Chapter One.

Ethan Maddox POV.

I ran through the forest inhaling all the delicious scents and listening to all the sounds that surrounded me during a run. I needed to clear my head before heading toward my kinks club.

Some of my pack were following me, being the loyal guards they craved to be, while others were at the club. None of my pack lived with me.

I had never been one of those Alphas who demanded the pack’s presence at all times. They were free to roam within my area, and the only rule I demanded they all follow was that the secret of the wolf be kept at all times.

Obviously, if one of the men or women were to find their mate, i wouldn’t mind that secret being divulged., Serious shit happened between mated couples, and secrets were easily kept.

I rounded the forest and took off at a run with the others following behind me, being the Alpha of the pack made me faster and stronger than anyone else, I loved the power I possess even though i never used it against any member. I had never been into cruelty or demeaning others. They were my pack, and i loved them like I would my children if I get them some day. I had heard of other packs where cruelty occurred, but iam yet to meet any of them.

Once i ran off the burst of energy, I stood looking over my property, my eyes taking each and every view of them, my family came from old money, and so my house was large, big enough to contain a pack.

“Okay, you’re fast, we get that,” Aiden said, taking several deep breaths. “Shit, did you have to prove to us how great and powerful you are?”

Chuckling, i glanced at my friend, who also happened to be one of the guards who assigned himself to taking care of me. “You are the one, along with Blake and Steve, who sticks around to protect me. I don’t need protecting, Aiden”

“We all know this, and none of us care what you say. We are going to stick beside you no matter what.”

I rolled my eyes, I know I was not being a pain in the ass and truly believed I did not need help protecting myself In all the years I had been alpha, I have not once had any conflict with any outsiders. Any pack that entered my territory presented themselves and requested permission to stay within my area for a few days or weeks. Not once had i encountered a rogue wolf or someone of any threat. They were all peaceful, and i worked with them to ease life for my pack. I heard of other Alphas who did nothing but fight, argue, and cause problems trying to overtake other territories.

“Are you going to see her?” Aiden asked.

The smile on my face disappeared. The her being mine very stubborn, pain in the ass mate who did not acknowledge me as a mate or anything other than a Master.

“I’m going to see her. I’ve got no choice.” i gritted my teeth, fisting my hands as the anger and longing combined together. I couldn’t have the woman i wanted as she held herself away from me.

“You’re going to Kink then?”

I nodded. Kink was the local BDSM club that I helped to run, they catered to the wolves with a taste for the rougher, kinkier side of sex. Some of the members were human as mates were not restricted to their own kind. l didn’t mind.

I wasn’t against mates in whatever form they came in. The world, at times, was extremely cruel. For a wolf to find their one true mate was a gift that few enjoyed. Some men stopped looking for their mates and settled down with the next best thing. The only problem with settling down for the next best thing was when they finally stumbled upon the woman destined to be theirs.

“I’ve got no choice. She’ll be there, and I know my wolf will not allow me to lose her because I hate what’s going on between us.” There was nothing going on. Emma Anderson had entered my life one year ago and taken to screwing with my head. She didn’t know how she screwed with me, but she was stubborn.

Emma wasn’t part of mypack, but, however, she had approached me for permission to be allowed inside Kink, She was a submissive inside, craving whatever my men could dish out, whether it be from a hand or a cane. The moment she entered my house I had scented the need to mate, to claim, to possess. Those feelings only intensified while she had been in my company dressed in a simple black pencil skirt and white blouse.