Sarise rubbed her eyes, leaning back in her chair as she groaned in frustration. She should have listened to Jacob and just gone with the preparations from the previous anniversary balls.
Thankfully this was Intelligence Pack and true to its name it kept every piece of information relevant to previous celebrations.
To her relief the information had been stored digitally so she was able to access three thousand years of pack invoices at the touch of a button.
She had scoured through previous celebrations, starting with Jacob's grandfather.
As time went on, she noticed how the celebrations went from elaborate affairs influenced by the Luna of the time, to a repetitive event held every five years.
It was a stark reminder to her that Jacob's mother had left when he was thirteen, a year before his father had celebrated fifteen years as Alpha.
Since then the celebration had been a repeat of previous years, lacking the feminine touch that came of the presence of a Luna.
She had taken dinner in her office, for two reasons. The first was the Jacob had sent word he would be taking his dinner in the library and the second was that she had wanted to go through the plans from previous events.
She looked over at the grandfather clock in the room, noting it was eight o'clock and threw herself back in her seat, stretching slowly as she tried to work the tension out of her muscles as her phone buzzed on the bed.
Leaning forward she grabbed it, smiling when she saw Jacobs name and connected the call.
"Jacob."
"Can you come up to our room?" Jacob asked down and phone and Sarise frowned.
"Is it urgent because..."
"Now please Sarise." He added, disconnecting the call.
Sarise pulled the phone from her ear, frowning at it before she stood, storming towards the door and throwing it open.
The bloody asshole, what sort of jackass calls their mate like a pizza place and orders them around.
She turned to walk down the corridor, feeling a flush of warmth as she wandered down its length, noting Donovan was walking towards her with a concerned look on his face.
"Where are you off to?" He asked lightly and Sarise snorted.
"His royal jackassness has requested I come to the room." Sarise answered. Donovan nodded, glancing around quickly before turning to her.
"I suggest you don't keep him waiting." He added, stepping aside and indicated she continue to walk. Sarise glared at him as she walked past, stomping down the hallway towards her room and threw the door open.
"You called your..." Sarise began to snap slamming the door behind her, yet stopped and shuddered at the sight of the man in front of her.
Jacob stood in a pair of baggy trackpants that hung off his hips, topless, his tattoos dancing in the light as he organised towels on the bench at the end of the bed. He turned to her.
"Yes." He answered, turning back to the towels. "I need you to get out of your clothes. Bra and underwear only."
"Why on earth..." She began and Jacob turned to her.
"Tonight, is the full moon." He answered and Sarise bit her lip. The full moon meant she would go into heat. "I've prepared an ice-cold bath and the shower is running."
"Turn around then." She stated and Jacobs eyebrows went up.
"Sarise it's not like I haven't seen your underwear before." Jacob pointed out, waving his arm towards the bed. "We sleep in the same bed for Goddess sake."
"I said turn around." She snapped and Jacob huffed lightly, turning his back to her.
She slowly pulled off her tee-shirt, kicking off her shoes and sliding her jeans down hips when the first bolt of pain cut through her. She gasped, seeing Jacob spin around and rush to her.
"Oww." She whispered, gripping his forearm tightly.
"Let me help." He breathed, helping remove her jeans and going to stand when another bolt of pain rocked through her, causing her to stumble.
Jacob caught her effortlessly, putting his arm behind her knees and picking her up, carrying her to the bathroom and kicking the door closed behind him.
The pain eased at the touch of his skin, his arms cradling her as he walked into the shower.
"I'm hot." She breathed, knowing why yet stupidly stating the obvious.
"The shower will help for now." Jacob answered, stepping into the flow of cold water. She gasped at the feeling of the cold water on her, relaxing lightly as it washed over her.
She almost felt at ease, yet her body reminded her what time it was as another bolt of pain rocked her body. She gripped Jacobs shoulder, her nails biting into it as she cried out.
"It's okay." Jacob whispered, stepping into the water more. "I'm here."
Sarise bit her lip, breathing through the pain as she did. Once it stopped, she chuckled, looking up at him.
"You know it's not actually that bad. I don't know..." She began then screamed as a wave of pain came crashing through her.
She clenched her body against the pain, the cold water doing nothing to sooth the fire building in her body.
"Goddess!" She gasped, her nails biting painfully into Jacobs shoulders. As soon as it passed, he pulled her from the shower, walking across to the bath and lowered her into it.
She gasped at the feeling of the ice-cold water on her skin and felt Jacob climb in behind her, pulling her against his broad chest and running his hands up and down her arms.
Pain course through her body, her stomach on fire as she pushed back against him, trying to get away from the pain.
Another wave crashed against her, causing her to scream and grip his legs tightly.
She felt his lips running across her shoulder, nipping her neck, easing the burning pain that tore through her.
"It hurts." She whimpered after the pain subsided, lying her head on his chest and putting her face into his neck.
"I know." He breathed as pain scorched through her every nerve. "Two more to go."
"I can't." She whispered, shaking her head as another wave built.
"I'm right here." Jacob's voice breathed in her ear, licking the lobe lightly and she pulled from him, turning to face him.
"No, I can't." She yelled, trying to get out of the bath. "I don't want..."
She screamed, falling against him as the third wave smashed through her body. His hands were under her thighs, lifting her to his lap as he ran his lips down her throat, nipping at the soft skin where her neck met her shoulders.
She groaned, moving against the pain, her nails cutting into the skin of his chest.
"Make it stop!" She sobbed, grinding against him as she did.
Jacob growled lightly, his teeth nipping harder at her neck. She sighed, leaning into him as the pain dropped off.
She lay whimpering against him, her head in the hollow of his neck as he breathed heavily beneath her.
"I can't do this." She whispered, pushing herself from him and looking at him. His eyes were a dark green, piercing and primal as he looked at her. His fingers trailed up to her hips.
"It's nearly over." He breathed in a husky voice that vibrated through her, sending shivers of pleasure through her.
"You can make it stop." She breathed, leaning into him, running her lips along his jaw, wanting nothing more than to take him right here in the bathroom.
"Sarise." He groaned his eyes flashing lavender as his fingers dug into her hips. "I'm barely holding on as it is."
She felt the pain rising again, whimpering as she recognised it and ground against him.
She heard Jacob grunt as it crashed through her and she threw her head back, gasping at the unbelievable pain that course through her body.
She squeezed her thighs around him, grinding against him as his lips trailed down her chest, between the valley of her breasts.
One hand reached around to her rump, pulling her against him roughly as the other pulled her head to his, his tongue forcing its way into the mouth.
She groaned, her wolf doing a dance as she felt him between her legs. She reached down between them, running her fingers along his impressive length and he grabbed her hand, pulling it from him.
"Sarise." He growled, his eyes burning a brilliant lavender colour as he looked up at her. His breathing was guttered, the veins in his neck bulging as he tried to control his wolf.
"Please." Sarise breathed in a husky voice she didn't recognise, grinding against him again.
Jacob growled, grabbing her thighs and stood quickly, climbing out of the bath and walking into the bedroom, throwing her on the bed.
He came over her quickly, grinding his growing erection against her. Sarise gasped, pushing her hips to him as he lips ran down her neck and along her shoulder.
She wrapped a leg around his waist, pulling him against her when he pulled away quickly, unwrapping her from him and quickly standing.
"Dammit woman." He growled, looking at her with blazing lavender eyes, his wolf trying to break free.
Sarise moved her eyes over him, shuddering at his erection that strained to be free of his trackpants.
She pushed herself up on her elbows, seeing his eyes flash lavender as she licked her lips. She went to called to him when fatigue washed over her.
The strength left her body and she fell back onto the bed, fighting to keep her eyes open, swearing she heard Jacob sigh in relief as darkness overcame her.