“You don't smell like it's just a chance meeting. You spent time with him, didn't you?”“We had a boxing match.” I turned to Max, who was leaning on the car. “Complete the check on the bars and get back to me.”“Alright, boss.” Bowing to me, he walked back to his car and got in. “Why are you always smelling like him?” Marcus asked, bringing my focus back to him and reminding me I was conversing with him before I sent Max out to prevent him from listening to our conversation. “It's not my fault that I always run into him whenever I leave. It's getting suspicious, almost as if Viktor has something up his sleeves.”Marcus frowned. He looked as if he didn't believe me, but he nodded after a while. “I had the maids prepare dinner. You can either eat at home or have your chef cook your meals. I'm out. There's something I need to take care of tonight.”“Huh? What's that? You didn't mention anything to me.” “It's unnecessary.” He turned and walked back to the house without saying anything
“I don't know what it is.” He was still stubborn. The defiant expression on his face alone told me he wasn't backing down without a fight. His fighting spirit was the reason I kept him alive. I would have long gotten rid of him like I did to his comrades, but I didn't. Not only did I wish to get some pieces of information from him, but he looked like it would be fun to deal with him.“I want to know about Maximo,” I said, my eyes narrowing. “Why did he attack the Kael's family and not mine?”Aside from the information I got about Maximo being the mastermind behind everything, I hadn't gotten anything else from the men. The only reason I wanted to know more about Maximo was my desire to know my enemies before venturing into the unknown.I know I took Aithan to that bar three nights ago to tail him, but I had no intentions of doing anything to him. I only brought Aithan over, so I could get the chance to touch him, under the guise of going on a mission with him. The man's expression c
The minute I entered my car, my phone dinged with a message. I swiped it, thinking it was a text from Marcus, only to sit up faster when I saw Aithan's name. “Where are you? I need your help," his text read, causing all the blood to drain from my face at the urgency of the text. Wasting no time, I dialled his number. My heart thumped loudly in my chest as his phone rang. I couldn't help the fear that took over at the thought of something happening to him. Aithan would never send a message like this if it wasn't critical. I might not know much about him, but I knew enough.He answered on the second ring. “Aithan? Where are you?” I asked, without waiting for him to speak. The thumping of my heart increased as I waited for a response from him. “I need your help.” His voice was low and tired, sending a shiver of worry down my spine. I'd never heard him sound like this. My Aithan had never spoken to me this way. I had gotten used to hearing him yell at me."What's wrong? What happened?
I released his hands that I kept captive over his head, and I kissed him, softly at first, before I deepened the kiss, biting him in the process. He moaned as he wriggled under me, tangling his hand in my hair as he brought my face closer. Our tongues tangled in a game of supremacy, which I won in a few seconds. It was as obvious as day that he was just playing. I broke up from the kiss and kissed him on his lips, cheeks, and jaw before I started kissing down his body. I sucked on his neck as I tried to retract my elongated canines. The urge to permanently mark him and make him mine was too strong for me to resist, but I had to stop myself before I made a lasting mistake.He still didn't know we were mates. I couldn't afford to mark him against his will. It would only make him hate me. He gasped when my fangs scraped the side of his neck where my mark would be, should I decide to make him mine. “I need you, Alex. My body is too hot,” he wriggled under me as he tried to remove his
I didn't stop until I heard him cry before he climaxed. His cum hit the inner walls of my mouth as I swallowed it all letting no go to waste. I loved the sweet taste of his cum. It didn't taste as bad as I always thought a man's cum would be. I liked it and even looked forward to having a taste each time.His heat must have been heavy for him to climax after a few bobs of my head. It made me wonder how long he had tried to tough out his heat before he called me. Obviously, he didn't ask for my help when he realized he was in heat. He fucking went to a woman when he had me! He didn't even let me know until he couldn't control his heat.I tried not to be petty, but it was difficult not to do that. If only he didn't tell me about it. It would have been better. I wouldn't have even minded that at all, but he didn't keep that information to himself. He told me about it as if he wanted to rub it in my face, to let me know he could always get any woman of his choice whenever he wanted. Sta
“Alex!” He cried out when I curled my fingers and made a motion to take them out, still curved. His body shook, and his breathing became heavier.“Do you like it?” I whispered as I continued to finger fuck him, gently slipping my fingers out, prepping him for what was about to come. I doubt anything could save him this instant. He made a mistake when he called me to help him through his heat. Unknown to him, he had indirectly become mine. Now he would be bound to me for life as I would be the only one his body would crave during his heat periods. I just pray his body remained this way, so he wouldn't even go into his rutting period.It wasn't fair though as alphas can fuck any Omega they wanted during their rut season without getting attached, but Omegas couldn't do the same; however, I was glad at that moment. The thought of having Aithan rely solely on me made it seem like I was floating on Cloud 9. “Fuck me,” he whispered, his voice sounding urgent. “I need you, Alex.” “With all
AITHAN The haze in my eyes seemed to have gone out after he fucked me for the fourth time. Yet I didn't feel satisfied just by his touch. I wanted more from him. “How are you feeling now?” He placed his right hand on my left cheek, his gaze filled with concern. “Was what I did enough?” “Not at all.” I stared into his eyes. Who would have thought I would ever have any reason to come to him? I believed he would be the one begging me to let him touch me until I felt the change in my body this morning. I didn't even know it was happening until I got an intense sharpness in my lower back, as if I might die should someone not touch me. Funny enough, I didn't find any other man when I failed to get my dick up with the women I brought to the hotel opposite this one. He was the only one I called. I pretended I only called him because he was the only one I was close enough to, but I knew it was more than that. Somehow, my body and mind had recognized him.“Good because I have more where t
“I'm sorry, Ly. I can't control this. I don't know what my wolf wants… I can't…” he kissed my neck before he sank his teeth into it, deeper this time. “Stop!” I screamed at the top of my lungs, not mindful of who might be outside the door. “Not my neck! You will mark me!”I tried to push him off, but he held tight. “I can't stop! It's your heat. It's affecting me!” He latched his teeth back onto my neck. My eyes rolled to the back of my head because of the pain. His shaft kept on becoming bigger until it felt like he was trying to rip my arse to shreds.I shivered under him as droplets of sweat fell on the bed under me. Yet, he didn't stop. He bit down hard as he continued to drink from me, marking me as his, while trying to kill me with his dick. “Stop! It's too painful.” Tears slid down my eyes as I bit down hard on my lower lip to stop the blinding pain. “I don't want you to mark me. I'm not a fucking Omega.” It seemed like I was about to die. I had never heard of an alpha ma
“No, I don't!” He lifted me from the bed before I could say another word and walked straight to the other door opposite the one I stepped in. “What are you doing?!” I panicked when he opened the door and I realized we were in his bathroom. “Getting her scent off you." He carried me to the bath and placed me on it, switching the tap on. “You are mine, Aithan. I don't want you to smell like other bloody people. I hate it. It makes me want to rub it off you." Despite the tingle in my stomach at how possessive he sounded, I couldn't help but lament, “And that's why you want to soak me up?” “Just bear with it. I don't want to perceive her scent on you. It's irritating.” He glared hard at my neck, his face pulled up in a dark scowl. "Why did you let her come close to you?" "It's not that strange, is it? She's family and —" He cursed under his breath, cutting my words short.“Don't go after her,” I warned, narrowing my eyes at him. “Why? Are you taking her sides now?”I rolled my eyes
I walked down the hallway to Alex's room. Sophia would have escorted me, but she got a call from her brother and had to speak to him. I left her alone to do that after I saw her expression. She didn't seem that thrilled to talk with him.I knocked on the door but didn't get any response. Trying it for the second time, I pushed it open and stepped in. The first thing that assaulted my senses was his scent. It enveloped the room, instantly wrapping me up in warmth. I closed my eyes and inhaled the smell I liked the most in the entire world. It was almost like the time when I rolled on the bed after spending time with him in his cabin, inhaling his sweet scent. I opened my eyes to look around, seeking the owner of the room, but he was nowhere to be found. Letting out a sigh, I let my gaze run around the room, taking the furniture, the masculine decor and the arrangement, in. The bed, a sturdy oak frame with a plush grey duvet, perched against one wall, flanked by two nightstands with
He didn't disturb me anymore. The promise of a reward was enough to keep him in his room for the rest of the hour. I looked through the photo album with Sophia, laughing at how cute Alex was. Who would have thought someone like him had such a soft side? I realized, though, that the cute pictures stopped when he got older. I didn't need to calculate to know it was around the time our mothers died. Obviously, his mother was the one taking those pictures of him. When she died, Marcus stopped it. He started training his son to take over from him in his death. I noticed how sad and serious the pictures after the cute ones were. Alex only smiled in three of the pictures, and they looked forced. His eyes lost that sparkle they had when his mother was still alive. Whatever happened to him was enough to rub him of his innocence, turning him into the man he was.“Alex changed after he met you,” Sophia whispered, causing me to look up at her. I was so lost in my thoughts that I forgot she was
AITHANWho knew women could be so strong and energetic? I didn't know, though, but it all changed when I met Sophia De Luca. She looked harmless with those soft brown eyes and auburn hair that she had up in twin ponytails. I watched her walk around; the hair bouncing with each step she took, intrigued. I'd never had a sister before, and the brother I had was almost non-existent. To me, I was an only child, and that never bothered me until I met Sophia. She was so fun to be with that she made me imagine how my life would have been if I had grown up with her. Would it have been the best?“Have you seen our photo album??!” she asked, rather excitedly. From the door, she led me to the house and straight to her room. She wasn't shy about having a man in her bedroom, and I realized it had to do with my relationship with her stepbrother. She knew I was taken and wouldn't have any thoughts about her. Her room was as feminine as she looked, with her cute pink sundress and ribbon she used in
ALEX I felt like the only man in the entire world. Having my Aithan with me was the best feeling, like the first drop of water after a long winter. For the first time, I felt like I had found my meaning, the place I belong, where I was supposed to be.I got down from the car and walked around it to open the door for my mate. Aithan humoured me by staying put, waiting for me to do so. He smiled when I opened the door. “We are here.” I offered my hand to him, and he took it.He let me help him out of the car. I closed the door behind him and took his hand in mine, turning to look at the house. As if on cue, all the men gathered in front of the house, in two straight lines, leaving a space between them, enough for two people to walk through. Puzzled, I watched them, waiting to know what was going on. It was the first time I had seen something like this with the men. Max stepped out of the house and walked toward us, smiling. “Welcome home, alpha.” He bowed to me when he was a few pa
AITHAN “What the hell are you talking about?!” Viktor yelled, his veins popping out. His eyes looked like they would jut out from their sockets should he add more strain to them. “I'm leaving with Alex.” While he was seething, I was calm. I had already decided on this. Alex killed his father, to save me. Not everyone would do that. If he didn't love me, he wouldn't have harmed his blood just because he tried to kill me. It was time to break free from Viktor's hold. I'm no longer a kid who hides behind his father. I could tell it was near, the time to start a new life and a family. “You don't know what you are saying.” He drew close. “Did you, by chance, hit your head on anything? Is that why you aren't making any sense?” He placed his right hand on my forehead, to feel my temperature. “It's not hot. You are okay. So, why are you talking like a kid who lost his mind?!”“I didn't.” I shook my head and sat up on the bed. “I know what I'm talking about, Viktor. It's time to let go of
Aithan woke up two weeks later. I had lost hope of ever seeing his pretty blue eyes, of ever seeing them smile when he finally opened it. The two weeks I spent by his bedside were the worst days I ever had. My heart felt like it was slowly dying each day that passed. His mark on my neck felt hot like it was being melted in a cauldron heated several times. I thought the worst. I thought the pain was because my mate was leaving, slowly losing grasp of the world. Sophie and Max stayed by my side, rendering their support the best they could while keeping the house running in my absence. I was too worried about my mate to care about the family and anything else. Viktor located me a few days ago, but I refused to let him see his son. It wasn't easy to do that. Had it not been for our location, there would have been a bloody fight between us. He was the father, after all. It wasn't like I cared. I didn't trust him enough to let him see my Aithan in this state. He might take him from me,
I changed my mind on my way home. Instead of taking Aithan to the house like I planned to do, I drove him to the hospital instead. I needed to be careful with him, to avoid regretting my decision just because I wanted to hug him to myself all day. I had to drive him to the only hospital owned by the werewolves, the one with werewolf staffs instead of humans. To keep the humans out, the hospital always charged an obnoxious amount whenever they got human patients, so they could drive them out. Since the time they built it, they had admitted no human to it. I was right to take Aithan to the hospital, though. The doctors confirmed the poison would have slowly killed my lover if I didn't bring him over. Marcus knew it was lethal. He recognized how dangerous it would be to Aithan, and how it wouldn't affect me. It was clear he wanted to kill him and keep me alive, so I could return to the heartless killing machine I was for him.For a week, Aithan remained unconscious. I'd never been as w
I froze, and so did Aithan. I wasn't expecting to hear something like this. With Marcus, it was always one surprise after the other, but never in my wildest imagination did I think this would be something he would say. “You don't know, right?” He smiled, pleased he had gotten my attention. “I once thought you guys might be siblings, you know? Seeing how your mother didn't think twice about opening her legs for —”“That's a lie.” I shook my head, trying to deny everything I heard. “It can't be true. My mum never cheated on you. I knew it!”He scoffed. “You do?” “My father never cheated on my mum,” Aithan uttered. “Viktor always spoke about how they were meant for each other.”“Just like you and my son?” He chuckled. “It's a pity Alex believes the same.” He shook his head, looking at me with a mischievous smile, as if he knew a secret I didn't, one that would shatter my life if let out. “What do you mean?”“Are you acting like you don't know what I'm talking about?” He strode over to