The Werewolf's Mate (7 page)

“Are you challenging me?”
Kalana asked.

Marissa snorted with a nasty
smile. “Yes and when I win, I’ll toss you’re dirty-blood ass off this land and
that of your spawn.”

Drake growled, Evan stopping
him when he stepped forward. “Watch what you say about my daughter, bitch.”

“Daughter?” she yelped. “But
you only screwed her that once.”

“And the Gods gave us a
child!”

“Drake,” Evan whispered.
“Settle down and let Kalana handle this.”

Kalana shimmered, her fist
landing hard on Marissa’s jaw. The pain ricocheting through her knuckles was
worth it as the bitch went flying back to the ground. “My daughter can kick
your ass at her age, so I suggest you watch your mouth. If you truly wish to
challenge me, Marissa, then get off your ass and let’s go!” she snarled.

“Forget it, you’re not worth
it,” Marissa snapped.

“You’re the one who’s not
worth it; you’re nothing but a damn bully with a big mouth. This will be your
only time to challenge me, for if you get in my face after Drake and I are
mated or mess with my daughter, I’ll meet you in the arena and I’ll kill you.”

Drake’s brow rose. He’d never
heard such a lethalness come out of his little Fae.

Evan stepped forward. “Drake
is claiming Kalana of the Fairlawn Fairies this night as I am claiming Sophia
of the Lyken Cutler Clan. Should any of you wish to challenge, you had best
speak now.”

Drake wrapped his arm around
Kalana’s waist as silence ensued, smiling when Evan gave permission to start
the run. “Let’s go, baby.” Stepping back, he kept her gaze as he shifted to his
wolf form. Lykens, by nature, were large creatures, but being a blooded Alpha
increased his size. Of course, his brother was larger in stature than he, which
was the natural procession of things.

Drake shook out his black fur
before stepping closer to his woman. He hated that he couldn’t mind speak with
her, but the smile on her face wiped out any doubts.

She put her arms around his
neck and hugged him, her face buried in his neck as she whispered, “I love you,
Drake.”

Moving forward, he knocked
Kalana to the ground and stood over her. Meeting her gaze, he lowered his snout
rubbing it gently along her neck until he heard his brother through mind speak,
chuckling as he told him to get on with the run. After licking her quickly he
jumped back, looking to the woods. He glanced over when she passed him, her
smiling face turning back to egg him on. Letting out a short howl, he took off
after her and started the courtship.

* * * *

Kalana laughed as Drake
shifted at the last moment, capturing her against a tree. His hands forced hers
to her sides as he lowered his mouth to her neck. His lips sent euphoric
tingles streaming up to her brain and back down through her body. Her lips
parted on a moan as his Alpha-ness washed over her entire being. “Drake.”

“I love you too, Kay. I
always have.”

His amber eyes glowed
beautifully when he met her gaze, his canines lengthening slightly, ready to
take his mate and claim her as his own. Her body answered his as she arched
forward, her hard nipples grazing his chest. Her wings went to her back,
cushioning her against the tree as he came at her aggressively, moaning as his
mouth claimed hers.

“If I get too rough you need
to tell me, and I’ll try to back off.” He breathed heavily, his hands capturing
hers behind her back.

“I’ll be alright, Drake; I’m
stronger than I look.”

“You’re not Lyken.”

“And even in the throes of
the full moon, you’d never do anything to hurt me.”

“When I mark you, it will
hurt you.”

“And the pain will fade with
the pleasure of taking my life mate.”

“Do not come unless I grant
you permission,” he growled, knowing the claiming would not hold if she
released before him and the marking ritual.

“Yes, my Alpha.”

Delight coursed through him
at her words. She knew to be with him, she’d need to be submissive, especially
in bed, especially on the full moon. His fingers moved low, her stomach muscles
trembling as he wisped over them to her heated core. She was wet from their
courtship through the forest. His fingers glided over her clit, stroking, her
body withering against him and the tree. Her head lolled exposing her bare
neck. Lowering his mouth, his teeth nipped, as soft moans exploded from her
throat. His hand released hers, moving up her back to thread them through her
hair, grasping a handful near her scalp. “I missed you so much. If you ever
dare leave me again, I’ll hunt you down and bring you back with an ass so sore
you won’t sit for a week.”

Kalana gasped as the pleasure
his fingers created had her about ready to burst. “I’ll never leave you,” she
gasped, her body trying to slide down when he inserted a finger into her heat.
Pleasure tingles raced over her scalp from his grasp on her hair where he held
her against the tree.

Kalana placed her hands on
Drake’s biceps as he moved between her thighs. Her fingernails bit into his
flesh causing explosions of pleasing sensations to course through him like
lightning, tightening his balls, and hardening his cock even more.

Drake’s voice lowered even
more; a deep animalistic growl emerged from his throat. He pressed his mouth
near her ear and her skin tingled as his hot breath covered her sensitive skin.

“Are you ready for me?” he
moaned into her ear.

Her pussy muscles contracted
with anticipation. “Yes.” The head of his shaft pressed against her sex but
didn’t enter. “Drake, please.” Her gaze lifted from their touching stomachs to
meet his eyes. “You know I’m ready for you.”

Thrusting her pelvis to him,
he moved back slightly as not to penetrate her yet.

“Don’t you tease me, damn
it.”

Drake chuckled as he loomed
over her, his other hand lifting above her head on the tree as he slipped an
inch into her warmth. Her gasp and hot insides wrapping around the head of his
dick had his eyes rolling skyward with a groan. His hand lowered quickly to
stop her thrusting. “Easy, sweet, I want this to last a bit before I go beastie
on you,” he breathed harshly.

“You can go beastie; you have
all night to make me scream, remember?”

Drake chuckled. “You would
remember that, wouldn’t you?”

“A night of nothing but
pleasure at your hands, hell yes I’m remembering.”

Slowly he slid into her
heated center, her muscles grasping him like a tight glove.

The hot press of his lips
came down over hers, bringing her mouth closer. The hand gripping her hair
tightened as his tongue tangled with hers eliciting streaks of bliss pulsing
down her spine to her center he had barely invaded. Her hands gripped his
muscles; her body moved relaying the urgency she had for his touch.

Drake thrust fully in, Kalana’s
moan of satisfaction undulating as he took her hard and fast. He knew she could
handle him; if she’d been pure human he would have worried more. Breaking his
mouth from hers, he moved her to the grassy ground at their feet, her wings
spreading out under her like an earthen angel. Grabbing her waist he positioned
her a bit better, lifting her legs over his. He knelt before her, his cock
thrusting in and out, as he kept her gaze. His thumb worked circles around her
clit, her body lifting to him. Her sounds of pleasure met the pace of his thrusts.
His vision became more wolflike as his body shifted another level. His hands
had changed as well and he glimpsed the claws grabbing her delicate flesh. “Am
I hurting you?” he asked, his voice rough with the change upon him.

“N-no.”

“I can’t hold back any
longer.”

“Don’t!”

Drake roared and he took her,
his thrusts animalistic as he panted her name. When she cried his name, he
leaned over her body, his hands above her shoulders keeping him barely off her
as he pumped in and out of her convulsing heat. She was close. His nostrils
flared and inhaled the scent of her passion. Electrifying zaps soared through
him as he lowered his mouth to her neck scenting the spot he needed to be. “I claim
you for mine.”

His growled words hiked her
senses. “I accept!” she cried, so close to bliss tears ran down her cheeks.
“Drake.”

“Now!” he roared.

The moment she tumbled into
ecstasy, his body tensed with his release and she felt the pinch of his canines
break skin on the most sensitive spot between her neck and shoulder. Her eyes
flew open as millions of light shards erupted within her. Kalana cried out as
the euphoric wave swept over her body and soul. Images of him flashed quickly
in her mind like an old-fashioned picture player—they were mind marking, which
only happened when you were with your true soul mate. “Oh Gods, Drake!” she
breathed, her eyes fluttering shut, her body spent. She winced when he withdrew
his canines, and smiled as he sent up a long howl. “Telling them I’m yours or
just howling at the moon?”

“Both. Are you alright?”

Her lips lifted with a soft
smile as he licked the area he’d marked to help her heal a bit faster. “Oh,
yes.”

“Does the mark hurt too
much?”

“No, and so you know, I like
being bitten on that muscle.”

Drake chuckled as he shifted
them to lie on their sides and brought her leg up over his hips. “I’ll remember
that, love.” Lifting his hand to the back of her head, he caressed her scalp,
especially the area he’d gripped earlier.

“Why didn’t we do it
doggie-style, wolf man?”

“Smart ass.” Slapping her ass
hard he chuckled at her response. “We will, the night’s still young and it’s a
full moon. If you weren’t in heat, I’d have you on all fours right now.”

“You just plan on keeping me
out in these woods all night, don’t you?”

“Partially, then anywhere it
hits me on our way back to the bedroom.”

Kalana sighed. “I think I
like that idea.”

Drake lifted his head and
chuckled at the low and steady howl renting the night air. “Well it took him
long enough.”

“Who?”

“Evan. I figured he’d claim
Sophia first.”

“Why?”

“Because I figured you’d give
me more of a run.” He laughed, before kissing her on the nose.

“Oh please,” she scoffed. “I’ve
been thinking about you for nine years.”

“Ah, so you couldn’t get me
out of your head?” Tilting his head, he met her gaze with a smile. “You knew we
were meant to be together just like I did.”

“Yes, I felt the connection,
but I was still scared, Drake.”

“I know, baby.” Wrapping his
arms more securely around her, they laid back down on the forest floor. “I don’t
ever want you to feel scared again. If something bothers you, I want you to
promise me that you’ll tell me and not hold it in.”

“I will tell you. Besides I
don’t think I’ll be able to keep anything from you now.”

“I didn’t think the mind
marking was going to be so—deep I guess is the word I’m looking for.”

“I could see your whole past,
even the years I wasn’t here, and I felt what you were going through.” Her hand
lifted, laying palm down against his heart. “I’m so sorry, Drake; I never meant
to hurt you like that when I disappeared.”

“And I never meant for you to
be so afraid and scared. By the Gods, I wish we could change it all.”

“No.” Lifting her head, she
met his gaze. “For if we change what’s happened, then we would’t be the people
we are today.”

“So true, my little Fae.” His
hand wrapped around the back of her neck, gently bringing her down until their
lips touched. Drake’s head went back quickly as
Daddy
screamed across
his mind.

“Livi,” Kalana gasped.

“You heard that?”

“I heard ‘Mamma’. I’ve never
heard her before, Drake. What’s going on?”

“I don’t know.” Slapping his
hand over her mouth, he mind spoke with his security team. “Hush, woman, my
cousin Ken’s there, he says there’s no danger but…”

“But what?” she mumbled
behind his hand.

“We should get back
immediately.”

“How are we going to do that?
We’re still attached.”

“I can carry you and run.”

“Are you crazy?”

“Evan’s on his way back now, as
he heard her cry as well.” Moving to sit on his knees, he wrapped her legs
around his waist.

“But that means…”

“That she can mind speak. Now
wrap your arms around my neck and hold on; we only have a few more minutes and
should be able to dislodge by the time we arrive.”

“Drake, this is craz-zy-y,”
she yelped as he took off quickly, folding her wings down so they didn’t flap
in his face.

Drake ran through the forest,
his feet barely touching the ground, arms wrapped around her so she didn’t
fall.

“We can’t let Livi see us
attached; we’re her parents and she’s too young. She shouldn’t know this stuff
yet.”