ALEXI didn't think he would agree to this so easily. He was right when he said we didn't necessarily need to act like a couple. We could have stayed outside to wait for Mr Maximo. However, the thought of acting like a couple with him made me convince him it was the only way. I wanted to touch him without getting a punch from him. “You look happy,” Marcus said, with a raise of his brows. He was sitting outside on the gazebo, taking a sip of his wine when I strode out of the house. I must have been smiling at the thought of finally getting Aithan where I wanted him, without realizing he was around. I paused in my steps, frowning. “Isn't that a basic werewolf instinct?”“Not for someone like you.” He placed the glass of wine on the table and focused on me. “You haven't been this happy in a long time. The Alex I know always brood like one who has a vendetta with the world. So, tell me, what's going on with you?” He gave me an appraisal, noting how dressed up I was for the occasion. I
AITHAN His silence was suspicious. Alex had never held his tongue whenever we spent time together. Seeing him sitting back, looking so at peace, made me want to ruffle his feathers, but I didn't give in to that urge. I knew I would only call his teasing looks on myself by doing that. When we got to the bar, I parked my car in the only space I could find. Luckily, we were in the human part of the town. Only a few know about us. Well, that was if they watched the news and read the newspapers. The paparazzi that always followed us must have had enough to say about our families. The second I killed the engine, Alex got out and rushed over to my side before I could open my door. And I wondered why he removed his seatbelt before I even stopped the car. He opened the door for me and offered his elbow, grinning. “I'm not a damned woman!”“I know.” He kept his elbow for me. “I know you are a man who's capable of stepping out without my help, but I want to do this. I have always wanted to d
“Do we have to do this?” I asked after a few seconds. “Do we really have to dance?” “Of course, we do.” He grinned, getting up. “Let's just show them how natural we can be.” Winking, he offered his arm to me, which I took, while grumbling under my breath. I still didn't trust him enough, but I knew I had to do this. I had already let him fool me more than twice. This time wouldn't make any difference at all. He led me to the dance floor, careful enough not to let my body touch the others. When we got to a place safe enough, he let go and started nodding his head to the beating of the music. At first, I just stood there, watching him. It wasn't until he inclined his head that I joined him. I had been so used to the ball dances I learned from Viktor, that this one seemed difficult for me. I had to focus on Alex, copying his moves, while trying to look as natural as I could without coming out as too extreme.As we danced, our bodies moved in perfect sync, our hips swaying to the rhyth
ALEXI was so fucking pissed. Seeing that guy close to my Aithan made me wish to punch him in his face, but I had never been one to fight those I was stronger than. He looked fragile, the type I knew Aithan would choose to protect, another reason I didn't like them together. Aithan had always loved any who depended on him, and the man looked exactly like that.I didn't let go of his hand until we stepped outside. It was only then that I let go, drawing a step back.“What's the meaning of what you did back in there?” Aithan sounded calm, but I knew he was holding himself back from punching me.“Why did you let him touch you?” I whirled around to face him. “You have never let me get close to you and —”“And?” He folded his arms, his eyes narrowed at me. “First, he didn't touch me, and even if he did, it was worse than what you have ever done. You never listened when I ordered you not to get close to me.”“I…” Trailing off, I tried to think of what to say. His words weren't what I was ex
AITHANWhy did I concede to this? Well, I knew why I did that. It was long overdue. If I didn't agree to this tonight, I knew it wouldn't be a long time before I did. The earlier, the better. This way, we would get each other out of our systems. We wouldn't have to ignore our insistent needs.Alex didn't speak to me as he drove to the place he spoke about, not like I needed to hear him speak. I wanted nothing to make me change my mind, and I knew hearing his voice would undoubtedly make me feel that way. He drove us into the heart of the city, to a hotel. I blushed at the thought of walking into the establishment with a man when I had done this countlessly with women. Alex didn't seem to share my embarrassment or worries because he got down and rushed over to my side. He opened my door before I could — okay; I was secretly waiting for him to do that — and stepped back, so I could walk out of the car. “So, what do you think?” He asked me as the hotel valet took my keys from him so h
So, this was how women always felt whenever I asked them to undress for me? I got the shirt out of the way and stood up to remove my slacks. “Why are you staring at me?” I glared at him when I noticed his attention on me. “Aren't you undressing?”“I will.” He smirked as his gaze took in my naked chest. It took all my willpower not to cover my body from his gaze. “I'm just admiring the handsome man in front of me.” He drew a step towards me, his eyes glinting with mischief. “I don't think I can get enough of you, Ly. You —”“Why do you call me Ly whenever we are in a compromising situation?” I'd noticed how he always changed my name. Sometimes he called me Aithan, but mostly, it was Ly. “Because it makes me feel fucking close to you.” He reached out and pushed me on the bed, following me before I could rise. “I love the way the name feels on my tongue. It makes me feel like I owe you.”“Bastard!”He chuckled, leaning in closer. “Just for you, LY. Just for you, I can be anything. Bast
“It's a vow.” He got up from the bed and removed his shirt, leaving his body naked from the waist upward. My eyes took in the manly flesh as I slowly nibbled my bottom lip. I'd never thought a man was handsome and sexy until I met him. Alex made me feel things I never thought I would feel for another person, a man, especially.Everything about him screamed utter perfection. His golden skin, glistening with sweat, caused me ache to run my hands through them, to feel just how tight he would feel at my touch. His pink nipples seemed to draw me in, the nubs almost taunting me, urging me to reach out and stroke them, to feel how hard they were.I had to shake my head, to dispel such a thought, but it kept on ringing in my head. Somehow, Alex had fed me with a potent charm, one that made me forget who I was. He made me forget the basic norm.“Do you like what you see?”His question startled me from my thoughts. Frowning, I glared at him. “Who do you think you are? I'm not admiring anything.
Chuckling at the sounds I made, he dragged his face across from my right nipple to the other, grinding it down, sucking hard before he bit down, hard.“Damn it, Alex!” I gasped, feeling uncomfortable down there. My dick was twitching, eager to have his mouth on it, but what he wanted more was to drive me fucking crazy with his mouth. He repeated his action once more, running his tongue around my right nipple before he bit down hard on it. My breath came out in gasps as I reached out to him. My fingers dug into the skin of his back as he started making circles with his tongue.He didn't mind the pain I was causing him or the blood I had undoubtedly drawn from how hard I scratched his back. At that moment, he seemed more concerned with giving me enough pleasure. I didn't know the sounds I made, didn't care about the animalistic growl that left my lips when he bit my nipple, hard enough to draw blood. I let out a curse as I thrashed on the bed, letting out sighs of pleasure. He place
AITHANI blinked at him. Never in my wildest imagination would I believe I would one day have such a conversation with Pink. “You are gay?” I asked once more, to convince myself I heard him correctly, and that my ears weren't playing tricks on me. He nodded, his cheeks red. “It's not that obvious, is it?” “It's not. I wouldn't have even suspected a thing.” I gave him an appraisal. Aside from his unusual love for the pink colour, there was nothing odd about him. He spoke about girls like the rest of us and even talked about getting married to one and having a family. Was that all a hoax? To get us from knowing he was different from us? It wasn't far-fetched. He must have realized not everyone would be accommodating of his sexuality. “I know.” He smiled. “I only dated once though, and just decided to stop it after what happened to you.” He looked up sharply. “I'm sorry. I didn't mean it like that. I was guilty. You see. I believed you would hate me should you know I was gay because o
ALEXI had my bath just like Aithan asked me to. I didn't want to wash out his scent, but I knew I had to do that. Marcus would smell his scent on me from a mile away, and this time, he would know I was intimate with him. Any Alpha could tell. Dressed, I left the hotel and returned to the house. Marcus wasn't at home, so I didn't get any confrontation. It was for the best though. I didn't return to my room. Instead, I went straight to the training room to exercise. The men practising all stopped what they were doing to bow to me.“It's alright. You can continue.” I urged them to rise as I gestured for Max to follow me to my office. “So, how was it?” Max asked the second he stepped into my office. I hadn't even sat down before he spoke. “Was she your mate? Did you sleep with her?” He sounded excited. “I believe so.” Frowning, I plopped down on the chair and folded my arms. “I knotted in him when we had sex.”“I said it. She's your mate!”If he heard the use of the 'he' pronoun, he
I'd forgotten about her. Had Pink not mentioned Michelle, I wouldn't have recalled there was someone I know whose name was Michelle. My mind was occupied with thoughts of Alex.“Yes. She arrived a few minutes ago, and your father had been trying to get a hold of you but couldn't contact you,” Pink explained, falling into steps with me. “Where have you been, though?”“I was out with a drinking buddy,” I responded offhandedly. I didn't need to think about it before I let the response out. I couldn't call Alex a friend. We weren't friends. We were merely enemies with benefits. Now that I had that out, it sounded quite odd, but that was what we were. “A drinking buddy?” Pink sounded sceptical. I didn't blame him, though. This was the first time I mentioned a drinking buddy. “I met him last night while out on a race. He's quite good.” More than good. If there was one thing Alex was good with, it was kissing and fucking. He knew exactly how to press my buttons and get me to moan like a s
AITHAN I figured he would be the first to leave. As he had gotten what he wanted, I didn't think he would stick around some more, but he proved me wrong. It made me realize he wasn't yet satisfied. However, when he asked me not to leave, I saw the emotions he was trying so hard to hide. He didn't avert his gaze as he stared into my eyes. I had to reach over and cup his face in my hands. “What do you want with me, Alex? Is it just my body?” He frowned at the question but didn't say a word. The more time he wasted, the more I became convinced of what his reply would be. He had never made it a secret. “No.” His response shocked me. I didn't expect to get such a response from him, at least not with a straight face. “I would be a liar if I said I only wanted you for your body, Aithan. I had long known there was something different about you, something that drew me to you, but I had been fighting it all along.” He leaned down and placed a kiss on my cheeks. “I don't recognize what tha
ALEXI fucking knotted in him. I didn't know it would happen. He was almost fainting from exertion, and I was in my fourth orgasm when it happened. My fucking dick started getting fucking big, glueing our bodies together.“Stop!” He tried to push me off him, only to fall back in pain. His face turned blood-red as it contorted to show his agony. “Stop getting fucking big! Do you want to tear my insides?!” “I… I don't know what's happening!” I confessed, leaning close to him. I couldn't tell how to stop this. I'd never knotted in someone before, though I'd heard about it. An alpha male, only knots in the one he would spend the rest of his life with, and I'd never found that person. Not only that, but the urge to knot only came during our rutting seasons, and I wasn't in any fucking rut. Which would mean…I peered down at Aithan who was still thrashing in pain under me, looking like he was a few seconds from sending me on a path to meet my ancestors. Was he my mate? Oddly enough, the
He kissed my thighs before he slid his tongue back into my hole, raising my legs from the bed.“Goddess!” I moaned out loud, aching for his tongue to go deeper, as I let my hands slide down the line of my body until it reached his broad shoulders.I raised my palm until it brushed down upon his soft hair before I grabbed it. I tugged hard on his hair when I had that intense pleasurable feeling deep within me.At that moment, I forgot who I was. All I knew was the pleasure I felt from his touch. I watched him as he slowly rubbed his right hand up and down his shaft before he positioned his aroused cock at the entrance of my hole. I expected him to push in, but he didn't. His eyes locked with mine as he lifted my legs and placed them on his shoulders.“It will be painful, but I promise to make you feel good.” He gently whispered, “If it gets too uncomfortable for you, please let me know, okay?”I nodded without saying a word. I had to blink back tears. Alex was making this difficult fo
He broke away from the kiss. Placing a kiss on my lips, he knelt on the bed. His golden eyes gazed at my cock before he licked his lips. I can see the raw desires in his eyes, and it made me impatient to have him fuck me. I had never been eager for something in my entire life.This was the first time I had a wish for something, so bad it seemed like it was about to drive me insane.“If you want me to fuck you, Ly, you need to work for it.” He slowly ran his tongue over the tip of his canines.My dick clenched once more as my hole puckered as if it perceived what was about to go down. I didn't even have to think of when he actually did the deed, because I knew it would be super painful. It didn't matter that I had experienced this before. It had been years and my hole had returned to how it was before.“Ly?”“What do you want me to do?” I asked when I realized he was waiting for me to ask the question.“Let's see….” With a smile, he got down from the bed and slowly removed his trouser
“Ly?” He broke from the kiss and locked his eyes with mine, searching my gaze for only what he alone knew. “Hmm?” I was breathless as I watched him, unable to do anything but try breathing. I just wanted so many things at that moment that I forgot how disgusted I was at the thought of being intimate with him. Never in my wildest imagination did I think I would be with a man again, not after the painful past I had. Alex made me forget how much I hated gays. “If you want this to stop, just say the words now.”“Stop? Don't tell me you have gotten tired already?" I frowned at him. “You got me so worked up and —”He shut me up by kissing me. It was fast and punishing as if he wanted to respond to my questions with his actions. Breaking away from the kiss, he placed kisses on my face and trailed down once more. I figured he would suck my dick like he did before, but he surprised me when he flipped me, so I was lying on my back. “What the fuck —”“Relax.” He placed his hand on my back.
Chuckling at the sounds I made, he dragged his face across from my right nipple to the other, grinding it down, sucking hard before he bit down, hard.“Damn it, Alex!” I gasped, feeling uncomfortable down there. My dick was twitching, eager to have his mouth on it, but what he wanted more was to drive me fucking crazy with his mouth. He repeated his action once more, running his tongue around my right nipple before he bit down hard on it. My breath came out in gasps as I reached out to him. My fingers dug into the skin of his back as he started making circles with his tongue.He didn't mind the pain I was causing him or the blood I had undoubtedly drawn from how hard I scratched his back. At that moment, he seemed more concerned with giving me enough pleasure. I didn't know the sounds I made, didn't care about the animalistic growl that left my lips when he bit my nipple, hard enough to draw blood. I let out a curse as I thrashed on the bed, letting out sighs of pleasure. He place