Alie's breath hitched at his reaction. Why did he seem so bothered by a re mark on her skin?
His intense gaze unsettled her, but she refused to show any sign of vulnerability to him. Instead, she faced him with a calm deanor.
"Are we playing a question-and-answer ga now?" she asked with subtle defiance. She had no intention of revealing the truth about her past—especially not to him.
However, the Alpha hovering over her already knew more than he should. The secrets she wanted to bury were no longer hers alone.
Gabriel didn't respond imdiately. His fingers moved in a slow, deliberate trail from her waist to her abdon as if searching for sothing unseen.
He could feel it—sothing beyond the surface, sothing different about her. But he remained silent, unwilling to voice the thoughts stirring in his mind.
'This woman... there was sothing about her.' Sothing he had never encountered in any of his casual aningless affairs in the past.
Gabriel pressed a kiss on her belly and trailed them slowly up to her chest, which she had covered with her arms. Holding both of her hands, he pinned them in the mattress.
Alie bit down on her lip, trying to stifle the sounds threatening to escape. But it was useless.
The burning open-mouthed kisses sent shivers through her, making her body arch into his. The heat pooling within her was unlike anything she had ever known, consuming her in a way she hadn't thought was ever possible.
Alie wanted to free her wrists from Gabriel's tight hold, her eyes rolling when his mouth attended her curves. The heat of his touch made her toes curl.
Her breath ca in soft, uneven pants, her mind clouded with sensations she couldn't control. Just as she was about to protest to stop, his voice broke through the haze.
"Why don't you tell who marked you," he murmured, his violet eyes locking onto hers, amusent flickering beneath the intensity of his gaze. He dragged his tongue across his lips as if savoring the taste of her skin. "Instead of moaning?"
A sharp gasp left Alie as his thumb brushed against the most sensitive spot on her curves, sending a jolt of pleasure straight to her core. Her thighs instinctively pressed together, seeking so kind of relief, but Gabriel only smirked at her reaction.
"Still not talking?" He smirked and ducked his head in the crook of her neck. "You asked to sleep with you, thinking you could keep secrets from ?" He punctuated his words by nipping the sensitive skin on her shoulder.
"Ahh!" Alie cried out, the sharp sting making her shudder. But the pain quickly lted into sothing else as Gabriel's tongue traced over the sa spot, soothing the bite with deliberate strokes.
Her mind spun. She didn't know where to focus—his hands, which were trailing along her thighs and curves, or his mouth, which was igniting a fire along her neck.
"Answer , Alie," he demanded again.
She sucked in a shaky breath. "Promise ... promise you won't ask to leave."
Gabriel stiffened. His hands, his lips—everything froze as he lifted his head to et her gaze. Her chest rose and fell rapidly, her flushed cheeks betraying the heat pooling within her, but her eyes... They held sothing else.
Pain.
A pain she was trying to conceal.
"Why would I do that?" Gabriel asked, tilting his head slightly. "You offered your body."
Alie swallowed hard. "I—I had a mate," she admitted, her voice barely above a whisper. "He rejected today."
The mont the words left her lips, Gabriel's expression darkened.
"The mark... it disappeared," she added, her trembling fingers brushing the spot on her neck where his sharp eyes had noticed the absence earlier.
She took a deep breath. "Can I leave with you in the morning? I swear, I'll repay you once I'm out of this place."
Gabriel's jaw tightened, but then his lips curled into a slow, knowing grin. "You are already mine, Alie."
Her eyes widened in shock. "W-What?"
"I don't allow just anyone in my bed," he murmured. "And you... you made a pact with earlier." His fingers brushed down her arm, his touch light yet possessive. "You promised to let sleep with you every night." His golden eyes glead, and that wolfish grin returned.
Alie bit her lip, torn. She wanted to tell him the truth—that she was carrying Alex's child, that she couldn't belong to him. But now wasn't the ti. Right now, all she wanted was to forget—to drown in the comfort of this enigmatic man who, despite his dangerous aura, made her feel sothing other than heartbreak.
Without another thought, she reached for him, her fingers brushing the skin of his neck before pulling him closer. Her lips found his, claiming him in a way she hadn't dared before. She mimicked the way he kissed her earlier, her tongue teasing his lips, testing his response.
A low growl rumbled from deep within his chest, his wolf stirred by her boldness. His grip on her thighs tightened as he pulled her body flush against his, deepening the kiss with an intensity that sent shivers through her.
Gabriel had never felt this way before. This wasn't just desire—it was sothing far more dangerous, far more consuming for him.
'Alie, you are now my captive.' His thoughts echoed in his mind, dark and possessive. 'I won't let you go... even if you beg to.'
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