Tempted By my Evil Lycan Stepbrother novel Chapter 40

Chapter 40: Resist The Matebond

Riley’s POV

I froze by the door.

I couldn’t believe this. When I drugged Ezra, thought that would at least buy me freedom for the night

Yet he was already here?! How did he even find this place???

“Open the damn door. I know someone’s in there,” Ezra said icily.

The staff outside stammered, “T-There’s no one in there. Just… Just an empty room.

“Bullshit!” a gruff voice snapped, probably one of the soldiers with Ezra. “We just saw a group of suspicious people leaving the building. Are they the rogues? Here to meet someone in this room?!”

I clenched my fists, cold sweat forming on my back.

The staff outside answered in a panic, “I… I swear there are no rogues here. We would never dare betray the Full Moon Pack…”

“Liar.”

Ezra’s voice was cold as ice. Then his voice came closer to the door. “I know someone’s in there. Come out now, or I’ll kick this fucking door down.”

My heart jumped to my throat.

God, I couldn’t even imagine… if Ezra came in and saw me… He’d tear this veil right off and find out my secret, find out about my meeting with the rogues. I could already see myself on the gallows, and my mother would be dragged into it too.

No. I couldn’t let that happen.

I spun around and lunged at the table in the center of the room/climbed up, and leaped, grabbing the edge of the ventilation shaft in the ceiling.

This clinic was underground-that was the only way out besides the door.

The next second, the door burst open and Ezra stormed in. He caught a glimpse of my back and roared as he lunged for me.

I threw all my strength into crawling deeper into the ventilation shaft, but then a searing pain shot through my right leg. It was Ezra. He didn’t even need to climb onto the table. He just reached up and grabbed my calf, his sharp wolf claws digging into my

flesh.

SHIT that hurts!

I let out a scream of agony. But the pain only fueled my desperation. With a yell, I gathered all my strength into pulled myself up.

“A woman?” Ezra’s voice was laced with shock.

His grip loosened slightly at the same time. I seized the chance, kicked free from his grasp, and scrambled deeper into the shaft as fast as I could.

My ragged breaths echoed in the narrow tunnel. I kept crawling as fast as I could until, ten minutes later, all sounds behind me faded away.

Ezra couldn’t fit into this shaft, and neither could his soldiers. I guessed I was safe for now.

Another 30 minutes later, I reached the end of the shaft and crawled out.

I found myself in a back alley now. From the main street in the distance, I could still hear commotion-probably the soldiers still searching everywhere for the rogues.

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I didn’t know if the rogues had gotten out safely I hoped they had. Because if they fell into Ezra’s hands, my situation would become much more dangerous.

Another sharp, piercing pain shot through my leg

I finally had time to examine the claw marks Ezra had left on me.

FUCK. Those wounds were deep enough to see the bone!

I was damn sure they weren’t going to heal easily.

I couldn’t just go home with my jeans torn and these wounds exposed. Luckily, I still had my school bag with me, and I always kept spare clothes in it.

Biting back the excruciating pain, Liquickly bandaged my leg and changed my clothes.

By the time I caught a cab home, it was almost midnight. I felt so relieved when saw the castle’s massive gates.

I could really use a good night’s sleep.

I walked briskly toward the gates, and right at that moment—

“Riley.”

I froze on the steps, turned around, and saw Ezra standing at the bottom of the stairs, staring fixedly at me.

He wasn’t in his school uniform, but in his military attire. The uniform emphasized his broad shoulders, narrow waist, and long legs even more. He looked dangerously handsome. Like a war god.

He was staring at me with a dark look. His right wrist rolled slightly, stretching it. That was the hand that had clawed me earlier.

I took a small step back.

That small movement seemed to infuriate him. He bounded up the steps in one stride and grabbed me by the throat.

“Ahh!” I let out a short cry, gasping for air.

“You fucking drugged me?!” he hissed in my ear, furious. “Riley Monroe, have you lost your fucking mind?”

I coughed, struggling. “You… you look fine to me…’

“Because my soldiers found me and woke me up for patrol duty,” he growled angrily.

No wonder he woke up so fast. Someone found him.

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And having his soldiers discover him unconscious in the back of a car must have been a huge humiliation for someone with his pride.

I coughed and flashed him a mocking, challenging smile.

His anger flared hotter, and he tightened his grip on my throat. “Where the fuck did you go?”

“None… none of your fucking business…”

He let out a cold laugh, then suddenly called out to the soldiers behind him. “What’s the punishment for assaulting the Lycan King’s heir?”

His soldiers hesitated in silence. Then a captain stammered, “They-they should be expelled… but Prince Ezra, this is your sister, and her mother is the queen-‘

“Step. Sister. Her mother is a shameless piece of trash, and so is she,” Ezra declared icily.

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Iglared at him. He pulled me closer by the throat.

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“You heard them? I can fucking expel your right now. Your entire life depends on my mercy,” his green eyes were stormy. “So tell me — did you ditch me to go on á date? With Odin?”

I met him with silence. He pressed harder, “Is that why you changed your clothes? Did you fie fuck?”

So he believed I’d gone on a date with a guy tonight. Well, at least that was better than him finding out about me and the rogues. He took my silence as yes. A terrifying expression flashed across his face like wildfire.

“You betrayed our matebond,” his voice was cold and dangerous.

“I thought our matebond meant nothing to you,” I hissed.

“Yes. But that doesn’t mean you get to betray me,” he gripped my throat, as if holding my life in his hands. “I’m your mate. You know what I can do to you, right?”

A freezing chill shot down my spine. The hairs on my arms literally stood on end.

He had absolute control over me in this relationship. He could make me kneel before him with just one word. Feeling his fury, I started trembling uncontrollably.

“The matebond forbids you to hurt me…” I breathed.

“Yes. But it also lets me command you to do anything. And the bond won’t let you refuse.”

He leaned in dangerously close. I could literally see my pale face reflected in his emerald green eyes.

I trembled harder. This time, I could tell he wasn’t joking. He was really going to humiliate me and punish me.

“Riley Monroe.”

His burning fingertips brushed across my collarbone, leaving a trail of goosebumps. His voice echoed in my mind, each word carrying a power I couldn’t resist.

“Strip your clothes right now, like the whore you are.”

My hand trembled, then, compelled by that overwhelming force, moved slowly toward my collar.

I panted heavily, hot tears welling in my eyes.

“…No…” I gritted out.

“Why not? You’d let any guy fuck you anyway. Might as well let every soldier here see what a slutty piece of trash you are,” he

snarled. “Do it.”

My wolf Rene growled in frustration inside my mind, fighting the order.

A sharp pain shot through my whole body-the pain of resisting my mate. And feeling my mate’s desire to hurt me was agonizing itself.

I couldn’t overpower him. My trembling fingers undid the first button. Hot tears streamed down my face.

The soldiers behind Ezra were frozen. They looked away, not daring to watch. But even if they all turned their backs, it still wouldn’t lessen the humiliation I felt right now.

“Is this what you want? Proof that my mother and I are both whores?” I choked out, undoing another button. “What good does this do you?!”

His jaw tightened. I continued, “If humiliating me will make you leave me alone, then fine! But you won’t let me go, and seeing me just makes you angry. What do you want anyway? Do you even understand yourself, Ezra Ravenshire?!”

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A flicker of anger, mixed with confusion, flashed through his eyes.

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