Tavas
Iwrapped my arms protectively around my mate as we grounded ourselves after the most amazing sex I’d ever had.
The strength and dominance in Viv’s body was beyond anything I’d ever experienced.
She snuggled into me, rubbing her perfect ass against my dick, causing it to stir once again.
Oh god, I don’t know that I’m ready for round two.
“If I’d known mating with a werewolf was like that, I wouldn’t have fought you guys so much.
Holy shit, I’ve never had sex that amazing before,” Viv said, rubbing her cheek against my arm, a soft blush appearing on them.
“Um, as a medical professional, and since we really weren’t prepared for this moment, I figure I should give you a heads-up that I’m on birth control. ”
“Then I should share that you don’t have to take that anymore. Werewolves only get pregnant during heat, and the pill wouldn’t work on you anymore anyway. Our system burns off traditional medicine too quickly,” I murmured softly against her shoulder.
Viv took my hand and kissed the back of it with a hum of acknowledgment.
That simple movement melted my heart with love for her. Whoa did I just say I loved her? What the fuck am I saying? Who was I kidding, though? She owned me the day she tried to rip out my throat. My wolf knew it, I just didn’t listen.
I could feel my wolf huff at me in agreement.
For the first time since I turned, he was content in his space.
I reached out to him, and he greeted me, brushing his energy around me.
Was this what it felt like to be truly one with your wolf?
The internal conflict that I’d grown used to had calmed, and I felt more at ease and confident in myself.
“Hey, Tavy, you falling asleep on me?” Viv asked, smirking at her use of that god-awful nickname.
“Hmm, I’m awake,” I said, nuzzling into her hair, soaking up her scent that now held traces of mine.
“Now who’s getting lost in their head?” she teased, turning in my arms to face me.
Her blue-green eyes shimmered with the golden flecks in them. I leaned down and placed a soft kiss on the tip of her nose, making her cheeks pink up and a smile form on her lips. I felt my wolf murr with pride that we made our mate happy.
“Seems as though I have some catching up to do on getting to know my wolf,” I said, heaving a deep sigh.
Viv lifted a hand and brushed the hair out of my face, and I turned to kiss the inside of her wrist. “I hope your wolf isn’t as opinionated as mine is,” she said, rolling her eyes at some response her wolf must have given.
“I think we should be glad that we can’t talk to our wolves.
I can only imagine how many times I would have been cussed out by mine.
He tends to be very pragmatic. He has a brilliant mind for finding weaknesses in others and using that to suss out strategies.
That’s how I ended up being on The Collective leadership even though I don’t have my own pack,” I shared, enjoying the ability to just be with her like this.
“That seems like a very impressive skill to have. I wonder what my wolf and I will be super skilled in,” she mused, traveling her fingers over my shoulder and down my arm.
I growled at her provocative touch. “As much as I would love to have another romp with you, I think we should head back before the sun sets. It’s already later than I would like, and Darius will be on the warpath,” I said, even though I didn’t release her from my hold.
Viv harrumphed. “He’s like my father, needing to control me and everything I do while making it clear he doesn’t like me.
I’m finally free, and I’m not going to let him put me back in my little cage to be taken out when it pleases him.
I’m an alpha, and I won’t be bossed around, not even by you,” she said, poking me in the chest.
I laughed aloud at the thought that I would ever try and control her.
What I loved most about her was her quiet confidence and the fire that shone in her eyes when she stood up to the guys.
She was nurturing, but on the other hand, she wouldn’t allow others, including herself, to get taken advantage of.
“Have no fear, my beautiful mate, I will never make that mistake,” I said, unable to resist claiming her lips.
She responded eagerly, threading her fingers through my hair to get a better hold on me.
She drew me to her as she pulled my lip into her mouth and gave it a good nip, causing it to bleed.
She licked it before placing a soft kiss on it and pulling away.
“Be warned—mate or not, I will not be owned, and I will take down anyone who tries.”
God, could this woman be anything short of a miracle?
I released her, knowing that if I didn’t, I would roll her over and take her again, damning the consequences back at the safe house.
What will Darius say when he finds out we’re mated?
Will he be jealous I got to her first, or pissed that I didn’t follow his plan to just fake our interest like he was going to?
Even though the rest of us knew he already was falling for Viv.
Why did the stubborn ass have to fight so hard? Time to face the music.