All Chapters of TABOO (A DEAL WITH THE SHADOW ALPHA): Chapter 31 - Chapter 36

AXELThe evening was the sweetest kind of torture. Having her close, smelling her happiness and her arousal when I touched her—it was the only thing calming the storm brewing under my skin. The mega moon’s pull was a constant, growing ache in my bones, a drumbeat of raw need that made every instinct scream to claim, to take, to keep.And I had to leave. In two days. The one thing that could calm the beast was the one thing I had to run from. I didn't want to be here tonight but I took her to this place just cause I wanted to be around her, to feel her, to breathe only her scent.I watched her as we walked toward the gallery exit, her green dress flowing like dark water around her legs. She had no idea. No idea that the man walking beside her was the real danger. No idea that the monster Feign was an ant compared to what she was waking up inside me. She was happy tonight, glowing, and it was killing me because I was the one who’d have to shatter that peace. I was probably the one to ta

AXELThe idea of getting on that plane, of putting an ocean between us, was impossible. Every instinct I had, man and beast, revolted against it. The thought of her being here alone, vulnerable, while I was gone… and worse, the thought of not seeing her, not smelling her, for weeks… it was a physical agony worse than any wound.I couldn’t leave. But I couldn’t stay near her either. Not with the moon’s pull turning my blood to fire.There was only one terrible, dangerous option left.I called my uncle from the soundproofed panic room I’d built beneath my penthouse, a room of concrete and steel.“Silas. I’m not coming to Greece.”The silence on the other end was heavy. “That is not a request, Axel. It is a necessity. The facilities there are designed to contain you.”“I know what I am,” I snapped, my patience frayed. “Send me what I need. The silver-reinforced chains. The strongest wolfsbane concentrate you have. The injectors. Overnight it. I’ll handle it here.”“Handle it?” His voice

Axel"Axel..." My name on her lips was half-plea, half-surrender, and it sent a primal satisfaction through both me"That's better," I said, my thumb tracing slow circles on her inner thigh, deliberately staying just shy of where she wanted me. "But I want to hear you say it. What do you want, Addison?"" Y--you I W--want you"Her cheeks flushed that beautiful shade of pink, and she bit her lip. Even now, she was shy about voicing her desires. That just wouldn't do, I needed to hear her needs not just see it. I pulled back slightly, and her eyes flew open in panic and pure confusion. "Tell me," I commanded softly, "or I stop.""Please—" she whispered, oh my firefly was so needy"Please what?" I kissed along her collarbone, achingly slow. "I'm not a mind reader, sweetheart. Though your body's telling me plenty right now." I could feel her trembling, smell the sweet scent of her arousal, how wet she was. Fuck! Usually even during ordinary full moons, I needed several shots of wolfsbane