Claimed By Her Alpha by J.E. Cluney

24

Everly.

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“Everly, talk to me!” Dray demanded, his voice pitched high with panic.

I couldn’t speak as the sharp pain spread throughout my body, I whimpered and cried out as my body burned.

Dray was hovering over me, his hands brushing me gently as he tried to figure out what was going on.

“I’ll get help,” he barked as he fumbled through our clothes for his phone.

Everything felt heightened, every scent, every sound.

I closed my eyes, my jaw feeling wrong as a deep pain shot through it. My ears burned, and I could feel my earrings practically being expelled from my earlobes as I cried out once more before gritting my teeth against the pain.

My fingers felt like they were being crushed and stretched all at once, and my spine was now cracking.

“Everly…” Dray’s voice dropped low as I cried out again, writhing on the blanket as the pain engulfed my body. My bones moved and shifted, cracking and morphing. My skin felt like a hundred ants were biting into it, while others were bursting through my pores. I felt everything change, and despite the god-awful pain, something about it felt oddly right.

As the cracking ceased, I rolled my head, staring at Dray and his expression of wonder.

“You shifted,” he murmured, a disbelieving smile spreading across his lips.

I sat up, something moving behind me and drawing my attention. I stared at the tail curled behind me, then looked down at my paws.

Well, fuck me.

“You’re a mountain lion shifter,” Dray stated with an amazed chuckle.

I tried to make a sound of awe, but a deep purring started up instead, making him smirk.

“My little kitten, claws and all,” he laughed as he moved forward to touch my chest. “So beautiful.”

‘Why now?’ I asked mentally.

‘Perhaps the Alpha power activated it, or the mating bond,’ he offered, not that I really cared.

I was a wicked shifter! That amazed me more than anything. What did it mean for me though?

‘You’ll heal faster, have greater senses and reflexes,’ Dray explained. ‘Silver will be your weakness though.’

That explained my earrings then. At least I didn’t wear any other jewelry.

I focused, wondering how one would initiate the shift to and from each form.

‘It becomes easy and natural, the first shift is always painful,’ Dray said before guiding me on how to shift back into my woman state.

It took a few minutes, but with his words of encouragement and experience, I was able to revert to my human shape.

I couldn’t keep from grinning stupidly at him. “Well, that was unexpected,” I said as I inspected my hands, curling and uncurling my fingers.

He didn’t say a word as he just gave me a tender look.

“Does this mean I’m as strong as you?” I asked as I finally met his gaze.

“Not quite, you’re stronger than you were on your own as a quarter-blood. Although our children will be equal to full-blooded wolves in strength,” he said.

I cocked my head at him, feeling something pulling at me within. Like my other side was demanding we have our mate.

Dray laughed, a hearty sound that made my chest flutter with delight.

‘Now you know what it’s like to have your shifter side trying to call the shots. Your mountain lion wants to mate with me. If you want, you can let it shine through more, embrace your other nature.’

I pursed my lips, wondering what that meant. Hell, despite being completely naked, I had no urge to shield myself, which was unlike me. And I oddly felt more confident than usual. Was that thanks to my shifter side?

I smirked as I allowed my other side to push through, my chest rumbling with a deep purr.

“Well, I think I know what I want right now,” I breathed, drawing in his scent. Fuck, it was a hundred times better than before, and my pussy practically drooled now.

If this was how he’d been reacting to me the entire time, I was amazed he hadn’t been fucking me like a damn bunny the entire time.

He laughed again, something that I enjoyed hearing. I’d not really heard it before, and now he was taking delight in my newfound knowledge and powers.

“Trust me, I sure as hell wanted to,” he stated, that heated look back in his eyes as they trailed over me.

My shifter side responded, and I leaped at him, knocking him onto his back as he snorted in surprise.

“Well, I think I’ll start taking what I want,” I growled, loving the delighted and surprised mix of emotions in his eyes.

“Oh, kitten, you better,” he growled back, his chest rumbling as well.

“My wolf,” I moaned as I straddled him and eased down on his stiff cock, trembling with delight as he filled me up.

“Fuck,” he moaned as I started to grind and rock against him, bracing my hands on his chest as I enjoyed every moment of it. Even the nerve-endings inside me were heightened, and I could feel everything so much more powerfully.

‘Amazing.’

‘That it is, kitten,’ he rumbled, those eyes glowing golden as his teeth lengthened.

I smirked, feeling my own eyes narrow as my canines grew, my shifter side taking over. It felt right to allow my inner feline to slink through, my skin rippling as I rode him.

I hissed as he rolled us over, pulling out and flipping me as he reclaimed his dominance.

So, this was how it was going to be, huh?

We rolled and tussled, struggling to get the upper hand in a series of growls and chuckles. Our shifters not wanting to give in, but our more human side laughing and enjoying the moment.

He speared me as he got me on my knees, and I arched upwards, his arm ensnaring me and pinning me against his chest.

His hand slid down to my clit as he pounded into me from behind, and I lolled my head over his shoulder, finally yielding.

“You are mine, kitten. Best you remember that,” he growled, and the purring rumbled through me as he continued pounding into me, the bliss building up within me as I clung to his arms around me, knowing this orgasm was going to be just as intense as our bonding one.

“I’m all yours.”