The Rogue Alpha’s Claim

Chapter Four

Feverish desires

Jennifer's POV

There were birds chirping, I felt a crawling sensation on my face and my room was full of some kind of bright light.

That was weird, my room was always dark.

I couldn't sleep with a lot of light in the room. I turned to my side, turning my back to the light.

There was a scent, a weird scent next to me.

She purred and I could hear her saying softly,

Mate, Mate.

I opened my eyes immediately to see a man staring at me. It took a while for me to eventually focus and get a clearer view and when I did, I suddenly sat up.

It was Alpha Cade and he still had his fingers on my hair. Probably had been touching my face too.

I put my hands to my forehead, willing myself to remember what happened.

My nightwear was still on me and everything looked normal.

“Oh my, I never knew you wanted me that much”, Alpha Cade said with a chuckle.

“You wish Alpha”, I replied with a small frown.

“Cade”

I turned to look at him. He sat up, he wasn't wearing a shirt and I just allowed myself for a split second to drool over those amazing abs and pecs.

He was definitely the man from that night.

He was sitting close to me now, holding my gaze and I could swear I felt my t**s harden.

“Call me Cade”.

“Ca.. Cade”.

“Exactly, you'd be my Luna soon anyway so we'd be equals. Call me Cade”.

I swallowed and stared at his hair. Mark was the only person who I'd had that privilege with. He'd been pretty much obsessed with his future title that he'd demanded I called him Alpha when he f****d me.

“You were invading my privacy”, I said slowly and trying to sound as serious as possible.

He was smiling again.

Did he always smile or grin like this? It felt weird

“You have red in your hair”.

I blinked, What?

“I thought it was the light that night at the river. You'd been there” He replied, the smile disappearing from his face and I suddenly wanted it back.

“ Did you honestly think I wouldn't find out?”

He'd seen me.

My heart raced and I racked my head, searching for a suitable answer.

“You were watching me”.

“You watched me first. Pretty sure you enjoyed the show”.

I looked away, trying to hide my embarrassment.

“That's not…

“Jennifer”.

I looked at him and he nodded.

“It's alright”.

We fell silent for a while and I stood up from the bed. I stood at the French windows staring outside at the grounds.

Cade had said he'd be staying here for a couple of weeks to finalize his business treaty with Mark and had been received as a guest.

Mark had given him the best guest room in the western wing of the Alpha Estate.

Sophie would probably be furious. And right now I didn't care.

I just needed to plan well to hold this position as Cade's Luna, even though I didn't know what I was doing.

And make sure my mom never cried and was never ridiculed again.

“We haven't fully tied up loose ends”

I turned to look at him and I watched him give me a slow once over and his eyes full of appreciation.

I suddenly felt exposed and I wrapped my arms around myself, trying to give myself that warmth and ground myself, getting ready for what was coming next.

“What loose ends?”

“I know of your history with Mark”.

I sucked in a sharp breath and looked away, staring at the nightstand.

“Look at me Jennifer”

“How did you…know?”

He shrugged and stood to his feet. I turned away from him and returned my attention to the grounds again, the gardeners were up and trimming.

"I can get you what you're owed," he began, "For what they did to you."

I took a deep breath, my brows furrowing into a frown and the anger pushing up to the surface again.

"I don't need you to get me anything."

"You walked to the center of that room and begged for people who watched your humiliation and did nothing. For a man who publicly humiliated you. You need something.”

“And what would that do for me?”

“Believe me, I know you need them to get that retribution”.

I said nothing, I just stared absentmindedly, checking my options.

"You can stop looking at me like that," he replied.

"Like what?" I asked, raising both brows.

"Like you're calculating how far the window drop is."

I opened my mouth to reply when the meaning finally sank in.

He had a good sense of humor too, although dark.

"I'm on the second floor," I replied with a smug smile

"Yes, it's entirely survivable."

There's a pause and I still can't look away from his face. It was a little wonder c**k-chasing Sophie literally drooled over him.

"Jennifer Thane."

"You keep saying my name like it means something."

"Doesn't it?"

I looked away, hoping my thumping heart wouldn't betray me.

"This is the arrangement. For a couple of weeks you're seen with me. We'd act close and all smitten with each other. The pack talks. Rowland watches. You get your revenge without even lifting a finger."

" Could work… and the trespass punishment?"

"Handled. Without touching your family's standing."

Another awkward silence and he looked at me. I stole another glance at his muscles and sculpted body.

“Nothing infuriates a man than seeing what he couldn't get flaunted by another man”.

“Fine. What's the catch?”

He stood up and approached me deliberately with this distant look in his eyes.

I stepped back in fear , wondering what it is that he wanted from me. I hit the wall behind me, my eyes filled with fear.

He leaned in and trapped my hands at my sides against the wall.

Then he kissed my neck and his tongue trailed from the side of my neck to the dip in my collarbone.

My eyes closed involuntarily, oh gosh why did this feel damn good.

He nipped at the base of my neck with his teeth and I gasped.

He pulled away from me and looked into my eyes.

“I want you”.