The door shut behind Serena, the sound echoing through the vast chamber. Her heart thudded so hard it felt like it might burst, and for a fleeting moment she regretted refusing the wine Naya had offered.
Kaelen stood on the balcony, his back to her, moonlight spilling silver across his frame.
"I… I am here," she whispered.
"I am aware," he replied without turning, his voice flat, unreadable.
Serena lingered in the doorway, uncertain, her stomach twisting. He made no move toward her, no gesture, nothing to suggest this night had even begun.
But then, she thought too soon.
Slow, deliberate steps carried the Alpha across the room, until his towering frame loomed close. His piercing gaze locked on her face, narrowing at the lenses perched on her nose.
"What are these?"
She blinked. "What? Oh… they're glasses. I can't see clearly without them."
"Mm." His tone gave nothing away, yet his eyes lingered on her as if memorizing every detail.
Serena's chest tightened. "Are you… not going to begin?, sh… should i take off my clothes?"
His jaw clenched. "I hate you. Your face. Your kind. I am only doing this for my kingdom."
She swallowed hard. "I've heard that too many times. Just… get it over with. Unless…" Her lips curled faintly in defiance. "Unless you don't know how."
His eyes flared, his silver eyes examining her figure. "I just don't know how to not break you."
Serena's heart skipped a beat.
Before she could respond, he seized her wrists and pushed her back onto the bed. Air rushed from her lungs at the sheer force of his push.
Her pulse raced as Kaelen stood over her, his presence was suffocating.
The Alpha stripped off his clothes, each piece falling to the floor until he stood bare before Serena.
Her breath caught as her eyes roamed his sculpted frame, every line of muscle carved in perfection, every inch radiating dominance. For a moment, she was entranced, following the trail of his torso downward… until her gaze froze.
Her eyes widened in disbelief, her throat tightening. A scream tore from her lips as she stumbled back, horror flooding her veins at the sight of him….powerful, imposing, and monstrously aroused.
"That is not going to fit! Please, I don't want this anymore!" Serena cried, scrambling off the bed. Her tiny feet carried her toward the door in a desperate dash, but an unseen force stopped her cold. Kaelen flicked his hand, bending the wind to his will, and she was dragged back as though the air itself had shackled her.
Her body lifted helplessly, suspended in the Alpha's power, before he flung her back onto the bed. The second pull was fiercer than the first, stealing the breath from her chest. Her glasses slipped from her face, but with trembling hands she hurried to fix them back in place, refusing to let him see her blind and vulnerable.
Serena coughed, her chest rising and falling sharply as she pressed herself against the headboard, desperate for space that didn't exist. Kaelen's grip closed around her ankles, dragging her back beneath him with an unyielding force. His weight pinned her, his eyes dark with something she couldn't name.
"You're making this harder than it needs to be," he growled, voice low and dangerous. "Or would you rather walk out of here and remain in Selvayra? I'm not forcing you, human. You came to me of your own will."
Her breath hitched, chest rising and falling as panic and surrender warred inside her. "No… no," she stammered, hands trembling as they pressed against his chest. "Okay… I'll be calm. But please…." her voice broke into a desperate whisper, "please, be gentle. I've never… done this before."
But Kaelen's expression did not soften. His gaze was merciless, cutting through the fragile words she had offered. With one sharp motion, he tore the robe from her body, the silk cascading to the floor like liquid.
Serena's breath hitched as she squeezed her eyes shut, her lashes trembling against flushed cheeks. Heat flooded her face, though the chamber itself was cold, every brush of air against her exposed skin a cruel reminder of her vulnerability. She wanted to disappear, to sink into the sheets and hide, but Kaelen's shadow loomed over her, leaving her nowhere to run.
His gaze swept over her smooth caramel skin, the curves of her body framed in the dim light. Her breasts, full and round, spoke of her natural allure ,yet his eyes carried no praise, only a cold restraint that refused to name what others would call beauty.
His hand trailed down and grazed her core before he lifted her with ease, his hardened length pressing against her entrance, ready to claim her.
'Wait!' Serena cried out, her voice sharp with desperation."
"Are y…you not going to prep me first? I'm not even aroused," Serena stammered.
"Then make yourself aroused," Kaelen replied flatly.
Her lips trembled. "Y…your consorts praise you for nothing. Is this supposed to be divine? You can't even do anything. How can you just take me like that?" she fired back, her voice shaking.
"I have no time for this."
Kaelen plucked a single moonflower petal from the bedside and slipped it past her lips.
The moment it touched her tongue, fire spread through her veins. Heat rushed across her body, her core aching, soaking, betraying her control.
She gasped, back arching as her body thrashed and rolled under the sudden surge.
Then Kaelen leaned closer, his silver eyes darkening.
Serena was entranced, her body betraying her, turning her into something desperate. She sat up, forcing the voices in her head away. Her hands traced along Kaelen's fair-toned skin, slow and deliberate, before she leaned closer. Her tongue slipped out, tasting him, licking his soft skin in a slow, sensual drag.
Her hand slid lower, finding his hard length, palming it with hesitant strokes. She swallowed hard, meeting his gaze, heat swirling inside her chest. Her glasses had slipped halfway down her nose, almost falling off, but Kaelen caught them, pushing them back into place. The small gesture sent shivers through her, strangely intimate.
A low grunt escaped him, rough and raw, as he felt the softness of her hand on him.
What followed was not gentle….He gripped her wrists and pressed her back onto the bed, his body burning with the need to release the pressure throbbing in him.
Lowering his head, Kaelen's tongue wrapped around Serena's hardened nipple, teasing and sucking.
"Ohh,..ahh!" Serena gasped, her moan slipping out in shock and pleasure as waves of sensation jolted through her.
He latched onto her breast harder, sucking and grazing her skin with his sharp canines.
"Don't bite me!" Serena gasped.
But Kaelen was already lost in the thrill, fixated on the weight of her breasts against his mouth.
Her core grew wetter, slick pooling as her body betrayed her. His hand trailed down, finding the warmth between her thighs. Without warning, he plunged his fingers in, making Serena cry out at the sudden sting. He didn't slow down, didn't care about her expression…he only cared about claiming her, about knocking her up without fail.
Her breath quickened, chest rising and falling as he thrust with unrelenting pace.
"Ahhh—f-fuck!" Serena screamed, her voice cracking under the assault.
Kaelen shifted suddenly, hooking his arms beneath her legs and lifting them higher, adjusting her into a position that gave him even deeper access.
Air vanished from Serena's throat the moment his thick length pressed against her entrance.
Her heart pounded wildly, bracing for the sting, for the ache of being stretched open by his size.
He slid into her slowly, inch by inch, the heat of him filling her until her body shivered.
"Ohhh…" Serena gasped, trembling at his length, shocked that the pain was less than she feared—yet the overwhelming fullness made her toes curl.
He didn't hold back for long. His hips snapped forward, thrusting rapidly and deep.
"Ohhh….ahhh! K-King… Alpha, please, it's too much, wait!!"
Her glasses slipped from her nose, dangling helplessly as her vision blurred with tears and pleasure. He pounded harder, grabbing her and twisting her until her back was flush against him. His rhythm grew merciless, fucking into her with raw hunger, every stroke driving deeper as if her body was made to cage his thick cock.
The Alpha groaned, lost in the storm of pleasure. She felt so impossibly tight, her walls clinging to him like fire, dragging him in again and again.
"Slow down, please!" she screamed, voice breaking.
Kaelen's thrusts grew brutal, reckless, each slam dragging Serena further into the mattress. Her pleas only drove him wilder.
His hand wrapped around her throat, forcing her face up to his, making her feel every ounce of his dominance as he pounded harder.
"Hmm uhh.." he grunted, the sound deep, feral, his body trembling with the force of his own need.
Serena's legs quivered, her body arching helplessly against him. She had never been taken like this—never been split open so deep she swore his cock was scraping her very stomach.
"Ohhh….shit….ahhh, ahhh…Alpha! Slow down, please….I'm about to come!"
Her voice carried a rawness he had never heard before. Each moan came out strange, laced with words that only fueled him more, pulling him deeper. There was something intoxicating in the way she said them….seductive, unintentional, and it ignited a hunger in him he didn't usually feel in just one round. But now, he was losing control, getting closer with every thrust.
Kaelen's groan vibrated, He could feel it….his knot swelling, throbbing, stretching her impossibly wide.
Serena screamed, clawing at his shoulders, the burn tearing through her.
"It's…ahh…it's getting bigger! Take it out—I can't!"
He ignored her protests and drove into her harder, each thrust rougher than the last.
His silver eyes glowed as if lit from within, and his canines elongated before sinking into Serena's soft neck.
Her sharp cry echoed, the pain quickly twisting into something she couldn't comprehend. Instead of death, a surge of electric heat spread through her body, sending shivers down her spine. Her legs trembled, her insides clenched, and to her horror….her body craved more.
Kaelen had marked her. Permanently. The bite sealed her fate, binding her completely to him, making her body ready to take his knot… and his pups.
His thrusts grew merciless, his cock swelling inside her. Serena whimpered, thrashing weakly beneath him, but his thick release broke through, hot streams flooding her. It poured into her in waves, like a dam bursting open, unstoppable and consuming.
Serena moaned despite herself, the warmth spreading deep inside her until her body convulsed, climax crashing over her hard. But still his load kept coming, filling her to the brim.
Only when the torrent slowed did she realize he wasn't pulling out, he couldn't. His knot locked them together, stretching her, keeping him buried inside.
Serena's vision blurred, her body trembling as exhaustion claimed her. Just before she blacked out, Kaelen shifted, dragging her against his chest, spooning her tightly while his knot kept him lodged inside her.
When his cock finally softened enough to slide free, he finally pulled out.
He rose from the bed without a glance at her, slipping into his robe with unhurried ease.
A sharp clap echoed through the chamber, summoning Naya and two other servants.
"Take her away," he ordered, his voice devoid of warmth, as if dismissing nothing more than a broken vessel.
Naya bowed, lifting the limp, spent girl with practiced care, before retreating. The other servants moved swiftly, stripping the stained sheets and replacing them with fresh linen, erasing all trace of what had transpired.
Kaelen turned his back on it all, striding toward his bathing house without a word.