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I clenched my jaw, trying to push her away. Her words were too familiar, echoing the darkness I had been trying to keep at bay. My muscles tensed under her touch, her presence stirring the part of me I had been fighting. She always knew what to say, the perfect balance between temptation and manipulation.
“You speak of power, Shikta, but what good is it if it only leaves destruction in its wake? And you know the consequences. No Alpha from my lineage has ever lived more than
thirty–three. I have less than two more years…” I stepped back, trying to regain control,
but she followed, her eyes gleaming with a knowing confidence.
“Destruction is what makes you feared,” she purred, her lips curling into a seductive smile.
“It’s what makes you strong. Peace… it’s an illusion. And you, Alpha, you were never
meant for illusions. And in less than two years, you leave a legacy behind. One your
ancestors never left.”
Shikta’s fingers curled around the back of my neck, pulling me down until her lips
brushed mine. For a moment, I didn’t resist. Her warmth, the intensity of her touch, the
way she fueled the darkness within me–it was a dangerous pull. She knew my
weaknesses, how to tempt me when I was most vulnerable. I felt her breath against my
skin, her body pressing closer.
“You don’t have to fight it, Parthe,” she whispered between kisses. “This is who you are.
Power. Desire. Not peace.”
I growled softly, my restraint breaking under the weight of her words and touch. Her lips met mine again, harder this time, her hands wandering down my chest.
The tension between us boiled over, my hands gripping her waist as I pulled her closer.
Shikta’s laughter was soft and triumphant, her fingers sliding under my tunic, skin against
skin.
She was right about one thing: I was a creature of power, of darkness, and the peace I craved was slipping further from my grasp with every moment.
Shikta’s body arched beneath my grip as I pressed her over the edge of the wooden table, her moans swallowed by the growl that tore from my chest.
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I ripped her flimsy dress off, exposing her bare behind to me. My length was hard already.
Although not as hard as I’d want it to be. I was a bit distracted.
I grabbed both sides of her butt cheeks and spread them apart roughly.
A moan tore from her throat.
She was dripping wet.
I was already ready… My potion was the first thing I took when I woke up every morning –
a secret Shikta didn’t even know about. I couldn’t trust her with such a secret. Otherwise,
she’ll figure out a way to bypass my precautionary measures just to get pregnant for me.
My hands gripped her hips roughly as I thrust into her ass hole a little rougher than she
would have liked. Her back was arched to accommodate my intimidating length, her head turned to catch glimpses of me over her shoulder, her lips parted with gasping breaths.
I knew she was disappointed. This wasn’t the typical sex I had with her. I was usually
deliberate, rough, and never in a hurry.
But this time, it seemed a bit too rushed for her liking. But she didn’t get to question me.
The heat of the moment drowned out any sense of the world beyond the chamber that. I
didn’t hear the soft knock on my door.
Then it happened.
The door carelessly flung open, and the rush of cold air swept through the heat that
enveloped us.
I froze.
Shikta’s body stilled beneath me, and I looked up sharply, my grip still hard on her skin.
I had my back against the entrance, but the scent that greeted my nostrils was too familiar to recognize.
My pulse roared in my ears as I perceived her sweet scent.
Fuck.
