Ari’s POV
After that relaxing bath that Ares made for me, I was like Jell-O in his arms. It felt so good to have my hair washed for me by my mate. It sent chills down my body that relaxed me instantly. Every touch was amazing and by the time I was done, I could have gone to sleep but we had just woken up. Ares told me that we needed to go present ourselves at the celebrations with the other mated wolf couples. I was dreading this part of the night.
Ares gripped my hand in his tightly as we walked to the outdoor celebrations and the stage where the Master of Ceremonies was announcing the mated couples as they arrived.
I chose a white and pastel pink long silky flowing dress with spaghetti straps. The white color of the silk chiffon faded to a pastel pink towards the bottom of the dress, matching my pastel pink heels. I left my dirty blonde hair down in its natural wavy state only pinning back the strands that naturally fell in my face. Ares wo
Ari’s POV Alec looked like a statue. I could see it written all over their faces - MATE! They were mates! “ANI!” Alexia squealed out, breaking their romantic trance. Anika didn’t respond to her and instead, she took a step closer to Alec. He stepped towards her and took her hands in his. He looked at Ares with puppy dog eyes, almost as if he was asking for his permission to accept his mate. I looked at Ares. He was glowing too, happy for his best friend. Just then, Alec took Ani into his arms and bent her down in the most romantic swooping and passionate kiss I have ever witnessed! My heart melted for Anika! Her fairy tale dream of finding her mate was coming true! I grabbed Ares’s hand and he pulled me into a hug and kissed me passionately in front of everyone. I felt so hot now that I was panting when I broke from our kiss. Ares noticed how hot I felt in that kiss and took another deep breath, smelling the air. ‘Ari...you’re REALLY hot.’
Ares’s POV Something was going on with Ari and it was starting to really concern me. She was giving off WAY too much heat. I could sense she felt drained, hot, and something else, I couldn’t quite pin down. Every time I smelled the air around her, I smelled her arousal, but it was very faint and subtle, but still there and I didn’t know why. When I asked her, she got defensive and pissed at me for questioning her. I didn’t appreciate that. She started ignoring me, so I gave her space since she didn’t storm off and she just turned around to talk to her friends. I made due talking to Lane, the Beta of Slick Paw Pack. I could tell Ari wasn’t sure how to feel about this guy, but I have had enough dealings with him to know he isn’t a bad wolf, he just has an ass for an Alpha. As I was talking to Lane, Fen showed up making a fool of himself because he was clearly drunk on wolf wine. I hate belligerent drunks. They remind me too much of my father and it just sends my blood
Ares's POV I thought about it for a minute. “We mated the night of the claiming. So...this is day 2 AFTER the claiming…you don’t think this is the start of her heat do you?” I started to get a little concerned. I had planned on leaving with Alec tomorrow morning and taking Ari with me. Her father said this wouldn’t happen for at least another day or two. “It could possibly be her heat starting. Did you notice her...scent? Was it growing stronger?” Harmon was asking, implying her arousal scent that attracts other wolves. “It’s subtle. She said she got aroused because I made a remark that she thought was me flirting with her!” I reflect. “Well...did anyone else notice her scent?” “Not her friends...Lane didn’t...but...Fen noticed...does he normally notice her?” I questioned feeling Eros’s jealousy begin to rise. Eros was not happy to even entertain this thought. We thought he was just drunk since Lane suggested that. Harmon chuckled and
She started kissing my neck on the mark she gave me. It was sending chills up my spine and sparks down to my cock. I couldn’t let things progress. We HAD to get to safety. “Not here baby...I’m going to take you somewhere safe. You can have me all you want once we get there.” I wrapped her in the robe and picked her up bridal style as she moaned and cried. The heat was starting to cause her pain. She-wolf heats varied in severity and intensity depending on the wolf’s rank. They could be mild and last for a day, usually only for omegas. Or, they could gradually get worse and worse in intensity and strength much like human females going through their menstrual cycle. The Gamma’s, Beta’s, and Alpha she-wolves typically felt dizzy and hazy for a day or two, and then it hit them and they heated up and became a sex fiend for about 3 or 4 days. During that time they would go through waves of severe pain if their mate was not physically inside of them, spilling their
“I know baby, I know. I’ll help you as soon as I can, but we can’t stop here. It’s not safe!” I try to pull my hand away but her strength is overpowering mine and she won’t let my hand go. “Mmm…” She moans. I can feel her desire, the fire inside her is growing. She is starting to visibly sweat. Shit, another wave of her heat is coming on. I slow down my driving to give a little focus to what my hand is doing to her pussy as she moves it around. Eventually, she gives me a little control over my own fingers and I gently start moving two fingers in a circular motion on her clit. That makes her hotter, and wetter. She arches her back and spreads her legs as wide as she can in the passenger seat. Fuck this is so hot! I wish I could just pull over and fuck her brains out, but I know we will be so screwed if I stop now. I slide two fingers inside of her and use my thumb to rub her clit. I can’t really look at her and what she is doing because I have to keep my eyes
Ari’s POV I woke up in a haze. I didn’t recognize my surroundings and I couldn’t see Ares, but I could smell him. I was laying in a soft white bed. It smelled faintly of him, but the scent was strange. It wasn’t quite all of Ares’ scent. It was different, faded. The bed was so comfortable, that I didn’t really care where I was at the moment, which isn’t really like me. I didn’t know what was going on and that scared me. “Shit, she’s waking up….how do I know? I can sense she’s scared! Mate bond dumbass! I’ll call you later. I have to let you go!” I heard Ares say to someone, apparently on the phone. Sienna instantly grew jealous. That wasn’t like her. Why was she being so territorial? “Hey princess…” Ares came up next to me beside the bed and grabbed my hand and kissed the top of it. “Ares? Is that really you?” My vision is blurry and I am still burning up all over but I instantly feel the tingles and shocks graze my skin when he touches me. His scent
Ares’s POV “BECAUSE!” I shouted. “BECAUSE WHY?” She screamed back at me. God her body was a fucking temple and she was denying me admittance at the current moment. She was pissed at me for taking her away from her father’s palace. She didn’t trust me. I felt it from our mate bond. If she would just let me touch her, I could reassure her, but she wouldn’t let me near her. “Because I created this place to keep my father and his warriors out! I outfitted it with state-of-the-art retracting steel doors and windows and scent blocking barrier technology years ago!” I shout at her. I hated reopening old wounds, and she was making me do just that. She was scratching at my scabs that had barely healed emotionally. I didn’t want to revisit those memories but she was giving me no choice. I sat at a chair across the room and put my head in my hands fighting back the tears that were welling up in my eyes as flashback after flashback surfaced. “HUUUUUU!!!” She scre
Ari’s POV I can’t believe he can show past projections! We weren’t even touching! Father always had to touch the person he was passing the projection to, but I guess because we are mates, the mate bond must connect us on a deeper level that he doesn’t need to touch me! I got so caught up in my own shock and amazement that I didn’t realize Ares was not saying anything, and he looked like he was…shaking? I could barely tell but he was. “Ares?” I call to him in a calm, mellow voice. He doesn’t move or even look at me for that matter. My body was on fire! Every now and then I would get these jolts and aches that made me feel like vomiting while being kicked in the guts, but I made it through them. Sienna was whimpering for Eros and seemed wiped out. She barely spoke to me. After Ares didn’t respond, I call for him louder, “ARES? Baby?” He still wasn’t responding. He felt, lost. Our bond was so strong, I felt his fear. I had to go to him! I