Healing the Ruthless Alpha novel Chapter 8

Chapter 8

“What is your name?” A thick finger grazed my face as I sat up.

I shivered but my reaction stemmed more from the feeling of his voice caressing me than the weather. He spoke in a quiet resonant voice that wrapped around me life a warm and heavy blanket. If his presence felt like home, his low, distinct voice felt like a hug.

Still, I could not shake off the effect of his presence. He had a forbidden aura and sharp eyes that watched me like a hawk. I trembled inside me with fear yet he had done nothing to me. If I ever angered this man –

His steely gaze narrowed on me as I took my time supplying my name. It was not that I did not want to tell him – it was just – His presence unnerved me. I felt a suffocating urge to hide or cower out of sight but I forced my voice to come out.

“Sihana Asena.” My voice came out as a subdued whisper while I fought back a shiver.

“Sihana Asena,” he tested the name in his tongue and a shiver raced down my spine. His deep baritone warmed something deep inside me. My wolf purred, the sound like a rumbling cat, at the sound of her name on her mate’s tongue. “Call me Cahir Perseus.”

“Yes, Alpha,” I responded like a broken record to the underlying command in his tone.

“I am not your Alpha.” His thumb stroked my bottom lip, sending more shivers racing down my spine. It felt like waves of electricity flowed from his body to mine with his thumb caressing my bottom lip and his eyes roamed my face. “Yet.” With those words, he leaned into me, his hand gripping my jaw in place. Then he put his lips on mine and kissed me.

It was fire.

A blazing heat poured off him into me, scorching my skin and warming my insides as his lips moved against mine in a rough, dominant kiss. His velvety lips on mine sent a sharp shot of desire though me, like an aphrodisiac that sparked a deep, ravenous hunger in the depths of my being.

A big hand brushed through my hair, caressed my scalp and then gave a sharp tug. I gasped at the sudden movement but the gasp ended on a deep moan when his tongue slipped into my mouth, exploring deep. My hands found their way to his shirt, gripping the material as he pulled me closer, half-against me in the hospital bed.

He did something wicked with his tongue that pulled a low, lewd sound from me. My guts tightened, fire pooled at the pit of my stomach and I squeezed my thighs together. Breathless, I tried pulling away but his lips chased mine, recapturing my bottom lip between his teeth.

Out of nowhere, someone wrenched him off me with an explosive violence that startled me out of my haze of lust. I opened half-shut eyes to see Kade standing before the bed, blocking me from Cahir’s sight. Peeking around Kade, I saw Cahir’s face contort with his eyes hardening.

“Alpha Cahir, what is the meaning of this?” Kade growled, crossing his arms and widening his stance. His tone had a sharp edge and waves of anger poured off him.

“Do you understand what you are doing?” Cahir’s deep, resonant baritone turned stone cold.

The air in the atmosphere dropped. The tension sizzling between both men made me apprehensive but I forced my feet to move me out of bed.

I wasn’t stupid enough not to know what was going on between the two men but I did not want to be caught in the middle of it.

“Alpha Cahir –“ Kade began but my mate cut him off.

“Kade, I will give you five seconds to step aside. One –“ He held his gaze as he counted.

I wanted to say something to diffuse the building tension choking me but nothing came to mind. My legs quivered, urging me to leave, but I just found my mate and my body was loathe to leave him behind with a fight brewing.

“I did not invite you here for you to –“ Kade’s words were cut off when a blow landed on his mouth, causing blood and spittle to fly out, almost touching me.

A malicious anger gleamed in Cahir’s eyes as he kicked Kade’s knee, knocking him off his feet. I watched in horror as he yanked his hair back, forcing him to look up at him from the ground as he glared.

“How dare you stand in my way?” My arms came up to wrap around myself as those words filled the room with a chilly cold.