Page 19 of The Alpha's Envy
Nuzzling into my neck, he snarls, his wolf firmly in control. “MINE. My mate. All fucking mine.”
My heart stutters. This is it.
With a roar, and a final thrust deep into me, Jonathan buries his lethal teeth deep into my neck and spills his seed into me with each pulse of his hips.
“Mine,” he says again tenderly, licking over the tiny wound and grinning with pride at the two permanent marks left on my skin.
I grin back at him as wave after wave of pleasure washes over me, a warm feeling curling around me, wrapping me up in a blanket of safety and belonging.
I’m really home. And nobody will take me away from my mate again.
“All yours.”
12
JONATHAN
“She still won’t tell you what happened?” My brother watches Marie bustling around, preparing for a massive pack dinner being held to welcome her, one where she’s doing all of the work to get it ready.
Alphas and lunas from surrounding packs will be here, along with every wolf from our pack, and she’s determined that it’s going to be perfect to make up for what she considers a rocky start.
Not that she needs to worry, they love her already. She’s their luna. They adore her. Nobody has gone to this much effort for any event I’ve ever tried to host.
“No. I asked her about the blood, but all she’d say was that it wasn’t hers so there was no need to worry.”
My brother frowns. “And you didn’t ask any follow up questions?”
Watching my elegant and poised mate directing a florist carrying a huge centrepiece to a nearby table, I rub a hand across the back of my neck and clear my throat.
“She has a way of… derailing the conversation.” My mate is not above playing dirty when she wants to dodge a topic of conversation. Very dirty.
My brother laughs and squeezes my shoulder. “She’s able to take care of herself anyway, that’s something to be thankful for.”
I wish I knew exactly what she’s been through, but I’m not going to push her. She’ll tell me when she’s ready. Maybe she’s right. Maybe it’s for the best, because if I think too hard about it, the urge to charge across that bridge and savage anyone who stands in my way is strong. And that’s not the right thing for the pack.
Graham has shut the borders. Technically, the order came from his father, no doubt, to protect his son, but I’m under no illusion about who’s really calling the shots in that territory. But at least for now, they’ve remained on their side of the bridge, and we’ll happily stay on ours.
“He’ll be alpha soon, though.”
His father should have stepped down already. Graham is likely getting impatient. He’ll force the change eventually if his father doesn’t stand down willingly. Once he’s in charge, who knows what will happen.
“And we can worry about that then.” Ever the voice of reason, my brother smiles as his mate enters the room carrying a stack of linen tablecloths, and rushes over to take them from her arms.
He’s right. For now, everything is under control. My mate is home, fitting in nicely, taking her new role as luna in stride, and things are good.
Feeling my eyes on her, and my warmth through our bond, she turns and smiles at me, her eyes crinkling with genuine joy at finding me watching her.
MARIE: Ready for tonight?
JONATHAN: I’m ready for every night, forever, with you.
Marie sets down the crystal glasses in her hands and makes her way over to me, looping her arms around my neck and dragging me down for a kiss.
“You’re quite a charmer, Alpha Jones,” Marie murmurs, pulling me close. Her arms drop to slip around my waist, and she gives me a tight squeeze, her cheek pressed against my chest. “There might be a few broken hearts this evening with such a handsome bachelor being taken off the market, permanently.”
My wolf preens, loving her praise. “They’ll get over it, I’m sure. Nobody could begrudge two fated mates finding each other. It’s the ultimate gift.”
Marie goes quiet. Fated mates are becoming rarer and rarer within the shifter community, with packs becoming more and more insular to avoid detection by humans.
