Chapter Three.

Selina's POV.

I sat coiled up on my tiny old couch, my elbows rested on my knees, my fingers tangled in my hair, and my mind refused to settle.

Alpha Malik… my mate?

The words didn’t even feel real in my head, yet every time I thought of the way my hand had brushed his, the truth weighed on me heavily, that spark hadn’t been my imagination, that pull in my chest wasn’t some foolish infatuation. It was the mate bond... the undeniable tie the Moon Goddess herself chose.

But why me?

The thought made my stomach twist. The Moon Goddess doesn't make mistakes, everyone said so… but pairing someone like him... an Alpha, powerful and wealthy, with me? A maid who barely scraped by, who owned two dresses and a pair of worn out shoes, It didn’t make sense.

If anything, someone like Chloe fit his world perfectly. She had beauty, and a position in the pack’s upper ranks. She was already invested in him, clinging to him every second. And me? I had nothing to offer.

No.

I need to stay away from him. Far away. Maybe distance could dull the pull, until it was almost nothing. And maybe, if I am lucky, he wouldn’t have realized that we are mated together yet.

I leaned back against the couch, staring at the cracked ceiling. The decision formed in my head, I will avoid him at all costs. My job at the mansion was mostly doing the dishes and serving, but there's more than enough maids to cover up and leave me unnoticed for the rest of the week.

I will pretend to be sick and not show up again.

*A week later*

I stepped into the maid quarters, happy that I was finally able to avoid the Alpha's mansion, and now it's over, I will be assigned to somewhere else where I can find peace.

My head was already buzzing with the story I’d planned to tell if the report of my absence was sent to her, something about having a fever and not wanting to pass it on.

I hadn’t even taken three steps inside before the house mistress’s sharp gaze landed on me.

“Selina,” she called, her voice leaving no room for hesitation. “Your presence is needed at the Alpha’s mansion immediately.”

It was as if the blood in my veins froze. My feet rooted to the floor.

“M.. Ma’am?”

“You heard me. Now.”

I swallowed hard and forced my legs to move. My heart thudded in my ears, my mind throwing every excuse it could muster, but I knew none of them would work now.

It felt like forever before I arrived at the mansion, because I counted each step and constantly looked back praying the head mistress would call me back to somewhere else.

Halfway to the kitchen, I spotted Mrs. Turner, the head maid coming from the opposite direction.

Her eyes narrowed as she approached. “Alpha Malik requests for you in his room.”

My breath caught. His room?

She lowered her voice, leaning slightly toward me. “And whatever is going on between you and the Alpha… be careful. I’m telling you for your own good.”

I nodded stiffly. My throat was too croaked for words.

By the time I reached the door to his quarters, my hands were damp with sweat. I stood there for several seconds, trying to calm the wild beat of my heart, inhaling slow and deep, but it did nothing to steady me.

Finally, I knocked.

“Come in,” his voice called from inside... Cold enough to send a shiver down my spine.

I pushed the door open.

He was seated on the edge of his bed, leaning forward slightly, the faintest hint of a smirk tugged at the corner of his lips as his eyes locked on me.

“Did you think you could run away that easily?”

My breath caught against my throat. “I… I wasn’t trying to... ”

“Weren’t you?” His tone was calm, but there was something underneath it, something cold and edgy.

I shifted my weight from one foot to the other, fumbling for words. “Why would I run? I was just... ”

“You’re my mate.”

The words slammed into me, cutting off my sentence.

I froze.

No, I’d heard him wrong. I had to have heard him wrong. But the way he was looking at me, intently, told me otherwise.

My lips parted, but nothing came out. My heart was pounding so hard I could feel it in my fingertips.

He rose from the bed, approaching me slowly. "You think I didn’t notice?"

I stepped back instinctively, my hands curling into fists at my sides. “Alpha… you must be mistaken. I’m just... ”

“Don’t lie to me, Selina.” His voice dropped lower, almost a growl, and it sent a shiver right through me. "You know when I found out? Your first day here, I didn't want to make a move because I didn't want to scare you away, but you ran, anyway."

I swallowed, my mouth dry. “Even if I didn't… what difference would it make? You’re you, and I’m…” I gestured at myself, “Nothing.”

I watched as he let out a low growl, inching closer towards me. “You are mine. That makes you everything.”

The room felt smaller, the air thicker. My instincts screamed at me to run, but my body wouldn’t move.

"Look at me," his cold voice sounded through my head as he finally closed the distance between us.

I slowly raised my face to meet his heated gaze. "Moon goddess chose you for me, it's not a mistake."

"I'm sorry Alpha, but.... "

The rest of my sentence was hooked up in my throat as he claimed my lips in a sloppy heart melting kiss, I was frozen for a second, but the pull was nothing I could resist, I let myself lose and kissed him back, our tongues dived between each other.

is hands roamed my body igniting fire underneath my skin as I burn and craved more of his touch.

He suddenly broke away from the kiss, his forehead gently pressed against mine as he stared deep into my eyes.

"It's you alone Selina, do you know how restless I've been, looking forward to seeing your face and you never show up? For the entire week, it fucking drove me insane." He growled.

I was speechless, my gaze holding his.

"You know you deserve a little punishment for that, don't you?" His voice suddenly tightened coldly,

I could feel my legs weakening as the sound of his voice against my ears alone drove me insane.

Slowly, I felt his hands suddenly crept behind my waist and he gently held me up against the wall, gently yanking off the strip hands of my dress and it dropped on the floor leaving me only with my panty and bra.

"Alpha, what are you doing?" I tried to protest, but the smug smirk spreading out on his face was enough evidence that he wasn't in anyway about to stop.

"I want to show you so many things.... things that you will love, little mate."

As he whispered softly into my ears, his hand ran along my legs resting against my mound, I couldn't stop myself from humping against his hand, it was embarrassing how insanely wet I'd become, that was how much power the mate bond has over us, his touch alone sent crazy ripples through my veins, and his voice, it was uncomfortably intoxicating, I was dripping uncontrollably wet, my muffled moans echoed all over the room.

"Fuck! You are so wet," he mumbled in between the wet sloppy kiss, I couldn't stop humping and rubbing my mound off on his hand, despite how hard I tried to keep my sanity.

"You are enjoying this more than you should, aren't you?"

I couldn't stop myself from moaning so breathlessly in his mouth, like a desperate whore presenting itself to be fucked badly, Malik suddenly leaned back from the kiss and focused his attention on my boobs caged in my bra, in a flash, he swiftly unhooked it and my melons bounced out.

A loud scream left my mouth as he trailed soft kisses down my neck finding his way to my boobs and wrapped his lips around my nipple, immediately, my hand disappeared into his hair, pressing his head closer and deeper to my tits.

"Yes Malik, please don't stop, uhhh... yes... I can't help it... I want more!!... Yeah ..

I couldn't recognize the dirty screams flowing through my mouth as Malik's sucking sound echoed all round the place.

I felt his hands move under my thighs until they got hold of my panty, he pulled it aside so that he can get at my cunt directly.

My cunt juice were leaking out all over his hand, I really found it unbelievable how wet I was.

he moved his mouth to my other nipple, they were so tight and hot with arousal that it felt like I was floating on the air, I was totally lost in ocean of pure bliss.

I could smell myself now, the musk scent of my cunt drifting up to fill my nostrils, and it made me thrust my hips against his hand even harder as he rubbed on my cunt lips.

He suddenly tweaked my nipple all the way around and that was all it took to make me shove my hips roughly forward and his finger slipped directly deep into my cunt.

"Malik!!!! I screamed out, throwing my head unconsciously backward in pure pleasure.

He added another finger and continued thrusting harder against me, as hard as he could, making me feel every inch of pleasure possible.

I wriggled feverishly, my moans filling his ears, I couldn't stop humping and grinding against his fingers.

He suddenly pushed his fingers out of me and next thing, he slide his two fingers into my mouth, moving it slowly and sensuously like he was fucking my mouth with his cock.

That was too much pleasure for me to handle, it literally pushed me over the edge, I couldn't hold back anymore.

"Fuck!!! I cried out through muffled voice as Malik's fingers filled up my mouth, moving in and out more faster now.

A sudden wave of wild pleasure washed over my entire system, I felt my cunt walls spasm uncontrollably as a heavy orgasm erupted in me.

Malik held me tightly as I came heavily, panting furiously.

He gently rested his forehead on mine, and we stared into each other's eyes with nothing but traces of affection visible in them.

He slowly pulled his fingers out of my lips and smashed his lips on mine in a wet sloppy kiss.

"That was incredible," I mumbled and he bursted into laughter.

"That was supposed to be a little punishment," he teased leaning gently to my ears brushing his lips against it, his hot breath fanning my neck.

"Malik!" I moaned, shivering slightly.

"Let's take this to the bed now, shall we?" He whispered.