THE ALPHA'S NAUGHTY LITTLE CHRISTMAS GIFT. のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 11 - チャプター 15

Because if he claims her now, he steals her choice. But if he waits, he'll go mad and a mad wolf is vulnerable. Easy prey for enemies circling his territory. His father would never take back a banished heir turned feral. The council would vote to put him down before letting him anywhere near Beacon Hill.Kai pushes harder, faster, trying to outrun thoughts that won't stop spiraling.A familiar scent cuts through the trees.He barely registers it before a massive black wolf tackles him from the side. They go down in a tangle of fur and snarls, rolling through underbrush. Kai's instinct fires. He twists, snaps at the other wolf's throat, pins him in the dirt.Jackson.Jackson bares his teeth at Kai, which makes Kai rake his claws through Jackson’s fur. Not deep enough to tear muscle, but enough to sting, to leave heat behind. Jackson shoves back, his shoulder driving into Kai’s chest, forcing him off. Kai loses his balance and tumbles away, then regains his footing and settles into a de

The house smells pleasant as Eliana finishes watering the flower pots of wolfsbane, the vases made of silver.Along the mantle, Ivy’s life is laid out in quiet order. Her round baby face is captured mid-laugh. Her first birthday, frosting smeared everywhere. A blurry photo of her clutching her toes, startled by her own joy.The years move forward without asking permission.Twelve, braces, too much lipstick, defiance sharpened by insecurity.Sixteen, holding a basketball trophy she insists does not matter, even as her fingers curl tight around it.Twenty-three, college cap and gown, standing between Eliana and Elias, their arms locked around her a little too firmly, as if loosening their grip might make her slip through their fingers and vanish.Maybe they knew something even then.Plants crowd every corner, ferns in ceramic pots, ivy trailing down bookshelves, succulents clustered on windowsills. Some are ordinary. Others have small things tucked into the soil. A smooth river stone. A

Valor is done waiting.The wolf surges forward, shoving Kai's human consciousness aside with brutal efficiency. Control shifts in an instant—one moment Kai's fighting to maintain restraint, the next Valor's running the show with zero intention of pulling back."There's no going back." His voice drops an octave, rough as gravel scraped over bone. "I'll have you in ways you've never experienced before, Ivy."Her pupils blow wide. Her nipples press visibly through the lace bra, hard points begging for attention."You'll become only mine," Valor declares.The word mine steals her breath. Makes it sound like a promise and a threat at the same time.Before she can respond, he spins her around and bends her forward, guiding her hands to grip a tree trunk for balance. His palm connects with the wet denim covering her ass. A sharp crack that echoes through the clearing.Ivy gasps.The sound goes straight to his cock. He watches her toss her head, looking back over her shoulder with teeth bared