Chapter 1

• [Sia's POV]
• The Moon Goddess literally likes making joke.
• She just made my future stepfather my Fated Mate, and I almost let him fuck me on the floor of a VIP suite before I even knew his name.
• Five minutes ago, I pushed the door open to apologize for my mom.
• My Dad died in a rogue attack when I was one year old. And my mom was a senior doctor of Vally Pack hospital. She was stuck at the overcrowded hospital after another rogue attack.
• So she asked me to meet Kaelen Voss, the wealthiest Alpha in the States, the man she's arranged to marry.
• Rumor said he was ruthless. I knew instantly I had walked into a lion's den.
• The suite was dim. I saw him sitting deep in the shadows. He had eyes like molten gold, gleaming with a predatory light.
• His aura was terrifying, the crushing pressure of a dominant Alpha mixed with the heavy, intoxicating scent of cedar, gunpowder, and whiskey.
• That scent squeezed my heart. My knees went weak before he even spoke.
• "Come here."
• It was a growl or order.
• Before I could breathe, he moved. A blur of searing heat.
• The next second, the world spun.
• “Mmhp!”
• My back hit the door. A hot, hard body crushed against mine. He was huge. His hands caged my face, steel bars holding me in place. Primal fear screamed in my brain, but my body... my body was already cheering for its undoing.
• He didn't give me a second to think.
• His mouth crashed down on mine in a brutal, starving raid. It wasn't a kiss; it was a claim. His tongue forced my lips apart, sweeping in, tasting of strong whiskey and pure dominance.
• He kissed me like he intended to consume me, his tongue tangling with mine, deep and wet, sucking the very air from my lungs.
• I froze, hovering between shock and an exploding need I didn't understand. I had saved my first kiss for my mate, and now this powerful stranger was stealing it, devouring me whole.
• He bit my lower lip, hard enough to sting, before pulling back. A single strand of saliva connected us, a visualization of the bond that just snapped into place.
• "You act like a virgin, mate. Are you really 36?" His voice was raspy, dangerous, and sinful.
• My legs shook. I felt a shameful, undeniable wetness flood between my thighs.
• My wolf whimpered inside me, lowering her head, begging to submit to him.
• "You smell... fucking incredible."
• He buried his face in my neck, dragging his rough nose slowly along my skin. It felt like an electric shock, sending goosebumps over every inch of me.
• "Ah..." A broken moan escaped me.
• That sound was the trigger.
• His large hand slid down my waist. Through the thin silk of my dress, he boldly cupped my small breast, kneading the peaking nipple possessively before dragging his hand lower, over my flat stomach to grip my hip bone.
• His palm was terrifyingly hot, as if he wanted to branding me. His knee forced its way between my thighs, the friction against the sensitive fabric snapping the last thread of my sanity.
• "Screw it. You're already here. No escaping now, Doctor."
• I wanted to speak, to stop this madness. But his lips grazed my earlobe, his hot breath puffing into my ear canal. I felt his sharp canines lengthening, dangerously scraping against the back of my neck.
• He was going to mark me. Now.
• Intense pleasure and the fear of being pierced made my whole body convulse. My fingers helpless clawed at his expensive suit.
• But a split second before I completely dissolved, Mom's exhausted face flashed in my mind. "Sia, be polite. He is your future stepfather."
• Stepfather.
• The word was a thunderclap, clearing the pink haze in my brain.
• "No... no..." I shook my head, crying, trying desperately to push away this mountain of fire.
• At the exact moment his sharp teeth broke the surface of my skin, I screamed with everything I had:
• "Alpha Kaelen! Stop! I'm your fiancée's daughter!"
• The air froze.
• The man buried in my neck went rigid.
• Slowly, he lifted his head. Those golden eyes, once full of lust, now flashed with shock and violence. His breathing was ragged, staring at me like he still wanted to eat me alive, but his movements had stopped.
• "...What did you say?" His voice was ice cold, lethal.
• I shrank back, sobbing against the door.
• "I am Dr. Vivian Bennett's daughter... I'm Sia... Mom couldn't make it... You are my stepfather..."