Page 20 of My Forbidden Alpha

“Scarlett,” I imitate her tone. Her name sounds good on my tongue, foreign even. I’m used to calling her Red. But Scarlett…just roll that R and it sounds as sensual as she fucking looks.

I throb against her and she gasps, shoving me away, her cheeks flushed.

What the fuck? Was I getting turned on by her?

I keep my face impassive, not wanting to show her exactly how I fucking feel or show her my surprise.

She turns, staring at me, and I look her dead in the eyes, swallowing hard. Unable to ignore how good her plump pouty lips look.

I don’t know what the fuck is going on between us, but this hunger I feel for her is growing dangerously. Why am I struggling to keep my eyes and hands off her?

“Stop messing around, I’m warning you,” she says quietly, her eyes flashing. She’s not playing, and I think I’ve pushed her enough for one night. I don’t know what I’ll end up doing if I keep at it.

“It’s really a pleasure getting a reaction out of you,” I taunt, tapping her nose mockingly before I grab a dishcloth and put some space between us. The heat of her body and her scent are already getting to be too much. And although I’m trying to fucking play it off, I’m getting confused inside. “Get a move on it. I don’t have all day to dry the dishes.”

“You’re actually going to dry them?” she asks in disbelief, but I notice she is avoiding looking me in the eye, her cheeks are still tinted with a touch of pink. She moves up against the sink once more and begins washing up quickly.

“Well yeah, that’s why I’m here, right? Dad did say to help you out,” I say, trying not to look at the curve of her ass.

Is this woman doing squats every damn day?

Fuck, I wouldn’t mind helping her out if it meant getting some alone time to check her out.

Seriously, Elijah?I really need to get these pent-up hormones out of my fucking system.

She doesn’t reply and my mind turns to far more serious matters. “So, why did you lie to Dad about the attack?” I ask quietly. “That’s no joke. This could put the safety of the pack in jeopardy.”

It’s not a lie, this pack is my responsibility and Dad’s, something like that can’t just be taken lightly.

She tenses and I hear the change in her heartbeat. “That wasn’t my intention. They were part of our previous pack, a pack that’s miles away from here. They shouldn’t have been here. I don’t even know how they found us,” she replies quietly, rinsing a cup and placing it down.

The sound is loud in the now silent kitchen, the playful sexual tension replaced by something far more ominous.

I pick up the cup she just placed down and begin drying it slowly, a small frown on my face.

Then how did they find her? And why? I don’t really know anything about her old pack. Dad only ever said she had an abusive father, and for their safety he wouldn’t disclose anything more than that. Just that they were in need of protection.

“But why would they come for you? What did they fucking want from you?” I ask, my frown deepening.

She pauses, swallowing hard before she looks at me. “I don’t know how much Dad has told you about my biological father… but he…” she frowns, pausing as she looks down.

“But he what?” I ask, placing the dishcloth down and taking hold of her elbow, tugging her around to face me. Our eyes meet and she swallows hard. Whatever it is… it’s not easy for her to say.

“It doesn’t matter-”

“He what, Red? Tell me,” I command. “Or I’ll go to Dad right now.”

That works. She glares at me. “He is an alpha.”

My eyes widen as I stare at her.

An alpha’s daughter? She’s a fucking alpha’s daughter, now her wolf makes sense – somewhat, anyway. It’s still crazy big for a woman.

“What?”

“He was abusive, ruthless, cruel and plain evil. He hated that Mama didn’t give him a male heir. An alpha son to take over.” She looks away, her eyes fixed on the tap, which is still running.

“That’s really rare. It’s almost unheard of for alphas to have female heirs. I mean, there have been cases where the firstborn is a female, but then she would have a brother who holds the alpha power. So basically, Dad’s in a relationship with another alpha’s fated mate… that goes against an unspoken code. That’s grounds for war.”

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