He wasn’t going to tell her. Lucy was a witch who
couldn’t control her emotions, and he was going to make sure he protected her.
“I don’t mind—”
Kissing her hands, he shook his head. “There’s going
to be plenty of time for me to get what I want, babe. You don’t need to worry
about me losing my head.” Releasing her hands, he moved away from the edge of
the pool. “Just so you know, I’ve got no excuse now to keep my hands off of
you. I can take you whenever the hell I want.”
“You think I’ll let you?”
“Baby, you want me. Your soaking wet pussy proved it.
I’m no rapist. All you had to do was tell me no, and I’d have let you go. You
didn’t do either, and so, I took what I wanted.” Her cheeks were a bright shade
of red again. “I love it when you blush.”
“You do it on purpose, don’t you?”
“Maybe. There’s nothing more beautiful than rosy red
cheeks.”
They swam for an hour, talking and getting to know
each other. Slowly, Lucy grew more and more comfortable with him, and he liked
that she was more than happy to be with him.
When she showed signs of being tired, he allowed her
to leave the pool, admiring her body as she pulled out her clothes. He couldn’t
wait until she didn’t have to walk away from him.
Taking her home, Caleb waited until she was safely
inside before he drove away.
Arriving back at his place, he saw that his parents
were back. They were already inside as the lights were on. Caleb smiled. They
were probably waiting for him to take Lucy back.
They were in the kitchen, and he made his way toward
them. Emma, his mother, was making up a tray of sandwiches, and his father was
eating whatever he could get his hands on.
“How was your date?” Matthew asked.
“It was good.” He leaned against the doorframe,
rubbing at his temple. “Lucy’s my mate.”
His mother stopped making sandwiches to look up at
him. “We know.”
“What? How do you know?”
“You were able to touch the book, Caleb.”
He frowned. “Wasn’t everyone?”
Matthew held up his hand, which showed to be covered
in burns. “Not everyone. Only a mated wolf can touch a witch’s bound book. Why
do you think they’re so powerful?”
“You’re not angry?” Caleb asked.
“Why would we be angry?” This came from his mother.
“I’m not going to have a wolf to mate to, or be able
to take over the pack.”
His father started to laugh. “Caleb, being Alpha isn’t
just about being mated to a wolf. You’re an Alpha descendant, which means
you’ll naturally rule this pack, just like I have. I know of Alphas who are
mated to humans, or ones who are mated to vampires. It doesn’t matter who your
mate is—providing you stick by your woman, and you let the pack know who she
belongs to, it won’t be a problem.”
“Newsflash, Dad, none of the pack like Lucy.”
“They don’t know her. You can’t keep your relationship
a secret. Let the pack see that you mean to take her as your woman, show them
she’s your mate. The moment they
scent
her on you and
you on her, they’ll have no choice but to accept it,” Matthew said.
“It will also help that Lucy can kick their asses,”
his mother said. “It does help to make people see the error of their ways.”
“Only you do, darling,” Matthew said, moving around
the island to kiss her neck.
Caleb had grown up with both of his parents being
affectionate toward each other. They were a strong couple, and that was what
helped a pack rule.
“She doesn’t want our dating to be known.”
“There’s more than one way to date. Make sure you’re
seen with her. Make it your mission to talk to her, or do something so she has
no choice but to acknowledge you and your budding friendship,” Emma said.
“Trust me, son, she’ll have no choice but to give in.”
“Her powers are growing,” Caleb said.
He let them know what happened tonight with Lucy talking
to him through their minds.
“That’s a warlock trait, and a mate trait.”
“I know. She looked freaked out by it. Her magic, it
scares her, and it’s growing fast.”
Caleb watched as his mother and father shared a look.
“What? What is it? You can’t keep me in the dark about
something like this. You have to share,” he said. He couldn’t protect Lucy
without all knowledge of those private shared looks.
“It’s only what we speculate,” Matthew said.
“What is it?”
“Rumor is that a witch can come into her powers one of
two ways. She will hit puberty, and her powers are activated. The second way
her powers are activated is there is a threat coming.”
“Threat coming?”
“Witches are attuned to nature, so without them even
knowing it, they get ready for a war.”
“People could be coming for Lucy?” Caleb asked.
“They may feel her power and know she still lives,”
Matthew said. “I’ll make some calls. I’ve got people in place in case there’s
ever an emergency.”
“I can’t let anything happen to her.”
“We won’t, son. We’ll protect her.”
Caleb nodded.
He couldn’t let this happen, not to his woman. He
would fight for her, protect her, love her, and do everything in his power to
keep her safe.
Chapter Six
“You don’t have to watch me,” Lucy said.
Three days had passed since their date, and even
though Guy and Bianca were dating regularly, Caleb had yet to try anything else
with her. They spent a great deal of time together, but he’d not done anything
other than light touches.
“I’m here.”
He was there, but he was always observing, checking
everything out as if he expected a threat at any moment. She was making small
breakthroughs with her magic. Little sparks coming out of her palm, or her
being able to move things without needing to be angry. It was tiny little steps,
but she was more than happy with that.
“You’re not really here, and I told you, you don’t
have to watch me.” She didn’t want him to stay if he was bored.
Or if he lost interest.
“I haven’t lost interest,” he said, moving opposite
her. “I’m not going to miss the chance of seeing the best bits.”
She watched as she lowered himself to the ground,
fluidly. “You look bored.”
“I’m not bored. I’m trying not to distract you.”
“How would you be distracting me?” she asked.
He took the book away, and placed his hands on her thighs
as he leaned in close. “I’m distracted as I can’t stop thinking about our date,
and how good you were in my arms.”
The moment he mentioned their date, she was
transported back to that night, and what he did to her.
“I love it when you blush.” Caleb kissed her and
rubbed his nose against hers. “Why don’t you tell me what is really bothering
you?”
“No.”
She went to grab her book, but he stopped her.
“Don’t lie to me.”
“Fine. We went on one date, and you’ve been pretty
distant. Did I do something wrong? Did I read it wrong? I don’t know what is
going on.” She didn’t want to sound needy. Lucy closed her eyes, counting to
ten.
“Did you miss me?”
“No! I’ve seen you all day.”
He laughed. “Tell me, Lucy, would you like me to kiss
you?”
“No.” Again, he laughed, and she grew annoyed. “Stop
laughing.”
“You’re being a little liar.”
“And you’re getting on my nerves.”
“That’s not the only thing I’m getting on, baby. You
want me to kiss you, and touch you.”
Staring into his eyes, heat filled her body as she
recalled the feel of his hands on her. Unable to contain her need, she wrapped
her arms around his neck, slamming her lips against his.
Caleb sank his fingers into her hair, ravishing her
mouth. He took over the kiss showing her exactly who was in control. All of her
doubts faded, becoming insignificant in his arms.
Tilting her head to the side, she plundered his mouth
with her tongue, and he danced with her. Gripping his waist, she tugged on his
shirt, and they broke away so that she could tear his shirt off his body.
He tugged the straps of her dress down exposing her
tits. In the next second, he cupped them, running his thumbs across the peaks.
They both stood up, and she attacked the belt of his
jeans. The fire danced in her blood, begging for them both to get naked. She
hadn’t been able to stop thinking about getting him naked. She wanted him,
needed him, and that wasn’t going to die.
“Fuck, baby,” he said. “You’re so beautiful.”
The dress she wore pooled at her feet. She kicked it
away as he removed his jeans. Within seconds they were completely naked, and he
picked her up, lowering her to the ground. Wrapping her legs around his waist,
she attacked his mouth, needing to be close to him.
“I need you, Caleb.”
He didn’t say anything, kissing down her neck, going
to each of her breasts before moving down her body.
She was aware of her larger body, but Caleb didn’t seem
affected by it. His cock was red, swollen, and pointing straight up. He didn’t
have a problem with her body.
Caleb moved between her thighs, opening the lips of
her sex, and she cried out as his tongue lapped at her pussy. As she closed her
eyes, mini explosions went off inside her body, and she couldn’t fight it. He
awakened her, setting her aflame.
Screaming his name, she sank her fingers into his
hair, pushing her pussy against his face as he licked her.
He sucked, nibbled, and tongued her clit, driving the
pleasure even higher. Staring up through the forest, Lucy came alive under his
expert touch.
Mates.
She didn’t think it was possible, yet that was exactly
what they were. They were mates, bound together by fate, destined to be
together.
“Come for me, mate,” he said. “You know it’s true. You
know you belong to me. We’re meant to be together.”
“Yes.”
What was the point in fighting the truth? She knew she
belonged to him.
Lucy came, gripping his head, and yelling his name.
Caleb didn’t stop there. He moved up her body, teasing her pussy as he aligned
the tip of his cock with her core. She was ready for him, and as he continued
to prolong her orgasm, he slammed all the way inside her, claiming her
virginity.
The pain was instant, and she couldn’t contain the
screams of agony. In the distance she heard the sound of trees rustling, and
when she opened her eyes, everything was covered with a dark hue.
“Lucy, baby, I’m not going to move.”
Staring at her mate, she saw Caleb in a form a glow.
Not just that, she saw their auras surrounding together.
Everything came into focus as she stared at him.
Her mate.
The dark hue faded so that she was able to see him
clearly. “You’re so damn tight. I’m sorry. I should have taken my time in
claiming you. I didn’t mean to hurt you.”
His rock hard cock pulsed within her.
“You didn’t take your time with that.”
“I wanted inside you.”
She touched his arms, which were thick with muscles.
He was large, and rock hard throughout.
“We’re mates.”
“Forever, baby.”
“Are you happy about that?”
“You’ve got my dick inside you, and I’m rock hard.
What do you think?” he asked.
“Yes.”
“Lucy, I’ve wanted you for a long time.”
“You don’t have to lie to me.”
“I’m not lying. I want you. I’ve wanted you for a long
time.”
“You’ve never said anything.”
“I watched you from afar, and I’ve always been there
to take care of you.” He cupped her cheek. “The scar on your back, I was there
for you. I’m the one who watched you to make sure you were taken care of.”
“The doctor?”
“You were administered one dose of morphine. It’s
known that witches can cut off their pain threshold so they can’t feel. We
believe that’s what you did.”
“We?”
“My father and mother, and your parents. They believe
your abilities came forward to help you with the pain.”
“I’m a freak?”
He chuckled. “You’re not a freak. You’re amazing. I’m
not saying it didn’t worry us, but you were not in any pain, and I couldn’t
complain about that.” He took possession of her lips, and she moaned.
Her pussy tightened around his cock, and she wanted
more.
Thrusting her pelvis up against his dick, she cried
out as he went a little deeper.
“Fuck!” Caleb shouted out the curse and grabbed her
hands placing them above her head. “Stop. I don’t want you to hurt yourself.”
“I want you to move. I want to feel you inside me.
Please, Caleb.” She begged him, wanting him to fuck her.
She was twenty-three years old, and finally no longer
a virgin.
“Then stop trying to take over, and let the master be
in charge. I know what I’m doing, and I can make it feel so good.”
Relaxing underneath him, Lucy submitted to his expert
touch.
“I’m all yours, Caleb. Do what you want,” she said,
smiling.
The pain was no longer, and she wanted him to move
more than anything.
I’m finally having sex.
I’ve found my mate.
She couldn’t believe that she’d found the man that was
destined to be hers. Caleb was hers, and no matter what any of the pack females
said, they couldn’t take him away. For the first time in her life, she felt
part of the pack. Through the connection she had with Caleb, she felt the pack.
They were her life, her family, and she’d do everything in her power to take
care of them.
Caleb kissed her deeply, and slowly started to move
his cock inside her. He didn’t rush and start to fuck her hard. He took his
time making love to her with slow strokes, working the pleasure even higher
inside her.
“I’ve got you, Lucy. You’re not alone anymore. You’re
never going to be alone again.”
He claimed her lips, plunging his tongue into her
mouth.
She belonged to him, and the knowledge had tears
filling her eyes.
****
Caleb wiped away her tears, not wanting her to cry. He
didn’t want her upset. “There’s no need for tears, baby.”
“I’m happy.”
He thrust inside her, going as deep as he could,
hearing her gasp as he hit her cervix. Caleb wasn’t a small man, and Lucy would
be sore in the morning after taking him, if not later that day.
“I’m not going to hide you, baby. Not from the town,
not from anyone. You’re mine.”
“Yes.”
“I want the pack to know that you’re my mate. I’m not
ashamed of you. I never have been.”
Locking their fingers together, he increased his
thrusts so that he was pounding inside her, fucking her harder than ever
before.
She took him, calling out his name.
The wolf inside him came forward, ready to mark her
for the world to see. He couldn’t stop the claiming, nor did he want to.
Pressing his face against her neck, he breathed in her scent, and the need to
take her grew stronger. Her scent drove his wolf crazy.
Gripping her hands tightly in his, he bit her neck as
his teeth elongated, sinking into her flesh. Lucy’s blood hit his tongue, and
he tasted the power inside her veins. She was strong, and all his.
The power had his wolf rearing back, and Caleb did at
the same time, howling at the sky. The sun beamed down on them, but it didn’t
matter. He pounded inside her, fucking her harder than ever before, going as
deep as he could. Every single wolf within the pack would know who she belonged
to, and now that he’d mated her, he couldn’t be parted from her. She would have
to move in with him, or he’d have to move in with her parents. His wolf, and
himself, wouldn’t be away from her.
His father never left his mother for long periods of
time. It was the blessing and the curse of the wolves that mates had to stay
together. They were stronger together than apart.
He fucked her harder, pulling his cock out, only to
slam all the way back inside her. Over, and over, he pounded into her tight
pussy, and Lucy arched up against him, taking all of him.
His orgasm built and he couldn’t hold it back, nor
could he hold it in. Slamming inside her one final time, he erupted, filling
her with his cum. He didn’t want to pull away from her. Keeping his arms
wrapped around her, he picked her up, and carried her toward the creek.
“What are you doing? You’re going to drop me.”
His dick was still inside her, and he wasn’t going to
drop her. As he lowered them into the water, Lucy gasped.
“It’s cold.”
“You better hold onto me. I’m not cold, and I’ll keep
you warm.” Wolves ran hotter than most other species.
She held onto him, and when he looked at her neck, he
saw his mark was deep in her flesh. He’d marked her good. No one would doubt
they were mated.
“I meant what I said.”
“Huh?” she asked.
“I’m not going to hide who we are. I want you. You
want me.”
“Caleb?”
“No, I’m not going to hide us. We’re mates, and I’m
not going to let anyone take that away from us.”
“You’re being serious.”
“I’m always serious, baby. You should know that by
now. I’m not going to hide who we are to each other. We’re mates, and I’m proud
to call you mine.”
She bit her lip, and he wanted to bite it, too.
“You can’t hide who you are to me. The pack would smell
me on you, and they’d see the mating mark that I gave you.”
“You were pretty determined, weren’t you?”
“Of course.”
“Do you think Guy has claimed Bianca?” she asked.
“If he has any sense, he has.” He caressed the scar
that was on her back.
“You really sat with me after I fell out of the tree?”