{ Jae }What the hell did she just say? I think I misheard.I turn to get a better look at her. She’s curled in a ball, looking up at me with red cheeks. The shirt she's wearing has lifted up and it’s letting me see the soft skin of her mid-rift. She really looks like a fucking kid all curled up like this. I don’t like it. "What did you just say?" I ask with a frown, only because I can't believe she's... initiating something with me. Why would she? There's no way. "Forget it," she mumbles and tries to get up, but I manage to grab her arm before she runs off. I pull her until she falls back on the bed, "Hey!""What did you just say?" I repeat, louder this time. Anya frowns too and I can see she has an internal struggle between repeating it or not. Maybe she regrets it. Maybe she didn't even say what I thought she said in the first place. "I wanted to ask you if you took a shower, that's all," she lies. I let go of her arm and just narrow my eyes at her, "You smell... stronger tha

Jae is outside when I arrive, under the hood of an unfamiliar car. I frown in confusion and forget about my embarrassment for a second. I park right next to him and get out, looking at the red BMW. "What are you doing? Whose car is this?" I ask. Jae turns to look at me and rolls his eyes immediately as if my mere presence annoys him."It's my old car. I brought it here so you can stop stealing mine and use this one," he replies and takes a cloth to wipe his oil-stained hands. He has a smudge on his nose too, but I'm not going to tell him, "Give me my keys and don't drive mine again.""Everything here is mine, Jae," I reply with a smile, he just glares at me. I raise a hand to pinch his cheek like I did yesterday, but this time he swats it away from him, then holds he out his hand as if he's still waiting for the keys, "Keys are still inside, genius.""Good. Now go cook for me, Wife," he orders, returning his attention to the car. And I do, only because I’m grateful about that excha

As soon as I park and get out of my car, I call my mother."Did you or did you not buy a... red outfit for Anya?" I ask, walking slowly towards the front door and smiling at some people waving at me from afar. My mother stays quiet, "Mom?""Uh, yes. I did," she admits in a low voice, making me frown, deeply annoyed, "But listen...""I told you to stay out of my fucking business," I mutter through my teeth, trying to keep my voice down, "What are you doing, meddling in my sex life so much, Mom? I won't tolerate that, ever. That shit is insane, even for you."She groans, embarrassed. Well, she should be embarrassed. What the fuck was she thinking?"I apologize, Jae, you're right. It was insane," she agrees and then continues talking almost in a whisper, "But listen, we want Anya pregnant during the Alpha Competition. We want her pregnant as she’s standing next to you while you're being named Alpha at the presentation. It would leave a good taste in people's mouths, so I'm sorry if I'm g

The next day I wake up with a hell of a hangover, but I have to force myself to get up and go to work whether I want to or not. My dad hates it when I take days off just because, and I hate to hear him nagging me like I'm still a kid. This time, when I head to the kitchen, Anya isn't here, but she's left breakfast ready for me. Scrambled eggs with toast and avocado, but no fruit. "Remember we have the event at seven today. We need to be ready and on our way by six," I text Anya as I eat. "Okay,” she replies a few seconds later. "Your stuff is still in my car, I'll put it in your room," I let her know."Thanks, Sir,” she replies. Sir? Pff. I just roll my eyes.I guess she's still mad about yesterday. What a baby.I thought she had more fight in her. I was kind of even expecting some retaliation or something. Her trying to piss me off or sneak another punch on me.If she thinks that her being quiet and well behaved now is going to make me stop messing with her, she’s dead wrong. E

I try to shake off everything this man makes me feel and focus on the conversation and the food when they start serving us, but I can't. My mind keeps going back to Jae's warm lips on mine. Or him sucking on my lip. Or him licking my finger like a sex demon... which then makes me think about us in my bed the other day, him sucking his fingers with my wetness on them. Why is he such a slut? That's the real problem here. He's seductive and slutty and that should be illegal. He should not have the power he has over me. He should be... a boring older guy who I struggle to have sex with because he's so focused on his Alpha duties. He should not have me acting like… like a horny teenage boy. That’s how he makes me feel. It doesn't help that Jae keeps touching me one way or another as the alphas around the table talk about important stuff I don't really understand. Alliances and rivalries, shifting loyalties and hidden agendas. I don't care about any of that, all I care about is the man