Kristen's POV
My wolf increases her pace into fast gallops when she sees a big black wolf chasing after us. All my worries fade away and replace with fear, because it looks like someone is out to get me.For the third time, my wolf turns to throw a glance at the wolf right behind us and she accidentally hits a tree and falls.When I shift into my human form, my heart is already doing dangerous backflips in my chest because I can feel him.It's Calhoun. My mate and stepfather. He stops in front of me and shifts."What are you doing, Kristen?""N-n- nothing," my response comes out in a stutter when he takes a step closer to me.Why is he here? Isn't he supposed to be with my mom, having the best of their wedding night?"Why did you take off like that? It's dangerous for a female to go for a night run in times like this," Calhoun holds out his hand to help me up.And it's not like I can accept it. I don't want any part of me touching him. Having him this close is doing no justice to my brain."Is something wrong?" He has the audacity to look confused when I remain in my fallen position."Everything, Calhoun. Every freaking thing," ignoring his hand, I rise to my feet, You're just everywhere. You make me feel like a rotten little backstabbing bitch."Upon hearing this, Calhoun's throat works and his stupid, stupid blue eyes soften to the extent that my throat tightens with several emotions, "Listen, if this is about what happened last night, then I want to tell you I'm sorry because you're innocent.""What do you mean?" My face twists in irritation, "I'm mostly at fault here. I approached you because of this stupid dare made by my friends.""No," Calhoun is so close to me right now that his smell intoxicates my senses. Goosebumps generate in my every single pore and I forget what color of shirt I'm wearing if I have sweat pants or pajama trousers on. This is how my mate affects me."If anyone should take the blame, then it's me. I could've turned you down, told you I was getting married the next morning but I couldn't because I knew we were mated to each other before you even approached me," Calhoun explained and I can see him curling his fists. It's almost as if he's trying to refrain from touching me."You were so irresistible like I was spellbound, and I couldn't tell you off. I wanted to explore what it felt like to be intimate with my mate," he pauses to catch his breath before rasping out, "I was too selfish with my emotions and masculine urges."Several emotions would up in my chest when my mind replayed what happened last night.After a sharp intake of breath, I peel my eyes away from him and fold my arms across my chest."We cannot undo what we did but you can reject me, and then we'll spend the rest of our lives avoiding each other. Because I can never see you as my stepfather," I make this known to him.Calhoun doesn't respond. He just raises his fist against his mouth and bites a part of it as he stares at me with those mesmerizing blue eyes."It's not so easy, Kristen," he pulls his hand away from his mouth and puts it on my arm.Breeze gusts through me, stirring up cold and I can't tell if it's his touch or the wind."Why are you even here, Alpha Calhoun? Why did you run after me?""We have a connection. My wolf wants me to be anywhere you are. I can feel you even if there's a three-yard barrier between us," he confesses."You must reject me," I barely finish with my request when my stepfather does the unexpected.By covering the distance between us and sealing my lips with a swift kiss.Wanting to think it's a hallucination is futile because my chest burns when he pulls away."See? It's just beyond my self-control when we're next to each other. You're my mate, Kristen,"My mouth whisper-yells no but my hands are already finding their way to his chest and his neck.Calhoun kisses me again except this time it isn't light like the first. It's hard as if he's feasting on my mouth and his big hand grabs my head and cradles it.The kiss is so breathtaking and knee-wobbling that for a moment, everything else doesn't matter."But my mom..""Shh..don't mention her. It's just the two of us here," he presses a finger against my lips to silence.Every sense of guilt flies away because there's this tingling sensation in my clit. I want to be touched and groped badly by this man.When Mom's smiling face appears in front of me, I shove it at the back of my mind. My sins will be contemplated when I tuck myself into bed to sleep.I'm so sorry Mom, he's your husband but he's also my mate. If only I let him touch me just for tonight… Selfishness is the order of tonight. I know I am going to regret this and hate myself for a very long time.Calhoun brings his lips back to mine as he lowers me to the flattened grass. We're far away from his mansion and out in the fields. There are low chances of anyone seeing us here.His hands find my legs and they vibrate at his touch, coupled with the anticipation of having him inside of me once more. I've thought about it all day and now I'm getting it.It starts drizzling when Calhoun undresses me. But that's the least of my concern right now.When he moves back to remove his shirt, I nudge my body forward to kiss him once more.Now, someone in her right state of mind won't let this man touch her for the second time but it's beyond self-control, according to him. Our mate bond holds more power than his marriage with my mom.We're completely naked right now. The half-moon makes it easier for us to see ourselves because it's dark. And the drizzle is switching up into a rain.I moan in satisfaction when he connects our bodies, after what takes like forever. Because my impatience is getting the best of me.We go at a steady rhyme and his mouth doesn't leave mine the entire time. He's so big and heavy that his weight on top of me is nearly suffocating. But I'm not complaining."You feel so warm and tight," Calhoun mumbles against my mouth before angling his head backward."Harder.." I urge him, whilst digging my fingers into his slippery back. We're already getting beaten by the rain but none of us seem to care.He's not moaning. Just breathing really hard as he works wonders with the strength of his waist. My squirts even gush faster than the droplets of rain.But our moments of pleasure get stolen by a glaring flashlight."Oh my god! F*cking in the rain!" The person exclaims in horror.At this, shame clouds me and then it dawns on me that I am in the wrong.We just got caught!"Who the hell are you two!?" The voice does sound like that of a middle-aged man.Calhoun doesn't move away from my body when I try to get him off me.He's still on top of me with his c*ck plunged deep in my honeypot. I can tell he's trying to shield my body from the eyes of this person. But it doesn't even matter. We've been caught.Kristen's POVThe middle-aged man is drawing closer with his flashlight, stirring up a churn in my stomach as panic punches out of my lungs. "Relax," Calhoun quietly orders upon sensing my fear but I can't. Things are so messed up right now that I just want to close my eyes and wish I never came here. And the thought of my mom finding out what I did with her husband. Oh my God!It all happens in a swift motion when Calhoun leaves my body and before I am left with moments to process what's unfolding right under my gaze, Calhoun snaps the man's neck and lets his body drop to the wet ground.My hands fasten to my mouth to suppress the screaming intending to erupt from it. Because he just killed someone. An innocent man!And when Calhoun shifts his gaze back to mine, I tremble so hard that my teeth are beginning to chatter. "Put on your clothes, I don't want anyone seeing you like this," he commands, whilst he's standing naked in full glory. "You just killed someone," I force these wor
Calhoun's POV"I caught her trying to sneak out," I tell Natalie, something which isn't a lie."Why'd you even want to do that?" Her face transforms into confusion as she leaves the stairs and meets with us."It's just…I don't feel welcomed here." Kristen thins her lips and fiddles with her small, delicate hands. Hands that she had run through my bare back under the rain last night."But I thought we've gotten past this already," Natalie tucks her daughter's hair behind her ear and touches her cheek, "My poor baby is now a woman. I can recall when you always teared up when I left you in someone's care. Now you're all grown up, cannot wait to get away from me.""It's not like that, Mother," Kristen ensures she's avoiding my gaze as she tries to defend herself."You have three weeks until you're returning to school for your final semester. I want you to stay, so you can bond with Calhoun and me." Natalie clasp Kristen's hands in hers.And I just clench my jaw.If only she knows how I ca
Kristen's POV Today is the Greyhound pack run and it's quite surprising because just yesterday was Alpha Calhoun and my mom's wedding. It could have been canceled but Alpha Calhoun permitted them to go on with it since my mom fancies such things. She's euphoric to be Luna of the Greyhound pack, people completely adore her because of her outspokenness, elegance, and breathtaking beauty. Unlike her who has the perfect body, I am busty, petite, and with a slim build.We don't even look alike, I take more of my father even if I'm the bastard child.I should be happy Alpha Calhoun has finally agreed to reject me after the pack run so our mate bond can be broken, and then he can be with my mom. But I can't find any bit of happiness in me.Perhaps because he came up with the suggestion before I could. And the determination in his blue eyes gives out that he wants to get done with me for good. My wolf is against this, if there's any way she can make me decline Alpha Calhoun's rejection, sh
Calhoun's POVI am stunned in my seat when the whistleblower handles the whistle, because Kristen does a quick backflip and takes over the race immediately, earning screams from the crowd.People are running beside and in front of her but the determination on her face gives out that she isn't even afraid. A few men are having a hard time running in their human form, because their wolves are threatening to surface, making it difficult for them to keep on the right track. It's a run, after all, wolves love running.It's hard to pay attention to my wife when my mate is out there, running like her life depends on it. Before I know what's happening, my feet are moving and carrying me forward so I can take a proper view of the pack run.They're fourteen contestants in number, eleven men and three females. The pack run has different stages and obstacles to face.The whole world narrows and all I can recognize is my mate on the run. Kristen is the smallest and fastest. She looks so fierce and
Kristen's POV "Kristen, wake up."The gentle shake on my shoulders flicks my eyes open to my mother staring down at me."Mom?" I breathe out, utterly confused because I'm on the bed and I have the sheet covers on me. I was dreaming about participating in the pack run, right?"You've been out for three hours," Mom looks away from me as she informs me of this, "You passed out after winning the pack runs."Suddenly images of me contesting for the pack run through my head and I can remember everything.Holy shit!I can't believe Alpha Calhoun left his position and ran to my side. I was weak but I can recall when he carried me in a bridal style.No. He did not. How could he do such a thing? Mom might even suspect a thing and his people on the other hand would think something is going on between the two of us. Alpha Calhoun married Mom yesterday, so there's no way a man and his stepdaughter would bond so fast.It's dark and the music from outside is enough to notify me of the pack run aft
Kristen's POVI'm currently at the Greyhound council hall, with three elders, Bruce and three of Alpha Calhoun's men. But he's nowhere in sight."Just wait a little longer, he will show up," Bruce whispers to me and I nod in response.Calhoun's elders are still surprised to know that their Alpha has a mate and it's me, his Luna's daughter. Shame clouds me when my mind drifts back to what happened thirty minutes ago. Mom didn't raise a hand on me but she purposely smashed a glass cup against the floor and accused me of trying to seduce Calhoun.Her behavior is only a product of what happened at the pack run, if only she knows that we've not only gotten intimate but I am also his mate, she'll kill me.My impatience is getting the best of me, I want Alpha Calhoun to come here and reject me as quickly as he can. My mom's behavior is understandable but it instilled fear in me. I don't want her to get hurt because of me, upon knowing she won't hurt alone. She'd ensure I go through pains on
Calhoun's POV "You ought to be enjoying the honeymoon phase with your wife, not stick around like an unwanted guest. You should pass for a boil in the armpit." Nana Joyce casts me a suspicious look through her glasses."Ouch," I put my hand on my chest and feign sadness, "you hurt my feelings.""Cut me that crap and tell me why you've spent two nights here, Calhoun." The look on her face shows that she's not ready to listen to any excuses."I miss the good old days," putting my glass of wine on the table, I release a low breath and jam my fingers through my hair. It's not as if my response is a lie but it's far from the truth.Nana Joyce chuckles to herself before shaking her head at me."You know, that's not a very honest response. I am eighty-six and my wolf isn't agile like she was twenty years ago. We don't go out for runs anymore because I'm weak and you find me boring," she pauses to catch her breath before continuing."You built this mansion for me and put omegas at my beck and
Kristen's POVIt's been two days since Alpha Calhoun left. I thought he only didn't show up for the rejection and was somewhere around, only to find out the next day that he just went AWOL. No one knows where he is but they seem unbothered. Everything else is going smoothly even in his absence.He's in the wrong.Wanting to stay mated to me will only lead to disaster.Mom getting mad and hating me when she learns the truth. Their marriage crumbling to the ground.Why did he disappear after asking me to meet him at the council hall for the rejection? It's just insane.Can he not be man enough to do the right thing irrespective of his emotions and the connection we share? I've been anxious and restless since I stepped foot in here. Avoiding Mom lately, staying out until midnight because I'm afraid she'll show up in my room and try to hurt me. And I always have a hard time falling asleep because she might just burst in, damage things and yell the roof off. She's a good person but she