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Chapter 4

مؤلف: Crystal K
My back was cold against the door. Ryker’s presence was overwhelming, his scent swallowing me whole.

That deep fir scent mixed with his hot breath, pressing down on me.

“Tell me.” His thumb was still on my lip, his voice a low growl that vibrated through my bones. “How, exactly, did we get so intimate?”

My face was on fire.

All the bravado I’d had downstairs with Lorelei was gone.

“I… I think I had too much wine last night.”

I turned my head, trying to escape his heated gaze, stammering out an excuse. “You know how strong that stuff is. It can make you… see things.”

Even I didn’t believe it.

Ryker let out a low chuckle that made my ears burn.

“You misremembered?” He leaned closer, his nose brushing my cheek. “Cora. The next time you spread lies like that, I won’t hesitate to make them true.”

I froze, my heart trying to beat its way out of my chest.

The sheer force of this man was suffocating.

How could anyone believe the rumors that he was broken?

My mind went blank with panic.

“Then why did you just stand outside my door all night?!” I blurted out, my voice trembling.

Ryker’s movements stopped.

The fire in his storm-gray eyes seemed to die down by half.

He looked at me, his gaze complicated, and stayed silent for a few seconds.

“You knew.”

“Yes, I knew.” I took a deep breath and met his eyes. “If your wolf wanted me so badly, why didn’t you come in?”

Ryker was silent for so long I thought he wouldn’t answer.

“Because you were trembling,” he finally said, his voice raw.

I was stunned.

“At the ceremony. When you gave me your hand, you were afraid.” His voice dropped, laced with a self-mocking restraint.

His words were like a needle, gently piercing the softest part of my heart.

“I made a rule for myself.” He paused, his throat working. “Until your wolf truly accepts me, I won’t force the mark. Even if…”

He didn’t finish, but I understood.

Even if waiting was driving him insane.

I looked at this Supreme Alpha—rumored to be brutal, cold, and cruel. But right now, he was just a man, holding back all his desire, locking it away just so he wouldn’t scare me.

Something soft inside me broke. My defenses crumbled.

I reached up, wrapping my arms around his neck.

“I’m not so afraid of you anymore,” I said softly. My voice trembled, but I meant it.

“The rumors are all lies. You’re not a tyrant at all.”

His breathing instantly grew heavier. His storm-gray eyes darkened with raw hunger.

He grabbed my hand from his neck. He forcefully pressed my palm flat over his racing heart.

Beneath my hand, his heart was pounding like a wild thing.

A rhythm so violent it felt like it would break through his ribs.

“My wolf,” he rasped. “It’s been going insane waiting for you to make the first move.”

I could feel his heart’s runaway pace, the nearly unbearable desire he hid beneath his restraint.

He moved closer again, one arm circling my waist, pinning me to the door.

This time, there was no pressure. Only desperation and need.

His nose touched mine, his hot breath completely surrounding me.

Our lips were less than an inch apart.

This Supreme Alpha, on the verge of losing all control, was giving me his last line of defense.

“Cora,” he whispered, his voice pleading. “Can I kiss you?”

I looked into his eyes, saw the storm of emotions there, and without a second of hesitation, I nodded.

The moment I did, his control shattered.

His rough hand clamped around the back of my neck, pulling me to him without mercy.

He stole my breath.

My legs went weak, and I found myself pressing into him.

As I felt the hardness of him against me, I heard my own wolf howling for him.

“Ryker,” I breathed. “I want you.”
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