Chapter 27
Hays after the fight, I found myself walking the halls into Doria’s offler, my nerves shot, but my resolve soll. The memory of Marcus’s threat will gnawed at me. My baby Alarica pluisa burned into my mind. Hud porchoice–Thal to make this happen. For my son
the vout there again?”
“Goddess, when will she stop! That’s an engaged man right there!”
50h, vu think thatll stop the likes of her”
The murmurs went fronsone car and out of the others I strolled the carpeted floors. Dorian’s fortress is at the end of the hallway with his aide guarding the first doors that leads to his office door like a secretary of some sort. The moment his eyes landed on me, he wasted no seconds of consheming my amval and hastily tapped some digits for the lock to click and the door to unlock. “Thank you.” I mutter, smiling
That man must have scared off the poor guy, threatening 1 will be let in no matter the circumstances—as long as it is me. I could imagine him doing that
My office door was just beside his as I walked past it. Dorian’s office was exactly what you’d expect as I got back from it–large, imposing, and dark. The heavy ook desk sat in the middle, papers stacked in messy piles, while the floor–to–ceiling windows behind him let in just enough light to cast long shadows across the room. I felt suffocating, like I was walking into a trap. His scent was everywhere–dark, woodsy, and annoyingly intoxicating. But, at least it wasn t empty
I pushed the mahogany door open without knocking, praying we’re already close enough to do that. Dorian looked up from his papers–reading glasses hug his sharp nose bridge and seeing him in this serious aura does things I absolutely did not permit to my stomach. His expression quickly shifted from annoyance to something almost reverent. “Selene,” he breathed, his voice low, eyes darkening with something akin to worship his Goddess. “You’re back.”
- p. Seduce him. Make yourself useful for once.”
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My stepfather’s your occurred in my ears with venom. Underreail these thick, knee–long jacket is a nightgown I have long stored in my luggage red, lacy, and seductive. I didn’t think i would be using it at all, and definitely not for the span I have here to loathe
I step forward, my heart racing a million miles per minute. “If you’re here to beg for Scott again, you’re wasting your time.
I closed the door behind me–locking it. I already have the reputation of a mistress, I don’t want to add another title onto that, specifically not
prostitute
“Im not begging I’m asking”
That got his attention. His eyes flicked up cold and sharp as ever. He leaned back in his chair, eyebrow raised. “Go on, then
My ari laminered in my chest, but I ignored the impulse to just turn around and leave. Instead, I stepped closer. I walked around his desk, the only thing that’s keeping the both fus in a distance and stood beside him. “He deserves another chance,” I said, my voice soft but firm “Tim asking you to give han the Claef Bera position. The words tasted bitter on my tongue, but I forced them out. I was desperate, I had to be.
Dustaninorted, but before he could say anything, I did something I never thought I would. I slid onto his lap, straddling hum, my fingers resting against his chest, I saw the flash of surprise in his eyes, and for a montent, just a split second. I felt like I had him I felt something sprung up on my beband and I knew I had the mad king underneath me
i jush me away.
Deaned closet, hands on his shoulders, iny breath hot against his neck. “If you want to make things right between us, Doran,” I whispered, my lips
For a moment, die seemed to give in. His hands moved to my hips, gripping me tightly as he pulled me against him. His breath was heavy, his eyes darkening with that familiar heat And I thought–I really thought—| hathon.
Hanthen be inlled, and his eyes flickered with realization. He kurw what this mas
Suddenly, without warning. Dorian’s hands grabbed my wrists, and before I knew it, he had me pinned to the wall, my back pressed against the cold. surlare. This boy caged mine, his face inches from mine, his breath hot and ragged
Your really thank this is graing a work, Selene he growled, his voice low, dangerous Tut you can seduce me into giving Scout what he doesn’t
My breath han bed, and sed to push him off, but he was su nger, His grip tighteneal, and his eyes locked onto mune, dark and unrelenting
“I owe you a lot,” he continued, his voice a deadly whisper. “But don’t think for a second I’ll destroy my pack for him. You might be able to play this
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Chapter 27
with others, but not with me.”
“Doran-
I started, but his lips brushed against my car, sending a shiver down my spine.
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He stopped night in front of me, towering over me like a damn storm cloud about to unleash hell. His fingers grazed my jaw, tracing a path down to my neck. “What’s really going on. Selene?” His tone was darker now, a warning “Because we both know Scott’s a fucking joke. He couldn’t hold that position if his life depended on it. Why are you so desperate to put him there!”
I froze. He was too close. His breath hot on my skin. I hated how my body reacted to him–how his presence, as terrifying as it was, pulled me in My heart raced, my mand screaming to get out, but the reminder of Alaric–the thought of Marcus’s threats–held me there
I stared back at him, my breath shallow. “Then why even pretend to care? Why pretend you want me back!”
He grinned, dark and wicked, “Oh, I do want you back. But this isn’t how you’re going to get what you want
I glared at him, my breath shallow, my heart pounding “So that’s it? You won’t give me this?”
His grip loosened, but he didn’t move away “I’ll give you a lot of things. Selene,” he said, his voice softening just slightly. “But not this. Never this.”
I gasped, but I didn’t fight it, I couldn’t. This was what I came for, right? This was the price. I hated him in that moment–hated how he could make me feel so powerless, how he could still affect me this way after everything
But most of all, I hated how right he was
“You’re making a mistake,” 1 whispered, my voice barely audible.
He smirked, dark and wicked. “No, you are.” He lowered his face, eye–level on mine yet those gaze were on my lips.
“Don’t look at me like that.” I murmur. The night gown underneath my jacket felt tight on my skin and all I want right now is to take it off and feel
Like what, Selene?” His voice was gravelly, sending chills down my spine.
The scent of him hit me like a wave–woodsy, dark, and overwhelming. It was all too familiar too close, dragging me back to a time when everything between us was different–le was once my Alpha. My heart skipped, the air between us thickening with memories I’d tried so hard to bury. His presence was intoxicating, pulling me in like gravity. And for a split second, I let myself drown in it.
I couldn’t help it—I moved closer, my body betraying my mind. The harsh words exchanged, the threats I received from my stepfather, the reason Frame here everything that had happened between us slipped away, just for a moment. The heat from him, the sound of his breathing, the way those sage eyes locked onto mine–it was like nothing had changed. My lips were barely an inch away from his, and I could almost taste the past. almost feel what we used to have.
Hiptoed, closing the gap, any fingers brushing his chest as I leaned in to kiss him and his eyes widened yet he didn’t fight it and his lips curved in a stall smirk. For just that second, I forgot everything–the betrayal, the lies, the mess we were in now. It was just him, just me, like old times. Like it hadn’t all gone to slut.
A sharp knock. A shuffle of feet. The sound cut through the air like a slap, snapping me back to reality. My heart dropped, and I blinked, the fog lifting from my head as I jerked away from him.
“Donau?” The familiar voice murmured. A female.
Tuurned, my
y stomach twisting, and there she was–Amara, Standing in the doorway, eyes wide, her mouth set in a firm line. She didn’t say a word, but the look on her face said enough I pulled back from Dorian completely, the realization of what almost happened crashing down on me like a
Fuck. I tried to kiss him.
