The first thing Helena noticed as she woke up was how hot her hotel room was. As she tried to kick off the blanket an arm suddenly snaked around her waist, making her jump.
That's when the memories hit her.
The handsome man from last night, the very one she'd decided to go home with. She wasn't in her hotel room, she was in his. She mentally scolded herself for being in this predicament, she never did sleepovers they were just too complicated.
Helena was no stranger to one-night stands but this one was different, this one carried higher risks with the man she was in bed with potentially being a member of her step-father's pack, her new pack.
But when his gaze met hers from across the bar just as her best friend and step-sister Rae left to get them drinks, she threw caution to the wind and simply reasoned that he might be one of the visiting Alphas for her step-brother's Alpha ceremony.
How did she know he was an Alpha? Because no other man or wolf would take a woman the way he did unless he was an Alpha.
"I need to get out," Helena whispered to herself as she scanned the dark room, her wolf senses allowing her to see despite the darkness.
'You don't have to,' her wolf, Hera, purred in her head clearly more than satisfied to be in this Alpha's arms.
Odd, she'd never reacted that way to any of the other men Helena had slept with. Her wolf has only ever been comfortable with—
She shook her head as she dismissed the thought. She refused to think about that man, the one man that could be her mate.
Mates brought nothing but pain, she'd seen it herself when her father passed. She'd seen the shell of a wolf her mother had been and since then she'd sworn never to take a mate.
It takes her a while, but she eventually manages to slip out of the man's grasp. She looks at him as he sleeps peacefully, a complete contrast to the beast he had been in bed last night.
Helena finds her dress tossed by the door, it has a slight rip making her roll her eyes.
How badly had this Alpha wanted to fuck her last night that he had to rip her dress? This dress was her favorite.
As she scanned the room for her panties she heard the Alpha groan behind her as he shifted on the bed and groaned.
"Baby," he said, making Helena jump. Something about his voice was familiar, had they crossed paths before? She'd been around but she didn't remember him and he was the kind of man one would remember.
She took a quick glance at the handsome Alpha who was splayed out on the bed as he reached out, probably to pull her close to him.
'Fuck my panties,' she cursed in her thoughts. 'I need to get out of here.'
She quickly slipped the dress on and grabbed the Alpha's suit. If he was keeping her panties then she was taking his suit, a fair trade in her opinion.
As she slipped out of the room Helena quickly dialed for help, but that didn't stop her from stealing one last look at the handsome man who was now searching for her with his eyes closed, feeling around the bed.
She was quickly walking through the hotel hallway when her call connected.
"Hey biiiiitch!" Rae greeted her on the first ring.
"You've got way too much energy this early in the day," Helena grumbled as she waited for the elevator. She was constantly scanning the floor making sure that she didn't bump into anyone she knew or worse that the Alpha she was with didn't wake up.
"You know since we're shewolves you aren't wrong there," Helena giggled as she stepped into the elevator and relaxed.
"Well someone just ditched us last night," Rae teased. "I was getting us drinks then the next moment I'm getting a message from you saying you met a guy."
Helena smiled and sighed as she quickly exited the hotel making sure to keep her head down. One never knew how many people would recognize her.
She needed to put as much space between her and her Alpha.
'Wait, what, no,' Helena thought as she stepped out of the hotel and onto the street. 'Not my Alpha, an Alpha. What the fuck am I saying?'
"Look, Rae, I need you to come and get me and bring my stuff," she whisper-screamed as she looked around making sure that she didn't bump into anyone she knew. "Mom and Dad are expecting me home today."
"Yeah, yeah, you wanna see mom," Rae teased. "We both know who you want to see."
Helena rolled her eyes.
'She's not wrong,' her wolf Hera comments.
"Just come and get me," Helena snapped at Rae pretending to ignore their comments.
Helena checked her surroundings to make sure she was far enough from the hotel.
She'd made it a few blocks down the road and rounded a few corners.
"Hmmmm," Rae hummed over the phone. "You're actually quite close. I'll be there soon, see ya!"
Letting out a sigh of relief, Helena moved away from the street and hid in one of the store alcoves.
She might have been gone a while but she wasn't unrecognizable. Anyone from her pack could pass by and see her doing the walk of shame.
Five minutes pass before a familiar green jeep stops in front of Helena and the window is rolled down.
"I told you you were close by," Rae winked.
Helena nodded and got into the passenger seat, "Get us home," she said while leaning back and closing her eyes.
'I can still feel his hands on me,' Helena thought to herself as she felt the car move.
She raised her hands to her lips and thought of the demanding and hungry way he took her. It was like he was afraid that every kiss would be their last, but alas one of those kisses had been.
"Earth to Helena, hello?" Rae called out, pulling Helena from her thoughts.
She blinks at her step-sister before raising a questioning eyebrow.
"Oh damn, who was he?" Rae asked. "You look like you've been thoroughly fucked. Does this mean you aren't pining for you-know-who anymore?"
"Just drive," Helena grumbled as she kept her mind on the Alpha from last night.