LOGINKatherine’s POVMy palm cracked against his jaw. Yes, I slapped him!Alexander slowly lifted his hand, casually rubbing the side of his face before his glowing red eyes locked back onto mine. "What exactly was that for?""Asshole."Refusing to look at his smug, confused face for another second, I spun around and marched toward the bassinets. I was taking my babies and leaving. But as I leaned over, reality hit me. I only had two hands, and I had three babies. I scooped up Kalexa and carefully balanced my second daughter against my chest, frantically trying to figure out how to carry the third.Before I could even adjust my grip, a massive, scarred hand reached down and effortlessly lifted the third bassinet.I whipped my head around, glaring absolute daggers at him. "Put him down.""I will not hurt him," Alexander rumbled, holding the small basket with a terrifying, rigid care. "He is mine.""Yes, of course he is yours!" I snapped, my patience completely snapping. "But he is mine, to
Alexander’s POVIf playing the ghost of her dead husband was what it took to keep her naked and writhing in my lap, then I would gladly play the part.I knew she wasn't lying to me. My inner wolf had claimed her the second my teeth grazed the faded mark on her neck. The ancient mating bond snapping open was all the proof my wolf needed to know she belonged to me.But my human mind was a completely different story.I still didn't remember a single damn thing about her. To my fractured, blank memory, the woman currently moaning my name was still a stranger. A beautiful, reckless, completely mesmerizing stranger who had walked right into a chained beast's cell and somehow brought him to his knees. It actually pissed me off how easily she read me. She knew exactly how to touch me, exactly what to say to short-circuit my feral rage, stripping away my defenses without even needing to ask how I felt. Nobody manipulated me like that.But I would let her believe she was the one in control to
Katherine’s POVBefore I could even process his sudden silence, Alexander moved with swift care. He snatched the heavy wool blanket off the back of the settee and wrapped it securely around my shoulders, tucking it tightly against my bare skin to shield me.The hunger in his red eyes vanished instantly. His broad shoulders slumped just a fraction, his dark eyebrows furrowing deep in bitter self-loathing."I don't want you to think that I am just using you because I am in a rut," he muttered, his voice rough and stripped of all its usual arrogance. "Excuse my language, but I feel sick about the way I treated you from the very moment we met. I was acting like a monster in front of you, completely blind to the fact that you were my mate."He looked utterly in pain, unable to even meet my gaze."Alexander, look at me," I whispered softly."How can I look at you?" he groaned, dragging a massive hand down his face. "You are giving me a heart attack.""I am not," I whispered, a watery, affe
Katherine’s POVI caught his massive wrist just as his fingers moved deeper. His skin was burning hot, the thick muscles of his forearm completely tensed, but I gripped him as hard as I could and physically forced his hand away."Stop," I breathed out. "We need to stop this and talk like adults, since you are actually calm now and not acting wild."I pressed my palms flat against his broad chest, forcing him to give me a few inches of space.He stopped, hovering directly over me, his massive frame caging me completely against the mattress. His glowing red eyes narrowed into a deadly, piercing glare. He looked at me as if my brain had just completely malfunctioned—or as if he was entirely confused about what the hell I was even doing in his bed if I was just going to order him to stop."Yeah, I am calm now," he rumbled, his jaw clenching tightly. He looked terrifyingly intimidating yet his deep voice carried a thread of confusion. "But what is wrong with you?"I swallowed the lump i
Katherine’s POV"You seem like you have already calmed down..." I whispered, my voice trembling slightly as his lips lingered near my chest."I am," he murmured, his hot breath brushing against my skin."Then what did you do to the woman who was just in here?" I asked, genuinely curious. Honestly, his outburst had just saved me from fighting off an entire hallway of desperate she-wolves, since they were all too terrified to step near his door now.He pulled back slightly, his crimson eyes blinking in mild confusion. "What woman?""The... woman," I clarified, my heart still pounding."Oh. That woman.""Yes.""She made my blood boil," he stated simply, casually trailing a large, rough finger down my collarbone. "I hated the way she smelled.""Her scent? Did she not bathe before she came to your chambers?" I asked, bewildered.He frowned, a sudden flash of Alpha irritation crossing his face. "She looked clean enough. But why the hell am I explaining myself to you?""I am just curious why
Katherine’s POVI slipped into the deep red silk dress Francisca had practically begged me to wear. To be fair, staring at my reflection in the mirror, I looked so hot. If I were a man, I would fall to my knees for the woman staring back at me. But the real question was... would this new version of Alexander fall for me too?I turned away from the glass and walked over to the bassinets, gazing down at my sleeping babies."What do you think?" I whispered to them, gently brushing a finger against Kalexa's soft cheek. "Do you think your father will fall in love with me again tonight?"I let out a heavy, frustrated sigh. I was violently torn in two. Half of me was desperate to keep my children far away from his unpredictable, ruthless behavior. But the other half... my inner Luna... wanted to rip the throat out of any she-wolf who even dared to look at him during this rut.My blood was already boiling just thinking about Landon's offer to bring females to his chambers. I would never le







