Chapter 6

Liam didn't waste any more time. My blatant request and my unbearable moan. With a rough movement, he tore my dress. The sound of ripping fabric filled the room, followed by his sharp hiss of breath. My burning skin was instantly exposed to the cold room air, making me shiver, but it was only for a moment. His large, hard body soon covered me, warming me in a completely different way.

His lips captured mine in a kiss that was deeper, more controlling, and wilder than the first. This kiss was a claim. His large hands explored every curve of my trembling body, leaving trails of fire wherever he touched. His half-shifted claws gripped my thighs, holding me in an open position for him. The small pain he inflicted only sharpened every sensation, mixing it with the pleasure that had begun to flare.

"You're mine now, Cole," he growled between wild kisses on my neck. "Every inch of you."

"A-Alpha!" I moaned, my arms circling his strong neck, trying to pull him closer, merging our bodies that were already so tightly pressed together.

He pulled away briefly, his golden eyes blazing as they looked at my body, spread out and helpless before him. With one quick motion, he shed his jacket, revealing his muscular torso, covered in battle scars. His Alpha aura filled the room, so powerful it felt like pressure on my skin.

He returned, and this time, there was no more fabric in the way. His hot skin made direct contact with mine. A short hiss escaped his lips as we connected. He rubbed his hard body against my soft one, and every friction seemed to ignite new fuses throughout my nerves.

"Please, Liam... I need..."

"I know what you need," he said. His hand groped downward, pushing aside the tattered remains of my clothing. His rough fingers found the core of the raging heat within me. I cried out in shock as two of his fingers entered me without warning, filling and stretching me.

"Look how ready you are for me," he whispered in my ear, while his fingers moved with a cruel, skilled rhythm. "Even the poison knows what you truly want—your Alpha." His dominant aura, his strength, even the roughness he was showing now, all strangely healed the wounds of Ronny's betrayal. Ronny was weak, Liam was strong, and my body, even without the poison, had always reacted to him.

His fingers withdrew, leaving a torturous emptiness. I heard the sound of his zipper opening, and my heart pounded in anticipation. He stroked my thigh with one hand while the other guided something hard, hot, and immensely large to my entrance.

"Look at me! This will hurt, but after, you will be mine."

Before I could even nod, he pushed in.

I screamed. It felt like being torn apart. Tears immediately streamed down. My body arched, but his weight held me down. He stilled for a moment, giving me time to adjust, but his heavy breathing against my neck showed how hard it was for him not to move.

"Liam!" I sobbed, trying to swallow the pain.

"Shhh," he whispered, gently licking my tears away. "Feel me! Feel our Bond beginning to form."

He started to move. Slowly at first, each thrust still painful, but the poison in my veins reacted swiftly. The pain began to change, blending with something else, and every thrust from his powerful body seemed to reach directly into my soul.

His rhythm grew faster, harder. His deep groans echoed in my ears, mingling with my own increasingly unrestrained moans. He grabbed my arms and pinned them above my head, locking my wrists in one of his strong grips, fully exposing my body for his enjoyment. He pushed deeper as if he wanted to merge us forever.

I felt something wild and electric beginning to build between us, inside me. It was the Bond, and it was real.

"Get ready," he growled, his teeth grazing the skin of my shoulder. "I will mark you. You will be my Luna. You will be Mine!"

The scream was torn from both our mouths as the climax hit us. His canines sank into the junction of my neck and shoulder at the exact moment he peaked inside me. The pain was sharp and burning, but it was immediately followed by a wave of pleasure so intense my whole world went white. I felt his essence, his wild and powerful soul, flow into me through his bite, weaving his destiny with mine.

He collapsed on top of me, his heavy weight a comfort. Our breaths were equally ragged. He gently licked the bite wound, his magical Alpha saliva instantly healing it while simultaneously etching his mate's mark forever onto my skin. He held me tightly, still intimately joined with me.

"The Bond is eternal, and you are now a part of me. And as I promised, your vengeance is my vengeance. Ronny will feel the wrath of his Alpha."

With that declaration, and with a profound sense of satisfaction I had never felt before, I knew my life had changed forever. I was no longer Sienna, the ordinary omega struggling alone. I belonged to an Alpha. I was a Luna.

***

The next day, I woke up. Sunlight pierced my eyelids, making my head throb. My whole body felt like it had been hit by a truck, my muscles ached, and there was a sharp pain at the base of my neck. I groaned softly, trying to move, but my body refused. That's when I felt it. Something heavy and warm was beside me.

With a spinning head, I turned slowly. Liam was asleep next to me, not a stitch covering his upper body. The sheet only covered him to his waist, revealing his muscular chest, full of scars and scratches. My breath caught in my throat.

Hazy memories began to surface. The party, Ronny, the drink, the unnatural heat, Liam pulling me away. Rough touches, deep kisses, his fingers in my mouth. Pain, pleasure, moans, gasps. Fangs, burning, and then the Bond.

My heart beat uncontrollably. Nearly panicking, I slowly slipped out from under his outstretched arm. Every movement made my body scream, a reminder of how wild the night had been. With difficulty, I managed to free myself. My trembling feet touched the cold floor, making me shiver.

I looked back again. Liam was still asleep, but as my body moved away, he groaned softly and grabbed the empty pillow beside him, as if searching for my presence.

I couldn't be here, not after everything that had happened. Ronny, his threats, the betrayal I knew of, and now I was an Alpha's mate? No, this was a huge mistake.

My hands shook as I picked up my dress from the floor—torn, tattered, impossible to wear. I grabbed Liam's shirt, which was lying on a chair, and quickly put it on. The shirt hung loosely on me. I had to leave right now.

Carefully, I stepped towards the door, trying not to make a sound. I unlocked it slowly, then, before stepping out completely, I glanced back one more time at the man. His face was peaceful, yet I knew behind that sleep lay a power that would never let me go free.

I ran.

Through the quiet hotel corridors with bare feet, wearing only his shirt, I felt like a thief fleeing the scene. Every step sent a pang of pain mixed with pleasure through my thighs. Every breath I took still carried his scent, as if he were still restraining me even though I had run away.

I entered the elevator with trembling hands, pressing the button for the lobby. As the doors closed, my reflection in the mirror made my chest tighten. My hair was disheveled, my eyes were wild, and on my neck was clearly visible a mark. A bite, the mark of a wolf's jaw. A mark that was half-healed but permanent.

My tears finally fell. I had been bonded, claimed, without ever truly choosing it.

I ran out of the hotel, hoping to calm down, but deep in my heart, I knew one thing: escaping from Liam would never be as easy as escaping from that room. I might have managed to flee his bed, but the Bond between an Alpha and his Luna couldn't be severed so easily, and Liam would surely hunt down what he had already claimed as his.