Billionaire Alpha's 99 Deadly Games

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"Did you draw those wolves out in the lobby?"
"A wolf? You want a wolf to cover the scars left to you by a wolf?"
I grinned and nodded. "Not just any wolf though." I unfolded the paper in my pocket with the picture I had drawn of the
big brown wolf and handed it to him. "I want this wolf."
Amusement flashed across his face. "This wolf? You're sure this is the wolf you want covering your body?"
"Absolutely. It has to be this wolf."
"Tell me why."
"My entire life I've been terrified of wolves, even before the attack." He seemed surprised to hear my admission. "This
wolf, I've seen him in the woods behind my house. He's there almost every night, and there's just something about him.
I don't know how to explain it, but I'm not afraid of him. He's big and should be terrifying, yet I'm not scared. I feel
comfort knowing he's out there, kind of like he's protecting me. So yes, it has to be this wolf."
Cole looked extremely amused by my story.
"Okay, one more thing, did you draw this yourself?"
"Yes. I know you'll do a far better job."
"Uh-uh girl, this is amazing work. You ever want a part time job coming up with tattoo ideas, you just let me know. People pay a
lot of money for designs this good. Maybe we could even cut the cost back some in exchange for a couple drawings. I really like
this. Of course, the wolf would look a whole lot better being black." His grin was almost irresistible.

"Nope, it has to be brown, just like in the drawing."
"Okay, suit yourself."

It took five sessions to complete. Cole and I were well acquainted friends by the end of it. I gave him ten drawings in exchange
and he refused to take any money from me. On the final fill in, he nicked one of the skin grafts, which started to bleed. He was
quick to call in an antibiotic in case of infection
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and gave me stricter care orders. I was disappointed when he had to cover it. It was beautiful so much better than I had
imagined, and all the ugliness had disappeared
KYLE
I was continuing to stew over the fact that Kelsey was still ignoring me.We had worked side by side for two years, and every time
she turned me down I felt the sting of rejection. Yet somehow, I knew the bond between us was strengthening. In the history of
shifters, I had never heard of any mated pair taking this long to complete the bond. When she showed up in my woods in wolf
form, I honestly thought, this is it. She's finally come for me. We ran and played and had the best right of my life.
Then later that same morning in the office, it was like she had no idea it had been me. How could she not know it was me?
Rejection had never felt so bad as that morning.
Since then, I was quickly falling into a funk. Even my mother had commented on it at family dinner
the night before. I knew I had to pull out of it lest it consume me.
A small knock on my door and I steeled myself for the scent that haunted me day and night. The
scent I loathed and craved simultaneously.

When the door opened, I was assaulted by her smell combined with a coppery scent that shouldn't have entered with Kelsey. All
the strength in the world couldn't have stopped me.
"Blood." I said, "Baby, you're hurt. Where? What's wrong?"
She looked at me in confusion.

"What are you talking about, Kyle? I'm fine."
In that moment, she said the one thing I had longed to hear, the only thing that could have jolted me from the
compulsion to do anything in my power to protect my mate. She said my name. She called me Kyle, and it had rolled off
her tongue with ease. My wolf howled in appreciation, and I was vaguely aware that I had slipped up and called her
"baby," yet she didn't seem to mind or notice.
Even that, as shocking as it was, couldn't stop the momentum propelling me towards my mate to ensure myself that
she was okay.
I pulled her into my arms and hugged her closely to me. My hands roamed across her back and down her arms needing
to touch her everywhere. The smell of blood was stronger, and I knew it was coming off of her. I held her chin in my
hands and forced her to look at me.
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"Baby, what's wrong? Where are you bleeding?"
She tried to push away, but I wouldn't allow her to reject me this time.
"There's nothing wrong. Wait," she thought momentarily, taking a step away from me and turning her back towards me.
I saw her lift her skirt.
"Shit!" I heard her exclaim, marking the third most shocking event of the day, and it was barely 8:30 in the morning.
Then she turned and ran out the door.
I followed her until I saw her running into the women's room. I tried to think what it could possibly be. She wasn't
human so I knew she didn't get periods. She- wolves sometimes bled a little when they went into heat, but if Kelsey
Adams was in heat, I'd know it, and so would every other male within
six packs.