Chapter 7 Turning up the heat

Astrid's POV

I had lost my mind.

How did I know that I had lost my mind?

Because with Alpha Jaxon looking down at me, his eyes a stormy gray that hinted at annoyance and his dark hair falling slightly over his forehead, all I could think about at this point was how handsome he looked.

His scent was undoubtedly the best thing I had smelt. He smelt like cedar, sweet wine and so undeniably male. I could get lost in his eyes and his hair, I was just dying to touch to feel if it was as soft as it looked.

I felt a tingle work itself up my body.

A growl escaped Alpha Jaxon and his gaze darkened, his arms around me tightening making me gasp out in pain.

"When I am talking to you, I expect a response."

My lips parted. "I…"

But what did I have to say? What would I tell him and where would I start from and where would I end?

I couldn't tell him about the fact that I left the pack house without telling him why and the last thing I wanted was for him to also find out that I was royalty and try to use me like Xavier had planned to with his father.

No, I had to tell him something entirely different but what bothered me about that was the fact l felt like he would know if I was lying.

I found my voice looking into those gray depths. "I am Xavier's mate."

I saw something spark into life in Alpha Jaxon's gaze.

"Was his mate." I clarified. "He rejected me the moment he found out because he believes I am an omega and not good enough for him."

Talking about it refreshed the entire situation in my mind. How he had rejected me so easily.

He said that I was worthless when actually it was the reverse that was the case depending on how one looked at it.

Considering the fact that I was the daughter of the Alpha king and he wasn't even the Alpha of his pack yet, I outranked him.

I felt tears build in my eyes as I looked at Alpha Jaxon who just watched me intently.

"Even before we discovered we were mates, he abused me and humiliated me at every chance he got so I got angry and left the pack."

I still didn't regret my decision despite my current rather precarious situation and the fact that I had gotten kidnapped. If there was anything that I would do over again, it would be to choose a better hotel to pass the night or to have continued my journey into the night.

Alpha Jaxon raised a questioning eyebrow as though to ask me if a ransom had been put on my head for that reason alone.

I shrugged slightly, a smile coming to my lips at the thought of what I had done.

"I might have also pushed Xavier's favorite car into a lake and bashed his girlfriend's car."

Alpha Jaxon's eyes widened momentarily as though I had shocked him and I was glad to note that I rather liked the thought of surprising him.

Alpha Jaxon's shocked look faded to that of disbelief and doubt.

"Is he the one who put the bounty out on you? What rank does he have in the pack to do something like that?"

Now it was my turn to be shocked that he didn't know who Xavier was although I made sure not to let it on.

How was this possible? I thought all Alphas knew themselves… I suddenly recalled how Alpha Finn always put in so much effort to remain unnoticed by Alpha Jaxon.

Was it possible that he had also hidden the identity of Xavier so that he could spring him up when it was time to take the throne of my father the Alpha King?

I thought quickly. If he found out that I was the mate of the heir to the Moonshadow pack then he could let me go because I was too much trouble.

"He has close ties with the Alpha and the heir of the Moonshadow pack."

Alpha Jaxon narrowed his eyes at me. His grip on me tightened almost threateningly.

I was surprised to feel the entwining of fear and arousal within me.

Alpha Jaxon snarled at me baring his teeth.

"You had better not be lying to me or there will be consequences."

I swallowed hard, making eye contact with him so as not to further rouse his suspicions.

"I'm not lying. Please believe me. Anyone at the Moonshadow pack can attest to my story."

And I was right. It wasn't really a lie. Xavier was close to the Alpha of the Moonshadiw pack being his son and he was close to the heir of the Moonshadow pack seeing as he was the heir himself.

I must have sounded like I was telling the truth because Alpha Jaxon frowned slightly, his brows furrowed.

"If all of that was true then your exmate is a fool."

I blinked at him, surprised by his words. He never struck me as the sentimental type that would curse out someone simply for how they related to me.

He inhaled sharply making goosebumps break out across my skin from how class se he was to me.

"You don't smell like an omega but an Alpha." He said the words with a faintly confused and intrigued air.

I was struggling to think at this point because was it just me or had the car gotten like ten degrees hotter?

"I don't?"

His hands slipped from my shoulders where he'd held me down, one hand drifting to my waist, the other hovering dangerously close to my breasts.

Alpha Jaxon dipped his head in the juncture between my neck and my shoulder.

"You smell like dominance,"

His voice was deeper and it went straight to my core, I barely stopped myself from moaning. What the hell was wrong with me?

He dipped his head again, his hot breath moving over my skin making a small gasp escape me.

A growl left Alpha Jaxon's lips and he moved us faster than I could exclaim in shock pulling me partly under him on the seat.

In that movement, I felt him settle between my legs. Felt his hardness against me.

Another moan escaped me and I couldn't find the strength within myself to hold it in.

He slid his hand into my hair, fisting it in a way that was just shy of painful but extremely hot.

Then Alpha Jaxon dropped a kiss on my neck making me shiver before whispering against my skin.

"You smell like berries and wildflowers."

No one has ever spoken to me like that. With that dangerously sensual voice and something even rarer, honesty. It melted my heart and very nearly disintegrated my panties.

I opened my eyes that I had not realized had fallen shut to see his hooded eyes staring at me with undiminished desire.

"Alpha Jaxon." I meant to call his name to bring him back to himself but it came out as a low drawn-out moan.

I saw a look of dark amusement and intense pride come over his face.

"You are so aroused by my touch, Astrid. If I touch you, will I find you wet?"

I think I had a mini orgasm at the sound of my name on his lips. It was official. I was going to lose my virginity in the backseat of a car with a heartless Alpha who wanted me to have his child in exchange for 50,000 USD.

And the scariest part was that I was going to enjoy it. Hell, I might even be an active participant.

There was. just something about Alpha Jaxon that made me unsure of who I was outside his touch.

My silence seemed to be insufficient to satisfy his curiosity and his hand began to drift lower.

Over my belly, lower abdomen… he began to lift the shirt up to slip his hands beneath the leggings I wore underneath.

This was where my hand of its own accord caught his stopping his descent.

"We…" I panted through my words, my inner thighs trembling at the thought of his fingers inside me. I needed him now. "I… We are just getting to know each other—"

He didn't let me finish before pulling my hands off his, a dangerous glint in his eyes.

"No one says no to me, pet."

Then he slid his hand directly over me on top of the leggings making me gasp sharply, the wet sound from the movement slightly louder than my gasp.

I was so wet that I had soaked through the leggings. Alpha Jaxon smirked at me and the car came to a stop.

He started hovering above me for a few seconds, his eyes in contact with mine, the scent of my arousal thick in the air.

He removed his hands from me straightening and as if on cue, the car door opened and he shoved me out such that Beta Caleb broke my fall.

He didn't even look at me.

"Take her to the pack doctor to check her ovulation and put her on the list."

What list was he talking about?