LOGINHe was never meant to be mine. It began with my mother's marriage to the Alpha. Overnight I acquired a bag, a new house, and a stepbrother I couldn't resist. cold eyes. Commanding physical presence. Dangerous in ways I had still to grasp. I reassured myself it was innocent. One crush. Intuitiveness. I then went into my first class and encountered my instructor. The same man. My alpha stepbrother. Guidelines became indistinct. Bounds broke open. After hours, I was in his office; my heart was pounding beneath the tables; seduction was buzzing in the air. Originally a wild wager—something exciting and foolish—turned into stolen moments and charged silences that communicated more than words ever could. I missed the game ending. I never realised when desire evolved into need. Or the man I adored was when the Alpha I was not permitted to desire. Bound to the one man who could destroy me—or claim me—I am now stuck between pack rules and my own heart. Falling for my alpha stepbrother was never intended. I also have no idea what could ever move me away.
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"So, kitty, you wore the underwear for me?" She shivered from his touch as his voice crackled near to her ear. Why did those words curl around my chest so close? What caused my skin to burn from the sound of dominance, said and whispered? I disliked myself for reacting. I hated how quickly my body betrayed me, how readily my mind followed routes it shouldn’t. "Ahhh," she panted as the vibrator touched the tip of her wet panties. His fingers began sliding into that area; she felt his touch grazing her clit. Under my fingers, the pages seemed alive. Hazardous. Addicting. I understood I should pull back. I continually reminded myself I would stop. The words, nevertheless, kept dragging me under; each line brought me one more rung down into a universe where rules warped and shame disappeared. "Aria, Aria," I heard in my head. I was moving beyond books. I was getting away. Breaking free from the burden of reality, the expectations, the sorrow I had followed like a shadow since Dad died. In a life where I had none, these tales gave me direction. "Aria!" My Mom threw a book at me from the front seat. "What the hell was that for, Mom?" I yelled, annoyed. "I’ve been calling you for ages! How many times have I warned you about those books you’re always reading?" Mom said, still driving. "Mom, that was the climax part, shit," I murmured, almost crying. The words escaped before I could prevent them. My face was hot. I detested how readily my emotions betrayed me—how near tears I always was, feeling too much. “English, Aria," Mom corrected. "Whatever, I'm now a college student and I'm eighteen, for Luna's sake," I groaned, closing the book and placing it gently beside me. Eighteen. Legal. Adult. Yet still powerless somehow. Still shifting pack to pack, like luggage from location to location. "You're still that six-year-old Aria to me," she joked. That version of me used to appeal to me—before everything broke. Before I realized being different made you a target. "Whatever, just—" "Yes, we've arrived," she interrupted me, and the car stopped abruptly. The place looked so unreal, like something carved straight from mythology. The location seemed fantastic. The soaring gates and stone walls emitted power. This wasn't only a dwelling. This was a realm. “Oh my Moon Goddess, is this the Star Crest Pack?" My mouth fell open in awe; it was so grand. So mighty, with beautiful gardens. “No, the pack house is a little bit far from here," she said, pointing in a direction. I didn't even bother to take a look. "This is the Alpha's residence—your stepdad," she added immediately, averting her eyes away from mine. I felt my mood spoil a hundred times. She noticed. I came out of the car before she could ruin it any further. "Aria darling, I'm doing all this for you. You need to go to college," she said, coming out of her car. "I told you, I would come up with something! You never even told me it was an Alpha you were getting married to. You just hid the truth from me!" I felt the heat rising in my chest. "I get it, Dad died a long time ago. We have debts to pay, you wanted a bright future for the both of us, but whenever you did something, did you ever think of my feelings?" I yelled. The words poured out years of silence, resentment, and grief. I didn’t even recognize my own voice anymore. “Every f*cking, freaking thing I've been doing was all for your future, so you better respect yourself and put on your best character,” my mom warned. Like it always did, her power crushed mine without difficulty. Whatever, this is what she always says—for my future, I thought, taking my school bag out of the car. “Aria wait, Aria!” she called after me, but I kept walking forward. Tears spilled from my eyes. My vision became blurry and foggy. For years after Dad's death, we've been changing packs because of one reason, and that reason was me. I was worthless. I couldn't transform into my wolf. I was nothing in a society where wolves defined value. In my former high school, I was the perfect scapegoat for bullies—the “nerdy wolfless human,” they all called me. Uninvited, the past crept in, gently wrapping itself around my chest. I wiped my tears off as I kept walking ahead. I turned. “Oh, I don't even know where I am,” I mumbled. That's when I heard someone huffing. The noise was low, annoying, and strong. Not human. I followed the sound and was shocked to the bone. A tall guy with long, packed hair was stroking his— Holy shit, I muttered, covering my mouth. I wanted to leave, but my body refused to move. My eyes studied his movements exactly as I've read in those dark romance books. I was rooted to the ground as fear and fascination intertwined. “Thump.” I heard something fall. That was when I realized it was my own heartbeat, because that guy suddenly turned. Making me see him directly as he walked toward me, completely unashamed of his nakedness. I was frozen, my breath hitching in my throat. Every dark romance I'd ever read hadn't prepared me for the sheer, suffocating power radiating off him. “ Were you sent here by James. How many times will I earn that bastard.” He groaned, making my mind wander somewhere dark “Was it James , Caleb or Sean,I clearly told them I don't want a slut tonight. “ Slut” I repeated coming out of my dazed self . “Did you just call me a slut?” I asked , moving closer to him. Something shattered. Shame became fire I didn't know the courage that just came over me but my feet were moving before my mind. Before he could say anything my hands already grabbed his cock.I was told to tutor a certain a certain Aria Ravenwood, which makes me wonder which family you belong to in this pack.My heart beat quickened.Too loud.Too fast.Like it was trying to escape my chest.I froze completely.The room felt smaller, tighter, like the walls were slowly pressing in on us. The air was thick, heavy with smoke and something else I did not want to name. My throat went dry, my tongue stuck to the roof of my mouth.Um, I guess I will have to say the truth, I muttered . yea, it was time for him to know, I was his step sister, my mom was getting married to his Dad, the Alpha I turned to face him, but he was already too close.Too close.His face was right there, his breath warm against my lips, his eyes , those golden lenses darker than before. I held my breath instinctively, afraid that if I inhaled, I would lose whatever fragile control I had left.The kiss from earlier flashed through my mind without warning.The heat.The shock.The way my body had reacted b
He was calling me to his office. The words echoed in my head long after they were spoken, bouncing around like they were looking for somewhere to land. I could hear the sound of students talking, chairs scraping the floor, footsteps passing by, but none of it felt real. It was like the world had tilted slightly and I was struggling to keep my balance. I sat there frozen. My hands were cold, my fingers stiff against my notebook, my heartbeat so loud I was sure Montana could hear it. The air felt heavier, thicker, like it was pressing against my chest." Are you alright?" Montana asked me. Her voice pulled me back, just barely." Yeah," I replied, coming out of my dazed moment. I stood up slowly, my legs moving before my mind fully caught up. Every instinct told me to sit back down, to pretend I did not hear my name, to disappear into the crowd of students moving around us. But I knew that would only make things worse. I was standing at his door, Professor King boldly written o
I sat there, shivering.His jacket was still wrapped around me.It smelled like him.Oh God.The way he tasted, it was heaven.That realization hit me so hard it almost made me dizzy.He was my stepbrother.I knew it.I knew he didn’t know yet , that I was his stepsister, but I knew. And that knowledge sat heavy in my chest, twisting with guilt and something far more dangerous.Desire.Fear.Curiosity.All tangled together.It terrified me.And yet… part of me wanted it. Wanted to understand it. Wanted to feel it again.Something a nerdy girl like me had never experienced in my eighteen years of living.It felt like stepping into a new world without a map.I was dragged out of my thoughts when Montana rushed over, dripping wet, her eyes wide with panic.“Oh my God, Aria,” she said breathlessly. “I’m so sorry. I’m really, really sorry.”“It’s fine,” I said quickly, my voice barely steady. “Please… just take me home.”She kept apologizing as we walked. I didn’t have the strength to reas
Kane POVThe moment it happened, I knew.The second my lips touched hers, something inside me snapped clean in half.It wasn’t slow. It wasn’t tentative. It wasn’t curiosity testing the edge of restraint.It was instinct.Raw. Immediate. Dangerous.Her mouth was warm, too warm, and for a fraction of a second my body leaned in before my mind could catch up. I felt her breath hitch, felt the faint tremor that went through her like she hadn’t decided whether to pull away or stay.That half-second almost destroyed me.I tore myself back.Hard.The world rushed back violently, the music pounding from the pool party, the laughter, the shouts, the splashing water, the heavy scent of alcohol and wolf pheromones thick in the night air. It all came crashing in at once, but none of it mattered.Only her.She stood there soaked, hair clinging to her face, eyes wide and unfocused, lips parted like she hadn’t processed what had just happened.Like I hadn’t processed it.My chest rose sharply as I d
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