All Chapters of IN LOVE WITH THE HOTTEST ALPHA : Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

For the rest of the day, I tried to convince myself I imagined him.Maybe the sun hit the trees strangely.Maybe my lack of sleep made me see things.Maybe the Alpha of the entire Northern Pack did not step out of the forest just to talk to me.But the more I tried to dismiss it, the more a quiet hum settled in my chest—warm, persistent, alive.Like something inside me had been awakened.I was still thinking about it when I reached home.Our small cottage sat near the village’s edge, close enough to hear the wolves howling on cold nights. My aunt, Mila, sat by the window peeling apples, her brown eyes narrowing the moment she saw my face.“You look pale,” she said. “Did something happen?”I swallowed. Lie, Aria. Just lie.She’d panic if she knew I’d spoken to an Alpha. Humans didn’t survive those kinds of stories.“I’m fine,” I said instead.“You’re a terrible liar.” She set the apples aside. “Is someone bothering you?”I hesitated.Only the most feared Alpha in the region. No big dea

The growl outside wasn’t human.It wasn’t even close.It vibrated through the wooden walls, rattling the windows, rumbling deep in my bones like a warning meant only for me.My breath hitched. “Justin”But he was already shifting.Not into wolf form—but into the Alpha.The air around him changed, thickened, sharpened. His shoulders squared, his jaw set, his eyes burned with molten gold. Power rolled off him in waves, invisible but suffocating, washing over me so strongly my knees trembled.“Stay behind me,” he repeated, voice no longer human-soft but Alpha-commanding.“I Justin, I’m scared,” I whispered before I could stop myself.His head turned sharply, eyes locking onto mine.For a moment, everything outside disappeared the growls, the danger, the world.It was just him. And me.His expression softened in a way I’d never seen on any Alpha before—like my fear punched straight through his armor.“You don’t have to be scared,” he said, voice dropping to a low, intimate promise. “Not

The rogue Alpha stepped closer, and everything inside me screamed danger.Justin moved the same second, standing in front of me so fast it felt like the air shifted with him.“Touch her,” Justin said quietly, “and I’ll end you where you stand.”The rogue smiled, but there was nothing friendly about it. “You think you can protect her forever? You can’t even explain what she is.”Justin stiffened.My heart thudded. “What… I am?” I whispered.The rogue’s eyes slid to me, slow and greedy. “You don’t know, do you?”He chuckled darkly. “Of course you don’t. They kept you hidden.”Justin growled. “Shut up.”But I stepped forward before he could pull me back.“What do you mean hidden?” I asked.Justin grabbed my arm gently but firmly. “Aria, don’t listen to him.”But the rogue kept talking, his gaze locked onto me like I was a prize he had waited years to claim.“You’re not human,” he said. “Not fully. Wolves can smell it. It’s faint, but it’s there. Something rare. Something old.”My stoma

Close to DangerThe forest was silent except for the distant rustle of leaves. Every sound made my heart jump. I kept close to Justin , my hand wrapped around his, feeling the warmth of him through the darkness.“I can’t believe this is happening,” I whispered. “All my life I thought I was normal.”“You’re anything but,” Justin said softly. His thumb brushed my hand, sending shivers up my arm. “And now you’re awake. That makes you even more dangerous… and more irresistible.”I blinked. “Dangerous? Irresistible? Justin, what are you saying?”He didn’t answer right away. His eyes, glowing faintly gold in the moonlight, stayed locked on mine. His expression was intense, full of something I didn’t have words for.“You’re mine, Aria,” he said finally, his voice low and steady. “And I don’t care if you don’t understand it yet. I won’t let anyone touch you. Not now. Not ever.”I swallowed hard. I wanted to step back, but I couldn’t. The pull between us was stronger than fear. Stronger than l

After the ClaimThe night felt different after Justin's claim.The pack had dispersed, returning to their lodges in uneasy silence. Some bowed their heads as they passed me. Others avoided my eyes completely. I didn’t know which hurt more.Justin led me to his lodge at the edge of the clearing. The place was simple but strong, built of dark wood and stone. It smelled like pine, smoke, and him.“You don’t have to stay here if you’re not ready Justin said quietly.I looked at him, surprised. “You’d let me leave?”“If that’s what you need,” he said. “The claim doesn’t erase your choice.”Something loosened in my chest. “I’ll stay.”He nodded, relief flashing briefly across his face.Inside, the lodge was warm. A fire burned low, casting soft light across the room. The tension I’d been holding all night finally pressed down on me.“I felt it,” I admitted, sitting on the edge of the bed. “The bond. It’s real.”Justin leaned against the wall, keeping his distance. “It will grow stronger.