Chapter 10
“Ican’t believe how much better it looks in here.” Hayley eyed up her newly remodeled cabin with pride. It had taken her and Jackson weeks to complete all of the projects, but the finished product turned out to be amazing. Along with fixing up the roof and a few new windows, Hayley decided to update the paint on the inside and refresh the kitchen, making it look much more modern than when she first arrived.
Her life in the mostly rural landscape was dramatically different than in the city, but both worked. She’d worked out a deal with her boss to work from home, and as long as her projects were completed and her clients were happy, her boss was fine with the arrangement.
Did it mean she would stay at Twisted Tail forever and make her move permanent? She had yet to figure that out.
“It’s hard to believe it’s the same place.” Jackson wrapped his arms around Hayley’s waist and pulled her close.
“I’m still wondering if any of this is real. You, this place, how I feel for you…”
“This is as real as it’s ever going to get, sweetheart.” He pushed her hair to the side and slowly kissed a path up her neck.
“Mmmm.” She leaned into his kisses, heat pooling in her center. He could turn her on quicker than any man ever had. Goosebumps raced across her skin as his hands traveled up her stomach to her breasts, massaging each gently before moving on to the other. His thumbs tweaked her nipples.
“You are so fucking sexy,” he dipped his head, licking and kissing the hardened buds.
“Jackson!” Hayley cried out as he teased her nipples with his tongue.
“I want you. Forever,” he growled, pushing her shirt above her head and tossing it to the floor.
Hayley felt the urgency of the situation—knew what his words meant.
“Take me.” The words flew from her mouth, but in her heart—her soul, she knew he was her fated mate. She was tired of fighting, tired of reasoning why she shouldn’t just give in to her feelings—fed up with her past controlling her future.
“Hayley,” he growled, tearing his t-shirt from his body before picking her up and tossing her on the bed. Placing the tips of his fingers under the waistband of her pants, he quickly yanked them from her body, leaving nothing but her silky skin for his viewing pleasure.
She felt like the sexiest woman on the planet when Jackson looked at her as if she were the only woman to exist. His hooded eyes and the way he clenched his jaw made her ache for him.
“I need you,” she begged, wanting to feel his cock buried deep inside of her.
“Soon. I need to taste you first.” He crawled between her legs, kissing a path up her thighs until he reached her core.
Hayley expected a soft stroke of his tongue against her heat. The light, teasing flicks across her clit that he loved to do, knowing the motions would drive her wild. But it wasn’t to be this time. He dove in with a gusto she’d not anticipated. Flattening his tongue, he licked from top to bottom and back up, hitting every sensitive spot, and some she hadn’t even known existed.
“Jack!” she cried out, her fingers twisting through his messy hair.
“Fuck! I could do this all damn day and night,” he growled.
Sliding two fingers into her heat, he pumped them in and out as he sucked her clit into his mouth. It didn’t take long before he had her racing toward her first climax.
“Oh, God! Oh, God!” Hayley shouted. Her back arched off the bed, her head thrashing back and forth as wave after wave of pleasure crashed over her.
“Now, Jackson. I need you. Now!” The growl that left her mouth sounded feral, even to her own ears. Her wolf pushed for her to claim her mate. To sink her fangs into him and begin the mating process. Hayley pushed back, knowing that whatever happened between her and Jackson would be between them. She would not allow her animal to have a say in this part of her life.
“Is that so?” He continued teasing her until she thought her head would explode.
“Yes! Please!” she begged. “I need more. Now.” She didn’t care how demanding or needy she sounded. She didn’t care that he’d reduced her to begging for him to fuck her. What filled her was not just a simple itch that needed to be scratched. Nope. She wanted what only Jackson could give her. What only he could make her feel—the feeling of fullness of completeness, like nothing else in the world mattered when he was in her.
Jack hitched her legs over his shoulders and pressed his cock against her entrance. Sliding it back and forth, he covered it with her juices.
“God, you are so fucking wet,” he growled.
“It’s all for you, baby. All for you! I need you inside of me. Now! Please.” Her begging continued. She felt like she would die without him. She knew it was stupid, but that was how she had truly felt at that moment.
“You’re mine, Hayley.” He nipped at her lips as he pressed his cock deeper into her core.
“Yes!” she cried, wrapping her legs around his waist and locking her feet together.
Clutching her wrists in his hands, he slowly raised them above her head, holding her tight. Flexing his body above her, he pumped his cock in and out of her heat, making her head thrash back and forth on the pillow. Bending his head, he licked and kissed her hardened nipples, sucking one into his mouth, followed by the other.
“Jack! Oh, God! Yes!” Hayley cried out, inching closer toward her release.
Jackson slowed his moves, slowing Hayley’s climax.
“Please! God, please!” she begged.
“Not yet, baby.” He kissed and nipped at her neck, making her buck under him.
Her fingers twisted through his hair, her nails digging into his scalp. “Make me yours!” she growled. Hayley knew what she was asking for—the step she was taking and what her request meant. She’d agonized over the decision from their first meeting and the realization that he was her fated mate.
Hayley felt the sting of his fangs as they pierced her neck—felt the pull of blood from her veins. Her core tightened, her wolf screaming in her mind to complete the mating ritual. Without giving it another thought, she twisted her head, lining up with his neck, and struck. His warm blood poured down her throat, setting off an irreversible chain of events. The most powerful climax she’d ever experienced ripped through her, leaving her feeling as if her mind and body were torn into a million pieces. Whoever she’d been moments ago no longer existed. That woman was gone—replaced by this strange new creature being slowly pieced together thanks to her mate.
Jackson’s memories flooded her mind. It was like scrolling through images of his life on fast-forward. The moment of their first meeting stuck in her brain. The instant attraction he’d felt for her fueled the fire burning inside her, needing more of him. Her fangs disengaged from his neck as he let go of the hold he had on her. She twisted and bucked her hips under his, taking him as deep as possible.
“You are mine, Hayley. Forever,” Jackson growled as he parted her mouth with his.
“Yes!” she cried out. “Only yours. Now, make me come again!”
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How on earth could he ever deny a request like that?
“I thought you’d never ask.” Jackson pulled back and flipped Hayley over onto her stomach. Kicking her legs apart, he pressed his cock against her heat and groaned. He would never get tired of seeing his mate begging for his cock. He would never tire of the feel of sliding deep in her.
“Oh, God! Please!” she begged, pushing back against him.
Grabbing onto her hips, he slammed deep into her until he was fully seated. “Fuck, Hayley! You are so damn tight,” he groaned, tossing his head back and biting his bottom lip. It took all his willpower to keep their sexy time from ending then and there. The way her muscles gripped his cock was fucking heaven. She inched him closer and closer to his climax each time she squeezed him deep into her heat. With each thrust, Jackson felt like he was going to lose his damn mind.
“I’m so close. God, I’m so close, Jack. Please!”
Jack pulled out to the tip and slammed balls deep inside of her, rocking her entire body. His seed inched up his length, striving for his release. Every time with Hayley felt like the first damn time with her.
“That’s it, baby. Come with me,” she begged as another climax washed over her.
Her inner walls clamped down around his length. There was no holding back–not this time. Jackson slid out to the tip and slammed back home, his seed jetting into her heat.
Jackson crashed onto his side, pulling Hayley along with him. “You’re mine now.” The words poured from his mouth without a second thought, never quite believing she would initiate the mating ceremony.
“I am. And you are mine.”
Her statement rang in his ears. His heart swelled with pride. His cock swelled for an entirely different reason.
“Mmmm. You’re an insatiable beast. I love it,” she giggled, wiggling her backside against his hardened length.
“I love you.” Jackson pressed the head of his cock against her heat before sliding slowly back into her, teasing her. Kissing the back of her neck and shoulder, he rocked in and out of her in slow, measured thrusts, taking his time to feel every sweet movement.
She pushed back against him, taking him deeper with each rock of his hips. He placed his arm over her side and between her legs, his fingers seeking out her tiny bundle of nerves. He began to stroke it in slow, lazy circles, pulling gasp after gasp from her mouth.
“Oh, Jack!” Hayley gasped as she shuttered.
“That’s it, baby. I want you to come for me again.”
“Yes! Yes!” she cried out once more.
“Mmmm. Fuck!” he groaned, his seed filling her. “I am the luckiest man alive.”
“Yeah, you are,” she giggled before rolling over and placing her head on his chest.