Owned By The Alphas novel Chapter 9

7. The Secret

Nikolai led me across the dining hall to the room with our symbol on it. He urged me inside, then closed the door behind us.

I took in the room, trying to ignore the giant, intimidating bed that dominated it.

It had four posts, all with vines and flower buds carved down the sides, drapes hung over it, and the covers were of something I had never seen before. It looked fancy, not like the woven stuff in the village.

The room had the same red tint to it that the oath room had from the moon shining down on it. The ceilings were more glass, letting the rays in.

The walls were bare aside from the candle lanterns. They were almost out.

“Do you have to fuck all of us before they run out or something stupid like that?” I snickered, but when I turned to face him, he wasn’t amused.

He was…more.

His huge form took up the entire doorway. His taut muscles that had seemed alluring before were even more than that now, rippling with pulsing veins up his forearms, abs and torso glistening in the red moonlight.

And I was sure he had gotten taller. Or maybe I had shrunk back? I wasn’t even sure.

My mouth went dry as I stared at him, waiting.

“Lie down,” he ordered, the green of his eyes flashing with a deep red. Nikolai was in alpha mode.

I did as he asked, lying down. He climbed over me, and my breathing hitched as his dark hair fell toward me. I reached up a hand to brush it back over his head, and he closed his eyes.

He leaned down and nuzzled into my neck before growling from somewhere deep inside. He lifted my thigh against his, and I gasped. He yanked his sweatpants down and went for my panties.

“Woah, woah.” I scrambled away and he growled after me, grabbing at my ankle and yanking me back toward him.

He was so big, so strong. I knew what I was meant to do, but I didn’t want it to hurt, and there were things he could do so it wouldn’t.

“Kai, stop!” I cried out, trying to get away from him.

He snarled and forced himself backward, shaking as he breathed heavily. He was fighting with something within himself, and I had to be grateful he was trying. I pulled my legs to my chest and wrapped my arms around them.

Kai looked at me, his eyes deep red, rimmed in thick black.

“I need to finish, Lorelai,” he growled, and shook his head as he went to reach for me again. He snatched his hand back.

I watched him struggle to tame his beast before going to him. I reached for him with timid fingers. I ran my hands down his chest, and he nuzzled me, pushing me back down on the mattress.

“Slow,” I warned.

He shook his head. “I can’t,” he breathed, his voice strained like he was in pain.

“Kiss me,” I whispered, running my hands down his back muscles.

He kissed my neck, over my collarbone, making me shudder, heat creeping across my skin.

I pulled him up to see me. “Here.” I pointed to my lips.

He grunted and turned away. “It’s against the rules,” he bit, and shook again.

I raised a brow. “What rules?” You’re the alpha, change the rules,” I snapped, annoyed that he thought we were going to do this without kissing.

He ran hands through his hair, then turned back to me, and I sucked in a breath.

His eyes were so red the mesmerizing green flashing behind it was almost completely gone.

“You humans will never understand,” he snapped, and climbed over me again.

He yanked me under him, pressing me into the bed. His dick was hard against me, and I tried to focus on anything but that, but my heart raced at the idea of it inside me.

“Help me understand then,” I pleaded breathlessly.

“I’ll be gentle,” he promised, and I breathed harshly against his lips on me.

“Will you kiss me?” I asked. He gritted his jaw and shook his head.

“I’m not allowed to kiss you. Or do anything but fuck you,” he admitted, and I sucked in a breath.

“Why?” I demanded, trying to fight back the tears.

“Because it’s the way it is,” he said, then hung his head. When he brought it back up, his smirk was gone, his lips turned down.

“Look, I can’t explain this to you, and I don’t expect you to understand because you are a human, but there are things we have to do as wolves and I swear to you this offerings shit is not about what you think. There’s a reason for it. A good one.”

“But you can’t tell me what it is?”

He shook his head, and I chewed my lip. I took a few breaths. I had to get this over and done with then. He had to fuck me. I couldn’t leave a virgin, so I had to sort it myself.

“I need a minute, is that the bathroom?” I asked.

He nodded. “Yeah, we have to shower between each girl,” he said, and I laughed at that. It was actually comforting to know.

I climbed from the bed and went inside. I leaned against the door, taking deep breaths. I shook out my hands then stared into the mirror.

My cheeks were flushed, my eyes wide and full of something I couldn’t place. I just had to shut it off. I had done that before.

I turned away from the mirror, turned the light off, then closed my eyes. I ran my hands down the silk on my body, brushing over my nipples.

I needed to feel, not think. I needed to get myself ready since the alpha wasn’t going to do it. I sucked in a breath as I pinched down on my nipple, sending pleasure through me.

My other hand slipped under my nightie, finding the slick folds beneath my panties and the nub of flesh that released a pleasure within me, making my body hot and climb high.

A growl came from the other side of the door. “I can still smell you,” he breathed dangerously.