Chapter Thirty-six
Faelen’s POV
Later that evening, when I got the message that Hunter wanted to see me in his bedroom, my heart skipped a beat.
This wasn’t like our usual routine in his office… this was something different. Something more intimate I sensed, or devastating.
I couldn’t stop my hands from trembling as I walked down the corridor, the cool stone floor beneath my feet doing nothing to calm the heat building up inside me.
Why his bedroom today?
The question kept spinning in my mind, but I already knew the answer. I felt it in my bones.
Ever since that first kiss and touch, we’d been dancing around each other, pretending there were limits. But I felt those limits were soon about to break.
I reached the door and knocked softly, my heart thudding in my chest.
“Come in,” came Hunter’s deep, commanding voice from the other side. The sound of it sent a familiar shiver down my spine.
I opened the door slowly, stepping inside. The room was as I remembered it the last time I was here, the heavy curtains drawn down to block the sunlight.
Hunter was standing by the window, his back to me, but I could feel the tension rising from him and filling the room.
He didn’t turn around right away, and the silence in the room felt stiff and almost suffocating.
“Alpha, you called for me?” I said, my voice a whisper, partly because I didn’t want anyone to hear my voice behind the door.
He turned slowly, his eyes meeting mine, and immediately I could see that same burning desire I saw in him always.
But here, in the darkness of his bedroom, it felt different. It felt more dangerous.
“I did,” he answered quietly with a rough voice. “Come here.”
I swallowed hard, but I moved toward him, my legs shaky, my body already betraying me with the anticipation of what was going to happen.
As I approached, he took a step closer, his eyes never leaving mine. The air between us quickly felt charged with electricity.
When I reached him, he didn’t touch me right away. He just stood there, so close I could feel the heat of his body.
He held himself back, his eyes searching mine as if trying to find some shred of resistance. But of course there was none. I didn’t want to resist.
“Why did you call me here?” I asked, though I already knew the answer. I needed to hear him say it.
He didn’t respond immediately. Instead, his gaze moved over me, taking in every inch of my body, and I felt my heart race with the thought of what was about to happen.
“I couldn’t stop thinking about you,” he finally said, his voice a little more than a growl. “I don’t want to fight it anymore.”
Those words seemed to ignite something inside me. Any sense of control I thought I had been clinging to shattered in an instant.
Before I could think, I found myself reaching out for him, closing the distance between us. His hands were on me in a heartbeat, pulling me against him.
The feel of his touch, rough and desperate, sent a rush of heat through my body and down between my legs.
Our lips collided in a kiss that was more rough than gentle. It was fierce, like we’d both been starving for this moment for long.
I gasped into his mouth as his hands moved to my waist, lifting me effortlessly. My legs wrapped around him instinctively, and he carried me toward the bed.
As he lay me down, our bodies pressed so tightly together I could barely breathe, but I didn’t care. I didn’t want to breathe… I just wanted him.
We fell completely on the bed, and he was over me in an instant, his mouth trailing down my neck, leaving a trail of kiss planted there.
I arched beneath him, my body trembling with need as his hands roamed over me, his touch rough and possessive.
This wasn’t like the other times. There was no hesitation now, no pretending to play hard to get. We were both done with that.
I wanted him as much as he wanted me, and there was no point denying it any longer. Hunter’s strong hands moved over me, pulling off my clothes.
I could feel the complete urgency in his touch, the way he squeezed on my breast, like he couldn’t get enough of me, like he needed to feel and taste every inch of my body.
And I needed him just as badly.
Soon, we were totally naked on the bed. I lay on my back, my heart pounding in my chest. We had kissed before, he’d fingered me, but this was going to feel different… I told myself.
The thought of his huge cock inside me made me gasp even before it happened, and when he plunged into me, all of my senses stopped.
The only feeling my body registered that moment was the pure mix of pain and pleasure between my legs.
He started slow, gliding into me with powerful, yet but soft thrusts. My gasps were occasionally swallowed by his kisses, perhaps to quell the sound of my moaning.
The flow of pleasure going through my body like electricity soon made me lose track of time, as we both melted into a realm of pure ecstasy.
When I woke up hours later, the first thing I felt was the usual warmth of the blankets tangled around my body, the strange softness of the bed beneath me.
It took a moment for the fog of sleep to clear, and then I realized where I was… Hunter’s chambers.
My heart leapt into my throat, and I jumped upright, my eyes wide as the panic hit me all at once.
“What have I done?” I thought, scrambling to pull myself together. My mind racing and trying to make sense of the situation.
Hunter was sitting just a few steps away from the bed, at his desk, shirtless and casually leaning staring at something on the desk.
His eyes shifted with surprise when he noticed my frantic movements. “Faelen, hey, calm down,” he said, his voice low and calm. But that only made me panic more.
“Calm down?” I repeated, almost breathless. “What time is it? How long have I been here?” I started searching for my clothes, my hands trembling as I tried to gather them.
“I shouldn’t have… what was I thinking? I’ve lost track of everything. I’ve abandoned my duties!”
Hunter stood from his chair, his calm expression a complete difference to my panicked energy.
“Faelen, stop,” he said gently, but his voice carried that authority that always made my heart skip.
He then moved toward me, but I backed away, still clutching my clothes, trying to put some distance between us.
“I… I can’t believe I…” I stammered, not able to finish my sentence.
The reality of what had happened settled in me, and I felt like I was suffocating. I had spent the night in the Alpha’s bed. And worse, I hadn’t even realized how much time had passed.
Hunter stopped, his expression softening. “You’re with me, the Alpha,” he said with a firm voice, as if that was supposed to calm me. “You have nothing to worry about.”
His words should have comforted me truly, but instead, they made me more uneasy. I didn’t know if it was the weight of what we had done, or the way he said it, like being with him just erased everything else.
A part of me wanted to believe that, to melt into the idea that with him, nothing else mattered. But another part of me… my logical side… knew better.
I still had responsibilities to do. And this… this wasn’t part of the plan at all.
“I still have to get back to work,” I muttered, though my voice lacked any certainty.
I couldn’t look at him as I said it. I knew he was watching me closely, his sharp eyes taking in every trace of emotion on my face.
Aside the fact that I was completely naked, I felt exposed and vulnerable.
Hunter let out a deep but soft laugh, which snapped my attention back to him. He returned to his seat at the desk, a small smirk playing at the corners of his lips, as if something about this whole situation amused him.
The sound of his laughter made me flush with confusion and a little anger… something else I didn’t yet wish to acknowledge.
“What’s so funny?” I asked, trying to sound stern, but the nervousness in my voice betrayed me.
I was still very aware of the fact that he was shirtless, his muscled chest catching the light in the room as he sat back down.
The sight of him sent a rush of heat through my body, and I fought to stay composed for a brief moment.
He raised an eyebrow, still smirking. “You’re acting like you’ve committed some great crime, Faelen,” he said, leaning back in his chair, his bare chest on full display.
I swallowed hard, not sure how to respond. Was that all it was to him? Just a few hours?
Even though totally overwhelmed by the thoughts of it, I knew this pull between us was more than just a moment of passion.
But still, the weight of my duties tugged at my sides, and I couldn’t shake the fear deep in me that I’d lost control of everything I was holding on carefully.
Gathering some courage, I pulled on my clothes and then stepped toward him, though my heart pounded harder with every step.
Hunter’s eyes followed me, dark and intense, making my breath catch in my throat. I could feel the heat beginning to radiate from him even before I was close enough.
And though his presence made me nervous, I couldn’t deny the invisible magnetic that pulled me toward him.
“I have responsibilities,” I said, but my voice was softer now. I wasn’t sure if I was convincing him or myself. “I can’t just…”
“You’re with me,” he interrupted, his voice low, but there was something possessive in it. As always. “You don’t need to worry about anything else when you’re here.”
I stared at him, my mind at war with itself. The part of me that was loyal to my mission told me to leave, to pull away from him and storm out before anyone discovered us this way.
But another part of me… the part that had spent countless nights thinking about him, dreaming of his touch… wanted to stay. To sink back into the warmth of his bed and let go of everything else.
“Faelen,” he said again, softer this time, his eyes locking onto mine. “Stay.”
I didn’t know what to say, but I felt my resolve crumbling. The way he looked at me, the way his voice sent shivers down my spine… it was just too overwhelming.
I took another step toward him, my hands trembling… I still felt like I was walking on delicate glass.
The pull between us was stronger than ever after the sex, and I wasn’t sure if I wanted to resist him… but I found myself unable to even if I did.