Claimed By Her Alpha by J.E. Cluney

23

Dray.

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Hearing her acceptance was music to my ears, like she’d just granted me the world. I claimed her lips, holding her close as our tongues twined.

My mate.

Finally.

We broke apart, and I couldn’t keep from smiling at her.

“So, you have to mark me, right? Will it hurt?” she asked after a moment, those emerald eyes determined yet concerned.

“It won’t hurt. We mark while mating. It’s why I couldn’t have you facing me when we had sex. My wolf can shine through because the urge takes over.”

“Yeah, that might not have gone well. Wait, is that why you were so funny after we did stuff?” she asked, her sweet face scrunching up.

“Yes. My eyes changed, so I had to wait for them to return to normal,” I explained.

Her face softened as she reached up to hold mine in both hands.

“Please don’t hide yourself from me. I know this is weird, but perhaps this is the life I was meant for. I want to be with you, to join your world.”

I smiled, closing my eyes as her lips met mine in a tender kiss. The raw emotions in it made my arms tighten around her. She was letting go of all her reservations, allowing me in despite her better judgement. Considering everything she’d endured in life, I was honored to have her acceptance. My little kitten was not going to let her past hold her back from the future I’d give her, and I was beyond thankful.

My mate.

My wolf rumbled inside me, my chest vibrating.

She pulled back, giving me a shocked chuckle.

“You’re extremely irresistible, kitten,” I growled, hating that my wolf’s desire to claim her had ruined the sweet moment.

“Well, you’re all animal instinct really,” she giggled as she slid a hand down my front. “And I’m not complaining.”

I groaned as she massaged my rock-hard cock as I slid my own hands under her tee.

“We should probably take this somewhere else, someone might see,” she breathed.

“I’ll know if someone’s coming, baby,” I moaned as I laid her back on the blanket.

Besides, there was no way I could fight my wolf off any longer now that she’d accepted me.

I wanted to seal the bond with her, to feel that revered link that you could have with a true mate.

My lips met hers with fiery passion, and she moaned as my hands slid up her sides, exploring her body. We helped one another undress between fervent kisses, and she tried to shield herself from prying eyes.

“Relax, no one can see you up here, there’s no one around,” I assured her as I slid down her body to kiss her chest.

“Someone could come,” she gasped as I caught her left nipple in my teeth.

“If they do, we’ll move,” I mumbled around her as I began teasing her other nipple.

She arched and moved against me, making all sorts of sweet, heavenly sounds as I ravished her body.

I claimed her mouth once more when I’d made her nipples hard and swollen from my attention, instead slipping my hand down between her legs.

She seized her chance to stroke my length, drawing a guttural growl from me.

“Fuck, someone’s ready,” I groaned as I touched her slick folds, teasing that precious pearl of hers as she gasped and moved against me.

I continued toying with her, wanting her on the verge of orgasm before I joined her in body. I was going to fuck her like the true wolf I was, making sure she knew exactly who she belonged to now.

I slid a finger inside her, loving how her walls tightened around the digit as her head rolled back.

I stared at her, at the blissful expression she wore as I pleasured her. Every time a sound left those sweet lips, my dick throbbed, desperate to bury within her.

“You have no idea what your scent does to me, kitten,” I groaned, my wolf clawing and snarling, wanting to break through.

There was no need to hide it from her now, and yet, I was still holding it back.

She gasped, one hand planting on my chest as I stroked her walls and teased her clit all at once, loving how she was wriggling beneath me with her nearing climax.

Fuck, I wanted to make her finish before claiming her. I wanted to taste that release of hers once more before she was mine, to bury my face in her heavenly core.

I dove down between her legs, my movements only faltering for a moment as I replaced my thumb with my mouth, suckling her clit.

“Dray, fuck!” She cursed, her hips bucking against me. I held her down, her body shaking as she cried out, her orgasm tearing through her.

I lapped her up like the wolf I was before I covered her body with my own. My wolf was bursting at the seams now, and I gazed down at her, knowing my eyes had switched to their true golden state.

“Dray,” she breathed as she cupped my face in both her hands. “Make me yours.”

She didn’t need to say another word as my wolf took charge, and I drove into her with more force than was necessary. I pounded into her, my wolf not holding back.

And the sounds she was releasing only fueled it more.

“Fuck, yes,” she gasped out as I slammed into her, burying myself deep inside her. Fuck, she felt amazing, all swollen and tight from her first orgasm.

Those emerald eyes were ablaze with bliss and ecstasy as she locked onto mine.

The heated gaze had my wolf howling as she continued to gasp and moan, refusing to look away as she clung to my shoulders. She was facing me head on, ready to take my mark and be one with me.

“You are mine, Everly, my mate,” I snarled as my own climax neared.

“Yes,” she gasped out, arching up against me.

My canines lengthened, and her eyes didn’t stray. Not even a flinch from my mate at the sight of my wolf side shining through in full.

She was fucking perfect.

I dove down, sinking my teeth into her neck as her body tightened around me.

Her screams were those of sheer bliss as her walls clenched around me like a vice, my orgasm tearing through me as an unearthly connection burst to life. Euphoria and pleasure coursed through me, my vision swimming with white as our minds linked together, our souls bonding with the claiming bite.

Every nerve-ending was sizzling with an indescribable ecstasy as we clung to one another.

I knew everything about my mate in that moment, from the way she loved the smell of fresh bread to her wicked sweet tooth. I knew she dreamed of becoming a mother, of the incredible bond with a child, to the longing she had about not knowing her own family.

I felt her within my own mind, learning about my own life, my Pack, and the knowledge I held of her family. I felt the slightest hint of sadness that they had not wanted to know her, and that her father had passed, but there was no resentment for me keeping it from her. She understood the rules, that humans were not to know of our world if it could be helped, and how there had been a witch ready to wipe her mind if needed.

Her brief pain at the fact I had been ready to allow her to reject me, knowing the pain it would bring and how I’d never feel whole even with a new mate. Gratitude swallowed me up from her, at the trust I’d placed in telling her everything, and for wanting her.

And love.

My chest tightened as I floated in the haze of bliss and contentedness with her, the indescribable love of bonded mates encasing us.

The haze cleared after a few more moments, and I rolled onto my side, holding her tight against me, my wolf sated and filled with delight.

“So, this is what the bond is,” she whispered as she nuzzled into my chest.

‘Yes, this is it.’

She pulled back, startled as those eyes searched mine before a wide grin spread across her face.

Telepathy was a part of the bond, and it excited her.

‘Now your Pack will be safe from Trenton too,’ she murmured into my mind, having discovered the reason I’d needed to take my mate before I’d hit twenty-five.

I smiled softly at her as I nuzzled the top of her head. I could feel her kindness and her strength seeping through our bond. She would be a wonderful Alpha alongside me, even if she was worried about all the responsibilities. I’d be right by her side every step of the way.

‘What about my job? Were you still interested in buying the Bar and Grill?’

‘I was tempted to as it has potential, but it is rather far from here. I might look elsewhere. As for your job, you no longer need to work if you don’t wish to. I can provide for the both of us easily, and our children.’

I felt her emotions sizzle at the idea that I wanted a family with her, and she buried her head in my chest.

“There’s a bar in town that has the potential for growth that I own. If you want to, you can work there, even manage it if you want,” I said softly as I stroked her back.

“Maybe, I just want to be with you for now,” she murmured as she upturned her face and kissed my neck. “We can figure out what to do next later.”

“Of course. There’s no rush.”

I held her close, reveling in the perfect moment with her.

“I feel weird,” she mumbled.

“How so?”

“I’m not sure,” she said as she sat up, frowning at me. “Something doesn’t feel…” Her face twisted into a grimace, and I sat up as my wolf went on full alert.

“What’s wrong, baby?”

Her cry of pain tore through me, my heart ripping open as she collapsed forward.

No. Not my mate.