His lips felt like the most sensual flame on my skin as he kissed down my neck hungrily. I knew in the back of my mind that we probably shouldn't be doing this. Hell we had just met and honestly this probably wouldn't be happening at all if it wasn't for Marcus marking me, forcing my body to go into heat. It was like my body was literally on fire and his touch was the only thing that could possibly put the flame out and heal me all at once. The shower beat down on us a stark contrast, cold against our warm bodies. My breath hitched when I felt his fingers graze against the inside of my thighs and my fingers tangled in his hair roughly. He pulled his lips from mine letting out a low growl.
"We shouldn't be doing this." He said through clenched teeth, repeating my earlier thoughts.
"Why." I whimpered trying to pull him closer so his skin connected with mine, dowsing the flame that was consuming my own skin.
"Because you are very... vulnerable right now. You wouldn't... want." I could tell he was struggling with the words because he didn't want say them, it was only for my benefit.
"Shut up and kiss me." I growled at him, irritated that he wouldn't stop talking.
What in the hell had overcome me? I was acting like a lust filled teenager. Even my wolf who I could feel in the back of my mind, was confused by my behavior. She didn't mind it one bit, in fact she was all too happy to be touched by our mate, but she was confused none the less.
When Marcus didn't kiss me right away I yanked his head down to mine with werewolf strength. He growled into my mouth but didn't pull away. I felt him leaning more into it and knew that I had the Alpha back in control. He grabbed the wrist of the hand that wasn't tangled in his hair and held it against the wall roughly.
My wolf perked up growling in delight at her mates domineering behavior. At the moment I fully agreed as long as the pain from being in heat stayed away. Marcus moved the hand that wasn't holding mine and I heard a ripping sound and sopping wet thud, his clothes dropping to the shower floor, before it went back to my inner thigh. He pulled his mouth away from mine and trailed it down to the mark on my neck. I felt his teeth graze it gently and jumped a little worried that he was going to bite me again.
Not yet.
I heard his words in my mind as he kissed my neck roughly around the still tender mark. The pressure hurt but having his lips on my skin was worth it entirely. I felt his hand on my thigh move up to my core and nearly screamed when he slipped two fingers inside of me without warning. It wasn't from pain, I was already soaking wet, it was from the unexpected force of it.
The combination of his lips on my mark and his fingers inside of me was driving me insane and I could feel myself begin to reach my orgasm. Marcus flicked his thumb across my clit in that moment and the little self control I had left escaped me as complete and utter bliss swept through me.
As my orgasm slowed he released my wrist that had been pinned against the wall and my arm fell to his shoulder. His lips moved towards mine and he nipped at my bottom lip lightly. I was still breathing heavily as he pulled his fingers out of me and lifted me up to straddle him. My back was against the wall and the only thing keeping me from being penetrated by his hardened cock was his strong arms.
"Look at me." He growled pulling his lips from mine. I did and my eyes met his icy blue ones. Fuck he was hot. "If we do this there is no going back. I am not going to stop, so you better be sure you are ready." He said and it was like he could barely get the words out through his lust filled mind.
My fingers tangled in his hair again and I yanked on his hair exposing his neck to me. I leaned forward and bit his neck just as he had mine. He moaned at my lips on his neck.
"Emmerson!" He snarled in irritation waiting for an answer.
"I already told you to stop talking." I said yanking his mouth back to mine as I kissed him deeply, his blood still lingered on my lips from the bite. When he still didn't proceeded I pulled my face back slightly. "Fuck me already." I growled at him and at my word he captured my lips with his again and slowly slid himself into me. After that there was nothing slow or soft about how he pounded into me. It was exactly what my wolf and I needed.
When I felt another strong orgasm hitting me he didn't stop or slow dow he just kept going until another one came and I could feel him getting close. When he was about to spill over he pulled out of me swiftly and came into the shower drain below us. Carefully he set me on my feet still gripping my legs as he kissed me roughly.
That is the only time I will ever pull out.
He growled through the mate bond. To a human it would have sounded crazy, but to a wolf it was his way of saying we were each other's. It permanently would put our scents on each other. It surprised me he had enough control to pull out, I certainly hadn't even given it a thought.
He pulled away from my lips and only after making sure I was steady on my feet, he reached over to the shelf that held the different shower supplies and grabbed his body wash. Squeegeeing a good portion onto a shower scrubby he gently began massaging the soap into my skin thoroughly cleaning me and helping me rinse off. Then he lifted me up into his arms and after turning the shower off he stepped out of the shower, grabbing to big towels and heading to the bedroom.
He set me down on my feet next to his bed and hurriedly dried me off and then himself. When he finished he lifted me back up and then slid me onto the bed gently covering my naked body with a light sheet. For the first time since the feverish heat had started I felt completely fine, and I knew it was because of his touch in that specific way. He leaned down and kissed my forehead softly before going to stand.
"Wait." I said reach up to his face, I pulled him back and kissed his lips softly. "Thank you." I said as I let him pull away.
"Anytime." He said with a small boyish smirk. I smiled at him he seemed more relaxed now. It was a part of him I was just now getting a glimpse of and I liked it. "Now get some sleep." He said as he started to walk away from the bed.
"What about you." I said frowning.
He pulled a pair of boxers out one of his dresser drawers and turned back to me. "I'm just going to turn off the lights and hang up these towels and then I'll be right there."
I relaxed at the knowledge that he wasn't just going to leave the room after what we just did. Yes we did it because I was in heat and I had practically forced myself on him but I also felt better when he was close by.
Marcus did what he said he was going to do and then climbed into bed next to me. His arm snaked around me and pulled me to him and I sighed as my naked body touched his bare skin. I felt myself falling asleep comfortably, fever fully forgotten at least for now.
-Marcus-
I watched her fall asleep in my arms, she had let me pull her close and snuggled into my chest. I knew that she was letting me close because it reduced the fever and her pain better than a simple ice bath ever would. I sighed she could quite possibly wake up tomorrow and regret having completed the mate bond. My wolf growled at me implying she was our mate and there was no reason for her to regret it, but he only thought on instinct. What was the wolf's by right he would claim, end of discussion.
I hadn't even come into their room with the intention of sex, I had heard her say my name. When I hadn't responded because i was downstairs and didn't want to scare her with the mate bond that early in the morning, I heard the shower turn on.
When I had gone to our room to check on her she was already in the shower. I had called out her name at the doorway of the bathroom to tell her that it would be better if she took another ice bath. When she had opened the shower door and peaked her head out the smell of my body wash mixing with her distinct scent was enough to drive me crazy. I hadn't even realized that she had left her bra and underwear on the bathroom floor, not that it would have made much of a difference.
It was like in that moment I needed her and I knew she needed me too. The way she battled for control with me just made everything that much better. Better stop thinking about this if I'm going to get any sleep. I thought to myself. I sighed and snuggled into Emmerson, thankful that I had the privilege and honor to have my true mate to snuggle with. That thought reminded me of how much research really needed to be done. It was not okay for werewolves to so blatantly throw away something as precious as true mates for the sake of territory. It was something that my feisty Luna and I were going to have to change at the very least for our two packs.
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-Emmerson-
When I woke up the first thing I noticed was that Marcus was gone, next that it was nearly noon, and finally that though I still felt feverish I was not in any pain. Looking around the room I noticed that Marcus had brought my belongings inside, my boxes of photography and art supplies laid untouched by the dresser but my duffel bags were all empty, meaning he had taken the liberty to put them away. I rolled my eyes, stupid over possessive alpha male, I thought as I got up and went to the large dark brown dresser.
When it comes to you, mate, always.
His words in my head had me stoping confused before I realized I had projected my thoughts to him by accident.
Well as long as you know.
I responded to him and I heard him chuckle in my mind. I shook my head and went back to focusing on finding a pair of underwear and bra, and some comfortable clothes. Opening the right hand top drawer first I found just what I was looking for. I pulled out the light pink bra and panty set and slipped them on, then started to open the other drawers on that side looking for a pair of my black leggings when I found them I went in search for my favorite pink spaghetti strap tank top that had the words don't make me bite you, scrawled in cursive. After I slipped them on I went to the bathroom to find a brush for my tangle curls, the second I stepped into the bathroom and saw the shower doors in the mirror I froze. Shit. The glass doors were barely hanging on the little metal hinges. Note to self, make sure Marcus gets more durable doors in this house. I thought with a laugh as I went back to finding my hair brush, thankfully I didn't have to search far as it was in the top drawer under the sink.
Why do I need to get more durable doors Luna? Maybe I'll just take the doors off all together.
Marcus's voice in my mind was suggestive and I nearly choked on my spit as he sent me a mental image of our not so innocent early morning swaray. I closed my eyes and tried to concentrate on breathing again. My wolf nearly purred at his playfulness and I shook my head at how quickly we were getting used to all things Marcus. After fixing my hair up in a messy bun I brushed my teeth and began heading out of the room.
I could smell something delicious coming from down stairs and as my stomach started growling I decided to follow the smell. Going down a large hallway lined with many rooms I found a large staircase that split off at each side of the hall into two separate stair cases leading down to what looked to be a large open foyer. I followed the smell of food farther into the house and off the side of a large living room area I found a swinging door. I stepped through it to find an amazing kitchen, one entire wall was floor to ceiling windows, letting the afternoon sun in. The rest of the walls were white and all of the appliances were stainless steal. I noticed immediately that there were two six burner stove/ovens with two good sized microwaves hanging above them, two massive refrigerators, and a massive farmhouse sink. The dark brown marbled counters all connected and swung around into a large L shape with at least ten stools lining it. The floors were a light tan and tiled with beautiful designs running through them and the cupboards, as well as the massive fifteen foot table in the dinning area, where a dark brown stained hard wood. It was absolutely breathtaking.
"You love kitchens too I see." Hellen's voice came from the far end of the kitchen.
"I definitely love this one, it's beautiful." I said as I turned to her. She smiled and gestured for me to follow her to one of the stove tops. I did and she handed me a plate placing a few sausage patties, eggs, and buttered toast on the plate.
"Now sit down and eat, we can't have our Luna starving now can we." She said with a grin.
"Thank you." I said as I sat down at the closest counter space and she handed me a fork and brought me a large glass of orange juice. "Why is the kitchen so big?" I questioned not looking up from my plate.
"When you are feeding nearly twenty people on most days of the week you need a big kitchen. With having over a hundred people in our pack we tend to have a few stop by every day." My mouth dropped at her words. Over a hundred wolves in the pack that I was now the Luna of, holy shit. "So I take it that you are feeling a bit better since yesterday?" She asked and I blushed as I thought of why I was feeling better.
"Um, yeah." I said stupidly. Every wolf that came within a mile of me would know why I felt better, I smelled very strongly of Marcus now that the mate bond was complete. Hellen thankfully didn't bring it up though she just started cleaning up the kitchen as I finished my food.
When I was done I took my dishes to the sink and washed them and placed them on the drying rack. She smiled thankfully at me as she continued to bustle around the kitchen. Not really knowing what else to do I decided to go find Marcus so I followed his scent out of the kitchen towards the other side of the house. I could have simply asked him where he was through the bond but my wolf enjoyed searching for him like we were on a hunt, only instead of prey we would find our mate. As I followed his scent to the another long hallway on the the first floor of the massive house I ended up in front of two massive wooden doors. I went to knock but then pulled my hand back, what if he was busy with pack business?
Luna, you have every right to be a part of pack business and I will never turn down an opportunity to have you near me.
His words in my mind were genuine and caring it caught me by surprise. I shrugged and pushed one of the doors open stepping into a massive office area. I was starting to think everything about this place was massive. Looking around my eyes caught Marcus sitting on a long leather couch in front of what looked to be a coffee table strewn with ancient looking papers. He looked up at me and a smile spread across his lips making my heart flutter strangely.
"Sorry I'm so used to being at home, when my father had pack business not even my mother was aloud in his office." I said walking towards him.
"You don't need to apologize Emmerson. You are the Luna and Alpha female of this pack, you should know everything about it just as I do." He said and the reassuring way he said it made me relax.
I was thankful that he was so accepting of me and my wolf's dominance. Most of the males I knew would just brush me aside because I was female but he didn't he treated me as his equal. I smiled and moved around the coffee table to sit next to him. He pulled me into him instantly and planted a kiss against my forehead it felt so good that without being able to help it an animalistic purr escaped my lips. He chuckled pulling back to look at me and laughed out loud when he read my shirt.
"What?" I said trying to keep myself from laughing as well at his contagious laughter.
"The shirt fits you perfectly. It's just as feisty as you are." I rolled my eyes at his words but couldn't help the smile on my face. I leaned forward and kissed his lips quickly not lingering to long because I didn't want us to get distracted. "What was that for?" He asked with a smirk and I shrugged.
"For not trying to control me, and for you know... helping me." I said not really knowing what else to say. His face suddenly went serious and he leaned closer kissing me again. It wasn't a lustful demanding kiss, it was soft and caring.
"I will always take care of you Luna mine. You are my equal, my partner, not lesser or lower ranked. And I am fully aware of how valuable you are to our pack as well as me. You bring us balance and harmony." He said this almost reverently and it touched a place in my heart that I didn't know was even there.
Saying Luna mine, it was his wolf's way of acknowledging me not only as his but as the Alpha female. It was a term reserved for true mated Alpha females alone. Luna meant moon, it was the highest respect to call a female Alpha Luna, because not only did werewolves follow the cycle of the moon and its magical power over all beings it was also what helped one see in the darkest of places, as well as what influenced when the tide comes in or goes. The moon was part of every living thing and it was what gave balance to the world. I hadn't even realized that I was crying until I felt Marcus brush away the tears with his hands tenderly.
Luna mine, why are you crying?
His words in my mind made me smile and instead of answering I simply opened are bond fully letting him feel my emotions knowing it would better explain just how grateful I was for him. That even though we had definitely had a rocky start and probably would have more to come I was thankful he was the one I got to spend forever with, because in that moment I realized just how much he really did care. I wanted him to know that I was forgiving him for his mistakes in the beginning because I knew I was just as much to blame.
We still have a ways to go to get to know each other, but at least we already know what we are in for.
I told him through the bond with a smirk. We were both very dominant and challenged each other in every way but what fun would it be if we didn't, it wouldn't be because life would be boring.
Looking down at the papers strewn across the coffee table I picked up one that seemed to be at least a few centuries old. The page was yellowed and brittle the delicate handwriting seemed to be fading. Glancing at the rest of the pages I noticed that they were just about the same.
"We need to get all of these typed up and printed out. They are too old to be handled by multiple people." I said without looking away from the page I had in my hand. "I can do it if you'd like it will give me something to do since I no longer have a job." I said gently placing the page down and looking at Marcus.
"I am sorry about your job, once your heat cycle is up we can head back to your pack and grab some more of your belongings. If you want to we can even stop by your work and see if we can work something out with them, maybe you can do your work from here and then you could go in once a week physically." Marcus said and he really did seem sorry. I placed a hand on his and smiled at him.
"Thank you, but my place is here. As much as I love that job, we are werewolves and our pack comes first. Besides maybe I can find something to do with my artwork and photography here, who knows." I said shrugging.
As I had said the words I knew in my heart they were true, as a werewolf my duty was to the pack, not just myself. As an Alpha Female I was responsible for the well-being of the pack just as Marcus was. Right now it was more important to help save our species then work in some little town Gallery.
Thank you.
I smiled at Marcus, his dark hair disheveled and eyes tired, this was wearing him out. The stress of trying to help me cope and fix our ancestors mistakes was heavy on his shoulders. It was time for me to step up as Alpha female and help him shoulder the burden, I needed to meet the pack.