Mated To The Cold Hearted Alpha
Chapter 74

Hycinth inhaled sharply. Eyes still glued down to the floor, her chin went up, her neck extending to the fullest. It was the ultimate gesture of submission, a promise her life was in his paws, he could do with it whatever he chose.

My heart raced in my chest because now I suspected his next move. He was going to take what belonged to him. He was going to mark her!

I tried to slow him down, make him see reason. We still had no idea if Hycinth even planned to stay after the next three days.

But he wasn’t listening.

He’d fought…

…and now he would have his prize.

I tried to contain my panic. My Wolf marking her was not previously agreed-upon. Hycinth had never explicitly said she was okay with it. But her posture radiated consent. She was too smart not to realize the potential. Did this me she’d changed her mind?!

F**k, my nerves were shot.

My anxiety wasn’t restricted to only her response. If Hycinth allowed him to mark her, our bond would grow…his attachment to her would substantially increase. It was already going to kill him if Hycinth decided to leave after the ceremony, but if she walked out the door, bearing his mark on her neck, there wouldn’t be any pieces left for me to put back together.

Again, I shoved against his influence, trying to take back control.

But he wasn’t having it….

Tongue flickering out, he tasted her flesh and nuzzled in closer.

I held my breath.

Desire and want radiated through his body.

And then it was too late…

Powerful jaws clamped down, slicing through her skin like butter.

Hycinth cried out in pain.

My Wolf didn’t relent. It wasn’t a gentle claiming. He held tight, canines buried deep, taking ownership of her and letting her know how very displeased he was with her behavior.

The salty scent of her tears wafted into the air. With his teeth embedded in neck, I felt her throat constrict and swallow a silent sob. Hurt and discomfort whimpered through the bond. But she didn’t try to pull away, didn’t make a sound.

After a long moment, his irritation and anger subsided finally, sated by her obedience and submission. Gently, he extracted his teeth from her flesh. Hycinth bit down but couldn’t contain her small cry of pain.

My Wolf laved his tongue over the wound, licking, soothing the pain away as it closed, letting her know all was made right. More than right.

Euphoric…

…we were drunk on it.

And now, Hycinth felt it as well. Warmth swirled through her belly. Little hands burrowed into the fur at my Wolf’s neck, fingers pulling his hair to hold tight. He didn’t mind. And she apparently, wasn’t bothered by the b***d of the other wolves he’d gotten on her skin and clothing.

Speaking of the other wolves…

My Wolf lifted his head and turned slowly, making eye contact with every Wolf in the room. Without warning, he unleashed his Alpha dominance. Stance wide, stiff-legged and tail high, he positioned himself directly in front of our mate. With a loud growl, he roared, “MINE!”

Power rumbled from his chest, hitting the group of wolves like a tidal wave, dropping every single one of them to their knees and some to their backs, unable to even kneel before him. A few whined.

He held his position, defiant and proud of what belonged to us.

After, I’m sure what felt like an unbearable length of time, but was probably only less than a minute, my Wolf released his stance, gathering his power back into his chest.

A collective sigh of relief radiated through the crowd. Wolves began to pick themselves up from the floor.

My Wolf was no longer at all concerned with them. He turned to Hycinth. “Come.”

Hycinth scrambled to her feet and without another word, followed him out the door.

The walk back to the packhouse wasn’t long.

My Wolf strutted the entire way, now feeling quite pleased with himself.

And…all of the b***d in his body had gone south… tickling his groin.

I bit back a g***n.

Thankfully, we were in his body and not mine. His e******n didn’t occur until after penetration, but mine…well, let’s just say, had we been in my skin, I’d be sporting a ridiculously stiff hard-on right about now.

When we reached our room, he was finally ready to relinquish control and shift.

That was great and all…

…but shifting with a hard c**k was sort of like trying to pee with a hard c**k. I needed a minute.

Deep breath in…let it out…

My Wolf snorted at my distress and swaggered his way right into the bathroom.

Without even a command or instruction, Hycinth followed along behind him.

I squirmed uncomfortably in his head.

Maybe if I crossed my legs…

Standing next to the large shower, my Wolf faced her expectantly.

Hycinth’s eyebrows pulled together. She glanced around the bathroom and then back at him. “Um…?”

He nodded toward the shower.

Lake blue eyes opened wide. “You want me to turn on the water so you can, uh, take a shower…like that?”

Staring at her as if taking a shower in his Wolf form was the most natural task he’d ever done, he nodded his big head.

“Ah…okay.” She opened the clear glass door and reached inside, mumbling to herself, “You know…it’d be easier if you’d just told me what you wanted.”

Laughter rumbled through his chest. True. But the look of bewilderment on her face was adorable and far too much fun.

My predicament just added to his good humor.

Getting back to that.

I tried to picture every gross and nonsexual thing I could.

I could do this. I had control over my own c**k, damnit!

Until…my Wolf finally mustered up some instructions for our mate, “Strip.”

Mother. Of. F**k.

That bastard!

Hycinth’s already rounded eyes got bigger. Her heart-shaped lips stuck in an ‘o’ as a beautiful blush crept up her neck and blossomed pink on her cheeks.

But, shockingly, just like their first meeting before going on a run, she gave him absolutely no argument. Docile as a lamb. Take her clothes off? He asks. Suuuure, no problem. Not so much for me… I gritted my teeth and tried to force him to look away.

He didn’t.

Nope…he just eye-balled the f**k out of her while she carefully unbuttoned her shirt, little fingers playing with each button, more and more of her creamy white skin revealed as she went.