Lycan King's Jaded Mate

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ll shrieked and egged me on in unison as a

a shots, and the dimly lit bar we were in seemed to blur around me. I could fee

y, his touch igniting a wild fire within me. My partially non focused eyes caught a balloon ha

red dress and noticed that it had ri

ldn't help but feel a surge of excitement mixed with a tinge of nervousness. The bachelor

tions and colorful cocktails. My friends had gone all

ugh the haze of the alcohol induced euphoria. 'Being wasted means being bloate

ed to suppress a giggle. 'I can barely feel my legs,' I

ught of not fitting into my properly chosen wedding dr

tagger. My feet were killing me, and I clearly didn't think it

lready?" Isa, my best fri

much as I loved him grinding on me, I

ead in mock disapproval. "

here's enough of me and my ass to go around,"

o visit the restroo

etting started!"

Isa said, about to

have fun; I won't

"Are you sure you're ok

m fine; I've mastered the art of p

already heading for the door. "I'll be

stling hallway of the main bar. Squinting, I tried to focus on putting one wobbly foot in f

process. Colliding with the rock-hard chest startled me. As I regained

realized these were the reason I hadn't fallen on my ass.

nt of toned chest, sending a flutter through me. He had pulled his dark hair in

hat spoke volumes, freezing us in tune for a minute. His eyes, a mesmerizing shade of deep blue, held a hint of mystery and intensity that drew me in

my voice as I pulled away from him slowly. I instantly missed th

in. Normal me would have scampered away from his heated stare, bu

replied curtly, h

. It felt like everything in me was pulling me to this

going on?'

epths of my mind. 'An energy that speaks to our instincts. I'm drawn t

that my lycan only responded to the energy of

e five years ago, neither Nia nor I ever felt an attraction to another male... another lycan as strong as the one coursing through

ay close to him. Despite his reserved demeanor, there was an undeniable au

, I knew that I had to make a choice. The night was young, and the possibilities were en

o and my husband to be, Asher, all forgotten. It was like something was pulling me to h

tumbling out before I could stop them.

g the hard edges of his features. "Yes. I stepp

rink?" I asked, surprising myself

y offer, his gaze on mine with an int

a. How about we get

" I mean, what harm could that bring? The bar we were

red us out towards the door. We both stepped out into the cool night ai

ing, my body tingling with something akin to lust. I wasn't okay, an

ut I didn't get the time to appreciate the architectural

vigate my thinking, but she wasn't doing a good job either. Neither of us was doing anything

illful assault of all my senses. I embraced the feeling, which was both drugging and wrong at the same time. He

drugging. Something that I'd never felt in my life. I had kissed many men over the years

ying to break down all my w

e, and I instinctively wrapped my legs around hi

nue the kiss before coming up for a breath. Our ey

a said, practically bounc

grumbled. 'What is goin

She paused and dragged in more of the stranger's scent as her head lulled back in a

ere heavy, and my gaze wasn't exactly clear. At some point, I thought the m

action. The burning urge. I didn't stop him from

ia could think straight. Think past the hazy gaze of lust sinking its fingers within us. I wanted this, so much so that tears were s

, too. He looked like he was looking at every dip and curve of my body as if com

about this?"

e night stand. I'd never experienced it, but I always assumed b

t, the dizziness intensifying in folds. "No, wait. Yeah, I'm sure," I stammered, my voice

y smiled. "Don't w

certain

aded away, I found myself drifting on t