I could still scent the smell of blood and poison dust on his fingertips. I leaned into his touch anyway. “Believe it. I’m yours.”
We shared another look, and in his eyes, I saw the same dark thoughts that plagued me. If things had been different, if the chaos hadn’t hit at just the right moment, I would have belonged to Rufus. By now, he’d have claimed me at his own, buried his cock deep inside me, and left me with pup.
But that wouldn’t happen now, and it would be Rowan’s pups I’d carry. “Breed me, Rowan. Claim me.”
He didn’t need to be told twice. Pulling me into his arms, he crushed his lips to mine. I gasped, the simple contact between our lips making the heat inside me bloom into something fiercer, even more overwhelming. He took advantage of the opening I’d just given him to thrust his tongue into my mouth, and oh, it was beautiful, glorious, everything I’d been hoping for.
Through the material of my mating dress, I could feel every muscle of his toned body. His skin felt as hot to the touch as mine was, and his thick erection nudged my thigh insistently. Within seconds, even the thin fabric became an irritating barrier. Rowan made quick work of it, growling as he shredded the white dress.
“Never again,” he snarled against my lips. “No one will try to take you from me again. Over my dead body.”
I didn’t want him to think about that anymore. As far as I was concerned, I’d left my promise to my pack in the past, and the only thing that mattered now was the bond between us.
“I don’t want death, Rowan. All I want is life.”
My words came out slurred, almost incomprehensible. He understood them anyway. Using the scraps of my dress, he created a small nest on the ground and lay me down.
I spread my legs, wordlessly inviting him to touch me, to take me. Rowan’s nostrils flared and he reached between my legs, sweeping his fingers over my wet folds. “If you could see yourself…” he whispered. “My prize. My beautiful mate.”
He bent over me and lowered his mouth over my right nipple. The moment his lips engulfed the rigid peak, I cried out in shock and arousal. I hadn’t realized just how sensitive it was until now. The simple touch of his tongue sent shock waves of pleasure straight into my core. “Rowan… Oh, please, Rowan.”
He raked his fangs over my nipple, but didn’t stop there. When he slid one finger inside my oversensitive body, I moaned, feeling like I was going to come on the spot. If I didn’t, it was only because my pussy ached for his prick. I felt so empty, and he was the only one who could fill the hole inside me.
Rowan must have felt the same, because he pulled his finger out of me and positioned his cock against my entrance. In one single thrust, he buried his thick prick inside my body.
It hurt, but I’d expected it to. Rowan’s dick was generous in size even by werewolf standards, and I was a virgin. But my body craved this and had been built for it—for him. My flesh adjusted to his girth, welcoming him, drawing him in deeper.
For a few seconds, he stilled, and I knew what he was thinking. I knew he was still afraid for me, because how could he not be? Compared to him, I was breakable and frail. But I was still his mate, and I refused to let my Omega nature impede our bond. I wrapped my arms around his neck and my legs around his waist, clenching my inner muscles around his dick. “Fuck me,” I snarled at him. “Don’t you dare hold back.”
I was no Alpha, so I shouldn’t have been able to give him any kind of command. But Ivy had been right. Some instincts were more powerful than anything in the world. He couldn’t have resisted me if he’d tried.
With an almost furious growl, Rowan pulled out of me, then thrust back inside, so hard my bones seemed to creak in protest. Tongues of fire licked over my skin wherever he was touching me, and spots danced in my vision in a kaleidoscope of color that turned the surrounding darkness into an aurora.
After that, my words died altogether, the pleasure and the rightness of our union chasing everything else away. I surrendered to it, to him, to everything we were building together. At that moment, I abandoned my identity as Luna Clayton, the Omega of the Wolfsbane Pack. I was only Luna, Rowan’s mate, and that was the only thing I needed to be.
With every second that passed, he increased the pace, and I could do nothing but cling to his strength. There was something building in my chest, and the lure of the mate bond was growing stronger and stronger.
I tilted my head, willing him to close the circle, to be my mate forever. On some level, I expected him to hesitate, like he had earlier. He didn’t. In the blink of an eye, he buried his fangs in my neck, sealing both his fate and my own.
I’d always known true bonds between werewolves were priceless treasures. It was why my father had never been able to get over my mother’s death, even if he and the pack would have both benefited from him taking another female. But having that knowledge at an intellectual level didn’t prepare me for the moment when the link between me and Rowan snapped into place.
Every fiber of my being flared to life, thoughts, feelings, and sensations that were not my own assaulting my body and my mind.
Possessiveness.“Luna… My mate… My prize… You’re mine. I’ll never let you go.”
Desperation. “They can’t have you.”
Fear.“I could have lost you.”
Lust.“You’re so beautiful. You feel so good around me.”
Hope.“We’ll have a future together. We’ll have pups, with bright silver fur just like yours.”
I tasted blood, desire, and tears on my tongue. The pleasure stemming from the bite echoed into both of us, creating a vicious circle of ecstasy we couldn’t hope to fight off. With one last thrust, Rowan came inside me, filling my pussy with his seed. I found my peak, my body convulsing as I tumbled over the edge.
It would have been so easy for us to drown in the tidal wave of our mating, and for the longest time, it almost seemed like we would. We were lost together, the captives of the chaos and of our own bond. But we were now one, so I wasn’t afraid.
I embraced every emotion, every sensation, letting it glide into me. He did the same, and that determination, that unique connection settled over us, into every part of us.
