“Shush, baby, let me take care of you,” Shade whispered, his hands rough against the soft skin of her inner thighs as he gently pushed them apart. Caressing slowly upward, her head falling back as she moaned, inhaling sharply when his thumb found her nerve center and started to circle it.
Shade watched her face, enraptured for a moment before lowering his head to flick his tongue out. Marissa’s body jerked, her back arching off the bed. “Oh god!”
He couldn’t stop chuckling briefly before carrying on, dipping one finger inside her wet sheath. Damn, it was tight. So fucking tight he wondered how the hell he’d ever fit inside without tearing her apart. Shade pushed that thought away, focusing on providing his mate with pleasure, exquisite and insurmountable carnal gratification. A night she’d never forget, that was his sole purpose, and he’d make damn sure he delivered.
Marissa’s body squirmed beneath his ministrations, her fingers tangled in his hair, hips bucking beneath his mouth as he licked, sucked, and nibbled on her clit. He pushed his finger in deeper, working it in and out slowly before adding another, pleased when two slid in easily. Her juices allowing his thick digits to slip inside easily without causing her any discomfort. In fact, she thrust her hips toward him, complaining. “More, Shade, more!”
Who was he to deny his delectable mate? Shade slung her legs over his shoulders, moving up onto his knees to gain better access to both her core and the rest of her body. His mouth on her sweet nub, one hand tweaking a breast, while the other thrust fingers deep inside her virgin sheath. Marissa squealed, a high-pitched little yelp as her walls tightened around his fingers, her orgasm starting deep inside her.
“Oh hell,” she got out before words failed her as she panted, before yelling Shade’s name loudly over and over. He was certain he’d never heard anything so sweet in his entire life.
Shade glided up his mate’s body, gently probing her entrance, his muscles taut and straining as he fought to breach her for the first time as gently as possible. When the tip of his cock entered, her eyes popped open, full of love and unbridled desire. Shade tenderly shifted his hips, his throbbing manhood slipping inside until barely half was now encased in her scorching hot warmth where he stilled, allowing her body to stretch around him.
“Shade,” Marissa said his name with such reverence that it tore at his heart. A flame of love igniting deep inside him to burn so bright he was certain the entire camp must see it.
“Am I hurting you? Do you want me to stop?” He asked, worry filling him.
“No, I need you to fill me, Shade. I need this and I need to mark you. My beast is going nuts.”
Every single word was a plea, full of longing, yearning, and love. Shade thought his heart would burst with his own love, so full was it with his own for the beauty lying beneath him. “I don’t want to hurt you, baby. It’s your first time and I’d never forgive myself if it wasn’t perfect.”
Marissa’s eyes twinkled mischievously, taking the decision out of his hands as she thrust her hips upwards and forcing him all the way inside. “Shoot!” she groaned but he wasn’t certain whether it was with pain or pleasure.
His own craving for her taking over with his cock buried deep inside his mate, Shade pulled out slowly before plunging fully inside again, Marissa’s legs wrapping around his waist and urging him on. Shade’s fangs descended, as did hers, the moment of their claiming imminent, taking them to the brink of ecstasy.
“Marissa,” he mumbled, her name coming out garbled around his extended jaw and canines. “I take you as my soulmate, for now and forever. I’ll protect you, love you, cherish you, and die for you. You are bound to me from this moment on and nobody can take you from me. If anyone tries, I’ll tear them apart. I promise you that, my beauty.”
Marissa’s eyes filled with tears, her head nodding. “I’ve no words, Shade, just . . . hell, it’s from my favorite movie. Ditto.”
Shade cradled her head, lowering his to her neck and bringing hers to his as their movements grew more frenzied. His fangs penetrating her soft skin, sinking deep to seal their bond, her blood filling his mouth to flow down his throat. The first tendrils of their mating already taking root as his orgasm built to a crescendo so exquisite it was nothing short of magical, both of them falling over the precipice at the same moment. Their fangs ripping free as Marissa screamed his name, Shade’s head rearing back as he released a roar so magnificent that the windows shook in their frames, his Pack alerted their Alpha now had his mate.
He knew this moment in time was the most perfect in his history. Nothing, absolutely nothing, compared to having his mate in his arms.
Her soft sobs tearing him from his thoughts, concern filling his soul as he gazed down at her, caressing her face. “Mari, baby, what’s wrong? Did I hurt you? Was my bite too sore? Was I too rough?”
Marissa hiccupped, swiping at the tears running down the side of her face to land on the pillow. “No, no, and no. I’m so happy right now I could burst. But for just a second there, I was terrified it was just all a dream, and I’d wake up back with the Alpha.”
“Aww, that’s never gonna happen. You’re safe here.”
“But my friends aren’t, Shade.” Marissa swiped at another errant tear. “I managed to get away, but they’re still there. I feel guilty as hell about that.”
Shade continued to soothe her, moving to her side and holding her tightly against him. “I might be able to help. I have a contact in the Council that I could call in a favor with. With everything you’ve told me, I’m sure
