Total pages in book: 38
Estimated words: 36656 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 183(@200wpm)___ 147(@250wpm)___ 122(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 36656 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 183(@200wpm)___ 147(@250wpm)___ 122(@300wpm)
Everyone saw their mate as a gift. She’d never encountered a couple other than her and Landon who hadn’t wanted to be mated with the person. The pack had never liked how they’d behaved toward each other. She’d seen the disapproval, and now, after all of these years, she was starting to understand.
Her lips still tingled from when they’d spent the whole afternoon kissing. She came to a stop near the tree line and looked up at the full moon. The heat of it rippled against her skin, and she sat back and howled.
Her thoughts returned to Landon and that afternoon when he’d told her he was aroused by what they did.
She’d felt … amazing. Alexa wanted that feeling again.
Mates.
That was all her wolf ever said.
She knew deep down all her wolf wanted to do was mate with Landon, and she’d be lying if she denied ever wanting him. Alexa did want him. So badly. And it scared her.
For the longest time, she fought against her parents and the pack. Even now, she couldn’t quite figure out why she’d been so against mating with Landon. He was an amazing guy.
Strong.
Committed.
Loyal.
Sexy.
Loving.
A great kisser.
An amazing hugger.
She had to stop this. It wasn’t so long ago that she had a large list of everything she hated about him, but at that moment, staring up at the moon, she couldn’t think of a damn negative thing to say about him.
As if her thoughts had brought him closer, she sensed Landon.
Turning her head, she saw him coming out of the tree line. The moment she’d turned into a wolf, she’d taken off.
Landon never approached her at the other full moons. He kept his distance. He moved closer to her, nudged her with his head, and she stroked her neck across his.
If she was a cat, Alexa knew she’d want to purr at just being close to him.
Landon gave her neck a nip, and she nudged him playfully.
Sitting together, they looked at the full moon.
The night and their chance to be free was running out. Alexa shoved him and then took off. He got the hint and began to run after her.
The scent of the forest drove her wild, and she loved every second as they ran together. This was how it was supposed to be, and she finally understood her wolf. The sadness her other half had felt at being alone during the full moon.
This was a time to be with their mate. To feel the ground beneath their feet, the moon on their backs, and the scent of the wild filling their lungs.
Every step, every jump filled her with a sense of peace and belonging. She loved it.
And then, Landon captured her. His legs seemed to wrap around her, and the strangest thing happened as her wolf suddenly retracted. Out of nowhere, she was completely naked, on her back, and Landon landed on top of her, changed as well.
Her arms were wrapped around his waist, and his were pressed on the earth at either side of her head.
“I have no idea what just happened,” he said.
She chuckled. “Neither do I. I guess it makes both of us.” She stroked his side, staring up at him, very aware of the evidence of his arousal between her thighs.
They were so close. But they hadn’t had sex.
Alexa kept her gaze on him. Even though the night surrounded them, she saw the blue of his eyes.
He licked his lips, and she didn’t fight the impulse building inside her. She listened to it. Sliding her hand down his body, she got to his dick and then wrapped her fingers around his length.
“Alexa?”
“You’re rock-hard. Don’t you want to feel good?”
She had no idea what she was doing, but it was like second nature to her. To touch her mate, to watch his eyes as they closed. His nostrils seemed to flare as if he was attempting to hold on to his strength. To keep himself in check.
Running her thumb across the tip, she heard his inhale of breath. Pre-cum coated her thumb, and she used it to massage into his length. Working her hand up and down his cock, she wanted him to lose control. For her.
“Alexa, I’m not going to be able to control myself.”
“Then don’t. I’m not doing this for you to fight it.”
“Why are you doing this?” he asked.
She lifted up and pressed a kiss to his cheek. “Because I want to.”
It was the most honest answer she could give him.
Landon growled, and she watched as he started to pump his hips, working his cock against her grip, and she couldn’t tear her eyes away from him. He took possession of her lips, his tongue sliding against her mouth, and she opened up for him. He plundered her mouth, and she moaned his name, kissing him back, and he swallowed her cries of pleasure.