LOGINWarning: This story contains strong language, explicit sexual content, and mature themes. Reader discretion is advised. I loved Derek Savage for six years, believing he’d be my mate someday. But when one reckless debt threatens his life, it leaves me no choice but to beg his older brother, Reign, for help. Reign’s deal is simple: he’ll pay Derek’s debt. In exchange, I become his. For six months, I belong to the one man I should never want, my future stepbrother, my Alpha, my forbidden craving. And the worst part? Every time he touches me, I stop caring about right and wrong.
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I'm going to throw up.
Not because of the champagne I drank at Mom's engagement party, though that probably didn't help, but because Derek Savage, the guy I've been in love with since high school, is currently making out with Brittany Beckett against the marble fountain in his father's garden.
And I have to watch it happen because I'm hiding behind a rosebush like a complete psycho.
"Shit," I mutter, ducking lower when Derek's hand slips under Brittany's short dress, his fingers digging into her thigh as he grinds his hard cock against her hip.
She's moaning into his mouth, her legs parting slightly to let him press closer, and I can see the outline of his erection straining against his pants.
My wolf whimpers pathetically in my head, her heat mirroring the ache building in my core, and I mentally tell her to shut up.
We already knew this was coming.
The moment Mom announced she was marrying Alpha Garrick Savage three months ago, any fantasy I had about confessing my secret love for Derek died a painful death.
Because you can't date your stepbrother. That's like, rule number one of not being a trash person.
But right now, watching him finger the edge of Brittany's panties, his thumb brushing over her clit through the fabric while she arches against him, still feels like being ripped apart from the inside.
My pussy clenches emptily, jealous and wet, betraying me as I imagine it's my thighs he's spreading.
"Enjoying the show?"
I nearly scream, whipping around to find a man standing behind me. And not just any man, the kind of man who makes your brain short-circuit and your panties instantly soaked.
He's tall.
Like, ridiculously tall. At least six-three, with dark-brown hair that's slightly messy in that way that probably costs a fortune to achieve.
His grey eyes are cold and insanely piercing, and his jawline looks carved to ruin lives.
He's also smirking at me like he knows exactly what I was doing, his eyes dropping briefly to my chest where my nipples have hardened under my dress.
"I wasn't… I'm not…" I scramble to my feet, nearly tripping over my heels. "I was just looking for the bathroom."
"In the bushes?" He raises a brow. "That's quite… interesting."
My face burns. "Who the hell are you?"
"Reign Savage." He extends a hand, and I notice the expensive watch on his wrist, the tattoos peeking out from under his suit sleeve. "Derek's older brother. And you must be Sonya, the girl who's been eye-fucking my little brother for the past two hours."
Oh goddess. I want to die. Right here, right now. Just let the earth open up and swallow me whole.
"I have not been… that's completely… you're an asshole."
His smirk widens. "I've been called worse."
He steps closer, and I catch his scent, pine and something darker, something primal that makes my wolf sit up and pay attention in a way she never does with Derek.
It hits me low in the belly, making my clit throb with sudden need.
Which is wrong. So fucking wrong.
"For what it's worth," Reign says, his voice dropping lower, "my brother's an idiot."
"Excuse me?"
"If I had a woman look at me the way you look at him, I sure as hell wouldn't waste my time with Brittany Beckett." His eyes rake over me slowly and deliberately, lingering on my hips, my breasts, before meeting mine again. "I'd have you bent over that fountain, dress hiked up around your waist, pounding my cock inside you until you scream my name and forget all about him."
My mouth falls open.
Did he just… My thighs squeeze together instinctively, the slick heat between them growing as I picture it, his thick shaft stretching me, filling me deep while the water splashes behind us.
"Reign! There you are!"
We both turn to see Alpha Garrick walking toward us, my mother on his arm.
She looks beautiful in her emerald cocktail dress, her face glowing with happiness that makes my chest ache.
"Father," Reign says, his entire demeanor hardening. The predatory heat vanishes, replaced by cool composure. "Congratulations on the engagement."
"Thank you, son." Garrick claps him on the shoulder before turning to me. "And Sonya! I see you've met my eldest son."
"Yes, sir." I force a smile, trying to ignore how Reign's eyes are still fixed on me darkly, and the way my soaked panties stick to my folds. "We just met."
"Reign lives up north," Mom explains, linking her arm through mine. "He leads his own pack there. We rarely see him."
"My pack keeps me busy," Reign says smoothly. "But I wouldn't miss this. After all, I'm gaining a stepsister." His gaze locks with mine. "How fortunate."
The way he says "stepsister" makes it sound dirty, like he's already imagining claiming me.
"Well… uhm… I should get back to the party," I mumble, desperate to escape before I do something stupid. "Excuse me."
I practically run back to the house, my heart pounding.
What the hell was that?
And why the hell do I feel my pussy dripping down my thighs, aching for a cock that isn't Derek's?
REIGN'S POV"You're lying." My voice cracks. "You're bluffing.""Am I? Think about it, Reign. Melvanie knows you'll come for Sonya. She's not stupid. She's been collecting for centuries precisely because she's smarter than everyone who's tried to stop her." My father checks his watch, the move casual and devastating. "So she'll move her prize acquisition somewhere even I don't know about. Somewhere so hidden, so protected, that even your mate bond won't help you find her."Through the bond, I feel Sonya's fear spike. Something's wrong.She's running out of time.We're running out of time."What's the guarantee you want?" The question drags out of me, flat and resigned. "Because you're not exactly trustworthy, and I'm not stupid enough to make a deal based on a handshake.""An unbreakable oath. Witnessed and bound by an elder of the Council of Ancients." He pulls out his phone again, already dialing. "I already have Seer Elric on standby. He's three minutes away."What? How the…Of cou
REIGN'S POVI find my father in an alley behind the auction house, smoke drifting from his cigarette like he's just having a casual fucking smoke break instead of manipulating his son into an impossible choice.The sight of him standing there, relaxed, like he hasn't destroyed lives and betrayed everyone who ever trusted him, makes my wolf snarl with rage."You came," he says, not bothering to turn around."You threatened to tell Melvanie my plans. Of course I came." I stay near the alley entrance, keeping distance between us, not trusting myself not to rip his throat out. "What do you want?""To make you an offer." He takes a long drag, the ember flaring bright in the dark, then turns to face me. His eyes scheming, cold. The eyes of a man who's been playing chess while everyone else was playing checkers. "I know where Melvanie's facility is located."My heart stops, then kicks into overdrive. "Bullshit.""It's not bullshit. I've been working with her for years, remember?" He drops th
SONYA'S POV"I made a few arrangements, Sonya. Hired some creatures in the Shadowlands to ensure any quests for magical blades end in failure. Or death. Whichever comes first." Melvanie cocks her head. "Did you really think I wouldn't have contingencies? That I'd just let you and your mate search for a way to break my contracts without interference?""You're a monster.""I'm practical." She turns away, walking back to her throne. "And now, Sonya, we need to discuss your punishment."The chains on my wrists flare bright purple, and pain explodes through me.It's unlike anything I've ever felt. Not just physical pain, though there's plenty of that. It's deeper. Like the magic is reaching into my very soul, tearing at the essence of who I am.I scream, my knees buckling."That's level one," Melvanie says conversationally, like she's sharing a fun fact. "The contract has ten levels of punishment built in. Each one progressively worse than the last. Right now, you're experiencing what happ
SONYA'S POVThe ride back to Melvanie's facility feels longer this time.Maybe because I know what's waiting for me. Punishment. Disappointment. The slow erosion of my will as the contract tightens its grip.I failed.I was supposed to get the amulet. Instead, I watched Reign and his father tear into a bidding war while Garrick finally walked away with it.The enforcer, whose name is Quinn, drives in silence, her eyes occasionally darting to the rearview mirror to check on me. She hasn't spoken since we left the auction house, but I can feel her watching, evaluating, reporting back to Melvanie through whatever magical connection they've got going on.Quinn's tattoo on her neck glows faintly purple every few minutes. Each time it does, her expression goes blank for a moment before returning to that carefully neutral mask.She's communicating with Melvanie right now. Telling her everything.My stomach churns with dread."She knows, doesn't she?" I finally ask, breaking the silence. "Mel
REIGN'S POVThe bullet hits Landon.My beta, my best friend, my brother in everything but blood, he takes the bullet meant for me and goes down hard."Landon!" I roar, catching him before he hits the ground.Blood. So much fucking blood."I'm okay," he gasps, but he's not. The bullet hit him in the
SONYA'S POVPhoebe is passed out on my bed, surrounded by empty taco wrappers and her phone, when someone knocks on my door at two in the morning, dragging me out of sleep.I consider ignoring it. But the knock comes again, more insistent."Sonya." It's Reign's voice. "I need to talk to you. It's i
VANESSA'S POVI scream immediately, scrambling away from Hector as wood splinters across the room. Just then, a man steps through the wreckage, tall and dark-haired, with eyes that radiate violence.Everything about him screams danger.Oh goddess.Shit.It's Zane Rivers.What the hell is he doing
REIGN'S POVI'm three whiskeys deep and contemplating breaking every piece of furniture in my office when Landon walks in."Still brooding, Reign?" he asks, helping himself to my liquor cabinet."Fuck off.""That's the spirit." He pours himself a drink and settles into the chair across from my desk






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