“Why am I unable to sense your presence? I asked, bewildered.
With a mocking smile on his lips, Alpha Nicholas took a step forward.
‘So you are claiming,” he started.
That will be the day. Until he demonstrates to me that he wants me, I will not acknowledge the bond.
My heart painfully clenched in my chest.
Did he come here to abandon and reject me? Does that explain why he pulled me into the storeroom?
“I have not said that, I lied, cutting him off and gasping for air. This was like being rejected again without having to say those words.
Alpha Nicholas winced, and his blue eyes flashed with something akin to pain.
He stepped forward again, causing me to step back, and collided with a desk.
Alpha Nicholas came to a stop and held out his arm.
What the f*ck is he doing?
There was a flicker of amusement in his eyes as his soft lips spread into a smile.
With a quick pull, a bright light came on.
I narrowed my eyes at him, not sure what he was going to do. He was aware that we could both see just fine in the dark.
Alpha Nicholas bent his elbow and began to take the gloves off of his hands.
Was it his intention to kill me? Is this what this was? Did Noah Alpha send him?
“So, future Luna Zara from the Silverado Pack,” he said, pinning my gaze. ‘I am aware of your deception.”
“I have no idea what you are talking about,” I growled, losing my temper and feeling my heart violently pound in my chest.
“About you not being marked by your beta,” he grinned broadly.
Was this some kind of trick?
Was he sent by the council, or was Alpha Noah looking for evidence?
Does that explain why he came to sit beside me?
I felt wounded and deceived by that final thought.
“I have no idea what you are getting at!” I sneered. “I have displayed my mating mark to the council and everyone in the vicinity. Now, if you will excuse me, I need to return to my
mate.‘
I shoved Alpha Nicholas aside and pulled open the door.
He extended his arm in an attempt to stop me.
“That is not a mating mark on your nape!” Alpha Nicholas said, sending shivers down my back. ‘I do not think that it is even a real mating mark, or even one given by Beta Levi.”
Sh*t, he knows!
I was having trouble deciding whether to be happy or sad.
My eyes met his as I forcefully swallowed. I felt small under the intensity of his blue eyes.
Was his purpose for being here to blackmail me? Was that his strategy? What was it that he desired? Money? Land? A favor?
I have nothing to say to you, I growled, ducking under his arm to leave.
Alpha Nicholas grabbed me around my waist, pushed me against the wall, and pinned my arms above my head.
Sparks erupted around my wrists, sending the feeling down to my core,
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I snarled and struggled against his grip. I refuse to back down.
‘Feisty,” he whispered, lowering his head to the side of my neck. ‘I like it when you are so full of sh*t. It piques my interest and heightens the excitement of the hunt.”
I stopped struggling, extended my aura, and growled, warning him to back off, but instead of letting me go, he rolled his eyes at me.
“We are equals,” he said, securing both of my wrists in one hand.
I must admit that being so close to Alpha Nicolas was having an effect on me, and I was falling victim to him.
“My goal is not to cause you harm,” he huskily said, his blue eyes darkening and growing serious as he spoke. “I just need to double–check something, and then I will let you go.”
What did he have planned for me? Will he discover my secret and reveal it to the council?
