Hunter’s laughter was dark and frustrated, and the grip on my throat loosened as he swung me around and pushed me back against a solid surface.The door. I was pressed against his office door.
“What makes you think you’re not my puppet, little omega?” The hard lines of his body pressed into mine, and I already craved—and feared—his strength restraining me. “I think a part of you enjoys losing control like this. You haven’t fought my hold around your throat once, and I’d hazard a guess that if I slipped my hand into your panties, I’d find you dripping wet.”
It was in my best interestnotto let Hunter get his hand anywhere near my panties, because then he’d know exactly how accurate his guess was. “I don’t… don’t want you, Hunter.” When in doubt, lie and deflect. “And… you… you promised you wouldn’t force the bond.”
He leaned down and was gentler than I expected, running his nose along the column of my throat as he scented me. “I will never bite you. Not until you beg me.”
The clanging in my head increased and I swore my heart now beat steadily in my vagina, a thrumming pulse that almost brought me to my knees. At least it would have if an alpha wasn’t holding me up by my throat.
“Tell me what happened at work?”
It was a game of dominance, and I couldn’t let him win. He’d promised not to forcibly bond me, and I sensed this alpha was a man of his word, which meant I could push back without the usual fears.
“Nothing. Happened.”
His left hand slipped down the front of my pants, and as much as I told myself to run, I couldn’t move a muscle. “You’re racking up punishments, baby,” he drawled, and my core tightened around nothing as I fought this devastating need. “You can fight me all you want, but you’ll never win.”
It almost felt like I was winning as his fingers slipped lower, skirting along the edge of my thong. Even I could scent my arousal in the air. His wolf’s energy surged as our breaths mingled. “What happened at work?”
I wanted to sob, in both frustration and desperation. “Nothing. I told you. Bradley was an assho—” I moaned as he slid the lace edge to the side and brushed his callused fingertip along my slit.
“So fucking wet for me,” he rumbled sounding far too satisfied. “I bet you taste as sweet as you smell.”
He pushed one finger inside and I knew at this point mygame of dominancewas done. He curled his finger, pressing against a spot that sent a bolt of pleasure through me. I cried out and clutched him, gibberish spilling from my mouth.
Hunter: One.
Emmeline: A total fucking puppet.
“Tell me, little omega.”
This time my words were a tiny bit clearer. “From the second I started shadowing Bradley, he was an absolute fuckwit. Oh God…” Hunter slid another thick finger inside me, and the stretch reminded me of how long it had been since anyone had touched me like this.
“Tell me exactly what he did, and why Kellan found you crying.”
With each command, he curled his fingers and thrummed them against my g-spot. His hand around my throat was the only fucking thing keeping me standing as I cried out, an orgasm already barreling toward me.
I was breathing too heavily to speak, and when he slowed the thrust of his fingers, I debated punching him. I’d been so close.
In a breathless rush, I told him everything that happened, starting with Bradley insulting and gaslighting me all day. “He made sure that everyone thought I was completely incompetent,even when he was the one to show me the incorrect way to input the meals. He dropped a glass and blamed me and made me clean it up. I gave up defending myself after a while and just let him have his little power play.”
Hunter’s fingers curled again, and I rocked against him, desperate for relief from the throb in my pussy. “Good girl,” he murmured encouragingly, “now keep going for me.” I knew he wouldn’t give up until I told himit all.
“I cried because Kellan hugged me.”
My vulnerability was so much harder to lay bare, even with his fingers buried inside me. Sexual need was one thing, but I couldn’t allow these alphas to own my deeper emotions.
“I’ve never been hugged like that before, Hunter. It took me by surprise.”
His fingers stilled again, and I wanted to scream. Could you die from being edged like this?Notasking for a friend.
“What about your mother?” His tone held a dangerous edge.
I shook my head with so much force I was momentarily dizzy. “She wasn’t exactly the affectionate type. Her aim in life was to keep me hidden from the world, which was easier if I was out of her sight too.”
Hunter’s thumb brushed across my clit and it felt like a bolt of lightning. Burning, pleasure-filled lightning. “Please,” I groaned. “Stop torturing me.”
He let out a soft laugh against my sensitive skin. “Do you want this, Emme? Do you want me to bury my face in your sweet cunt and eat you like my last meal on Earth? Do you want to finally admit who you belong to?”
