Alphas' Proud Mate novel Chapter 59

Chapter 59

Seeing me rooted to the spot, Kali rises, the thin silk sheet sliding down her body, pooling at her waist–and I draw in a sharp breath. The sheer nightgown she wears leaves little to the imagination, draping delicately over the soft, feminine curves of her hips that sway as she moves toward me.

It’s like I’m under a damn spell–one I have no desire to break.

She stops just inches away, her glowing ember eyes laced with gold, brimming with desire. Her lips part slightly, lush and pink, begging to be kissed–no, ravished.

“What did you just say?” I breathe as I fight to rein in the animalistic instincts of my wolf to take her right here and now.

Her lips tug up slightly, her dark lashes fluttering softly to meet my gaze that is riveted solely on her.

I swallow thickly when she closes the minuscule distance left between us. Her addicting scent floods my senses and derails my thoughts.

“You heard me,” she purrs, biting down on her lower lip–and gods help me, I follow the movement like I’m in a trance.

Her body melts into mine, and I can feel everything–every curve, every inch of her pressing into me like she belongs there. But something about it doesn’t sit right.

It’s not her body–it’s her intent. The way she looks at me… there’s hesitation beneath the hunger. A flicker of doubt behind her eyes, like she’s doing this because she thinks she has to, not because she wants to.

And I hate that.

I hate that she might believe this is the only way to show gratitude–for me rescuing her and her mother. That this is what I’ve been waiting for. That giving herself to me will somehow repay a debt she thinks she owes.

Her hands glide up my chest, hooking behind my neck. Her soft body moulds perfectly against the hard planes of mine, and her breath brushes along my jawline–hot and tantalising.

My control slips further. I snake an arm around her waist, gripping her tighter, pulling her flush against me.

A soft gasp leaves her lips–and then she kisses me. Open–mouthed and slow, starting at my jawline, trailing slowly toward my lips. It takes every ounce of restraint not to pin her down and dominate her until the only name she remembers is mine–moaned over and over again as I fill her tight little cunt with my seeds.

Her lips hover over mine–barely a breath away–and when she leans in to close the distance, I do the unthinkable. I turn my head, fighting against the mate bond and my wolf all at once to take what’s mine and mine alone.

“No,” I mutter, a low growl rumbling in my chest.

Her body stiffens instantly against mine at my sudden rejection. She pulls back slowly, her eyes meeting mine. I can see the hurt and confusion swimming in her eyes, and just the thought that I caused that feels like a sucker punch in the gut.

I know I am stupid for missing this chance, but it just doesn’t feel right.

“I’ve dreamed about this,” I admit softly. “I’ve imagined completing the mate bond with you more times than I can count… from the moment I first laid eyes on you.”

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Chapter 59

I reach up, brushing a knuckle along her cheek. “But nothing could have prepared me for the real thing. For you.”

She says nothing, watching me.

“I want this–gods, you have no idea how much I want this. But not here. Not in that bed.” My jaw clenches as I glance at it with disgust. “Not in a place that once belonged to Diana. Not in a pack that once hurt you.”

I take a deep breath, grounding myself in the truth.

“When we do this… when I make you mine completely, it will be in our home. In the house I built for you, where you feel safe. Where every moment will be ours to remember.”

Her eyes soften, the tension in her shoulders fading slightly.

“But more than anything,” I continue, “I need to know this is what you truly want. Not because you think you owe me for saving you. Not because you think this is what I’ve been waiting for. You don’t owe me anything, Kali.”

Her gaze drops, flickering downward–and in that moment, I know.

I was right.

And it breaks my heart–because this is all my fault. It must’ve taken so much from her–so much courage, so much second- guessing–just to stand here like this. And I ruined it. We should’ve had this moment long ago if I hadn’t been such a selfish, stubborn mate–obsessed with control, with her submission–pushing her to the point where she felt defiled instead of desired.

Trying to ease the tension crackling in the air between us, I lift two fingers and gently tilt her chin until her eyes meet mine again. My nostrils flare as the scent of her arousal hits me full force–sweet and heady and soaked in want–and my little control shatters; my hands move to wrap around the delicate skin of her throat.

“You smell so good,” my voice is raspy guttural sound as it leaves my lips. I lean down slightly, skimming my nose across the spot beneath her ear and then her cheek, where I leave soft kisses.

She responds with a soft sigh, and I can feel the shift in her body as she presses closer, as if drawn by something neither of us can fight. My hands around her waist skim down her hips like they have a mind of their own, trailing lower until I grip the soft flesh of

her ass.

“You say no… Yet you want me so bad,” she teases, her voice breathy but laced with heat, and she bites down on her lips as if to suppress a devious little smile.

To prove her point, the heat of her hand moves–and I groan as her palm cups the hard line of my erection, stroking me slowly through the fabric of my pants.

“Kali,” I moan, her name falling from my mouth like a curse and a prayer all at once when she begins dragging her hand painfully slowly up and down my throbbing length.

“So what if I do?” I growl through gritted teeth so hard as my hand around her throat tightens, bringing her face closer to mine; I can feel her breath fan my chin as her sultry gaze clashes against mine. “Is it not obvious, love?” Frasp.

Her response is an innocent flutter of her lashes, but nothing about my little temptress of a mate is innocent, not when her hands find my belt buckle and begin to unclasp.

That is when I snap.

In one swift moment, she’s in my arms, and in the next, she’s on the vanity by the corner of the room, my hand gripping her thigh as

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