Chapter 21
Chapter
Twenty-One
D amian agreed to let them take the pack’s jet to London, with two provisos. The first was that they detour through New Orleans to ensure MawMaw Chantal made it safely back to her home. The second was that the plane and pilot remain in London until they were ready to return.
Jed, Kat, and Chantal boarded the plane and it taxied down the runway. Once they were airborne, Jed played host, ensuring both women were comfortable.
“Do you have any information about what can destroy the Darkness?”
“Not much is known,” said Chantal. “As far as I know, you are the only one who has ever survived its possession. It is old and as pure an evil as ever existed. It cannot be destroyed by any mortal means. Its fear of the wolves stems from knowing they can destroy it.”
“But Jean Lafitte couldn’t do it,” said Kat.
“Because he acted alone. I believe only the strength of the fated mate bond between descendants of Jean Lafitte can destroy it, but the method is not clear. It is two opposites acting as one.”
The old woman leaned back, closing her eyes. Jed and Kat unbuckled their seatbelts and moved to the back of the plane so they could talk without disturbing her.
“What the hell does that mean?” Jed asked Kat.
“I have no idea. I’ll ask Skylar. She’s known Chantal for years.”
“I have to say, you took me by surprise in the dining room this morning.”
Kat shrugged. “It seemed like the thing to do. Besides, I wanted them all to know I chose you.”
He leaned over and kissed her. “Thank you. I meant what I said at breakfast, and Chantal confirmed it. We’re going to get a lay of the land. I want to collect information and then formulate a plan to destroy this thing. I want to talk to Travis about what happened at Rivière Du Loup when it escaped.”
“What do you mean?”
“Something about the Galveston Pack being descended from real-life, prehistoric dire wolves.”
“But what does that have to do with two opposites acting as one?”
“I have no idea,” said Jed. “Why don’t you recline your seat and try to rest. We’ve got a long day ahead of us. It’s about six hours to New Orleans and then another nine or so to London.”
“So, you can fly jets along with helicopters?”
“Yes, and all other manner of flying machines including gliders and drones.”
Kat closed her eyes and was asleep almost immediately. Several times she stirred restlessly with the remnants of bad dreams, but Jed’s soft and seductive rumbling seemed to chase those thoughts away and remind her of the ecstasy she had shared with him.
When they were just outside of New Orleans, Jed called ahead and arranged for Chantal’s daughter to meet them at the private airport and take her home. Once the jet was refueled, it taxied down the runway, took to the sky, and banked to the Northeast, headed for London.
“Want to come and sit with me up in the cockpit for a bit?” he asked.
Smiling, she took his proffered hand, and they went to relieve the pilot.
“Thanks, Jed. I’m good to fly, but if I could just grab something to eat, that would be great. The autopilot is on, and the weather looks good, so it should be smooth sailing.”
“Sounds good. Take your time. I’m going to let Kat sit in the co-pilot seat.”
“Get him to teach you—he can fly rings around any of us,” said the pilot as he headed back to the galley.
“I’m not complaining, but I thought there would be more passenger seats. It seems quite a bit larger on the outside than on the inside.”
Jed nodded. “That’s because there’s a small conference area back by the galley and there’s also a private bedroom. It was one of the upgrades my father made when he bought this jet several years ago.”
“Your parents are still very much in love.”
“They are indeed. It’s said that all four of us were born of a knot.”
“You have three younger brothers?”
“Yes. Evan is the youngest, Corbin and Bryce are twins and they’re in the middle. Bryce would be quick to tell you he’s eleven minutes older.”
“Any of them alphas?”
He nodded. “Only Bryce. Even if he’s not so inclined to lead the pack, that doesn’t mean we can’t still build a life in San Francisco.”
“But there needs to be an alpha at Luna de Lobo.”
“If Bryce isn’t called to be alpha, I can lead. Evan could be omega, which he’d be great at. I think I could talk Corbin and Bryce into being co-betas and living at the vineyard.”
“Co-betas? I’ve never heard of anything like that.”
“I figure it’d be similar to Uncle Linc and my father, but they would share beta responsibility and handle the day-to-day running of both the vineyard and the pack. Bryce has the makings of a good vintner.”
Kat rolled her eyes. “It would be simpler if I just stuck to my original plan to be assistant vintner to Stephanie.”
“Simpler isn’t always better. We don’t have to figure it all out right now. I think you should try the sommelier thing for Aunt Grace. If you don’t like it, then come to work for Stephanie. We’ll figure it out. I promise, Kat.”
She reached over to him, pulling him close, kissing him. “I believe you. Why don’t we both try to get some sleep when the pilot comes back? That way we can hit the ground running.” He nodded. “If it’s all right with you, I’m going to go check out the bedroom.”
“Okay, I shouldn’t be long.”
J ed watched her walk down the aisle. She had the most fetching behind that swayed invitingly as she walked. There would come a day in the not-too-distant future, when he would claim that little hole all for himself.
When the pilot was finished eating and had returned to the cockpit, Jed headed back to the bedroom. Maybe it was time he joined the mile-high club. He opened the door and his breath caught. Kat had apparently been thinking the same thing. She was stark naked, lying on the bed, offering herself up as some kind of decadent dessert.
“I missed you, my mate,” she said in a sultry tone. “I understand there is a wonder to be had when mated to an alpha wolf.”
“I would think after yesterday and last night, you would know that already.”
She purred, smiling wantonly. “Come and knot me, Jed. I need to feel your strength and power.”
Jed locked the door and divested himself of his clothing. Kat’s eyes grew large—not at the site of his enormous cock standing fully erect, but at the engorged ring of tissue that was rapidly developing at its base. “Are you sure? Once I breach you with my knot, we’ll be tied together for several hours.”
“Do you have somewhere else to be prior to our arrival in London?”
Jed was learning that she could be a provocative minx when she wanted. He walked over to the bed and trailed his fingers down her body, rumbling to her softly, watching her body respond to his call. Nothing had ever been as alluring as this blatant invitation. Her nipples pebbled and stiffened as he gazed down at her beauty. God, she was truly magnificent, and was now his. He might have forced the claiming, but she had taken her vows first. He’d planned to wait to knot and tie her until they had killed the Darkness, or at least until they had a better idea what they were up against. But it seemed his mate had other ideas.
Jed stroked the inside of her thigh with his index finger, and she spread her legs willingly. The sweet perfume of her arousal assailed his nostrils, and he could see her creamy essence dripping from her pussy. His rampant cock with its fully formed knot was painfully hard and seemed to have developed a mind of its own, entreating him to bury it in her soft, wet heat.
Knotting and tying his mate at forty thousand feet might not be the best idea, but lust was pushing hard for throwing caution to the wind. She beckoned him with her hand. His mind said that giving in to her shameless entreaties was probably not a good idea. His throbbing cock told his mind to shut the fuck up. He was inclined to agree with his cock, so he pulled off his clothes and joined her on the comfortable mattress.
Jed latched onto her nipple, sucking it deep into his mouth. Her moan of pleasure laced with triumph was his undoing. He suckled greedily and nipped at her stiffened peaks, his hands grasping her ass and holding her in place while he covered her breasts and throat with kisses and little love bites. He paused at the angry alpha mark and kissed it reverently. If she wanted to be knotted and tied, who was he to deny her?
Her mother wasn’t married to an alpha male so had no firsthand knowledge of the process, but he was hopeful that she and her friends talked frankly about what was involved. He was fast losing his ability to think clearly, and desperately wanted to bury himself in her. He knew the initial breach would be painful, but he was certain that Kat, with her wildly responsive nature, would find being knotted the height of sensuality and glory in its carnality and pleasure. He knew the resulting tie would be intimate and deeply satisfying for her.
Jed fused his lips to hers, plundering her mouth as he growled seductively. He pushed his tongue past her teeth to slide and tangle with hers. She writhed and moaned as he worked his way down her body—licking, kissing, sucking, and biting. Each movement caused her skin to quiver and her arousal to increase. He sucked her clit into his mouth and bit down gently, and Kat’s body arched upward as she cried out in climax. His mate had an intense reaction to a little bit of pain with her pleasure. They would need to explore that at the club.
He continued to suckle and nip her swollen nub while she rode the crest of her pleasure and then found herself again. Her body began to stiffen in anticipation of another orgasm, so he released her clit and she groaned in frustration. He nuzzled it before parting the petals of her sex and licking his way down to the opening of her core. He curled his tongue and speared her honeyed cunt. Kat arched her back, pushing her sex toward his face, entreating him to give her more.
Kat came a second time, calling his name and grasping at his head to try and pull him away. His mate seemed to be in desperate need of something she had never experienced before. He continued to fuck her with his tongue as her hips undulated with unresolved need.
He lifted his head and quickly replaced his tongue with two fingers, stroking her, building her need as he curled them up to hit that sweet spot at the top of her pussy. He increased the speed and rhythm of his fingering until she was once again on the cusp of a third orgasm.
Moving his body up hers, he settled between her thighs and made a place for himself there. Once again he cupped her ass and held her in place as he covered her mouth with his and surged forward powerfully, driving the knot past the entrance to her sheath and burying himself deep inside her. Her muffled scream was part pain and part pleasure.
“It’s all right, sweetheart,” he soothed. “Be still and let your body accommodate mine.”
“God that hurts,” she said, trying to wriggle out from beneath him.
He shook his head. “No, Kat. Try to relax. I promise the pleasure we’re about to share will more than make up for this momentary pain.”
“Says the guy inflicting it.”
Her breathing began to return to normal and she ceased her struggling. Her pussy accommodated his invasion and then seemed to draw him forward and down until his cock found the indentation in the floor of her cunt that was designed only for an alpha’s knot. He hissed as the knot began to swell, truly sealing her body to his. Kat’s eyes rolled back in her head, and she clung desperately to him, orgasming again.
“Holy shit,” she sighed.
Jed chuckled. “You owe me five.”
“Oh no. I’m sure there is some exclusion for being knotted, especially the first time.”
“You may be right.”
“That feels amazing,” she purred. “So much better than advertised.”
Kat’s legs came up to tangle with his and she kissed and nuzzled him, moaning in pleasure and need. Jed began to roll his hips forward, driving his cock in short, sharp thrusts to rock gently within her. The next orgasm formed more swiftly and swept over her with the power of a hurricane. Jed moved with her through several more orgasms, each more intense than the last. Kat clung to him, calling his name softly as she nuzzled and nipped at his neck and shoulders and her nails dug into his back.
He felt the familiar sizzle all along his spine as his balls drew up in anticipation of his release. He rocked her with a frenzied ferocity and her climaxes lost their singular distinction as they melded into one. He thrust deep, holding himself hard against her as he flooded her pussy with his cum. Her sheath enveloped him, milking every last bit of his seed.
When he’d finally given her all he had, he collapsed against her, allowing her to bear his weight for only a moment before hugging her to him and rolling to his back so he could cradle her body with his. Jed framed her face with his hands, kissing her eyes, her nose, and at last her mouth.
“That rocking thing was just this side of painful, but so incredibly erotic. And this is pure bliss,” she sighed.
“Rest easy my beloved. I have you.”
“And I you,” she purred.