Mag-log inFuck, yes.
Marcus tangled a hand in her wild mane and tugged, angling her head to take some more of what she was offering.
He had kissed and been kissed countless times over his two hundred years, but he couldn’t recall a single time that had tasted as good as this. The wolf made needy sounds from the back of her throat that had his balls tightening in response. His cock was hard enough to do damage. And her scent... He couldn't think with that intoxicating scent all around him. Add that to the scent of her arousal thick in the air, and the combination was so potent he wasn’t strong enough to walk away.
The urge to bury his head between her legs was unbearable.
His fangs throbbed at the thought of tasting her.
He lowered his hands to her ass and gently squeezed the soft curves before holding her tighter against him. The female tightened her legs around him, and the scent between her legs sharpened.
The way she moved, the way she rubbed herself against his painful erection, drew him closer to the edge. His fangs throbbed, desperate to sink into her flesh, to taste that hot blood he could hear rushing through her body as he thrust into her at the same time.
Then she was coming.
Just like that.
He watched, entranced, as her legs tightened around him again, and she threw her head back. Her cheeks flushed, and her eyes closed. Even up close, her unblemished skin still looked unreal. She was truly the most magnificent creature he had ever seen.
And he ached to claim her.
Somehow, he made it to the narrow bed, ignoring the creaking as he put her down on her back. Finesse flew out of the window along with his thoughts as he used his speed to strip her. It was like being a teenager again, ruled by need and no willpower.
Taste.
That was all he could think of.
Then he wanted to bury himself, balls deep.
When she was sprawled on the bed, her legs spread open, he took a moment to admire her. Curves. Breasts. Hardened nipples. Glistening sweetness. Her body called to him like a siren.
It was a call he had no hope of ignoring.
Kneeling on the floor between her thighs, he lowered his head and licked. His eyes fluttered closed, and he groaned as her sweet taste hit the back of his throat.
Fuck. She was perfect.
He dove back in, greedily, going deeper, taking everything. Her back arched up off the bed as a loud moan left her lips.
“Yes...”
Her voice was throaty and raw. The sound zinged through his body like an electric current.
Her thighs trapped him, but he wouldn't have moved anyway. Her fingernails raked over his head as she grabbed him, pulling him closer, mixing pleasure with pain. Groaning against her, he licked faster, harder, finding all her spots. Her body writhed beneath him. She was so hot and tight around his tongue.
His cock twitched when she gripped him like that. How would she feel clenching around him?
She tasted like sin and salvation. Like all his favourite meals in one, and just as intoxicating as her scent. Addictive. This had to be a spell. There was no other explanation.
Then she was screaming. Her thighs clenched tighter, her nails clawing into him so deep he could smell his blood. The grip on his tongue was like a vice; he felt every single spasm.
He nearly lost control, nearly spilt his seed when she’d not touched him yet.
She was still breathless when he ripped off his clothes and crawled over her body. Skin against skin, already drenched in sweat, it was almost too much. And not nearly enough.
“I need you,” he growled.
He didn't even recognise his voice.
His cock throbbed against her wetness, slipping between her slick folds as he hovered. Waiting for her consent for that second felt like a second too long.
This need was born of something else. If she denied him... He was sure it would destroy him.
“Yes. Please...”
Thank fuck.
He plunged in. Then froze.
His breath caught in his throat as he looked down at the beautiful face. Her eyes were shut tight, her lip caught between her teeth. Her entire body was stiff.
She was a virgin.
He'd gone balls deep into a virgin.
Shoved into her like an animal.
“Fuck... I’m so sorry. You should have told me,” he rasped, barely holding back.
“Move,” she whispered.
“I’ve hurt you.”
He started to pull back, but she flinched.
How could he have forgotten? He was bigger than most; he always had to prep longer and be gentle. His cock was not meant for breaking virginities.
But she felt so fucking good on him.
Her walls clung to him like a glove. Pulling back just an inch already felt like a death sentence. Her scent. Her heat. The wetness slicking every inch of him.
But that slight tinge of her blood in the air...
Fuck, he had to pull out.
Her legs locked behind his back, holding him in place.
“Don't you dare stop now,” she hissed.
She pulled him closer, and just like that, he was buried again.
“I’ve never...” He'd never been with a virgin.
“I’ve already healed. Move!”
He gave in, maybe a little too quickly. Pulled out a little, pushed back in. Damned if he could stop moving now. She moaned beneath him, and her pleasure shot through him like an echo.
“I'll be gentle.”
He'd be fucking gentle even if it killed him.
Females were not supposed to lose their virginity like this—with strangers in dirty motel rooms. He fought down the urge to continuously ram into her and slowed down. Kept it controlled.
She mewled. She made the sexiest little sounds. His cock responded by hardening even more, stretching her to her limits.
Fuck. At this rate, he'd rip her apart.
But she grabbed his ass and used it as leverage, thrusting herself up. Slowly, at first. Then faster. A lot faster than he’d wanted. But the sensual onslaught was too overwhelming; he couldn't help but match her movements, thrusting a little harder, drilling her into the mattress.
Losing control.
“You feel so good,” she moaned.
His balls tightened. He thrust even harder, his head swimming. What the fuck was going on? The female underneath him was almost losing her mind with the need to come, and... He could feel it. He could feel her like that burning need was his own. Everything jumbled together and amplified, terrifying but exhilarating at the same time.
Then he was lost.
All that mattered was this feeling. He was caught between prolonging it and reaching the end, but she made the decision for both of them.
She shattered around his cock, screaming, spasming.
He roared. His seed violently shot out of him as he felt everything. Felt her orgasm as it mixed with his own—two mindblowing orgasms colliding. He was in another world where nothing existed except this. Like he was fucking high without the drugs.
It was too much and still not enough. He kept coming. Kept pumping into her. Endless, punishing bursts of his cum as her muscles milked him with every pulse, wringing out more pleasure from him.
He called out, the words unintelligible and primal.
He wasn’t a vocal lover. Never had been. But this woman had dragged out a feral part of him that he hadn’t known existed.
It just wouldn’t stop.
Then he lowered his head and bit.
Instincts took over.
Her life force flowed into his mouth, as delicious as he had imagined, wrenched another climax out of him. It was more violent than the first one, fracturing him into pieces.
With his mind gone, he was only aware that she was falling again. Then her mouth on his shoulder, sucking on his heated skin.
Then she bit.
She latched on like a vampire lover would, triggering something uncontrollable. It didn’t stop. His head exploded and reformed, only to explode again. He’d never come for so long and so hard in his life.
When he finally pulled back, he was trembling. Breathless. Raw. Destroyed.
Was he fucking dying?
He'd fought many wars, but this was more violent than anything he had ever been through. His chest heaved. His heart beat so fast and hard that it sounded like a war drum. Sweat poured off him in buckets. His head swam, his thoughts coming in a scrambled mess. Maybe he was in shock.
He looked down at the female in his arms, meeting her violet gaze. She looked wrecked. Another time, another place, he would have laughed at the dazed expression on her face, but... what the fuck just happened?
Marcus tracked the wolf warriors as they spread around him, noting their positions without really seeing them. His attention stayed fixed on the male with his hands on the woman who owned his soul.These hands didn’t belong there. Her fear came at him like an armoured truck, hard enough to make his vision sharpen, heat flooding his veins so fast it burned. It wasn’t sudden fear. It wasn’t new. She’d been afraid before she ever walked into this room, and that realisation snapped something tightly inside him. That Alpha had done this.That bastard was already moving her, pushing her back, positioning himself between them like a shield. Keeping her from him.His lips peeled back into a snarl before he was aware of it.“She. Is. Mine.”The wolf ignored him and touched her again when she tried to come forward.The sound that tore out of his chest wasn’t a word. It wasn’t something he recognised as his own. It rolled through the room, vibrating through stone and bone alike. The warriors a
Marcus watched them as they filtered into the spacious hotel lounge, each delegation peeling off into their chosen clusters, already posturing before the evening had officially begun. Drinks before dinner; a chance to mingle and network. Assessing the room before the real games started. On the surface, everything was going according to plan. But he couldn’t relax. Something was wrong. The sensation had hit him without warning as soon as Aidan left him alone at the apartment. A sharp, visceral pull low in his chest that stole the air from his lungs.Dani was back. His heart stuttered, then slammed violently against his ribs as the bond flared to life. Every instinct he had surged forward at once, screaming at him to find her. What the hell was she doing there? Had she finally learned the truth? Had something gone wrong? Had she decided she couldn’t stay away after all? Or had she been dragged back into his world against her will?The ward had been loosened in specific areas to al
“You’re different.”The words landed softly, which made them worse.Dani lifted her gaze to the male sitting across from her in the suite’s lounging area, then dropped it just as quickly. She had chosen to sit on the couch rather than look around the suite. Anything to stay out of the bedroom. She didn’t need to look to know there would be only one bed. “How so?” she asked, keeping her voice level.“You’ve been more pliable,” Ethan said. “Submissive.”Her jaw tightened.“Is that not what you want?”“It would be,” he replied, “if I didn’t know you. There isn’t a submissive bone in your body, Danielle.” He lifted the glass she’d poured for him earlier, the amber liquid catching the light as he took a slow sip. She watched the motion despite herself, her attention snagging on meaningless details because it was easier than thinking about what was really happening. “Well,” she said quietly, “I do have my best friend’s life in my hands.”Ethan laughed. It wasn’t loud, but amused, as if s
Dani was a wreck by the time the convoy reached the checkpoint at the Scarlet City boundary. The closer they got, the worse it became. The bond didn’t just stir; it flared, it roared to life, like it had been waiting for this exact moment. How was this possible?She hadn’t taken his blood in days. She’d done everything she could to put distance between herself and Marcus, and yet the pull wrapped tighter with every mile. It slid under her skin, into her chest, making it harder to breathe.Would it happen again? Would her body betray her the moment she saw him? Would she lose control the way she had before? Would she forget every reason she’d had to lie to him, to push him away, to keep him safe from the mess she was trapped in?And worse, would he even want her anymore?The thought hurt more than she expected. She swallowed and shifted in her seat, pressing her hands to her thighs like she could anchor herself. This time, she wouldn’t be alone. She had her Alpha sitting inches away
Marcus gave the hotel one last scan. The venue wasn’t as prestigious as Dominick Chambers’ hotel, but it would do. And it wasn’t fucking glass, which counted as a win. Each delegation had its own floor with its people, and the Elders had insisted on staying at the hotel, too. A show of confidence, they’d claimed. Proof to the Council that the attack on the previous hotel had been a one-off.They hadn’t listened to him. Again. As if his decisions hadn’t been the reason they’d won the war in the first place. He wasn’t taking chances with their lives. A two-mile radius around the hotel had been cleared. The League was positioned strategically, patrols doubled, and access locked down. No one and nothing would get near the area without authorisation. There were still issues at the outer checkpoints, but Gray would shut that down. At least for the next few days, while the Council remained. After the delegates left, firmer action would follow.Everyone in the vicinity had been vetted—th
A fancy black SUV with tinted windows waited outside for Dani the following morning at an ungodly hour. Dani paused in the doorway, one hand still on the handle, and stared at it. A massive Hunter stood by the rear door, already watching her. Waiting. He straightened the moment she stepped onto the porch, his body language stiff and formal, like she was already Ethan’s property instead of a daughter standing outside her father’s home. She sighed and pulled the door shut behind her. The lock clicked loudly in her head, like it was a bad omen. The Hunter opened the back door without a word, and she slid inside, bracing herself. A woman was already seated there. Angela. She sat with a laptop balanced neatly on her lap, fingers moving briskly, her eyes fixed on the screen. The Alpha’s assistant. Of all the females Ethan could have sent, he’d chosen her. Over the years, they clashed many times.She shut the door and leaned back, deliberately claiming space. Angela flicked her gaze up, a







