Chapter 102: Chapter 40

VIRGIL

Haley and I arrive fashionably late to the formal dinner. She looks stunning in her floor-length, black, sleeveless dress that accentuates her curves. I, on the other hand, am simply in a rented tux.

The room falls silent as we enter, and all of the alphas and male guards rise to their feet as I lead her to the head table. She takes her seat beside her uncle, and everyone waits for me to be seated beside Dec.

In the past, the Oracle would dine alone. Alpha Troy once told me that the Oracle grew tired of solitude and stopped attending the formal dinner. This was during the time his father still led the pack.

Dec and Alpha Weston are…

~I’m surprised you guys made it down here. I thought you’d be tied up in your sheets for a while,~ Dec links me, and Haley chokes on her water.

~Alpha Redd. Just because you have a decade of experience with multiple partners, doesn’t mean we all do. We were both virgins when we found our mate. We’ll be sure to get more practice in.~

Dec and I both choke, but Dec laughs and I look to my mate in surprise. She just raises her glass toward Dec and takes a sip.

After dinner, Alpha Weston shakes my hand. “Congratulations, Virgil. I’m happy that the two of you are meant to be together after all. I’ve seen the love you both have for each other. You’re a good man. I know you’ll respect my niece and be a great leader.”

“Thank you, Alpha Weston. It’s high praise coming from you.” He claps my back, gives Haley a hug, then leaves.

Dec stands beside us. “What are your plans now?”

“We’ll be at your pack tomorrow afternoon. Virgil needs his beta. You won’t be as busy once that’s taken care of. Afterward, we’ll be going home to prepare for the next summit in Mongolia. I’ll get my heat just after we return, then we’ll be visiting the individual packs,” Haley answers confidently.

My mouth drops open. Mongolia? Her heat? Visiting individual packs? I mean, I get it, but I’m just an orphan from a tiny makeshift camp of rogues.

~We both are, but the Goddess chose us. We’ll be together through all of it, my love, my mate.~

I hold her tighter to my side. ~We will be together. I’m not ever letting you go again.~ I feel her love wash over me.

“I’ll set you guys up at my place. Virgil, don’t worry about your siblings, they’re welcome to stay. It sounds like you’re going to be too busy to get them to school anyway.”

“Thank you, Dec. I just hope they understand. Goddess, this is all so nuts. I’m nothing special.”

“Yes, you are, Virgil,” Dec cuts me off. “I’ve known it for a long time. I just never put it together. You’ve always been a leader, that’s why I wanted you to study so much. I knew you were alpha material, you’re even more now. I’m proud of you.”

I don’t know what to say, so I just hug my mentor.

He gives Haley a hug. “Welcome to the family. Virgil’s been an important part of our family for years. I’ll be sad to see him leave, but I know he’ll make a difference for our kind, you both will.”

“Thank you, Alpha Redd. I appreciate that.”

“We’re family now, remember. You can call me Dec. I gotta get back to my Luna and our pup. We’ll see you tomorrow.”

We see the rest of the alphas off then head back to the suite. An idea occurs to me on the way. “You know, I love having you with me. I think we should invite the lunas to the summits. They’re just as important as the alphas, hell, they’re more important in my opinion. Then they can dress up for the evening and have a night out with their mates. Maybe even have a dance floor.”

“I like the idea, but those alphas are very protective of their mates. Do you think they would go for it?”

“I could alpha command them to be on their best behavior.”

Haley chuckles. “You actually could. We will make the arrangements. Hopefully they bring them. It would be nice to have a female presence at these things. I would like to invite Dara as well. It’s good to have the Starlight Sisters too.”

“I like it.” We get to the room and I help her with her zipper. “I like this too. You look stunning in it.”

When she steps out wearing a strapless black bra with matching panties, I’m forced to correct myself. “Actually, you look stunning wearing this.”

“You look dashing in your tux. We’ll have to get you one and some fitted suits. We do different things at the summits. The formal dinners are here in the US.” She unbuttons the jacket and slides it off then starts on my shirt.

“What are you doing, Moon Flower?” I ask her, curious to see what she’ll say.

She looks up at me through her lashes. “Practicing.” I growl and she gets my shirt off.

I pick her up and lay her on the bed. “Not this time. It’s my turn.” I sniff down her body, leaving kisses as I go. Her sweet honey smell is intoxicating. Her breasts move up and down with every breath she takes.

I leave kisses on the top of both mounds then continue down to her stomach. I love touching her skin, so my hands follow the curves of her waist and hips.

Her black panties are incredibly sexy and I do not want to ruin them, so I slowly slide them off of her. I spread her legs and the honey smell gets stronger as her nectar coats her… “What should I call this?” I tease her slit with my nose then my finger. She bites her lip.

“I think pussy is sexy, but not quite suiting.” Her cheeks turn red. “Coohie and vag are both juvenile…hmm.” The back of my fingers trace up and down and she grips the sheets as her hips slightly move closer to my touch. “You smell like honey and you’re so wet and sticky.” I give her a lick and she gasps. “And sweet. Is this your peach?” I lick her again and she does have a slight fruity flavor.

Her mouth opens and a breath escapes. “You can call it whatever you want, just please do that again.”

“Do what? This?” I part her folds and lick harder, forcing a high-pitched moan from her mouth. I’m done talking as I lick her up and down. I focus on the flap at the top, which seems to be very sensitive for her, and my fingers trace her folds.

“Oh, Goddess. Virgil, you’re… Oh, please, please. I need, I need.” I insert my finger and her walls grip tightly. Her whimper spurs me on to keep doing what I’m doing.

I insert another finger and rub her with more pressure. She throws her head back with her eyes tightly shut and squeals. Her body slowly relaxes and she grips my hair to pull me up for a kiss.

I lay on top of her with my arms supporting my weight as I kiss her more deeply than ever before. Her hands find my zipper and she pulls me free without even stopping to breathe. I line myself up and slip right into her sweet honey pot.

She stops kissing me to moan out her delight. Her mouth finds my ear and a buzz tingles throughout my body as she nibbles and licks. She reaches behind her to remove her bra so our skin connects.

She bends her legs and I’m going deeper with every thrust. Her grip on me is so tight I can feel every groove within her warm, smooth depths. Her nails scratch comfortably down my back.

I nibble the opposite side of her neck. Her walls clamp down and more of her warm sticky fluid coats my…cock. I pull out of her to take down the rest of my clothing then climb back up on the bed beside her.

“Are you all right, Moon Flower?” I ask in a whisper between kisses.

“I’ve never felt so complete in my life. I need you, Virgil.” She wraps her legs around my thighs and I insert myself back inside of her with an audible “ah” from both of us.

I sit up on my knees and pull her legs around me to intensify the pleasure we both feel. It’s so amazing that I automatically ramp up my movements. From this vantage point, I can see her beautiful breasts as they hypnotize me with the rhythm of our love making.

I take them both in my hands and knead them, which Haley seems to enjoy. Her nipples are hard little stones and I briefly wonder what they would feel like just before I take them in my mouth one by one like a hungry pup. Her fingers comb into my hair and she presses me against her so I suck harder, being sure to give them equal attention.

She whimpers then her eyes squeeze shut and her body stiffens every muscle. More fluid coats my lap before she relaxes again. I think I’m doing a pretty good job of pleasing her because she keeps telling me not to stop.

The few directions she does give me I’m quick to comply, hopefully satisfying her needs. Everything feels incredible to me. Her body stiffens then relaxes several more times, pulling groans from my chest.

I love being inside of her, especially when she clamps down on me. I think if she does it again, I won’t be able to last much longer. Her legs are barely staying up so I grip one and hold it over my hip as I continue to thrust deep inside of her.

Her muscles clamp down and she calls out my name. My sack tightens and I grunt as I explode inside of her. I spurt a few times with some smaller thrusts before it’s all out and I fall to the bed beside her.

She hums then cuddles up to my chest. I hold her warm body against me and cover us with the blanket. I kiss her forehead and she sighs as she falls asleep with me still inside of her.

This is all so new to me. I have no idea what I’m doing nor what her body is doing. I’m going to have to talk to my mentor for advice.

I’m not an idiot, but I never really cared to listen to the guys at school when they talked about sex. All I cared about was Haley and how we were going to handle finding our mates. Goddess, it killed me that I had to reject her.

The pain was bad enough, but it ripped my heart out when she pleaded with the Goddess. I barely kept from curling up on the mat along with her, but I had to do it. I’ve always loved her.

I could never hurt her and I definitely couldn’t live without her. I was devastated when her uncle took her from me, but I had to have Jason help me stand up just so I could collapse outside.

I screamed for hours inside my mind. I hated the Goddess for a while there, but then Alpha Weston came to speak to me. “I can only imagine how hard that had to be. Not many would have been strong enough to reject her.

“I thank the Goddess you were her first mate. Anyone else could’ve killed her. I know you truly love her and I pray to the Goddess that your second chance is filled with even half as much love as you two have for each other.

“I know she’s never stopped loving you. I know it’s hard to lose your mate and nothing anyone says can make it better.”

“I don’t know what to do. I was so happy until she hit the ground and I realized what I had to do.

Now what do I do? I’ll still be around her for the next few days, how can I stop loving her?”

“You don’t. There’s no reason you would have to stay away from her. That bond may be gone now, but you two have always been friends first. You two can still be there for each other.”

I forced myself to get back on my feet. “I’m going to do a quick patrol with Jason. I need time to run in my wolf. Thanks, Alpha Weston.”

I got back just before Haley came into the training center. I wanted so desperately to hold her and tell her how sorry I was, but I could barely speak. Goddess, that day was the worst day of my life.

Holding my mate in my arms, today is the best day of my life. I kiss my Moon Flower’s crescent moon mark then cuddle with my nose in the crook of her neck. Thank you, Goddess, for letting me have her.