Alpha Jaxon POV
Needless to say, Amber's father was none too pleased to discover what we had been doing in the woods together, and by mutual agreement, Amber was forced to stay at my pack and I was being forced to accept her as my chosen mate.
"Mark me already" she whined as I stood there robotically, staring at the nape of her neck, my wolf feeling nothing but anger towards her and disgust that couldn't be hidden "Enough stalling already Jaxon. It's not like you haven't fucked me or anything. I want your mark on my neck" she pouted, attempting to look seductively at me.
She was clad in sexy lingerie. Her father was gone now but Callum and Cody were keeping close tabs on what was happening and I knew they would inform the Alpha if I didn't mark Amber soon. But the very thought of it caused a wave of revulsion to sweep over me. My wolf didn't want Amber. It wanted Riley. Even though Riley had the nerve to reject us, it wanted our mate. The one we should have accepted as our mate in the first place. This woman was nothing to us. Nothing but a fuck toy that we had taken pleasure in. She was disgusting. We weren't attracted to her at all now.
She flipped her hair over her shoulder and gave us a winning smile. She arched her back on the bed, exposing her breasts to me as I stood there looking at her mutely.
"You know you want me" she purred, "come on Jaxon, just one little bite right here" she pointed at her neck "and we are mates, forever."
Forever. The word echoed in my mind. The thought of being tied to this girl forever was enough to make me feel sick to my stomach. What had I been thinking when I took her into the woods? What was going on in my mind? I could say insanity but I had known what I was going to do and gone ahead with it anyway. Now I was filled with nothing but bitterness and regret.
"I don't want you" my voice is hoarse as she blinks up at me, a stunned expression on her face "I never wanted you. My wolf hates you" I growl "he wants you dead and you want me to mark you?"
Her eyes narrow "You told my father we would become chosen mates. Are you going to back out? Do I need to inform him that you lied?" her voice is cold and calculating.
I know she's capable of doing just that. She's speaking to her father regularly on the phone. I swallow hard. Move forward a few steps. A satisfied expression comes over her face.
"You would threaten me to become chosen mates?" my voice is soft.
"Yes," she says simply "You made a promise, and you should have to keep it. Do you think this is fun for me?" she spits out "Ever since this happened you haven't even been able to get it up" she adds, her gaze raking over me with scorn, darting to my genitals with deliberate emphasis as I stiffen "you've been impotent and a disappointment in the bedroom" she continues to degrade me "so the least I deserve is to become Luna of this pack."
Impotent. The truth is my wolf has no desire to fuck the girl ruining our lives. I can't get hard even if my life depended on it. He blames me for this mess. All we think about is Riley now. Her beautiful blue hair, those big doe-like eyes of hers, Her smooth creamy complexion. It makes our mouths water.
"Shut your mouth" I hiss as she smirks at me "You little bitch" I snap.
"The truth hurts doesn't it Alpha Jaxon" she taunts "Don't worry I won't tell anyone, so long as you mark me."
Blackmail. My hands clench into fists. For a moment I picture placing my hands around her throat and squeezing hard, watching the life drain out of her while she struggles to free my grip. Satisfaction fills me. I would do it, my wolf encourages it, except it would be suspicious and her father would begin to ask questions. She has me over a barrel and she darn well knows it. If I kill her, she needs to give me a damn good reason to do it. I exhale, trying to calm myself while she continues to cock her head and regard me with a scathing look on her face.
I could have had Riley. If I had just let my fear go and stopped considering her a danger and saw the positives in my mate instead. Now I was trapped with this redheaded slut instead. I grit my teeth and walk slowly to the edge of the bed as she sits upright expectantly, her eyes twinkling up at me. She slowly moves her hair to the side exposing the creamy expanse of her neck, blinking her big eyes at me and fluttering her eyelashes. It's almost comical. My hand grips her neck, tight. I'm rough, my face inches away from hers. To her credit, she doesn't blink, doesn't react. She's cool as a fucking cucumber. I let my canines begin to grow out of my mouth. My wolf lets out a long hiss, his own revulsion beginning to show. My eyes begin to darken. A look of triumph comes over Amber's face. She looks at me eagerly.
I roughly push her head to the side. I plunge my teeth into her neck. None of me is gentle. I bite down hard, hearing her give a strangled cry of pain that makes me feel a sense of satisfaction. I've hurt her and it feels good. I pull back and lick the wound feeling resentful. A mark slowly appears on her neck that looks like a tattoo of a black wolf. The symbol of being claimed by an Alpha and giving credence to her claim as Luna of the pack. My eyes slowly slide away.
She moves. Kneels on the bed. My eyes shoot a warning at her. She knows better than to try the same thing with me. Her hand is gentle as she pushes my head to the side. She licks my neck and I shudder. I just want her to get this over and done with. Once it is, I feel like the mate bond with Riley will sever, despite my not wanting to accept her rejection. The small part of us that is joined together will be lost. I feel a sharp prick as Amber daintily bites me, her teeth sliding back as she licks the wound, before I pull away, aware that there is a matching mark to hers now on my own neck.
"There" she breathes, excitement in her eyes "That wasn't so bad was it?"
I don't answer. I'm waiting to see if the last bit of the mate bond with Riley severs. But I don't feel anything tearing or disappearing. My thoughts continue to be plagued by her. Thoughts of what she could have done, what we could have accomplished with other packs flood my mind. If I hadn't been so fearful we could have taken over so many packs and joined them with our own. We could have been the strongest pack in the world. Amber is useless in comparison. Her wolf is weak, even though she has Alpha DNA inside of her. The pack will accept her as Luna for now, but already she's gotten off on the wrong foot with so many pack members who dislike her.
"Are you satisfied?" my voice is filled with hatred.
"Don't pretend to be the victim in this Jaxon" Alpha's voice is cutting "You knew what you were doing when you took me into the woods. If you're not satisfied with the outcome, that's on you."
I let out a growl and punched the wall, creating a large hole in the wall. The wall shudders. Amber merely laughs. "Such a temper" she taunts me "You should learn to control it better."
I storm out of the room. If I stay there any longer I'm going to kill her. I fall into line with Callum who eyes my neck uneasily. He has the wisdom not to say anything.
"How is the progress going with the trackers" I snarl.
Callum halts and stares at me. "I pulled them off of that assignment."
"By whose authority? I want her tracked down Callum."
"Will you listen to yourself? You have a mate now" Callum argues "a chosen one. What good is it going to do to track down Riley? It's not as though you still feel the mate bond with her. Just let Riley go" he urges as I glare at him "she deserves to find another mate and be happy."
"You're wrong" I growl "I still feel the bond. Get the trackers back out there or I will put you in the dungeon, Callum. Don't think I won't" I advised him as his mouth fell open "and I can always get another Beta or Gamma if it comes to that. Don't push me, because I'm dangerously close to the limit of my patience right now."
I stomp off, leaving him staring at me and shaking his head.