Chapter Forty-Seven

Regan’s POV

The potion Nana made would take about two days to be effective.

The one she made for me was to weaken me enough that I would not harm my mate with my strength and the one she made for Jasmine was to make her strong enough to endure the mating ritual.

The mating ritual was an important process that we had failed so far to complete.

After the mating ceremony, mates were expected to perform the mating rituals which involved the process of mating and being marked right afterwards.

After the marking, it was understood that the mates would be completely bonded.

That meant that even though Jasmine did not possess a wolf, she would be able to mind link me, though no one else.

It would also mean that we would be able to feel each other’s emotions and would have a stronger ability to trace each other’s scents.

That was why I wanted the mating ritual to be completed as soon as possible.

If we were completely mated, I would be able to tell when she’s in danger and could easily track her down through her scent. She would not have to be helpless and alone again.

One last thing the mating ritual did was make both mates stronger.

And since I was an Alpha, it would mean that Jasmine would be much stronger. Maybe not strong enough as a werewolf with a wolf would be, but certainly strong enough to hold her own in a fight and defend herself.

We had both taken the potion two days before and were anticipating nightfall.

Jasmine had gone for her usual training session with Luke at dawn and I had gone for a run before stopping by at Rage’s Sanctuary to check on them.

When I drew close, I decided to shift and put clothes on before quietly sneaking in so I did not distract my mate.

I usually avoided watching them train, just in case Luke had to be a little rough with her and Rage decided to attack again.

I did not want my Beta sporting another scar anytime soon, especially after last time.

I also wanted the see if the potion was working and had made Jasmine a bit stronger than before.

I knew I would be able to tell with how well she took hits and how quickly she recovered from them.

They were already engaged in hand to hand combat by the time I got there.

I quietly snuck in and sat on the fallen trunk under the big tree and watched.

She had gotten a lot better than I had thought.

She was quick with her movements, a known advantage for one of smaller stature, and her attacks were swift and decisive.

Luke instructed her even as they fought and I noticed that she was quick to take correction and correct her mistakes.

Before I got distracted by the hits Luke managed to take out on her, I instead focused on what I had come to confirm in the first place.

From how well she recovered from his hits, not wasting time to make one of her own, it was clear to see that the potion had taken effect.

Luke must have noticed it as well because I could recognize the look on his face.

It was one he had on when he studied his opponent’s moves so as to make a counter attack.

I had seen it often whenever he trained or fought anyone.

It was one thing that made him a dangerous opponent to anyone he stood against.

Soon, the combat ended when my mate took Luke down in a move so fast I almost did not see it.

But I recognized that move.

It was a genius move that needed to be employed at the perfect time in order to take down stronger opponents.

I had been brought down by that move as well.

And Luke had been the one to invent it.

Pride filled me at the sight of Luke tapping the ground in surrender before my mate got off him.

I couldn’t help but start to slap.

At the sound, she turned around to look at me in surprise.

“Regan!” She called out my name in delight, a brilliant smile on her sweaty face as she ran over to embrace me.

I enveloped her in my arms, burying my nose in her neck to inhale her delicious scent even as I looked over at Luke who had risen to his feet and was dusting off the blades of grass from his body.

Unlike my mate, he had noticed the moment I had snuck in and had most probably even caught my scent before I had even come close enough to the sanctuary.

“What are you doing here?” She asked, pulling away from my embrace enough to look up at me.

“I missed you”, I simply said, earning a rosy smile from her.

It was no lie.

I had missed her terribly, especially since I looked forward to nightfall where I would finally become one with her.

“So did I”, she responded before turning back to where Luke stood. “I suppose we are done for the day then?” She asked.

He rolled his eyes at her as he waved her off with one hand.

“Yes, yes”, he said. “You may go off with your mate while I rest”, he said, already making his way over to the tree to no doubt shift into his wolf and nap under it.

Glad for his consent, I put an arm around her and pulled her into my side as we made our way out.

“I will walk you back to the house”, I offered and she happily nodded her acceptance.

“Will I see you at the afternoon meal?” She asked as we walked.

I shook my head regretfully.

“I’m afraid not, Love”, I said. “I have a load of work I have to attend to urgently”, I told her and she looked away sadly.

“Oh”, she simply mumbled.

“But”, I said, pulling her closer. “I have asked for our supper to be brought to our room tonight”, I told her.

She looked up with delightful surprise.

“Truly?” She asked and I nodded.

“I thought it would be nice to dine alone for once”, I said. “And then afterwards…” I let my words trail off, knowing that she knew precisely what I meant.

The blush that engulfed her face told me she did and I smiled.

We had already arrived at the house and I turned to pull her into my arms and kiss her soundly on the lips.

“See you tonight”, I whispered as I pulled away.

“See you tonight”, she whispered back, a lovely smile on her lips before she pulled away and went into the house.

I watched the closed door for a moment before turning around and making my way back to the pack house and into my study to drown myself in work until nightfall.

By the time darkness fell, I had finally completed the last of my urgent work in a rush.

I rushed out of the pack house and towards the stream to take a quick bath and clean myself before making my way home.

I had already mind linked Nana to tell the others to sleep at the pack house tonight, and though I did not give her a reason for my sudden instruction, I knew she knew exactly what was happening and I trusted her to handle the others.

I all but ran to the house.

I took a deep breath to calm myself as I felt excitement course through my veins.

I entered the house and made my way to our room, stopping just outside the door to take a deep breath before knocking once and pushing it open.

The sight that greeted me almost took my breath away.

On one side of the room was a small table that held our candle lit dinner and candles lit up every corner of the room in a warm and enchanting glow.

And right before them stood my mate, in the sheerest night gown I had ever seen that left very little to the imagination.

It was clear to me that she wore nothing under it and I felt all the blood in my body rush south.

I moved immediately to take her into my arms, molding her soft body into mine and burying my face in her neck to inhale her scent.

When I did however, something hit me.

There was a new addition to her scent and I gently pulled away to look down at her.

“What is that delicious new scent I smell, Love?” I asked her huskily.

Her cheeks instantly turned red and she looked away.

“Well”, she said shyly. “Lena made me a new soap with flowers from Nana’s garden”, she said. “It’s…”

“Jasmine”, I said before she could, cutting her off mid sentence. “Just like your name”, I whispered and she smiled, finally looking up at me.

“Yes”, she said, a hint of worry entering her tone. “Do you like it?” She asked.

I smiled widely so that she would be left with no doubt after my answer.

“I love it”, I told her honestly, earning her smile once again. “It is perfect”, I told her, leaning forward to kiss her forehead. “Just like you”.

I felt her tilt her face up and bent down to take her lips in a kiss.

It started soft at first but my need for her soon took over and I began to devour her mouth, earning moans from her as I molded her soft body to mine through the sheer gown she wore.

I felt her hand come between us and push gently on my chest and I immediately released her, moving away but keeping my arms around her.

She panted breathlessly as I pulled away, her lips pink and swollen from my kisses.

It was becoming one of my favorite looks on her.

As I tried to control myself and Rage, she finally spoke.

“Let us eat first”, she said. “Nana and Mari worked hard to prepare this meal for us. It would be terribly rude of us to let it go to waste”.

As far as I was concerned, the food could go to waste for all I cared at the moment.

And Rage whole heartedly shared my sentiments.

But I couldn’t say that to my mate.

Especially not when she looked at me like that. And certainly not when I wanted this night to go perfectly for her.

So if she wanted us to eat the food prepared for us, I was going to do just that.

“Very well”, I told her, releasing her from my arms and moving over to the table to pull out one of the two chairs for her.

She smiled at me as she sat, her thanks clear to understand from her eyes and I moved to take my seat.

I took her plate and heaped it high with everything I knew she liked, even when she laughed and said it was too much.

I poured her some wine and water before throwing random food onto my plate and digging in.

No doubt, Nana and Mari had prepared a delicious dinner for us.

But for all I could remember, I could barely recall what it tasted like.

I would have happily eaten coal if it meant that I would watch my mate seduce me, all in the name of eating.

I knew she wasn’t doing it on purpose, and never had watching someone eat made me turn so hard but there I was, sitting as quietly as I could and watching her put piece after piece of food into her mouth to chew and swallow.

I poured myself another goblet of wine and gulped it down in three swallows.

I had started to sweat even though the night was cool as I watched her.

I knew for certain that she was aware of my eyes on her, despite her acting otherwise.

I could hear her heart beating loudly from where I sat and a wide smile split my lips when I caught the scent of her arousal.

She was not even halfway done with her meal.

I cursed at myself.

Why had I heaped her plate with so much food in the first place?

I was the cause of the torture I was suffering.

It was the longest meal of my life and I wished for it to end immediately.

But my mate still sat across from me eating.

And I did not have it in me to stop her from doing so. After all, she would need all her strength to complete the mating ritual.

The moment she put her spoon aside and emptied her cup, I was out of my chair with the speed of light and had scooped her up into my arms.

She shrieked in surprise but otherwise held on with a tempting smile.

“Finally”, I said, both to her and myself as I crossed the room to take us to our bed.

As I placed her on it and covered her body with mine, I heard her echo my words.

“Finally”, she whispered, the desire in her eyes mirroring mine.