ALEXI wasn't even surprised when I heard his voice because I knew he was following us. What I didn't expect was him storming over with a murderous look on his face. He looked like a woman who caught her husband cheating on her. Well… That wasn't far from the truth. Not the cheating part, though. The husband part. His blue eyes narrowed the nearer he got. I straightened, turning my back to Sarah. “What's wrong? Are you —”“You fucking bastard!” Like he always did, he connected his right fist to my jaw, his eyes still blazing in anger. He gritted his lower teeth so hard as he glared at me. I ignored Sarah's gasps and wiped the blood off my lips. He did me pretty badly this time. He must have packed his anger into the damned punch.“What did I do this time?” I lifted a brow at him, ignoring Sarah, who was clutching my right arm. “You…” Aithan's eyes went to her hand, gripping mine, and they narrowed. Gritting his teeth so hard it scared me he might remove them all, he looked up at me
AITHANFuck him!This was the fourth time he was bringing a woman to the gathering. Each time our fathers made a pretend party to discuss their peace treaty, he always brought a fucking woman with him —each different from the last. Even when we only had a dinner date. You would have thought someone like him would seek me out within the week, to beg me, and…What the hell was I even thinking about? Him? Beg me? I must be out of my senses. Or it could be my experience 6 years ago. Though I tried not to think of those bastards and everything they put me through, tried not to hate any fag I saw, Alex was making me remember. I couldn't tell what was going on with me, but I believed it all had to do with that incident 6 years ago, the year before I became an adult. Those three days spent in hell must have shaped my brain, made me believe I was something I damned wasn't! Even though I killed him and crushed his bones, I felt his damned spirit lingered. It was the only reason I was acting
I left the house with the picture, whistling as I strode over to my car. The jobs Viktor always got for me kept me busy and on my toes, which I was grateful for. Just an hour or more away from home always helped me forget that damned cheating bastard, Alex. Just thinking about him now made me wish to stalk over to his house and demand his head. It only took my rational thoughts to stop me from doing something as insane as that. I claimed I didn't want anything to do with him, yet I couldn't help getting pissed each time I saw him with another woman. Once more, I believed this all had to do with that incident 6 years ago. Despite how many times I'd been with women, those nights would forever hunt me, forever make my body crave for something I didn't want. 'You can choose to forget that night, Aithan. It's in the past. You are in the present. Just let go. If you still doubt your ability to forget, you can let Alex do —' “Can you freaking shut up!” I yelled at him, causing Tan to sn
With Alex no longer caging me in, I looked around the room before my gaze landed on the dead man under the table. I didn't need to walk close to know he was the one Viktor sent me to get rid of. “I didn't want you to stain your hands with his dirty blood,” Alex explained when his gaze followed mine to see where I was looking. “I'm thoughtful, right?” He smiled like he was waiting for praise from me. “Fuck off!” I turned and made to leave, as there was nothing for me to do there. He had already taken care of the man. I didn't need to keep staying here, not when I had other things to take care of. “Wait!” He rushed toward me and blocked my path before I could step out. “Where are you going?” He demanded, with his arms spread. “Home. Isn't that where I'm supposed to go?” I lifted an eyebrow at him. “You have already taken care of the man. I don't think I have any business here anymore, do I?”“What of our plans?”“Plans?” “Didn't we agree to seek those who tried to hurt you and thos
ALEXI had to do this, to tell myself it wasn't about Aithan. Ever since I started lusting after him, I hadn't been intimate with any woman. Hell, I had kissed none of them. It wasn't entirely my fault. Each time I wanted to kiss them, my mind would remind me of how soft Aithan's lips felt on mine. I couldn't shake the feeling off, even if I wished to get rid of the thoughts. The woman sitting on the bed smiled at me when I stepped in. I had Max get one of the newest girls for me. I wasn't that keen on bedding virgins, as long as you were neat. I always made sure I tested them before we did anything. We might be werewolves, but that didn't mean I wasn't that scared of any sexually transmitted diseases. I had always used protection. That was something I never had sex without. Her black eyes sparkled as I walked closer to the bed. I was specific about the woman I wanted. I asked Max to get one with black eyes and blonde hair. I wanted a woman who was different from Aithan. She uncros
AITHANI was worried as I glanced towards the door. For hours since Alex left me in that house, I had been anxious. I couldn't tell what it was I was afraid of. It could be that look on his face as he said those last words, or how determined he looked when he took off. I just couldn't tell the mood I would find him in, tonight.“What's wrong?” Viktor placed his right hand on my shoulder and patted it gently. “Was it about the man?”“Not at all.” I forced a smile, shaking my head. When I returned this afternoon, with the news of the man's death, I didn't tell Viktor all that transpired in there. I felt it wasn't necessary to do so. Alex wasn't supposed to be there. Should Viktor learn about it, he will start having doubts about Alex's involvement. It didn't help that Alex did the man a pretty good number on his face and stomach. I didn't see that as the body was still turned when I left, so Viktor assumed I had a squabble with the guy before killing him. I had never been violent, whic
Alex gritted his teeth but didn't say a word. Instead, he kept stuffing his mouth with the food. Viktor and Marcus continued with their talks about us as if we weren't even there. From the way they kept on talking, you would have thought they were competing to know whose son was the best. Okay, they actually were. Each of them wanted to rub it on the other's face that they had a son more competent than the others. It was just a pity they couldn't agree on anything. After dinner, Alex and his father left with his date. Michelle stayed over to have a glass of wine with me before I escorted her out of the gate. As she didn't bring her car with her, she called a taxi. I actually offered to drive her, but she didn't need that. She felt I needed to rest and was against letting me drive her home.“Are you certain you don't want me to drive you?” I asked for the fifth time since we stood outside the gate waiting for the taxi she had booked.“Of course, not. You don't have to worry about me.”
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
AITHANIt was the best moment of my life. Not that we went out or anything. It was just the two of us in our world. Before we left, Alex switched our phones off. He didn't want us there to be disturbed, so we could have our privacy.I liked it, though. A week away, in our private world, was more than I could have ever asked for. “I wish we could live here forever,” I whined like a kid, plopping down on the bed. This was our last day here, and I didn't want to leave. If it were possible, I would have asked to stay here forever, away from the human world and the headaches that came with it.Out here, we had nothing to worry about. We slept whenever we wanted, and fucked like we were in our mating season, without being disturbed. No one knocked on our door to tell us we had been too loud. We just did our thing, and I enjoyed every second of it.“We can if you like.”“Really?!!” I sat up on the bed, looking at him with wide eyes. “We can stay here if I like??? You are not just saying it
I straddled Alex, my thighs bracketing his hips, his thick cock gripped in my hand as I positioned it at my hole. My eyes fluttered shut, a shaky breath slipping past my lips as I lowered myself slowly, feeling him stretch me inch by inch. A soft moan escaped me as his heat tore me open. Alex grunted beneath me, a low, guttural sound vibrating through his broad chest. "Fuck, Ly," he rasped, hazel eyes dark with lust, his golden hair splayed across the pillow like some damn halo. “You are so fucking tight.”I opened my eyes, locking onto his gaze, and started riding him. It was slow at first as I rolled my hips to feel every bit of him. My jet-black hair fell into my face, sweat beading on my brow, and I bent down and crashed my lips against his. Our tongues tangled, hot and messy, as we tasted each other’s hunger. "Yeah, Lex, just like that," I murmured into his mouth, encouraging him as he thrust up, meeting my rhythm, his cock reaching depths of myself I hadn’t dared explored bef
AITHANI trembled on the bed, my body a live wire buzzing with electricity.Every nerve sparked from the nipple clamps biting into my chest and that damn vibrator buzzing deep inside me. Sweat licked my skin, my hair plastered to my forehead, and I fought to catch my breath after screaming for release. Alex had pulled off my cock, leaving me teetering on the edge, and then he just… vanished.The room spun, my pulse hammering in my ears, and I tried to gather myself. My lips parted to demand where the hell he’d gone when he suddenly strode back in, in the full glory of his raging cock already leaking. He was carrying a full bucket of ice cubes.I narrowed my eyes, a smirk tugging at my lips despite the ache in my body. An idea popped into my head and I smirked wider.“Lie down,” I ordered, sitting up, my voice rough but steady, dripping with the power I refused to let go of, even pinned and plugged like this. Alex raised a brow, his hazel eyes glinting with that smug challenge, but he
ALEXI knelt beside the bed, my hands digging through the worn wooden box I kept stashed there, the clink of metal and the faint hum of electronics filling the air.Ly lay sprawled behind me, legs spread wide like I’d ordered, with his dark hair sticking to his sweaty forehead, and those piercing blue eyes glinting with anticipation. I could feel his gaze burning into my back, and I smirked as I pulled out a pair of sleek silver nipple clamps, their chain dangling between my fingers. My cock throbbed at the thought of what was coming, the way he’d squirm for me, the way I’d make him crumble.“Don’t you dare move, Ly,” I growled without turning, my voice sharp enough to cut through the thick tension. I heard him shift, rustling of sheets, and I whipped my head around, hazel eyes narrowing. “I said don’t fucking move.” A defiant little huff slipped out, but he stayed put, legs splayed, cock twitching against his stomach. Good. I turned back to the box and fished out a slim vibrating p
ALEXLy was so impatient to know what I planned, that he rushed into the bedroom after we had dinner, eager to know what my surprise was.I stood there, rooted to the floor, my eyes locked on him. He was sprawled across the bed like a siren carved to rip me apart. He locked gazes with me as he peeled his shirt off slowly, deliberately, with those jet-black strands falling into his piercing blue eyes as he smirked. He knew exactly what he was doing, and the result was my hard-on.The fabric slid over his shoulders, baring that taut, pale skin I’d marked with my teeth a hundred times, and my cock twitched hard in my jeans. Fuck, he was a tease, and he knew it. He knew exactly how to unravel me without even brushing a finger against me. My chest heaved, every breath jagged, because I wanted him so bad it clawed at my guts with a primal ache that had my blood screaming.He kicked off his boots, his fingers drifting to his jeans, popping the button with a flick that was raw provocation.
The men were thrilled when Alex told them his plans. Sophia was the only one who read between the lines. All it took was for her to look at her brother, to know why he proposed a vacation. Most of the men asked to return home to spend the vacation with their families. Only a few stayed back. Max didn't have anywhere to go, so he offered to stay with Sophia to keep her safe. The two of them drove us to the airport where we boarded a flight to Alex's vacation home, a place he confessed he had only gone to thrice, and that was with his father. At first, I thought we were going to the resort until he told me about their vacation home which was built away from the resort, to conceal it from prying eyes and to give this sense of seclusion and tranquillity.As we stepped off the plane, the warm tropical air enveloped us, and the sound of waves crashing against the shore filled our ears. We were greeted by a driver who whisked us away to Alex's holiday home, nestled in a secluded cove on th
AITHANViktor was relentless. He called me countless times, dangling his offer in my face and making it difficult for me to refuse him, but it did not sway me.“I love Alex, father. The earlier you realize there's no going back for me, the better it will be for all of us. I would appreciate it if you don't ask me to break up with him again. It's not happening.”There was a prolonged silence from his side, so long, I wondered if he had disconnected without my knowledge. I had to check my phone to be certain of it. “This isn't you, Aithan. You haven't —”“If this is all you called to say, I'm afraid I can't entertain this. I have some things to take care of. The property can't run itself.”“Have a great day then. Let's talk some other time.” He disconnected without letting me bid him farewell. Letting out a tired sigh, I pocketed my phone and relaxed on the couch. I closed my eyes, ready to have a nap. Since early this morning after breakfast, I had been out in the field with the men
ALEXIt went better than I expected it. I believed he would give me the cold shoulder, and refuse to speak to me for keeping something like this from him, but none of that happened. Though he was reluctant at first to listen to me, to hear my side of the story, he did at last, giving me the chance to come clean about everything. I couldn't tell what good I might have done in my first life to get a mate like Ly. I know I don't deserve him. He's an angel, my Ly, a man I will protect for the rest of my life because, without him, there wouldn't have been the present me.Ly was that missing rib I didn't notice I was seeking, the light in my bleak life and the joy in my sadness. He was just everything I wanted, and more. “Let's go. Sophia will have our heads if we don't hurry!” Ly called from the door. Just a week with Sophia, and he's acting as if he has known her for a long time. They were almost inseparable, always plotting things behind my back. I wouldn't be surprised if they sold m
My eyes widened in shock as I stared at Alex, my mind reeling with his words. It was the last thing I expected from him, truthfully. I felt he would speak about our living arrangements or something along that line, but never this.“We are mates, Ly,” he'd said like it was the most normal thing in the world.But it wasn't normal. Not for me, at least. I'd never believed in the whole “mate” thing, never thought it was true. But the way Alex said it, with such conviction and certainty… it made me question everything. Could it be real? I'd heard stories about mates from Viktor, but happened a long time ago before we integrated with humans. Since then, there has been no record of mates. Those who lived during that time were now dead. None of the werewolves alive got their mates. But there he was, telling me we were mates, with the straightest face ever. He wasn't lying. There was this deep conviction in his eyes as he looked at me, waiting for me to say a word, to show that I heard him,