Zara’s POV
Alpha Nicolas gave me a cheeky wink, his desire and lust evident in his blue eyes. He moved in closer, licking his lips sensually.
His warm breath trailed down the side of my neck and stopped at my ear, making my breath hitch.
“I cannot wait to be inside you,” he purred, and I shuddered, my knees giving way beneath my weight. “I am going to see to it that you repeatedly call my name. I will make sure you never forget my delicious attack on your little, juicy p*ssy. You will always be reminded to whom you belong.”
My body betrayed my desires, and my face turned scarlet as I whimpered helplessly. My core clenched, and my sweet juices spilled out of my p*ssy, running down the side of my leg. Alpha Nicholas had me hot and bothered once more.
I closed my eyes, took a deep breath of his sweet vanilla and honey scent, and felt lustful and intoxicated by this attractive wolf.
I really wanted Alpha Nicholas to f*ck me, really, really badly, right now. I wanted to feel his cock slide in and out of me with his hands exploring me once more.
“Zaaa-ra!” Levi’s voice had a concerned edge and sounded closer.
My eyes flew open, looking straight into the Alpha Nicholas orb-they were black. His wolf has taken control.
For a brief moment, time seemed to stop.
What was his wolf planning to do?
I swallowed hard as the tension grew.
“You better leave, mate,” he muttered under his breath with a somewhat disappointed tone. “Before your Beta recruits an army to locate you…”
“He sounds jealous,” Kaya purred. “I like it!”
Alpha Nicolas straightened up, stepped back, and closed his eyes.
He grabbed the door handle, pushed it down, and opened the door for me to let me out.
Are we going to end it like this? Him throwing me out of the storeroom?
A cold wind whooshed in from the hallway and blew between my legs, leaving the wet trail freezing between my legs.
I shuddered.
“I cannot restrain my wolf any longer.” Alpha Nicholas muttered a warning under his breath, and a tiny smile formed at the corners of his lips.
“Is he making fun of me?” I asked, surprised, when I realized he was patting the upper left pocket of his jacket, the one into which he had tucked my lace panties for safekeeping.
“He certainly seemed to enjoy your discomfort.” Kaya chuckled with amusement.
“Should I try and claim my panties from him?” I asked. “I wouldn’t mind having his hands on me again.”
“Rather not,” Kaya mused. “Let him have them for the time being. It will work to our advantage.”
I stared at Kaya as if she had grown to her head-a minute ago she wanted him to touch us, and now she was letting him get away with my underwear.
Kaya sighed.
“It will serve as a reminder of us,” she said. “And it will drive his wolf crazy to have us. Simply engage in his game. Give him the impression that he won. We are going to prove to him that we are more skilled at his game than he is.”
“I like how you think, Kaya,” I said excitedly. “Challenge accepted.”
I snatched up my purse and hurried to get out. I shoved the door open and stuck my head outside to check if it was clear. I was relieved to see that the hallway was empty.
I went outside, shutting the door behind me, and made my way toward the bathroom.
“Bloody hell, Zara!” The quiet hallway reverberated with Levi’s voice. “What on earth have you been doing?”
“Sh*t!” I froze in my tracks and muttered to myself.
Levi dashed in, his footsteps resonating through the deserted corridor.
“Oh, Goddess,” I internally prayed. “Please, please, please do not let him smell Alpha Nicolas on me.”
I slowly spun to look at Levi, cracking a meek smile.
Levi took a step closer, wrinkling his nose and narrowing his eyes.
“What the hell happened to you?” he asked. “And what the hell is that smell?
“I-”
The door to the storeroom cracked on its hinges, and my heart dropped into my shoes.
“Oh my goddess!” I groaned to myself, watching Alpha Nicholas emerge from the storeroom.
Was this wolf intentionally doing this?
Was his intention to cause trouble?
How is Levi going to respond to this?
Levi turned to look over his shoulder and his expression changed to one of surprise.
He looked back at me, biting his lip.
“Oh,” he replied, grinning.
“It is not what it appears to be,” I attempted to clarify.
“Not what it appears?” he asked with a taunting eyebrow raised, wrapping his arms around his chest. “It smells and looks exactly like it appears.”
I swallowed a lump that had developed in my throat, and I glanced back at Alpha Nicholas.
Lying to Levi or withholding information from him would not be helpful.
“Okay, fine,” I said, letting out a breath I was not aware I was holding. “You win; it appears exactly as it does.”
My cheeks burned. This was so f*cking embarrassing! I wish I could just sink into the floor!
“Well, at least Levi did not enter while Alpha Nicholas was kissing your p*ssy!” Kaya gave a little chirp.
“Not helping, Kaya!” I hissed.
“Good,” Levi said after a moment, trying not to smile. “Since the air has cleared, I advise you to get cleaned up. I doubt that the entire council would be interested in knowing that you had sex.”
“I-we didn’t,” I attempted to counter, but Levi stopped me with a raised hand.
“Spare me the soppy details,” he said, with a serious tone. “Now go and get yourself cleaned up. You are not permitted to smell like Alpha Nicholas or like sex in the meeting room.”
I glanced back at Alpha Nicholas. He was smiling and lying languidly against the wall, observing our conversation.
“Beta Levi makes a valid point,” Alpha Nicholas stated. “Now hurry and freshen up. The council cannot be kept waiting much longer. If we do not return, they will assume that something must have happened.”
I spun around with a sigh and I hurried to the bathroom.
When I passed the mirror, I stopped, and my eyes went wide with shock.
“Oh, my goddess,” I moaned as I caught sight of my reflection.
My dress was wrinkled, my lips were swollen and red, and I had a bruised nape from Alpha Nicholas’s hickey on my marking spot.
“If that is how you look after he f*cked you with his mouth and fingers,” Kaya purred. “I would like to see your appearance after he is done f*cking you with his huge c*ck!”
A shiver ran down my spine at the thought. Alpha Nicholas’s assault was brutal, and for some reason, I craved him doing it again.
“I should probably clean myself up,” I whispered as I grabbed some toilet paper and wet it.
I cleaned myself gently, feeling my privates as raw and swollen as my lips, and I forced myself not to remind myself of Alpha Nicholas’s fingers pulsing in and out of me.
After I had finally cleaned up as much as I could, I came upon the two men in the hallway having a lengthy conversation.
As soon as they saw me, they both became silent.
“Grab this,” Levi said, passing his coat to me. “It should assist in masking the smell.
“And I will sit beside you once more,” Alpha Nicholas uttered. “Just in case someone notices my scent on you.”
I nodded.
This was going to be a long ass meeting.
I followed the two wolves back to our seats.
By the time we took our seats, the meeting was well underway, and the council went silent.
“We are glad that you could join us,” the elder sneered.
“Apologies, council,” Levi said. “However, my mate had eaten something that upset her stomach.”
“What are you doing, Levi?” I mind-linked him. “You are making me look bad!”
“I believe Luna Zara was poisoned,” Alpha Nicholas chirped beside me, adding more gasoline to the fire. “She was vomiting when I discovered her heading toward the bathroom! I headed over to help her and gave her some herbs to help break the poison’s effects.”
My face flushed. The two men were lying through their teeth.
“Oh, dear,” the councilor said, startled. “Are you alright, Luna?”
I simply gave him a feeble nod.
“Very well,” the elder said. “Let us continue with the meeting.”
“See, now everything is sorted,” Alpha Nicholas whispered in my ear. “No one will ever ask a question about why you smell like me.”
“Wise, but awkward,” I shot back, attempting to focus on the meeting.
That made Alpha Nicolas smile.
“Now I just need to find a way to be able to see you regularly,” he said, and he sat back in his chair, looking pleased with himself.
“Oh, Goddess!” I excitedly muttered to myself. “How is he going to accomplish that?”
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