Page 6 of The Alpha's Addiction
I freeze.Every hair on my body stands up.My breath catches, stalling in my lungs.My heart slams against my ribs like a drum as that voice reverberates with something primal.
Slowly, I turn my head.
And lock eyes with the most handsome man I’ve ever seen.
FOUR
Rhodes
The secondshe turns around and our eyes meet, the world stops spinning.
My wolf lets out a snarl of excitement inside me, the sound rolling through my head and bones like thunder.Mate.He’s known it for weeks.I’ve been walking around like a starving man without realizing what I was craving, but now I know.
It’s her.
She stands there, arms full of dessert boxes, lips parted in surprise, wide blue eyes blinking up at me like she’s not sure if I’m real.She’s shorter than I expected, barely reaching my chest, but everything about her is soft, feminine, and...perfect.Her curves have my mouth watering, and I lick my lips.Her scent hits me like a tidal wave, all warm sugar, vanilla, and something uniquely hers.
“Um,” she croaks, shifting the box in her hands.“Can I help you?”
I blink, as if waking from a trance, taking a careful step closer.“You’re mine.”
It isn’t a question.It’s a fact.
“What?”she asks in shock.
I frown.
Can she not sense this between us?
“What’s your name, mate?”I ask gruffly.
“Um, it’s Adeline.”
“Adeline,” I growl, letting her name roll off my tongue.
My wolf howls, urging me to claim her.Mate.Mark her!he roars.
My teeth start to elongate.
And then I smell it.
Human.
She’s human.My mate is human.
Shit.
Her eyes narrow slightly, and she clutches the dessert boxes tighter against her chest.
“Um… Can I help you?”
Right.I’m coming on too strong.I rake a hand through my hair and try again.
“I’m sorry,” I say, voice lower now, trying to soothe her.“I didn’t mean to startle you.I’m Rhodes.”
Her eyes flick to my outstretched hand like it’s dangerous.She hesitates before shifting the boxes in her arms and placing her much smaller hand in mine.
The second our skin touches, a jolt rockets through my system.Her gasp matches mine, and my other arm instinctively wraps around her waist to steady her, jostling the dessert boxes between us.She’s so soft and warm against me, and my wolf settles for the first time in weeks, humming in satisfaction.
