79 - ra


    Why did I wait so long to do this? I have no earthly idea why anyone would wait to bond with their mate. I feel calm, focused, clear-headed and satisfied. I am tangled up with Ben, the grey lighting through the ss sliding door to my balcony tells me we only got a few insignificant naps inst night, and dawn is going to interrupt our fun. But, I will notin one single bit. We are tangled up to the point where I don''t know where I end and he begins.


    "Are you ready for more, mate?" His husky growl sends a shiver through my whole body. I don''t know if he has used my name more than a handful of times since we got home. ''Mate'' has been his preferred nickname.


    "I think you have already had me on every surface of this apartment." Iugh at him. "What more could you want right now?"


    "I need to revisit a few spots, just to make sure they were satisfactory. But, I was thinking you could help me wake up with a good old-fashioned ride." He rolls me on top of him.


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    He''s already hard for me and my body is greedy for him. I don''t think I have ever been this easily turned on before. Just him looking at me and smiling has me soaked and primed. He lines himself up and slides in effortlessly.


    "Mmm, so wet for me." He says, watching where we are joined. His hands roam as he lets me set the pace.


    An hourter he takes me again as we are both trying to shower and leave our room for the day. We are in so long that the water runs cold. Then, in the closet, I try to dress quickly, seeing the hungry look in his eye. It doesn''t work, though. He''s on his knees, pressing me up against the shelves, using his tongue in ways that make me stop breathing and see stars.


    AS I''ming down from mytest high, I pant out, "We need to leave this room today, you know that right?"


    “I do, but that isn''t going to stop me from stalling as long as possible. I want everyone in this pack house to know you''re mine. I want my scent on you, inside and out. But, most of all, I need to touch you the same way I need to breathe." He moves in to ce his nose against my neck and inhales. “I don''t know if it''s like this for everyone, or maybe because we put it off for so long, but I need to be near you, to touch you. You are like an addiction." I can feel him smile against my shoulder.


    "Well, we do still have a pack to take care of, you know, that''s under attack by a crazy witch and some rogue wolves. So we must leave this room. But I can promise you this. If we can make some progress today, let''s say capture a rogue and dismantle a couple more shadow markers, I''ll let you bring me back here and have your way with me."


    "Motivation is always a good tactic. Let''s go then, so we can get back here faster."


    He straightens my shirt and helps me into leggings so quickly I almost fall over andugh at him. He grabs my hand, dragging me to the dining room.


    "If it isn''t our Alpha and Luna. We were wondering if you woulde up for air sometime today." Ss says. He is sitting with Walt in the otherwisepletely empty dining room it''s strly, and I didn''t think anyone would be up yet. His tone is jovial, if you don''t know him well. Of our three elders I like him the least. Ben''s hand tightens in mine as we continue towards the buffet where Mnie has coffee set up.


    "Your Alpha and Beta had some needed rxation." Ben takes a breath in and lets it out slowly. "And just so we are all clear, your former Luna thest Luna this pack kwill see for a while.” Ben says as he ces himself between the two elders and I. For the first time, his protective instincts don''t bother me. We knew this wasing, and I should have expected it, but in the back of my mind I was hoping we had a little more time. The whole pack felt when we bonded, so it was a foolish hope.


    "Has she informed you of our pack''s traditions? What her duties are? Or did your mate leave that out?" I turn from the coffee bar, mug in hand, ready to tell him off myself, but I stop. He''s never had that look on his face before. He''s a predator and been waiting for this day, apparently.


    "I have been informed of the


    arrangement you had with your former Alpha. We were not left with the same instructions. I will not


    repeat myself if youya


    youy a hand on


    my mate it will be thest thing th?t you do. You have no right to her, no im on her, and no authority over me tomand such a thing."


    "You would do well to remember your ce, boy. I am an Elder of this pack..."


    “An Elder, yes, but not a ranked member of this pack. Don''t try to bully your way through this. She is not up for grabs. That is an order, from your Beta." Ben let''s his aura out and it''s as much a turn on as seeing him walk out of the shower dripping, with a towel hung low on his hips.


    "Careful, or they will get a show you don''t want them to have."


    "Sorry. I didn''t realize how hot the aura thing was."


    "I will use it all night, if you want, but right now I need to focus." He squeezes my hand again, letting out his aura a little more thickly. Now I know he''s teasing me, but Walt and Ss are both bowing their heads in submission. Copyright ? 2025 Miss L Writes and Ember Mantel Productions


    "Ben! You and ra are going to want to see this!" Jason links us.


    "Duty calls. Gentlemen, be sure to pass the message on to Reuben. We wouldn''t want a misunderstanding again." I turn and walk out, Ben following only because I refuse to let go of his hand. If I did, we would be down one less Elder.