Chapter 326
Chapter 326:
Before I could even reach for the light switch, a massive shadow detached itself from the black marble walls.
The suffocating, intoxicating scent of ancient cedar crashed over me—but tonight it was laced with the dark, heavy musk of absolute victory. Kain didn’t say a word. He closed the distance with the terrifying speed of an apex predator, his large hands gripping my waist. He spun me, pinning my back flush against the cold wall.
His mouth came down on mine in a brutal, unyielding claim.
There was no gentleness—only the raw, possessive dominance of a Lycan who had just crushed his enemy and returned to his den to claim his prize. The electric spark exploded across my skin, a scorching heat that melted my exhaustion instantly. My wolfless body surrendered completely to his overwhelming strength. I gasped into his mouth, my hands tangling in the lapels of his tailored suit as he pressed his hard, muscular frame against mine.
𝘕𝗈𝘃el𝘴 𝗂n 𝘵𝗋𝗲ո𝖽 𝘰ո 𝗀а𝗹𝘯𝗼𝗏е𝗹ѕ.𝖼𝗈𝗺
Just as I was about to dissolve entirely into the kiss, a shrill, obnoxious ringtone pierced the heavy silence.
My phone was screaming from inside my purse.
I tore my lips away, chest heaving as I gasped for air. Kain let out a dark, frustrated growl and buried his face in the crook of my neck, his teeth lightly scraping over my pulse point.
With trembling fingers, I blindly fished the phone out and answered.
“Lina! Are you seeing this?” Blake shrieked through the speaker, her voice so loud I had to pull the phone from my ear. “Check The Howl right now! Someone just leaked a photo to the gossip blogs. Those Moon Orchids you got yesterday? They were photographed ground into the mud right outside Jase’s Hamptons estate p>
I froze. The chaotic puzzle pieces of yesterday morning snapped into perfect, glaring clarity.
I slowly lowered the phone and let it drop back into my purse. I tilted my head, looking up into Kain’s molten gold eyes.
“Their scent interfered with mine, huh?” I challenged, raising a single eyebrow.
Kain didn’t flinch. He didn’t look the least bit guilty. Instead, a dark, shameless smirk curved his lips, his golden eyes gleaming with absolute, territorial pride.
“It is my duty,” he rumbled, his voice a low, vibrating purr that sent a shiver straight to my core, “to clean up the messes left by stray mutts near my den p>
A laugh bubbled up in my chest, bright and uncontrollable. The terrifying, ancient Lycan King—who was currently orchestrating a multi-billion dollar financial slaughter—had been driven by the petty, absolute jealousy of a possessive mate. It wasn’t a calculated political move. It was raw, undeniable devotion.
I reached up, wrapped my arms around his neck, and pulled him back down to me.
Jase POV
Monday morning traffic on Wall Street was a chaotic symphony of blaring yellow cabs and rushing executives, but inside my armored Mercedes, the silence was a suffocating tomb.
I stared out the tinted window, my blood turning to ice.