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A'S
steep driveway, my arms aching with every step. I refused to ask for
pensive black car. Her voice had that annoying, hig
grabbing the handle with both
a," Mom sighed, tapping her
huffed, pulling th
ked over, taking pity
letting go of the heavy bag a
eat and stared blankly out the window. We were leaving our
e and bright. "Aren't you excited, sweetheart? We're g
id flatly. "And I d
ing but the campus joke. I had to watch everyone else shift, run, and be fiercely strong, while I stayed painfully human and completely invisible. I was so
something wild was crawling right under my skin, aggressively begging to break free. The dreams were the absolute worst part. They were incredibly hot,
late-blooming Omegas. The articles claimed it could happen even if you didn't have a
a house full of Alphas while my body was acting like t
hing back to squeeze my knee. "But Marcus is
f. My stomach twisted into tight k
absolute kings. They had all the power and status I secretly wanted. They were popular, d
ice hockey rink. He smelled sharply of cold ice and sweat. He was a hockey star, and he didn't even know I existed. But in my recent, c
look my way? I t
the driver ann
e Steel villa was absolutely huge. It was made of modern g
isn't it?" Mom
ifying," I
, expensive suit. He looked very tall and intimidating, but
a tight hug. Then, he looked at me. "Aria. I'm so gla
Steel," I manage
rcus." His voice wa
on't be so b
ront doors
out. Their faces were hard,
a dark room full of gasoline. My skin broke out in tight goosebumps. Every single nerve in my body was suddenly awake and screaming. Their sc
Please, no
egs, a deep, heavy ache started to spread rapidly. It was the exact same needy feeling from my wet dreams, but a hundred times stronger and far more real
I had been starving for their touch my entire life. I bit the inside of my cheek until I tasted
come say hello," Marc
the doorframe. He glared at me like I was tr
an straight down my spine. I hated that my body loved his dark
Cole," Marcu
le smirked. "I haven't
eyes scanned me up and down with disgust. "She's just a gold digge
h!" Marcus shouted,
like a predator sizing up a weak meal. "Just look at her. She's pathetic. An Omega with absolu
ted by the raging fire inside me. Whenever they stepped closer, my sk
ell is wro
rced myself to look Jasper right in the eye, pulling on that tiny scrap
laughed loudly, crossing his
" Marcus ordered sharply. His Alph
is wide shoulder. His dark eyes locked onto mine. "Stay
oor slammed shut
honey, I'm so sorry. They
dly. I was so totally confused. Why did they make me feel
bedroom, dropped my heavy bags on the floor,
rubbed my skin hard with a soapy sponge, desperately trying to wash away the heavy scent of pine and smoke. I tried to wash away
tly around my body, tucking the end securely above my breasts. My dark hair was completely wet,
breath. Maybe I could ju
bedroom do
perfectl
had changed into light gray sweatpants that hung very low on his hips, a
ild, stormy energy crashed right back into the
ked out. I gripped the top of my towe
y bare, wet shoulders. He stared at the curve of my breasts pushing against the wet towel. He stared directly at m
e. A traitorous, heavy throb pulsed between
you?" Reed said. His voic
oom and kicked the heav
ic
he lock made my hear
king a small step backward. "I just too
oftly. He took a slow st
as standing right in front of me. I could literal
ling like fucking ripe peaches and rain. Wearing nothing but a towel in my ho
nstead, his large hand gripped my waist tightly right through the
traight down to my core. A helpless little trem
eeks. He smelled so insanely good that it made my head spin. "You're trembling. Your little heart is going crazy
ere was zero force behind it. My body actually leaned into his lar
instead of pushing me away,
oudly again. I could easily feel the thick, rock-hard shape of his erection pr
s loudly screaming at me to run away, but my body just a
bright anger and deep revulsion in his dark eyes, but right beneath that... there
uietly, talking more to himself than to m
hand on my waist only squeezed tighter. His free hand reached up fast. His thick finger
ive. It felt like he was claiming me, acting like he had
square jaw clenched hard. The words
I watched his pupils blow wide open. The bla
he groan
tural, torn from deep
uth crashed down
he was severely punishing me for something I didn't even understand. His lips were rough and demanding, bruising my mouth. When his hot tongue swept
ixed with something dark, wild, and deeply male. There was only the feeli
mouth. The rough sound vibrated rig
ht through the towel. His long fingers dug into my flesh hard enough to leave dark marks. He li
ugh to hurt me, just holding me firmly. It was controlling, a
spinning into a messy haze of pure heat. This is
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