Lior’s Party

DravenThe hall was too bright and too colorful. It was a kid’s birthday but Elysia should have toned down on the coloring.My son’s second birthday. I was witnessing it.Lior stood at the center of it all, small and smiling, surrounded by the people who adored him.I felt her before I saw her. She was late but she was breathtakingly late. The moment Elara stepped into the hall—women eyed with envy and men ogled. She wore a black dress that swallowed the light that gave it back in fragments. Tiny glimmers scattered all over the fabric like a night sky and every movement she made sent a quiet shimmer through it, subtle…making it impossible to ignore.My gaze raked all over her body as the gown clung to her like it had been designed for her and no one else. The curve across her breasts shouldn’t have worked. It was revealing but she wore it with controlled precision. She looked impossible to forget. My jaw tightened.My attention snaps back at her. A fine chain trailed down the cente

The Moment It Broke

ElaraElysia really enjoyed decorating the hall for Lior’s party. She said to let her be in charge of decorating that she’d surprised me but I swear Elysia’s inner child came out to play with colors…“I know it’s a kids’ birthday but you really outdid yourself with the color theme.” I said, as I came to stand by her.“And let’s pretend like you don’t know everyone’s staring at this killer dress. Oh my god, Lar. You are killing it.”Elysia looked really beautiful too in her red dress and I know everyone was staring. Maris had done a killer job for me. I was leaving Ironfang and I wanted to go unforgettable. “Thank you, Sia.”“Plus children love color."Music floats through the air as light and celebratory blended with the guests’ laughter and not so quiet conversations. Servants moved gracefully serving guests with balanced trays and practiced smiles.It was perfect.I watched with a smile on my face as Lior ran past Draven in his royal attire but I didn’t look up at him—just Lior as

Snapped

DravenI dragged her through the hall, past surprised expressions, through a corridor heading for my chambers as the noise from the party began to fade away. Elara kept struggling to get free, “Let go of me,” she said repeatedly but I didn’t stop or release her until the door to my chambers shut hard behind us enough to make the walls vibrate.I turned to face her as she yanked her hand out of my grasp, immediately stepping back to put distance between us.“Have you lost your mind?!” she demanded.“Yes!” I answered immediately, and honestly.Her expression faltered as her chest rose and fell.“What is wrong with you?!” Her voice shook but not weak though just furious.Good. She should be angry. It was better than the way she looked at me before—like I was nothing.“You were leaving with him.” My voice came out low.Her brows furrowed. “So?”“So?” I stepped closer. “You think I didn’t see it?” I continued, my voice dropping. “The way you look at him. The way you let him touch you like

The Claim

DravenI kissed her—not gentle, not careful, not controlled. Everything I had held back poured into this kiss—anger, need, fear, claim, fucking possession…everything raw emotion I felt.My hand tightened at her jaw, angling her head as I deepened it, pulling her closer, and closer—like I could keep her there, like I could fuse her to myself, like I could make her understand without words…And she responded.God—she responded.Her fingers gripped my shirt, pulling me in just as hard. A broken sound left her and that was it for my control to shatter completely.I grabbed her, kissing her hard and letting my feet move as I carried her in my arms and not stopping until I laid her in my bed. I broke the kiss to stare at her eyes, checking to see if she’d stop me, begging her with my eyes not to because I don’t think I’d survive it. As if, reading my mind she lifted on her elbows and slowly kissed me.Fuck! She tasted sweet.She opened her mouth more and I took the opportunity and pushed

All Chapters of MATED TO THE ENEMY ALPHA: Chapter 91 - Chapter 94

Lior’s Party

The Moment It Broke

Snapped

The Claim