Who's not scared when you see such a member? I gulped. I was nervous, yet I started feeling excited and proud because I made him like that.I pushed the fear out of my head and decided to explore. Right now, all I want is Erix- us. "Kiss me," I whispered. Erix didn't hesitate and leaned down to press his lips against mine. I moaned softly when he gently pushed me down on the bed again. He crawled on top of me and positioned himself between my legs. Feeling his length press against my burning treasure, I moaned. Erix pulled back slightly and fisted the bed. "I can't control myself much longer, Baby.""Do it. You don't have to hold back. I let you wait for so long. Do it," I whispered. Erix slowly leaned down again and pressed a long lingering kiss to my lips. I felt him positioning himself at my entrance. When his tip touched my center, I sucked up a breath. This is it. "Look at me."Erix looked at me, and I looked back. I grabbed him onto his shoulders for support as I held my
I was gasping for breath when I finally hailed down to earth again, feeling more spent again. I found Erix looking at me with that same intense look in his eyes, only this time, his wolf took over as he watched me. His canine teeth glint from the corner of his mouth. "So beautiful," he uttered, leaning and pressing a kiss to the corner of my lips. He was still gently moving inside me, his pace much slower than before. "I love you, Erix," I told him.Erix glanced down at my face as if studying me and my words. It took a few seconds before he smiled at me. I don't know if he believed me, but I loved him and was going to prove that to him. Shamelessly, I wrapped my legs around him, rolled us, and was on top. Erix looked surprised, blinking at me. "Rain—""No, it's my turn now," I said, placing my hand over his mouth and shutting him up. Lucky for me, he didn't use his alpha tone to me otherwise, I'll be stopping for I could even begin. When Erix closed his mouth and kissed it, I plan
"If you want to go, I don't have to keep you," I said. "I know you have duties."The thought of him leaving pained me. I didn't want him to go, but I didn't want to force him to stay, either. It wouldn't be fair. "Yes. I have some duties as your mate as you do as mine. Let us enjoy this for now."I smiled back at him at his reply. "Okay, I can do that."It's incredible how much can be said with so few words. Even as we sat there wrapped up in each other's arms, speechless, I could feel how pleased my mate was. There was something much more powerful between us, and it was palpable; it radiated the room. "Do you feel it too?" I asked him. "Yes," Erix murmured into my hair. "The pack can feel it too. They know we've mated.""So that's why the pack hasn't bothered us this late. In the day," I mumbled more to myself. Normally Jude or Wyatt would have come and gotten him for something by now. He's rarely ever still in bed past nine. "I meant no one got us up early today, and you're st
Erix was not in the office when I arrived at the house, which sent me straight to our room. When I reached my destination, the door was closed, but I opened it and stepped inside. Our luggage was still on the floor next to the bed where we had left it earlier, so it was clear no one had yet to remove them. I looked up just as the bathroom door opened to reveal a half-naked Erix and blushed at his state. "You sent for me?" I asked "Yes," he answered as he reached the closet. "I wanted to see you. My wolf is upset.""What's wrong?""The she-wolf attacked me," he said. I began to panic and grew concerned. My eyes roamed over Erix to examine his body for bodily harm. From what I could see, no marking on his body indicated a scuffle, but that still didn't put my mind at ease. "I already healed," he said. "She got me good, but I'm alright. I'm an alpha. She was pretty strong. She has strength on her side. She seems to be more than just a she-wolf," I could hear the interest in her in h
Because of some unforeseen events, of Jude, finding his mate on the way home, Erix has to replace Jude with the escorting group before we leave to go to my old pack. "You discharged Jude?" Erix nodded. "I think it was necessary given the circumstances. He plans to mark and mate the she-wolf by the next moon, and we won't be back by then. The marking can be incredibly painful for some wolves, so it would be better if they stayed here.""But who will replace him?""I link Chance and Carmela and recruit them when Jude confirms he has his mate. They, along with Max, will be with us the whole time we're at Night Shadow. Everyone else will scope out their territory and keep an eye on things for us."I didn't miss how curt he was being with me. "You can talk to me, you know," I reminded him. "If there's something wrong.""Why would something be wrong?"I shrugged. "I don't know. You seem different."I wanted to ask him if something had changed, but I already knew the answer to that. I won
"How's the thing with the pack?" Did you call Wyatt?" I asked him. Erix yawned, removed his hand from my hair, and nodded."He has things under control. He has been questioning the she-wolf again, but she answered 'not to go. Trap or whatever she said repeatedly."I furrowed my eyebrows. The she-wolf had told me that when I was with her. What does it mean? Should I tell Erix? No. Erix gets upset if I tell him. He warned me never to get close to that she-wolf. I decided to keep it to myself. "What does it mean?" I asked him. "I don't know. I told Wyatt to dig deeper about what she was saying," he replied. "Do you think Wyatt can do it?" "Wyatt dealt with the violent types before. He knows what he's doing."Hmm. I hope Erix is right. Something about that she-wolf made me think twice about this trip. If she was referring to the trip to my old pack, does it mean she doesn't want me to go? Who exactly was the she-wolf? Did we meet? Was she trying to warn me? Where did she come from?
Renato immediately bowed his head out of respect and fear for my mate. I was surprised to see him so weak. "Of course. I'm sorry."I was proud of Erix for taking control and standing up for me. He is exactly what a mate should be, and I was lucky to have him; I squeezed his hand into mine.When Renato raised his head again, I felt confident to continue. "Do you know why our pack is so strong? It's because we don't keep secrets from each other. They make us weak. We believe in total disclosure. You're a pack once you come together and work towards the same goal. If your pack finds out what you've done, you'll lose their respect among them, and I assume that's not something you can afford. You need unity."Renato's lips formed a thin line. "I'm aware of my mistakes. If I had known the threats would have progressed this far, I would have done things differently. They're coming for us.""What pack is making threats?" Erix asked. "The Blood pack. Are you familiar with it?" Erix tensed
"I don't know if I can go with you," Erix said after we finished our food and left the diner. We were on our way back to pack, and Erix was stiff. "I don't think I can be in the same room as Killian and not want to kill him." He didn't sound bitter anymore over his mate because he'd moved on from it as I had, but he still didn't like Killian. He found him weak to be an Alpha, and he didn't trust him. He'd told me that a few times during our travels. "It's okay if you don't want to go. I'll be fine on my own," I said. Erix was quick to reply. "No. I don't want you alone with Killian. Take someone from the pack with you." "It's really okay. Kilian is too emotionally unstable to risk or harms me." "Rain…" His tone was a warning not to argue with him on the subject. Erix never tried to tell me what to do, and if he did insist on something, it was because he felt strongly about it and felt it was necessary. In cases like that, I didn't argue with him. "I'll send Carmela with you."