Chapter 8
D arren wasn't sure who to blame for the run's mess-up.
Had he done it himself, or had it been those idiots who had tried to break into the house?
He had intended to find some way to get closer to Lottie and show her that he cared and that he wasn't just after sex.
Instead, he'd accomplished nothing, and now she was in her room, and he was in his.
That wasn't the way he'd envisioned today going.
He suspected that his mother had planned this whole thing to leave them together at home and alone.
She would also be disappointed with how things turned out.
He should just go in there, knock on the door, and when she opened it, throw her over his shoulder and run away with her, not letting her go until she agreed to be his forever.
Oh goodness, where had that thought even come from?
His wolf snickered in the background, so that was where it had come from.
His human side was both intrigued and appalled by the thought.
There was no doubt that he needed to do something, or this weekend would be a complete loss.
Things might never come together again in a way that would leave them alone.
What was he going to do? It was hard to make up his mind when he was of two minds right now.
His wolf wanted action; immediate and definitive, without giving her a choice in the matter because she would only make the wrong decision.
His human side was appalled by the way his wolf wanted to run things.
She had the right to say now, even if it would ruin both their lives.
The alpha way had never been his way, but his wolf whispered that it was his way now.
Was he right? Would the wolf begin to run everything?
Only if he let it, and right now, he was leaning toward the action part.
Darren knew that something had to be done, or he would lose this chance of happiness.
Closing the computer, he stood up and paced for a moment, and then he decided.
Darren opened the door and headed down the hall.
He moved quickly so that he would not change his mind.
He knocked on her door and waited. It took her a moment to answer because she probably had to finish whatever she was working on.
When she came to the door, Lottie looked surprised.
He moved closer, pulled her into his arms, and gave her a passionate kiss.
There was no need to carry her away, at least not any further than her bed, which is where they ended up.
He undressed her in seconds, and he was sure at this point that she wouldn't say no.
Touching her felt so good that he had never felt anything nearly as good before.
Had he only found her first, but he couldn't really say that, because his daughters had come from the poor relationship he had first had.
He moved his mouth to her breast, and she moaned with pleasure.
Her nipple hardened as he sucked harder.
He moved his mouth to her other breast to give her the same pleasure.
His thoughts were of pleasuring her lower body, and he began to kiss his way down.
When he reached her thighs, he dropped his nose into her folds to enjoy the aroma of her desire.
A finger dipped into her folds and began to sink inside.
She was soaking wet with her need for him.
His tongue moved to her clit and began to circle it.
She not only moaned but her hips began to move, and her hands sank into his hair to hold him in position.
Darren had no intention of leaving her thrashing with need.
All he wanted was to bring both the greatest pleasure and take it to its ultimate end.
His tongue whipped her clit, bringing her need to a frenzy as his fingers sank inside her, stretching her and preparing her.
His pants were pulled down around his knees, and he was ready to sink inside her at the moment of her climax.
This woman was all he wanted at this moment, and nothing else entered his mind.
She screamed and tightened around his fingers, letting him know that she had finally reached her climax.
Moving his fingers, he replaced them with his cock, filling her completely.
He moved his upper body until his mouth was able to touch her mouth and kiss her again.
Now they joined in a wild dance of passion unlike anything he had ever known before.
He slammed into her harder and harder, and she rose to meet him, wanting more.
This time, they both moved towards their ultimate joy, and he licked her neck.
His wolf was howling inside him, wanting more.
Darren could sense that the time was near, and just as she orgasmed, he bit into her neck.
It was not something that he'd intended, or at least his human side hadn't planned on it.
The orgasm that hit him was mind-bending and went on and on, giving him pleasure beyond words.
It was obvious to him that she was having the same amount of pleasure as she backed and moaned against him.
He was beginning to understand more about the relationship between fated mates.
She was his, and that would be forever, and there was nothing that would come between them.
That was at least once she forgave him for taking without asking her and tying her to him without her approval.
He could blame it on his new wolf, but even though his human side would never have done this, he could not deny that he was pleased it had happened.
Had his wolf not acted, he might have lost her for good, and that simply wasn't acceptable.
Darren looked into her eyes and saw that she was looking at him in shock.
His mate was surprised at the action he had taken, but he didn't see any anger in her.
It was clear to him that she'd not expected him to take it all the way.
“Did you not see this coming?” Darren asked.
“No, I thought you just wanted to play around.”
“That was never all I wanted. It’s true I was confused about what I felt, but I knew it was more than that. It was something I’d never felt before, even before I changed.”
“I hope you understand that mates are forever,” Lottie explained.
“My wolf has told me many things.”
“He will be your best guide to what it means to be a wolf.”
“What do we do now?” Darren asked.
“Do you mean about being mates? We will live much like married people, only we will be closer, and there is no end like there is in marriage. Things must be made to work.”
“You’ll move into my room. It’s the bigger of the two. There will be much to discuss because soon we’ll need our own home.”
“I didn’t realize you planned to move out of here,” Lottie observed.
“I'm sure if you thought about it, you knew that I could not live here forever.
Now that we are newly mated, it is even more important that I find a home for us.
I want us to buy a home, and I've yet to decide many things about it, so we will have to discuss it and look at some possibilities.
Ariel is probably the best person to go to 1st. If she can't help us, then she can send us to someone who can.”
“I've heard that real estate is hard to find in this area. Many have relocated here and snapped up what was available.”
“I've heard that too, but we could also build a house on land, and that is more readily available.” Darren pointed out.
“Where do you want to get land?”
“I thought of the lake where there's still land and some houses available.”
“That is because of the high price range.” She observed.
“I'm sure it is, but that is where I'd like to look first.”
It seemed she was uncomfortable with his wealth.
That was something she would have to get used to, especially since he wanted a very nice house with plenty of room, now that he hoped to have more children.
She'd met his family, at least part of it, but he'd not met any offers yet.
That was something that he hoped to do soon.
He wondered if he was pressing the house issue too early since she didn't seem happy about it.
Maybe he should wait until a natural reason to discuss it came up.
They were mated now, and that was the most important thing.
He was sure that everything else would fall into place.
His improved hearing picked up sounds from below.
His mate was already moving. She headed toward her bathroom.
He headed to his room to shower and get dressed.
Once he was done, he headed downstairs. Lottie was already there, and everyone was sitting at the table.
His mom had brought food home for them to eat.
It had been a while since they had pizza.
“We had such fun, Daddy. Maybe you can come with us next time.” Adele looked up at Lottie. “You should come too.”
“It sounds like fun,” Lottie said.
“You and Daddy seem different,” Ellis observed.
That was an understatement, but he wasn’t sure how to handle it. Should he tell them? It didn’t seem like the right time.
“Your daddy and Lottie had time to become good friends. This is the first time they’ve spent alone together.” Flo observed.
“I’m glad you two are friends now,” Adele observed.
Ellis just watched and said nothing. Maybe the little girl knew something. Maybe she had some of those white wolf powers. It was possible, wasn’t it? Now that he had changed to a wolf, he was beginning to think anything was possible.
“Did anything happen while we were gone?” Carlos asked.
“We went on a run in the woods,” Lottie mentioned.
“That was when some strange wolves tried to break into the house. As we stayed in the shadow of the trees and watched, they kept trying to get past Harry’s wards. It would have been funny had it not shown how persistent they are.” Darren admitted.