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my existence. As Alpha of the Shadow Pack, I'd agreed to meet with Enzo Howlthorne at my club to finali

olf. Beautiful. Pure. With noble Alpha blood in her veins. Enzo described her as unshifted, soft-natu

o a little black dress that barely covered what mattered, long chestnut hair cascading down her back, and those eyes-wide, innocent, yet

ed, leaning forward to give me

. Mine. She's already ours

college studying for finals?" I asked, allowing myself to study her more care

h a smile that made my cock twit

ne according to our arrangement. Was this some kind of t

connection was undeniable-this was my mate, whether she knew i

could hurt me," she whisp

nded, my voice rougher than inten

ered Alpha's daughter Enzo had described. This was a woman on a mission,

she said, exte

our connection. "Leo," I replied, using my given name rather than my

t my growing hardness, I nearly lost it. "What game are you playing, little wol

a hotel key card. Roo

hen and demanded an explanation. Instead, I found myself cou

nt of her arousal hit me like a physical blow. She looked up at m

whispered, rising on her tipto

ose sweet lips and I was undone. Her skin was silk beneath my fingers as I traced up her th

more of her intoxicating aroma. When she climbed onto my lap, grin

nst my ear. "I'm

promised to me-that by tomorrow, she'd officially belong to me according t

olf," I whispered against her lips. "I

ging into my shoulders as I fill

t.Because the moment I slid into her tight, wet heat and felt

ach new sensation. When I hooked her legs over my arms

ed, maintaining a punishing rhythm

a particularly deep thrust hit the perfect spot. "Yes," she gasped.

. Thirty-two-year-old monster. Is that what

o ruin herself before being handed over to me-not knowing she

?" I growled, increasing my pace, de

er walls clenching around

demanded. The sight of her submission, her perfect ass raised for me, her back

myself saying as I poun

understanding the truth beh

She was giving herself to me to avoid being given to... me. The irony woul

umb, and she came with a cry that would haunt my dreams-back arched, eyes rolled back, my name on her lips like a prayer

was satisfied but wanted more-wanted to keep her here, to take her a

she whispered

promised, already hard

d when my phone rang, the specific tone telling me it was an emergenc

en broken. Victoria suddenly seemed to remember herself, slipping out from

ed and then-to my utter disbelief-reached in

t?" she said, placing the money on

t-circuited.

en, as if coming to some conclusion, she pulled out another th

ntle now, almost apologetic. "That's fair, isn

s a prostitute. A fucking male escort. The woman promised to

ld laugh escaped me. "Y

n't you? I mean... at the club.

bed in all my naked glory, enjoying how her eyes couldn't

rd the door. "I'm sorry, I just assumed... Look, keep the money

nding naked with three thousand dollars on the nightstand and a rage

time I answered it, seeing

ood explanation for this,

voice quavered. "Is somethin

. "Nine AM sharp. And Enzo? If you're even a

dea what she'd just done-or who I really was. But tomorrow, when she was officially handed over to Alph

ure she never forgot wh