Chương 1: My Mate

Going through the huge double doors of the Varlon company was an eye-opening experience for Tahra.

Never would she have thought she would be able to, not to mention the people who bowed to her as she headed to the elevator right to the penthouse level without being stopped.

"This time tomorrow, I'm going to be Luna" Tahra mumbled to herself still trying to come to terms with her new reality as she made her way out of the elevator and through the corridor that led straight to the CEO's office.

She walked through past the window offices of the executive secretaries and even the bodyguards by the door nodded at her, as she walked straight towards the mahogany door of Zane's office.

Tahra knocked, walking in a few seconds later even without waiting for Zane to give her permission to do so.

She had just closed the door behind her when she took in the luxerious decor around her, her eyes zooming in on Zane who sat down, bent over a table with his focus on the documents in front of him.

Tahra didn't speak and simply took in his appearance as she closed the distance between him.

Even through the white shirt he wore, she could see muscles that exumed power. His face was striking and ever part of it complimented the others as a whole.

His black hair, that fell and teased the edge of his forehead made him even more attractive to Tahra's eyes as she watched him raise his head, fixing a pair of striking blue eyes on her.

"You look like you'll want nothing more than to eat me up!" His deep voice, made her smile as she walked straight to where he sat behind the huge table, leaning against the table with a huge smile on her face.

"I just can't think of how you got me to say yes to an arrogant ass like you!" Tahra replied, not surprised to watch Zane stretch out his hands and wrap them around her waist to pull her right into his laps.

Tahra didn't hesitate to sit on his thick thighs, wrapping both arms around his neck as she took in the scent around him.

One that made her want to lower her head, and take in more like a dog in heat.

Something that Zane beat her to, as he lowered his head right onto her shoulder, breathing against her neck as he spoke.

"You smell so nice! I'll mark you right now if you agree!"

Tahra instantly chuckled, satisfied to hear the same impatience she felt, in his voice.

"Tomorrow, I'll be yours. The least we can do is ---" but just before Tahra could finish her words, she felt Zane raise his head as he stared right into her eyes with a heated gaze that seemed to set her very soul on fire.

He acted that very moment, grabbing the nape of her neck and pushing his lips firmly against hers in a passionate kiss that only seemed to get more intense from there.

His tongue, slowly tangled with hers and Tahra unable to pull away even if she wanted to, deepened the kiss a little more. Sucking in his tongue as she felt his teeth scrape against her bottom lip.

Butterflies swarmed in her belly, right before a familiar sort of heat appeared and began to spread, through every part of her body Zane touched.

They were yet to go all the way, since Zane had waited like Tahra demanded but at that moment it was Tahra's will power that shook the most.

"Za-uhm, Za-zane," Tahra managed to splutter as she pushed against his chest, putting some distance between them while trying to ignore the hard and throbbing muscle pushing against her thighs.

"We should stop!" Tahra said but it soon became obvious that Zane wasn't listening as he lowered his head and began to sprinkle kisses against her cheeks, past her ears and down the nape of her neck, while his fingers worked on the buttons of her shirt.

"We're- we're in the office!" Tahra argued but Zane's husky voice was not as distracting as when she felt his hands slide in through her shirt to touch her bra.

"Yes! and no one would dare to enter without permission!" He replied, pushing her shirt open and snaking his hands straight for the bra buckle on her back.

"Talon can! He's your best--" But this time around, Zane interrupted by getting off his feet and taking Tahra with him, swiping all the documents to one side before laying her on the table, pushing her skirt up all the way to the top of her thighs as he lowered himself to kiss her, softly before backing away.

"You want this! I can tell!"

"You promised not to--"

"I'm not going all the way--" Zane replied and Tahra couldn't help but jerk back a little as she sat on the table the second she felt Zane's hands slide up her skirt past her inner thighs.

"Hmm, I can tell you want this!" Zane's said, his deep voice resounding in the empty office was all it took for Tahra to smack his hands away as she felt her cheeks turn crimson from the embarrassement she felt.

"We-we can both wait till tomorrow!" Tahra said scrambling down from the table and glaring at Zane who seemed to be enjoying himself as he watched Tahra hurriedly straighten and button up her clothes.

"If I were not a good future husband, I wouldn't be this obedient," Zane said sitting back on his chair with his legs wide open.

Tahra instantly raised her head to look at him wondering what he meant, only for her eyes to widen a little as she turned to look away from him.

'She had seen it many times but the size still surprised her,'

"I didn't come her to play with you Zane!" Tahra snapped at him, in mock anger walking away to stand on the other side of the table.

"Really? What then did you come for?" Zane asked with a full smile on his face one that showed that he was clearly teasing her.

"I wanted to see you one last time before the ceremony," Tahra replied. It was one where Zane's father would make him Alpha of the pack and Tahra would be accepted as his luna.

"So you came to make sure that I havn't changed my mind? If you come closer I can show you how sure I am!" Zane replied and all Tahra could do was shake her head as she realized that Zane would simply keep on teasing her without end.

They talked for a while longer before Tahra finally left after saying her goodbyes.

Her cheeks still slightly red, hoping that the hickey Zane left on her neck wasn't the least bit visible.

But Tahra had just waved and closed the door behind her when the smile on Zane's face instantly disappeared as he snatched up the papers on his desk, staring intensely at it with a deep frown on his face.

Almost like nothing else mattered but what he was staring at as he kept on glancing between the door Tahra just walked through and the paper in his hand, he had been staring at before she walked in.

'Tahra!' he sighed with a deep frown on his face, right before he squeezed the paper in his hand along with the picture that came with it.