Chapter-24 (Part 2)

Note: Mature Content Ahead

I dragged my eyes back to hers and yet, there was no reaction from her. Her expression was impassive as she watched me…and I watched her. There was no possible way to hide the animalistic desire and raw need I felt. I was pretty sure it was written all over my face. But I just can’t help it. She was my mate and she was …gorgeous. I am sure even if there was no matebond between us, my reaction would still be the same.

Ivy was the kind of beautiful that words can’t do justice. She was her own kind of beautiful. A beauty that transcends words or colors or anyone’s imagination. The kind of beauty I have never had the privilege to experience until now. My heart was a frantic tempo as she slowly walked over to me, no prominent expression on her face but stunning blue eyes holding me in invisible shackles.

“I…I didn’t mean to…I wa…” I was stuttering, my mind refusing to cooperate as she gazed up at me. “I…am so sorry, Ivy. I just…I was looking for you and didn’t know yo…”

The rest of what I was about to say didn’t get the chance to escape my lips as she sealed them with hers. For a few seconds, I was completely lost. But as I tasted her, a sweet seductive taste, like a cranberry mocktail, the beast inside me couldn’t hold it anymore. Grabbing a handful of her hair, I groped at her plump, sweet lips, devouring them like I was starving. There was no control, no way to slow down as she kissed me back, her fingers tightening on my T-shirt. The need that I felt…we felt for each other was almost blinding, robbing us of all our senses.

The taste of her lips mixed with that intoxicating pumpkin spice scent had me spiraling out of control. I growled in her mouth and pushed her against the oak tree. A part of me wanted to stop because things were already messy between us. But that was a very small part buried down somewhere deep in my subconscious defeated by the insane desire and need I felt. Plus, she initiated it. Who was I to stop then?

My fingers traveled down her naked body, tracing her delicious curves. And it almost felt familiar, mine. Like every inch of her belonged to me. As our tongues lavished each other, the insatiable hunger spreading like wildfire through my body, Ivy grabbed my t-shirt, trying to throw it over my head. I was more than happy to assist her, shrugging the damn thing off. For a brief moment, she halted, her eyes taking in every inch of me.

A low, feral grunt escaped my lips as she traced her nails over the tattoos on my abs, the feeling resonating deep, deep down to the most vicious part of my being. But she didn’t stop there. Her nails dragged a straight line down from my abs to the waistband of my jeans before fumbling with the button.\

“I won’t be able to stop if we go any further…” I warned, gazing into her blue eyes. But it was also a plea because I didn’t want to stop. I wanted to devour her, destroy her, and let her destroy me. Ivy didn’t reply, but the look in her eyes mirrored exactly what I felt. They were dark and drunk with need. Keeping her eyes locked on mine, she undid my jeans and pulled down my zipper.

That was all the permission I needed.

I growled and clasped my mouth against hers while pushing her against the tree harder. Wrapping my left hand around her neck as I claimed her lips deeper, I freed my cock using my right hand. Positioning myself between her legs, I slammed into her. Both of us groaned into each others’ mouths, pleasure making every inch of my body sing in a way it has never before. As I started to move, I placed my hands on the coarse trunk of the oak tree, covering her with my body.

My warriors would be on patrol duty and the last thing I wanted was anyone to catch my mate naked and in throes of ecstasy. I don’t care what happened before but now she was my mate and I wasn’t having it. Ivy’s fingers dug into my naked back as I started to thrust harder and faster and the way she met me thrust for thrust, slipping into a perfect feral tempo, a part of me knew she indeed was the perfect match for me.\

Sweat covered our bodies, the sound of our raw, insatiable need echoing through the silence of the forest. Everything was so silent, and all we could hear was our ragged heartbeats and shallow breaths. I basked in her intoxicating scent as I feasted on her lips and body. Every thrust was an explosion of unspeakable, untamed pleasure intensified by her moans that I claimed with my mouth.

This was insanity.

I was close, and she was close, her warm insides quivering with the last thrust as she shattered around me. I grit my teeth and it took every ounce of strength in me to pull out just in time. My lungs fought for air as I came, releasing all of my load onto the forest floor. It took a few seconds for me to get my wits together and I still held her close, my damp forehead pressed to her neck. Once I was finally calmed down, I turned my eyes to my mate. Her blue eyes were wide and totally not in a pleasant way as she stared up at me. She seemed like she woke up from some kind of daze.

“Are you alright?” I asked in case I went overboard and hurt her somehow. Ivy still didn’t reply, just blinking rapidly and opening and closing her mouth like a puppet.

“I…I…” Ivy stuttered, looking bewildered.

"Ivy?” I prompted, and my eyes widened when she pushed me away roughly, making me stagger a bit. This was nowhere among the reactions I anticipated, so the shock took a few seconds to process.

“What’s wrong?” I demanded, taking a step towards her because I was really not sure what I did wrong.

“No!” Ivy hissed. “Don’t,” I blinked, even a single word refusing to leave my mouth as she grabbed her clothes from the big rock by the lake and practically ran away before disappearing into the darkness. And all the while I stood there, completely at a loss.

What the fuck just happened?