‘Okay, you have to admit that’s hot. You can’t lie to me. I’m in your head and know you are turned on by what he just said.’ Emilia unhelpfully commented. I gulped, back wholly rigid. As much as I want to deny her words. She's right. I don’t know how much I’d care to be suspended from this thing. But the rest of what he offered. Teased every inch of my body till I was so overwhelmed by the pleasure I begged him to fuck me… that is hot.
I shouldn’t find it hot. This man is old enough to be my father. I mean, I’m relatively sure André and Katrina are older than me. It should be gross and creepy to be mated to a mate so much older. ‘Older, wiser, and skilled.’ Emilia purred, getting off on his proximity. ‘Oh my god, you are so gross. Can we not go down this path? He’s holding us hostage, remember.’ I pointed out.
‘He’s our mate. Why leave?’ Emilia rolled her eyes. ‘Because everything we know about him says he’s dangerous. They say he killed his own parents. Who’s to say he won’t hurt his mate?’ I pointed out. Emilia had no come-back to that.
“Let’s go, kitten.” my mate’s voice growled near my ear. “Unless you want to stay and play?” I could hear the smile on his lips. I forced myself to not turn my head to try and glimpse it. To glimpse any emotion on his handsome face. It was easier to shut him out if I only pictured him as the stone-faced man who didn’t even claim me as his. “My name is Crista, not kitten. And where am I going? An actual dungeon?” I questioned without turning to look at him.
“Do you want to be in the dungeon, kitten?” he asked, putting emphasis on that stupid pet name that even Emilia didn’t like. ‘We aren’t a fucking cat.’ she growled. “I want to be with my sisters. Preferably away from your territory and as far from Ignazio’s pack as possible.” I stated tersely. “Well, neither of those last two are going to happen. You aren’t leaving my territory, kitten. And Ignazio… well, if he steps a toe into mine, let alone to pursue you… I’ll have a head to mount on my wall.” he growled, gripping my biceps.
His grip was painful, yet the sparks from the bond seemed to counter that. Stupid bond making me want his touch. “Why do you care where I go? Or that Ignazio seems to want to kill me or worse?” I questioned. His claws obligated digging just slightly into the skin drops of my blood dripping down my arms to the floor. “Because you are mine.” he practically snarled in my ear.
“Oh shit. Our mate called us his.’ Emilia yipped happily. I clenched my jaw, fighting the urge to whimper both from the pain his grip was causing but also the pleasure of hearing his claim sent through me. “And if I refuse?” I asked, taking the chance to turn my head to look him in his eyes.
Looking an Alpha in the eyes was generally frowned upon. It was considered rude and a challenge to their authority. Well, maybe I am challenging him. André wanted me to try and reach the human buried within the beast, to make Alec come forth. I don’t know if this is the way, but it’s the only path I have at the moment. His yellows were narrowed as he glared at me.
“What happens if I reject you? I do have a choice, lest you forget.” I stated, keeping my head held high. And there it was, the flicker of blue. “Don’t.” That’s it. That one pain-filled word and his eyes were yellow and hard again. “Let’s go.” he said, tugging my arm trying to force me to follow him. “Let me go!” I demanded, trying to tug my arm away.
It was in vain as instead, he just threw me over his shoulder. “Stop fighting me, kitten.” He growled and slapped my ass hard. I grew up in a household where spanking was a thing, though only in serious situations. I was never spanked, but I always behaved and followed my parents' rules. Persephone, however, got a few spankings. I let out a yell as my ass throbbed where his hand hit. It’s a damn good thing I’m a werewolf and can heal, or that would leave a mark.
“You bastard!” I shouted, hitting at his back, trying to claw him, and even bit him. “I like it rough. So unless you’re goal is to turn me on and make me about-face and fuck you senseless in that swing or on that bed, knock it.” he threatened… No, that wasn’t a threat. That was a promise. I gulped as his promise sunk in. ‘We should keep hitting him.’ Emilia encouraged. ‘Like hell!’ I scoffed and went dead weight.
He sighed and shifted his grip on me, yanking the shorts I was wearing down, and slapped my bare ass. “YOU BASTARD!” I shrieked as the sting of his hand coursed through me. The sound of his hand hitting my ass and my shriek echoed in the open foyer. “What in the name of the Goddess?” Katrina’s voice drifted down to my ears. “What the?” Persephone’s voice chimed. “Is… he allowed to do that?” Delilah softly questioned.
I blushed brightly as I looked up and realized the foyer opened up to the second floor, and his daughter and my sisters were looking down at us. “I hate you so fucking much.” I growled, reaching behind me, trying to pull the shorts back up. “Keep testing my patience, kitten. I’ll do more than smack your ass.” he growled. “Your daughter and my sisters are watching.” I hissed. “I do not care. So unless you want them to get a show, behave.” he commanded.
“Crista? Are you okay?” Delilah questioned. I looked up at her worried face and sighed as my beast of a mate carried me up the stairs. At least my sisters were being taken care of. Both had obviously taken showers and were given nightclothes. Delilah was wearing a nightshirt that went past her knees, while Persephone was wearing shorts and a tank top. Obviously, they were borrowed from Katrina, given how loose the tank top was on Persephone in the chest.
“She’s fine. Go to bed.” Chesed commanded as he answered for me. “You aren’t our Alpha. And we’re going nowhere till our sister says she’s okay.” Persephone crossed her arms, that stubborn streak coming out. Her bravado died as my mate reached the top of the stairs and turned to growl at her. “Get in bed now!” he commanded, his alpha aura filling the space.
My sisters both whimpered. Our Alpha never used his command and aura in such a manner. “Okay, little ones. Let’s go back to the room before papa Chesed blows his top.” Katrina sighed. “Asshole, don’t be mean to my sisters.” I growled, hitting him in his stomach with my foot. “Then tell them you’re fine, so they go to bed.” He grunted and growled, giving my ass another slap.
I heard Katrina snicker. I’m sure this must be very comical to her. To me, it’s just embarrassing. I sighed. “I’m fine. Delilah and Persephone go to bed. I can handle this asshole.” I assured my sisters. Of course, calling him an asshole earned me another smack, this time harder across my ass. I winced, growling at him.
“You keep this up, and I’m going to think you like getting spanked, kitten.” he teased, pushing open a set of double doors. ‘That shut you up.’ Emilia chuckled. My sisters sent me worried looks as Katrina led them back to a room. At least they are safe. That’s all that matters. I furrowed my brow wondering where he was carrying me as he turned right.
Looking at the space behind us, I saw a small kitchenette, and beyond that, I could just make out the shape of a king-size bed. This is the Alpha suite!? Where is he carrying me? I got my answer as he sat me down, turning me to face out. “Whoa…” I softly gasped as I looked around at the luxurious bathroom.
On either side of me were long antique walnut vanities with sodalite blue marble countertops and circular curved rim Carrara marble vessel sinks positioned at the midway point of each vanity paired with bronze fixtures. Etched glass mirrors spanned the space above the vanity.
But the vanities weren’t where my eyes went. No, my eyes were on the jacuzzi soaking tub, a focal point of the room in a sodalite blue marble surround. I realized the tub was filled with water that still had steam hovering above the surface and the jets of the tub roaring. It looked so inviting. On the edge of the tub sat everything one would need for a relaxing bath.
I blinked because of what the hell was going on. Why am I here? Does he plan to make me stand here and watch him bathe? Maybe he’ll invite that slut back to make me watch them. That thought both turned my stomach and pissed me off. ‘He wouldn’t do that.’ Emilia whimpered. We’ve never witnessed it, but everyone knows how painful it is when your mate is intimate with someone else. Even unmarked, I would feel it now that we’ve touched.“Why am I here?” I questioned. “I told him this was stupid.” Chesed muttered. “Told who? What did your son tell you to do this for me?” I questioned. “No. Alec did. Foolish human side thought being nice to you would be a better route.” he scoffed. “Alec? Alpha Alec is still inside you? And he… he thought to set this up?” I blinked, turning to look at him. “I am the Alpha
God damn Chesed. Why can't he just be kind to our mate? Between spanking her and in front of her sisters and Katrina to just being a jackass. It was getting on my nerves. ‘Can’t you be nice to her? She is our mate. Our Luna. She should be treated with love and respect.’ I grumbled as he at least left her to bathe alone.‘Oh, shut up. Crista enjoyed every smack of her ass. You smelled her arousal the same as me. She’s just too young and innocent to realize what she wants. I say we show her.’ he smirked as he headed down the stairs to the kitchen. ‘Now, what do you want to feed her? Since this whole being nice shit is your idea.’ He grumbled, opening the refrigerator.I rolled my eyes but looked through his eyes as he scanned the fridge. ‘There. The stockpot. Take it out, put it on the stove, and start it on m
Why must he always be an asshole? I don’t want to sleep in here, at least not with him. I just want to go be with my sisters. We only just lost our parents, and they have been having nightmares. I need to be there for them. Why can’t he understand that? They need me, damn it.I am a person, not some doll he can move around as he sees fit. I’m not his damn toy. ‘Oh, please. I’d be his toy.’ Emilia sighed. Ugh, stupid horny wolf. ‘Oh, I’m not the only horny one. You can deny it all you want, but I am in your head, and you like him spanking you.‘TOLD YOU SO’ Emilia’s sing-song voice annoys me. I don’t know which was more shocking. Getting called out by my wolf or by my mate as he threw me onto the bed. Either way, I’m left blinking up at him, blushing, taking shallow breaths. He i
Her pissing-off Chesed would almost be funny. If, of course, I hadn’t felt that elbow to my gut or that pissing him off makes him do stupid shit like dig his claws into her jaw. When he’s angry, he’s terrifying. I’m his human, and he scares me. Yet he’s not scaring our mate. She’s standing her ground. She’s challenging him. She is denying him and asking for me. The more she talked, the more I moved forward. As she called him out for hurting her, I felt him second guess himself. No one but Nonna has made him really question his actions. Sure sometimes Izzy or Katrina can startle him into realizing his faults. But this was different. I shoved forward, trying to pull him back, to give me control when she said she’d reject us. ‘Stay out of this!’ he growled at me. ‘Like fucking hell I will! You are hurting her! I’ve been telling you from the beginning to be kind
As much as I’d been trying to protest sleeping, least of all in his bed, I can’t deny it feels nice. I wasn’t really able to get much sleep when we were running. All I could see was Ignazio ripping out my father’s heart when I tried to sleep, followed by my mother's. And for the few moments I didn’t see it, I woke to my sisters whimpering and crying out in their sleep. Add to the fact I generally don’t sleep well in strange places, it was surprising how easily I fell asleep in Alec’s arms. He was right about the bond. I’d been apprehensive about letting him touch me. Primarily because of Chesed. I don’t trust that damn wolf as far as Delilah could throw him. I still hadn’t been sure if I should trust Alec either. I mean, he did, after all, allow Chesed to run the show all these years. That was an obvious indicator that he’s weak.
Falling asleep wasn’t easy. Holding Crista in my arms, listening to her breathing and the rhythmic beating of her heart was bliss. You would think that the bond would have let me sleep as quickly as my darling mate. But I have Chesed. And each time any part of her body but mainly her full breasts or her smooth legs brushed against me, he not only fell into the gutter, but the dirty bastard also rolled around in it.You’d think he hadn't only hours ago gotten a blow job in his darkroom. Of course, any time I tried to get him out of the gutter and stop filling my mind with mental images of what Crista looks like naked, far worse images entered my mind. Memories I’d rather keep locked in the far reaches of my mind.I’m not sure when I did finally fall asleep, but I did. The bond winning o
I had barely gotten my sisters to settle down when there was a knock at their door. The three of us all turned to look at the door. I relaxed when I didn’t smell my mate. “Come in, Katrina.” I called out. My sisters relaxed a little, too, as Katrina entered the room. “Morning, girls. Morning, Luna.” Katrina smirked, bowing her head to me. “Can you not call me that?” I rolled my eyes. ‘Speak for yourself. I like being called Luna. We were obviously born to be one. If not, the goddess wouldn’t have mated us to an Alpha.’ Emilia scoffed. “What did the dick wolf do?” Katrina sighed, folding her arms. ‘Dick wolf.’ Emilia snickered. ‘She’s not wrong.’ I commented. ‘Maybe, but based on how well he felled out the front of his boxers, he’s a big one.’ Emilia waggled her wolf brow at me. ‘God, when did you become this horny she-wolf? You were never like this before.’ I
I groaned in frustration, trying to yank Chesed back. I know he was getting agitated the more he thought about Santi and Ignazio. But he didn’t need to take back control. He’s going to ruin everything. I saw it in her reaction earlier. She was thinking about kissing me. And then he tried to come forward, and she backed away. ‘Stupid wolf. Can’t you tell that when you are in control, she’s colder to us? She let me get closer to her. Hell, I think she’d have let me kiss her. But you pushed forward, and she stepped away.’ I rolled my eyes as I watched her walking away. “We’ll meet you later, Alpha.” Katrina nodded politely, but her eyes were full of judgment. Even my daughter knows Chesed is screwing this up. “T...thank you for breakfast.” The little one… Delilah stammered as she hurried to catch up with her older sisters. Persephone didn’t even say thank you or