Chapter Seven – Reacting To The Enemy

Felixe’s POV

My entire body was on fire as I pinned her with my weight. I could feel the burning jealousy numb my senses. How could she kiss Freyr and not me? Was she teasing me to drive me insane? Well, it was working! 

She gaped at me, ignoring my demand for a kiss. It made my blood boil. What was there to think about?

“No, let me go.” She thrashed under me, and I grunted in frustration. Before I could forcefully get my kiss, she kneed me in my junk. 

“Ow!” I doubled up in pain while she ran towards the house. I swore to get even with her! I wouldn’t let her go after the stunt she pulled. 

“You’ll pay for this, Hermione!” I yelled after her, but she didn’t stop. 

“Fuck off!” She disappeared into the house while I scowled. Freyr purred with happiness and I felt like throttling him at that point. 

I was totally annoyed with my wolf for refusing to let me in. Until now, we had always been one in everything we did. I’ve had complete dominion over him, but today he broke all barriers and accepted the enemy as our mate!

I didn’t believe in mates! Who would want a feral wolf like me? Who would want someone who has just returned from the rehabilitation center? All the females cowered at the sight of me! Therefore, I was used to living a reckless life, traveling from place to place to hide my inner frustrations. 

Hermione’s presence was like a breath of fresh air in my lonely life! Yet I couldn’t accept her in my life! She was the enemy! I had abducted her for revenge! 

Yet the feelings surfaced like a tornado, driving me insane. I couldn’t control my body’s reaction to her. Her ripe curvy body made me lose my restraints, while her scent attracted me to her like a magnet. There wasn’t a moment of respite from her! Even if I was away from her physically, I could feel her presence, her scent. My hyperactive brain even picked up signals from hers, telling me what she was thinking! I knew she was attracted to me, but it wasn’t even close to how much I was lusting for her. 

It was something I had been fighting against. I was in a strange dilemma since I had never in my wildest nightmares expected myself to lust after Zephyrus’s twin! Obviously, since I hadn’t expected the enemy’s sister to be my mate.

I had planned my revenge with precision. It was a very easy plan to execute! To kill Zephyrus’s twin, his only family member when I met her! I would have killed her by now and avenged the death of my family, but one look at Hermione and I lost all my restraints. I couldn’t take my revenge on her. All my plans took a backseat when I realized she was my mate. 

Therefore, here I was, traveling with her from one place to another to escape her brother. Zephyrus sent his spies everywhere to look for us, but it wasn’t so easy to outwit me. I owned many secret accommodations in exotic, uninhabitable areas where no one could ever find us. I didn’t know how long I could stay with her without claiming her. With every passing second, my urges were becoming unbearable, painful, and unrestrained, waiting to erupt anytime. No, I couldn’t afford that! 

At least not with the enemy, however innocent she might look! 

I had waited forever for this moment to make Zephyrus pay. It wasn’t because he overpowered my uncle Alpha Atticus! That was common amongst shifters. The battle for dominion over another pack had been going on since time immemorial! I didn’t hold a grudge for that. 

I wanted to punish Zephyrus for snatching away everything I held dear. Since birth, I had always been a feral wolf, a disgrace to my family. Thirty years ago, my father, Alpha Achilles, ruled the Vrontou Howlers Pack in the village of Vrontou, nestled in the foothills of Mount Olympus, Greece. However, Zephyrus’ father, Demetrios of the kingdom of Aromania, attacked our village, and he had to flee. 

My father and my uncle Atticus fled our homeland, following the enemy, Demetrios, all the way to Lucania! Alpha Demetrios married the daughter of the Alpha of the Luceres Pack and settled down there. 

My family occupied the White Ridge Village on the other side of the Astral Mountains and formed the Whiteridge Pack! Our only mission was to attack Alpha Demetrios for revenge. 

They accomplished the mission and settled down in Lucania!

My father sent me away to a rehabilitation center for treatment. It crushed me, yet I didn’t fight his decision. Years later, when I returned, my father was no more. He died a few weeks after sending me away. 

Then the need for an Alpha to rule our pack and village arose, but no one considered me, although I was the oldest amongst my siblings. I lost my position as Alpha of the Whiteridge Pack of our village to my younger brother, Filippos, because of my feral aura.

My uncle Alpha Atticus appointed me as his gamma to test my abilities! 

I wasn’t complaining, doing my best to prove my worth. It was obvious he would never appoint me the Alpha, since he had chosen his son Ajax for the role. I was better than Ajax in every sphere, but my uncle was blind to my capabilities!

I didn’t get the chance to prove them!

Someone torched my family home in White Ridge Village, killing my entire family. I rushed to my village, but it was too late. Despite my efforts, I could only rescue Filippos’ daughter Lyra. Zephyrus attacked Lucania at the same time in my absence and wiped out the rest of the Whiteridge Pack stationed there. 

I was now sure Zephyrus was the one who torched my family home to get me out of the scene. When I returned to Lucania to save my uncle, it was all over. We had already lost! 

I was left with no home, no family, nothing! 

How could I forgive Zephyrus so easily? 

I wanted to kill Hermione, his only family, for revenge, but fate played a twisted game on me! 

Now I was stuck with the enemy, who was my fated mate, and a mountain load of strange emotions I couldn’t escape from. 

It was the worst predicament of my life!

I got up slowly and walked towards the house. My c*ck sprang to life, knowing someone was watching me from her room. Only she didn’t know how much I was aware of her unwavering gaze upon me. Despite her fire, there was an innocent quality about her that aroused me to the point of no return. I wanted her more than I ever wanted anyone in my entire thirty-two years of life.

I could kill to see her naked body, to feel her skin against mine! 

Now she was staring at my naked body! Well, I wanted her to burn like I was burning for her. 

I turned to look at her! 

She gasped with horror and closed the curtains, making a smirk escape my lips. This was the most exhilarating game indeed! 

All my restraints evaporated into thin air and I strode in to teach her a lesson. However, the moment I walked inside, the buzzing of my phone made me groan. How could I forget I had a business empire to run? 

Picking up my clothes, I wore them before attending to my PA’s call. 

After my youngest brother, Fotios’ death in the fire, I had to move to Yellowknife to handle his multinational firm, Andreadis Corporate Finances Services Limited (ACFSL). It was a tremendous responsibility, but there was no other way out. 

“Yes, Mike! I can’t return to Yellowknife tonight. Why can’t you ask Mr. Gruben to check the contract and email it to me? I’ll put in my digital signature.” Andrew Gruben was my GM and the only one I had authorized to sign in my absence. I knew I could trust him even with my eyes closed. I had trust issues, yet Mr. Gruben had proved his worth repeatedly. 

I sat at my laptop to check the contract Mr. Gruben emailed me, reading it thoroughly before signing. It took me all afternoon, and I drowned in work, completely forgetting the time. 

A splash somewhere got my attention. I knew what caused it! Hermione was splashing in the hot jacuzzi in the rear wing of the lodge! I had completely forgotten about her! 

All my senses were instantly aroused, and I felt my organ twitch to life visualizing her in a skimpy bikini! I forgot everything: my work, my restraints, and my revenge! 

The need to see her, feel her, kiss her drove me wild! 

I strode towards the backside where the glass-covered deck overlooked another arm of the Back Bay! It used to be my favorite place to splash in on a winter’s eve when I bought this lodge twelve years ago. I hadn’t been here for almost two years ever since I took over as gamma under my uncle. 

I stopped in my tracks when Hermione’s sweet humming reached my ears. Was she singing? Her voice was like music to my ears, beckoning my soul towards her. I had no control over my body as it approached the room. Her scent was everywhere, and it drove me wild!

Then I saw her clad in a red bikini, wading in the jacuzzi. Was she seducing me?