THREE

HERTH.

“She… she is a goddess, Damien. She is…” I spat, my eyes glinting like a man who had found diamonds in places only he could enter.

Damien chuckled. He was my best friend and the Alpha of the Silver Moon pack. We were also rival packs, which was quite strange, considering we had kept our friendship as tight as it had been from the very beginning.

“I told you, right?”

“But she is young, twenty-three. The same age as Sophia. They are best friends. I fear Sophia may not accept her.” I grabbed my pen, preparing to sign a new contract that had been sent to my table this morning.

Damien crossed his legs, grabbing a cigarette from the coaster lying on the table beside him.

“You want her right, then get her for yourself. Why should you care about Sophia?”

“She is my daughter.” I looked away.

“Since they are best friends, they should be able to cooperate. You like her, marry her.” Damien insisted, making it sound all too easy.

He was the same person who introduced her to me. I knew nothing about her. He arranged the entire meeting and now, I was obsessed.

“I’m gonna see her at the school today, need to teach her a lesson for refusing to see me last night. Told her to come to the penthouse, she refused.”

Damien chuckled, shaking his head. Probably wondering where the possessiveness came from. Ever since Vernice died, I had not been attracted to any woman. Until, Emma.

*

“Dad!” Sophia’s voice boomed through my ears making me turn around to find her walking over to me.

I smiled, opening my arms for her to come into them. She did. Emma wasn't with her. Finding out they were best friends from her birthday party surprised me, Sophi wasn't a fan of people… No.

I knew Emma had to be special to her. However, would she want her to be her stepmother?

“Where… where is your friend?” I looked around as though I would see her approaching. The mere thought of it made my heart flip.

“Emma?” Sophia raised her brows, pulling back. I nodded.

“She had to work last night and isn’t able to come to school today. I am going to see her later.”

Work?

What work?

I wondered, my chest biting me at the thought of her working. She didn't need it. Not now. I would provide for her.

“What work?” I asked, curiosity taking over.

“I am not sure. She tells me her older brother is building a multi-diverse company. She even went to meet a business partner at 10pm last night. It was weird.”

My heart tugged in my chest.

Was the business partner a man or a woman? Why did she go there at night?

To be honest, I had always wondered why she was there that night. All I knew was that I was attracted to her and I wanted her to be mine. Mine alone.

“Exactly!” Anton growled in my head. His voice had been like this for the longest time. He had never craved for any woman except her, making me ask no questions seeing her that night.

“Okay.”

I didn't even have her number. I couldn't call her. Who was her brother? I had many questions that I couldn't answer.

“I want to see her, right now, and ram my cock into her!” Anton continued to growl, making it harder to concentrate on Sophia.

“Dad, are you okay?” She asked raising her brows.

I nodded,

“You didn't take your drugs this morning.” I dipped my hand in my pocket and stretched it to her.

Her eyes went wide the moment she saw the tablet.

“Daddy, not here!” She snatched it from me, panicking, and threw it in her pocket. Then she looked around like we were doing something horrible.

“Sophia, you will not hide anymore. Nobody is going to judge you, I am your father and I own this pack.” I growled, my wolf coming to the surface making her whimper.

“Daddy, no. It doesn't work like that. I will not have the people of this pack know my secret and disrespect me as their princess.” She answered firmly.

I sighed, nodding.

“Use your drugs.”

She nodded.

“Thanks. I love you.” She smiled, wrapping her hands around me before she left.

“Find Emma. Find her, Herth. I want her!” Anton wouldn't stop growling, his voice thick like iron metal.

He wouldn't stop.

As though she were our mate. But he hadn’t mentioned that, so I knew she wasn't that.

Yet, he wanted her.

He craved her so badly that I found it really odd.

Getting back in my car, I sent a text to Gideon, my beta.

“Have you found her?”

I waited for his response, leaning into the seat, the man down there expanding at the mere thought of her. It was weird.

“Avenue Estate, apartment ES-wing.” The message popped up on the screen. Goosebumps grew on my skin, and my heart rate increased at the thought of going to see her.

Avenue estate.

I was probably going to see her older brother. Perhaps ask for her hand in marriage. I was going to do this the right way.

Marry her.

Make her my Luna.

“Yes. Yes. Yes!” Anton growled in the back of my head.

He was making me think of things I wouldn't normally. Finally, I knocked on the door.

And then, she opened up.

She did. It was her. Emma.

Fuvking Emma.

Damn, she was sexy.

Wearing red lingerie, her cleavage was exposed. Her beautiful thighs. Her tiny waist.

Her eyes went wide when she saw me. She froze, her mouth opened.

“Get her. I want her. I want every part of her!” Anton growled.

I didn't let her speak. Grabbing her face, I captured her lips with mine, pushing her into the house.

“Yes. Yes. Take her raw and wild until our entire mark is on her. I want her. I want her badly.” Anton kept growling, jumping in the back of my mind as I took her soft lips in mine.