Bought By The Beast

dress was borrowed and I was abou

hrough the underground hall. "Rielle Morven. Twe

rsh glare. Around me, the darkness breathed with wealth and power, and alphas and n

e

u

ress they'd poured me into. The fabric clung to every curve, barely cover

, just not for the

ee

ifty thousand," the

d in the back.

at mattered. The one alpha who'd promised he'd be

er

I'd given everything to, including m

three weeks ago when his f

thousand," so

ered. Where t

-fif

ne, my hope died a little more. Kieran w

s al

," a new voice rang o

wd went

voice and my chest

, I could see he was massive, easily six-five, shoulders that could break

e light, and my kn

an a

hing

s. His face was all sharp angles and brutal beauty, framed by black hair that fell just past his collar. He wore a

what

ng at me like I

bidder countered, try

ps curved into something

mill

oom e

don't

ough the chaos like a blade. "Fina

ll like a

ered. "S-sold. Lot s

e male said. "Tell h

ing me down the platform steps toward this mal

first, all smoke and whiskey and something primal that

oss

olf," I said, hatin

ses on his fingers. "I'm what werewolves fear in the dark, little wolf. And you--" His

ot any

ot against my ear. "Every inch of you. Every b

re in

he only thing standing between you and a dozen alphas who'd have you on your back before the night's over. So here's how this works, Rielle. You can

. Possibly insane. Definitely not huma

the fact that without him, I'd be dragged to

th him, I h

yb

ut if you think I'

crashed do

ting me with a thoroughness that made my knees weak. One hand tangled in my hair, tiltin

issed h

e, I kisse

breathing hard. His eyes had gone from s

te like defiance and fear. I'm goi

to h

rted walking, pulling me through the crowd that parted

the exit when someone

er

pale, sweating, his eyes wild with

le, w

aspian sa

d, ignoring him. "My father forc

an's voice dropped t

my girl

riend. Right up until you let your fathe

sorry. I'll fix this

ed faster t

t, he was against the wall with Caspian

She's mine now. Bought and paid for. And if you come near her again," he squeezed, and Kiera

, who crumpled to

back to me, his expr

dropped five million on me and threatened

you?" I

new owner. Now come. We have a long nigh

xit, and I followed becau

ight air, a black SUV waiting wit

mise in his touch. The certainty that

after me, his body caging mine against the leather, hi

me wan

ted

ea what he was or what

n house, and Caspian's hand slid up

urmured against my thro

none o

between my leg

wer

aged. "Kier

g me wet despite my fear. "Then you know w

ing to just

se deep down, you want this. Want me to claim you. Own you. Fuck you

me, he

a dark road, heading

and slipped ins

voice pure sin. "Let