Mated to the Pack's Biggest Liar

Eleven

MORGANA'S POV

Zack’s fingers slowly loosened the bow tied around my inner garments. The silk slipped apart softly. Cool night air brushed against my bare skin, and instinctively my head turned toward the discarded fabric as it landed somewhere beside the bed.

For a moment, I forgot how to breathe.

Heat exploded across my face and spread all the way to my ears. There was nothing shielding my body from him anymore. Nothing between his hands and my skin.

The crimson marriage candles flickered around the chamber, casting warm shadows across his handsome face while moonlight spilled faintly through the lattice windows.

My heart beat wildly like a trapped prey.

Zack’s smile never wavered.

“It’s warm tonight,” he murmured lazily. “You’ll feel more comfortable without so many layers.”

Liar.

I felt his palm slide lower against my bare back.

I undergarments were gone, where else could his hand move to?

My nerves tightened instantly. The moment my undergarments disappeared, every movement of his hand became frighteningly obvious.

I clenched the flower petals scattered across the bed.

As his hand brushed lower, then unexpectedly changed direction. Instead of continuing downward, he gripped my waist firmly and pulled me straight against his chest.

My breath hitched violently.

There was no distance between us now. Not even enough space for air.

His body radiated heat like burning fire, and beneath the thin fabric around his waist, I felt something hard press against my stomach. My soul nearly left my body. But before I could react, Zack lowered his head and kissed me.

Everything stopped. The flickering candlelight. The distant howl outside. The noise in my head. For one terrifying moment, it felt like the entire world collapsed inward around us.

His lips moved slowly against mine at first. Then his teeth grazed my lower lip lightly before his mouth deepened the kiss completely.

I felt his tongue slide past my lips. A shiver rushed through my entire body instantly.

Moon Goddess…

I forgot how to breathe. His scent of cedarwood surrounded me completely now. And beneath it, the intoxicating scent of a dominant Alpha-blooded wolf losing control.

His arms tightened around my waist as though he wanted to pull me directly into his bones.

The air between us burned hotter and hotter.

My fingers unknowingly clenched against his shoulders.

I thought, No, I truly believed this was the moment everything would happen. The beginning of a real mating night. The moment a wolf claimed his bride beneath the Moon Goddess’ witness.

My wolf trembled beneath my skin, restless and confused, reacting instinctively to the male holding me. Even Zack’s wolf aura leaked faintly now. Heavy, Warm and Dangerously seductive. It wrapped around me like invisible chains.

But then suddenly, he stopped.

Just like that.

He pulled away abruptly, leaving me breathless beneath him.

My eyes opened slowly.

Zack stared down at me with dark amused eyes while licking his lips lazily.

“Kitten,” he murmured, voice rougher than before, “are you already losing your soul from a single kiss?”

I realized then that I had stopped breathing entirely. I quickly inhaled deeply several times while my chest rose unevenly.

Meanwhile, His expression had already returned to calm amusement. The fiery hunger I saw moments ago seemed completely gone. As though it never existed.

I stared at him suspiciously.

Did I imagine it?

No. Impossible.

I clearly saw the dangerous desire burning inside his eyes moments earlier. I had felt it too–The terrifying intensity beneath his control.

Then why did he suddenly stop?

The realization struck instantly–I had been fooled again.

This little devil!

“Did little kitten truly think I was going to devour her?” Zack teased softly.

Before I could answer, he pulled me lazily against his chest again.

“Relax,” he whispered near my ear. “I was only teasing you.”

I glared at him immediately.

Teasing? That terrifying kiss was teasing?

“Your husband is a gentleman,” he continued shamelessly. “I’ve never forced anyone before.”

Liar. Big liar..The biggest liar in the entire pack.

“No matter how much I want you,” he murmured softly, “I already promised I wouldn’t force you if you weren’t willing.” His fingers stroked slowly through my hair. “You can trust me.”

I truly didn’t know whether he was speaking honestly or weaving another beautiful lie.

My eyes drifted downward carelessly, Then immediately widened. That suspicious hardness between his legs clearly hadn’t disappeared.

I snapped my gaze away instantly.

If he truly intended only to tease me, Then why was his body reacting like that?

My thoughts became chaotic again.

Was he actually controlling himself? Or was this another one of his tricks?

I studied his face carefully. Unfortunately, Zack’s expression remained perfectly composed and unreadable beneath the candlelight. That infuriating fake gentle smile still rested calmly on his lips.

I hated how difficult it was to distinguish truth from lies whenever he spoke.

For a long moment, I remained silent while hugging the blanket against my chest. Eventually, I sighed quietly.

No matter how shameless he acted…No matter how much he teased me…I didn’t believe Zack would truly force himself onto someone unwilling. At least, Not completely.

My tense body gradually relaxed against the bed. For the first time since meeting him years ago, My opinion of him improved slightly. Only slightly.

Across from me, Zack watched my guarded expression soften. He laughed triumphantly inside him. Of course he wanted to devour her. He had wanted to since the moment I looked at him beneath the bridal veil.

The only reason he stopped himself was because tonight was the wrong night. The physician’s warning echoed inside his head clearly.

“Her body is still carrying traces of poison. Her wolf is weak. Wait until the toxins are completely gone before completing the mating bond. Otherwise her body may not withstand the bond heat.”

Thinking about it again only worsened his frustration. Last night, after leaving my chamber, he had returned to the palace expecting a perfect wedding night tonight.

Instead–The physician shattered those expectations completely. Now he had to endure sharing a bed beside me without touching me properly.

Moon Goddess truly enjoyed tormenting wolves.

Zack exhaled slowly and glanced downward. His expression darkened instantly. His poor self-control was suffering greatly tonight. Especially because I, laying in front of him had no idea how attractive i looked while pretending to act calm.

He sighed inwardly. At first, he only wanted to tease me for amusement. Unexpectedly, He nearly set himself on fire instead. If not for years of discipline controlling both his wolf and desires, He would have already lost control and claimed me completely beneath the moonlight.