Chapter 3 THREE

Dominic’s POV.

My eyes roamed over her slender body, draped in that light purple dress that made her hazel eyes seem on fire. She staggered, swirling around softly. I reached out to grab her but quickly reenact my hand.

I closed my eyes, fighting the arousal that burned through me. Touching her now would be setting myself up.

"You shouldn't be out here alone," I repeated. Especially not when there were flocks of men loitering around the manor.

"Whats it to you?" She asked, her voice bitter. "I am nothing tonyou." She flicked me off with her hair and turned her back on me.

"Go to your room, Sophie," I ordered her. She blew a raspberry at me in response. "Uou are drunk," I said gently.

"Nope." She corrected me. She crisped her arms over her chest. The action caused her breasts to swell, revealing the pound of flesh hidden beneath the dress.

"Who an i?" I breathed out heavily.

"You are my handsome stepbrother who refused to acknowledge the mating bond between us simply because enough think it shouldn't exist." She countered.

"Mate!" My wolf, Rick, groaned in my head. "Myst habe!" He cried.

I jerked a hand in my hair, trying to fight the mating bond.

"Go to your room," I ordered, my voice carrying authority.

Sophie huffed but thankfully did as I strutted. She had barely taken two steps when my head began to bang. It felt like I was going to die if she walked away. I didn't want to stay one night away from her.

"Sophie." I grabbed her arms, stopping her from leaving. I yanked her back until she rested in my arms. She relaxed visibly, letting me engulf her. I lifted her chin and dropped a light kiss on her lips.

Her mouth parted softly, inviting me fir more.  "We shouldn't," I murmured against her mouth. It was extraordinary how it was possible to sound quite calm outwardly when his insides were in a jumble of feelings, the over riding one of which was lust.

"Yeah." She conceded.

Still, our lips crashed against each other. I pushed my tongue to her mouth, smiling when she opened up, her tongue twisting over mine for domination.

"We shouldn't..." he panted as soon as he broke off the kiss.

This was all wrong.

Sophie was his sister, according to Alpha Richard. He shouldn't be wanting his sister. But there was something about her that drove him insane.

He was an heir, someone that should have control over his emotions. He thought he already mastered that until Sophie came into his life and he couldn't control himself around her. She set off like a firework around him and he always needed time alone to calm down after encountering her.

"Dominjc." She breathed my name.

He shook his head, trying to remind himself about how he hated her, about how much he despised her mother, Vivian. Heck, he only tolerated Pvivian because of his father who thought it was necessary to have a complete family. But the false facade Vivian put on was not so hard to miss.

Reality raced back when the loss of her warmth came. I looked up, only to find her staggering away. I grabbed her wrist.

"Come," I motioned for her.

The short walk away from the garden went smoothly.

"Wh-why are we here?" Sophie asked me, biting her lower lip.

I inched closer to her and captured her mouth in a kiss. She gave in instantly. She wrapped her hands around my neck, deepening the kiss.

"You have no idea how hard it is for me to sta u away from.you," I breathed out, nibbling her lips. Dhe ran her tongue over the lips, shivering.

"Then why do you resist me?" She asked.

I shook my head at her in response. I slowly guide her body down with my hands until she laid on the wet grass. The moonlight illuminated her body's silhouette. I drank in her curves for a few seconds.

"You are so beautiful," I announced. My hand cupped her breast through the dress. She heaved heavily, swelling the mould of flesh in my hand. I growled and leaned down, capturing her nipple in my mouth.

"Fuck!" She cried out, her body vibrating with pleasure.

My hand traced the line of her curves slowly until it nestled over the entrance of her pussy. I shifted the pants to the side and delved in smoothly. I swallowed her gasp with my mouth before the sound could escape.

"You are so beautiful," I whispered again, feeling myself at the edge of control.

Mate! my wolf yelled in my head.

She thrashed against me, her body struggling to keep calm.

"Hsrder!" She screamed at me.

I knew she was close to finding relief. I swiftly took my finger out, and tugged her pants away. She moaned about the loss but I paid her no heed. She whimpered in my ears. I stood up briefly and quickly undressed. My hand wrapped around my cock, wetting it with her juice. I knelt between her legs again and positioned myself.

"Please." She begged, holding my waist.

I chuckled at her impatience.

"Oh!" The short laughter turned into a satisfied moan when she grabbed my waist tighter and shifted me forward. My dick nestled in the wet heat of her pussy.

"Oh. Fuck." I closed my eyes as I slowly began to move in her.

"Faster." She cried, her body burning with uncontrollable passion.

I began to stroke her faster. My mouth latched onto her nipple and I sucked gently. She grabbed my arms, inflicting pain on me.

"Yesss!" She cried out as her release shook over her.

I lowered my body over hers ahd began fi stroke gently. My eyes fell on her neck.

"Mine!" I groaned, my wolf taking over.

Before I could control myself, i sank my fangs into tge nape of her neck. My body convulsed. Sge grabbed my head, pushing my teeth further.

I heaved, my body collapsed on hers. I gently retracted my fangs abd licked the wound, closing the mark off.

"Now... now that you marked me... does that mean you are... ready to accept me?" Sophie asking, breathing heavily.

Holy fuck!

I scrambled away from her like sge was filled with leprosy. My body shook with undeniable hatred as I stared at the two punctured marks on her neck.

What the hell have I done?

Sophie sat up, pain abd denial lining her face.

"Dominic?" Her voice quivered with the one question she truly wanted to ask.

"Ot was a mistake," I bit out. "Do not expect anything from me!" I lashed at her.

"Okay," Sophie said.

I watched with regret as sge silently picked herself up, adjusted her clothes, and raced straight to her room.

"Dominic, what have you done?!" I muttered to myself under my breath.

Sophie's POV

My nostril scrunched up in disgust as the scent of porridge waffled over, clouding my scent. I bit fine on my lower lip, fighting the urge to run into the restroom to throw up fir the third time that morning.

"Tajd jt away," I ordered the maid that hekd the tray if food. Ahe nodded and squirried out of my room.

I closed my eyes and took deep breaths to calm my nerves. I waited until the nauseous feeling passed before I opened my eyes. My hands rested at each side of my head.

Something was wrong with me. For the pass three days, I could barely keep down anything except ice cold water.

"Miss Sophie, are you okay?" My personal maid, Angeka asked, her eyes risming over me with cobxern.

I shook my head. "I don't feel goid," I answered honestly.

"Can I talk freely, Miss?" Angela asked, biting her lower lip on worries.

I nodded my head at her,feeling too tired to speak.

"I tthibk... I think you ate pregnant." Sge dropped the bombshell.

My body stilled fir a moment ad my mijd processed her words.

"M-miss?" Angela called.

A harsh laughter escaped from my throat then. I slapped her arm playfully, wondering what gas come over her.

"Thats such a nice joke to get me out of my bad mood," I acknowledged.

"Wheb was your last period, miss?" Ahgeka asked, looking at me directly in the eyes. Shevmifht be my maid, but sgevwas also tge only friend I had in the pack.

I became dumbfounded as I tried to remember.

"Your period us kate by three weeks akready, Miss." Sge whispered tobne.

"H-how wpukd you know that?" I queried. I winced at the stupidity of the question in that instant. Of course she would know. She was the one whobalways got me my sanitary needs.

"No, no, no," I cried, jumping up on my feet, suddenly having enough strength to conquer the world. I ran out of the room, my heart beating fast in my throat.

"Wgere are you going?!" Angela yelled behind me but I paid her no heed.

I hurried my footsteps in the direction of the pharmacy.

I needed to know.

I needed to be sure.

My senses picked up instantly, feeling weird. I turned around, hoping to catch someone behind me. Solenxe greeted me from every corner. I shrugged and continued my walk. However, I could t shake the feeling that someone was stalijng me.

I got the pregnancy kit abd rushed back to the pack. Now seated on the toilet lid, my legs trembling as I waited for the result that would either make or mar my future.

My alarm rang, alerting me. I turned it off ahd grabbed the test strip. My hahd trembled as two oubk lines stared right back at me.

I was pregnant.

Tears flowed freely from my eyes as mixed feeling clouded me. My hahd nestled above my belly, conflicts swimming through me.

"Dominic," I whispered to myself. I needed tobyell him about the baby as he was partly responsible for the life as well.

I stood up, the test strip clutched in my hand. Howrver, I paused at the doorway, my mind coiling from his coldness toward me that night in the garden after we made love.

He had called wgat was between us a mistake.

Ever since then, he keit avoiding me, making sure our paths never crossed, not even by accident.

"Still," I muttered to myself. "He deserves to know."

"Are you okay, Miss?" Angela asked, staring wide eyes at the strip on my hand.

I nodded at her, unable to say a word.

That night, I stared at myself in the mirror. Dressed in a plain long gown, my hair out in a messy bunny, I looked like death worn over. I struggled to move my feet but I did, knowing ut was crucial.

"Sophie, darling, ard you okay?" Alpha Richard asked tge moment I stepped into the foyer where the annual pack charity gala was taking place.

I glanced around, noting everyone dressed in their best attire. I felt out of place, but didn't care. Finding Dominic was the top of my priority.

I caught glimpse of him at the end of the hall. Camille was beside him, gluing him. I breathed in and out to calm my raging heart.

I rushed over to them.

"Dominic, we need to talk," I informed him.

His eyes swept me from head to toes, then he snorted. He walked away, not even breathing at me.

Camille stood there, staring at me like my nemesis. I ignored her, ready to chase after Dominic. She blocked my path, her hands stretched out in front of me

"Camille?" I called in a warning tone.

"Oh, no, you don't!" She mouthed at me. "You do not get to pester my baby anymore. I won't give you that chance."

I yanked her arms out of tge way, rounded her body ahd chased after Dominic. I found him taking with some investors.

"I need to talk to you," I said without breaking a sweat.

He looked like he was ready to protest, but one look at the mem with him and he cleared his throat.

"As you can see, I'm busy right now. But after the gala, we can talk." He inched closer ahd rested his hahd on my chin. "Until then, you look like you need to rest. So, how about you go to your room and—"

"Ladies and gentlemen!" Camille's voice came through the speaker, cutting off whatever Dominic was saying. Everywgere hushed as all eyes focused on her.

"I have something important about Sophie Hart to announce."