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5. Heat Beneath the Skin
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2025-07-31 14:27:02Kaela didn’t leave her room for two days. Not unless she had to.
She healed fast — faster than she should’ve, honestly — but it wasn’t her ribs that felt broken.
It was everything else.
Her thoughts were loud. Her skin itched like it wanted to be touched again. Her wolf paced constantly, just under the surface, restless and unsatisfied.
Because of him.
Ronan.
The bond hadn’t faded. If anything, it was worse. Stronger.
She could feel him now — distant, sure, but there. Like a thread had been tied between their hearts and someone kept tugging.
Hard.
She wasn’t sleeping. Not really. And when she did?
Dreams.
Always the same. His mouth on hers. His hands on her hips. His voice like a storm in her bones.
The kind of wanting that made her wake up sweating, shaking, teeth clenched.
She couldn’t take it anymore.
So she left.
No one saw her go. Just boots, cloak, moonlight. She didn’t shift. Not yet. Just walked.
She didn’t even know where she was going — just away from the village, away from the tension, the whispers, the walls closing in.
The wind whispered through the trees like it knew her secrets. The woods weren’t cold tonight — not really — but she still wrapped her arms around herself, like she could hold in whatever was tearing through her from the inside.
She ended up near the river. The same one that split Frostclaw land from Shadowfang.
Of course.
She didn’t even have time to curse the irony. Because he was already there.
Ronan stepped from the shadows like he’d been waiting.
Or like he’d felt her coming.
Which… maybe he had.
Their eyes met. And for a second, nothing moved. Not the trees, not the water, not her breath.
“You shouldn’t be here,” she said. But her voice wasn’t angry. Just… tired.
“You are.”
She hated that that answer made sense.
“What do you want?” she asked.
He looked at her for a long moment. “I don’t know anymore.”
Kaela swallowed hard. “Then why can’t I stop thinking about you?”
Ronan didn’t move. But something shifted in the air — like the wind changed directions just for them.
“I tried,” he said quietly. “To ignore it. To push it down. But this bond—”
“—it’s not fair,” she snapped, suddenly angry. “I didn’t choose this.”
He stepped closer. “Neither did I.”
Another step.
“I’m supposed to hate you.”
Another.
“I know.”
He was right in front of her now. So close she could see the flecks of amber in his gold eyes. So close she could smell him — wild, warm, wolf.
Kaela’s voice cracked. “Then why does it feel like you already belong to me?”
Ronan reached for her hand. Didn’t grab it — just hovered. Waiting.
She could’ve pulled away.
She didn’t.
Their fingers touched, and that spark — that damn golden light — jumped again.
Brighter this time. Stronger.
Kaela gasped like she’d been punched.
And then he kissed her.
It wasn’t soft. It wasn’t sweet.
It was hungry.
Like he’d been starving since the summit and just now let himself taste.
She kissed him back. She shouldn’t have, but gods — she did.
Heat roared through her. Her hands tangled in his shirt. His breath caught. His fingers slid into her hair.
And suddenly she was pressed to the tree, panting, heart beating so loud it drowned out everything else.
His mouth traced her jaw. Her throat. Her pulse.
“You drive me insane,” he murmured against her skin. “Even when I’m not near you.”
Kaela clenched her eyes shut. “This is a bad idea.”
“I know.” He kissed her again. “Still doing it, though.”
And she let him.
Gods help her, she let him.
Minutes passed. Or maybe hours.
They finally broke apart, breathing hard, foreheads pressed together.
No one said the obvious thing. Not yet.
Kaela stepped back first. “We can’t keep doing this.”
“I know.”
“But you’ll keep showing up, won’t you?”
He nodded once. “Until you tell me to stop.”
She didn’t tell him to stop.
She just walked away.
But even with her back turned, she could feel him there. Watching.
And worse — hoping.
*** Thannk you all for getting so far with my story!
On a different subject — would you have kissed him? 😅Drop a 🐺 if you’re here for the tension, or a 🌕 if you think Kaela’s in way too deep already. ***
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Claimed by the Enemy Alpha 78. Cracks in the Silence
The day dragged itself across the sky like something wounded. The camp moved, but slower, less alive. Every sound seemed sharp—leather creaking, steel on stone, the snap of firewood. Too sharp. Too loud.Nobody was laughing. Nobody even breathed easy.Kaela sat at the edge of the fire pit with a whetstone in hand, dragging it down the blade of her dagger again and again. Not because it needed it—it was already sharp enough to split hair—but because she needed something for her hands. Something other than tearing her own skin apart with restless nails.Across the fire, Dax barked orders, voice clipped, no bite of humor. Lira was silent too, which was stranger. Everyone was. Their eyes lingered too long, their nostrils flared too wide when she passed. Wolves noticed everything. Wolves smelled everything.And right now, Kaela swore the whole camp smelled her.The weight of it pressed against her ribs until she couldn’t breathe. She shot to her feet suddenly, blade half-forgotten in her h
Claimed by the Enemy Alpha 77. Smoke in the Den
Dawn bled slow across the sky, gray and thin, dragging the night’s smoke with it. The fire in the center of camp had guttered down to glowing coals, but the air still stank of ash and sweat and nerves stretched too tight. Wolves moved in jerks, restless, shoulders stiff, eyes always darting to the treeline as if something might still be waiting there.No one had really slept.Kaela hadn’t even tried. Her back was sore from leaning against a tree most of the night, her blades laid across her lap. Her hair stuck to her temples in damp strands, and her shirt clung to her skin, heavy with sweat that wasn’t all from the fire. Her body still thrummed like the night hadn’t ended, like Ronan’s hands were still bruised into her hips, his teeth still ghosting over her skin.And that was the worst part—every time she shifted, the scent rose from her own body, unmistakable. Him. Her wolf didn’t bother hiding the satisfaction, stretching, purring at the memory. But Kaela’s human chest locked tight
Claimed by the Enemy Alpha 76. No Time to Breathe
Kaela’s body was still trembling, every nerve raw and overstimulated, her chest pressed against Ronan’s. His heartbeat thundered beneath her ear, uneven, too wild to be steady. The heat of him still clung to her skin, and for one suspended moment it was as if the entire forest, the entire cursed world, had fallen silent just for them.Her fingers were curled into his shoulder, nails biting his skin like she didn’t quite trust him not to vanish if she let go. His breath ghosted hot against her temple, ragged and shaky, as though he too hadn’t expected this to actually break loose between them.She wanted to stay here. Just a little longer. Wrapped in him, against him, drowning in the way he finally—finally—had let himself come undone.But then—Snap.A twig, sharp and deliberate, breaking the illusion.Ronan froze. His body went stone-hard beneath her, every muscle tensing like steel wires pulled taut.Kaela’s heart lurched, a new rush of adrenaline spiking through her veins. She slid
Claimed by the Enemy Alpha 75. Consumed
The air between them was already on fire before his mouth even touched hers. Kaela could taste the danger on his breath, feel the way his control trembled like a cracked dam about to break.Ronan slammed her back into the tree, not gentle, not careful. His body pinned hers so completely she couldn’t move except against him—and gods, she wanted to. She wanted to fight him, claw him, take him apart and have him take her apart in return.The first kiss was brutal. Teeth, tongue, heat. He devoured her like he’d been starving for years, and she gave back the same hunger, biting his lower lip until she tasted the sharp tang of blood.He groaned into her mouth, and it sent a shiver down her spine, made her hips jerk against his without thought. That low sound was her undoing.Her hands clawed at his shirt, pulling, tearing, until fabric ripped and buttons scattered into the dirt. His chest was hot against her palms, hard muscle under sweat-slick skin. She dragged her nails across him, leavin
Claimed by the Enemy Alpha 74. The Breaking Point
The forest didn’t go quiet when the thing vanished. It pulsed. It throbbed with a silence that wasn’t silence at all, just the absence of what should be there. The wind didn’t stir the leaves. The crickets didn’t dare chirp. Even the pack members, scattered through camp, seemed to hold their breath.Kaela could feel it crawling under her skin. Her wolf paced, hackles up, claws pressing just beneath her fingernails. Too much. Too close.Ronan didn’t look at her when they broke away from the treeline. His shoulders were tight, every muscle strung too high, too sharp. His arm was bleeding where the thing had grazed him, but he didn’t so much as flinch. He walked like a man carrying weight that could crush him, and Kaela hated it.“Ronan.” Her voice cut the dark.He kept walking.Her patience cracked. She grabbed his wrist, jerking him back. “You’re bleeding.”“It’ll heal.” His voice was rough, detached, like gravel shoved down her throat.“You can’t just—” She stepped in front of him, eye
Claimed by the Enemy Alpha 73. Interrupted
The clearing was too quiet after the fight. Too heavy. The echo of their almost-kiss still hung in Kaela’s chest, burning hotter than any wound could. She could still feel the press of Ronan’s mouth against hers, the heat of his hand at her waist, the raw hunger he hadn’t even tried to hide. Her wolf prowled under her skin, restless, begging her to go back to him, to push harder, to finally take what was theirs.But then the scream tore the night in half.It came from the west—high, raw, short-lived, like a sound cut off by something sharp. The air itself seemed to choke on it.Ronan’s head jerked up. His whole body snapped into readiness, wolf bright in his eyes. “West ridge.”He didn’t even look back before sprinting into the trees.Kaela didn’t hesitate. She was on his heels instantly, knives in both fists, heart hammering with something sharper than lust now—fear. Dax’s voice called somewhere behind them, but she didn’t stop, didn’t slow. Lira’s footsteps joined them a beat later.
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