Chapter 10

Natasha POV

The air in my chamber was cold, chilling cold, but hell, even that could not quench the heat inside me. The heat that had been brewing ever since I encountered the Alpha. Hell, I could not even count the number of times I had gone into the shower like I was doing now, showering like it could somehow undo any of this.

I swallowed thickly as the cool water ran down my skin in slow streams. It slid over my shoulders, down my breasts, over my stomach, but no matter how cold it was, the heat inside me only seemed to grow worse.

I closed my eyes tightly, trying to focus on the sound of the water hitting the tiled floor, trying to focus on anything else.

But my mind still went to him.

The king.

Dark hair.

Tattooed skin.

Those cold eyes that somehow still made my body feel too hot.

Immediately the heat inside me spread harder, thicker, curling low in my stomach until my thighs pressed together on instinct.

It was crazy.

Absolutely crazy.

Especially for someone like me.

Someone who never felt things like this.

Someone whose body had always remained empty no matter what.

Yet here I was.

Breathing heavily inside a cold shower like some desperate woman.

I let out a shaky breath and moved my fingers slowly along the roundness of my breast. It was still flat. No hardening. No physical sign of arousal.

Nothing.

Still, the moment my fingers brushed against it, a soft whimper escaped me before I could stop it.

My back pressed against the wet wall immediately, my lips parting as a sharp sensation rushed through me so suddenly that my knees weakened for a second.

“Shit...”

The curse came out softly.

I bit into my bottom lip while kneading it slowly, my fingers trembling slightly against my own skin. The moment Alpha Damon crossed my mind again, the hotness inside me spread even more aggressively.

My breathing became uneven.

I began kneading faster.

Pinching softly.

Squeezing.

Enjoying the feeling far more than I should have.

Oh God.

What was wrong with me?

I had never felt this way before. Never once had I been tempted to touch myself because of a man. No matter how hard I tried in the past, my body always stayed unresponsive. Cold. Empty.

There was never any fire.

Never any ache.

Never anything.

Not even with Kade.

But now...

Now my body felt strange.

Awake.

And God help me because I was enjoying it.

The water continued pouring over me while my chest rose and fell harder. My skin looked flushed already. Even my nipples felt strangely sensitive beneath my fingers, making me inhale sharply every few seconds.

I played with myself for a while before slowly moving my hand lower.

My fingers traced the smooth curve of my belly before sliding down toward my navel.

I was still dry.

Still dry like always except for the shower water running between my thighs.

For a second disappointment hit me hard in the chest.

So why did it still feel like this?

Why did my insides feel like they were burning?

The moment my fingers touched lower, heat flooded through me so suddenly that a broken gasp escaped my mouth.

“Oh God...”

My fingers tightened against the wall immediately.

My knees nearly gave out beneath me.

The sensation hit so hard that I bent forward slightly, breathing heavily while water dripped down my face and neck.

This was insane.

What the hell was this?

Was this finally it?

Was this what arousal actually felt like?

Then why was only the inside of my body reacting while the rest still refused to cooperate?

I did not understand it.

But I loved the feeling too much to stop.

That alone scared me.

Slowly, I slipped a finger inside.

The sensation slammed into me instantly.

A sharp gasp tore from my throat while my head dropped back against the wall. My fingers curled harder against the tiles as another wave of heat spread through my stomach.

My breathing became louder inside the bathroom.

Messier.

I moved my fingers slowly at first, then faster.

And while I did, I imagined him.

Alpha Damon.

His large hands.

The tattoos covering his arms.

The way his eyes looked at women.

The way his body would feel against mine.

The way he would probably handle me the same way he handled the other women in his harem.

The thought alone sent another intense wave through me.

“Fuck...”

My thighs trembled slightly.

I moved faster.

My fingers slipping deeper while I imagined his mouth near my ear, imagined his rough hands gripping my waist, imagined those dark eyes watching me lose control beneath him.

The heat inside me only grew worse.

My stomach tightened repeatedly, making soft broken sounds leave my throat every few seconds.

I kept going until my arm began hurting slightly and my breathing turned ragged.

By the time I finally stopped, I was panting heavily.

My chest rose quickly while water continued dripping from my soaked hair and down my flushed skin.

I still had not reached that maximum peak normal women always talked about.

And my pussy was still frustratingly dry.

But despite that, my body still reeled with a strange satisfaction.

A crazy satisfaction.

It felt like some kind of breakthrough.

Because never once had I ever enjoyed touching myself before.

Never once had my body responded this much.

And somehow that gave me hope.

A dangerous kind of hope.

Maybe...

Just maybe...

Alpha Damon really could cure me after all.

My body had already started reacting slowly to him where it had never stirred for Kade or any other man before.

That had to mean something... right?

Slowly, I turned off the shower.

Silence immediately filled the bathroom except for the sound of water dripping softly from my body onto the tiles.

I stepped out carefully before grabbing a towel and wrapping it around myself tightly.

The air outside the shower instantly felt colder against my wet skin, making goosebumps rise along my arms.

As I walked toward the mirror, my steps slowed.

My reflection stared back at me.

My cheeks looked red.

My lips looked swollen from how hard I had bitten them.

Even my eyes looked glazed over.

The sight alone made embarrassment crawl through me.

I had really just done that.

Over a man.

Over Alpha Damon.

I stared at myself for another second before turning toward my room.

But the moment I stepped out, my entire body froze.

My breath caught sharply in my throat.

For a second my brain refused to process what I was seeing.

Someone was sitting casually on my bed.

I blinked once.

Then again.

My heart started pounding violently against my chest.

At first I thought my eyes were deceiving me.

But when I looked again, my stomach dropped.

It was him.

Alpha Damon.

And it was not just the fact that he was sitting on my bed that shocked me.

It was the fact that one of my clothes was in his hand.

His fingers gripping the fabric loosely.

And then slowly... very slowly...

I watched him lift it closer to his face.

Sniffing it.