Alpha's Dark Desires

Chapter 15: Difficult Little Mate

Kane POV:

As Elena excused herself after boldly declaring she wasn’t coming back to my pack with me, I was this close—so damn close—to losing it. The tension in the room had been palpable, but hearing her outright defiance sparked something deep inside me, something dark and dominant. I never tolerated disobedience. Never. And this little mate of mine was about to learn exactly what it meant to defy me. She needed to understand that she couldn’t, mustn’t, ever go against me, much less disobey.

I didn’t want to cause a scene in front of her already panicked parents, so I excused myself, but my mind was already running wild. I followed her, my senses heightened, every step filled with the need to remind her who held the power here. She had no idea what she had awakened in me—the dominant side of me was roaring to life, and the need to make her submit was overwhelming any rational thoughts.

God, I wanted to punish her. If we were at my pack, I wouldn’t have hesitated. I would’ve grabbed her, tossed her over my shoulder, and taken her straight to my playroom. There, I would have stripped her bare, bound her tight, and made sure that every word she uttered from those defiant lips was reduced to gasps, moans, and my name.

The thought of it made my blood burn with desire. By the time I’d be done with her, she would know without question who was in charge. There wouldn’t be a single doubt left in that beautiful head of hers about who her alpha was, about who she belonged to. She would learn.

Elena thought she could fight me, resist me, but it was futile. The mate bond was too strong, too overwhelming. Sooner or later, she’d realize that. And when she did, I’d be waiting.

For now, though, I needed to reign in the overwhelming need to dominate, to claim. But the next time she tested me... Oh, the next time, I wouldn’t hold back. She’d learn her place, and she’d know that resisting me wasn’t an option.

I followed her, silently, into the middle of nowhere. She hadn’t even noticed how far she’d wandered. Typical. Too lost in her thoughts to realize the danger that lurked just behind her. But that’s why I’m here. To keep her in line. To remind her of her place.

"Now, that wasn’t very nice, little mate," I said, my voice low and dripping with restrained dominance. She froze, and I saw it—the tension, the realization that she wasn’t alone anymore. That I had followed her. The air between us crackled with something electric, something primal.

I took a step forward, and she instinctively took one back, her eyes locking with mine in a battle of wills. Oh, how I wanted to pin her to that tree, to press my body against hers, feel her shudder under me as I stripped her bare from the waist down. The thought of spanking her until she knew better, then fucking her so hard she’d never think of defying me again, sent a wave of heat straight through me.

But I had to control myself. My dominant side was screaming to be unleashed, but I held back. Her eyes were defiant, her expression a challenge, but beneath it all, there was an innocence to her. She was like those girls who’d grown up believing in fairytales, waiting for their prince charming to come and sweep them off their feet.

Too bad for her—I’m no prince.

I wasn’t here to coddle her or whisper sweet nothings in her ear. No, I was her mate, her alpha, and I would make sure she understood exactly what that meant. But for now, I had to rein it in, as much as it pained me. She wasn’t ready for the full force of what I could do. Not yet.

But soon. Very soon.

As much as every inch of me wanted to dominate her right there, I held myself back. The confrontation between us only fueled the fire burning inside me, the way she stood her ground, defiant yet undeniably affected by my presence. I could see it in her eyes, feel it in the tension that crackled between us. She wanted to hate me, wanted to resist me, but there was no denying the pull. The mate bond was powerful, and it was drawing her in just as much as it was pulling me. noveldrama

I stepped closer, close enough to feel the heat coming off her body.

As much as every fiber of my being screamed to dominate her, to make her submit right there in the middle of the forest, I held back. After a few heated words between us, I could see it—she was affected by me just as much as I was by her. Her breath quickened, her lips parted, and that defiance in her eyes flickered between resistance and something more.

I wanted her. Badly. My whole body burned with the need to claim those plump, tempting lips, to pull her against me and ravage her until she couldn’t think of anything but me. But I had to control myself, had to keep the beast within at bay. Once I started, I wouldn’t stop, and she wasn’t ready for that yet.

Her father had made it clear—Elena was untouched by any man. As much as the thought of being her first drove me wild with desire, I couldn’t take her like this, with my primal instincts in full force. Her first time wasn’t going to be me losing control, no matter how much I wanted to strip her bare and mark her as mine right here and now. Goddess, how I wanted to.

But I couldn’t—no, I wouldn’t—let her first experience be that. I would wait. For now. But when the time came, she would know exactly who she belonged to. And I would make sure she never forgot it.

After a few more tense words, I reminded her, "You have tomorrow to say your goodbyes and pack. We leave the day after." Her eyes flashed with defiance again, but I didn’t care. My decision was final.

I couldn’t linger any longer. Every second around her chipped away at my control, and the urge to dominate, to claim, was overwhelming. If I stayed another minute, I’d do something I might regret