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The Alpha's Contract Marriage Prologue - Nikita
I dug my toes into the soft white sand and looked up at the golden and red sky. The water was blue all the way to the horizon, and the first sunbeams were just starting to shine on its surface. It was quiet on the beach, so I closed my eyes and let the Caribbean breeze kiss my skin one last time.I had been running away to Isla Mujeres for years. When I had a few days between cruises, I would go back to the tiny apartment I rented here. It was just a few steps from the ocean and a place of peace and quiet. I would eat seafood that was brought in fresh every morning by a fisherman who lived two streets away and was expertly cooked by his tiny, old grandmother at their little storefront. I'd relax in the bright red hammock I'd strung up in the backyard, read, take naps, and enjoy the peace and color of my own little piece of paradise.It was a beautiful life built on an ugly lie.Every day I was here, I told myself it was fine to treat myself. That I was "finding myself" and that my tim
The Alpha's Contract Marriage ONE - NIKITA
As soon as I put the car in park, I let go of my white-knuckled grip on my fingers. I just sat there for a moment and let my heart rate slow down.I may have learned to drive in this exact Range Rover from the mid-1970s, but that was when it was just a broken-down shell. Between the time I left home and the time he died, my grandfather turned it into a "project" and lovingly over-engineered it until it was a complete monster. In the meantime, I had hardly driven at all during that time.It would be an understatement to say that the long trip down mountain back roads covered in snow and the change to the busy streets of downtown Boston were not fun. I'd spent most of it complaining to myself that I wouldn't have to make this drive at all if my grandfather hadn't spent so much time on the perfect metallic Ardennes green paint job and so little time on pack business. We would have all been better off with a proper succession plan than with a dashboard that was modified to hold so many hi
The Alpha's Contract Marriage TWO - SEBASTIAN
I let myself have a moment of pure satisfaction as I looked at the reservations spreadsheet on the iPad at the front desk. In the hospitality business, January was often a slow month. Even in cities like Boston that are doing well, most businesses had to work harder to keep sales up after the holidays.The fact that A Taste of Magic was a shining exception to that rule gave me a lot of pleasure.It didn't matter what the pride said. It could laugh all it wanted about the "vanity project" Sam and I were "indulging in" while we put off growing up and taking our rightful places as mates to dominant females, as every good panther male should. But, like they always did, they were talking out of their rear ends. Sam and I were building an empire together in a quiet way. One that meant we'd never have to be submissive little house-husbands like my brother Benno and my father. I was going to be someone, and I had the proof in the form of a full reservations list and a balance sheet.Even thou
The Alpha's Contract Marriage THREE - NIKITA
As I ran along the ridge, snow crunched under my paws and stuck to my fur. In the murky twilight to my right, I saw the skeleton of a ski lift, which was then eaten up by a swirl of fat snowflakes. I only caught a quick glimpse of it long enough to see the number six on its base. The sign's once-cherry-red paint was chipped, peeling, and had faded to a rusty color.When I saw it, old muscle memory kicked in, and I turned a few degrees to the west. As I ran up the hill, my legs burned, but I loved the stinging heat of the effort. I hadn't been able to run around in my wolf form since I went home for a short visit last summer, and I'd been stuck inside too much lately, working too hard on business plans. It felt good to run, to stretch my legs and remind myself that even though things were a mess, I was still alive, which meant I could still make things better.The fact that I knew The Slopes were in such bad shape made the mood-boosting effect of my exercise less strong. Even though it
The Alpha's Contract Marriage FOUR - SEBASTIAN
When a fist banged on my door, it was almost 9 p.m., and my eyes were blurry and hurting from too much writing, typing, and squinting at the small print of online business guides. I was so focused on my work when I heard the sound, and it was so sudden that I jumped and dropped my protein bar wrappers, a notebook, and two highlighters. The noise made me feel even more uneasy, and my heart was pounding loudly in my chest as I jumped down to pick up the things I had dropped and then put them back on the messy table.Who could be knocking on my door so late at night? Maybe another guest got my room mixed up with someone else's. I made a face and hoped they weren't lost and drunk if that was the case.When I stood up, my right foot hurt, and I winced. I would learn one day not to sit on it while I worked. Maybe. As I stumbled toward the door, I tried hard to shake off the feeling of being startled.Even if it was a drunk hotel guest, so what? It wasn't like I hadn't dealt with them a mill
The Alpha's Contract Marriage FIVE - NIKITA
It took a while for the words to sink in. Then my stomach dropped, and fear and confusion shot through me like a rocket.Oh, goddammit. This was the beginning? I ran my eyes over her again, from head to toe and back again. My mind was racing, and I couldn't get my expectations and reality to match up. I thought she would be an older, power-hungry woman, but she wasn't. In fact, with her loose, comfortable pajamas and messy ponytail, she looked like a college girl from the west coast who was home for winter break. The soft fabric of her top made it easy for me to see her tanned skin and big breasts. Her waist was small, and then her hips were full and curvy, which was very attractive. Her arms and shoulders were thin, but there were ripples of muscle underneath. It was clear that she worked out or enjoyed sports. Her hair was the color of expensive caramel, and even though the top of her head didn't reach my shoulder, her whiskey-colored eyes were on fire. In other situations, I'd b
The Alpha's Contract Marriage SIX - SEBASTIAN
When the Alpha left, I hung out in the hotel room on purpose for a while. I didn't want to be caught doing something I'd have to explain if she came back to check on me out of the blue. When it became clear that she wasn't going to show up out of the blue, I went to get my phone. I knew my mother would expect me to check in, but I wasn't sure if I could keep from yelling at her for setting me up like she did. I instead called Sam. On the second ring, he picked up. “Hey.” "Did you get in touch with the attorneys?" “Yeah.” I could hear the background noise change as he moved from where he was to a quieter spot. "They are putting together the paperwork, but it will take a few days. How did the Alpha work out?" "To be honest, I'm not even sure." I dragged a hand down my face. "She's not what I was looking for." He asked, "What do you mean?" I told him everything that had happened and told him that she was young and hadn't been expecting me. I told him how she broke apart at the slig
The Alpha's Contract Marriage SEVEN - NIKITA
I felt hot. I felt warmer than I had since I left the beach weeks ago. I got close to the heat... and then woke up quickly. When I quickly looked at the situation, I got red from my head to my toes. I was in bed with Sebastian, tucked up against his side with my cheek on his bare chest. When I turned my head to look at him, his arm wrapped around me and his dark green eyes met mine. "Hi, Alpha. Good morning." He ran his fingers along my side and over my clothes with ease. "Good morning," I mumbled, torn between the desire to stay right where I was and the knowledge that it would be a bad idea to do so. I pushed myself up and tried to get out with a little more coordination than the last time. "I wasn't trying to—" The arm that was around me grabbed me and pulled me back, dropping me awkwardly on Sebastian's big chest. When I realized that he didn't seem to be wearing anything under the sheets that were tangled between us, it made my stomach flip. and that he seemed to be awake in e
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