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AMBER.“Zach…” I moaned as my grip on his hair tightened. My knees were trembling, but I kept standing straight, holding on to his hair for support as he continued to lap and suck my pussy.The overwhelming sensation of his tongue and lips on my wetness was making all my limbs weak, but I couldn’t fall. I wanted this. I’d been dreaming of this since Zach awakened the sensuality within me. His admission that there was no other female he was attracted to in the last two years boosted my confidence. I still had my hold on him. This—and the way his strong tongue was moving in and out of me while his fingers spread my pussy open—made me feel alive—more alive than I’d ever been. “Oh, Goddess…” I whimpered, my toes curling and my lashes fluttering as I threw my head back.“Do you like this?” He asked in a hoarse voice.I whimpered and nodded. “Eyes on me, Little Rose. I want to see you…”My mouth parted as I slowly lowered my head to meet his gaze. His lips were still on my pussy, but his
AMBER.I just orgasmed, but the sight of him instantly fired me up again. I opened my legs wider, one hand anchored on the floor behind me, and I began rubbing my fingers against my clit. I was doing my best to keep staring at him. “Fuck, fuck!” He was growling, and I could see pre-cum on the slit of his cock. He is capable of cumming. I removed my hand from my pussy, and it made him growl. But I kept moving. I went on all fours and crawled to him, and without any warning, dove my mouth into his erection, my tongue licking the pre-cum oozing from it. I could feel his muscles clench and his breathing stop. “Amber!” He groaned, one hand grabbing a fistful of my hair.I pried his fingers from his dick. The moment he let go, I put it inside my mouth. He was big, and I was putting on a big show here, but I had no regrets. I wanted him in my mouth.I moaned as I sucked him hard, letting my tongue roll on him. Then I moved my head lower until the end of his cock touched the wall of my th
AMBER. “Did I satisfy you?” He asked in a gentle tone. I was still seated on his lap, straddling him as we hugged each other. “I’m sorry. I know this is not how you expected our first time.”“What are you saying sorry for?” I tilted my head up and found him looking at me. “That was more than what I expected. It was so much more beautiful…”His hand cupped my cheek before brushing his thumb against my skin. “I can do better next time.”“Me, too.” I smiled at him. “I know every time will be just as perfect as it should be.”“Thank you for waiting for me…” His eyes watered, and my words got stuck in my throat. I was just staring at him. His vulnerability caught me off guard again, and I didn’t know how to react to the sincerity of his words.“I can’t move to the bed. Will you be okay sleeping on the floor?” His words snapped me back to my senses.I nodded, smiling before hugging him again. “I can tell you to sleep on the bed, and you’ll be more comfortable there, but I want to sleep b
AMBER.“Once you’re ready to tell me, I’m just here.”“But I can tell you some things.” He raised his gaze and met my eyes again. I nodded.“Do you want to sit on my lap?” “Am I not pressing on your thighs?”“A bit, but I guess it’s better that I feel something than nothing.”“Maybe it’s not good…”“The bones on my thighs are fine. It’s my spine at the back that got hit.”I nodded.“So?” He tapped his thighs and smiled at me.“I would love to. And in case your cock wants some warmth, I’m a willing shelter.”“Amber!” A growl ripped from his throat, and it made me giggle while climbing back onto his lap. My emotions were all over the place. One moment I wanted to cry, and the next, I was giggling. But despite that, one thing was for sure: I had never been this happy. This was more than the happiness I felt when Zach confessed his feelings and kissed me for the first time. “Okay, okay. I’ll behave.”“You should, or we’ll end up fucking instead of catching up.”“Which is not a bad ide
AMBER.I had no idea how many kisses Zach had placed on the top of my head as we lay down on the blanket. He was lying on his back with his arm as my pillow while I was on my side, facing and hugging him. But I wasn’t complaining. I was, in fact, happily drowning in it. We talked about the last two years. I told him I went back to school. I went to university and took up Occupational Therapy as my course. “I’ve heard about it but never dared to ask anyone. Was it because of me that you took this course?” He asked. Before our accident, I had already planned not to continue my studies. I would focus on helping him with his pack once I became his Luna. But without him, I had no future to look forward to. I nodded in response before adding, “I was hoping you’d get to walk soon, but if not, I wanted to be prepared to help you adjust to your condition. But it seems you are already adjusting well.”His hand on my arm rubbed my skin gently. “Every day is still a challenge. Physically, I’m
Continuation of Flashback from the previous chapter.ZACH's POV.“Step down as an Alpha so we don’t need to have further discussion. I’m sure your father will be willing to take back his pack. Or give it to your Beta.”“Can you hear yourself, Alpha Grant?” I scoffed. “It’s my pack. It is not a toy that I can simply hand to anyone because I can no longer play with it.” “Did you forget what’s on the list of what makes a shifter eligible to be an Alpha?”“Of course I do! And nothing states in there that any physical disability would prohibit anyone from being an Alpha!”“Section Three, line twenty-three. An Alpha must be physically capable of protecting his pack or any shifters in times of danger, through but not limited to physical combat, transporting, and eliminating the enemy, and I could go on and on in this section.”“I can protect my pack!”They laughed, and I was starting to think I would lose my pack by the time they dismissed me. I had already lost my ability to walk, and Amber
Back to the present.ZACH. Amber was already fast asleep beside me. Her head was resting against my chest. I was not even sure if this was a comfortable position, but one thing was evident—she didn’t want to let go of her hold on me. I did this to her. She was clinging to me with the hope I would still be here when she woke up. I had no plans of leaving, but I knew I was still not absolved of my sins to her. In fact, I added a new one. I didn’t tell her about Estelle. Not yet. She just got out of her agony caused by me, and I didn’t want her to go back to that misery. I would find a way. After I told her about Alpha Grant and the blood contract I signed—omitting the part where Estelle was involved—she sat up and asked me the exact day the contract would take effect. We have 55 days. Rather than sulking or blaming me for keeping it all to myself, she came up with numerous ideas of how we could beat the contract. I listened to her, mesmerized by the confidence she was showing.
ZACH.Amber helped me prepare breakfast that we could find in the cabin, which meant home-cooked oatmeal and coffee, as I only kept grains or non-perishable food here. I would bring more if I planned to stay, or I would just let Apollo hunt to keep us full.I thought last night was the best I’ve ever had, but everything just kept getting better. Having Amber around was like an antidote to my depression. Despite the gloomy weather outside, inside the cabin was full of sunshine. She’s definitely my sun—my whole universe revolves around her. Why did I ever think I could survive without her sunlight? As much as we wanted to cocoon ourselves in the cabin, we needed to face life. John, my therapist, will arrive soon, as I was not able to cancel our session today as I had planned. After Amber and I fixed our makeshift bed and washed the dishes, she asked me if we could come back here another time, and I told her we would come back soon. I just needed to let Arlo and Drake know I would be a
AMBER.“Hello, sexy Alpha…” I said as I kicked the door closed when I came to his office. Zach tilted his head up, and I eased into a more relaxed position, but the moment his eyes fell on my clothes, his forehead creased.“Did you walk back from the training ground to here just in your sports bra?”“I didn’t have time to shower, as I thought we would shower together,” I replied, placing my tea on his table as I stood beside it. He pushed his chair back, and I knew it was my signal that he wanted me on his lap. I didn’t waste time and sat on him, straddling his legs. “You can’t go around like that. It’s not immodest, but until my mark sits on you, I hate that someone might still think they have a chance with you.”“I love you…” I cut him and cupped his face. “I won’t do it again. Until your mark sits on my neck.”He chuckled and cupped my face. “Maybe by that time, I have to set another alibi… That until you carry our child, you can’t walk around in that.”I giggled, but my heart w
BETA FEMALE MINDY.“Until you wear that badge on your shoulders, you are considered like any of the females visiting this pack. If letting us do our work is an annoyance to you, feel free to leave. You can come back when you are already in your right frame of mind.” I motioned with my hand, laying it out toward the door. She was about to swat my raised hand, but Arlo caught hers and lowered it. She hissed and stepped back. I was sure Arlo’s grip on her pained her. “I don’t like you…” She mumbled, still looking at me. “The feeling is mutual, Estelle.” I dropped the Lady in her name. She didn’t deserve it. Her mouth hung open, but she didn’t say anything this time. Arlo then nodded at the two men, and they took her things and walked out of the packhouse. Arlo told her she could follow them and they would drive her back here once it was done, but she refused. She wanted to speak with Alpha Zach.“As I mentioned, the Alpha is busy. You can wait for your things in the receiving room, or
BETA FEMALE MINDY. Lately, I haven’t been able to get enough of my mate and the kisses he has given me. I wanted more of them until we remembered we had things to do. We were laughing as we ran down the stairs to meet our new guest.‘She’s here, Lady Amber.’ I mindlinked my future Luna when we were already by the stairs and almost on the ground floor. ‘Don’t worry, I will be with her until she’s in her room. I also made Arlo promise not to leave the Alpha alone until you’re back to accompany him.’I was glad to do this for her. We both trusted our males but not the females around them, and since Lady Amber had been building my confidence to face those females who flirted with Arlo, I wanted to do the same thing for her. I would keep an eye on the Alpha with Arlo’s help when she couldn’t. ‘Thank you. I appreciate this.’ I replied. ‘I’ll be there soon.’ After we ended our conversation, I prepared myself to face the half-sibling of the man who had done me wrong. I only had a few hour
AMBER. “Marry me, Amber.” He said out of nowhere, and my mouth hung open. My eyes welled with tears, and so did his as we stared at each other. “Whatever happens after the 48 days, marry me.”I nodded my head as my tears fell. I felt his chair move forward, and his hand reached behind me, opening his desk drawer. I clung closer to him and turned my head to look at what he was doing. He pulled out a small box, and I already knew what it was—our engagement ring. I sent it back to him months after the accident in the hope it would stir emotion in him and that he would call me. He didn’t, and I regretted that move as I lost the last precious gift he gave me. “You kept it,” I mumbled as he slowly opened the box, and we both looked at the amber ring that I was only able to wear for a month. “I did, like all the other things that remind me of you.” He said as he tilted his head to meet my gaze. “I always looked at it when I was alone. Some days, I wanted to call you and get back with you
AMBER.“I will convince Zach to let Estelle live with us inside this packhouse,” I said straight to the point.“Are you sure about this, Lady Amber?” Arlo asked me. I nodded. “I would rather keep an eye on her than for us to be surprised by whatever her next plan is.”“This will be hard with both of you here,” Drake said. “I’m not asking you to choose.” I smiled at them. “I’m not asking you to choose me. But I want you to respect whatever Zach’s decisions are. Right now, he is choosing me. I will remain here as long as that’s the case. If ever there comes a time that he decides to turn his back on me and choose… choose someone else. I will respect his decision this time.”I saw how Drake’s and Arlo’s shoulders dropped at my words while Mindy bit her bottom lip as she crossed her arms across her chest. Their reaction made me teary-eyed. These three had shown me nothing but support. “But until then… I will do my best to help Zach get out of this mess. I don’t want your Alpha to step
AMBER. Zach was still asleep when I rose from the bed and left the bedroom. There were many things to prepare and do before that cunning snake appeared today. We were not able to sleep early. We talked. A lot.We poured out all our emotions—our disappointment and fears. Despite the uncertainties, I was more confident that Zach was mine. He was more determined not to let Anna or Estelle get between us. He told me he had never been attracted to anyone except me, so he knew that the chaos she brought would not affect his feelings for me, only his future. And I believed him because I felt the same way. There was no one I had ever been attracted to aside from him. For some people, the attraction wanes as they grow older, but for me, it only grows stronger. I loved Zach when we were younger, loved him at his peak when he was my strength and protector, and loved him still at his lowest and most vulnerable state. My love for him keeps growing more in every stage of his life—of our lives.
ZACH.In my rush to confront her and take Amber away from there, I didn’t consider that she might turn out to be my fated mate, but I was lucky that she wasn’t. Or this would be a bigger mess than it already was. Estelle left with a threat that she would come back. I was left baffled by the contract she showed me. I was sure I didn’t sign anything, but was it because, in my hurry to get out of that room, I signed it without noticing and thought it was part of the original contract?Did I fucking sign another blood contract without my knowing?A sudden movement snapped me back to the present. I found Amber bent over the bushes at the side of the steps, retching uncontrollably, but nothing was coming out. I slammed my coiled fist on the armrest of my chair. Moments like this were when I wished I could fucking walk. I could do nothing but watch her while Mindy rushed out of the packhouse and went to her.“Amber…” My voice came out so low as I rolled toward the edge, nearer. I pulled o
AMBER. ‘Are you fated mates?’ I asked Zach in our heads.‘No.’ He replied. I looked at her extended hand and shook my head as I stepped back. I knew I would stumble soon. It was taking too much of me to hold myself up, and then I felt hands grabbing my arms, supporting me. Arlo came, and he was standing behind me. He let go of me once I was able to gather myself.‘Don’t believe her. I never said I would claim her,’ Zach reached my head. It was all I needed to hear to bring my confidence back. I tilted my head up and scoffed at her. “This pack only has one Luna. And you’re standing in front of her.”“Really now? From what I can see, Zach is still not able to stand.” She spoke confidently. Too far from the meek female who needed me to help her with everything. Did she know who I was from the beginning? Was she lying the whole time? Was the friendship she showed me part of their show?“I’m only claiming Amber,” Zach said, and I smirked at her before I mirrored her stance, crossing m
AMBER.I showered in the locker room of the training building after my session. I could have easily showered at the packhouse, but I knew that if Zach saw me, he would never let me out of his sight. He had been asking, or should I say demanding, for my attention since lunch. Not that I didn’t want to spend time with him, but I had things to do that needed to be out of his earshot, or I would have to answer questions I didn’t have answers to yet.I was already in a hurry to meet him, but I was held up twice by some people who wanted to speak with me. Since I really wanted this pack, especially the females, to be comfortable around me, I entertained them.When I was finally able to get away, I rushed toward the packhouse, hoping Zach was still working, as I hated keeping him waiting.The streets were empty, but it was nothing extraordinary, as it was just a regular day. Usually, more vehicles would be on the road on Fridays, as people would get off work and go out to chill afterward.The