Chapter 8 Anniversary2

• Note: This chapter contains explicit details. Discretion is advised
• I peeked through the gap. It took a few good seconds for my vision to adjust to the darkness of the room. The only source of light was a dim red lamp in the adjacent corner, making it difficult to see through the shadows.
• As my vision slowly adjusted to the light, the silhouette of two intertwined bodies dancing in a passionate, sensual rhythm surfaced.
• The thick scent of arousal has taken me aback. The man’s hands explore every curve in the woman's body. Gently caressing her smooth skin, trailing from neck to breast before sliding further down to her lower thigh and back.
• His hand movement seemed light as a feather as he brushed through the woman’s bosom, taking its pebbled nipples between his slender fingers and kneading them. As the man interchangeably kneads the woman’s plump breasts, it earns him loud moans and writhing underneath with what looks like a raw and wild need for intimacy.
• The woman’s left leg rubs up and down on the man’s leg and thigh while the other snaked around his waist. She squirmed her ass before lifting them off the soft linen as if she was trying to create friction between their heated bodies.
• My heart rate was racing. I was worried, confused, and, I hate to admit, slightly frightened in anticipation of the unknown.
• Shrugging off the obvious, it is Nate’s scent that fills my nostrils in his room, and the groans that cannot be mistaken for another’s but his.
• Still.
• I stood still. In denial and hesitant to barge in.
• “What if I’m wrong?” I mumbled to myself.
• The rim of my eyes is getting heated, my hands clenched into fists, and beads of sweat break out on my forehead. Six wants to take over. Furious was an understatement. He is a dominant Alpha wolf. He doesn’t take betrayal lightly. But this kind of betrayal runs deep, knowing there is something we cannot give to our mate that a she-wolf could: intimacy. It is both insulting and a deliberate disloyalty to the goddess-given mate bond.
• Suddenly, the familiar scent wafting in my direction intensified. A silent validation of what I kept denying myself. His arousal was in full swing. The woman spread her legs wider to receive him, and he did just that. He pushed himself against her opening.
• With a loud thud, I fell to my knees. As the man started thrusting aggressively inside the woman, I gripped my chest and clenched a fistful of my shirt, trying to calm my nerves. I felt an unbearable pain, like I was stabbed with a thousand knives all at once. It was excruciating.
• I felt the crude betrayal when Nate, my fated mate, decided to cheat on me on our third anniversary. This is not physical. It’s emotional… It’s personal.
• So cruel.
• My head throbs, and my breath becomes painfully slow as my claws start elongating as if they have a mind of their own. I realized I was no longer in control. I watched from the back of my mind as Six took over fiercely, leaving me no choice. He cannot tolerate disrespect and betrayal, and I agree with him. He looked up to Nate for three long years, cared for, respected, and protected him, only to be ridiculed in this manner.
• Six growls loudly like thunder, shaking the entire packhouse. We sprinted downstairs and out of the packhouse. Once we were out on the front porch, Six shifted fully in a fly and bolted into the forest.
• In that split second, before I allowed Six to take over completely, two emotions registered in my mind.
• Fear and guilt. Not from Six, not from me, but from Nate.
• *****
• That woman was Laura Matthews, Beta Nick’s younger sister. Half-sister, to be precise. She will be 21 years old in a few months. Despite Nick’s strong disapproval due to embarrassment, Laura has never stopped trying to seduce her Alpha for a few years.
• Laura looks sweet and innocent from the outside, but there is always a mysterious look in her eyes, something strange….
• She has a medium build with proportionately huge breasts that match her big, round buttocks. It resembles a sand glass. Her pearly white skin with a slight touch of blush is always easy on the eyes. Her bob-cut black hair has golden color hair tinsel on the left side partition that complements her hazel eyes. What attracts most men is the extra-long lashes that flutter every time she closes her eyes. Despite her height of 1.77 meters, she never fails to wear 3-inch heels to match Nathaniel’s height. However, her attempts to please Nathan mean nothing to him, and they never do until last night.
• “Laura, what the fuck have you done this time?” Nick snarled. He can’t believe she evaded his grip this time.
• “ I told you Nick, one day Nathan will finally be mine!” Laura shrugged and winked playfully toward his brother. “ I didn’t reject Lucas for nothing, you see.”
• Nick bares his teeth, his nostrils flaring. “Lucas is one of the pack’s best warriors. You are lucky to have him as your mate. " He pauses for a while to control his nerves, taking a few deep breaths. “You must be dreaming if you think the former Alpha and Luna will allow you to become the future Luna after humiliating the pack with your crazy stunts,” Nick roars.
• Laura stomps her foot, acting like a spoiled teenage girl, “If Nathan still refuses to make me his Luna, maybe one of the Alphas from neighboring packs can make me theirs.” She shrugs and rolls her eyes with an inaudible giggle.
• “Dream on.”
• He started pacing in their shared accommodation at the packhouse. His patience has been running out. Peace has been elusive ever since his father entrusted Laura to his care. He is a married man, and Laura is an adult bonded with one of the best warriors in the River Bed pack, yet he still babysits her. When will he stop cleaning up her mess? He ran his hand down his face as his death glare fell on his step-sister.
• “Tell me what happened, I can’t promise you leniency this time around. Did you sneak inside Nathan’s bedroom again? Naked?” He snarls as he slumps on the couch and clasps his hands together.
• “I did more than that, Nick, but I won’t tell you the details. Don’t you think it’s inappropriate for siblings to talk about their intimacy with their partners? I don’t ask you, do I? All you need to know is……. She slacked while looking at her manicured nails.
• “Nathan and I are a couple now,” she giggles without care. The victory was written all over her face as if she had won the lottery. She turned around and exited the room, slamming the door behind her.
• Nick raised his hands in the air in utter surrender. Laura cannot be helped.