AlinaI didn’t panic. Not even as Damian's wolf thrashed in place like his bones were on fire. His muscles twisted, his massive paws scraping the dirt, eyes flickering between human pain and something far more animalistic. I could feel the heat of his torment—no, not just feel it. I breathed it in.“Damian,” I whispered urgently, crouching beside him, my fingers trembling as I touched the side of his muzzle. “Listen to me, it’s okay. We’re going to fix this. But I need you to calm down. Please.”His golden eyes met mine, frantic and wild. He couldn’t shift. He was stuck in between—and I knew, deep down, this wasn’t just exhaustion. This was the curse.I reached behind me and tugged his shirt tighter around my shoulders, then led him behind the thickest part of the cottage wall where shadows reigned and no one could see us. I pulled a few branches from a nearby thicket to cover him more, trying to give us some privacy.He whined low in his throat, the sound breaking something inside me
AlinaI groaned as Damian’s lips feverishly sought mine and like a woman possessed, I clung unto him, letting my fingers do the talking. Damian moaned and he slapped my ass through the flimsy material that I wore. I moaned against his lips."You drive me crazy," he said feverishly.He tapped his index finger against my lips, and smiled softly. "Your breathing and scent tells me that you want me to kiss you till you can’t breathe," he teased."Yes," I admitted heatedly.He shook his head, and his eyes moved over to my mouth, and then, back to my eyes. I clamped my legs tightly and felt like I was leaking through the fishnets that I wore. He laughed only like this was the reaction that he was expecting from me."Too bad, Alina," he said easily, and then, he roughly turned me around till my hands hit the dirty wall. To be honest, I didn’t care. I just wanted to feel Damian’s dick in my wet cunt where it belonged. "You like it rough, yes?"I bit my lips. "I like whatever you like," I admi
AlinaI blinked at him, stunned. “What kind of reward are you talking about?”Damian leaned in, his breath skimming the shell of my ear. I could feel the heat rise to my cheeks even before he whispered, “Sex.”The word hit me like a slap and a caress all at once. My heart stuttered in my chest, and I couldn’t tell if I wanted to run or melt into him. With the way he kept pulling me closer, touching me like I was his to devour, it would be a miracle if I ever got away from him at all.I stared at his mouth, and my body betrayed me. My core throbbed, and my nipples tightened against the thin fabric of my bra. Goddess help me, my body was on fire again. I didn’t trust my voice not to quiver, so I didn’t say anything. Damian dismissed me with a cocky smirk that only made things worse. He turned toward his desk, and I tried tugging at his shirt before I left, desperate to stall him just a little longer.“Don’t tempt me,” he growled without turning around. “Go, Alina.”That was that.I left
AlinaI couldn’t breathe.Not because I lacked air, but because Damien’s lips were on mine. In front of everyone. His mouth moved with a confident hunger, and my mind blanked. I should’ve been embarrassed—terrified, even. But all I could feel was the dizzying rush of being claimed, marked, wanted.His kiss wasn’t soft or shy. It was raw, deliberate. Possessive.By the time he pulled away, my legs were barely holding me up. I blinked at him, chest rising and falling, lips tingling. My heart thundered in my chest like it was trying to escape. Damien didn’t look the least bit flustered. He stood tall and proud, his arm still wrapped around my waist like I belonged there. Like I belonged to him.Out of the corner of my eye, I caught movement—Lucas.He winked.Actually winked.My face flushed. Lucas was leaning casually against a column, like this wasn’t a royal mess. And then I saw them—omegas. All over the damn lawn. Peeking through windows, hanging around corners, gathered in clumps lik
DamienI should’ve known the call from Lucas wasn’t going to be good.The moment I picked up, his voice was tight, almost clipped—like he was trying not to say too much. Like someone was breathing down his neck."Damien," he said, and even through the phone, I could hear the unease threading through every syllable. "You need to come home. Now."I sat up slowly, still a little breathless. Alina was curled into my chest, warm and peaceful, her skin soft against mine like velvet over steel. I didn’t want to move. I didn’t want to leave this moment. But that tone—that warning—struck deep.My voice dropped low, careful not to wake her too suddenly. "Why? What’s wrong?"There was a pause. Then a low hiss through the line."I can’t say more. He’s listening."Click.The line went dead.No goodbye. No explanation.Of course he was. My father always had a way of inserting himself exactly when he wasn’t needed—especially when you least wanted him to."Damien?" Alina stirred beside me, her voice s
DamianI could see that my father was so irritated with the way Alina had spoken to him, but it was too bad that I didn’t care about how he felt. The man has proven since I found my mate that my feelings didn’t matter to him. Yes, I didn’t think Alina was worth it at first, but now, I gave her a sideways look, I believed I was wrong, and I would prove to anyone who cared to listen that she was brave. I just needed to push her in the right way, and she would develop a backbone.Father glared at us both as he said, "Leave my office right now.""Is that all you have to say with all she said? Well, that is good. You can’t even defend your favourite, Blair. It must be too bad to be you, Alpha," I said evenly.He narrowed his eyes at me, but I simply ignored him, grabbing a hold Alina’s hands. She rose up to her feet, swallowing hard. 'He is not going to hurt you,' I whispered through the mind-link.Her eyes went wild as she looked at me, and she smiled shyly. I smiled back, loving that the