Bound by The Moon (The Bound Series Book 2) (7 page)

"I accept you Jaden Matthews, and I'm happy to tie my life to yours. Happy?  Now move," she hissed making him smile, which turned to a groan as she again tried to pull him further into her body.

"No, not yet. Don't move a muscle," Jaden ground out, as he fumbled around in his front pocket. He had to pull one of Maya's thighs out of his way, groaning at the sight that met him. He shook his head, dragging his gaze from the erotic sight of his body disappearing inside of hers. He held the ring, he'd managed to manoeuvre out of his jeans pocket. Then positioning her thigh back on him again, he edges forward to hold her body still. Gritting his teeth as the movement pushed him a little further inside her again. More sweat beaded on his brow as he held himself back, grinding his teeth. He just managed to stop himself from thrusting all the way home, and gaining some relief. Taking Maya's right hand in his own, he slid the ring that Douglas had provide onto her ring finger. Then he put the disc on her palm, over her mark, before placing his own palm against hers. He had to interlock their fingers to hold it in place.

He was now shaking with the effort it took, to not thrust by this time, as he held their entwined hands out, away from their bodies.

"I take you as mine from this day forward. A lifetime to share," Jaden told Maya and hissed in relief as he was finally able to sink into her. He began to move within her, leaning forward, and over her. So she had to lean backwards over the seat of his bike. Their joined hands, now above her head.

The movement was too much. Sinking into her tight, warm, heat and feeling her stretch and close around him was too much. He was so close to release it was agony, but he needed Maya to go over first. Again he could feel her hesitation.

"Jaden, my hand is burning," Maya whispered.

"I know, I'm sorry, but it's okay. It won't last long, I promise," he said. Kissing her again as he continued to move inside her, hoping that it was true. The pain was a little distracting, like a bee sting, or stinging nettles where the skin of their palms touched. He needed to get this done, before something went wrong. Then as he tried to pick up the pace and deepen his stroke, the bike began to wobble. He felt like screaming in frustration. Shit, this wasn't working. His movements were making the bike too unstable. If he didn't move them it was going to go over, taking them with it.

What to do
? He presently didn't have a lot of blood left in his top head.

"Maya, wrap your left arm around my neck, and hold on tight. Then you need to grip me with your thighs. Wrap your legs tight around my waist, and lock them." Jaden told her as he shoved his right arm beneath her bottom, hefting her up and holding her flush against him. Once he was sure he had a proper grip, and wasn't in danger of dropping her, he staggered over to the blanket.

With Maya wrapped so tightly around him, he'd never been so uncomfortable in his life. Her heels were dug into his arse, and her dress was bunched up between them. Add in the fact that the zipper of his jeans was digging into his groin, and that she'd probably have a belt buckle mark on her stomach, he was having a fucking ball. He should have undressed them, but his other side baulked at the idea. It may not be comfortable like this, but at least no one else was getting a look at her naked.

It was not the easiest manoeuvre to make though. Still keeping their marked hands, as well as their bodies, locked together. If he moved an inch the wrong way, so to speak, the binding wouldn't take. What the fuck had he been thinking starting this on the seat of his bike?  What a stupid idea. At over two hundred years old, experience alone should have told him this wasn't going to work. He should have moved this to the blanket from the get go, instead of jumping in like a virgin on a first date. Jaden shook his head at his own stupidity.

Maya began laughing at the precarious position they were both now in. Her thighs were shaking from the effort of trying to hold Jaden within her body. She knew if he slipped out, this would all have been for nothing. On the last full moon, before her twenty sixth birthday, once he entered her body the countdown had begun. As soon as that initial connection between their bodies and hands had happened, it had set everything in motion. If they lost connection of either now, Jaden was doomed. They didn't get a second chance at this, he was out of moons, therefore out of time.

"Not funny," Jaden hissed, dropping to his knees with Maya still wrapped around him. Then gently lowered her onto her back, before coming down on top of her. Again pushing their joined hands above her head.

"I know, I'm sorry. Its nerves," Maya told him. You're also heavy, and my hand is stinging like a son of a bitch," Maya whispered breathily. Jaden raised his brows, pulling back slightly, by leaning on his right hand. It was a tricky move, but he could tell by her shallow breathing that his weight was too much for her. He had to keep their right hands entwined and over her head, for the moons rays to reach them.

"Okay, and maybe it is kind of funny," Maya admitted, now that she could breathe again. "I mean you're staggering around with me like a drunk, as I try to hold onto you like a limpet. You've got to admit the ridiculousness of it, kind of sucks the romance out of the whole ceremony." Maya giggled, and Jaden's mouth twisted in derision. Just then the DJ, on the radio station on his phone, announced a group call 112. Who were apparently singing a song called 'Anywhere.' Maya and Jaden looked at each other and began laughing as it began. The lyrics were rather apt, due to their present position, as they sang about doing it anywhere. They both looked above their heads, then over towards the bike. It was as if they were describing them.

"Fuck, this is not how I envisioned this evening going at all," Jaden grumbled, good naturedly. Leaning his forehead against Maya's, his shoulders began to shake with laughter. It was either that or cry, because he could feel his chance with Maya slipping from his grasp, as he began to soften inside her.

Sobering as she felt Jaden softening Maya wriggled, squeezing her internal muscles, to keep their connection. Knowing that if this didn't happen now she'd lose him. Panic set in then, because she would not lose him due to her own nerves about being heard or seen. She definitely would not lose him over a stupid song, ruining the moment, because too much was at stake. This was her fault, Jaden had only put the radio station on in the first place to try and help her feel a little more at ease. Thinking it would help her to relax.

Wrapping her left arm around Jaden's waist, she gave him a squeeze. Then trailed her hand down his back, and beneath the waist of his jeans. Her nails scraping lightly along the base of his spine, before digging into his arse. The sharp pain and scraping motion made him hiss in a breath as his hips shot forward. The movement made them groan in unison, as their bodies ground together. The friction of connection, setting tingles for them both, and Jaden was instantly hard again.

"Fuck the music, just hold on," Jaden told Maya. Gritting his teeth, as he again began moving within her.

Maya's back arched, altering the angle of his penetration. Just that one was adjustment, she was close. Jaden felt her begin to tremble beneath and around him, but the closer she got, the more panic entered her eyes. Just as she was about to tip over, a look of pure horror crossed her face. Realising the problem, Jaden quickly rolled to the side, continuing to move, while freeing his right arm. Awkwardly, he leaned on his elbow, so he could bring his hand over. Therefore, he could cover her mouth and still keep his weight off her.

This was the weirdest position he'd ever been in. They were turned around like a pretzel, with his new move. What with having to keep her right and his left hands together, but it was the only way he could think of to muffle her sounds. Maya shattered around him, the sound vibrating though his palm. That combined with the feeling of her internal muscles rhythmically squeezing him, was enough to trigger his own release. His orgasm was so powerful it made him feel light headed, as his body produced, and released sperm for the first time. The intensity of it had him shaking, as it continued on, running from his toes to centre in his groin. His neck muscles strained, and he ground his teeth as his body went completely out of control.

Jaden had never felt anything like it before. Groaning, he had to bite down on his own bottom lip to try and quieten his own sounds. The pleasure from the release so strong, and intense, it triggered other changes that were also beyond his control. He was completely helpless to stop it, as his cat began to rise to the surface. His eyes turned more golden, heat banding coming into his vision, and his canines lengthened.

"You're sure about this," he managed to lisp gruffly around his lengthened canines. Maya undulated beneath him, still in the throes of her own release, and unable to vocalise a response. She just nodded her head, and he felt it against the hand still covering her mouth, continuing to muffle her continuing moans.

"I'm sorry," Jaden managed, to hiss around his teeth. Then without any further warning struck, biting down into her shoulder. His canines penetrating deeply into her flesh, as he continued releasing inside her. Maya's eyes opened wide in shock over his hand, because the double assault of pain and pleasure triggered yet another orgasm, a rolling effect. This one so much stronger, the pleasure bordered on pain.

The moonlight touched their joined hands through the canopy of the trees, and their skin glowed. Maya tried freeing her hand from Jaden's grasp, due to the now burning pain. The stinging in their hands excruciating to endure, but Jaden held on, not allowing her any quarter. The weight of his body now pinning her to the ground beneath him. His teeth still buried in her shoulder, as he snarled a warning around her flesh. He continued pounding into her body as the pain in their hands, now glowed orange, with the heat.

Eventually the glow dimmed, and pain in their palms subsided. The fusion of their skin vanished, enabling them to finally untangle their hands. Jaden finally stopped ejaculating, and released his bite from Maya's shoulder. Sweat covered his body, his clothes sticking to him, as his canines finally slid from her flesh.

Maya still shook with the power of her orgasms as Jaden, separated them completely, making her hiss. The feeling of his still hardened flesh gliding over delicate skin, made extra sensitive; was painful. Maya shuddered in reaction, as Jaden pushed himself up before shuffling backwards onto his haunches.

Digging his hands into the earth, Jaden's top lip lifted off his still lengthened canines, which were now coated with Maya's blood. He eyed her from his now, fully feline eyes, before his head lowered.

Jaden began shifting to his animal form, while still hunched slightly over her prone, shaking body.

"
Maya, shift
," Jaden managed to snap inside her mind, his panic for her safety coming through. He managed to force himself further back from her, giving her some space.

Maya shook her head, from where she still lay panting upon the blanket, and he growled at her.

"
Maya I said shift, now
," he snarled, just as he lost the battle over his other half, and fully transformed.

Jaden now watched Maya from the fixed stare of his jaguar form. The cat moved further away and began pacing, agitation evident in his stiff, jerky movements. Muscular limbs, flexing as he moved before her. Aggression pouring from every line of the large, solid body. He was beautiful to look upon. All bulging muscle and sleek, shinning, midnight black fur, as the light from the moon caressed him. Both moon and the cat called to her, but she was frightened of the unknown.

"
Jaden, I can't shift. I don't know how
?" Maya whispered into his mind, but the cat shook his head, shaking off her panicked words. There was no understanding from him whatsoever. It was as if Jaden was no longer there, as if he had in fact given free rein to his cat?

It took a menacing step towards her, hissing then chuffing in annoyance when she didn't comply and change. His top lip again lifting in warning, as the cat began losing patience with her. He wanted his mate now, and the female before him was keeping him from what he'd been waiting for. The large, angry cat slapped the grass near her feet, with a quick sharp movement. The threat made her squeal in fright, as she hastily pulled her legs up, trying to scoot back and away.

The cat took another step forward, intimidating her, and Maya's eyes slit in anger. Her nostrils flared as she stared back at the huge, black cat before her.

"Jaden, I'm telling you now, cut this shit out." She snapped at him, her voice wavering with a mix of frustration and fear.

The cat's front end lowered, keeping eye contact as his top lip again lifted, showing her his teeth; the ones still stained with her own blood.

That was it, Maya went from scared, to completely pissed off in a flash. Her body began vibrating with her barely leashed anger. Her shaking increased as something else tried to rise and take over, her cat was obviously trying to protect her. Maya didn't fight, she just let go, and allowed it forward. Revelling in the feeling of freedom given by just being able to mentally step back, and letting the change happen.

She felt her bones crack, as they began to reshape. No pain, just peace, as the midnight black fur with lighter rosettes sprouted from where skin had once been. Maya's face altered, cheekbones widened, and a muzzle formed, as her teeth lengthened. Rolling over onto all fours, her back arched. Where arms and legs had been, there were now limbs on a small, sleek black jaguar.