You Wouldn't Dare (Khaos Trilogy Book 1), стр. 43
Wolves of all ranks were shouting out questions, a couple of them even teased him when he scanned the room, looking for where I was hiding. He laughed it all off good-naturedly, even though I blushed a deep red, wanting the floor to swallow me whole when Khaos informed them all that if they had a wolf of my beauty by their side, they wouldn’t want me out of their sight either.
Amid all the laughing and jibes being thrown, a young man raised his hand and my stomach flipped with the way the room silenced as Khaos signalled them. The man had some dominance, and both my wolf and I were more than impressed.
“Congratulations on your mating, Alpha. Is her pack okay with her being here?” He said, inclining his head in my direction. “Only, we’ve all noticed she has yet to join our pack.”
“Would anyone be happy with their daughter being here after some of the rumours that have been spread around about us?” The sound of laughter resounded around the hall once more, and I couldn’t help but smile along. He wasn’t wrong. My mother was no doubt still throwing a fit about it.
“The truth is, no, they weren’t happy. I haven’t contacted them and I’ve no idea whether or not my mate has, although we are too far away for her to link with them, unfortunately. My mate is not here against her will, I have assured her that if she is not happy, she can leave. I will not hold anyone against their will. Please be patient with her, remember that she has left behind her parents, her brother, his mate, and all of her friends. Violet will take her place as your Luna, if and when she is ready. I’ll admit I was forceful when taking her and she didn’t get the best goodbye. In fact, she didn’t get a goodbye at all and that is one thing I regret. However, you know the way I work. I don’t play games. They wouldn’t have let her come willingly, and so I took what was mine. If any of you have a problem with that, the stage is yours.”
He waited patiently, but no one spoke up. “Moving on, Violet has expressed some displeasure with my rudeness in not introducing her to the pack already and so I’d like to call her out from her hiding place behind the curtain, since we all know she’s there anyway, and formally announce our mating.” My heart stopped as hundreds of heads turned my way, staring at me with wide, curious eyes.
I caught Jasmine’s gaze as she grinned at me. “Go on,” she mouthed, but I couldn’t get my legs to move, I was capable of nothing other than standing there and shaking. Khaos gently cleared his throat, drawing my attention. As our gazes locked, the same trance fell over us, the room seeming to disappear as we had eyes for no one but each other.
His eyes beckoned me forward, full of gentleness and softness meant solely for me. I shyly made my way forward, keeping my focus on nothing else but the man in front. I was mere steps away when he grabbed hold of me and hauled me up against him, dipping his head low to press his lips against mine. The crowd cheered, and he gently pushed me back, rubbing his nose against mine for a split second before dropping his hold on me completely.
I tried to hide my disappointment, reminding myself that I had to take baby steps with him. He shot me a look out of the corner of his eye and, noticing my disappointment, he linked his fingers with mine, giving them a tight squeeze before he turned back to the pack.
Something had changed. No longer did the meeting have the easy, natural atmosphere. Instead, the room grew tense as the Alpha’s mood shifted and the pack followed suit.
He rounded off the meeting, his voice gruffer and harsher, seeming to have run out of patience with the whole situation.
He quickly said his goodbyes and headed for the door, announcing I would stay behind to get to know people. I didn’t even have the chance to speak to him before dozens of wolves, each speaking over the other, surrounded me.
I glanced over my shoulder, trying to find Khaos amid all the heads in front of me, but he was gone. The only evidence he was here at all was the ominous slamming of the door as he left.
Khaos
I headed straight for my home gym, stripping down to my briefs, and slipped on boxing gloves. I repeatedly hammered the punching bag, feeling wild and out of control.
Violet was getting too close, and I didn’t know how to handle it. I had never displayed such affection in front of my pack before, had never even allowed a woman to stand by my side. I knew she was different, that she was my mate, their Luna, but it didn’t change the way I was feeling. I wanted her fiercely, but at the same time, I wanted her gone. I was at war with myself. I hadn’t wanted a fucking mate and now that she was here, I didn’t know what to do with her.
Words such as love didn’t feature in my vocabulary, but I knew it was what Violet craved.
I wouldn’t be able to give her that. The