Chapter 1

[Kaelen's POV]

I almost fucked my mate. And she is my fiancée's daughter.

The Moon Goddess is a bitch. She loves to dangle exactly what you want right in front of you, then smash it while you watch.

I'm thirty-five. I waited ten years after rejecting my first cheating mate. I thought my heart was dead. Until tonight.

Now, I have my second chance mate trapped in my arms.

She feels impossibly soft. She smells like vanilla and wild berries. It's driving me insane.

My wolf is roaring inside my chest. He wants me to bite her neck. He wants to mark her so deep that her only purpose is to scream my name while I take her.

She is my Fated Mate. The only light in my dark life.

But right now, she is shaking, looking at me with tears in her eyes, and shouting the one title that sends me straight to hell.

Five minutes ago, I didn't know this girl, the one who makes me rock hard, is the daughter of the woman I'm supposed to marry.

5 Minutes Earlier - Flashback

The private suite at the "Black Velvet" Club smelled like expensive cologne and fake luxury.

I loosened my tie, irritated. I stared at the whiskey in my hand. My mother's threat rang in my ears, "Meet Dr. Vivian Bennett, Alpha Kaelen Voss. For the future of the Pack."

Fuck the future.

I didn't want a Luna forced on me for politics. I didn't care how good this doctor was. To me, she was just a business deal.

I gave her five minutes. If she didn't show, I was leaving.

Just then, the door opened.

I expected heavy perfume. Instead, I smelled... damn. What was that?

Vanilla. Wild berries. Sweet. Potent.

The scent hit me like a physical blow. It filled my nose and woke up my desire instantly.

Crack. The glass in my hand shattered.

MATE.

My wolf went crazy. He screamed one command, Catch her. Rip her clothes. Own her.

I snapped my head toward the door.

[Sia's POV]

Yesterday, rogues attacked the Valley Pack. The hospital where Mom works is overcrowded. She was too busy, so she asked me to apologize to her arranged mate, Kaelen Voss.

Rumor said he was ruthless. He rejected his first Luna and turned her into a rogue.

I pushed the door open. I knew instantly I had walked into a lion's den.

The suite was dim. I saw the Alpha sitting in the shadows.

Moon Goddess... he was deadly handsome.

He had eyes like molten gold. But his aura was terrifying. It was the crushing pressure of a dominant Alpha, mixed with cedar, gunpowder, and whiskey.

That scent squeezed my heart. My knees went weak.

"Come here."

It wasn't a request. It was a growl.

Before I could speak, he moved. He was too fast. Just a blur of heat.

The next second, the world spun.

"Mmhp!"

My back hit the door. A hot, hard body pressed against mine.

I was trapped. His hands caged my face. He was huge. The size difference scared me, but my body... my body cheered for it.

He didn't give me a second to breathe.

His mouth crashed down on mine.

His tongue forced my lips apart, sweeping into my mouth with the taste of strong whiskey and pure dominance.

He kissed me like a starving man, his tongue tangling with mine, deep and wet, sucking the air right out of my lungs.

I froze, my hands hovering uselessly over his chest. I didn't know how to kiss back. I just stood there, trembling, letting him devour me whole.

He bit my lower lip, hard enough to sting, before finally pulling back slightly. A strand of silver saliva connected our lips.

"You act like a virgin, mate. Are you really 36?" His voice was rough, dangerous, and sexy.

I was a virgin. I was saving myself for my mate. Now, he just took my first kiss.

My legs shook. I felt wet between my legs. My wolf whimpered, lowering her head to this powerful Alpha, begging to submit.

"You smell... fucking incredible."

He buried his face in my neck. His nose dragged along my skin. It felt like an electric shock.

"Ah..." A broken moan escaped my lips.

That sound was a trigger.

His large hand slid down my waist. Through my thin dress, he grabbed my small breast, squeezing it possessively. Then his hand went lower, gripping my hip.

His palm was hot. He wanted to crush me into him.

His knee forced my legs apart. The friction snapped the last thread of my sanity.

He was telling me, He is the King. I am the prey.

"Screw it. You're already here. No escaping now, Doctor."

I wanted to speak. But his lips grazed my ear. His hot breath made me shiver.

I felt his sharp teeth lengthening. They scraped against the sensitive spot on my neck.

He wanted to mark me. Right here.

Pleasure and fear crashed into me. My fingers clawed at his expensive suit.

I was going to be his.

But a split second before I lost my mind, my mother's tired face flashed in my head. "Sia, be polite. He is your future stepfather."

Stepfather.

The word was like thunder. It cleared the fog in my brain.

"No... no..." I shook my head, crying, trying to push him away.

Just as his teeth touched my skin, I screamed,

"Alpha Kaelen! Stop! I'm your fiancée's daughter!"

The air froze.

The man went rigid. The beast stopped.

Slowly, he lifted his head. Those golden eyes, once full of lust, now flashed with shock. He stared at me like he wanted to eat me alive, but he didn't move.

"...What did you say?" His voice was ice cold.

I shrank back, sobbing.

"I am Dr. Vivian Bennett's daughter... I'm Sia... Mom couldn't make it... You are my stepfather..."