Luna's Second Chance Mate

BIANCA’S POV

I blinked, still taken aback by Alessandro’s suggestion. It seemed the only viable option for the situation at hand. With a slight smile, I nodded. “As you wish, Alpha Alessandro.”

Alessandro hissed and turned his back on me. “You move in today,” were the last words he uttered before I realized our conversation had concluded.

Exiting the grand study, I found myself in the hallway, where peculiar stares from passing maids and guards prompted me to check my disheveled appearance. My eyes nearly popped out of their sockets when I realized I had met the alpha smelling like a Billy goat, with the hem of my dress and boots soaked in mud.

I fervently wished the earth would open and swallow me. Surprisingly, Alessandro showed no displeasure with my appearance, at least not visibly. If not for the maids and guards, I might have remained oblivious. Did it mean he might not be as irritated by my sight as he made it look?

No, It was likely just an oversight on his part. He would never find me appealing…

From that day onward, I took residence in the pack mansion. Unaccepted by all, I sought solace in secretly aiding my mate. The chores associated with my position were not cumbersome, affording me extra time to assist others.

As days passed, I discovered that Alessandro was not as kind as I initially thought. Ruthless and rarely speaking to me, he prioritized the pack’s needs above all. A great leader but a terrible human being, especially to me.

Months elapsed, and I continued enduring his verbal and occasional physical abuse due to the absence of other options—no family or friends to turn to, only my mate who considered me worthless until one specific night…

“The alpha requires your presence in his chamber,” announced the guard stationed in front of my door.

I rubbed my eyes, brows furrowed, stifling a yawn. “At this hour?”

The guard gritted his teeth and roughly grabbed my arm, pulling me completely out of the doorway. “Look, the alpha’s orders state that I should bring you, willing or not!”

I struggled fruitlessly to free my hand from his tight grip, my heart racing loudly. “Let me go! I can walk on my own.”

The guard scowled and released me with a shove. “Do you see yourself so pretty that I would want to hold you?” he sneered. “I am only obeying the alpha’s orders. If you cooperate, I won’t need to touch your fat self.”

I lowered my head and walked ahead of the guard. Insults like this no longer got to me; I was accustomed to it. The only person who could hurt me now was my mate. No matter how hard I tried, I could never control my emotions when he insulted me, earning me a terrible pet name from him.

“Crybaby piggy, you are here at last; I thought you wouldn’t come,” Alessandro loop-sidedly smirked. My heart skipped a beat at the flash of his white teeth. He never smiled at me…

He rose from his bed and prowled towards me like a predator about to pounce on prey. His eyes kept switching between blue and silver as if he struggled to maintain control of his body.

My breath was stolen the instant his fingers brushed against my cheeks. He then pinched my chin to make me look up to him. Compared to him, I was like a dwarf. His towering neck tilted as he wiped something off my face, and then he chuckled. “You still drool like a child.”

I swallowed hard, unable to breathe or utter a word. Alessandro’s face was dangerously close to mine. His hot breath fanning my nose, and then he did something unexpected. My eyes widened in shock as my whole system shut down, and the world around me came to a halt.

Alessandro pressed his lips against mine, sucking in my breath and lower lip. The kiss was hot and possessive, filled with a hunger I couldn’t explain. I found myself submitting to the man I had chosen to love from afar.

The kiss endured until I was breathless and struggling to push him away. He tore his lips from mine, eyes blazing with hunger. “Bianca,” he called me by name for the first time in months. “Are you a virgin?”

I blinked, breath hitched. I opened my mouth to speak but ended up stuttering. “I…I am. I have never been touched by man or beast,” I told him truthfully. I could feel Alessandro’s hands wandering down my neck to the mounds of my breasts, but I couldn’t bring myself to stop him.

His eyes brightened as If excited by my confession. His eyes trailed down my face, and the next instant, he ripped the upper part of my dress, revealing my naked upper body. Shame and humiliation battled within me as I immediately hugged my upper body, but Alessandro wouldn’t have it.

He peeled my hands off my body and smiled so breathtakingly that my legs turned to spaghetti. “Don’t hide it; you are beautiful,” he said.

…You are beautiful… That was something Alessandro would never say to me. I looked into his eyes, searching, and I found what I was looking for, although it instantly doused my spirit. Alessandro was currently not in control; it was his wolf.

I sniffed the air, and a strong scent of roasted spices emanating from Alessandro filled my nostrils. Cool water was poured on me. Alessandro was acting this way because he was in partial rut. He always smelled like warm spices, but never this intoxicating. My wolf was purring on the inside, beckoning me to give her control, but I had more control over her; I didn’t give in.

“Alessandro… you are not yourself… please let us stop,” I pleaded, trying to create a space between us, but Alessandro wouldn’t let me go.

He kissed my lips and hugged me closer to his body. “Stop fighting it; we are mates, and as such, we are bound to mate… Let me pleasure you tonight.”