Page 61 of Step Alpha

She’s still worrying about the accident.

“I’ll handle the Jeep.” I make my voice firm. “Eat your sandwich, and then we’ll go for a drive.”

She groans. “No more driving.”

“That’s why we’re going. I don’t want you spooked about it now. What happened in the driveway wasn’t your fault. I bit you, and you freaked out. You weren’t paying attention to what you were doing. It’s not going to happen again.”

“Is that your form of apology?”

I grin but shake my head. “I’m not sorry at all, Runt.” Realizing–I know, way too late–that the nameRuntis cruel, I make a mental note not to call her that again.

She cocks a hip. She’s still holding her plate of uneaten sandwiches, which bothers my wolf. He wants to feed her. “You’re not sorry?”

“Not even remotely. For one thing, I almost made you shift, so that was a win. Also, your healing abilities kicked in. And most importantly, I got to spank your cute ass red and then make you come all over my finger and face.”

The scent of Rayne’s arousal fills the room.

I shake my head slowly. “You’re going to have to stop getting wet like that, or I’m going to carry you back to the bedroom and go for a second round.”

A choked sound comes out of Rayne’s mouth, and her knees go slack, causing her to stumble like the earth just moved.

“Now sit down and eat those sandwiches.” When she still doesn’t move, just stares at me with those giant blue eyes, I put a little alpha command in my voice. “Now, jellybean.”

“Okay, okay.” She drops onto the couch and eats from the plate there. Satisfied, I bring my plate over and join her.

“You’re not in charge of me, Wilde Woodward,” she asserts while chewing her sandwich.

“Keep telling yourself that, Rayne-bow. We’ll see who makes you scream again tonight.”

Rayne’s knees slap together, and a shiver runs through her body.

I lean over and bite her neck. “I love making you wet,” I murmur against her hair.

Rayne leans away from me. “I’m not your plaything, Wilde.”

My lids droop. “Oh, but you are, Rayne-bow. And the sooner you surrender, the more fun we can have.”

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Rayne

I’ve never been so off-balance in my life.

I don’t know what to make of it.

Wilde is actually showing kindness. Attraction to me–shocker!

But, of course, he’s still a cocky alpha-hole at heart, so everything that comes out of his mouth is still dick-speak. Which, sadly, makes his attention all the more addictive.

I would love to be the girl here who flips him the bird and says,go fuck yourself. You’ve been a dick to me from the start, and I’m not going to relent because you gave me one measly orgasm.

But I’m not that strong, confident girl.

I’m Rayne the Runt. A reject who has been shunned her entire life by the pack.

And one of the members of pack royalty has suddenly shown interest in me. Wilde’s acceptance of me could change my entire existence.

Part of me keeps looking for the trick.

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