Page 36 of Her Destined Alpha (Alpha #3)

Rayhan

I reached the room where her scent was strongest and slowly tried the door handle. It was unlocked, so I slipped inside. The room was dark, save for a sliver of moonlight, and my heart thundered when I saw her lying on the bed. Her chest rose and fell with each breath she took.

I felt relief wash over me, but I suddenly felt all my energy drain from me too. I hadn’t slept because I had been so worried, but I hadn’t even noticed how tired I was until I saw her before me. That fear that had been crippling me eased, and I felt lighter. She was safe. Thank Goddess...

I shut the door even though I just wanted to run to her. I was glad to see the key in the lock and quickly locked it, wincing at the scraping sound it made. Delsanra stirred slightly as she turned onto her side. I walked over to her, taking my backpack off and slowly placing it on the ground.

Suddenly, her eyes flew open, and she jolted upright, scanning the room. Had she sensed me? Closing my eyes, I remembered what Raihana had told me. I had to think of what I wanted, and just as I had practised in front of them, I revealed myself to her.

Her eyes widened as she looked at me. Her heart was thundering loudly, her breath hitched, and to my surprise, her eyes filled with tears. The surge of emotions that consumed me pulled painfully at my chest. She looked heartbroken and sad, yet there was a whisper of happiness in her eyes.

“A dream…” she murmured, looking at me with such pain in her eyes that I couldn’t bring myself to speak.

Instead, I dropped to my knees next to the bed.

I shook my head, gathering my thoughts as I reached over and cupped her face, making her gasp.

Sparks coursed through me from our touch.

I stared into her eyes, illuminated only by the moon that shone through the gap in the curtain.

“I’m no dream, Kitten,” I whispered, taking in her beautiful face, committing every inch of it to memory.

I never wanted to be away from her ever.

Fuck it. Only then, as I knelt here, did I realise how scared I was.

The fear that I might have lost her... that she may have been killed.

The relief that flooded me did little to hide the emotions that had been drowning me for the last day.

“And I’m never letting you go again,” I vowed.

Her chest heaved as she gripped my wrist. My heart skipped a beat when she nodded in agreement.

She tugged my hands away from her face, but before I could even feel hurt at the rejection of her action, she wrapped her arms around my neck tightly, throwing her weight onto me and sending me tumbling backwards onto my ass.

She didn’t weigh much, but I hadn’t been anticipating it.

My heart soared, and my wolf howled in happiness. My mate, my kitten, was hugging me. I smiled softly, wrapping my arms around her tightly and burying my head in her neck as I drank up her scent as if it was my lifeline. She was... she was everything I needed.

I cupped the back of her head with one hand, holding her against me. Our hearts were racing. She shifted slightly and straddled my lap. I caressed her back, tensing when I realised she was injured. I was about to move back, but she refused to let me go.

“I’m fine,” she whispered. Her lips brushed my ear, making me clench my teeth. The move sent a rivet of pleasure through me. I wrapped my free arm around her hips.

What had they put her through? And more than that… is this real? Was she really in my lap, hugging me? I didn’t know what had brought on the change, but I was going to cherish it.

Neither of us spoke as we simply held each other close.

Her fingers ran through my hair. Her lips pressed against my head for a moment before she moved back, looking down at me, her fingers grazing the back of my neck.

Her heart thundered as our eyes met, and she bit down on her bottom lip, making my gaze dip to them.

My eyes flashed; I needed her… I swallowed hard, very aware of her straddling me, her core pressing against my dick.

Her eyes flickered to my lips, and I couldn’t stop the small victorious smile from crossing them.

Oh, she wanted me, too.

“If you want to kiss me, Kitten, go ahead,” I whispered huskily.

My hand twisted into her hair and made her gasp, yet I didn’t miss the look in her eyes. She wanted me. Fuck, my mate wanted me…

Delsanra

I wanted him.

Our faces were inches apart. His warm minty breath fanned my face, his intoxicating scent filled my senses, and my entire body was on edge.

I was very aware of his bulge pressing against my core, and the urge to grind myself against him threatened to take over.

His chest pressed against mine as I sat here, straddling him.

Our bodies moulded so well together despite the difference in size.

The carnal hunger that burned in his eyes didn’t scare me anymore.

His words made my eyes meet his blazing green ones, and for the first time in my life, I decided to believe in him. That cocky smirk of his was my undoing. I flung my arms around his neck, closing the gap between us, and our lips crashed against each other’s in a sizzling kiss.

Sparks erupted the moment our lips touched.

Pleasure rippled through me, and I sighed softly.

My entire body was reacting to it; I had never experienced such a delicious feeling.

Desire, pleasure, and need ran through me.

That ache that he often awoke within me throbbed once again, blazing to life inside me.

His hand tightened in my hair as he controlled the kiss possessively.

There’s something different about him like this… Fuck, he was…

I moaned as his lips dominated mine, becoming hungrier as he consumed me. It only made my core clench tighter. I tried to keep up, pressing my body against him, my hand on his chest, very aware of the muscles of his delicious body. The other hand was around his neck.

He ran his tongue along my lips, making me moan before he plunged his tongue into my mouth. Our lips moved sensually yet hungrily against the others. It would never be enough. One taste of him was enough to have me hooked for life.

A lustful moan escaped my lips as he throbbed against me. He sucked on my tongue, and my cheeks burned as I rubbed myself against him, unable to stop. His hands tightened on me as he kissed me harder and faster.

A hiss escaped him as he broke the kiss, only to trail kisses down my jaw hungrily. I breathed heavily, not even realising I needed air.

Fuck,” I moaned when his tongue flicked my neck, sending a shooting current straight to my core.

He didn’t stop as he kissed me sensually in the corner of my neck.

How was it possible that he knew that spot?

I didn’t even know… I gasped when his hand squeezed my ass at the same time he sucked hard on my neck.

A flash of a memory from long ago reared its ugly head, and my heart squeezed painfully. Please, not now…

“Rayhan…” I whispered, my heart thudding as I realised what we were doing, settling in with a brutal reality check. He paused, moving back and searching my eyes. “I’m sorry,” I blurted out.

A flash of confusion and hurt appeared in his eyes as he slowly let go of my hair and ass.

“No… I’m sorry… I got carried away.”

“What?” Oh hell, he misunderstood… “No… I mean, I’m sorry for everything… well, not everything, not the kiss, umm…” I was babbling. Shit.

He seemed to realise I was okay, and that cocky smirk returned. He leant back, bracing his weight on his hands as he looked at me, waiting for an explanation. I took a deep breath and looked down, only to realise that he had a full hard-on happening in his pants. Oh god, wrong place to look!

“Eyes up here, Kitten,” he mocked. I frowned, glaring at him.

This little- Wait, I was meant to be apologising.

“I’m sorry for disrespecting you… for all the insults I hurled at you… I just, I wanted to see you angry, to prove to myself that I was right, that you were just like other werewolves… but I was wrong,” I whispered seriously, my frown fading away. “I… I like you, Rayhan.”

I realised that there was no way I’d ever be able to forget him.

Yes, it was selfish of me to hold him back from finding someone better.

.. but couldn’t I be selfish? If the god before me claimed he wanted me…

then I was going to cherish every moment.

Maybe one day he would get bored of me… but for now, I would live in the moment and make the most of it. .. until the day he casts me aside.