Big Bad Alphas

   "I have to find him," Eric tells me as I follow him out of the building. We could not find them inside, so Eric insisted on looking further.

   "What if they want to be alone?"

   He pauses briefly. "Then we have to hurry. I am not leaving my sister alone with some guy she just met."

   I grab his shoulders and force him to look at me. "He is not just some guy, he is her mate."

He sighs.

"You're overreacting. Let's just go home, the party is almost over anyways, and you can relax," I suggest and he agrees after a few more tries.

Once in the bedroom, I sit on the bed and take off the heels that were causing my feet to ache. Eric slips off his suit jacket and loosens his tie. "Caroline is fine, she knows how to take care of herself," I assure him.

"I hope so," he mutters and tosses his tie to the side. "Aren't you going to change?"

"Yes, help me with the zipper?"

As Eric glides the zipper down, I feel his hand lightly brush my back, running down my spine. He suddenly turns me around and presses his lips firmly to mine. Surprised, I gasp, but my lips are soon under his control. Unlike our last few kisses, Eric spends less time on my mouth and more time working his way down my neck and collarbone, making my skin tingle and burn with pleasure. "Eric," I mutter while trying to focus on my words instead of his gentle kisses. "I have to change."

His eyes meet mine. "Then let me help you out of your clothes."

I reach up to his ear and whisper. "You're intoxicated." I then place a soft kiss on his jaw before slipping out of the room to fetch my clothes. I feel his eyes watching me.

   In the guest room, I grab whatever clothes are suitable for sleeping and I quickly let Carolines dress pool at my feet. Once I am finished, I grab my brush and run it through my hair while striding to the window. The night sky always manages to amaze me, especially when in the forest.

can't leave," I hear Carolines voice in the distance. Intrigued, my eyes search below and I spot her hand and hand with a guy I have never seen before. Immediately, I step to the

  "You don't want

   "I do," she struggles. "But I have to finish up a few things here

  My heart scolds me for eavesdropping, but my mind is too curious, my

to help my Alpha with expansion plans, but I will visit you as much as I can," he tells her. The pair continue walking out of my view, and I lean as far as I can

  That must be Carolines

  I hold my hairbrush to my chest and smile.

  "Isabella?" I hear Eric call. "Are you

   "Uh—yes!"

bedroom after flicking off the light. Lipping through the door, I find Eric gazing out the window.

  They must been walking around the house. "I know," I catch his

   Eric turns away from the

He's a stranger for now, but he won't always

Eric crashes onto the bed with a sigh and I turn off the light, leaving the moonlight

I gently take my place beside him.

  "You always make

him. "Okay, well, the night. The sky floats above like a inky mixture of endless possibilities. Millions upon millions of stars—like a artist took white paint and splattered them relentlessly at a black canvas. Each one could hold different words, and they all drift above in an array of lights, shining and dancing, triggering emotions. The moon, silver and sliced, casts its unearthly glow down on us like a spotlight on a stage. You feel as if your life is

unearthly, like an angel send down to bewitch me. I cannot perform without your wise, clever, sharp-witted mind, and your gorgeous face—eyes only emitting truth and love. You cannot be from a place so corrupt and savage. You come from somewhere heavenly, somewhere so beyond this place that my mind

His arms grip my firmly and hold my body against his. "You're

"Why is that?" He asks, his voice

described me, shown me what