Chapter 26
Betrayed by Blood~
Cain leaned against the chair, a glass of whiskey in his hands, his eyes shut, thoughts running wild. The fire from the fireplace shone brightly. His wolf was restless tonight, clawing his mind endlessly, but Cain suppressed it as he always did.
A knock at the door jolted him from his thoughts. Before he could answer, Kendra stepped in, her silk robe clinging to her body, her lips doused in shiny gloss. She looked every bit like any man’s wet dream.
"Alpha..." she called out sultrily as she walked towards him seductively, the robe slowly showing every inch of her skin. "You’ve been working so hard. I thought I’d check on you."
Cain’s jaw clenched hard, his wolf had begun to run madder, clawing at his mind relentlessly. It was almost like he was going insane with the way his wolf kept chanting Avery’s name.
"What do you want, Kendra?" He asked gruffly, shutting his eyes close in a bid to silence his wolf. He’d been able to suppress it initially, but now, since Kendra stepped in, his wolf had gone berserk again. It wasn’t like this before, though. He was okay fucking Kendra hard, releasing every pent-up energy, but now, he couldn’t even look at her without the bond pulling his heartstrings or his wolf practically howling in his head.
Kendra walked closer, her hand trailed along the edge of his desk, her fingers brushing against papers and pens until they came to rest near his glass. "I just hate seeing you like this—alone, stressed. I thought... maybe I could help."
Cain’s jaw tightened, but he didn’t move. Kendra took his silence as permission and smirked. It was working. Her mother was right; she could see him breaking. She stepped closer, daring to place a hand on his shoulder.
"You carry so much, Cain. Let me share some of that burden." Her words dripped with honeyed sweetness as she leaned down, her lips dangerously close to his ear.
His hand shot up, gripping her wrist tightly and stopping her in her tracks. "Enough, Kendra." His voice was low, cold, and dangerous.
She blinked, taken aback. "Alpha, I—"