Scent of a Mate (16 page)

“You’ll never be alone again, my love,” Aric promised with soft kisses into her hair.

The tears fell. She didn’t know what to say. Thank you seemed so inappropriate but it was what her heart was feeling. Thankful.

She said the first thing that came to her. “I got your back too, my sexy fur ball.”

Aric chuckled. The sounds of his laughter lulled her into a peaceful sleep.

Jordan woke to soft kisses running down her back. Her pussy became wet in a heartbeat. She was never going to get out of bed if things went on this way. Fuzziness ran out of the window the moment he got to her ass.

“What are you doing?” She mumbled half-asleep.

He slipped a finger between her wet folds. “Fuck, baby. You’re always wet for me.”

“Mmm-hmm,” she moaned.

He licked around her asshole, swiping his tongue in circles. She wiggled in his grasp and snapped her eyes open. She pushed back into his mouth, loving the feel of his tongue over her dark entrance.

He finger fucked her pussy while licking circles on her ass.

“Aric? What are you––”

“I promised you some action back here, remember? I can’t wait to fuck you again.”

She jerked her head up on the bed and glanced over her shoulder. It wasn’t that she didn’t want to try that with him. But they just needed one more thing before he could go there.

“Hang on,” she said and reached for her bedside drawer. Shoving her hand blindly into it, she reached around until she bypassed the large number of sex toys, which he’d probably ask about later, to grasp a bottle. Bingo.

She tapped his head and passed him the bottle of lubricant. “If that’s the case, I think you’re gonna need this.”

Then she went back into the drawer and pulled out a small clit stimulator in the shape of an egg. “And I’m going to need this.”

He got on his knees behind her. She watched him grease his cock and jerk it at the same time. Her throat went dry. Watching him was better than any porn she’d ever seen.

“Like what you see?”

She nodded and licked her lips.

He dropped some of the liquid on her asshole and proceeded to rub it in and around her anal entrance. She turned the egg on vibrate and slid it down until she was rubbing it over her clit. She shuddered with the toy on her clit and his fingers thrusting in and out of her ass.

Before long her body was winding with the feel of the vibration on her clit.

“Relax for me, baby.”

She allowed her body to soften at the invasion of his cock pushing its way into her ass. The stinging wasn’t new. She’d tried this with toys before.

“Are you okay?” There was concern in his voice.

“I’m good. I mean,” she panted, “I’m great. Keep going.” She pushed back and he slipped all the way into her on tight thrust.

“Holy fuck!” He groaned. “You feel unbelievable.”

He slowly pulled back and slammed into her.

She moaned and increased the speed on the egg. Her ass tightened around him involuntarily.

“God, Jordan…”

She wiggled to get him to move. He slipped back and drove in. Harder. Faster. In quicker succession. Her clit twitched at the vibration of the egg.

“Oh my…oh God.” Her hand shook as her body went taut. She pulled the egg away and brought it back to the super sensitive skin she was rubbing it on. His drives grew in force. She turned the egg to a higher speed.

He cursed. She held the egg right on her clit and the quick unraveling in her pussy had her shuddering and gasping for air. Her climax rushed her. It was so intense she was left breathless and shaking. Her ass squeezed at his cock hard. He came in short jerks into her ass. She tried to catch her breath but her lungs were still shuddering from how hard she’d come.

She dropped the egg and sunk to the bed. Aric bounced off the bed. She was too liquefied to wonder where he’d gone. Moments later, he was wiping her ass with a wet wash cloth. Afterwards he got back into bed and held her in his arms.

“You know, if you make my brain turn to mush and my legs to jelly every time we have sex, I may have to tie you to this bed and never let you go.”

He laughed. “Baby, you won’t need to tie me. I’m always going to be here willingly. Jordan, I have a question for you.” He sounded so insecure she had to glance at his face.

“What’s wrong?”

“I…” He lifted to a sitting position and took her with him. He cupped her face in his hands. “I love you.”

She smiled. “I love you too.”

“I don’t ever want us to be apart.”

“We won’t be.” She tried to calm whatever it was that was bothering him.

“Okay then. So you’ll do it?”

She raised her brows. Clearly she missed something in there somewhere. “Do what?”

“Will you marry me?” He picked up a box he’d set next to him on the bed and opened it to show off a beautiful and unique diamond ring.

She sighed. There were no longer nerves, only absolute happiness. The man she loved, the family she’d come to love, all loved her back. Unconditionally. That was the best feeling in the world.

“You’re the only woman I have ever envisioned spending my life with.”

Tears rolled down her cheeks. Aric was her one. He’d been her one at thirteen and he’d never stop being her one true love. “Yes, I’ll marry you.”

She let him put the ring on her finger and snuggled into him on the bed. She should probably wait a few minutes before licking her way down his body like she was visualizing. He was being so romantic and here she wanted to get him inside her again. She was so perverted. And she couldn’t find it in her to feel even a little bad about it.

“Congratulations!” Ellie rushed inside and enveloped Jordan in a tight hug.

“What did we miss?” Emma was followed into the house by Karla and Nicole. Ellie yanked her hand in front of her and displayed it for the other women to see Jordan’s engagement ring.

Everyone spoke at the same time. Jordan swore she was hugged more than a stuffed animal is by a child. Let’s not forget to add deaf to the list. She winced every time they screamed in excitement.

“Calm down already. I didn’t get married…yet.”

The squealing started anew. She laughed and let them gush over her ring and how beautiful it was. Two little wolves meeting at the nose with a solitaire diamond between their muzzles. It was a very creative ring. One of the little wolves had yellow stones for eyes, while the other had grey stones. Aric had gone above and beyond to create something uniquely theirs.

Once they finally calmed, they noticed her surprise.

“Is my mother here?” Ellie asked, sniffing and heading for the kitchen.

“Oh my God, she has to be because that smells divine.” Emma gave a cheeky grin. “No offense, Jordan. You cook really well, but Mrs. Wolfe has magic hands when it comes to delicious food.”

Jordan folded her hands over her chest. “I’m going to remember that the next time you want empanadas.”

“Oooh! You’re in trouble, Emma. I love your empanadas, Jordan.”

“What did you do to your hair?” Jordan frowned. She hadn’t seen Nic since she’d been at the hospital, and now that she inhaled, there was a particular scent on her. Heck, all her friends smelled…different.

“She got highlights.” Karla grinned, tugging on one of Nic’s long honey-toned curls. Nic slapped her hand away.

“I needed a change.”

The ability to read her friends through her senses was fascinating for Jordan. She could hear the insecurity in Nicole’s voice. She scented Karla and Emma’s concern for their friends.

Not that it was Jordan’s business, since they all knew she was nosy as hell, but she felt the need to calm the insecurity filling her friends.

“So, did you girls know that Jake and Nathan are helping Caleb get his pack back?”

Karla lifted a brow. “Those two are finally doing something helpful? That’s hard to believe.”

Nic’s features went serious. “Tell me about it. Usually they’re too busy chasing skirts.”

Jordan had a hard time not smiling. They were saying one thing, but she could sense their excitement at her news. She wondered if all humans mated to shifters felt so much more after the bite. Aric had mentioned she would change, but this was strange even for her.

Nicole walked past her down the hallway, until she was out of view. Nic’s voice floated from the kitchen, where she actively begged Barbara for some food. She said Karla and Emma had starved her all day.

Emma walked past her to the living area. Her scent was stronger than the others. Ellie stopped beside her. She opened her mouth, but was cut off before she said anything.

“Don’t mention the scent.”

“What? Why? What is it?” She whispered the words in the same soft voice Ellie had used.

Ellie grinned. Her eyes had gone a deep shade of blue Jordan loved. It only got that dark whenever she was happy. “You’ll see in time, but it’s best to not say anything for now.”

Barbara stepped out of the kitchen with a large platter of food, followed by Karla with another tray of food they placed on the dining room table. Aric’s mom had been there for her more than Jordan could have ever expected. She’d spent days at the hospital with her and the day Aric finally brought her home, she’d stopped by daily to ensure she wasn’t over doing things. Even knowing her son was obsessive in his need to watch over her, Barbara hadn’t cared. She’d brought food and kept her company the times he needed to go to the bar.

Jordan would be going back to school soon, but she was definitely enjoying her sick time.

“So what do we owe all this yummy food to?” Karla sat on the dining room table, joining the others as they made their way there.

“Well,” Barbara smiled. Her blue eyes were so much like Ellie’s, only filled with a wealth of knowledge. “I’m going to let poor Jordan have her life back, now that she’s feeling better. So I figured this was a nice way to stop harassing her with endless amounts of food.”

Jordan laughed at the shock in her friends’ faces. “I don’t mind you being here at all, Barbara. And I mind your food even less.”

“You know,” Nicole chewed and swallowed a piece of meat before continuing. “If you want to come over to my house and harass me with endless amounts of food I think I can learn to tolerate that.”

Barbara’s eyes twinkled with delight. “You’ll get your turn, Nicole, but now I have something more fun in mind.”

Jordan frowned. Some kind of communication was going on that she wasn’t aware of between Ellie and her mom.

“Let’s talk about my sons.” Barbara glanced around the table at each of the girls. More than one glanced down at her plate while fidgeting. A smile split her lips. At least Jordan was no longer the one under the gun.

Ellie smirked. “Why did everyone go quiet?”

“Ellie!” Karla’s face was a dark crimson under her tanned skin. “That’s your mom. We can’t trash talk the sexy four to her.”

Barbara laughed. “Yes, you can. I know my boys. They’re bossy, annoying, and quite good looking, right?”

All the women nodded in unison.

“Let’s start with you, Emma.”

Emma’s deer caught in the headlights made Jordan choke on her drink.

“M-me?”

“I think you want to tell me why Mason is an overbearing, macho, pig.” She turned to Ellie. “That’s what I heard her call him last time they crossed paths at the hospital, right?”

Ellie chortled. “That’s what she called him, Mom.”

Things were about to get interesting.

* * *

Jordan’s phone rang as she walked out of her house. It was Emma. She flinched. Emma was in wedding planner mode and she really didn’t want to discuss the difference between light blue, sky blue, ocean blue, pastel blue, and baby blue. All Jordan had requested was for the color blue to be used.

Dammit! She could really do with some stress relief, but Aric had gone to Wolfe’s Den to meet up with Caleb. The past few days she’d felt a bit more aggressive than usual, and her horny level had gone from pervert to nympho status. Her body throbbed with just the feel of the material from her clothes. If she didn’t know better she’d swear someone drugged her. She’d brought it up to Aric. He’d shrugged it off and said he’d take her aggressive side any time.

“Hi, Emma.” She carried her camera to her vehicle as she spoke.

“Hey! What are you up to?”

“I’m going to the clearing to take some photos. I decided I want to add them into the book for visual reference purposes. Plus, I want to go remember the feel of the place so I can describe it better. It’s been so long since the ceremony my mind is a little hazy.”

“Oh that sounds great. Want some company?”

“Sure, why not? Meet me at the same spot we parked last time.”

She shut the phone only to growl the next time it rang a second later. Aric.

“Hi there, handsome.”

“Hello, beautiful.” Jesus. He spoke and her nipples stood to attention. One thing was for sure, she’d never be able to take his calls in the classroom. Her students were much too observant. “What are you up to? I can’t wait to see you.”

Her pussy went slick at the images her mind conjured up. Sick, sick Jordan. “I’m going to the clearing to take some photos. I’ll be back in no time.”