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Nathan’s POV “No one is rejecting anyone!” I growled at Charlie the moment the words left her lips. Fuck! This was all so confusing. Mallory was never going to be mine. A fool could see the strength of her bond with the triplets even if she hadn’t told me herself that she was choosing them. I was really trying to get over her. Why couldn’t the Goddess have given me just a little more time before she put my mate in my path? “Alpha Nathan-," Charlie sighed at me but I cut her off with a snarl. “Just Nathan, Charlie. You’re my mate! You don’t call me by my title.” I scolded. “But that’s just a technicality isn’t it? You don’t want me and I may not be perfect, but my wolf is. She doesn’t deserve to be strung along by a mate who doesn’t want her. So let’s just get the rejection over with.” She argued. “I never said I didn’t want you!” My response was nearly loud enough to constitute a bark and I immediately felt guilty for it. “You said you loved someone else. It’s the same
Charlie’s POV “You-, you want to kiss me?” Well he wouldn’t after that stupid question. He pulled me into his chest and snaked one arm around my waist. His body felt so warm against me that before I realized it, I was melting into him. He gently tipped my chin up to face him and though I wasn't quite sure how to interpret the look in his eyes, It certainly made me weak in the knees. “I very much want to kiss you, Charlotte.” The sultry way he said my full name sent tingles of pleasure straight to my core. The sparks from our mate bond were unreal. I’d heard of them before but never understood what people meant when they talked about how addictive they are. Now I knew. Because if he never stopped touching me with those sparks firing between us like miniature fireworks, I would happily stay glued to him forever. “Um, okay.” I whispered, my eyes drawn to his full lips like magnets, unable to look away. The feeling must have been mutual because I could feel my lips tingling u
Charlie’s POV I woke up in the early hours of the morning to a full bladder and a very hard cock poking me in the ass. I managed to slip out of bed to relieve myself and guzzle down the glass of cool water Nathan had so thoughtfully brought for me when he came to bed last night. When I crawled back beside Nathan, I left a little bit of space between us, not wanting to disturb his sleep by snuggling back into him. Though every fiber of my being craved to feel him against me. So I was more than pleasantly surprised when he reached out and tugged me over until my back was flush against his chest and his morning wood was nestled between my thighs. I would have been sure he was awake if it weren’t for the fact his breathing never changed. With the comfort of his warmth surrounding me, it was no time at all before I drifted back to sleep. When I woke again, it was to the sunlight streaming in my bedroom window. I sat up and rubbed the sleep from my eyes but when I blinked them open, i
Nathan’s POV I fucked up! I knew it the minute I heard Charlie growl at me for hugging Mallory. Then Mallory not-so-subtly pointed out I should have been more sensitive to my new mate’s feelings and that made me feel even worse. I was so fucking pissed at myself, I ended up taking it out on everyone else with curt comments and stomping around like a toddler in a tizzy. Charlie’s voice had sounded so small when she introduced herself to Mallory. Then she apologized for growling like she had no right to stake a claim over me. I already hated that she didn’t see her worth and then I just gave her even more reason to question her own value. I’d actually found it kinda hot when she growled at me. If I hadn’t been so mortified at my own behavior, I would have told her so. Why did it all have to be so fucking complicated? Mallory and her triplets had just left and I finally had a chance to go in search of my Luna. I had no idea what I was going to say to fix my fuck up, but I was sure as
Charlie’s POV Waking up to find Nathan missing from the bed was becoming a bit of a bad habit. After the way I found him last time, with Mallory wrapped up in his arms, I wasn’t sure I wanted to go looking for him again. But unfortunately, I couldn’t seem to sleep without him so I threw on my clothes and started the search. Once again, it didn’t take me long to locate him. He was in pretty much the same place I’d found him last time, only this time the situation couldn’t be more different. “Nathan! Are you okay? Where are you hurt?” He was covered in blood and I was tugging at his shirt, ready to strip him naked to find the source and stop the bleeding. “I’m fine, little lamb. It’s not my blood.” He assured me. Only once I knew he wasn’t hurt did the others standing with him come into focus. Another woman stood next to him, splattered head to toe in thick red blood. And a man the size of a house was practically plastered to her side, the blood from her body smeared down his
“You’ve got to be fucking kidding me!” I cursed to myself and the four walls of my office. I’d come down here to hide from the fact that Charlie was still lying in bed. Completely naked. After showering together, we both agreed that particular cat was out of the bag. No need to hide what we’d already seen. And we both happened to prefer sleeping in the nude. The problem was, I couldn’t stop thinking about her luscious body. And my cock apparently had me on mute because all my attempts to talk him down were summarily ignored. Like I said, it was a problem. Which is how I found myself opening the Council summons claiming Darcy had conspired with Mallory and her mates to murder Quade. I set the summons aside. Even something that dire couldn’t divert my attention from the ache in my cock or the almost inescapable desire to rejoin my naked mate in our bed. I’d never felt such a soul-deep need to be one with another person before. Not even with Mallory. My mind automatically drifte
Charlie’s POV “Mmm, that feels amazing.” Nathan joined me in the shower and made washing my hair into a full blown spa experience. “I aim to please.” His fingers drifted from my scalp to massage my neck and shoulders. My head dropped back and I moaned as my muscles melted under his touch. Despite the mind-blowing orgasm I’d just had, his touch had my pussy throbbing all over again. Or maybe I was just still tingling from our earlier escapades. “Thank you, by the way.” I told him, thinking about that orgasm again. “For what, lamb?” He sounded distracted, too busy leaving kisses down the column of my neck. “For this morning. For giving me my first orgasm and treating me like my pleasure mattered to you.” I answered. “What?” He turned me to face him, peering down at me in concern. “You’ve never had an orgasm before today?” “It’s not like the men I’ve been with concerned themselves with whether or not I was enjoying myself, Nathan.” I flashed him a weak grin, my words hanging hea
Nathan’s POV None of this was fair to Charlie. She’d been dealt a shit hand her whole life and I certainly wasn’t making things easier for her. Since the day our mate bond snapped into place, I’d been taking way more than I was giving. I could understand why she was frustrated with me. I was putting her in an uncomfortable position and I couldn’t expect her to be happy about it. If our roles were reversed, if it were her ex who was coming to stay and she expected me to play nice with him, well there was no fucking way that would be happening. At the same time, I couldn’t turn my back on Mallory when she needed me and I couldn’t say no to her mates when they asked me for a favor. I’d buried myself too deep in this mess with Quade and my pack wasn’t strong enough to stand alone if shit hit the fan. Winter Woods needed Black Moon as an ally. What I could do, what I needed to do for both Charlie and my own sake, was face my feelings for Mallory once and for all. Building a future