Chapter 11
RILEY.
“Yes. You left me after you feasted on my body.” She said accusingly.
I cupped her face, making sure she didn’t drop her gaze away from me. “Fucking say that again, louder…”
I was tightly clenching my teeth, controlling myself from growling even if her words pissed me off. Did she say I left her when it was she who was nowhere to be found in the cave when I woke up?
Her forehead creased as her hands flew to the hands cupping her cheeks, and she started prying my fingers away from them. “You’re hurting me!” She snarled.
I let go of my hands in an instant. I was trying to control my voice so hard that I didn’t notice I was gripping her too hard.
“I’m sorry.” My hands held her waist instead. I lifted her up, shifting her body carefully so she would end up sitting on my lap facing me, my thighs between her legs.
Her eyes widened as I adjusted her position, but she didn’t complain or move away.
“Now, can you fucking tell me why you said I left you?” I asked her, my tone a little calmer.
She narrowed her eyes on me again, and a hiss escaped her lips.
“First—stop using the word fucking in every sentence because I don’t see anyone fucking around here.
And second, stop acting like you didn’t leave me because you did!
I searched the whole cave for you. I waited for Goddess knows how many hours just in case you would come back, but you didn’t! ”
Am I missing something? I heard everything she said, but something wasn’t registering right. She said she went looking for me in the cave, but she was nowhere to be found when I woke up.
Did we end up in two different places? And she waited for me? Had I returned that day instead of the next, would I have found her there? I was so confused.
“You left me. I woke up and you were gone…” My voice came out low and raspy. My throat felt dry.
She shook her head too many times. I saw her coiled fists raised, and she started jabbing them at my naked torso. The shirt covering her chest fell down. I could see her naked breasts, but she wasn’t giving a damn.
My grip on her waist tightened, but I let her continue punching me. I accepted it all while I stared at her, dumbfounded.
“I didn’t! I went to the stream nearby, but it was farther than I thought!
I wanted to clean up because my body was covered with dried mud!
I wanted to look presentable to you when you woke up…
But when I came back, you were gone! You left me!
You fucked me and marked me! Then threw me away!
How cruel can you be?” She was talking so fast until she broke out in sobs.
Tears streamed down her face while her shoulders shook from her crying. The punches began to soften until she just stopped hitting me and rested her coiled fists on my chest.
Her emotions came surging into me through the mark I gave her. And although it was clear that she was really upset, I couldn’t avoid the pang of doubt crossing my chest.
I wanted to believe her. Goddess, I do! But a part of me wanted to make room for doubt. No one had ever made me feel so wanted, and it seemed impossible that she could genuinely want me.
Is she making this up? Is it because she found out I’m an Alpha and she knows I can protect her from her uncle?
But I knew that even if she was lying, I would still believe her. I would still accept her and go by what she wanted to do, just for a shot of happiness with her.
I cupped her coiled fists and placed them on my lips, peppering them with kisses. “I woke up, and you weren’t there. I thought you left me.”
She shook her head. Tears were all over her face. “No… I left you a note. I thought you read the note. I saw it in the middle of the cave, dirty and wet. I thought you threw it out after you read it.”
“I didn’t see a note.” I didn’t see any, although I didn’t really bother to look on the ground because the moment I realized I couldn’t see and smell her inside the cave, I went out. I looked for her around the cave but the rain made it impossible to scent her.
“I did… I swear. I left a note.” Her voice was croaking as she hiccupped.
I let go of her hands and cupped her cheeks before crashing my lips into her. I didn’t care anymore whether she was telling the truth or not. I wanted her, and I could start from here. I would do everything to make her want me.
Sparks erupted in full force the moment my lips touched hers. The sensation was what I’d been longing to have for the last three months.
A soft moan escaped her throat while her heart thudded loudly. She was the only thing I could hear as I kissed her hungrily, savoring everything my mouth could take from her.
Mine. Nadia is mine.
No matter if she wanted me or not, I would do everything to win her over, even if it meant breaking all my walls and letting her rule over me.
It wasn’t long before her arousal swirled all around me. I drew her body closer to mine, feeling her soft breasts against my bare chest, while her hands moved up to my hair, entwining it around her fingers.
I held her nape, holding her in place as our mouths fought for dominance. I raised my hand to her hair and tugged it, making her mouth separate from mine. She whimpered and snapped her eyes open at my action before I lowered and trailed my lips down to her throat to the area where I marked her.
She moaned loudly and sexily while I nibbled and sucked her mark. I wanted to sink my fangs into her again, but I supposed I could wait a little longer. I didn’t want to overwhelm her.
I continued to devour her neck while my hand traveled to her breast. I cupped it and waited for her to stop me, but she didn’t. Instead, she placed her hand on top of mine and guided me to squeeze it, massaging her breast harshly. She then arched her body, giving me full access to her perfect tits.
My dick was so hard, and it was pointing directly to her pussy covered by my boxers. She began rubbing herself against my erection, and I was slowly losing all my control.
I wanted to fuck her.
“Nadia...” I groaned as she continued to moan. We were still groping and touching each other, lost in our world, when all of a sudden, her stomach growled, waking us from our trance.
She stopped grinding her hips against mine, and my mouth stopped nibbling her neck.
She began to giggle and nestled her head in the crook of my neck. I couldn’t resist laughing with her. I wrapped my arms around her as I embraced her, drawing our bodies close together.
“You’re hungry,” I said while chuckling.
“I’m sorry.” She kept giggling. “I hadn’t had a decent meal since my uncle took me back. I didn’t have an appetite to eat the lunch that was sent here earlier.”
I stopped chuckling, my heart clenching at the thought of her suffering under her uncle before she came here. I had to remind myself that we would move forward. I would deal with his uncle later.
I held her arms and pulled her body away from me. Her arms covered her breasts, and as much as I wanted to tease her about seeing them just a few minutes ago, I kept my mouth shut.
“Do you want to have dinner with me?” I asked her, my eyes capturing hers as I tucked the loose strands of her hair at the back of her ears.
“...in the dining room.” I chuckled lowly, setting expectations that we were not going anywhere—not yet.
But one of these days, I will take her out for a fancy dinner.
She pursed her lips before a shy smile curled on them as she nodded. “Yes, Alpha.”
Fuck! She’s really fucking beautiful. I couldn’t stop myself from soaking in her perfect features.
“Riley…” I told her.
A mischievous smile curled on her lips before she opened her mouth to speak again. “Yes, Alpha Riley.”
I laughed heartily before resting my forehead on hers. “Just Riley. Call me Riley. My name is Riley Adams.”
She let go of her arms covering her chest and snaked them around my neck as she closed her eyes. “My name is Nadia Morrisson. It’s a pleasure to meet you, mate.”
Her breath fanned against my face, and I couldn’t help but smile—a real one. The last time I smiled like this was probably on the full moon when I met her, and I had no idea how many times I did it in the last thirty minutes while I was with her.
“Mate,” I mumbled back as I controlled my breathing. “Mine…”
As much as I wanted more tonight, I could wait. She needed to eat.
“All yours, Riley.” She suddenly withdrew her forehead from mine, and her gaze wandered over my face, her eyes flitting with happiness. “And yes, I would love to have dinner with you.”