Chapter 62\u00a0<\/p>\n
Chapter 62\u00a0<\/p>\n
Damien\u00a0<\/p>\n
I don\u2019t like people.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I never have, and I never will.\u00a0<\/p>\n
So the only place I knew I could stay without seeing them or touching anyone was a cave deep in the Mooncrest Mountains. Jason told me the pack members never came here; it was too dangerous, and the creatures that lived in these mountains. were notoriously difficult to deal with.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But ever since I started coming here, none of the creatures dared approach. They either kept their distance or fled the moment they sensed me. Even then, even with all that distance between me and everyone else, it still didn\u2019t help.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Because all I could think about was her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That woman from the auction.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Even though our first meeting lasted a few hours, something about her dug into me and refused to let go. It was the first time in centuries I\u2019d found my mind returning to a woman\u2019s face. The first time I had wanted to see someone again. And I didn\u2019t know why.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Thane had stopped speaking entirely. He was furious, pacing in the back of my mind with his fangs bared, still angry that I\u2019d let her walk away. Unlike me, Thane didn\u2019t reason. When he wanted something, he took it immediately, without a second thought.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When she walked away that day, he\u2019d tried to force the shift, desperate to chase after her. I stopped him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The first time I had ever stopped him. I understood why he was angry, but I still ignored him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
What I didn\u2019t expect was whatever sick joke the gods thought was amusing, sending her straight into the same damn cave.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Even with a disguise, or the fact that she had hidden her scent and her face back at the auction. I still knew it was her the moment she stepped inside. That was why I dragged her into the cave, I would have killed anyone that ventured inside.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her heartbeat quickened as the guards approached the entrance.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I should have shoved her away. I should have snapped her neck the moment she touched the edge of my hood and revealed my face. No one outside my pack sees my face and lives.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But when she looked up at me, When those wide eyes met mine, I didn\u2019t move. And before I could reclaim control, she surged forward and crashed her lips into mine.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I froze. For the first time in my life, my thoughts simply stopped. And Thane, silent for hours, let out a low, viciously pleased growl, the sound vibrating through my veins.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2018More. He demanded.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The rational part of me hissed, Push her away, Dominic. Push her away. Don\u2019t let anyone in. You know what happens when you let them close.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But instead, my hand tightened around her waist.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I felt her breath hitch, and I deepened the kiss before I could think better of it. She jolted slightly, surprised, it was ridiculous, considering she was the one who started it. Her fingers curled into my cloak like she needed something to hold on to. Her lips trembled against mine, and it only made me pull her closer.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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My other hand slid up, cupping her cheek, forcing her closer as I tilted my head and deepened the kiss.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She gasped against my mouth. I was just about to take it further when a voice cut through the air.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWho\u2019s there?!\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
A torchlight flared in our direction.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The guard at the entrance froze mid-step, the firelight spilling over our faces. His eyes went wide in sheer horror.\u00a0<\/p>\n
From the guard\u2019s point of view, it must\u2019ve looked ridiculous, two men kissing in a cave. She was still disguised as a man. And he probably thought we had snuck in here for a secret rendezvous.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Which, apparently, was exactly what she wanted him to think. Because the moment her lips crashed against mine, I understood. The flash of phoenix fire in the sky a moment earlier had already told me she\u2019d broken the seal. And now she was using me as a distraction to fool a guard.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I didn\u2019t know if I should laugh or be furious.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This woman had guts.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The guard hesitated at the cave entrance, blinking at us like he wasn\u2019t sure if he should be embarrassed or concerned. I lifted my gaze to him without stopping the kiss. His body flinched as my eyes locked onto his, dark, dangerous, and very clearly promising violence if he interrupted.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cO-oh\u2026 my apologies,\u201d the guard stammered. \u201cCarry on\u2026 with your, uh\u2026 special stuff. I\u2019ll make sure no other guards come here.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
He turned away quickly, muttering to himself as he left. \u201cTwo men kissing in a cave\u2026 that\u2019s new. Poor things, they must be hiding their love from their families.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
She was still clinging to me, breathing unevenly, and I took the opportunity to stand, gripping her waist. In a swift motion, I reversed our positions, no longer letting her lean on me on the rock. Instead, I pressed her back against the wall of the cave, deepening the kiss without breaking it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She responded instantly, arms wrapping around my neck, her lips warm and desperate against mine.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fuck, she tasted sweet.\u00a0<\/p>\n
My hand slid to her waist, the other bracing her thigh as I kissed her harder, until I felt her breath stutter. When I finally pulled away from her lips, she gasped, but before she could speak, I dipped my mouth to her neck.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She let out a sharp breath and tilted her head back, exposing her throat without hesitation.\u00a0<\/p>\n
It was reckless, and dangerous. The neck was sacred to wolves, the place of the mark. And she bared it to me as if she didn\u2019t care. Or maybe she wasn\u2019t thinking at all.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I kissed her skin, then bit lightly, nipped again, letting my fangs graze her. Her pulse fluttered beneath my mouth. Her scent flooded my senses.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2018Mate.\u2019 Thane growled inside me, voice low and primal. \u2018Mark her, Damien.\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n
I froze.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2018What, I breathed, voice rough, \u2018did you just say?\u2019\u00a0<\/p>\n
Thane\u2019s growl throbbed through my skull. \u2018She is our mate. I felt the bond forming earlier, faint, but real. Growing piece by piece.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u2018I know it sounds reckless, but mark her. We haven\u2019t had a mate in thousands of years. This is our only chance to caim what\u2019s ours. If you let her slip away again, I swear I\u2019ll tear you apart myself.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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