Oh, Maeve. I hate to break it to you.... Sorry this is late, I hope you enjoyed the extra long chapter.
For someone that doesnโt know a lot about werewolves, Maeve sure knows how to wrap my wolf around her little finger. All she had to do was ask to speak to him and he practically throws me to the ground in our mind space to get to her. Iโve been fighting to keep him in check ever since. When I take her to the forest to shift, I donโt think twice about starting to strip. Itโs just a natural occurrence in the pack. Her instant embarrassment reminds me that sheโs not accustomed to it. I continue talking to her until I shift and then let Einar have control. Heโs practically prancing as he walks over to get her attention and heโs definitely standing proudly as she looks him over, talking about how gorgeous he is. I just roll my eyes. โYouโre just jealous. She likes me a lot more than she likes you.โ He says to me. Einar takes her around the pack lands, avoiding our patrols and other groups of wolves until he finally gets to his intended destination. The falls. Iโm expecting that heโll le
Iโm going to have the best dreams about being carried by the strongest, sexiest, most attractive manโฆscratch that, most attractive werewolf, Iโve ever seen. I mean, I had no choice but to hold on tight. No choice. But, oh my, Iโve never had my legs wrapped around such narrow hips before. Narrow, muscular hips. Snap out of it, Maeve! You know he smelled how turned on you were before! He did, Iโm sure he did. But then he wrapped my arm around his shoulder. Oh my, that shoulder. Naked, warm, muscular. And here I go again. Save it for later, Maeve. I see him give me a side-eye look. SAVE. IT. FOR. LATER. MAEVE. I scold myself. โYou okay over there?โ He asks. I stop, turning toward him. I may as well know for sure. โYou can smell me, right? I mean, you can smellโฆ.whenโฆ.โ Yeah, I didnโt think that one through. He steps up to me, getting in my space. Geez, heโs so tallโฆ.and warm, and oh, good grief, he smells delicious. โDo you mean, can I smell it when you become aroused, like you
I have a tendency to get hangry. Hungry angry, or hangry, as my sisters call it. Itโs a joke in our family. Never get between me and my food when Iโm hungry. Not intentionally, but I have been known to shove my sistersout of my way in my haste to get to food. The minute I get away from the stinky smell of Maeveโs potion, I smell food and my stomach twists painfully, feeling like it's eating itself. There are only two things on my mind. Food and my mate. Sadly, I realize that in my hunger, Iโm missing important cues. Itโs not until I hear Maeveโs heart rate spike, smell the scent of fear and sweat on her that I realize something is wrong. All Iโve cared about was getting food in my stomach and making sure she was fed. Apparently, in my haste to get somewhere to eat, she assumed I was trying to get her into bed. I guess it makes sense. I thought that since she was aroused that she could handle a bit of teasing about it. And she did ask me about it, so I thought we were in a good place.
I wake up the next morning, shocked that I slept so well. Itโs been a long time since I havenโt woken up listening for someone to bang on my door in the middle of the night or try to break in to get us. At first when I wake, Iโm completely disoriented. It takes me a moment to remember everything that happened yesterday. Has it really only been one day? I canโt believe that less than 24 hours ago, I was putting Meadow and Tate on a bus. It feels like I lived a week in the last day. I get up, not knowing what to expect today. Iโm guessing that I wonโt be allowed to return home until I make the potion that breaks the spell. That will be a week. Itโs a touchy spell, one that I have to slowly maneuver to work around the spell that Gwen wanted. I can do it, it will just take some time and a lot of subtly. Iโve just gotten out of the shower when thereโs a knock at the door. I wrap a towel around my hair, piling it on top of my head and then around my body, not sure if I have clean clothes
It was a risk showing Maeve that Iโd talked to her sister, but I also need her to start trusting me. I didnโt say or do anything that would upset Maeve, I donโt think. But, itโs still a risk. She zeros in on the one thing that I said that I knew she wouldnโt have, that theyโd be together again soon. โI canโt bring them back here, Xander. I canโt keep them safe.โ โThe pack will keep them safe, Maeve.โ โXander, Iโm a witch, my sister is a witch. Thereโs no way your brother is going to allow us to stay on his pack lands.โ โI know you havenโt had a good experience with wolves, Maeve. But protection is what we do. Weโre good at it.โ โWell, it doesnโt matter. I have to be here for a week anyway to make sure the potion cures. After that, Iโll be out of your hair, and you wonโt have to worry about me or my siblings ever again.โ She says before digging into her breakfast. โM is scared, Maeve. She needs to feel safe. Tate needs to feel safe. Theyโre alone and they are juveniles. Theyโฆโ โ
I have no idea where Xander is taking me, but Iโll pretty much go anywhere if it means talking to Meadow. However, when we show up at his parentsโ house, I nearly make a run for it. Iโve already had to face Xander, his brother, the current Alpha, and his sister. Now, Iโm going to meet one of the original Guardians and one of the strongest Alphas that has ever lived? Yeah, not high on my to-do list. Xanderโs motherโs name suits her, Angel. She has long, straight white-blond hair. Sheโs short, shorter than me, making her nearly a foot shorter than Xander, with grey eyes. She has a kind face and shrewd eyes. Those shrewd eyes are currently focused on me. โCome in. Both of you.โ She says, stepping back. Xander puts his hand on my back, urging me to enter in front of him. I pull on years of strength that I developed dealing with werewolves and I walk inside. I refuse to show fear. I can hear the chatter of female voices coming from the living room. They sound happy. It makes my heart
I have never challenged my father before. I never had a reason to before today. He realizes instantly that sheโs my mate, but heโs still willing to condemn her for something she had no control over. Itโs Maeve who is able to diffuse the situation by using my motherโs Guardian gift. She doesnโt seem to know that my father has it too, since heโs her mate. After she tells her story, I know my mother well enough to know that she will want to look after her. I want it to be me, but I know, as soon as Maeve breaks down, that my mother can help her in a way that I canโt right now. Einar begins fighting against me, knowing that Maeve is more open with him than with me. He wants to care for her, be there for her and I have to fight him back. Once again, itโs Maeve that calms the situation by telling Einar that sheโs okay. When they walk away, Reagan surprises both of us by scolding my father. Apparently my sisters are feeling protective of my mate. I like that. My father watches them leav
Alpha Liam told me that he was going to go to my shop and find the scent of the Whitmore brothers. He also told me that he wants me to consider bringing my brother and sister into the pack. He swore that he would protect them. While I want to believe him, Iโm hesitant. My experience with the wolves up until now hasn't exactly been good. One good thing came out of that meeting though. Alpha Liam snarled at Xander for keeping my phone. โGive it back to her, Alexander. Itโs her only connection to her family.โ When weโd gotten back to the packhouse, Iโd gone to the spell room, as Xander calls it, and heโd gone to get my phone. As soon as I was done with the spell, I raced to my room and called Meadow. They had just arrived in Montana. โOh, Maeve, itโs gorgeous here. You definitely should join us when you can.โ โHow are you feeling today? Better?โ โYes, much. Iโm sure it was all my imagination.โ โWell, donโt become complacent. Stay alert, just in case.โ โWe will.โ โHave you found a
Nineteen Years LaterโMom, why do we have to go to this Beta ceremony?โ Genevieve, my daughter, one of the twins, asks.โItโs not a Beta ceremony, Gen. The vampires donโt have Betas, you know that,โ I tell her.โTheyโre second in command, mother, that makes them Betas,โ she argues.โAnd besides going to see your cousins take their place as the mates of Urienโs second in command, it will be a good opportunity for you to look for your mates.โMalinโs daughters, Kayleigh and Sasha, found their mate, Lorenzo, the son of Ennata and Demetrius. Demetrius had been Drakeโs second in command until he decided to retire with Ennata and move to the city to help Xander and Maeve with the witches. Now Lorenzo is taking over as Drakeโs second in command.โMate or mates?โ Marcella, the other twin asks.Unlike me and Malin, both of our twin daughters are identical twins. It caused a lot of worry for me and Malin while they were growing up, wondering what would happen if our daughters were mated to one p
Watching my mate on her birthday had been one of the best feelings in the world. I know every man in all three packs had hoped that she would be their mate. But she isnโt. Sheโs mine. All mine, forever. And tonight, I get to claim her in the last possible way, officially making her my Luna.Last night, weโd watched as Malin had taken her official place as Luna of the Canyon Ridge pack. It was special for Quinn, but Iโll admit to feeling jealousy when Cohen announced to everyone that Malin was carrying his pup. After finding out at Quinnโs birthday party that my sister, Emlyn, Quinnโs sister, Leana, and her sister-in-law Maeve were all pregnant, and now hearing that her twin is pregnant, I suddenly realize that I want a pup too.Iโve never given much thought to how many pups I want. I need an heir, and of course, Iโd like to have a little girl that has Quinnโs sweet personality, but otherwise, I hadnโt thought much about it. Until now. Now I know that I want pups with Quinn. I donโt eve
Iโm exhausted and pleasantly sore between my thighs, but I donโt care. Iโm wearing my mateโs mark, wearing my new necklace, and itโs my birthday. Emerson skipped warrior training this morning to spend extra time with me. Weโd finally fallen asleep and Iโd slept soundly for a couple of hours laying on top of his body.I feel his fingers softly rubbing over my back.I grumble, knowing heโs trying to gently wake me up.โI donโt want to get up either, birthday girl, but we have a party to get to,โ he says.I snuggle against him, not budging. He chuckles. โIf you donโt get up, Iโm going to take you again.โโIs that supposed to be a deterrent?โ I ask him.โYou must be sore, Quinn.โโNot that sore,โ I say, looking up at him.His eyes darken. โDamn, you are one sexy woman, Quinn. And you look fucking incredible wearing my mark. You know what?โ he asks, sitting up and lifting me as he gets off the bed and walks into the bathroom carrying me.โWhat?โ I ask.โI want to take my mate while I look a
Emerson and I have been together every night for the past month. Heโs tried every possible position, explored every inch of my body and found places that even I didnโt know I liked being touched. But tonight feels different. I can feel it in the air around us, feel it in him, and feel it in our wolves.โWhat does my sweet mate want for her birthday?โ Emerson asks me.โYou. Just you,โ I say and he leans down, kissing me slowly and deeply, as I wrap my legs around his body.โJust me, not my mark?โ he asks, his warm breath blowing against my ear and moving to my neck, making me shiver.โHaving you means I get to wear your mark and I ge to put mine on you as well.โHe growls as I lift my chin, exposing my throat to him. I feel his canines graze over my mate mark, the feeling of it so much more intense now that itโs my birthday.โNot yet,โ he says, before flipping us over. โI thought my little Guardian might want to be in control on her birthday, to ride me any way she wants before sinking
The day has finally arrived, the day when I can leave my mark on my mate and it will finally, finally stay. Iโve been looking forward to this day for years, literally years, since the first moment that I recognized Quinn as my mate.Even though I know I canโt leave my mark until midnight tonight, I still wake my mate by sliding inside her. I look forward to my evenings with Quinn and waking up with Quinn. I make a point to see my mate throughout the day. Then nights and mornings are when itโs just us and I can be me and she seems to thrive on me being me. I was so terrified for so long that I would hurt her, that Iโd scare her off, that it never really occurred to me to trust that the Moon Goddess would give me the exact mate that I needed to fulfill every dream and fantasy that Iโve ever had. But here she is, in my arms, screaming my name. Fuck, I love waking up to her body contracting around mine and my name coming from her mouth.Even though Iโm behind her and weโre both laying on o
I love being in Emersonโs room. Well, itโs ours now. Going to bed at night is so much more enjoyable. And everything about Emerson has begun to fall into place. During the day, he still shows me affection, more than he used to, but itโs at night that he strips away his reserved side and gives me everything that he is. And what a man he is.Our first night, he was careful with me, in the sense that we didnโt have sex. But that didnโt mean that I didnโt have one of the most intense nights of my life, at least up until that point. I know my mate wants control, and Iโm happy to give it, as long as he gives me what I want. Just to be sure, I ordered some sexy lingerie, wearing it every night, just so Emerson can rip it off me. It seems to be all he needs to let go. And oh wow, Iโm not even sure I realized how many ways my mate could take me, but Emerson wasnโt kidding when he said he wanted to know all the ways he could make me come by my birthday. Itโs like heโs on a mission and every nigh
I let her sleep about an hour before I wake her. We need to get ready to have breakfast with her sister and Cohen before we head back to our pack. I pull her into the shower with me, laughing at her sleepy grumpiness.โNone of that or I wonโt wake you up like that again,โ I say to her.โI need coffee,โ she pouts as I push her under the shower. โAnd how come youโre not exhausted?โโI didnโt have as many orgasms as you did,โ I say smiling, exceedingly pleased with myself. I counted ten. I made my mate come ten times. Now, I need to see how I can increase that number.โYou know, you called me greedy, but youโre awfully greedy when it comes to giving me orgasms,โ she says as I wash her hair.โAre you complaining?โ I ask, smiling at her.โNope. I like that greedy side of you,โ she says and I laugh, truly laugh.โAnd, I love seeing this happy side of you,โ she says softly and I look down at her.โYou did this. You make me this happy,โ I say, kissing her nose.That seems to make HER happy and
I wake for the first time with my mate in my arms. Iโm not sure Iโve ever slept through the night. Itโs not that I donโt sleep, but I tend to toss and turn. I can tell that I didnโt move all night, my body, mind, and soul all at peace having this fascinating and incredible woman beside me.I look down at her, her white, blond hair spread out across my chest, a stark contrast to my dark skin tone. Iโm not sure I expected her to give herself to me so completely. I kept Clintโs words of advice in my head, and he wasnโt wrong. Quinn giving me control over her perfect body, letting me taste her and fill her had been beyond anything Iโd ever experienced, well, at least until Iโd had my first orgasm inside her. I thought Iโd died and gone to the Moon Goddessโ realm. Yeah, I know Iโm going to want to taste and fill this woman every damn day. I can already tell that Iโll never, ever be able to get enough of her. And now, Iโm excited to find all the ways I can dominate this body and to see what
There is something extremely attractive about Emerson being so dominant. I can tell heโs on the verge of losing control and the only thing keeping him in check is dominating my body. And oh, holy mother Moon Goddess, is he dominating my body.Iโve touched myself, found my own release many times in my life, but thisโฆthis is way beyond anything that Iโve ever made myself feel. And he hasnโt even moved past my breasts. I didnโt know it was possible to come just from your mate sucking your nipples, but Iโm here to tell you, it is possible. At least if you have Emerson licking and sucking on them like they are the most incredible thing heโs ever put in his mouth.His hands are everywhere, his mouth is everywhere, and while I want to be a participant in this, our first of what I hope is many matings, heโs overwhelming my senses. On top of that, he seems to want and need control and Iโm willingly giving it to him.When he commands me to say his name when I orgasm again, I feel heat flooding m