Lydia
"I will show you who you belong to," Avery whispers darkly. "You will be mine, Lydia, and you will tell no one about this. Not our parents. Not any pack member. You will be my dirty little secret."
"S-secret?"
My heart thuds faster. I know that, realistically, Avery can't claim me. I'm too weak for him and also his step-sister, yet I somehow hoped we wouldn't have to become a secret.
But as expected, and probably not to hurt my feelings, Avery doesn't respond.
I'm easily pushed down further into the mattress by his inhuman strength. His muscles are flexing, and I let out a deep breath. Avery is over me, but he doesn't kiss me. He doesn't waste a single second on romance. This is just lust. Not love.
"You smell so nice," Avery growls into my ear. "Sweet and innocent."
I let o
