All Chapters of The Alpha and his Cursed Mate: Chapter 21 - Chapter 22

The forest presses in around us, its shadows alive with the sounds of the night. The air is thick with the mingling of our scents—his dominance and my heat wrapping around us like a cage. My back meets the rough bark of a tree as he pushes me against it, his hand still tangled in my hair.The kiss deepens, pulling me under, and for a moment, I forget the danger, the consequences. All I know is him—his warmth, his strength, the way he growls low in his throat when my hands claw at his shoulders. The sound vibrates through me, primal and raw, sending a shiver down my spine.“You shouldn’t have done that,” he murmurs, his voice a dark promise, even as his lips trail along my jaw.“Then stop me,” I whisper back, my voice trembling as much from need as from fear.But he doesn’t stop me. Instead, his hands slide to my waist, lifting me as though I weigh nothing. My legs wrap around him instinctively, and the heat of him presses into me, chasing away the chill of the night air.His lips leav