Claimed By My Husband's Enemy novel Chapter 5

Chapter 5

Chapter 5

(Eli)

My heart hammered so loud that I was sure Creed heard it including all the wolves behind him who surprisingly withdrew and left the two of us in the middle of God knows where. I didn’t run. What for? This man or wolf in front of me could just sprint after me and end me like he did with the others behind me.

Creed closed the gap between us in three powerful strides. His every step was calculated and confident, like nothing in the world could faze him, like he owned this forest, and maybe he did.

Under the moonlight, he looked bigger and more ruthless, more intimidating. Creed was built like a mountain, still looking unfairly attractive in his birthday suit despite the violence and darkness in his eyes. The werewolves I saw in movies were nothing compared to the real thing, compared to this man.

In my attempt not to stare at his bare chest and all those rippling muscles, my eyes accidentally landed somewhere else. Just when I thought I had enough revelations for the night, I saw that and for a second, my brain shut off, and then my fear skyrocketed.

I’d only ever seen Lord of the Rings in movies. And this man was the lord himself. The lord of the dicks. He was that… big, making my husband’s private part appear fun-sized. Creed was carrying a weapon of mass destruction between his thick and muscular thighs. And he wanted me.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have bought me with that ridiculous amount without thinking twice about it. And years of being with Landon taught me that all men wanted only one thing from a woman.

Sex.

Nothing more, nothing less.

Someone like Creed certainly intended to get what he paid for. Suddenly, I didn’t know which part of him was more dangerous. Creed in his wolf form or him in his human body with that weapon between his legs.

This man was going to wreck me.

“How naughty. Are you thinking about that already?” Creed asked as if he could read my mind, making heat creep up at the back of my neck as I caught the wicked glimmer in his eyes. “Nothing to worry about. It’ll fit.”

He leaned closer and cupped my jaw. And I couldn’t understand how my body still couldn’t get the memo that we were grasping at straws here. Even now, his touch was making me burn. Making me ache in parts where I shouldn’t.

“We will get to that part later. Now, eyes up here, Elianna. Are you hurt?”

“My brain hurts.” My feet could handle a little pain. But this? The more I think about what just happened, the more I felt the pounding in my head. My voice still shook despite my best efforts to remain calm when I added, “How is all this possible?” “The world is so much bigger than you think, Elianna. Anything is possible.”

Creed glanced at my feet before he bent down and lifted me up effortlessly. I just witnessed how brutal he could be. I saw him fight the other wolves. I saw him tear them apart. And yet, his hands were unlike Landon’s.

Even with all that dominant power and strength, Creed held me with surprising gentleness as he walked out of the forest with me in his arms. I didn’t argue. Even if I didn’t trip a while ago, I didn’t think I could walk without trembling.

“Are you scared of me now?”

“No.”

The lie rolled off my tongue automatically, a trait I had to learn while living with a psycho. Something was telling me that Creed wouldn’t like being told otherwise. And my survival had to come first before anything else.

“Good. Only the fierce ones get to survive in my world. And you are a survivor, aren’t you?” A playful smile curled his lips. “If you want to live, you will have to maintain that attitude.”

Creed reached the highway where multiple cars and several men waited. I swallowed hard. Were they the same wolves from a while ago? Dale was leaning against the same car he drove earlier. But how did that happen? Wasn’t it destroyed by the wolves? And yet, I didn’t see any damage.

Upon seeing us, he opened the door of the back seat immediately where his boss had me sit and then he closed the door, leaving me in my spiraling thoughts.

I ran my shaky hand over my hair. What was going to happen to me now? How could I survive in a wolf-dominated world?

A few minutes later, Dale slid on the driver’s seat and glanced at me through the rearview mirror. I fought the shiver that wracked through me.

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Chapter 5

“Believe it or not, you are safe with Creed, Elianna. He’s our pack alpha. While you are with him, nothing that you don’t want will happen to you.”

“Safe?” I looked at him wide-eyed. Did werewolves and humans use different dictionaries? Because his version of the word was far different from mine. “I almost died.”

Dale shrugged. “But you didn’t. The rogue wouldn’t have gotten inside the car. It was enchanted with a spell that protects it from outside forces. Yet, you left. You didn’t listen to the alpha’s instructions.”

“While I was running away, I heard this car’s window get smashed by the wolf.”

“It was a different car.”

“How was I supposed to know that? I didn’t even know wolves existed until tonight!”

“Now you do. But like I said, you are safe.”

I hated how calm he was while I was trying so hard not to freak out. I knew I shouldn’t be talking to him like this, but my anger was now bigger than my fear. Dale looked at me like he was somehow blaming me for trying to keep myself alive by getting out of the damn car.

“How much did your alpha pay you to say that?”

He frowned. “Not everyone can be paid, Elianna.”

“Tell that to my husband, damn it.”

All of a sudden, Dale burst out laughing until Creed opened the door. He was now dressed in dark slacks and white button- up as he sat beside me.

Dale started the engine as the two men shared a look through the rearview mirror as if they were having a secret conversation. And then Creed’s eyes swung my way.

“I remember telling you that if you behaved like a good girl and stayed in the car, you would be rewarded,” Creed said. “And you did the opposite. Disobeying comes with a price in my world.” He rolled up his sleeves. “So, Elianna… how would you like to be punished?”

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