Roused (Moon Claimed) (6 page)

THIRTEEN

Erin had no idea how they made it to
his cabin but she was grateful when he finally pushed the door open to his bedroom and pulled her to him. The kiss was fierce and even rough, fueled with all the tension, frustration, thrilling anticipation and the passion that was finally unleashed. She let her hands travel up his chest to push his suit jacket off his broad shoulders, reveling in the heat of him. But she wanted closer to that heat that rivaled her own and started on his shirt.

When his chest was bare she tore away from his mouth and
trailed kisses and licks along his jaw and to his neck before pulling away to look at him, running her hands along his smooth skin. They were both breathing hard.

His
eyes were dark with desire and utterly focused on her, only her, as he said, “Sit down.”

His voice was deliciously husky, laced with want
, and Erin didn’t even hesitate and did as he commanded, sitting down on the edge of the bed, her hands braced slightly behind her.

He knelt down in front of her and picked up first one leg then the other to get rid of her shoes.
His hands left her skin tingling and her body pleading for more. But he stood, his chin motioned towards the bed. “Lie down on your stomach.”

Again she did as he asked,
her curiosity piqued, and wondered what he would do next. She heard the rustle of clothes and looked over her shoulder to see him undress until he stood magnificently naked. Her whole body clenched. He tsked and she turned her head.

Waiting.

And then his large hands were on her, stroking up her legs, above the silky material of her dress, and roaming across her hips and ass. When his fingers brushed her neck, her body was already a burning mess. She felt him grasp the zipper and tug gently. He loomed above her, his body and the heat of him so close and yet not close enough. Her breath caught when his lips touched the bare skin that was revealed. Slowly, agonizingly soft and hot kisses trailed down her spine. His tongue brushed out, tasting her at the small of her back and sending shivers down to her toes. Her heart beat against her ribs and Erin moaned. The slow pace made her feel desired, made her feel so much more than that, made her feel too much.

Her voice was even hoarser than usual.
“Remember, you don’t need to be all careful with me. I like it rough.”

A chuckle.
“Yes, I know.” He didn’t change his pace however, and continued dropping sweet, delicious and patient kisses along her spine up to her neck. His breath hit her ear, right before his tongue sneaked out. “Makes it easier, huh?”

The haze st
arting to cloud her mind made it difficult to understand. “What? What are you talking about?”

“T
he rough sex. It makes it easier for you to keep things simple, easier to keep the men at bay.”

Something inside that wanted to stay in the darkness tried to shy away
from his words, from him. “Sorry to disappoint, Seth. I just fucking like it rough.”

She could feel his lips moving against her skin as he ignored her. Was he grinning?

He bit that sensitive spot at her neck and she groaned. Pleasure made her lose her thoughts.

“Turn around.”

She did and he tugged her dress off her arms and to her waist. His eyes lighting on what he revealed, as if opening a present. Then he bunched her dress at her waist and pulled it off of her together with her panties.

She wanted to sit up, to reach out and touch him but he shook his head. “Lie down. Don’t move.”

Once more he ran his hands up her legs and she let them fall open as he teased her, getting closer and closer to where she wanted him most. Erin cried out when he finally touched her and heard him growl his approval. His fingers ran along her lips and then slipped inside collecting her wetness there and spreading it. Oh God, she was so close to combusting. Then his mouth was on her, licking her lips and sucking her clit. The orgasm hit her hard but he kept working her, prolonging her high and apparently loving every minute of it.

Then
Seth moved up her body, dropping kisses on her stomach and then her breasts. His teeth grazed her nipple and he bit her before lapping the sting away with his tongue. And what a wicked tongue it was.

His lips
moved up to her neck and he bit her earlobe, making her shudder. “You think you can guard yourself against love that way, that there’s no place for soft feelings that way. It makes it easier for you because somehow you think you aren’t deserving of love.” Nestling between her legs, arms braced beside her, she could feel the tip of him nudging her entrance. His eyes glowed, sparkling with gold as they finally met hers, looking at her and seeing so much more than anyone should. “But you deserve love. You deserve it all.”

He thrust into her with one strong thrust
. Seth groaned and Erin gasped, overwhelmed by the incredible sensations of finally being joined like this and by his words. Seth didn’t move but looked down at her instead. And the look he gave her, so deep and tender and full of love, pulled her love out of her shadows and into his light. “You deserve love.” Seth kissed her nose and her heart throbbed inside her chest, beating painfully but strong. “And you have mine.”

Before she could react – although she didn’t know how to – and before she could utter a word, he held her close and
rolled them over so she was on top of him.

He was giving her free reign, the control to do whatever she wanted. The decision was in her hands.
Erin stared down at him, searching his face and his eyes, for what she didn’t know. But she found sincerity there – and love. It was so clear and honest, it made her throat tighten up. Her blood was burning and now her heart was as well.

She leaned down, her eyes never leaving his as she touched her lips to his. But
closed them as their tongues played, slowly, erotically but also so tenderly…she had never been kissed like this before, had never kissed anyone like this before. For the first time her heart soared. And she slowly began to move on him even as silent tears ran down her cheeks. He kissed them away and cupped her face before letting his hands roam, stoking their desire to a height she had never known. Pure and intimate.

Erin
groaned, sitting up and let her head fall back. He felt incredible inside of her, stretching her. Keeping the pace slow, she enjoyed the feeling of him sliding in and out of her, enjoyed seeing his jaw clench, his hands gripping her thighs as their breathing became heavier. But as their fire consumed her and her body grew closer and closer to the blissful edge, slow wasn’t an option anymore. They locked gazes, veiled with lust, while Seth’s hand moved between her thighs where his thumb rubbed her clit. Her body tensed and Erin couldn’t breathe, could only cry out his name, when flames of pleasure shot through her veins and her climax hit, her muscles gripping him tight.

Seth pushed into her, meeting her hips one more time, and
shouted, plunging as deep as he could go as his release shot into her. Collapsing on top of him she listened to his galloping heartbeat that matched her own.

“Did you
ever dream of me?” Her words were a soft whisper in the night after their breathing had finally slowed.

“Yes. I have for a long time.”

FOURTEEN

“If that isn’t a lovely smile, then I don’t know what is.”

Erin looked at Joanne.

The two of them were at the lake in the forest, where tonight Tess and Nathan’s bonding ceremony would take place. Erin was preparing fire baskets and torches, while Joanne took care of flower arrangements, which in her new witchy world meant that Joanne coaxed the flowers naturally growing in the
forest to form lovely bouquets and even a kind of pergola. The aisle for example was a soft carpet of white anemones.

Erin shrugged. She knew she hadn’t stopped smiling ever since her first night with Seth, she couldn’t help it even though she was also a little scared by the intensity of her feelings for him which still seemed to grow with every day that passed.
The first time in her life she was in love. She even was in a relationship. But most of all she was happy and that realization brought a comfort, a balm for her soul, that made her smile.

Joanne chuckled, her knowing eyes sparkling.
She stepped back from her work and asked, “Do you think she’ll like it?”

Erin joined her and took a look as well, cocking her head slightly. “Yes. She will love it. Well,
we better head back before she wonders where we are.”

The two women parted ways at the edge of the forest and Er
in headed to her cabin to change. Her dress was a lovely green, flowing past her ankles and with transparent lace covering her arms and back. It was a shame Seth wasn’t here to see it, but she knew he was with Nathan, both of them getting ready for the ceremony. She added light make-up, styled her short blonde hair into a sexy mess before grabbing her coat and a bottle of champagne and hurrying over to her sister’s place. Letting herself in she found Tess upstairs and in front of a floor-length mirror, smoothing a hand over her dress. It was white, long and flowing much like hers with a silver laced V neckline, and left her back bare. Her sister’s hair was silky, half up half down with white anemones tucked into the blonde waves here and there.

Erin gasped. “Oh God. You look so beautiful.”

Tess turned around, a shy and nervous smile tugging at her lips. “Do you think he’ll like it?”

“He won’t be able to take his eyes, much less his hands, off you.” Erin held up the bottle in her hand
and two glasses in her other. “Brought some bubbly.”

“You’re the best.”

While opening the bottle, Erin glanced at her sister who had sat down on the bed. “Nervous?”

“Yes. But a good kind of nervous.”

“Good.” She handed Tess a glass and sat own as well. “I can’t believe my baby sister is going to bond with a wolf. You’re basically marrying him, right?”

“Witch style, yeah.” Tess downed her glass. “What about you and Seth? Still want me to drag you off to a hospital
if you start talking about bonding?”

Erin frowned as she sipped her champagne. “I don’t know.”

“Wow. We really have changed. We are witches, our lovers are wolves.” Tess stared at her. “And now, I’m suddenly the one who likes it rough while you go for the soft and easy.”

“Hey, I still like it rough. I just don’t run away screaming at the thought of
making love
.”

Tess smiled and took her hand in hers. “Are you happy, Erin?”

It was the same question Erin had asked her sister after she had come here. “Yes, I am.”

“Good.”

The sun was about to set, painting the sky with
a last breath, when the sisters made their way through the forest. When they reached the edge of the trees that lined the clearing around the lake Erin and Tess took off their coats and laid them on a stone nearby. Erin summoned the magic and love in her, imagining the ceremony altar in front of her, and ignited the torches and fire baskets with her thoughts. The flames’ heat warmed the air around them, like a bubble, protecting them against the cold of the falling night.

Guided only by the music of the forest and the night the sisters stepped out into the clearing. Tess gasped at the sight in front of her. Erin and Joanne had successfully kept her in the dark about the preparations here. “Oh my God. It’s beautiful.” Her teary gaze, full of love, flicked to Erin. “You did this.”

“With Joanne’s help.”

“Shit. And now you make me cry and swear before the ceremony has even begun.”

“Stop it, you’ll make me cry as well.”

Tess took a deep breath and then nodded.

Nathan was waiting, near the lakeshore, with Seth and his mother by his side, all of them dressed in black and silver. The two of them only had eyes for each other and were grinning like fools.

When they reached him, Erin hugged her sister and stepped aside before winking at Seth. God, he should be forbidden to wear a suit.

As the new moon was about to set as well, Joanne started the ceremony. Summoning old magic she joined the two mates who were about to start a new life, as was the moon. Words of love, oaths and kisses were exchanged while their hands were bound in silver and tears sprang to Erin’s eyes. Love and magic were heavy in the air and in her heart. But then the air changed for the last part of the ceremony. Erotically charged, for the end wasn’t marked with a kiss but a bite.

Nathan’s eyes glowed gold as he leaned in and nuzzled her sister’s neck, before he groaned and marked the soft flesh there. Erin’s gaze locked with Seth’s and
heat shot through her body.

FIFTEEN

They left the couple to enjoy their new mated status as soon as the ceremony was completed and hurried home. The moment the door to Seth’s cabin closed behind them
, Seth and Erin were all over each other.

They stumbled towards the couch, s
hedding their clothes on the floor, and she took him into her hands the moment his cock sprang free. He groaned as she stroked the velvety length of him. Her heart thumping in her chest, her blood rushing in her ears she slowly went to her knees in front of him.

Guessing her intent Seth shook his head, grabbing for her shoulders.
“Erin. You don’t need to do that. I don’t want you to pressure yourself. We’ve got all the time in the world, love.”

She smi
led at his words, the honesty in them. “I want to try. Just a bit.” And that was true. He gave her so much pleasure, she wanted to give something in return although she knew she wouldn’t be able to overcome her trauma overnight. With a reassuring and yet sexy smile at Seth she started to nibble the length of him. When the voices of the past stayed silent she kissed and licked. Her tongue tasting him. His thighs tensed and as she looked up golden eyes, dark with heat, met hers. She moaned as wetness pooled between her legs. Encouraged by the sight of him and all traces of nervousness gone, she closed her mouth just over the tip of him and sucked. “Fuck.” He groaned, burying a hand in her short hair. Pride and pleasure flooded her. Letting go of him he pulled her up and hugged her close, his breathing hard in her ears.

“
I need to be inside you.” Then Seth turned her into his arms, letting his hands roam. He cupped her breasts, pinching her nipples hard and making her tremble. When his fingers trailed south to slide between her thighs she moved her head to lick his neck. Her body was on fire.

“
You’re so wet.” Another groan and he lifted her up onto the couch with her knees slightly spread, her hands braced on the back of it. She felt him behind her, his hands on her hips and then he thrust home. Erin gasped at the utter bliss and rocked back against him, urging him to move. Obliging her, he started to pound into her. His hands moved over her back, around her ribcage to her breasts. Erin shivered with the intense pleasure as he surrounded her and as her body throbbed for him.

Suddenly Seth stopped, buried deep inside of her. She squirmed, her body begging him to move, to give her the release they were so eagerly chasing together. He tortured her with slow strokes as he leaned in to lick her ear and a soft trail down to her neck. Her head fell to the side and he bit her. Like lightning her climax slammed into her, as did he as he lost all rhythm and control and pounded into her
before thrusting deep, moaning with his own release.

Later that night Erin lay in bed entangled with Seth, a soft smile playing at her lips as she listened to his heartbeat. After a little nap and grabbing something to eat they had finally managed to make their way upstairs.

“Seth?”

“Hmm?”

She sat up to
lean over his chest, her serious mismatched eyes never leaving his. “I like to be in control, you know that, but there are some traditions even I like to see respected.” His eyebrows rose, intrigued. “So I want you to know that even though I’m all for gender equality, you’ll have be the one to have to ask me to mate with you. But just so you know, I will say yes. Since no man has ever made me feel this way. Has ever made me
feel
.”

He
cupped her face in his hands, drowning her in the silver of his smiling gaze. “Don’t worry, love. I intend to ask you,” something wicked sparked there, “and I know that you’ll say yes.”

She snorted at his arrogance, but he went on, his eyes softening
with love again as he tapped her temple gently. “But I know that there’s already a lot going on here. So much has changed already. So I’ll wait. I can be patient.”

“I love you.”

“I love you, too.”

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