Chapter 183
Chapter 183:
He didn’t answer immediately. He stalked toward me, his massive frame absorbing the ambient light in the room, his storm-gray eyes terrifyingly blank.
“Why did you send my Beta?” Kain asked. It wasn’t a roar — it was a glacial, hollow whisper that chilled me to the bone.
I swallowed hard, taking a small step back. “I… I wanted to support you. I know about the arrangement, Kain. I know about you and Fletcher. I just wanted to give you a night where you didn’t have to hide p>
“Support me?” he interrupted. The atmospheric pressure in the room plummeted to an absolute vacuum.
“Yes!” I insisted, my own frustration suddenly bubbling to the surface. Why was he looking at me like I had committed treason? I was trying to be the perfect, understanding contract wife. “Everyone knows you prefer Fletcher, Kain! Stop pretending and making a fool out of me p>
The words hung in the air, heavy and fatal.
Kain froze. The glacial void in his eyes shattered, instantly consumed by a burning, molten Lycan gold. His Inner Wolf didn’t merely surface — it erupted.
He crossed the distance between us in a terrifying blur of unnatural speed. Before I could even gasp, his large hand clamped around my upper arm, hauling me flush against his soaking wet, rock-hard chest.
“I will show you exactly who I prefer,” Kain snarled, his voice a guttural vibration that shook my very core.
He crashed his mouth down onto mine.
It wasn’t a romantic kiss. It was a brutal, punishing claim. The sheer, raw Lycan aggression behind it stole the breath from my lungs. I tasted freezing rain and the sharp burn of whiskey on his lips. The moment our skin connected, a violent electric spark shot through my veins, making my dormant Inner Wolf whimper in a confusing mix of terror and deep, primal arousal.
𝖱оmа𝘯𝖼𝖾 n𝗼𝗏е𝗅s 𝘰𝗻
His free hand tangled in my hair, holding me in place as his scent completely devoured mine. For a fraction of a second, my body betrayed me entirely, melting against his overwhelming heat.
But cold reality snapped me back. This was anger. This was force.
I shoved my hands hard against his solid chest and twisted my face away. When he didn’t immediately release me, survival instinct took over. I ripped my arm free and swung my hand with every ounce of strength I possessed.
The sharp crack echoed like a gunshot in the sprawling den.
Kain’s head snapped to the side. He released me instantly, taking a step back. A stark red handprint began to bloom across his sharp jawline. He stood there, his chest heaving, the molten gold in his eyes slowly receding into a stormy, dangerous gray.
I backed away, my chest rising and falling frantically. My lips were swollen and burning, my entire body trembling from the adrenaline and the lingering electric shock of his touch.
Kain stared at me, his jaw clenched so tight a muscle ticked near his ear. When he finally spoke, his voice carried the absolute, crushing weight of an Alpha’s Command.