Slowly rising to my feet, he takes a solid step forward, his hands balled into fists at his sides. His chest heaving from the tension now surrounding us.
“Forever?” He asks, referring to the promise I made his wolf.
Swallowing hard, I feel my body come back alive as I nod and answer “Forever.”
Taking up the remaining distance in just three solid strides, he lifts me up with zero effort and slams me up against the wall. My tattered dress, having ridden up, exposes my bare and aching pussy. Rubbing against me, I cry out in overwhelming pleasure.
I need more…
Trapping me between the wall and him, he reaches between us and growls the word “Mine.” His voice a mix of him and his beast. Before tearing my nightgown completely off. Dropping my arms, I let the last of the clothing slip from my shoulders.
“Yours,” I breathe, meaning it with everything I am. “Always yours.”
I watch him, and his beast fight for dominance. Jerking us back suddenly, only to slam me against the wall again, the move knocking the air from my lungs. Not having a second to recover his lips claim mine in a kiss so harsh and so powerful, it stops the world around us. Everything fades. The island, the curse, the treehouse, it all disappears until we are the only beings in each other’s world.
Tangling his tongue with mine, I feel the prick of his fangs and moan has they draw blood from my lips.
Digging his punishing fingers into my ass, we grind against one another, the sensual dance only building us into a higher performance.
“I’m trying not to hurt you,” He growls, his beast still just below the surface. Panting, he places his head against mine and slows his grinding into precise, torturous thrusts that has me frantically reaching for release. “But we both need you, and I can’t keep him away.”
Barely able to talk through the heaviness of my breathing, I place my hand on his cheek, the heat from my birthmark only drawing me closer to that edge. “I trust you, Karzan. Both of you. I can handle it, so long as you catch me when I fall.”
Baring his teeth, he grinds one more punishing time in a way that sends me over the edge. Slamming my head against the wall behind me, I scream as wave after wave washes over me like the ocean. Rubbing his cock along my clit, in now tender circles, he pulls every ounce of pleasure from my body.
Shaking in his arms as the world slowly comes back into focus, he stares at me in awe and wonder, his pupils switching back and forth from man to beast.
“So fucking perfect, ” he hums, before pulling away from the wall. Bringing us to the bed that is covered in furs, he lays me down and stands before me. “I don’t know much about my history. I was sheltered and hidden for my own safety. But I have learned enough to know that you were chosen by the gods to be my mate. We both had little choice in the matter. But I learned from my mother that it isn’t about the choices we make but the reasons they are made. Our stories are still our own. The reason you were chosen for me isn’t just because of the prophecy ahead, but because you are strong and fearless; a warrior… an equal. There isn’t a soul alive as pure as yours and I’ve never been so thankful for the fates and our gods than I am right now with you.”
Staring into the depths of his eyes, I see the truth of his words deep within his soul. Tears run down my temples as I lay bare before him with so much emotion, I can’t even speak. This is it. This is what I have searched my whole life for. It wasn’t just a prophecy or a hidden species… it was him. It was love. He isn’t the legend, and neither am I. No… We are the legend.
“Yes,” I rasp, reaching my hand out, desperate for his touch, “Yes.”
Climbing on top of me, I wrap my arms around him and bring his lips to mine. Passion explodes from within me as he takes his time exploring and tasting, building our hunger into something untamable. Jerking away, I see his fight with his beast, and I call them both to me. “Stay with me, for we have all eternity.”
Appeased by my admission, my wolf relaxes and lets my man take back control. Lifting to his knees, he grips his cock and pumps it from root to tip as his tongue wets his bottom lip. With his other hand free, he reaches out and runs his thumb along my soaking slit. Spreading my legs wider, I suck in a breath and beg him with my eyes.
I want more…I want you.
Seeing my plea, he lines himself up and slowly pushes in. A fullness I can’t even begin to describe, has me drawing up on my elbows so I can witness what is happening. Reaching my barrier, he stops, both of us panting as we meet each other’s stare. “Don’t let me hurt you.” he pleads, with a hint of uncertainty in his eyes.
“You never could,” I answer, knowing with all my heart that it’s true.
With one last exhale, he pushes the rest of the way in. Painful pleasure shoots up my spine, knocking me back to the bed. Bowing my body, I do my best to adjust to the size of him, but his beast refuses to wait. Slamming his fists down on either side of my head, he begins to move. Hard and fast. Punishing and rewarding. Gripping the fur beneath me, I try to hold on to my sanity, but it is lost. Feeling him hit a sensitive spot within me over and over, I have no choice but to let go and fly. Screaming his name as I go.
Feeling my release, as I squeeze his cock, his beast growls in satisfaction. Lifting up and without stopping, he flips me to my stomach. With one hand lifting my hip, the other grips the back of my neck, pushing my face into the furs. This new angle has me screaming his name with every single thrust. My body coming back to life as if I hadn’t just given him all that I am.
“Karzan!” I beg, unable to keep going yet unable to stop.
With his hand still on the back of my neck, he lifts me into his lap. Grinding up into me, he moves my hair to one side and licks the spot on my back where my neck meets my shoulder. A violent shutter hits my spine and trails up, demanding, and imploring.
Alive—I’ve never felt so awake and alert. Every touch of his revives my senses. His aura drives me mad with the need to belong to him—eternally. Destiny drew us together, the will of the gods construed our fate, and I—I wouldn’t change a thing.
“Karzan…” I rasp, feeling myself about to climax again, “Please.”
The puncture of fangs sinking into my skin does it. Screaming in pleasure. Not in pain, I can feel the fire of his mating bond spreading throughout my veins. Suddenly, a flood gate of emotions fill me all at once, and I realize they aren't mine... but his.
I feel him.
Pumping into me one more time, he rips his teeth from my shoulder and shouts his release. My name sounding like a prayer on his lips as his warmth fills me up.
This is life. This is love. This is peace.
Breathing heavy and covered in sweat, I feel his tongue run across the bite, instantly soothing the ache. Running his thumb over the mating mark, he growls one last time.
“Mine.”
“Tell me again about where you’re from… what is it like?” I ask, unable to get enough of her. It’s been hours, maybe days of us just lying here talking…touching. Sprawled out on the fur blankets, I trace the outline of her mating mark as she lays on top of my chest, causing her to shiver. I have never known happiness like this. The emotions flowing through me are not something that could ever be truly explained. It’s completion; it’s absolute.