My Sister Couldn’t Tame Her Alpha? Fine. I’ll Do It! Chapter 03

My Sister Couldn’t Tame Her Alpha? Fine. I’ll Do It! Chapter 03

His back hit the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.

Nobody moved.

I stood over him, breathing hard.

“You haven’t marked me yet. This bite won’t hold. You wanna go spend some anniversary with her? Fine-we can still undo this. I didn’t bite that deep.”

Last time, this was it-the anniversary, the tears, the guilt trip-the start of Avelina’s forty-year downfall. Corvax chose to comfort Auriel instead of his own mate, and after that, he never came back.

I’m not Avelina. She could swallow that kind of thing and smile through forty years of it. I can’t. Not even once.

Auriel’s voice cut through the crowd.

“You marked him without even asking if he wanted it! And now you’re just deciding you don’t want him anymore?” She stepped forward,’chin trembling, eyes blazing. “What kind of mate does that? You’re an outsider-who the hell do you think you are?”

A few wolves in the crowd murmured in agreement. The tide was starting to turn.

Then Corvax stood up. Brushed the dust off his shoulder. Walked right past Auriel without a glance.

He stopped in front of me and took my hand.

“She marked me because I wanted her to.” His voice wasn’t loud, but the whole room heard it. “And I’m planning to mark her too.”

He looked at Auriel. “Tomorrow, you come with us.”

Auriel covered her mouth and ran.

Corvax squeezed my fingers. He leaned in closer, voice dropping so only I could hear: “Let’s finish the ceremony first. I’ll explain tonight.”

I didn’t pull my hand away. But I didn’t lean in either.

The rest of the ceremony blurred by. People came up to congratulate us-some genuine, some just going through the motions. I didn’t smile once.

When the door finally shut behind us, I slammed my hand on the table.

“Let me make this clear. I just bit you in front of your entire pack. That wasn’t a joke.”

I turned to face him. “If you’re the kind of Alpha who carries one woman’s mark on his neck while running after another woman in his heart-tell me now. The bite’s fresh. It fade in a week. The contract’s not locked in yet. I can still drive back east.”

“You can’t leave.”

“Excuse me?”

“I said you can’t leave.” He sat on the edge of the bed, hand reaching up to touch the back of his neck-right where I bit him. “I’m just a guy who knows how to fight, Thera. I can give orders. I’m not great at… talking about feelings.”

He looked up at me. “But tonight, I let you bite me because I wanted to. Not because of duty. Not because of some arranged marriage. When I look at you, the wolf inside me says-MINE.”

My heart slammed against my ribs. I crossed my arms tighter.

“Well, your wolf’s instincts suck. Ten minutes ago I threw you on the ground.”

The corner of his mouth twitched. Almost a smile. “I know. That’s when I was sure.”

I bit back a grin. “…I’ve got a temper. A bad one. And I don’t do hints. If something’s wrong, I won’t beat around the bush-I’ll kick the door down. You sure you want someone like that as your Luna?”

“Positive.”

He said it so fast. My face felt hot. Annoying.

I don’t remember who moved first. One second I was standing there with my arms crossed, the next his hand was on my waist and my fingers were gripping his collar.

His teeth grazed my neck. Sharp. Pressed against my pulse.

“Tell me to stop,” his voice dropped low, “and I’ll stop.”

I pulled him closer. “Did I say stop?”

Bang! Bang! Bang!

“Alpha! Auriel left a note-she says she went to Silverveil Falls!”

Corvax froze completely. His teeth lifted off my skin.

Five more seconds and that mark would’ve been permanent

She stole those five seconds.

“You were about to mark me.” My voice went flat. Hard. “And now you’re leaving again. For her?”

He braced his hand on the doorframe, back to me, and paused. I saw his shoulders tense.

“Silverveil Falls, Thera. If she really jumps-”

“Then send someone else. You’re the Alpha. You can’t order a search and rescue team?”