The Lycan Kingpin's Captive: A Baby For The Beast
Beta's Runaway Bride: 2 - Maxim

How hard can it be to replace a fucking woman in a small town?! I've scoured all the motels, b&bs, andhotels, but there's no sign of Xiomara Montesino.

It's been almost two weeks since Niko sent me out to replace this woman but I had no idea where tostart. After a warrior brought me an item of Xiomara's clothing I thought it would be easier to replaceher - how fucking wrong was 1?

She wanted to disappear and did a good job of it; no scent or sound of her anywhere here and eventwo towns over, she was nowhere to be found.

Her sweet jasmine and lavender scent is nothing but an annoying temptation with no full-bodiedwoman attached to it. I know how she looks because of a picture Niko sent and I could see the fireand defiance in her hazel eyes. She's no timid lamb, that's for sure.

But damn, she’s beautiful. Even as I wanted to reject her beauty and what she would come to beonce I found her, her scent called to me and what a combination those two were.

I don't want a wife; I don’t want to be attached to anyone. I'm fine living as a bachelor, fucking ahigh society moll, and moving on. But something in Xiomara's defiance made me want to tame herand my wolf started taking notice.

With that, they run as if the devil is chasing them, and I'm about to walk when I hear a groan. Myeyes snap to the half-naked body on the floor, pissed off at myself for nearly forgetting about herlaying there.

I shrug off my leather jacket and walk over to her, crouching down and covering her with it beforescooping her up into my arms. Pushing my anger and annoyance down, I carry her over to the SUV,knowing the wolfsbane will knock her out for a while.

But I'm more annoyed at myself knowing she’s been here this entire fucking time and I never foundher.

/“Found her,"/ I tell Niko over the mind link before tuning him out. I know I have to take her to myplace, but I am also aware of how pissed off she will be once she wakes up and knows I've managedto capture her.

A slow smile crosses my face when I think about how she’s going to freak out and possibly try tomurder me in my sleep. My wolf smirks with anticipation because he wants to claim and conquerthis little runaway.

But how long am I going to deny that it's not just him that wants to do it?

When I get to the estate a few hours later, I don't head straight to the main pack house but turn leftto go to my own house. It's further away than the Gamma’s gated complex, so it takes me aboutfifteen minutes to get there.

Xiomara’s still passed out as I carry her inside. I decided to put her in one of the guest roomsinstead of my bedroom because I just literally saved her from being sexually assaulted. Opening thecovers, I lay her down and cover her again, but I leave my leather jacket over her as well.

I want my scent to be the first thing she wakes up to.

Suddenly feeling tired, I head over to my own bedroom after making sure there's no way she canescape again. Fuck, I need to sleep.