Chapter 15
[Content warning: This Chapter contains mature sexual content, including vivid seduction p>
In the drawing room, Seb had already grown so impatient and angry that he was beginning to think about leaving entirely, abandoning the house and the pack altogether and marrying anyone he saw fit in his pack, because Ember certainly didn’t seem to want this either, when the door suddenly clicked open.
The strong scent of rose and female heat slammed straight into his nose and nervous system, so sharp it was overwhelming, forcing him to sink back into the recliner he had been on the verge of leaving.
Immediately, he was aroused and repulsed at the same time, his body betraying his mind. There was one thing about the werewolf male body: once you were going through the pain of rejecting your fated mate, every other female scent no longer enticed you the way it once would have.
The response dulled. The only scent your body truly sought and yearned for was that of your mate. You searched for her in everything, consciously or not, and anything that carried even a trace of her hit you like an electric shock.
Seb began to wonder why he was feeling his arousal at all when he should have felt nothing but repulsion in his condition, and that question was answered the moment his eyes fell on Ember. She stepped into the room with a slow, sultry smile, then calmly closed the door behind her, sealing the space between them.
His sliver eyes immediately zeroed in on what she was wearing, and his chest tightened into a suffocating knot. His fingers curled into fists.
Ember was wearing his coat, the same coat he had given to that girl. It was the reason for his mild arousal, because it still held the faint scent of her essence, now mixed with rose. She wore nothing underneath, no bra, no panties, and parted the coat to reveal her body even more for him to see.
Her skin glistened as if she had applied oils, but Seb could tell from the smell that it was her own arousal. A slick trail of the juice ran down the sides of her inner thighs, evidence of how intensely she was turned on and in heat.
’Eww,’ his wolf remarked. ’Did she really do that to make us want her? Tell her we don’t want her, she’s disgusting. Where did she get the coat you gave the girl p>
Seb was wondering the same thing, but he didn’t want to exaggerate the matter of the coat or the faint scent his body and soul recognized. He remained seated on the recliner where he had been, cheek resting on his knuckles, and looked at her with indifferent eyes as he asked,
“Where did you get the coat from p>
Ember smiled seductively, sliding her fingers between her thighs, caressing her clit as she rubbed herself and rolled her eyes back in pleasure while she replied, “You should tell me that. Where did you last put the coat, Alpha p>
She walked toward him slowly, completely unfazed by his lack of reaction. He wasn’t lunging at her the way a normal male would at the first scent of a shewolf in heat, wasn’t even looking at her the way she expected.
That wasn’t encouraging, but then this was still a chance for Ember to make a good, sexy impression, because no man could possibly ignore something this hot and sexy. One taste would be enough to make him addicted, enough to make him want her badly, and want her enough to marry her immediately.
Seb burned with rage but controlled it. One, he didn’t have the right to be angry that a little slut like Ember was wearing something he had given to someone else, a nobody he had wanted erased from his mind. Two, he hated that she had come bearing that faint scent when he was working his damnedest to forget it. He could kill her for it, but he didn’t want war.
“Did you think baring yourself to me like that would make me choose you as my Luna?” Seb asked, his voice collected and calm, a complete opposite to the storm inside him.
He didn’t ask about the other girl. He already had an idea of what had happened. Ember had been to Moonwillow Pack, and the girl came from there. There was a strong chance his coat had been found on her, and Ember had claimed it. And the girl p>
It was none of his concern what must have happened to her. The moment he had rejected her, she was no longer his problem and would never be. His problem now was Ember, and the Elders who believed she was a perfect match for his Luna. Was this what they consider intelligent?
From what he was already seeing, she lacked the brain required for such a position, she didn’t seem to possess the common sense that even chickens had, not that he had seen many she-wolves with brains to begin with.
He wanted someone who wouldn’t think her exposed pussy and body was enough to seduce him into making a decision.
Ember laughed softly as she removed the coat completely. “Of course not. What matters is what I know how to do and what I have learned about being a Luna. I noticed you were restless, and as a good Luna, I want to relieve you of that stress. Look at me, do you like what you see?” She swirled around, showing him her back view, swaying her hips and bending so he could see just how wet she was for him.
Looking at him, gorgeously seated on the recliner in a casual, nonchalant way, his shirt unbuttoned at the top and sleeves rolled up, his strong, tattooed forearms peeking from beneath the cuffs; everything about him was enough to make her want him even more.
Who wouldn’t want a man who looked like a walking masterpiece, with a face so cold and breathtakingly gorgeous it seemed as though it had been carved by a goddess herself?
“What do you think about my ass, Alpha?” she giggled, wiggling it in front of him.
“Looking at your asshole and seeing you drip like that is doing the exact opposite of what brought you here, Ember. Has anyone ever told you only sluts do such things? Do you know that even sluts have more class than you? Put something on if you want to talk to me, or get the fuck out so I can breathe clean air without smelling your ass.” He commanded, authority lacing his voice, his cold silver eyes shooting daggers at her.
Ember, stunned and taken aback by his words, turned to face him. She flushed with embarrassment. “Wh-what? I was just p>
“Wear something before you speak to me and get—” Seb’s words immediately died in his throat as his heart twisted even more, and his insides felt like they were ripping apart. His breathing turned labored, and then the scent hit his nose. Her strong daisy scent.
He gritted his teeth angrily. “Is she here?” he demanded, his voice tense, as Ember blinked at him in confusion.
“Who is p>
“The girl I fucking gave that coat to! Is she here?” he demanded again, his voice dangerously sharp, sending shivers and fear down Ember’s spine and making her take a step back as he rose from his sitting position.
’She is here. Her scent is stronger and getting farther away. I do think I rather like her scent more than miss Ember here,’ his wolf said, urging him to follow the scent, but Seb tried to fight the urge, he didn’t want to see her if she was here. He didn’t want anything to do with her. He was already stressed enough!
However, when it came to the power of a fated mate, one could only resist to a certain extent. He strode past Ember, who quickly moved out of his way, and yanked the door open, breaking it from its hinges, but he didn’t stop as he continued to follow her scent.
Seb didn’t know why he was following something he should have been running away from, but one thing was certain: if he found her, he would have to kill this damn girl to free himself from this treacherous bond. He had better not find her, or may the Moon Goddess help her, because of the control she had over him, a control he despised with every part of his being.
He had sworn four years ago that no she-wolf mate, no fated mate at all, would ever hold power over him again. That was why he took women to bed, gave them jewelry, satisfied what was purely physical, and then walked away, far away from anything resembling a bond, until his soul healed.
But this girl wouldn’t leave him the fuck alone.
He hadn’t trained himself into becoming the Supreme Alpha just to have a little teenager shatter his control and drag him toward her against his will like some lost, obedient puppy.
Seb was so angry with the bond and with himself that he began to run, following the scent, which was getting further and further away from the estate. She wasn’t inside the house. His anger began to loosen when he realized the scent was leading him into the back forest behind the North Pack estate.
What could she be doing there? he thought. But just then, there was a sound, a grunt and a cry like a moan, that made his insides churn at the possibility that she was being raped. He gritted his teeth.
Weakling who couldn’t even protect herself. What was she doing out here? Didn’t she know to stay within her pack members than roam around at night in dangerous places?
Seb increased his speed when he heard her cry out, his heart beating faster than a drum, throbbing in his head and ears. He expected to find a scene where she was being gang-raped by some Gammas, just like the last time, but he wasn’t prepared for what he saw at the clearing of the forest.
Everything inside him went still at the sight before him.
’Shit!’ his wolf cursed. ’Double shit p>