The Wife Who Rode Her Black Panther Husband Daily Didn’t Know His Child Was A Leopard Chapter 03
Back then.
I’d crushed on Kael Voss for seven years, ready to finally confess.
Then I heard he’d been hiding someone he loved all along.
My rut cycle was closing in, too.
My Fox Shifter best friend took me to a bar to blow off steam.
“Grab a VIP entertainer. Find one that looks like Kael if you have to.”
I downed another drink and shook my head.
No one as stunning as Kael would ever work here…
I ate my words a second later.
One glance, and I couldn’t look away from the man the manager led out.
He was identical.
I was drunk and hazy, only remembering how wild that night was.
I regretted it at intermission.
After he cleaned me up and stepped into the shower, I snuck out.
But he cornered me in the hallway.
“What are you doing here?”
Where else would I be?
Stuck in that room, drained dry?
I pressed my lips together, guilty, staring at his cold face.
I hesitated for a second.
Then I stuffed a handful of cash into his belt loop.
I stood on my toes and pressed a lazy kiss to his lips. “Be good. Take this and leave me alone—”
I didn’t finish.
He took control, deepening that half-hearted kiss until I could barely breathe.
He dragged me back into the room.
We didn’t stop until nearly dawn.
The next afternoon.
I woke up to Kael Voss lying next to me.
Pure shock made me blurt, “I booked an entertainer! Why are you here?!”
Kael’s face turned dark.
He let out a cold laugh.
“Is that right?”
“Sorry to disappoint you, Miss Thorne.”
He didn’t look at me again, just stood up and got dressed.
His icy tone killed every spark of hope I had.
My throat tightened. I tried to speak.
I wanted to explain.
But I’d blacked out. I couldn’t remember a thing.
I couldn’t believe I’d actually done in real life what I’d only dreamed about during my rut.
The next time we met, I’d found out I was pregnant.
We sat across from each other while our clans arranged a shotgun marriage.
He stayed cold and businesslike the whole time.
I stared at the floor, sick with guilt.
Just like that, we were married.
Looking back, so many things felt off that night.
Like…
Why had Kael changed clothes before cornering me in the hallway?
