry,” he responded, placing his hands on my thighs. “They'd be sorted out soon enough. Right now, we're focusing on you.” I was about to ask how when his fingers grazed the skin just below the part my underwear covered, and I shivered, the experience of his fingers in there causing pleasurable chills to go up and down
Calmly, I unzipped my pants but didn’t pull them down, positioning myself over her instead and moving in such a way that my dick was just sliding over her pussy, slowly, steadily, till she began to feel the emotion I was feeling as well.This was heaven. She began to whimper when I returned my mouth to her breast, still continuing the motion between us, and responded, moving hastily but still along with me. Something contracted inside of me at her eagerness to move faster, but I used my hands to hold her waist and slow her down before moving to her ear.“If you go any faster,” I whispered, hearing the thick desire in my voice, “I will lose control, and I will take you this very moment.”She calmed at that, and I smiled, placing a peck on her forehead then returned to her breast, eagerly sucking on it like a child seeking for milk, and reveled in the sounds she was making, my headiness rising to meet hers.I was so lost in the moment I didn't realize her hand had been creeping towards
I turned away, not wanting him to see my blush. Early in the morning and he was already making me pleasantly embarrassed. “You should stop it now.”“Stop what?” I peeked at him to see his head cocked to one side, an amused look in his eyes. “Talking like that,” I murmured. “It's embarrassing.”He smiled, and something inside me melted. “It's the truth, Audrey.” “Not really. But I appreciate it.” He sighed and tugged me closer so that my back was to his chest, placing his chin on top of my head. “I look at you, and you know what I see? A beautiful, strong, persevering woman. I see resilience. You've been through a lot, but here you are, thriving.”“I’m jobless,” I pointed out and winced when he pinched my waist. “Hey!”“You thriving doesn't necessarily mean money-wise. Your cheeks are rosy, and your eyes are brighter now. You're thriving healthwise. And if you think that's not enough-” his hand brushed my center. “Well, you definitely thrived in bed last night.”My body was not su
If my hunch was right, then the criminal had kidnapped these people for them, possibly to use them as testers for the poison or some other nefarious act. “We’ve gotten feedback from the spies,” Julian said, tapping his fingers lightly on the desk. “They say they haven't found anything incriminating yet, but there have been talks of a very special visit. They're trying to gather more information, but most of their colleagues seem ignorant, too, so they’re going to have to spy on the leaders.”I nodded. “Alright then. That's good. We're making progress. But what about the investigation?”Jacob looked grim. “There's been no trace yet. We're meeting dead ends here and there, but we'll keep searching.”I rubbed my temple. “Luna help us.” “We might need backup.” I looked at my beta. “And who do you suggest?”He was silent for a moment before mentioning his option. As soon as he did, my face darkened. “Fuck no.” Jacob's eyes darted between us in confusion. “What? Who's that?” “Marvin i
“What?”“Let's just say,” he began, placing his hands on my shoulders and guiding me towards an empty reading table. “That I'm now a direct relative of your Alpha rather than a distant one.”My brow wrinkled at that, knowing he was referring to Roman. “You're related to Alpha Roman?”He nodded, pulling a chair out for me. “He's my stepbrother.” My eyes snapped to him. “What? Are you serious?"He gave me a confused look before chuckling again. At that moment, I realized that even his laugh sounded more sophisticated than before. And his previous laughter was incredibly sophisticated, so that was saying something.“How can it's not possible. You two…you two don't even look alike!” I stuttered. He sat beside me and smiled. “Well, that's because I took my mother's face. If you really focus, you might see a similarity between our noses.”I didn't see it. “But…I never met him when we were together!”“Well,” he shrugged. “That was because we were about three years older. You weren't in our
But now…Roman had helped me forget my stepmother for a while. It felt foreign to hear her being mentioned in a conversation like this.Still, I knew Marvin meant no harm, and I shook my head, a smile slipping onto my face. “Actually, no. My mate assigned him to me.”An odd expression crossed his face when he heard what I said. “Your mate, you say?”I nodded, Roman's smiling face in my mind's eye.“Well, I'll be,” he muttered to himself before turning to me and plastering another smile on his face. “You didn't mention you had a mate, babe.” “I'm twenty-four, Marve,” I responded with a small laugh. “Isn't that more than enough time for me to find my mate?”His response was to purse his lips and look ahead, leaving me confused. The next moment, we were in front of the door, and he promptly knocked on the door. A guard opened it, and Marvin took me down the hallway, only to stop abruptly when Julian appeared, walking towards us, then stopped when he recognized us and raised a brow.“So i
“Stop this,” she protested, trying to push him away. “Marvin, stop this please!”“Oh, fine,” he sighed and released her. She immediately stepped away from him, looking both relieved and horrified at the same time. But he wasn't looking at her anymore; his eyes were focused on me. “Come on, Roman. It was just a harmless joke. Loosen up a little, huh?” “You call holding my mate captive in your arms a harmless joke?” I snarled. “How dare you?” “Oh, come on, darling brother,” he replied. “Surely you wouldn't flare up over a simple prank. Audrey played one on me too just now, acting like she didn't know you. Yet, here I am, still in high spirits.”My gaze swiveled over to the woman mentioned, whose eyes held guilt, before returning to the object of my hatred. “What are you talking about?” “Well, if you must know, Audrey and I go way back,” he said, a stupid grin appearing on his face. “We used to date when we were in high school, but lost touch over the years.”Hold on a damn minute. I
Audrey POV:Paul tensed beside me when he saw the look as well, but I knew it was a defense mechanism, not because he wanted to fight Jacob. As Gamma, Jacob was leader of the Guard, and there was no way Paul would strike him unless Jacob attempted to hit me first. Which, from the look in his eyes, seemed very much likely. However, I was sure he wouldn't do that. Right from time, Jake preferred to talk things over than use his fists. That knowledge gave me the courage to continue approaching him as he sat on a stone watching his soldiers train. “Jake.”He glared at me, then turned back to his trainees. “What are you doing here?” We were attracting a bit of attention. I almost panicked. “I need to talk to you. Please.” He didn't look at me, and I saw the slight tense in his shoulders before he spoke. “Where's your mate?” The bitter tone of his voice indicated he wasn't asking out of excitement, but out of anger. I was taken aback. Why was he asking about Roman? “I-” I paused, cleari
“He's dangerous,” she said, her voice wavering. “How the hell did you get roped with him?”She knew him. Great Luna. They knew each other. I was about to speak when Marvin pulled me closer to him, and briefly sighted a grin on his face. “Well, there was a bit of back and forth in the beginning, Diane. But the most important information is that we're mates now.” He pecked the side of my head, and I hated the butterflies that erupted in my stomach as a result of his action. “Meaning we’re in-laws. Isn't that wonderful?”My mother's response to his question was to collapse. ♠︎♠︎♠︎♠︎Audrey POV:Roman was suspicious. I knew that much from the expression he'd given me three nights before when I returned from the bathroom. It'd been on his face for just a second, but I'd seen it clearly, and it'd registered in my mind before he switched to a neutral look. And ever since the following morning, we hadn't slept in the same bed, nor had he come looking for me. It was obvious he had his rese
Tanya POV:Marvin hadn't called yet. I stared at my phone, wondering when he would. After he smacked Audrey into unconsciousness, he told me to stay put and not do anything till he returned to visit or called me. I'd obeyed, of course, but it was noon, and I hadn't seen either hide or tail of him. It wasn't like I was worried for him. I just didn't want him to find himself in trouble because that would put a major damp on his plans. And his plans included me, so I would be suffering by association. I didn't want that. Especially now that I was the town's joke. I sighed, placing my phone screen down beside me and staring up at my ceiling. It hadn't been up to four months since Audrey arrived, yet she'd turned so many things upside down. I'd gone from being the most envied to the most joked about, from the most beautiful to the most idiotic, and from the beloved Tanya Hill to the Hill brat. Mother had started ignoring me, too, going for long days without exactly saying where she was
Roman POV:Marvin’s forehead was wrinkled when I finished describing the events Julian and I had gone through, and his lips were pursed together. When they were finally separated, it was to let out a breath. “Well, that sucks.”It did suck. Apart from the incident where we’d found that Gertrude was in cahoots with some Crimson Wolves’ worker, Margrave wanting me to give up Audrey for a shaky alliance had continually echoed in my mind, and I was beyond annoyed about it, even if a part of me had begun to doubt my mate's credibility. I adored her with all of me, but who was to say she wasn't- ‘No, Roman,’ I told myself, stalling the buildup of such thoughts in my mind. I had to hold off on my assumptions. ‘Stop that. Audrey wouldn’t do that to you.’ Or would she? “Well, I have the perfect solution to end at least half of the problems.”I looked at my stepbrother, who had a mischievous smile on his face. I didn’t need to think twice to know that whatever he'd cooked up was something cri
Roman POV:I stared at my mate while she struggled to explain. A similar occurrence happened when we first met, and she'd begged for innocence. I'd been on edge during that period, and I was not in the mood to accept whatever she had to say. Thus, I'd been very eager to toss her into prison, though that wasn't the best move at that moment. My brow furrowed as I realized the case was never really solved. We'd seen a note with her, I'd had her arrested…but that was it. I hadn't investigated further into the situation after her brush with death. I'd been too afraid to lose her. As I watched her stutter and fall over her words, I wondered if that hadn't been a mistake. What if she actually was in liaise with the Crimson Wolves? Or the rogues, at least? She carried the Gatrix-Hill blood, after all; there was nothing stopping her from being in cahoots with her father's networks. Her father's networks. My eyebrow twitched. But Audrey obviously didn't see that action, because she kept
Audrey POV:The guards stood at attention the moment they saw their Alpha emerge, and I felt so much relief at the presence of my mate that I didn't hesitate to go into his arms, not even when his brooding Beta came out of the car as well. Roman squeezed me so tight it seemed as though he never wanted to let me go, and I reveled in the feeling of his arms around me, wanting to freeze time at that moment. But there were more important things. “What happened here?” the Beta asked, his brows furrowed. “Why is this woman outside?”I tried to step out of Roman's arms, but his arms tightened around me. “Don't go,” he whispered. I resisted the urge to chuckle and obeyed. “Well?” my mate said out loud, his eyes dark as he looked at the pack guards. “Talk. Anyone of you. Why is my mate outside?” The guards seemed to remember themselves and flew to open the gates, before baring their neck in obeisance. “Alpha.”Roman scowled. “I didn't ask for a greeting. I asked for a goddamn explanation.
Roman POV:It was in the middle of the night. Julian and I had found it difficult to sleep, and we'd stayed awake for a long time discussing the next course of action as regards the revelation about Gertrude and her Crimson Wolves lover. An hour before we heard the scratching sounds, we'd finally drawn a plan up. Thus we’d retired to bed, but my eyes opened when I heard the sounds. A second later, Julian had sat up. “Do you hear that?” he mouthed to me, and I nodded, my eyes trained on the door. Someone was trying to get in, but not by kicking the door open. The person wanted to come in quietly. I heard whispers and narrowed my eyes. Not a person. Persons. That meant a group of people wanted to sneak into the room. In such a situation, especially in a place like Roguemania, it meant they didn't have good intent. They wanted to cause us harm. Most likely kill us. Julian looked at me with a questioning glance, asking if he should go ahead and kill them immediately. But I shook my h
Audrey POV:I shivered from the coolness of the place I’d been caged in, completely unaware about the goings on of the outside world. Jacob and Derek hadn't replied my other fear-filled questions when I'd awoken, and at a point Jacob had snapped at me to shut up, with certain backstories on when his hatred for me began. I almost could not believe it. Jacob, my close friend, had kidnapped and regarded me as some annoying fly he'd had to put up with. I was finding it hard to accept that he and Tanya had planned the entire ruse. How could he have done that to me? He'd been brazen enough to destroy my trust in him without a trace of remorse. We'd grown up together, for crying out loud. He was my best friend! He'd changed so much, that I knew when I returned. He'd become the Gamma, and though he tried to be normal with me, I could feel it. He was different. Perhaps I'd changed too, but that hadn't stopped me from being his genuine friend. I loved him just as I'd loved him before I fled
Roman POV:The last time I’d seen Gertrude was about two weeks ago, when she'd been brought to my office from her place of temporary confinement so we could discuss the terms of co-parenting, after which the guards had returned her to the quarters.And now she'd appeared in a place I'd never have dreamed of seeing her in. Julian had a frown on his face. “What's she doing here?” I had the very same question. But we knew we would not get our answer by standing in the street, so we followed her quietly, ensuring she would not be able to see us. Due to the training we'd received as spies, this was terribly easy, also considering the fact that she was an amateur at sneaking about. Finally she turned into the back of a rundown bar, and I frowned when I sighted another figure behind the said bar. Another look confirmed that it was a male, and when she threw her arms around him, my eyes narrowed. Well, she'd drugged me to sleep with me and get pregnant. Had I really expected that I'd be