Page 53 of Ruthless Alpha Beast

“And how’s your research going? You don’t need to do that, by the way.”

“I know I don’t have to, but I want to be useful.”

He nods. “I get it.”

I sigh. “Well, you had to carry me out of the library, so what does that tell you?”

He laughs. “That you’re dedicated, which is admirable. A key quality for an Alpha’s wife.”

I roll my eyes, but inside, I feel strangely fuzzy again.

“Yeah, well, it’s interesting. There are all these stories and fables, all these riddles. Curses are so multi-layered; once one has started, it’s hard to get them to stop.”

“Tell me about it,” he sighs. “They’re a bitch.”

I exhale. “Yeah, I guess.”

“You like books though, don’t you?”

He must remember that from the first time we met.

“Uh, yeah,” I swallow. “Yeah, I do.”

“So, it’s fun.”

“Yeah,” I turn onto my back. “I guess it is a little fun.”

There’s a beat of silence, and for some reason, it feels like my stomach is treading water.

“I appreciate you helping,” he says.

I nod. It’s nice to feel appreciated, even if it’shimtelling me.

“And I appreciate you, you could have left me for dead in that library.”

He laughs. “Couldn’t have done that with the way you were angled. I’m not that evil.”

I smile. “How did you find me anyway?”

He scoffs. “Come on, baby, I’m a wolf.”

Chapter 12 - Jasper

What I was worried was going to happen has already happened. Sort of.

I always knew that my wolf was attracted to Tara; he couldn’t have made it any more obvious, and of course, he was the one who got me involved with a human in the first place.

But what I feared was that he would take over completely and force me to be intimate with Tara again.

We haven’t been intimate, but I’m struggling to control myself around her.

The other day, she’d just come back from a swim in the lake. Her hair was dripping down her exposed back, and she was wearing nothing but a two-piece bikini as she sauntered around the kitchen.

It felt like my body was on fire.

I was so close to coming up behind her and slipping my arms around her hips, holding her thin waist, and trailing my tongue from her neck to her ear.

I could almost taste her—her sweet scent already making my mouth water.