Mated To The Cold Hearted Alpha – Chapter 12
“Your art,” he explained and admitted, “along with a little luck. While visiting the Alpha in Vegas, I was shocked to find a painting on his wall. It was a stunning portrait of a beautiful Wolf. But it wasn’t the subject of the painting that surprised me so much. It was the familiarity with which it was drawn. So very similar to the ones in your book. And when I looked closer, I knew for certain it was yours. The signature was not your name, but the initials were-HD. The letters weren’t obvious at first. They seamlessly blended in the swirls of the background forest, but they were there, and they matched the exact way you wrote them in your book. From there, it was simple to backtrack to your location.”
I ground my teeth together, hating that he discovered me as a result of my own foolishness. Never, should I have allowed my artwork in a gallery. And I certainly shouldn’t have included my real initials-how dumb could I be?”
I held out my hand. “It’s mine. I want it back.”
ncommittally, closing the journal back into his desk drawer.
y am I h
lly, so there it was. I waited for his response.
tions flickered across his face before he repl
es to have you.” I said the words and I meant them, except I wasn’t at all prepared for and hated the jealousy that reared up in my mind, suffocating and painful, at the thought of him touching another shewolf.
Damn bond.
his oddly knowing gaze boring into my e
?
owing smirk on his face
ed and glared at
he edge of the desk, as he rested back against it casual
wn!
sed to know?
in confusion. “What do you mean Claiming Ceremony?” His eyebrows rose in surprise. “Didn’t anyone in your pack teach you?”
nd I haven’t exactly had any female Wolf influence since then.”
yril was on his feet and hurled a glass of some unknown br
Cyril…now isn’t the time.”
n mind for me? My heart thundered in my chest. I blinked. Why was he so mad suddenly?
llest target possible.
lpha had looked
uldn’t hold his gaze and dropped my eyes. My Wolf cowere
Leander commanded loudly.
e clenched into fists by his side. His nostrils flared, body coiled and ready to spring.
voice echoed in the large office. He wasn’t holding back any of his Alpha vibes either. The volatile force of
ing out her approval. Our mate is strong.
, still squirming in my chair.
my heart still raced in my chest. I held tight to the chair to keep my fingers from revealing the trembling inside my body. I desperately wanted to know what caused his sudden break in composure but didn’t dare ask. I had no desire to risk a recurrence of his hatred for me.
led, “Are you under control now? Can we get back to the matter at hand?”
nother unintelligible
ta returned to his chair and sat down uneasily,
is voice went back to the epitome of calm and under control. Not that it made his next question a
evant to my future?
ping my mouth locked shut.
Leander must have interpreted my bo
to make me any happier about the conversation.
his body toward me. Amethyst and cerulean orbs softened, to match his soothing tone. “Mating between two normal wolves entails s*x and the exchange of marks, preferably at the point of o****m. Additionally, our fur sides will engage in intercourse and repeat the process of marking.”
was having on me.