“No, I’m sorry, sweetheart.” He pressed a kiss to the top of my head. “For now, you can't say anything, but I’ll talk to my alpha after he gets the chance to meet you and maybe them too. He might give me permission if he decides they wouldn’t be a risk to our pack.”
“They love me too much to risk my safety,” I assured him. “My parents will be more difficult to handle. Keeping a secret from my mom is almost impossible. It’s a good thing I got a hold of Larissa before she called them. They would’ve hightailed it here, and that would be bad. Very, very bad. She would burn Stewart to the ground if it meant she could find me.”
He laced his fingers through mine. “Then I guess we’ll get along since we have that in common. Because I’d set the whole world on fire if that’s what it took to keep you safe.”
There he went with the swoony comments again, but I was skeptical. “Yeah, probably not. My mom is a lot to handle, especially when it comes to me. She takes helicopter parenting to a new level, and the chances are probably around ninety-nine percent that she’s not going to be a fan of yours since she’ll see our relationship as you taking her baby girl away from her. You need to be prepared for her to do something crazy,” I warned. “If she decides you aren’t what’s best for me, she’ll try to tear us apart.”
“Then I’ll just have to do my best to convince her I’m perfect for you.” He flashed me a cocky grin. “Do you trust me?”
“Yes.” I was shocked how easily my answer came out.
“Good, because I’ve got you, sweetheart.” He gave me a tight squeeze. “Get some sleep, and we’ll figure it out in the morning.”
8
Zeke
Waking up with my body wrapped around Allegra was the best start to a day I’d ever had, even with my balls feeling as though they were about to burst and my cock hard enough to hammer nails into a board. I’d spent the night dreaming about driving my dick inside her tight pussy, not that I was surprised since I’d been hard from the moment her strawberries and cream scent hit my nostrils. After spending thirty years never getting a hard on for another woman, I had a sneaking suspicion I was going to spend the rest of my days with one now that Allegra was in my life.
Her perfect ass was pressed against my dick, and the shirt she’d slept in had ridden up so her thin panties and my boxers were the only thing between us. I normally slept naked, but I’d kept them on when I’d stripped out of my jeans because I hadn’t wanted Allegra to wake up in the middle of the night and freak out over my nudity. She’d already taken everything I’d thrown at her in stride, but I didn’t want to push her too far too fast.
Not wanting her to wake up with my dick poking her in the ass, I shifted my hips back, but I was too late. Her curvy body rolled toward me as her eyes popped open. They were heavy-lidded and hazy for a moment before they filled with recognition, and she smiled. “Good morning, handsome.”
I shifted my arm so her head was resting on my bicep. “Hey, sweetheart. Did you sleep well?”
“Better than I have in ages.” She stroked her hand up my bare chest. “I like sleeping in your arms.”
I brushed my mouth against hers. “That’s good because you’re going to be doing it for the rest of your life.”
“The rest of my life,” she echoed softly. I searched her eyes for any sign that she was struggling with the idea of being with me forever, but they shone with happiness. “This fated mate stuff sure does take the guesswork out of dating. It would be awesome if my friends found shifters of their own.”
“You never know, stranger things have happened.” Her lips curved up in a smile, and I couldn’t resist claiming them in a kiss. It quickly turned heated, our tongues tangling together as her body pressed closer to mine. Her pebbled nipples poked at the thin material of the shirt I’d loaned her, and the heat from her pussy practically scorched my cock.
Wrapping her hair around my fist, I tilted her head back as I feasted on her mouth. When she was writhing in need, I tore my lips away to trail kisses down her neck. Tugging the shirt lower, I palmed one of her tits and lifted it to drag my tongue over the top of the creamy mound. “You’re fucking perfect, sweetheart.”
“That feels incredible,” she moaned, her hips shifting until her pussy was lined up with my cock.
The scent of her need was thick in the air, and I felt how drenched her panties were through my boxers. It would only take the smallest movement on my part for the tip of my cock to notch inside her pussy.
“Please, I need you,” she whimpered.
“Are you sure you’re ready?” It killed me to ask, but I wasn’t going to rush Allegra into anything she wasn’t ready for. “I can give you relief with my mouth and fingers instead if you want. I don’t want us to take this step unless you’re sure it’s what you want.”
Her brown eyes had darkened, and there was no mistaking the desire in them. “I was already sure, but the fact that you’re willing to wait”—she slipped her hand into my boxers and wrapped it around my cock—“when you want me so much makes me feel even better about my decision.”
That was all it took for my self-control to snap. I yanked the shirt over her head and pulled her panties down her legs, then I removed my boxers and tossed them onto the pile. I knew I needed to make sure she was ready so I didn’t hurt her, so I kissed my way down her body. I stopped at her chest and flicked my tongue over one of her nipples as my fingers tweaked the other side. Her back arched when I sucked hard, being sure to leave a mark because I wanted signs of where I’d been all over her body. Not that anyone other than me would see them, but it soothed me to know they were there.
I kissed across her chest and gently nipped at the side of her other breast, earning me a moan. “Fuck, I love that I’m going to hear those sounds every day for the rest of my life.”
My hands slid down to her hips, and I held her down as I kissed across her stomach to her pussy. Her legs parted, and I wedged my shoulders under her thighs. Breathing in her scent, I groaned, “Can’t wait to get my first taste of you.”
“Then it’s a good thing you don’t have to wait.” Her fingers dug into my scalp, guiding my face closer.
I slid one of my hands up and spread her pussy open. When I circled my tongue over her clit, her flavor burst on my tongue, and I couldn’t get enough of it. Licking lower, I stiffened my tongue and buried it deep inside her hole. Her body writhed beneath me as I tongue-fucked her until she flew over the edge, and her cries echoed around the room. Then I sank a finger inside and worked her back up and over a second time before rising on my knees and lining my cock up with her entrance.
I waited for her eyes to open and meet mine, and then I surged forward, filling her with one powerful thrust. “I’m sorry it hurt, sweetheart,” I murmured when she whimpered in pain. After kissing a couple of tears from her cheeks, I held still until she adjusted to having me inside her. My cock was crying out for relief by the time she wiggled her hips and I felt a gush of wetness bathe my hard length. “Are you ready for more?”