Alpha's Dark Desires

Chapter 18: Testing The Limit

Kane POV:

What the hell?! One minute she was slung over my shoulder, the next she’d yanked down my pants, slipped off, and bolted back toward her father’s place. To say I was dumbfounded would be putting it lightly. She got me—she really got me there. Who in their right mind does that?

I stood there, pants half-down, staring after her. Who the hell did the Moon Goddess give me as a mate? I glanced up at the sky, squinting at the moon. "Her? Really? I’m that hopeless?" I asked, half-expecting some divine response, like the Moon Goddess was sitting up there laughing at me.

I had been given a wild one. And me? I was more into the submissive type.

Oh, she was definitely going to learn a lesson. My little mate had no idea what was coming. I couldn’t wait to get her back to my cottage, to the red room. She had pushed every single button I had, and I was going to enjoy showing her exactly who was in charge. She thought she could get away with defiance? Not on my watch. She’d soon learn what it meant to belong to me—body and soul.

The thought of her in my red room, submitting to me, was enough to make my blood heat. There, she wouldn’t be able to run, wouldn’t be able to escape. She’d have to learn her place, one way or another. She definitely needed to be taught a lesson. My fingers twitched at the thought of it—she had no idea what was coming her way. The moment I got her back to my cottage, into the Red Room, she’d learn exactly who was in charge. I couldn’t wait to see her fiery spirit collide with the restraints I had in mind for her. She would submit, and she’d learn quickly that defiance came with consequences. Oh, she’d learn one or two things, alright. And I’d enjoy every second of it.

Elena’s POV:

This was the best night of my life. Who knew putting an arrogant asshole in his place could lead to such a good night’s sleep? That smug jerk probably thought he could get me to pack and leave with him. Well, he’s got another thing coming. I’m not packing, and I’m definitely not leaving with him.

Oh, right—the incident with the rogues. That goofball ruined everything with his dramatic entrance, killing them before I could even get some answers. I better talk to Dad about it before he heads off to work. I need to figure out what they were after, and fast.

Rushing down to the kitchen, I started to greet my parents. "Good morn—hell, what is he doing here? Doesn’t he have anything better to do?" The words flew out of my mouth the moment I spotted Kane sitting at the dining table, acting as if it was completely normal for him to be there. His eyes were locked on me, shamelessly dragging over every inch of my body, and for a second, I felt like I was standing there completely naked.

I glanced down at myself. What the hell? I was in my pajamas—decent, completely normal pajamas. Yet the way he looked at me made it feel like I wasn’t wearing a damn thing.

"Ooh, sweetie, you shouldn’t address Alpha Kane like that," my mom jumped in, defending him as if he was the one who needed protecting. Yeah, right.

"Then he should know where he’s not wanted," I muttered under my breath, fully aware he heard me when his eyes darkened. Yup, definitely not wanted. I knew I was testing his patience, but honestly, I couldn’t care less. Let him jump the gun if he wanted to.

I took a seat at the table, ignoring the arrogant jerk sitting next to my dad. "So, Dad, yesterday I encountered some rogues—"

Kane scoffed, muttering something under his breath that sounded like cornered.

"As I was saying," I continued, rolling my eyes, "I was going to knock them out so we could question them, but some *hero wannabe* thought it’d be right to just kill them."

Suddenly, Kane slammed his hand on the table, hard. Macho much?

"Hero-wannabe? Excuse me for not letting them tear out the throat of my matenoveldrama

He turned to my father, his tone colder than before. "I didn’t realize how insecure your pack is. This situation just proves that it’s all the more reason for me to take my mate back today rather than tomorrow."

What the hell did he just say?

"Ooh, like hell am I going with you!" I shouted, my voice shaking the air between us. His eyes locked onto mine, dark and intense, and if looks could bore holes through someone, I would have been incinerated on the spot.

"Go pack. We’re leaving within an hour," he commanded, his voice icy and firm, like I was nothing more than an order to be followed.

To be honest, a chill of fear crept down my spine. His cold authority was terrifying. But then again, I was an Alpha too, and I wouldn’t—couldn’t—let him intimidate me like he did others. Mate or not, Alpha or not, no one would decide for me.

Squaring my shoulders, I took a deep breath and met his glare head-on. "No one controls me, Kane," I said, my voice steady despite the whirlwind of emotions in my chest. "Not now, not ever."

Kane’s POV:

A headache—that’s what she was. Goddess, she could see how furious I was, yet she still had the fucking nerve to talk back to me. Boldly, defiantly. If she wasn’t my mate...

I clenched my fists, trying to rein in the storm of emotions swirling inside me. She was testing every limit I had, pushing me to the edge. Any other wolf who dared speak to me like that would have been flattened under my boot by now. But her... damn it. She wasn’t just anyone. She was mine. And that made it worse. That made it harder. Because while I wanted to put her in her place, to teach her the lesson her defiance deserved, I couldn’t bring myself to crush her spirit completely. Not yet, at least.

Still, she needed to learn. She would learn.