1. Don't Get Greedy.

Nadia’s POV

“Hey! I heard the Blackridge Pack has really hot men, it’s actually good that you are going there single.”

Amy was always careless with her words and her attempt at consoling me after I had just seen my boyfriend Jake cheating on me two days ago was doing nothing to make me feel better.

“Who cares about their hot men?” I grumbled and downed another shot.

“Slow down, Nadia,” Amy warned and then moved closer to rub soothing circles on my back.

Without thinking, I turned around and threw my arms around her.

“I’ll miss you so fucking much.”

I mean, I was happy that my mom had found someone she wanted to spend her life with after dad, but having to move away from the pack I had spent my entire life and leaving my best friend and boyfriend. No…ex-boyfriend sucked.

“But I also heard that their rules are more complicated.”

“Damn” Amy cursed and it only took a minute for me to realize that she wasn’t replying to me. She was staring at the man that just walked into the club like he owned the damned place.

If I didn’t work here, I would have placed my money on it but I knew that Sparkles was owned by James, Jake’s brother and that was the only reason why Amy and I had gotten a job here six months ago, even though I just turned eighteen last week.

I stared at him, the club lights couldn’t let me tell his exact skin tone, but he was nothing less than 6”4 and those shoulders….

“I thought you swore off men some minutes ago?” Amy poked at my arm, and I feigned a cough.

“I’m starting to think it was a good thing I was cheated on.”

If men like this existed outside of my imagination, then the goddess knew what she was doing by bringing me here tonight.

“I can just tell that he’s an Alpha,” Amy added on the side and I nodded. Only an Alpha should look like that.

Once I get my wolf, I won’t need to be guessing anymore.

“Nadia, private dance requested in VIP room 003,” Marisa said as she sent me and Amy a frown. 

I took a deep breath and gave Amy’s hand a squeeze.

I loved dancing, but private dances were usually a little more intimate than just twirling on a pole. But we needed the money, and even though Mom had mentioned that we were going to be fine now, the last thing I was going to do was trust some man who had no reason to take care of me.

I rushed into the change room and wiped down my body, added a new layer of perfume and ran my hands through my curls one last time before heading towards VIP room 003.

However, as I opened the door, I froze for a second at the sight before me.

Although the room was dim, I could still make out his figure, especially since his height and broad shoulders were hard to forget.

He chose me for a private dance?

After standing there for more than a minute and Mr gorgeous hadn’t turned around yet, I cleared my throat gently.

He turned around and for a second, it felt like everything froze over, his eyes were fixed on me and the two piece I had on suddenly felt smaller than I remembered them being.

“Are there any rules?” He asked before settling down on the couch.

I should list the rules. I had the long list memorized. No touching, no pictures, no hair pulling. But somehow, I found myself unwilling to list them.

“There are no rules.”

“None?” He sounded amused, and I rushed to correct my words.

“Only what I want to give.”

He chuckled, the sound was low, magnetic and sent shivers straight down my spine.

Goddess help me.

“So, anything you want goes?”

I nodded and then realized he might not see me.

“Yes. Anything I want to offer.”

I was definitely not growing to throw my virginity at him, but something about this man made me forget all my rules regarding men.

“Alright,” he said, and then spread his thighs slowly.

“Come sit here.”

What. The. Hell?

There’s no way I could have stopped my body from going towards him. With all the nerves in my body acting like they responded to only him now.

I had never lap danced. All of my private dances usually stayed by the pole. Yet, as I lowered myself on his legs, I found myself slowly stirring to the music.

A man like this would not be with some silly girl like me, yet, as his legs shifted slightly, I felt myself slowly wondering if it could happen.

That was how it happened in those human movies and series, right?

I rolled my hips slowly and then allowed my hands to travel to my sides while grinding against Mr Gorgeous.

I was starting to feel a reaction and a strange feeling of pride started to swell up in me.

My body stiffened for a second as his hands curled around my waist and pulled me against his chest.

“Good girl.”

Almost as though he wanted to make a point, he parted his thigh one more time and I felt a jolt of electricity sweep through me and stop at my core as his hard-on pressed against my core.

He leaned in until his lips were pressed against my ears, and I whimpered gently.

This man was going to be the death of me and somehow the thought of that thrilled me.

“Seems like you have learned just about enough from your mother.”

My body stiffened and with his hand still around my waist, I had very little wiggle room to turn around.

But there was no way I heard him wrongly.

“What did you say?”

He stood up, his arm around me loosening as he stood to full height.

“Nice to meet you, Nadia Moore.”

“I’m Ares Callaghan.”

My brows raised in confusion. “Am I meant to know you?”

He smirked, his lips curling only slightly.

“I’m the son of the man your mother just charmed her way into giving her a ring. Your future stepbrother.”

I can’t tell what emotion I’m feeling the most. Shock? Rage? Embarrassment?

How was he here across the country and in the club that I worked at?

“Don’t get carried away now, Princess,” Ares said, pulling me out of my thoughts and back to staring at his devilishly handsome face.

“I have no interest in new gold-digging additions to the family…” he paused, his hands digging into his pocket as he pulled out a card.

“One million dollars for you, and all you have to do is make sure your mom doesn’t walk down the aisle with my Dad.” 

He leaned forward, placed the card on the only table in the VIP room and then walked to the door.

“Have you lost your mind?” I finally managed to say, Ares didn’t stop until he was at the door, and then he turned back slightly.

“That’s the best deal you can get. Don’t get greedy.”