Chapter 2

Two

JACK

" S he's pretty hot," said Ryan, my beta pilot with glasses and shaggy blond hair. He had caught me checking out the beautiful dancer on stage.

"Indeed she is," I muttered into my cup as I watched her dance.

The fiery, redheaded woman on stage caught my eye.

She had striking green eyes that sparkled in the stage lights, and her long, wavy hair in pigtails cascaded down her sides in curls. She was tall and lean, with curves in all the right places.

God damn .

"I've never seen a human so captivating. Almost like an omega, wouldn't ya' say?" said Liam, who was a delta. He was the bodyguard of the group assigned to me from the Royal Pack.

"Mhm," I said, sipping on my bitter drink. When she took a break, she was immediately surrounded by thirsty human men demanding her attention. "I think I might go for a private dance."

"I thought your rule was not to have sex with human women," grunted Liam.

"I'm not having sex," I said. "Dude, it's just a dance."

Liam's face cracked into a wide smile. "Go ahead then. Play with fire, my man."

"Have fun, boss," said Ryan, laughing as he popped a cherry into his mouth and talked to a lonely girl at the bar looking at him with interest. Ignoring my pack, I headed to the redheaded beauty who was taking a sip from a drink.

"Hello," I greeted, sticking my hand out to shake hers. Her body shone with sweat mixed with glitter as she fanned herself.

"Hello there," she said breathlessly, shaking my hand. Her soft skin under my rough palm triggered my alpha senses. Awakening me. I looked closer into her eyes, and she looked away quickly, her cheeks turning a slight pinkish color.

"What's your name?" I said, keeping her hand in mine so she didn't think of running away.

"It doesn't really matter, does it?" she said, one eyebrow pulled up in sarcasm. Then she looked over at a man wearing a suit. The man gave her a warning look, and she turned her gaze back to me somberly. He was probably her manager. "My name's Vanessa."

"May I get a private dance?" I asked.

She looked at me sharply. "How much?"

"A hundred," I said. She cocked her head to one side, her pigtail draping her pale arm. I then noticed the mark on her shoulder.

The mark of a wolf claw. The mark of an omega.

Shock went through my body, but I disguised it quickly, smiling smoothly.

How the fuck hadn't I noticed right away? She must have been taking the scent blockers to the maximum. Why was she here and not at Howl's Edge?

She had no business being in the human world, and frankly, she wasn't allowed to be here.

"That works," she said businesslike, not meeting my eyes at all. She hadn't noticed that I knew she was an omega. Could she sense I was an alpha? Probably not, because she was treating me like some random thirsty human. "Follow me."

She pulled her hand away from mine and led me behind a black curtain. There was a chair in the middle of the room, and she gestured for me to sit on the chair. With the song playing, she ran her fingers along my thigh while swaying her hips seductively to the music. Her eyes were focused on mine as she slowly unsnapped her bra. My breath hitched in my throat as I grasped both sides of the chair.

The glittering black bra dropped to the ground, and she covered her pale orbs with her hands. Then, to the beat of the music, she released her breasts, swaying her large breasts in my face. I longed to pull her red nipple into my mouth. To suck her nipple until it pebbled. My dick hardened in my pants.

I shifted in my seat, trying to get closer to her.

"Can I touch you?" I asked.

"No," she replied. "You can only watch. That's the rule, baby."

Her hands went to my chest as I frustratingly tried to gain alpha control as she slowly traced over the contours of my muscles. Her hips gyrated to the slow, sexy song in the background all the while. Teasing me. My dick was stone hard as she sat on my lap, grinding against me, her breasts bouncing to the music.

I craved to touch her.

As the song reached its climax, this mysterious omega wrapped her legs around my waist, pulling me even closer. Because I was so close to her physically, I was able to get a whiff of her omega perfume. A hint of cotton candy and roses. I couldn't help but trace my thumb against the back of her neck.

Her eyes widened, and the heat between us grew unbearable. I heard her sigh, and then her shoulders stiffened.

She quickly jumped up and reached down to grab her abandoned bra.

"That enough for tonight," she said huskily. "Time to pay up, sir."