Mated to My Intended's Enemy novel Chapter 2

Chapter 2: Chapter 2 Three Thousand Dollars

Leo

I never expected that this night would turn into one of the most confusing and infuriating encounters of my existence. As Alpha of the Shadow Pack, I’d agreed to meet with Enzo Howlthorne at my club to finalize our arrangement—five million dollars of gambling debt to be settled with something far more valuable.

He presented me with a photo of his half-sister, Victoria — a newly turned eighteen-year-old hybrid wolf. Beautiful. Pure. With noble Alpha blood in her veins. Enzo described her as unshifted, soft-natured, and obedient by default. In his words, she would make the perfect, well-behaved little sex slave.

Yet the woman approaching me at the bar looked nothing like the demure virgin I’d been promised. She was breathtaking. Curves poured into a little black dress that barely covered what mattered, long chestnut hair cascading down her back, and those eyes—wide, innocent, yet burning with determination. She moved like she owned the place, sliding onto the stool beside me and crossing those impossibly long legs.

"Buy a girl a drink?" she purred, leaning forward to give me a perfect view of her cleavage.

My wolf howled in approval. Mine. She’s already ours. What game is she playing?

I kept my composure, though my blood was already heating. "Shouldn’t you be in college studying for finals?" I asked, allowing myself to study her more carefully. Her scent was intoxicating—pure, untouched, yet somehow bold and defiant.

"It’s my birthday," she said with a smile that made my cock twitch. "I’m celebrating... survival."

Birthday. Eighteen. The age when she’d legally become mine according to our arrangement. Was this some kind of test? Did Enzo send her here to see if I’d recognize her?

When she touched my hand, electricity sparked between us. The connection was undeniable—this was my mate, whether she knew it or not. But she clearly had no idea who I was, which meant...

"Your hands look like they could hurt me," she whispered, tracing my knuckles.

"Only if you ask nicely," I responded, my voice rougher than intended as my wolf clawed for control.

The way she bit her lip nearly broke my restraint. This wasn’t the sheltered Alpha’s daughter Enzo had described. This was a woman on a mission, and suddenly I was very interested in discovering what that mission was.

"I’m Victoria," she said, extending her hand.

I hesitated before taking it, knowing that touch would only intensify our connection. "Leo," I replied, using my given name rather than my full title. Let her believe I was just another man in a club. For now.

When she pressed against me on the dance floor, her perfect ass grinding against my growing hardness, I nearly lost it. "What game are you playing, little wolf?" I whispered against her ear, unable to stop myself from using the endearment.

And then she handed me a hotel key card. Room 1503. Fifteen minutes.

I should have walked away. I should have called Enzo right then and demanded an explanation. Instead, I found myself counting down the minutes, my wolf pacing restlessly inside me.

When I knocked on her door exactly fifteen minutes later, the scent of her arousal hit me like a physical blow. She looked up at me with those wide eyes, and I gave her one last chance to back out.

"I don’t want to back out," she whispered, rising on her tiptoes. "I want you to fuck me, Leo."

My control shattered. I’d spent years mastering my Alpha instincts, but one request from those sweet lips and I was undone. Her skin was silk beneath my fingers as I traced up her thigh, teasing the edge of her panties. She was already wet for me, her scent driving me wild.

"You smell sweet," I growled, burying my face in her neck to inhale more of her intoxicating aroma. When she climbed onto my lap, grinding against my painfully hard cock, I nearly took her right there.

She breathed against my ear. "I’m all yours tonight."

All mine. The irony wasn’t lost on me. She had no idea she’d already been promised to me—that by tomorrow, she’d officially belong to me according to the agreement with her brother. And here she was, offering herself freely.

"Be careful what you ask for, little wolf," I whispered against her lips. "I might just ruin you for anyone else."

"Leo," she moaned, her nails digging into my shoulders as I filled her completely. "Oh god, Leo."

Her inexperience was obvious, but her enthusiasm made up for it.Because the moment I slid into her tight, wet heat and felt her barrier give way, something primal and possessive took over.

I took my time, watching her face as she experienced each new sensation. When I hooked her legs over my arms and drove deeper, her eyes widened in shocked pleasure.

"Is this what you wanted?" I growled, maintaining a punishing rhythm. "To give yourself to a stranger? "

She looked confused for a moment, but then her eyes rolled back as a particularly deep thrust hit the perfect spot. "Yes," she gasped. "I don’t want to be sold to some—ah!—thirty-two-year-old monster."

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