Chapter 3
\nMarked By the Pureblood Alpha (Deanna and Luis) novel Chapter 3<\/p>\n
Chapter 3 Your Turn to Take Control<\/p>\n
Erik\u2019s POV: Luis gave me a cold stare without saying a word.<\/p>\n
He strolled across the room, pulled a bottle of whiskey from the shelf, filled a heavy-bottom glass to the top, and knocked it back like water.<\/p>\n
I watched him, unimpressed.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo that little emergency stash of meds I brought? Guess we won\u2019t be needing those, huh?\u201d<\/p>\n
I leaned forward.<\/p>\n
\u201cWho was it? Who finally brought down the great Alpha of Mooncrown Pack? Don\u2019t tell me it was your mate.\u201d<\/p>\n
I had known Luis since we were pups.<\/p>\n
I knew things no one else did.<\/p>\n
His family carried a curse\u2014one that started with his grandfather.<\/p>\n
Every heir of the Mooncrown Pack, after turning twenty-five, would lose control under the full moon and shift into a violent black wolf.<\/p>\n
A creature that thirsted for blood.<\/p>\n
The only known way to stop it was to find a Healer.<\/p>\n
But Healers were rare.<\/p>\n
Nearly extinct.<\/p>\n
Luis\u2019 grandfather had died without finding one.<\/p>\n
So had his father.<\/p>\n
And now Luis was twenty-four.<\/p>\n
Time was closing in.<\/p>\n
The elders were panicking.<\/p>\n
They sent scouts everywhere.<\/p>\n
They begged him to find a mate.<\/p>\n
To have an heir.<\/p>\n
To secure the future.<\/p>\n
But Luis didn\u2019t care.<\/p>\n
He hated drama.<\/p>\n
He hated being tied down.<\/p>\n
He lived for danger\u2014racing, surfing, vanishing into the forest in his wolf form like it was the only place he could breathe.<\/p>\n
Talk of mates always went in one ear and out the other.<\/p>\n
The elders were losing sleep over him.<\/p>\n
The room was silent.<\/p>\n
Only the heavy thrum of Alpha aura and the strange sweetness that lingered in the air reminded me how much had changed.<\/p>\n
Just when I figured he wasn\u2019t going to say a word, he tipped back the last of his drink and said it like it meant nothing.<\/p>\n
\u201cDeanna.\u201d<\/p>\n
Wait.<\/p>\n
Deanna? I blinked.<\/p>\n
Lately, her name had been everywhere in werewolf society.<\/p>\n
Not because she was the Mistbane Pack\u2019s heiress.<\/p>\n
But because she was supposed to become Luna of the Olsendreich Pack.<\/p>\n
Jake led the faction trying to break away from tradition and rewrite every rule.<\/p>\n
Luis? He stood for the old ways, the ancient lineages, and bloodlines so pure they were practically sacred.<\/p>\n
Those two had always been on a collision course.<\/p>\n
Jake had recently thrown a grand mating ceremony for his first love, Peggie.<\/p>\n
The whole thing had turned into a spectacle, and now every pack was talking about it.<\/p>\n
An Alpha tossing aside his fianc\u00e9e for a half-human? It was scandalous.<\/p>\n
Deanna had become the center of every cruel joke in the werewolf world.<\/p>\n
I couldn\u2019t help myself.<\/p>\n
I leaned forward and asked, \u201cYou\u2019re not messing around with Jake\u2019s girl just to piss him off, right? I mean, if that\u2019s what you were doing, shouldn\u2019t it be Peggie? Deanna\u2019s not even his favorite anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n
Luis looked at me with a stare so cold it felt like a blade had brushed the back of my neck.<\/p>\n
My whole spine stiffened.<\/p>\n
He gave a quiet scoff.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou think Jake\u2019s worth that much of my time?\u201d<\/p>\n
I let out a shaky laugh.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, of course not.Jake\u2019s not worth it.It\u2019s just\u2026 Deanna\u2019s still his fianc\u00e9e.And now you and Deanna\u2026 that\u2019s starting to look a little messy.\u201dIt made him look like the other guy.Not that I had the guts to say it out loudLuis\u2019 eyes narrowed, and suddenly the air in the room turned heavy.<\/p>\n
His Alpha aura slammed down like a weight pressing into my chest.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019ve got a real gift for saying the wrong thing.\u201d<\/p>\n
My mouth went dry.<\/p>\n
Inside, my wolf was growling, warning me to stop talking.<\/p>\n
The tension in Luis\u2019 voice made it clear\u2014he wasn\u2019t being playful.<\/p>\n
Then, he said it, low and final.<\/p>\n
\u201cLeave.Or you\u2019re going to lose your tongue.\u201d<\/p>\n
Message received.I didn\u2019t just leave.I got out fast.I flew out of there on my private jet and didn\u2019t look back.<\/p>\n
\u2026 Deanna\u2019s POV:<\/p>\n
I felt like I was drifting between sleep and waking.<\/p>\n
The effects of the drug had worn off, but my body ached like it had been broken down and rebuilt.<\/p>\n
Somewhere nearby, the sound of a helicopter\u2019s blades echoed through the sky and into my bones.<\/p>\n
I forced my eyes open.<\/p>\n
The pain was gone.<\/p>\n
Not even a scar was left behind.<\/p>\n
I had healed faster than I ever had in my life.<\/p>\n
Something felt different.<\/p>\n
I reached inward and tried to call out to my wolf.<\/p>\n
After a long silence, a rough, tired voice stirred in my mind.<\/p>\n
\u201cDeanna\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cMila!\u201d<\/p>\n
I gasped.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re okay!\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m here.But something\u2019s pulling at me.It\u2019s strong.I\u2019m so tired, Deanna\u2026 I need to rest for a while.Don\u2019t worry.I\u2019ll come back\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n
Her voice faded, softer with each word, until the connection disappeared completely.<\/p>\n
That had never happened before.I sat still, unsure.<\/p>\n
However, I held on to what she said.She was just drained.The poison must have left her too weak.She needed time.<\/p>\n
That made sense.I told myself it did.I sat up slowly.The silk blanket slid down, and I caught sight of the bruises along my skin.<\/p>\n
Faint, red, and clearly not from combat.<\/p>\n
The memory hit me all at once.<\/p>\n
I had slept with Luis.<\/p>\n
When the drug controlled my body, I could let go.<\/p>\n
I could surrender to want without thinking twice.<\/p>\n
But now, I was fully awake.<\/p>\n
I couldn\u2019t bring myself to do it.<\/p>\n
He didn\u2019t give me time to weigh my fear.<\/p>\n
His hand clamped around my waist, and his mouth crashed onto mine.<\/p>\n
The robe I wore barely hung on.<\/p>\n
One tug from him and it slipped open, revealing the pale skin of my collarbone and the faint, blooming marks he\u2019d left behind.<\/p>\n
His breath hit the shell of my ear, thick and hot.<\/p>\n
The heady mix of his Alpha aura and the fresh scent of soap flooded every inch of my senses.<\/p>\n
I let out a breath that trembled.<\/p>\n
It came out shaky and soft, nothing like the voice I knew as mine.<\/p>\n
My thoughts spun, then slipped backward\u2014to Jake\u2019s birthday.<\/p>\n
I had poured myself into that day.<\/p>\n
I baked his favorite chocolate cake from scratch, and I planned to give him something I had never given anyone.<\/p>\n
That night, I changed into a black dress, low-cut and short.<\/p>\n
I wanted everything to be perfect.<\/p>\n
But Peggie spiraled again, just like always.<\/p>\n
And Jake\u2014true to form\u2014never showed.<\/p>\n
Even now, the thought still tugged painfully at my chest.<\/p>\n
A sudden sting snapped me back.<\/p>\n
My earlobe throbbed where his teeth had grazed it, and my eyes shot open.<\/p>\n
Luis lifted his mouth from my ear.<\/p>\n
He held himself up over me, his golden eyes fixed and unblinking.<\/p>\n
\u201cThinking about something else?\u201d<\/p>\n
That question hit me like ice water.My whole body tensed.<\/p>\n
I had just thought about Jake.<\/p>\n
Right here.<\/p>\n
With Luis.<\/p>\n
No Alpha would forgive that.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo, I\u2019m not enough to hold your attention, huh?\u201d<\/p>\n
Luis spoke without emotion, but the room seemed to turn colder.<\/p>\n
My heartbeat stumbled.<\/p>\n
Dread crept in fast.<\/p>\n
I had heard what this Alpha could do when crossed.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2026 I didn\u2019t mean to,\u201d<\/p>\n
I whispered.<\/p>\n
A slow, crooked smile spread across his lips.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s fine.\u201d<\/p>\n
I barely managed a breath of relief.<\/p>\n
Then, he shifted, rolling me over and lifting me as he moved.Before I could react, I was straddling him, my legs on either side of his waist.His lips brushed the curve of my ear, and his voice dropped to a whisper.<\/p>\n
\u201cYour turn to take control.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-2086","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/2086","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2086"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}