The Rogue Alpha's Redemption

RHYS “Have you got them?” I cradled the phone on my shoulder while I pulled my jeans on. The large trees in the woods kept me hidden, but I already knew no one else was around. Nobody in Eastown stayed out that late unless they were up to no good, like me. Unless I counted that crazy woman who’d run out of the park in front of my car. My heart pounded against my chest when that face flashed through my mind again. It was the face I saw every night in my fantasies— or my nightmares, depending on the day. But she was dead! I’d mourned her. Our love had burned for a short time, but I’d paid the price. I was still paying six years later; my scars and fucked up head were proof of it. There was no way that woman had been Rae. My mind must have been playing tricks on me again. “Rhys!” My thoughts returned to the conversation as I zipped up the bags I’d laid at the tree's base. “Yeah. Sorry, I’ve still got my hands full, Tyson,” I answered. “How many?” “I got two. One slipped throu

RAE I didn’t want to be there. Crowds made me uneasy. My sixth sense constantly tingled because people with bad intentions surrounded me. They all looked like they were enjoying themselves on the outside, but I could sense the lust, the depraved thoughts mixed in with all of it. Someone would get roofied if they weren’t careful. It made me uneasy how such people could blend in. Innocent young women were hunted by lecherous older men and young men by lustful older women. Give me a picnic in the park any day. Or camping in the woods, surviving off the land, and fishing on a calm lake on a hot day? Now that was a party. But Vickie always dragged me to these places and dressed me up like a sex doll. I pulled the hem of my short dress down even though it wouldn’t get any lower. Vickie sometimes intentionally ‘forgot’ I had an ass when she bought clothes for me. The little blue dress felt completely indecent. I was pretty sure the guy staring at my ass from across the room could see th

RAE I didn’t know why I still walked towards the VIP stairs when he looked so furious. My head was tingling like crazy and I was uneasy, but I couldn’t control myself. What if my dream had been more of a premonition? Somehow the universe had put this man in my path, one who melted my panties despite the hatred in his eyes. It had to be a vision of sorts. I had the stupid sixth sense that no one else seemed to have, so what if I could also do weird shit like that? How else could I explain seeing this man in my dream? Even the overwhelming attraction was the same. My body was on fire like I had to have him or I’d explode. The security at the bottom of the stairs let me through because Vickie was a regular up there. For those moments while I couldn’t see the angry stranger, my heart hammered and I became anxious. I didn’t want to acknowledge that I hoped he knew me from before. I'd hoped for the same thing many times over the past six years but disappointment always crushed my stup

RAE The stranger had snuck into my dreams again. In my lusty dream, that man hadn’t opened his mouth to insult me. He hadn’t said cryptic things like ‘it’s time’. All he’d done was rail me against the door in that private room in the club until I’d lost my mind. I was too tired to move, and sweat dripped from my feverish skin as if everything he had done to me had been real. The real thing would have been mindblowing if he hadn’t opened his mouth to ruin it all. I’d exploded in his arms just by humping his leg like a dog in heat. It was for the best, though. Such extreme emotions were not part of the plan, especially if they were related to an obviously dangerous man. I’d leave the thrill-seeking for Vickie. My body felt tender and my head heavy from all the shots I had done. I stretched to try to loosen the tension in my muscles, and something sharp dug into my skin. My mattress was a lumpy piece of shit but it wasn’t usually this bad. It felt stiff and unyielding under my weight

RAE“That was messed up, Rae. I spent hours looking for you!” Vickie’s voice echoed in the taxi. My head was pounding so much that I had to hold the phone away from my ear. “I haven’t even slept because I’ve been worrying that something happened to you. I was about to call the police! Why the hell didn’t you answer your phone?”“I’m sorry, Vic. I don’t know how it slipped my mind. I just passed out, and when I woke up, I was already late for work,” I lied.I hated lying to Vickie but how would I explain what had happened?“This is what I mean,” Vickie continued. “You’re so selfish and self-centred sometimes that I have to wonder if you even think about me.”“Of course I do!”“Whatever.”The line went dead, and I sighed as I leaned my head back. I sent her a quick text apologising again and asked her to stop by after we both got some rest. Knowing Vickie, she would have calmed down by then and I’d need to make it up to her. She was my only friend, and I loved her, but I wasn’t the se