Chapter 22
ETHAN
Eleven days has been pure torture. I have kept her by my side, but that doesn’t stop Connor from talking to her. Trying to drag her off somewhere. I put a damn stop to all that. I told him I didn’t trust her alone with him. He might try to run off with her again.
I think at this point I have been up all night. She shifts in my arms as the sun is coming up. I feel like a kid, waiting for my first present to open. I know she is my mate, I just want to hear those words on her lips.
She blinks open her eyes and smiles up at me. “Good morning.”
I groan. “Is that all you have to say to me?”
She chuckles. Her body shifts so that she is straddling me. “Oh, you mean, like mate?”
My fingers dig into her hips. “Don’t play with me, woman. I am on edge.”
She leans forwards, her lips brushing mine. “Good morning, mate.”
Smashing her body into mine, I will not wait another second to claim what is mine. I have held off on even claiming her body for the last eleven torturous days. I will never deny myself that again. I peel off her clothes, but keep her right where she is. She pulls down my shorts and impales herself. I sit up so that I can dig my canines in, right where they belong. “I love you mate.” I let the words escape my mouth as I dug my teeth in her shoulder. She moans in pleasure. With a slight hiss from the initial pain. She bares down as we move together. My teeth release her. She moans again in pleasure. I bare my shoulder to her. She doesn’t hesitate to bite down. “That’s my girl. Claim me.”
We both ride out the bliss that our bodies are trapped in. Her claws dig in my back as we climb higher into ecstasy. Her pussy bouncing on my cock as we rock together. “I love you Ethan.” She cries as her body throbs and pulses around mine. When I empty inside her, I know that she is mine from this day forward. I will never be without her.
“My beautiful Luna.” I coo in her ear as I pet her hair. She is spent and she just woke up. “I love you.”
She curls into my chest. “Don’t ever forget it.”
“Never.” I lay us both back. “We should get a little more sleep. When we get out of this bed there will be people around that will want our attention, I am not ready to give it to them.”
She chuckles. “Alright. I agree.”Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.
The next time we wake up, we get dressed and leave the room. She wears an off the shoulder number that she bought just for today. She wants everyone to know that she is my mate. That fills me with pride that she is proud to be my mate. I don’t deserve her, but I will work hard every day to make sure that she knows I love her.
We walk out of the room hand in hand. I was right as soon as we walked out the door, there was a gaggle of people. It would seem that some women thought that she wasn’t my mate and were hoping to comfort me. They are on one side of the hall. Then on the other side of the hall is Connor first. Sam and Curt are behind him.
Connor looks at our hands. “Well, congratulations.” He passes some roses to Madi. “Happy birthday Mads.”
She takes them. “Thank you Connor. I hope you find your mate soon.”
He nods. “I didn’t want to say anything, but I did. Two days ago.”
She smiles. “Well, I am happy for you.”
He smiles back. “I am happy for you too. Still friends.”
“Still friends.”
The girls in the hall are making pouty faces. Sam comes forward. “I am glad this little ‘will she won’t she’ thing is over. Congratulations Luna.” He bows to Madi.
“Thank you Sam.”
Curt pushes him to the side. “You didn’t even tell her happy birthday.”
Sam rolls his eyes. “It was implied, asshole.”
Curt shakes his head. “Happy birthday Luna.” He hands her a box. I will never get used to Curt like this with her. Jealousy flares inside me everytime he does something like this. I know it is because he gained a huge amount of respect for her when she took that bullet, but it doesn’t make it sit any better with me.
“You shouldn’t have Curt.” Still she opens the gift. A gold anklet with a little wolf charm sits on the satin interior. “Wow, this is beautiful. Thank you.”
He bows to her. “You’re welcome Luna.”
She hands me the anklet. “Put it on me, please.”
I smile and kneel down to do as she asks. She is wearing a skirt and heels so her ankle is available to see. I clasp it on and kiss her calf. She smiles down at me. I returned it. “Happy birthday.”
I stand, taking her into my arms. “Don’t ever forget how much I love you.”
“I never could.” She pecks my lips but I deepen it. I will never get enough of her. I don’t care how long we live. When we pull apart, my wolf seems to agree because I let out a howl. One that she echos. Then we both laugh, knowing that our wolves are happy. As happy as we are.