Chapter Three

Chapter Three: The Scent That Broke Me

Kiara’s POV 

I woke up before sunrise on my eighteenth birthday. The air felt different, it was full of tension but I felt alive and hopeful .Today is the day I get to meet my mate. 

My skin is glowing , all my senses are alert and my heart is pounding so hard I thought it might tear through my chest. I sat up in bed, gasping for air , holding the blanket tightly as pain rushed through me in waves.

Something inside me was waking up.

I slide out of bed just as the first scream tore out of my throat. And then the realization hit me . I was shifting . 

My bones cracked. My spine arched. Fire rushed through my veins as I collapsed to the floor. I bit my lip until I tasted blood, trying not to make a sound, but the pain was too much. My body twisted, reshaped, stretched past what I thought was possible.

When it finally stopped, I lay shaking on the floor.I wasn’t human anymore.

I stared at my hands. Fur covered them. Silver fur.

“My wolf,” I whispered.

Tears filled my eyes. I had waited so long for this.  Most wolves made their first shift at age fifteen or sixteen. I have been mocked for years because I didn’t shift. Because I was weak. They all said  I was nothing. But now she was here. She was strong, alert and alive .

A sudden pull hit me so hard I stood  to my feet. A scent . It was intoxicating,  Rich. And a dark scent  . It felt familiar in a way that made my chest hurt . I was instantly drawn to this scent 

“ Mate.” My wolf said loudly . She was very excited to meet our mate . 

The word echoed in my head, loud and clear.

My heart was filled with wild hope. This was it. This was my way out. My escape. My freedom. I finally got to meet my mate . 

I slipped out of the pack house without being seen, following the scent through the trees. Every step made the pull stronger, my wolf guiding me without hesitation. It led me to the deepest part of the forest.

To him. 

Alpha Liam stood near the river, shirtless, his back tense as if he felt me before he saw me. He turned slowly.

Our eyes met.

The world stopped.

“No,” he said immediately, his voice rough. “This is not possible.”

The bond slammed into me like a storm.

My knees gave away my weight He caught me before I hit the ground.

The moment his hands touched me, the bond locked completely . It became Unbreakable.

Shock crossed his face and then I saw fear in his eyes . Real fear. I was surprised to see the mighty alpha Liam afraid and yet at that moment I wanted to hug and assure him that everything is okay . My wolf and I yearn for him . 

“You,” he whispered. “You’re my mate.”

I shook my head, tears streaming down my face. “You hate me.”

“I never asked for this,” he snapped, but his grip tightened, like he couldn’t let go even if he wanted to.

The bond increased between us, hot and demanding. My wolf pushed forward, craving him, calling to him. I felt his control crack, felt the Alpha in him fight and fail.

“You were supposed to be free,” he said hoarsely. “Not this.”

“I followed your scent,” I whispered. “I thought it would save me.”

His jaw clenched. “It will ruin us both.”

But he didn’t release me.

His forehead stayed pressed to mine, I could feel every heat pull of his breath against my lips.M. My skin burned where his hands gripped my hips, fingers digging in hard enough to bruise. I didn’t care. I wanted the marks.

“Tell me to stop,” he said in a voice so low it vibrated through my bones. “Say the word, Kiara, and I walk away right now.”

I replied shaky and breathless. “Do you think you can do this ?” His dark eyes turned dark filled with desire 

One of his hands moved up, rough palm cupping the side of my throat not choking, just holding in a Possessive manner . Like he was reminding both of us who I belonged to now.

“I hate that I want you this badly,” he growled. “I hated you for existing. And now…” His thumb dragged slowly along my pulse point. “Now I can’t think about anything except burying myself so deep inside you that you forget your own fucking name.”

Heat flooded my core. My thighs clenched instantly . “Then do it,” I whispered. “Stop talking and fuck me like you mean it.”

He walked fast and led me to a cabin in the forest . I walked faster in order to keep the same pace  with him . One second I was standing  the next my back hit the wall of his bedroom . Alpha plains  mouth crashed into mine hard, claiming, and demanding .

I moaned into his kiss, fingers twisting in his shirt, pulling it off . He broke away only long enough to rip it over his head and toss it somewhere behind him. Then his hands were under my thighs, lifting me like I weighed nothing. My legs wrapped around his waist automatically.

He carried me to the bed and dropped me onto the sheets. Within minutes he was on me again, caging me with his arms, his body a wall of heat and muscle.

“Look at me,” he ordered.

I did. His pupils were blown wide, black swallowing the iris. The cold, emotionless mask I have known for so long was gone. In its place was raw, desperate need.

“ I have waited for you for so long ,” he said, his voice gentle . “

He leaned down, lips brushing my lips . “Now I’m going to fuck you until you scream my name so loud .”

I arched under him, my fingers touching  his back. “Then stop teasing and take what’s yours, Alpha.”

I felt rough fingers in between my thighs finding me soaked already. He groaned like he’d been starving.

“So fucking wet for the man who hated you,” he said , circling my clit with slow, pressure. “You’re dripping wet for me , little wolf. 

“Yes,” I said 

“Good.” He pushed two thick fingers inside me without warning, curling them hard. I cried out, 

“Please,” I begged. “Liam please—”

“Say it again.” His voice was commanding . “Beg your Alpha.”

“Please take  me,” I said . “I need you inside me.”

He withdrew his fingers and pulled off his pants and underwear. I felt shy and looked away  

“Look at me when I claim you,” he demanded.

Our eyes locked. He thrust in one brutal stroke filling me completely, stretching me to the edge of pain and pleasure.

We both froze for a heartbeat, gasping.

“Fuck,” he hissed, forehead dropping to mine again. “So tight and perfectly made for me.”

“Move,” I pleaded. “Please harder .”

He didn’t need to be told twice.

He pulled back almost all the way, then slammed back in deep, relentless. The bed creaked under us. Each thrust drove the air from my lungs, the bond singing louder with every stroke.

“Do you feel that?” he said . “That’s fate finally getting what it fucking wanted. You. Under me. Taking every inch.”

I wrapped my legs tighter, heels digging into his ass, urging him deeper.

“Harder,” I gasped .

“Mine,” he said between thrusts. “Say it.”

“Yours,” I moaned. “All yours Alpha ”

I came with a  cry. He followed seconds later saying my name like a prayer, hips shaking as he spilled deep inside me. No bite. No mark on my skin.

We stayed locked together, panting, trembling.

His lips found mine again this time slower, softer, almost reverent.

“You’re mine now,” he murmured against my mouth. “ I smiled at him, warm and tired, and within minutes I dozed  off in his arms.