Selene POV
“I think we should go back…”
“And say what to him Liana? Sorry I freaked you out with my magic, and then disappeared into thin air like a crazy person?”
“It’s a start… he’s our mate, he will forgive us.”
“He shouldn’t have to… I handled that whole thing terribly.”
I rubbed my temples and stared down into the pool. I’d apparated back to the portal entrance, but had been procrastinating about going back. The truth is, I didn’t think any of it was a mistake, and I didn’t want to leave Aiden. Liana was angry with me and I can’t blame her. I’d acted rashly and now I was alone, embarrassed and with no idea what my mate thought of me.
“Selene…”
I looked up to see a very naked Aiden, breathing heavily. He was staring at me with such intensity I began to feel uneasy. His green eyes were bordering on glowing, I was hoping that it wasn’t rage causing the effect.
“Aiden I…”
He held up his hand to silence me and strode toward me with a fierce determination. He stopped when his face was inches from my own. His breathing was still heavy, but his exhale held a shakiness… was he, afraid?
“Never run from me again, Selene. I don’t know how you managed to overpower your wolf. Ronan would never have let me run from you, even if I wanted to…”
“Oh… that. Well, you see… In ordinary circumstances, the wolf is the stronger of the two souls. Particularly when it comes to pursuing the mate-bond. As a deity… Well, Liana is a strong wolf. But her strength will never match mine…”
He was staring at me impatiently. It seems excuses weren’t what he wanted to hear from me right now.
“I’m sorry… for running. That was wrong of me…”
I had barely formed the words before his mouth collided with mine. I responded to him instantly. In thousands of years, I had never been kissed like that. The connection was sending bolts of electricity straight through me. He could feel it too… with a satisfied growl he had my back against a tree. I naturally wrapped my legs around his waist as I felt him grinding against my core. Goddess… he was magnificent. I let my hands explore the contours of his muscles. Thank goodness for the fabric of my dress acting as a barrier, I was quite certain I would’ve let him take me there and then.
He pulled back suddenly, those eyes still burning into me. He leaned in close, our mouths almost touching. The sudden loss of connection and having him so close was torturing.
“I don’t care what you are Selene. Or how much power you possess. This… between us? It’s stronger than us both. I will follow you to the ends of the Earth if that’s what it takes. I’ll say this only once more, never run from me again.”
There was no point in objecting. He was right… this went beyond the average pull of the mate-bond, at least from my knowledge of it. We hadn’t mated or marked each other but any distance from him made it seem harder to breathe.
I simply nodded and wrapped my arms around his neck. I kissed him softly and rested my forehead against his.
“I won’t run if you don’t wolf, do we have a deal?”
“We have a deal mo mhadadh bán…”
“My white wolf…” I smiled at his use of the old language. It reminded me of a time when magic was alive in the world.
“Close your eyes…” I whispered in his ear before placing a soft kiss on his cheek.
I felt him hesitate, but he must have decided to trust me and closed them. He opened them suddenly when he heard the noise of the waterfall. He looked around with wonder has he realised I had transported us to the cave behind the falls.
“Privacy…” I gestured shyly around the cave. “I felt we had more than just an unfinished conversation to resolve now…”
He grabbed me in an instant and kissed me, hard.
“If it’s all the same to you love, I’d rather leave the talking for after…”
I stepped back from him and slowly unwrapped the top of my dress before letting it fall to the ground. The bob of his Adam’s apple as he took in the sight of me was extremely arousing. I’m not sure who moved first but before I knew it we were attached once more. Kissing and tasting each other as though we had been starving for days and the other was the first taste of fresh food.
“Aiden! What the devil are you doing!?”
Just as I felt Aiden’s hand almost at my core, we were interrupted by a very angry, very naked, red-haired Scot looking expectantly at my mate…
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Aiden POVI kissed her feverishly. I knew we needed to talk, but that could wait. I wanted her more than I could stand.My eyes grew wide as she took a step back from me and unwrapped her dress, letting it fall to the floor and exposing her body to me. Every inch of her was perfect. Her full breasts rose and fell with her shallow breaths. Her arousal flooding my senses.As we collided again, I was doing my best to keep Ronan at bay. He wanted us to mate and mark her as soon as possible, but the human side of me wanted to pleasure her. I wanted to take my time exploring her body before completing the mate-bond. As my hand started to roam south, almost at her folds, my attention was torn from her at the sound of a familiar voice bellowing through the cave.“Aiden! What the devil are you doing!?”“Blake? What the devil am I doing? What the devil are you doing!?&rdq
Selene POVI suppose it was a good thing Aiden and I were interrupted before we could complete the mate bond. Obviously, there was much to consider, and the intrusion of the highlander was conveniently timed.I wanted Aiden more than I’d ever wanted anything before. But when Blake mentioned us going back to the pack and me being introduced as Luna, reality came crashing down around me. I was a deity, practically a goddess. Immortal. Aiden was a werewolf, a powerful one, but his life was as mortal as any human. We hadn’t even begun to consider what this union would mean for either of us.Was I to remain young and beautiful only to watch him grow old and eventually die? My heart ached at the thought of it. Or, if I completed the bond, would the gods force me to relinquish my immortality?There was too much unknown.Then there was Blake; he seemed completely oblivious to
Selene POV“As we enter the realm of the gods, as mortals, there are a few key things you must remember. One, assume that anything has the potential to kill you, even if it looks harmless. Two, trust no one other than me. And three, keep your wits about you, distraction could get you killed.”“Right, everything will kill us. Got it.” Blake said teasingly, typical highlander.“This is serious. Aiden is at risk from anyone who comes to learn what he is to me. But in particular, my mother and…. One other.”My mother would be an obstacle, but she was faithful to the old ways and the decisions made by the all-father. In time, I felt she would come to accept Aiden as my fated mate. I had grave concerns about Gabriel though. The archangel was deadly and made no secret of the fact that he was in love with me. How I’d managed to evade him these last few days wa
Aiden POV“Selene! What’s happening to him?”I tried to rush toward my Beta and best friend, but my mate held me back. She was a strong little thing.“You must give him space, the transformation has begun.”“Transformation? What do you mean transformation?”“He is a Highlander…”“Love, I’m quite aware of his roots, I need to know what the devil is happening to him.”I was beginning to panic. After Blake took a sip of the stream water he immediately fell to his knees. He arched back as the light began pouring from him in streams. He was screaming in what appeared to be utter agony. Shifting rapidly from wolf to human over and over. As if in some kind of internal battle.“No, He is a Highlander…”
Selene POVI wanted to follow Aiden but Blake stopped me.“Leave him, Luna. He needs to be alone….”“Was it something I said?”“Perhaps, not intentionally. I don’t think he likes needing to be protected, especially by his mate. He is an Alpha, Selene. He is always the strongest wolf in the room, second only to his Father.”“I understand….”I looked in the direction Aiden had headed when I sensed it. We were not alone, and whoever was with us was powerful.When I apparated, I found myself standing firmly between Aiden and a tense-looking Gabriel.“Selene, I had received word of your return, although I wasn’t expecting you to bring home a dog.”Gabriel cocked his head to one side and looked Aiden up and down. The growl that rumb
Aiden POV“Wait… You want us to mate? Here? Now?”I was looking at Selene and feeling dumbfounded. Wasn’t it her idea to hold off on mating until we understood the consequences of this pairing? All of a sudden after a run in with her ex she wants to rush in and complete the bond. Ronan was in a frenzy.“What are you waiting for? Claim her, mark her!” He growled from inside my mind.I used all of my willpower to keep him at bay. I wanted her as badly as he did. But something about this felt… forced.“If we present ourselves with an incomplete bond, we are vulnerable. Once the bond is complete we will be stronger. You will come into your full strength as Alpha, we know that much…”“And how could it affect you?”I didn’t miss the glance sideways she made before
Selene POV“Evangeline… long time no see, sister. Although, I find that we are at present seeing far too much. Do cover yourself.”This was Gabriel’s doing. My younger sister was the result of one of my mother’s many affairs. This one with a Sea-Centaur, making Evangeline herself a nymph. Her curse (or some may see it as a blessing) is that males of all species found her irresistible. Judging by the glazed expression on Aiden and Blake’s faces, that was precisely why Gabriel had sent her.To seduce my mate.She lifted her lips in a devilish smirk before brushing her hair away from her face, deliberately exposing her breasts. Her look of triumph faltered when she realised that Blake was the only one of the two men fixated on her. Aiden was looking directly at me, guilt devouring his handsome features. I couldn’t help but return a smirk of my
Selene POV“This one, he is more than a wolf?” Evangeline questioned me as she inspected Blake curiously.“Yes. He is also of Highlander lineage. He came unto his power when he drank from the waters of the garden.”Evangeline’s lips twisted in a mischievous grin as she locked eyes with Blake, who still, had not taken his eyes off her.“My waters…” she purred seductively.Of course. How could I have missed it? It wasn’t simply the water that had triggered Blake’s transformation, it was the essence of his fated-mate. As a Nymph, Evangeline’s essence lived within the natural things in her habitat like the water or the trees. She could not draw power from the elements in the same way that I could, but she could make things grow. Her power infused with the water, along with their bond, had caused Blake to ‘grow&r