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Her eyes flash a brilliant gold before Cara pulls her back and looks up at Kai. “No misbehaving Kai or I won’t let you two out together again, got it?” She scolds my wolf.
He rubs our face against hers. “Define misbehaving.” He says softly in her ear.
She scoffs, “You’re as bad as she is.” She nips my chin, now give Rik control, he needs to walk me home.
I pull Kai back and take her hand. She hasn’t stopped me from holding her hand yet, so I’m going to keep doing it. “Let me say goodbye to your parents.” She says, pulling me in that direction.
We walk over and mom gives her a hug. “I hope to see you again soon Cara. It was really nice having you here.”
Cara smiles at mom. “Apparently, I’m going to lose my match on Monday and part of my deal with Rik was to spend more time here in the packhouse, so I guess you’ll be sick of me before long.”
Mom looks up at me and back to Cara giving her a huge smile. “Oh that’s wonderful! And now that your father is training the warriors again, maybe we can get him to spend more time here as well. I’ve missed both of you.”
“I’ll see what I can do.” Cara says and waves at my father before we walk out back. It’s dusk and the night air is cooling rapidly. “Do you need a jacket? I can get one.” I start to say and then an idea hits me. “Actually, why don’t you come with me, and I’ll get you one of my sweatshirts.”
I pull her back inside and take her up the stairs to my room. She’s never been in my room. I’m pretty sure it’s mostly clean. But best of all, when I come back tonight, her scent will still linger. When we walk in, I let go of her hand and walk to my closet. “This is your room?”
I turn to see her looking around. I look at it again, thinking of what it must look like from her perspective. I’ve never really given it much consideration. It’s always been my room. I’ve updated it over the years and added some personal touches, but mostly, it’s covered with awards and trophies from school and Alpha tournaments. I’m not sure what she might find wrong with it, but I’m willing to change anything she wants when we’re mated. I don’t care what our room looks like as long as she’s happy and wants to be here with me.
I look back at her. “It’s HUGE!” She says with awe in her voice.
“Oh, well, I guess. I’ve never really considered how large it is. It’s always been my room and one day I will share it with my Luna, so, it kind of needs to be big enough for two.”
If I hadn’t been paying attention to her, I would have missed the flinch. Since she doesn’t know that she’s my Luna, I can only imagine what’s going through her head.
Before she goes too far down that rabbit hole, I hand her a hoodie. It smells like me so if she wears it, she will carry my scent. I watch as she takes it and tries to subtly sniff my scent. Her eyes close momentarily. A look of utter pleasure on her face. The weeks until her birthday can’t pass quickly enough. At this rate, I’ll be taking multiple cold showers a day just to get through.
She puts on my hoodie and I zip it up for her, pulling the hood up to keep her warm. “Ready?”
“Ready.”
Our walk to her home is mostly quiet. A comfortable quiet. I’m enjoying just being close to her, having her scent lingering in the air. A sense of calm that I’ve never felt before settles in my bones. As we get to the edge of the forest, my feelings for this woman overcome me. I know it’s too soon, but I’m going to tell her anyway.
I stop and pull her to face me. I take her face in both my hands and look into those emerald eyes. “I love you, Cara Nelson. I know that it’s probably too soon to say it and I know that you’re waiting on your birthday before taking this step with someone, but I don’t want you to ever wonder if what I’m feeling for you is genuine. I love you and that will never change.” I confess to her. It’s the most that I can do without telling her that I’m her mate.
I can see the shock on her face at first and then something else. I’m not expecting her to lean in and gently kiss my lips before saying, “I think I’m falling in love with you too Rik.”
Ever heard the story of the grinch who’s heart grew three sizes? Yeah, I understand exactly what that feels like right at this moment. My heart just felt like it expanded nearly to bursting. She’s falling in love with me.
I answer her the only way a man in love can. I pull her to me and kiss her with every ounce of love that I have for her.
Last night when Rik dropped me off after professing his love for me, I thought I’d have a really hard time getting to sleep. I had worried when he’d mentioned his room needing to be big enough for his Luna. It had reminded me that it might not be me. And it made my heart hurt to think of another woman in his room, smelling his delicious scent, having him to herself. But when he told me he loved me, it made me think, maybe all these feelings that I’m having, that Artemis is having, are because WE are his mate. The thought had me falling asleep with a contented smile on my face.
I wake on Sunday feeling refreshed. Turns out, sleeping in Rik’s hoodie and having his scent surrounding me, helped me get the best sleep I’ve had in a long time. Artemis is feeling stronger as well and is ready to shift. Rik agreed to come with us and wait while I shifted in case it takes longer than normal or is painful. Dad has me swim laps today. While that doesn’t sound difficult, two hours of back and forth in the pool has my muscles screaming. After a hot shower and breakfast, I’m ready to let Artemis out.
I walk out back headed to the forest, just as I see Rik jogging up. “Hey beautiful.’ He jogs right up to me and kisses me good morning. I don’t hesitate. I wrap my arms around him and lean into the kiss, running my fingers through his hair. My body tingles all over from the contact and I feel him getting hard before he pulls away.
“Little Guardian, unless you want me pleasuring you until you are screaming my name right here, we’d better stop. “I smile at him and step away. As tempting as it is and even if I was ready for that, Artemis would never wait that long. She was ready to run with Kai.
However, that didn’t mean that I couldn’t tease Rik a little before we shifted. I’d have to be naked in front of him anyway to shift. And it’s not like shifters aren’t used to nudity, it’s common to see others when they are shifting. But this feels different. I know Rik is attracted to me, and his body is already responding to me just from a kiss. So, yeah, this will be a tease.
Rather than going behind a tree, I lift my sweatshirt over my head. I wasn’t wearing a bra since I knew I’d be shifting. His swift intake of breath is enough for me to know that my plan is working. Before he can see my wicked smile, I turn and bend at the waist, slowly sliding my yoga pants to my ankles. I might take an extra minute to step out of them when I hear a growl rumble in his chest.
I yelp when he comes up behind me, pulling my hips against his now very hard length. His voice is rough and raspy when he says, “Feeling playful little guardian?”
I turn my head, looking at his sapphire eyes, dark with Kai’s presence. Artemis has already pushed forward, enjoying our game. “Maybe.”
His hands slide up my waist, across my stomach and up to my breasts. He takes one in each hand, tugging on my nipples that have already gone to hard peaks.
I gasp and lean back against him, feeling the zings of pleasure pulsing straight to my core, my arousal pooling between my legs. He nips at my shoulder before releasing me, pulling back and smacking my ass, hard. “Last warning little guardian. Keep it up and I’ll have you on this forest floor screaming my name for everyone to hear.”
I step away from him, unsteady on my feet, before nodding. Damn this man and his ability to turn me to a pool of sloppy desire.
I crouch down, preparing for Artemis to shift. As Artemis starts to push forward, I see Rik stripping from the corner of my eye. But I’m too focused on the pain. It’s harder than it should be to shift. I grit my teeth against the pain.
‘Relax, let it come. We know how to do this, I’ll be as fast as I can.’ Artemis says. I try to relax, but I can feel each bone breaking and rearranging. I’m about to cry out when I feel fur sliding against my body. Kai has shifted and he’s here, giving me support while Artemis shifts. Just like when I was in the hospital, wherever he touches me, the pain vanishes. My panting slows and I relax enough to let Artemis finish her shift.
When we’re done, we lay on the ground, catching our breath. Kai comes over and licks her face, rubbing against her face and neck, encouraging her.
When she finally stands, she walks over to him, sliding her body down his, rubbing her scent all over him. Such a hussy. I was afraid she was going to present her backside to him, but instead she smacks him in the face with her tail before taking off, yipping in excitement.
Kai immediately gives chase, playfully nipping at her heels. They play together for hours, enjoying the run, the feel of the earth beneath their paws. Kai eventually mind links that we need to rest and walks us to a pond before walking off. Artemis leans down to drink some water and finds a sunny spot to lay down. Kai comes back carrying a rabbit that he caught and drops it in front of Artemis, still giving her gifts. She takes it and begins eating it as he lays down next to her.
I shut it off until she’s done. I love my wolf, but there are some things that I don’t want to participate in, and eating raw animals is one of them. When she’s done, she nuzzles him and he licks the blood off her muzzle. It’s the wolf version of a loving kiss as it goes on much longer than is needed to clean her. She lays her head down on his paws and he lays his head across her neck before she falls asleep.
When Kai nuzzles her awake later, we get up and head back home. The pace is slower. Artemis is still tired. When we get home, I shift back and reach down to grab my clothes. Rik is suddenly behind me, wrapping his arms around me. “Kai had a really good time today. He’s been wanting to spend time with Artemis for a while now.”
I turn in his arms, well aware that we are both naked. “Artemis had a really good time as well. She’s also been wanting to run with Kai, and it was probably good that we did this before she’s up to full strength. She’ll be giving Kai a run for him money next time.” I smile looking up into his glacial blue eyes.
“I’m pretty confident that Kai can keep up.” He says sliding his hands down my body, over my hips to my ass, holding a cheek in each hand. “Have I mentioned how gorgeous you are?” He says leaning back and looking over my body leisurely. “I mean, I knew you were beautiful, but this,” he gestures to my naked body. “This is something beyond.”
He leans in, rubbing his nose across my nose, to my cheek then to my ear. “One day I hope to worship this body to my heart’s content, touching and tasting every inch of you until I know every mole, every scar, every freckle on your body.” My body shivers with his words and his breath against my ear. And I know he can smell my arousal. “Would you like that my little guardian?”
“Yes.” I can’t help my breathy reply. I do want it. I’ve never wanted to be with anyone other than my mate and not knowing who that is, I’ve never thought about being with anyone. But this man, he makes me feel things that I didn’t know a person could feel. He makes my body hum with desire.
“Good.” He steps back and away from me. “But for now, you should get dressed. I’d love it if you’d have dinner with me again at the packhouse.”
Talk about a tease. How is he able to shift gears so fast?
“How do you do that?”
He looks at me, tilting his head in question.