Forced Plus-Size Mate (Silver Meadows Wolves #6)

Chapter 26 - Body

“Amanda!”

My scream echoes through the forest as I shift back to human, calling out to her. The scent of blood up ahead is so strong, I know that there has been terrible violence, and death.

I can smell Amanda, too, but I have no way of knowing if she’s alive or dead. The hot rush of fresh wounds is too thick to discern any individual scent.

“Body?”

“Amanda!” I scream, charging through the trees.

I see her ahead of me, framed by branches, lit from behind as the light filters through the leaves around her head. The forest seems to bend around her, letting her through and creating a soft path for her feet.

I cross the distance between us in a blur, and we clash together, wrapping our arms around each other and spinning until we hit the ground. Both of us are laughing, saying crazy, stupid, breathless things that make no sense.

She pauses, stroking my cheek and looking into my eyes, her face suddenly serious. “Body,” she whispers. “I’m so sorry.”

I shake my head and try to speak, but she doesn’t give me the chance.

“No,” she says. “Whatever you’re going to say—no. I did a stupid thing, a really stupid thing. I hurt you, and I put myself and my sisters in danger. I betrayed your trust, and I don’t deserve your forgiveness.”

“Amanda,” I say, staring up at her in wonder, “I’m so glad you’re alive, I can’t even understand a word you’re saying.”

She giggles. “Well, you better start listening, because the main reason I stayed alive is so I could apologize to you.”

“Are you hurt?” I ask, looking down at her. “You’re covered in blood! You must be injured—”

“I was,” she says with a little smile. “But I’ve healed already.”

“How is that possible? Lucy told me your powers were dying again.”

“It turns out, love is the key. As soon as I stopped fighting my love for you, my powers came back.”

“Will it work for the others, too?”

“The others!” she cries in realization. “I have to get to them!”

“They’re in a bad way,” I admit. “Bae sent for help, but I don’t know if anyone can get here in time.”

“Let’s go!”

Amanda jumps up and runs into the woods. A couple of our guys are waiting in the woods, watching us.

“Go check out the crime scene,” I say. “We’ll need to give Bae a report.”

One nods, and they go towards the stench of quickly drying blood in the meadow beyond. I follow Amanda, surprised at how quickly she’s moving.

I have to shift to keep up, and as I get nearer to her, I see that the forest is actually helping her. The long branches part as she approaches, and the land rises up under her feet so she won’t trip.

She’s even more amazing than I thought.

When we get to the bus, she doesn’t even slow down, just charges straight inside and up the aisle to Nell. When I get inside, she’s cradling her friend’s head, a soft yellow glow emanating from her hands.

“Will this work?” I ask. “Don’t hurt yourself.”

“I won’t,” she mutters. “My boundaries are much wider than they were. If I can wake Nell first, she can help with the others.”

After a few minutes, the bruise on Nell’s face fades away, and there’s a tremendous crack in her arm as the bone resets. Soon after, she opens her eyes, blinking up at Amanda in surprise.

“You’re alright!” Nell cries, sitting up and throwing her arms around Amanda.

“So are you,” Amanda answers, squeezing her back.

“What happened?”

“No time for that. Can you use me, draw on me like a conduit?”

Nell frowns, seeing the glow around her friend for the first time. “Yes, I can. What happened to you?”

“I found the problem,” Amanda says, smiling. “And I fixed it.”

Amanda turns to look at me, and Nell does, too.

“Oh, my silly, sweet girl,” Nell mumbles. “I should never have encouraged you to leave.”

“We can beat ourselves—and each other—up later,” Amanda says. “For now, help me heal the others.”

I get out of the way, watching from the doorway as the two women move through the bus, spreading the yellow glow across the injuries of the other girls. They wake up with surprise and fear, but every single one of them is alive and well.

Amanda comes down the steps, taking my hand as we walk out into the clearing. I can’t stop checking her out for injuries, and she grins when she sees me staring.

“I’m alright,” she says.

“I just—I don’t know. You’ve been through so much. Aren’t you even tired?”

“No,” she says, smiling. “I feel like I could run a marathon, actually, especially if you were by my side.”

“Ah, I’ll pass on a marathon, thanks,” I laugh. “I’d like a nice laydown and a cold beer.”

“That sounds like heaven.”

Her words are almost drowned out by the engines of dozens of cars tearing down the dirt track as Bae and the others come to the rescue. At the same time, Bae’s two warriors return from the clearing in the woods.

“Alpha Bailey,” one of them says as Bae jumps out of his truck. “We need you to come and see this.”

“What is it?” he demands.

“An Ancient One.”

Bae pales, his eyes widening in a way I’ve never seen before. He seems to shiver in the warm sunlight, and I refuse to accept what I’m seeing.

Is he afraid?

I don’t have time to puzzle it out, because people come flooding out of the trucks as the witches begin to exit the bus. Everyone is talking and hugging at once. Broken parts of the story are being told as wolves help witches into trucks and hand out bottles of water.

Amanda and I walk quietly through the noise, gently holding hands. When we reach the back of the line, Jack greets us.

“Hey!” he says. “You two look worse for wear.”

“I’m fine,” Amanda says. “The others need help more than me.”

“Do you want to take my truck?” Jack asks. “I can get a ride in with someone else, and it’s better if you guys get out of here and rest while we bring the wounded in.”

“That’s a great idea,” I say, taking the keys. “Thanks.”

When we get into the truck, Amanda snuggles against my side. I’m so relieved to have her with me again, I can’t think of anything to say.

“I am sorry,” she says to me.

“Enough,” I answer. “I understand why you did it, if that helps at all, but just promise me that from now on, we do everything together, okay?”

“Okay,” she agrees, snuggling close to me.

The trip back to town passes quickly, and as I pull into the main street, I think of going back to Shelley’s with some dread.

“They have a crisis center set up at Shelley’s. We’re supposed to go in right away and debrief.”

“Fuck that,” Amanda says bluntly. “I need a shower, and you promised me a cold beer.”

“No complaints here,” I say happily.

I head for the back streets, getting us home as quickly as possible. When we get back, I let Amanda go ahead, turning to go to the bedroom.

“Where are you going?” she asks, lifting an eyebrow.

“To change, I guess. I’ll wait for you.”

“To hell with that! You’re coming in with me.”

A huge grin spreads across my face. “No complaints here,” I say again.

“Come on, then!”

She turns and runs ahead of me, and I chase her, tickling her sides every chance I get. As soon as she gets to the bathroom, she flicks on the hot water and tears off her blood-soaked clothes. I strip and follow her into the shower, running my hands over her body while I examine her for injuries.

“You’re not hurt,” I remark. “Like, at all. Was any of that your blood?”

“Quite a bit of it, yeah.”

“How did you heal so fast?”

“I’m not even sure. My magic took me by surprise today.”

“I think it took everyone by surprise.” I pull back a little, realizing how closely I’ve been examining her. “Sorry. I got a bit too involved.”

“I didn’t say stop,” she grins.

I smile back, grabbing a handful of liquid soap and lathering it in my hands. I start on her shoulders, drawing my slick hands across her breasts, stroking her nipples under the warm water.

I cup her huge breasts and squeeze them, the slick soap and rushing water making her skin slippery so I have to keep changing my grip. Rubbing my palms across her nipples, I rock my hips towards her, letting her feel my hard cock.

Amanda wraps her arms around my waist and squeezes my butt, making me jump. She giggles.

“Oh, yeah?” I mutter, nuzzling her neck. “You think that’s funny?”

“Hilarious,” she says, squeezing me again.

I trail my fingers up her sides and across her waist, making her giggle and squirm. I wait until she’s almost breathless with laughter, then run my hand down over her soft belly and deep between her legs.

She gasps, grabbing my upper arms and leaning back against the wall as she opens her thighs. I tease her a bit more, watching her beautiful face as she responds to the pleasure I’m giving her. I plunge my fingers deeper, encouraging her to thrust against me, and I let out a groan of satisfaction as she comes for me, moaning and shuddering under the hot water.

Her eyes blink open, and she looks up at me with a lazy, pleased look. She reaches for me, and I put my arms around her, pressing her against the wall as I find her lips with mine.

Amanda moans, wriggling against me and tilting her head back so I can slip my tongue into her mouth. I thrust my hips against her, letting her feel my hard cock, and I tease her until she grabs me hard and writhes against me.

“Fuck me, Body! Fuck me right now!”

“As you wish,” I answer, grinning as I hoist her up in my arms and push her against the wall so I can get the right angle. Holding her gently against me, I push forward with my hips and pin her, my cock sliding into her as she sinks down in my grip.

Amanda wraps her arms around my shoulders, resting her head against my chest. I start to thrust, slamming her against the wall, and she cries out in pleasure, urging me on with every stroke.

As I drive my cock into her again and again, I watch her face as pleasure streaks through her. I love how her cheeks redden as she gets close to orgasm, as well as the small, breathy sounds she makes.

She opens her eyes suddenly, smiling at me as she braces herself on my arms and grips my hips even harder with her thighs. I meet her gaze, holding her up as I ram her against the wall over and over again. I can feel the deepest parts of her squeezing me, wrapping around my cock as she comes over and over again.

My cock thickens as my own release gets close, my body rippling with tension. I pull back, going for one final, hard thrust, and feel my cock shudder and blow deep inside her.

I keep looking straight into those beautiful, tropical eyes, diving in, letting myself drown, and hoping to never find the shore.