Chapter 73

King POV

The night air is thick with the scent of pine and earth as I count down from ten, each number a beat pounding in my chest. Alyssa’s footsteps have already disappeared into the dark woods, and the thrill of the hunt sparks a wild heat low in my gut.

It’s a perfect night for this, to let out all my pent-out need I’ve managed to keep in check for the past week. Just the way she looked at me when I told her to run makes me think my girl’s ready for every dark fantasy I’ve ever imagined.

Three...two...one.

I step into the forest, each stride unhurried, deliberate, letting our instincts—hunter and prey—build. My voice cuts through the shadows. “Kitten, where are you?” The sound echoes, making my cock throb painfully. I picture her chest rising and falling rapidly, her pussy gushing as she fantasizes about everything I’m going to do to her.

After what she started on my bike, she should’ve known a punishment was coming. I don’t give a fuck if I’