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"Put down the cup, Nia," Kairo said.

His deep voice vibrated straight through my bones. My whole body jumped, and my heart went fast, hitting hard against my ribs. I turned around quick, my bare legs shaking in my short pink dress.

Kairo Adeyemi stood right there in the middle of the crowded party. He was the Supreme Alpha of Nightfang, and he looked huge, like a dark shadow that could crush anyone. He wore a fancy black suit that looked like it cost more than the whole room, but underneath it, he was pure wolf. His pale blue eyes burned right into me.

"Kairo," I said, my voice coming out small. My throat felt super dry. "What are you doing at the Silvermoon Hollow festival grounds?"

"Looking for you," he growled.

Every single person in the crowded room backed away from him. Nobody wanted to mess with the Blood Alpha King. He had so much power oozing out of him, it made me feel scared and hot at the same time. I had liked him for three whole years, even if he was much older than me and way out of my league. He was the star of all my secret dreams. I always imagined his big hands—the ones covered in dark wolf tattoos holding me tight.

"I am just here with Zuri," I told him, looking around.

But my pack-bond sister Zuri was already gone. She had ditched her drink to run off with some boys, leaving me all alone.

Suddenly, a guy wearing a creepy mask bumped right into my chest, pushing me back against the counter. He smelled like bad drinks.

"Hey babe, you look hot," the masked guy whispered, shoving his body against mine. His hand started sliding down my leg.

"Get off me!" I yelled, pushing his chest. But he was too heavy, like a big wall. He didn't care that I said no. He just kept grinding against me.

Before the creep could touch my underwear, a massive hand wrapped around his neck. It was Kairo. His fingers showed his pack tattoos, and his face was full of fury.

"She said no," Kairo growled through his teeth. His voice sounded deep and dangerous. "Touch my mate again, and I will rip your throat right open."

The guy's eyes went huge like big balloons. Kairo lifted him up into the air like he was a little ragdoll. Then, Kairo threw him hard. The guy went flying across the floor like a sack of potatoes and scrambled away running.

Kairo turned his pale blue eyes back to me. The anger inside them changed into something hot and hungry. He looked at me like a predator looks at food.

"Did he hurt you?" Kairo asked, stepping closer. His big shoulder blocked the whole crowd from me. I could feel the huge heat coming off his skin.

"No," I whispered. I could barely breathe.

"Let's go," he said.

He grabbed my arm. His grip was strong but gentle, making my skin feel like it was sizzling with electricity. He walked so fast I kept tripping in my high heels, but every time I stumbled, his big biceps caught me. He carried me right out of the festival grounds and up the stairs to my room at the Moonridge Academy.

Before I could even grab my keys, Kairo picked me up and threw me right over his shoulder.

"Hey! Put me down!" I squealed.

Smack. He slapped my butt hard.

"You can't do that!" I yelled, my face turning bright red.

Smack. Another big slap. My skin felt like it was on fire, but a weird tingling heat pooled between my thighs. I wanted him to keep touching me. He walked up five flights of stairs like I weighed nothing at all.

"Be still, Nia," he growled, and I stopped moving instantly because I was too turned on to speak.

He got my keys, unlocked the door, and carried me inside the room. I slid down his big body, my front rubbing against his hard muscles until my feet hit the floor.

"Welcome to the werewolf fantasy," I mumbled nervously, using the secret name Zuri and I had for our room.

Kairo didn't say anything. He just locked the door behind him. The loud click made my heart hammer. He looked so beautiful and scary with his sharp jaw and thick chest. I wanted to see him naked so bad.

He came closer, and his big fingers brushed my cheek. It was so light it gave me shivers.

Then, his mouth crashed against mine.

His strong arms wrapped around me, pulling me tight against his chest. I let out a loud moan. His tongue pushed into my mouth, tasting me deep, and I felt his hard length pressing right into my stomach. It felt perfect, like I belonged to him.

We kicked off our shoes fast. In one quick move, he ripped my pink dress right off and tore my panties, throwing them on the floor. My hands shook as I unbuttoned his white shirt, wanting to feel his skin. When I saw his hard, ripped abs, I gasped. He was a perfect work of art.

I helped him push his pants down. When he stood there completely naked, my mouth went totally dry. He was huge everywhere.

"Fuck," I muttered, swallowing hard.

Kairo slammed me against the wall and kissed me again, his breathing heavy and wild. I hooked my leg around his big waist, feeling him right at my entrance. I knew I should tell him I was a virgin, but I wanted him too much to care.

He grabbed my butt with both hands and, without waiting, he slammed all the way inside me.

A loud scream escaped my lips. It hurt so bad I gasped, and he stopped, looking into my eyes.

"You are so big," I cried out softly.

"Nia," he groaned, his voice strained.

"Please don't stop," I breathed, tight tears in my eyes. The pain started to melt away into a crazy, burning need.

His finger reached down to rub my sensitive spot while his mouth bit softly on my neck, marking me. My body arched into him. He started moving, slow at first, then faster and harder, pounding into me with primitive wolf need. The burning turned into pure, hot pleasure. He kept me pinned against the wall, rutting me ruthlessly.

I kissed him back frantically, my vision going totally hazy. Every time he thrust into me, he hit my throb, taking me higher and higher until my heart stilled and my whole body burst into a million pieces of liquid heat. I shook all over, my body clenching around him.

Kairo growled loud, his hips moving like fast pistons through my orgasm. He bit hard into my collarbone, branding me forever as his mate, before he shuddered and let out a deep howl against my skin.

Slowly, the crazy haze lifted. My eyes went wide as I looked at the Supreme Alpha. I had just given my forbidden bloodline virginity to Kairo Adeyemi, the Blood Alpha King.

He knelt down slowly, picking up my ruined dress from the floor and wrapping it around me.

"Thanks," I whispered, looking away because my feelings were too big and scary.

He grabbed my chin, forcing me to look back at his pale glaciers. "You belong to the Nightfang pack now, Nia. The Council of Elders cannot save you from me."