Free The Alpha's Domination by Sam Crescent Page A

her.
    Her wolf was relaxed, happy even.
    “You went home with a man?” Daniel asked.
    “Yes, he was the first man I went home with. I spent
the weekend with him. He was…” She stopped thinking as the memory crashed over
her. “I don’t know his name. He was disgusting, filthy. He tied me to ropes he
had coming from the ceiling and kept me that way for the time we were together.”
She closed her eyes, reaching down to touch Daniel. The feel of his flesh
calmed her nerves.
    “I’m here, Dawn. I’m not going anywhere.”
    Knowing he wasn’t going to leave her filled her with
joy.
    “He used knives, whips, wax, and sometimes he used
flame. There was no end to what he did. I made the noises suitable even though I
felt nothing, and only when he started to talk about another woman he’d had in
the same spot—” Her mouth went dry at the cruelty of his actions. “He’d killed
another woman in that same spot. I hadn’t smelled it because of all the scented
candles and bleach he used to mop everything up. He talked how he’d tortured
her for days, doing to me what he’d done to her.”
    “What happened?”
    “My wolf pounced.” She held her hand up for him to
see. “My hand turned into the claws of a wolf. I tore the restraints with so
much ease, and I killed him. I liked it, Daniel. He was a murdering bastard and
had caused so much pain, and I liked causing him pain. I’m not normal.”
    He cupped her cheek, turning to her to look at him.
His dark brown eyes stared back at her. “You saved other women. If you’d not
been a wolf he’d have killed you and done it to other women.”
    “I spent three days cleaning up the mess and disposing
of the body. For weeks afterwards I thought all I could smell was his blood.
Every second I spent with my pack I thought they knew the truth. No one said
anything, and after a little time passed I went out. Don’t get me wrong. There were
men who tried to give me what I wanted, but it always ended in rejection and
disaster.” She wiped the tears leaking from her eyes.
    “How many people did you kill?” he asked.
    “I only killed one man.”
    “The world is an awful place, Dawn. You’ve been
unlucky to have encountered men who were bad, and didn’t know how to handle
your problem. We’re not all like that.” He caressed her body, soothing her.
    “That’s it. I heard about Kinkster’s after my last failed relationship, and I met you.”
    “There’s only one man on your list?” he asked.
    “Yes, isn’t that bad enough?” She sniffled, trying to
wipe the tears away.
    “It’s bad, but it’s not as bad as I thought. I don’t
know how you could have thought I’d be repulsed by you.” He kept touching her.
Her wolf relaxed, stretching out as if she needed to sleep.
    “You don’t believe in violence.”
    “I don’t believe in violence being the only answer. It
doesn’t mean I’ve not struggled in my life before. Taking a life takes part of
us with them, Dawn. The man you’ve taken, he’s with you no matter what kind of
scum he was.”
    “I want him to go away,” she said.
    “I can’t make him go away.” He turned her so she was
sat on the sofa. “You’ve not talked about your mother. Everything you’ve told
me wouldn’t have affected your ability to feel pain. You had sex before your
transition, and that made you believe you needed pain to get off. You’ve not
talked about her mother or your transition.”
    Her mother was always off topic as far as she was
concerned. “I don’t want to talk about my mom.”
    Daniel stroked a finger across her lips. He settled
between her thighs, pressing his body on top of hers. Her wolf moaned within
her mind, bowing down to his presence. “How does your pack feel to having me as
your mate?” she asked, changing the subject.
    “You finally believe we’re mates now?”
    “I can’t deny it. Not many men would put up with what
I’ve put you through.”
    He smiled. “We’re mates, and in time