“Yes.” She whispers and I give her a light slap on her ass, watching the skin turn a light pink. She gasps, flinching slightly at the movement but soon is rocking back against me once more.
“I can’t hear you, Princess. Are you ready?” My hands move up her back, reaching under her to play with her hard nipples. I kiss her spine before moving up to her shoulder. I scrape my teeth along the crest of her shoulder blade and she bucks back against me.
“Yes, Malik. Fuck me.” She groans, leaning down on her elbows and away from my mouth. I lean back, guiding myself against her until I snap my hips forward. She cries out and I stay there for a moment, feeling her rock side to side to adjust. Soon her rocking becomes more insistent and changes to forward and backward. I start moving in time with her, feeling my own release building deep in my core.
“I’m going to mark you so everyone sees. I’m going to knot you, to make you mine.” I growl, closing my eyes and letting the primal need take over.
“Malik.” She whimpers, burying her head once more in her arms. She tightens, choking my cock and sending shivers up my spine. I lean down, kissing her spine and urging her to go up on her hands so I can reach her shoulder. Tentatively she moves up, bowing her back and holding in a whimper as she does.
“Let me hear you, baby.” I nip at her skin, testing it. I feel the beast within me begging for control. I can’t let him out, notyet. I have to do this on my terms. My balls tighten as her pussy clamps down on my dick. I move one hand to hold myself up and move the other to my mouth. I lick at my fingers before slipping them between her legs and finding her clit. She bucks against me, gasping as I touch her. She tries to lean back down but Itskat her.
“Stay up. You’re so fucking tight. Are you going to come on this cock?” My voice drops, making her whine again, clutching the sheets below her. I move faster, burying myself in her until I can’t take it anymore. I should have asked her but I had asked her so many other times during it that I couldn’t hold it back anymore.
I move my fingers faster on her clit, feeling her tighten around me. I kiss the spot I’ve picked out and give it one long lick before biting. She screams and at first I’m scared I’ve hurt her, but then I feel the rolling waves of her orgasm. It pounds through me, in both my mind and around my cock. I soon lose myself to the same feeling, filling her with my seed. I hold the bite until she slows down her movements and I pull away, licking and kissing the spot as I do. She slumps down on the bed and I realize we are stuck like this because of my knot. Fuck. I shouldn’t have taken her from behind.
“Um… Malik?” She pants, pulling away a little. She is stopped by my knot and she moans again, shivering beneath me.
“It will pass, just give it a little time.” I whisper, trying to move us so we are on our sides. It isn’t the most comfortable position but it’s better than her on her hands and knees. “I’m sorry.” I whisper.
“For?” She questions, trying to turn around to look at me. I wrap one arm around her waist and prop my head up with the other.
“This is the worst position to have knotted you in.” I laugh and am happy to see her smile.
“I mean, it could be worse. I could be riding you. That would be awkward.” She laces her fingers with mine and I nuzzle behind her ear.
“We can try that next time.” I kiss her neck and settle against her. “This whole thing has been kind of crazy. Are you doing okay?”
She is quiet for a while and for a minute I think she fell asleep but then I feel a tear on my arm that her head is laying on. I try to move back, finally feeling my knot release and watch our fun spill onto the bed. I roll her over, pulling her against my chest and try to tuck the blanket onto the wet spot.
“I’m okay. Better than okay, really.” She whispers and looks up at me. Her eyes are a little puffy and red but it looks like she is happy crying and not freaking out or panic crying, so that is a good step. I kiss her forehead and pull her close.
“I hope so. You make me feel so alive, Celeste. You make me feel like me for the first time in a long time, and not just someone who follows everyone's orders. I don’t have to pretend when I’m with you and I love that.” Her breath hitches in her throat and I feel a trickle of emotion through the bond. “Let me in.” I cup her face and press my forehead against hers.
She lets out another shaky breath and then I feel her walls crumble down. I’m hit with all of her emotions at once. I close my eyes and try to focus through them until I find the one I am looking for. I smile and open my eyes to see her looking at me. I raise an eyebrow, rubbing my knuckles along her jaw.
“Love hmm?” Her cheeks flush at my words and she scowls at me.
“You aren’t supposed to-” I press my lips against hers, savoring the way she tastes. I feel everything now, all her thoughts, her worries and her emotions. I wouldn’t want to share it with anyone else in the world.
“We are bonded now. It’s official in shifter terms. We can still have a wedding if you like.” I pull away but keep her body close against mine. She lays her head on my chest, absently playing with the hair on my chest and humming softly.
“Let’s tell Nicholas and Daisy first, get our lives figured out and then we can decide.” She whispers. I kiss the top of her head and nod.
“Sounds perfect.”
CELESTE
The next morning I woke up tangled in Malik's arms. We had slept together the whole night, quickly falling asleep after our bonding. I reach back and feel the mark, a small sizzle of electricity flowing through my body. I smile and inch closer to him, feeling his body react to my closeness.
“Don’t tease me.” He grumbles, his voice husky and rough.
I can’t help but giggle as I kiss him on the cheek. I love seeing him like this. The way his hair is a perfect mess. The way his eyes seem to sparkle when he looks at me and definitely the way he has that half smirk that sets my core on fire.
“So…” I whisper. “What happens now?” I bite my lip and look away from him. Will he make me go back to the palace with him? Would he step away? Where will we live? What if I want children? His arms tighten around me and I let out a breath.
“Shh, it’s okay. One at a time.” His words calm me and I remember he can feel all of my worries. His hand smoothes my hair down and he presses his lips against my forehead. “I’m not going back to the palace. We can ask Nicholas for help. As far asanyone else is concerned, the cottage was left to me in her will. We can stay here or find a place in the valley.”
“Are you sure?” I ask, reaching up and cupping his jaw as I sit up in bed. “I don’t want you to throw everything away for me.”
