Chapter 20: Chapter 20

KYA

I wake up sore and exhausted. Our lovemaking lasted for hours. ~Lovemaking~, yes. It was pure, honest love. The room and our bodies smell of sex, causing me to wrinkle my nose. It’s not a bad scent, but very potent.

I slide out of Dec’s arms to open the window. Turning around, I find him relaxed, holding his head in his hand as he watches me. I feel his admiration as he looks me over from head to toe and back again.

His mood shifts. He becomes excited and hopeful. I shake my head with a smile. He chuckles, knowing I’m too tired for anything more. He throws the sheet off and stands up. He waits for me with his hand out.

I step forward and place my hand in his. He leads me into the bathroom and turns the water on. He tests the water, then steps us both inside.

Dec holds my back to his front with his arms cocooning me. He washes my body gently with the purple loofah. He reaches my pubic area and gently spreads my legs enough to wash me thoroughly.

I feel like his queen as he attentively cares for me. He washes and conditions my hair. I’m facing him as my head tilts back to rinse my hair out. “I have never seen anything so sexy in my life,” he huskily growls out.

I giggle at the absurdity, but the sensation he’s emitting to me tells me he’s speaking the truth. His hands caress my back as the water runs through my hair. The scent in the shower changes signifying his arousal.

I look down to his member for the first time ever. I am dumbfounded. How the hell did that ever fit inside me? He's massive. He laughs at my shock. “You and I were made for each other, love.”

I let out a single laugh. “What do I do? I’m too tired for more.”

He shakes his head. “Nothing. You don’t have to do anything, love. My body will always react to you. I’ll be fine in a little while. You need to get moving. You’re going to be late for school.” He kisses my nose.

I kiss Dec goodbye, then head for Chase’s truck. I look back. He’s standing on the porch watching as we pull away. I can feel the longing and worry he feels. “Congratulations. It’s about time.”

I look to Alana with a smile. “Thank you. It’s only been a month. That’s actually pretty fast considering I planned to never forgive him. He won me over and I have no idea when it happened.”

Alana shakes her head. “He didn’t have to, you two have always had a connection.” I face forward and think over her words.

Dec has always been a part of my life. He’s always been kind and considerate with me, well almost always. I let the thought go since I’ve already forgiven him. The Moon Goddess made it clear that our bond is special and powerful.

“Lan, has the Moon Goddess ever spoken to you?”

She scrunches her brows and gives me a look like I’m crazy. “No.”

Did I imagine it? I couldn’t have. “~Dec. Did you hear the Moon Goddess last night?~” Maybe I am going crazy.

I feel a deep love enter my heart. I hear his words in my mind. “~Yes, love. The Moon Goddess blessed us. Last night was incredible. Every part of it.~” I blush thinking of last night.

I pull down the visor so I can get better light to inspect my mate mark. I have to move my top aside to see it.

I touch the silvery star-shaped marks. They’re smooth and sensual. I stop touching them, afraid to become too overwhelmed by my feelings.

Alana smiles. “Be careful with that. I don’t know about you, but my mark is extremely sensitive, if you know what I mean.”

I flip the visor up and turn to her. “I do now.”

Damon, Bianca, and Spencer are there to greet us, as is Owen. He smiles as he lecherously looks me over. My skin crawls, but I keep a smile on my face.

Damon is standing closer and his brow raises as he gives me a knowing smirk. He whispers to Bianca. Her mouth drops open, then she looks my way. A smile spreads across her face. She rushes up to me and Alana.

“Kya. Congratulations. I’m so happy for you,” she says, giving me a quick hug as we walk to the awaiting party.

Owen’s smile turns to a glare once I’m close enough for him to catch a whiff of my scent. His fists clench as he turns away and walks into the school.

Damon and Bianca follow behind him, but not before Damon raises his chin and gives me a wink. I let out a sigh of relief as they leave and Spencer walks with Lan and I to class.

Damon comes over to me as soon as he walks into our math class. “Kya. Congrats. As you can tell, Owen is pretty pissed.”

I nod, but I have more pressing things on my mind. “Did he say anything about the rogue attack?”

Damon smiles. “Owen knew I was at your pack to visit Bianca’s mate. He thinks I’ll be a spy for him. He didn’t know I was at the attack. He must have dropped them off and left.

“I told him that Dec got hurt from a rogue attack. You know, just a little nugget to make him think I’m on his side.”

I let out a breath of relief. “Good cover. So, it was him?”

Damon sneers in annoyance. “Yeah, it was. I’m sure he’s not finished yet. I’ll keep an eye on him.”

A dozen red roses are awaiting me on my desk when I get to third hour. I can feel Owen’s eyes on me as I check the card: ~Kya. We are meant to be. Don’t give up on us.~ ~I will love you forever.~

No signature. I smell the card, but I don’t recognize the scent. I smell the sweet fragrance of the roses and smile. Dec gave me flowers in the past. Now he’s really putting on the charm.

After last night, he doesn’t really need to. My teacher allows me to place the bouquet on her desk for the duration of the class.

I carry my roses to the lunch table. Bianca’s eyes light up. “Wow, Kya. Those are beautiful. I wish my mate sent me flowers.”

I giggle. “I’ll make sure to let Finn know.”

Bianca takes a sniff. “Oh, they smell so sweet. You’re lucky to have such a good guy to send you flowers.”

Owen squeezes in beside me. He pushes the flowers to my side and sets his tray down. He leans in to whisper. “I’m glad you like them.”

The smile drops from my face and my mind goes blank. “They’re from you?”

He gives me his sweet smile, the one I haven’t seen in a long time. He whispers in my ear again, his breath on my skin giving me the creeps.

“Of course. I love you, Kya. I would give you a million roses if you asked for them. I’ll do anything to make you mine. I’m not giving up on us.”

I look up at Alana and Damon, but neither of them heard Owen’s words. I take a minute to recompose myself, then turn to look Owen in the eye.

“Owen. There is no ‘us.’ You and I are not a couple. I am mated to Alpha Redd. You need to stop this obsession.” I walk away from the table, leaving the flowers behind.

I head to my locker with Alana. She’s as freaked out as I am. “What are you going to do, Ky? The guy is obsessed with you. I don’t think anything you say is going to make a difference. Even Dec nearly killing him hasn’t scared him away.”

I shake my head. “I have no idea. There’s only three weeks left of school. I think we should stay away from him.”

She nods. “Okay, but what about your English class?”

A hopeless chuckle escapes my throat. “I guess, just ignore him?”

In fact, my mind is going a mile a minute. I don’t know what to do.

“~What’s wrong, love?~” My heart calms as soon as I hear Dec's voice through our link.

“~It’s Owen again. He gave me flowers. He said he’s not giving up on us…there is no ‘us’!~”

I feel Dec’s fury. “~I’ll rip his fucking throat out!~” he growls in my head. I feel defeated. I just want him to move on.

“~Please, Dec. I don’t need you starting a war. Just let it go. I’ll be all right. I’m just going to stay away from him.~”

Dec growls again but calms his rage. “~I can’t deny you anything, baby. Stay safe. I love you.~”

My chest hums. “~I love you too.~”

Alana drives home while I stare out the window, Owen on my mind. I don’t know what to do about him. He’s clearly delusional. Alana cranks the radio and I turn to her.

“Relax, Ky. Stressing over it isn’t going to help.” She’s right. I take a deep breath and let thoughts of Owen leave along with my exhale. Garth Brooks begins playing on the radio and I can’t help but sing along.

Dec is at the training center today. Before I left, training wasn’t required, unless you are a guard. He changed everything after Pauly got attacked. My group is up soon, so I change into my workout clothes and head over.

I’m early, so I grab a spot on a bench and wait. Dec is in his black wolf as he spars with Pauly. Dec’s fur is so dark that it’s hard to see him at night, even with our wolf eyes. In this light, it sparkles like glitter. His silver eyes shine like diamonds in a cave. I smile as I think of them locked with mine all night last night.

“~Baby, please. I’m trying to train my guards,~” Dec mind-links me. He must have sensed my thoughts. I bite my lip and turn to watch Chase spar with Kevin.

Chase’s wolf is a darker shade than mine, but still has red going through his fur. He’s really fast and he quickly has Kevin submitting.

Dec calls an end to training and stalks toward me. He sits on his haunches on the floor in front of me. His wolf is so large, he’s as tall as me sitting on the bench. I run my nails through his soft fur, scratching as I go. He lays his head across my lap, and I kiss his muzzle.

His chest rumbles, then his nose sniffs my neck. He licks my mark, and my panties are instantly soaked. He looks in my eyes, knowing I’m aroused.

I reach his mark with my nails, and he throws his head back and howls. “~Wow, Baby. I’m going to need to take a cold shower before I mount you in front of everyone.~”

I raise my brow. “~I may just let you if you touch my mark again.~”

Dec moves first toward the locker room. I stand up and grab my bag. The locker room is unisex, so I follow Dec in. He shifts, then drags me into the shower with him. “Dec, my clothes.”

He pulls my sports bra off. “You’re not going to need them anyway. We’re working in our wolves.”

He kisses me, then pulls my shorts off. He sucks on my mark, and I almost lose it. I moan out uncontrollably. I push his face away and kiss him. Then I pull away and lick his mark.

His shaft stiffens against me. I bite down. His fingers thread in my hair as he pulls me off. He growls as he drops to his knees in front of me.

Throwing my leg over his shoulder, he bends down to lick the wetness from my sensitive nub. “Oh, Goddess. Dec, I’m not going to last.”

He laughs and licks me again until I implode. I’m a soaking wet mess. He stands up, keeping my leg up high. He enters me and thrusts.

I lean back in ecstasy. His thrusts are hard and demanding. It’s rough and wild, almost primitive, but so satisfying. I bite his mark and he releases inside of me. The throbbing of his hot member makes me gush down our legs.

We catch our breaths as we quickly rinse. I turn off the water, then we shift and shake away the water.

Chase already has everyone working when we enter the training area. He growls at Dec. Dec releases some of his power as he stares Chase down. Chase turns away and begins prowling around the arena.

“~Baby, I want you to start working with Freya. She’s a great fighter and I need you to get better~.”

I find Freya and begin working with her, only to get my butt whooped. “~This is insane. You know I’m a healer, not a fighter,~” I mind-link Dec.

Dec stalks over to me and Freya. “~Your father can fight. In fact, he’s had to on multiple occasions. You’re not only a healer anymore. You’re also the luna. Don’t make me give you an order.~”

I pout—but continue to let my butt get kicked.

“What was the deal with you and Chase?” I ask Dec as I dress in the locker room. He’s naked on the bench beside me with only a towel covering his glorious nether region. He has another class, so there is no point for him to dress.

“He’s just protective of you. He doesn’t like the idea of us having sex.” My face gets warm. I don’t like Chase knowing about my sex life. I’m sure everyone in the room knew what was going on though; our quickie wasn’t exactly quiet.

I close my eyes and cover my now hot face. Dec laughs as he pulls me onto his hard lap. “I want the world to know you’re mine. But if it makes you uncomfortable, we won’t do anything if your brother is around.”

I wrap my arms around his neck. “Or anyone else for that matter.”

He grunts, but nods and kisses me under my ear. “I gotta get going, the pups are almost ready for me. We stand up and he shifts back into his huge black wolf.

My body is sore, but I want more. One night and I’m already addicted to sex… Maybe it’s Dec that I’m addicted to.

I shake my head then head over to see Alana. She’s sweaty and whimpering when she answers the door. “Ky.”

I quickly place my hand to her head. She’s burning up and clutching her abdomen. “Lay down. I’ll give you some relief. Call Chase over now. You’re going to need him.”

I place a hand to her abdomen and one to her head. I release a little energy. I can’t give more because she’ll just burn through it. She minutely relaxes, but she’s still uncomfortable.

I run a cool bath, then help her in it. The water calms her, but only slightly. The energy I gave her has already worn off.

The door opens and Chase rushes in. Alana is panting and whimpering as she thrashes in the water. “What’s wrong with her, Ky?”

I stand up with a knowing grin. “It’s her heat. Make sure to keep up your strength, you’re going to need it.” I wink then walk out the door.

Dec is waiting for me outside of Chase’s house. “Her heat?” I nod. He tilts his chin up. “Lock the door. I can smell her, I’m sure soon enough single males will too.”

I open the door and flip the lock, shutting the door behind me. “I’m not looking forward to that,” I say.

Dec gives me a sexy smirk. “I hear it’s the best sex of a she-wolf’s life.” I roll my eyes as I jump into his truck. Dec drives away from the house and toward the western border.

“Where are we going?”

He gives me a smirk. “You’ll see in a minute.”

The trees clear away and Dec makes a turn. I already know his destination. “We’re going to the river?”

He takes my hand and kisses my fingers. He doesn’t answer and continues driving on.

The sun begins to set just as we reach the path that leads to our old swimming hole and Dec turns off the truck. He walks around to open the door and help me down. Then, he gently kisses me.

His hand reaches up to grip my hair. I nibble his lip, making him grunt. He pulls my shirt over my head. His mouth returns to mine while he pulls me closer. I lift his shirt over his head then run my fingers over his perfect body.

I reach up and stroke his mark. His member stiffens between us. He rests his forehead against mine. His eyes shine even in the darkness. Their intensity leeches straight to my soul.

My heart beats rapidly along with my breath. His hands skim my body sending electric tingles everywhere. “Let’s go for a run, baby.” I nod, then unbutton his pants and pull his zipper down.

He glides his pants down then pulls mine off. He unfastens my bra with one hand. I let it fall to the ground. He looks me over from head to toe, and back. He chuckles when I blush.

Dec takes two steps back and then shifts. His large black wolf is standing before me with fur so dark that he blends into the woods. I smile as I run my fingers through his soft coat. “~Come on, baby. Let your beautiful wolf out.~”

I step back and shift. I’m much smaller than Dec, but my fur is softer. He nuzzles my face and I lick his muzzle, then go under him to rub my body across his chest. He throws his head back and howls.

He takes off in the direction of the river. I follow closely on his flank. The wind rushes through our fur; it’s freeing and refreshing. Dec leads us to the riverbank and we continue our run.

Our swimming spot comes into view and we begin slowing down. Dec lies sprawled out by the water, still in his wolf. I rest beside him and run my muzzle up his neck. He stands up and straddles me. I lie with my head on my paws in submission.

He licks my cheek, then mounts me, letting his primal self take control. He bites my ear as he takes me in wolf form. This part of the mating process is normal for werewolves. It completes the mating, sealing our scents as wolves.

After he finishes, he pulls away and lies beside me. We shift back and lounge naked on the fresh-smelling grass. I lay my head on his chest as my fingers stroke the hair of his happy trail.

He kisses the top of my head and wraps his arms around my shoulders, holding me tighter to him. I hum in complete and utter bliss.