The Irresistible Love

So Close

JOSH POV

I woke up next morning with a strange feeling. I opened the window to let the breeze inside my room. My heart was smiling and my soul felt at peace. I hadn’t felt this way since the moment I had seen her. After sweating in my personal gym, I took shower and dressed myself to go to my office. I was busy checking the business papers when Brown knocked and craned his head through the door. He entered the cabin after my nod and asked permission to bring the trespasser in. I myself was eager to see him. I shook my head and he went out to bring in the trespasser.

A familiar enticing scent hit me hard when he shut the door. How could I forget this scent, it was the same that had been keeping me over the edge for a few days. I closed my eyes in an attempt to suck in all of it. The scent grew stronger making my heart race with ecstacy. And soon all my senses were taken over by it. “Alpha we have brought her,” a distant murmur snapped me out of my haze. 

My heart stopped beating when I opened my eyes. It was her. She was standing right before me. The woman I had been craving and wanting like an addict was standing before me as my captive. Her frail and small form was doing magic to my mind. She was looking at me and looked as shocked as I was. I wasn’t shocked, I was surprised. I let my eyes feast on her beauty until I saw Brown’s hand holding her arm. My beast fought to come out and tear him apart that instant. I controlled myself and told Brown to let go of her which sounded more like a threat. And then I asked him to leave my office. 

Once he was gone, I stood up and couldn’t help but walk towards her. She was terrified and timid. How much I longed to caress her beautiful honey locks that fell on her cheek. My heart ached when I saw her hand shaking in fear. She feared me. I scared her. My stomach twisted in disappointment. She was not meant to fear me, she was meant to love me.

Not knowing what came over me, I held her hand and intertwined my fingers with hers. I touched her for the first time. And I doubt I am ever going to forget the electrifying feel her touch brought to me. Current spread through my body as I looked at her. Her eyes were stuck on our entwined hands. I tightened the grip as I wanted to feel more of her. 

This girl had no idea what she was doing to me. She was not aware of the power her touch had over me. I was standing stiff and straight, internally fighting my urge to kiss her. Her plumpy pink lips were stealing away every ounce of self-control I had. She finally spoke as I noticed her luscious lips parting to form words. I didn’t want to give in to my desires but her scent, her touch, and now her sweet voice were making it impossible for me to keep away from her. 

I took a deep sigh before stepping away from her. My feelings were blinding my senses and I needed it to stop. There was no way I was going to hurt her by giving her some harsh punishment. I needed to think it through and that’s why I told her that her case will be heard some other day. Right now, I was not in position to even think about anything. 

Although my visit to the other pack was not necessary, I decided to go because It seemed impossible for me to keep away from her even for a second since the time I learned she is here in my packhouse, around me. 

However, it didn’t help. Nothing was helping. She was all over me like a spell. Even though I had put a distance between us, my heart was dying to crawl back to her. The treaty got signed and I returned to the house. I lived in Alpha’s mansion whereas the other werewolves resided in the packhouse. I liked this arrangement a lot as it allowed me more privacy. Jane was staying in the packhouse. I sent her over there on a purpose. I was trying to get my mind off her and having her in my house would have only added fuel to the fire burning inside me.

However, the urge to see her beautiful face did not subside and before I knew it, I found myself standing before the door that hid Jane on the other side. Helplessness! Tell me about it. I twisted the key and pushed the door open. Just like before, her scent invaded my senses and filled with an unrelenting desire.

My eyelids drooped in response. The darkness had swallowed the room and when I switched on the lights, I saw a petite figure curled up by the bed. She didn’t bother to look up until she heard my voice. She lifted her head up to meet my gaze and out of the window went all my caution. All I longed to do at that time was to hug her and tell her everything is going to be okay but I stood rooted to my spot. She was wearing pink loose pjs. Without a thought, I walked up to her and threw my question as I knew she had lied earlier. 

This time too she lied. I knew I was a total stranger to her but still her distrust in me wrecked my heart. I was desperate to have her trust me so her lies set me off. I clutched her wrist in anger and tried to extract the truth from her. She said she wanted to see if werewolves really exist. I found it amusing. If only she had known that she had been destined to be with a werewolf. 

With ME.

The thought of having her till eternity divested me off my self-control. I could not fight my longing this time. I GAVE IN to my desire. She was saying something but I was too lost to understand. I lunged forward and started kissing her neck. That was the moment I felt like I was in heaven. I wrapped my arm around her waist and pulled her into me. I felt her delicate body pressed against mine. Her touch had awakened my beast who wanted all of her, every inch of her. My lips trailed down to her shoulder and I asked her something that I shouldn’t have.

“Why did you have to come so late,” I heard myself. “What,” she replied and that was the moment reality hit me hard. I extricated from her and dashed out the door. 

I reached my mansion but I had left my heart with her in her room. My hand balled into a fist and I punched the door for being so weak. Who would believe that The strongest Alpha was being destroyed by a human girl. 

I started the next day by discussing Jane’s case with my two advisors. They suggested putting her behind the bar to rote. Given the severity of her crime, this was the most appropriate punishment for her but my heart did not seem to be liking it. 

She was too innocent to endure such a harsh punishment. So, I suggested keeping her as a domestic helper. For obvious reasons, they seemed confused. Out of all people, I was suggesting to go easy on a trespasser. After a bit of pondering and wondering they agreed and then Kylie entered with her. 

She was walking behind Kylie as if trying to escape my sight. I lowered my gaze as I felt my longings creeping back into me. 

“We have decided to keep you as a maid,” Dustin informed her. The news apparently did not sit well with her as she fired back baring her annoyance to us. I could not help but smile at her sudden transformation from a meek to a ball of fire. However, she agreed. 

From that day on, she was going to work as a maid for the packhouse. I limited her service only to the packhouse because I needed to stay away from her. She was not allowed in my house and I hardly used to go to the packhouse. Maybe that was best for both of us. As an Alpha, I was not in position to accept her as my mate but being his mate, I wanted to keep her safe.