Semua Bab Addicted to His Rejected Mate: Bab 11 - Bab 20

[Sera]The words hit like ice water. Like a blade sliding between my ribs.He meant it. Every cold, calculated syllable. To him, I was just another acquisition. Another problem to be solved with money and power.His finger still held my chin, and I yanked away from his touch like it burned. It did burn. The mate mark on my neck throbbed with a heat that made me want to claw at my own skin."You have twenty-four hours to consider," Killian said, stepping back

[Sera] I don't know who moves first. Maybe it is me, maybe it is the wolf wearing Killian's face. But suddenly my lips are on his, and every careful wall I have built over the last month comes crashing down like cheap drywall. The next second, restraint is a word that belongs to other people. My body leaves the ground so fast my stomach flips. His hands—big, rough, impossibly strong—grip my ass and lift me like I weigh nothing. I wrap my legs around his waist on pure instinct, arms locking around his neck, pressing myself against every hard inch of him. He is burning hot, muscles rigid, and the thick ridge of his cock grinds against me through his pants with every step, sending sparks up my spine that make my thighs shake. He doesn't take me back to the couch. He carries me across the room in long, predatory strides until my back slams into the floor-to-ceiling window. The glass is ice-cold against my shoulders, and I suck in a sharp breath, shivering hard. Outs

[Sera]I wake up with that familiar knot in my gut, the kind that twists tighter as the full moon creeps closer. It's like my body's got its own lunar calendar, reminding me that tonight, I'll be playing host to the world's most reluctant werewolf hookup.The words I spat at Killian last time echo in my head like a bad remix: "Do you always have to leave like you're sneaking out of a crime scene?" God, I sounded pathetic. Needy. Like some clingy side chick begging for scraps. And his response? A casual reminder to pop my pill, like I was just another item on his to-do list. Swallow your pride, Sera. Along with the contraception.

[Sera] "Only you make me like this." The words scrape out of him, low and ragged, like they’ve been clawing at his throat for months. My brain short-circuits for a second, trying to process. What the hell does that even mean? I open my mouth to ask, to demand he explain this cryptic alpha bullshit, but before I can get a syllable out, his lips crash into mine. Not the desperate, wolf-driven frenzy I'm used to. This is... different. Restrained. Almost calculated. His hand cups the back of my neck, tilting my head like he owns the angle, and damn it, my body betrays me instantly. Heat pools low in my belly, that stupid mate bond humming to life like it's been waiting for this. But this is human Killian. Gray eyes, not gold. No full moon madness excusing it. He's kissing me like he means it, tongue tracing my lips in a way that's equal parts possession and punishment. I should shove him away. I should knee him in the balls and remind him he's the one who called me a housek

[Sera] I freeze behind the counter, my hand hovering over the espresso machine like it's suddenly forgotten how to function. But I force my voice to stay flat, professional. "I'm sorry, miss. We don't provide private conversation services." Victoria's smile doesn't falter. If anything, it deepens, like she's indulging a child throwing a tantrum. "Oh, sweetheart," she says, voice like warm silk, "there's really no need to be so defensive. I'm sure you're very good at what you do... here." A tiny tilt of her head. "But rules," she adds gently, almost sharing a secret, "are for other people, aren't they?" She turns slightly, giving a subtle nod to the woman behind her—her secretary, I assume, all crisp suit and clipboard efficiency. The secretary glides over to the customers, murmurs something low, hands out business cards and what looks like crisp bills. It's smooth, like a well-oiled machine. Within minutes, the shop empties. Laptops snap shut, chairs scrape back, and one gu