Forty- six

Okay, I know I have made many mistakes when it comes to my mate but I like to believe that I have been making up for them. Slowly, but surely.

Although every werewolf would argue that their mate is the best in the world, I think I won the lottery in the department. I couldn't have gotten a better mate, one who understood me perfectly and was caring enough to share her heart with other people as well. She would be a really capable Luna; she won't believe it when I tell her that.

Me and Aiden always talked about finding mates, as unbelievable as that sounds. As children, we wondered if the unconditional love mates shared was in any form true. 

Look at us now. I was completely smitten by Zara and the pack was celebrating Aiden finding his mate. He was on the same road as me, he was going to fall and he was going to fall fast and he was going to love every minute, every second of it.

I couldn't wipe the smile off my face every time I thought about my little mate, even though there was nothing little about her. Dressed in black from head to toe, I smirked at my reflection. I knew she loved me in black. I had gone to the mall the same day I found out the little fact and had bought everything I could find in black, as crazy as that sounds. 

It was easy to spot really. Her plump lips would part whenever her eyes landed on me, her pupils would dilate, and her sweet but sinful tongue would come out of her mouth to gently lick her bottom lip which would make me want to bite the whole damn lip. I groaned as I felt my dick stir inside my jeans at these traitorous thoughts.

I was ready for the party and I was ready to bedazzle my girl. It felt incredibly stupid and unrealistic for me to look at any other girl now. I have no idea how I used to be able to sleep with them. God knows how she even accepted me after knowing the number of girls I had slept with. I would have maybe killed every guy who had slept with my mate, without any remorse. 

I was what the girls liked to call, 'fashionably late' to the party. As the future alpha, I had certain liberties and I won't lie, I exploited them all. 

I walked out of my room and made my way downstairs where the party was organized and had already started an hour and a half hour ago. I saw no point in coming here early, Zara was coming late and I knew I wouldn't enjoy myself till she didn't get here. I admit that I sound like a lost puppy but that was the kind of power she had over me.

I scrunched my nose in distaste as I took in all the drunk wolves grinding on each other, wolves who weren't each other's mates. If it were up to me, I would keep apart all the non-mated wolves from each other. It sounds ironic, I know, considering I pretty much slept with everything that had two sets of boobs, but this realization only comes when you find your mate and fall in love with them. How you regret every single intimate you spent, no, scratch that, wasted with another person.

It was a typical party scene; red plastic cups were littered everywhere and I immediately felt sorry for everyone responsible for cleaning this shit. I made a mental note to give them all a bonus. 

This was my scene a few weeks ago. I would have been the person who started the party, drank lots of liquor, of all kinds mind you, and probably made out with two or three she-wolves. 

I ran a frustrated hand through my hair, messing it up even more. That was one more thing Zara liked, my messed-up hair. I smiled at the thought of her and roamed my eyes over the crowd in search of my mate.

I spotted her dancing on the makeshift dance floor with her friends, clad in a body-clinging blue dress. My eyes zeroed in on her ass which swayed gently in rhythm to the music and I felt my jeans tighten a little. 

The crowd parted as I walked, clearing a path for me. Perks of being an alpha! 

It was as if she felt my eyes on her and that I was walking toward her because she turned around and gave me a dazzling sly smile. My wolf was running wild at this point, desperate to touch his mate, to hold her again in any form.

I snaked my arms around her slim waist and pulled her body close to mine. The action must have surprised her because she stumbled a little and I helped her to regain her balance. 

She circled her arms around my neck and decreased the distance between our bodies. A pleasurable sigh escaped through my lips and I saw her blush at the action.

I couldn't help but plant my kiss on hers. A gasp escaped her lips at the unexpected action and my wolf purred at the back of my head. 

Tingles erupted everywhere I touched her and I nearly orgasmed from the sensation. I felt heady at the number of sensations running across my skin. 

I moved my lips with her and locked her bottom lips to ask for entry in her delicious mouth. She immediately opened her mouth with a gasp and I pulled on her tongue with mine. 

My hand moved down and I roughly squeezed her butt. She moaned in my mouth which made my dick twitch. 

Oh, hell no! I'm not going to let anyone else listen to her moans. Those sounds only belonged to me!

I pulled back and was proud of what I saw. Her face was flushed and her lips were swollen red. I smirked at her state and she playfully smacked my chest, while rolling her ocean-blue eyes. I felt the pace of her heart quicken when she touched my chest and that was the last straw.

I grabbed her hand and led her through the masses of drunken wolves. She came willingly, both of us too aroused to even notice other people who were watching us with knowing grins. She squeezed my hand and I felt warmth flood in my body.

I guided her upstairs, ignoring all the other rooms till I reached my own. I turned the knob around and the door opened welcoming us into the privacy of my room. I had never seen it necessary to lock my room, everyone knew whose room it was, thus preventing people from venturing inside.

As soon as the door closed, my wolf made an appearance and her with my lips. I caged her between the wooden door and my body, making us hot and bothered. She moaned at my roughness which left me panting.

I snaked one of my arms around her waist and pulled her flush against my body. My other hand went through her, holding her head close to me. Tingles and fireworks erupted in my body and I grunted as I felt her whimper when my palm came in contact with her plump ass.

It was like everything hit me all of a sudden. The fire was growing inside me and I wanted to touch her everywhere, skin with skin, and I didn't think I had the patience to prevail that now.

My hands found the zipper of her blue dress at the back and I slowly, torturously brought it down. She made an impatient noise and I smiled against her lips. My kitten was growing impatient!

I grabbed the hem of her dress and pulled it up and that was the first time that I noticed that she wasn't wearing a bra. The delicious sight of her heavy boobs greeted me and my wolf whined at the sight of them. My gaze remained on them as they moved up and down rhythmically with her heavy breathing, her rosy nipples begging for attention.

My wolf rolled over on his back, his tongue lolling out of his mouth at the naked sight of his mate. He was breathless and so was I. And by the looks of it, so was our mate.

Zara attacked my lips before I could do anything and I moaned in her mouth at the way she took control of me. This seemed to spur her on because she smirked against my lips. That wily minx!

Her small hands started unbuttoning my shirt while I traced her soft womanly curves. Womanly and heavenly. 

I felt goosebumps rise on her skin wherever I touched her and I felt an immense wave of satisfaction hit me when I took note of the fact. 

She must have been impatient because she tugged at my shirt hard and I heard a few buttons pop and fly out in different directions. Did she just?

I stopped my attack on her lips and leaned back to look into her eyes with a teasing grin on my face. Her face was flushed, her cheeks rosy red but her blue eyes held the determination and lust of a vixen. Oh, my little mate!

Her smile did something to me and so did her anticipation of what was going to happen between us. I leaned forward and captured her rosy nipple in my mouth. She moaned and arched her body towards me. I gripped her other breast with one of my hands and she moaned as soon as my palm made contact with her skin.

I bit into her taut nipple, enjoying the way her skin tasted, all sweaty and milky. My hand kneaded her breast and I tugged on her other nipple between my thumb and forefinger. I pinched her ass which earned me another moan from her which sent waves of pleasure down to my groin.

I felt her knees shake and I knew she wouldn't be able to stand for too long. We would have to move this to the bed, much to my excitement.

Leaving her breast, I looked into her eyes and cupped her face. She gave me a sly smile and I couldn't help but be awed by her beauty and innocence. Did she have any idea what she did to me, what she could do to me?

I planted my lips on her and she immediately moved her lips against mine. I squeezed her ass and she wrapped her legs around my waist. Her core rubbed against my erection and I moaned at the action while she let out a little gasp. 

I took advantage of the fact and slid my tongue inside her delectable mouth. God, I could do this the whole day!

My hands moved everywhere and so did hers. Her small, soft palms landed on my chest and I could feel a breath leave my lungs at the contact. She roamed her hands over my torso, scraping her nails over and I whimpered at the intensity of her touch. 

Damn! I have never whimpered. Like, ever.

I gripped the back of her head and pulled her lips closer to mine. She obeyed and kissed me with full fervor.

I walked slowly towards my king-sized bed and put Zara over the bed, her lips never leaving contact. 

Her arms circled my neck and she pulled me over her body. I obeyed her directions till I hovered over her, my weight supported by my forearms. 

I gazed into her soft blue eyes and I thanked the goddess that Zara was my mate. 

"I love you." I cupped her face and softly traced her cheekbone with my thumb. She closed her eyes and leaned into my touch which left my wolf panting for her mate.

Her eyes slowly opened to meet mine, so many emotions swirling in them. Most profound being.......... Love?

Was I dreaming, could it be love?

Zara cupped my cheek, her soft palm grazing the soft stubble on my jaw and my eyes closed on their own accord as tingles erupted everywhere her skin touched mine.

"Harper, mark me."