“Thank you for having me here, Alpha.” I tell him, bowing my head slightly. I barely even touched the loads of food he piled in my plate. “But I’ll take my leave now.” I don’t wait for his approval. I head for the door even though my wolf is begging to stay a while longer. But I already feel like I am doing something wrong since I am here without Ryan’s knowledge. If Ryan finds out about this, he won’t take it lightly. But before I can open the door, the Alpha is blocking it. In the blink of an eye, he disappeared from his spot and appeared in front of me using his wolf speed. Before I can do anything, he pushes me to the wall, traps my hands in his to stop me from protesting and claims my lips in his. I freeze. My eyes go so wide they could’ve popped out of their sockets. I try to fight him off but I can’t help noticing what he tastes like. Honey and mint. I can’t remember how I start to kiss him back. My body responds to him on its own. Heat pulses through my skin and I know I should stop. Fuck, what is wrong with me? I’m married to Ryan, and I shouldn’t be doing this yet my body is burning under his touch. There is this primal hunger that comes with the way he is ravaging my lips, the way he is kissing me deeply, possessively. My wolf purrs, my head spins, and my knees weaken. We’re both breathing heavily when he finally pulls away.And I feel shame instantly. Shame because I want more. Shame because I do not want this to stop. “You see, this is what the mate bond does. Even if you don’t want it, you cannot resist it.” He whispers in my ear, and I shiver but I’m also angry. Angry at the complete lack of control of my body. I’ve never experienced something like this. I don’t remember how I raised my hands to the Alpha’s face. I only remember running out of that room, with tears in my eyes. I remember trying to find the exit of the pack house, desperately, with blurred vision and heading home hurriedly, hating myself, hating that I even agreed to come here in the first place. And hating that I’d kissed another man that wasn’t Ryan. That I’d wanted him so bad in a way I’d never felt for Ryan

All my life, I’ve loved only one man. Chaold. But when my mother arranges my marriage to the ruthless monster of Gorlan, I know I’m doomed.He kills like it was as easy as breathing. And to make matters worse, he hates me. Yet here I am, sent on a mission to win his heart and save my city from his wrath.But what if he’s not the monster everyone claims him to be?What if the real danger… is how helplessly I’m falling for the demon within him