Blake Woolven, notorious bad boy billionaire, was
currently living up to his reputation by fucking
Marchessa de la Luna in his penthouse office suite.
She wasnโt his mate by any means, but sheโd do.
They had to keep their human skins, since it was the full
light of day in the middle of the city. He couldnโt risk
exposure, but he could definitely risk burying his cock
in her tight little sheath.
โAre you going to stare at it or fuck it, Big Bad?โ the
she-wolf growled.
Mmm. It gave him a perverse kind of pleasure when she
called him that. Made him think about running her down
like prey and devouring her in the best of ways until she
screamed his nameโhowlingโwhile she came.
โI donโt know.โ He slipped his hand down her black lace
covered ass and gave it a swat. โAre you playing Little
Red?โ
โThat sanctimonious little fool?โ she drawled, deep and
throaty. โNot a chance. Iโm the hunter.โ She growled low
in her throat.
And indeed, she was the hunter. She was a predator, just
like him. In fact, part of the thrill of mounting the
evil little she-demon was that they were currently at war
with the de la Lunas. This had crossed from the forbidden
into madness some time ago, but he couldnโt resist.
He filled his palms with both taut globes. โOh really? So
you think youโre going to gut me?โ
โIโll eat your heart out, Blake,โ she promised, her voice
low and close to the Change.
There was little chance of that. Blake Woolven wouldnโt
settle for just any gold digging, social climbing,
delectable-assed she-wolf. No, he wouldnโt take any but
his intended mate. Being the heir, he had that privilege.
It was up to the lessers, the betas, to mate for social
standing, pack order, resourcesโฆ
He was Alpha. He made his own rules.
Blake tangled his hand in her long, blond hair and tugged
it back so she arched up off his desk, all spread out for
him and wanting. Yeah, Iโll do her just like this.
The intercom buzzed. โYour one oโclock is here.โ
He snarled, โCancel.โ
The elder wolf on the line sighed. โYou asked me to
remind you, sir. Itโs Randi Rutger.โ
He snarled again, the Change coming over his features as
he fought to keep his animal at bay. โGive me five.โ
โYes, sir.โ
โYouโre really going to fuck me in five minutes?โ
Marchessa turned her head to look at him, green eyes
flashing like St. Elmoโs Fire.
As much as heโd be sorry to miss out on Marchessaโs
charms, Ms. Rutger held priority as she was currently
trying to sabotage his company. โNo. Youโre going to put
on your clothes, and youโre going to leave.โ
โAre you kidding me?โ She bared her teeth.
โDo I look like Iโm kidding? I have important pack
business.โ He straightened, pulling the cool veneer of
propriety down over his wolf, locking it down inside of
him. It snarled at the cage, rammed at the bars, but
Blake knew he couldnโt indulge the beast at the moment.
โYouโre an asshole.โ She stuffed her feet into her shoes.
โThatโs what they say.โ He arched a brow. What happened
to eating my heart? Blake rather imagined asking her the
question wouldnโt go over well, but it could be fun to
watch.
The door was flung open just as Marchessa was leaving,
almost knocking the pretty she-wolf in the head.
โExcuse me,โ a voice said.
โThereโs no excuse for you, Iโm sure.โ The she-wolf
looked the other female up and down, then lifted her nose
in the air, scenting. โThatโs what I thought.โ
His one oโclock, Miss Randi Rutger, narrowed her eyes
right back. โSame to you.โ
Randi Rutger obviously had no idea what Marchessa was
doing, smelling her to see just what kind of creature she
wasโfinding her human and therefore lacking. But Randi
was obviously an Alpha female and didnโt seem to care
what Marchessa intended, only in giving her the same
derision in turn. Good for her.
Bad for him.
She wasnโt going to make this easy.
Especially since she smelled likeโฆhis.
No, no, no. Not okay. He looked up at the ceiling, as if
the remedy for this situation was written there in gold.
Or excrement. Heโd take anything, but what he thought it
was.
Had to be Marchessaโs scent, he reassured himself. Heโd
been taking her much too often and his body was starting
to identify her as his mate. That had to be it.
Not a puny human.
Especially not this puny human.
From the burning hellfire in her eyes, sheโd see him dead
rather than speak to him. That was an awful lot of hate
to be packed into a human heart. If she were Turned with
that kind of sour in her soul, it would be an ugly thing,
to be sure. Everything was more intense as a wolfโall
sensations, especially feelings. As a wolf, that rage
would make her a monster.
Goddess, but she smelled delightful. Like sex, chocolate,
and all things good and true.
She narrowed her eyes. Apparently, sheโd been speaking
while heโd been mentally stripping her out of that black
pencil skirt with his teeth.
Mine.
Nope.
Mine.
Nuh-uh.
Mine.
Damn it.