Chapter 16: Chapter 16

VALERY

Alvarius doesn’t return to our room until evening and kisses my forehead.

“Sorry, I left you alone so long, kitten.”

I hug him and look at his arm. “You’re hurt.”

He looks down and averts his gaze from mine. “Oh, that. Don’t worry. It will heal on its own.”

I hurry to the bathroom and come back with a first aid kit and point to the bed. Alvarius sighs but obediently sits down, and I start cleaning his wound.

“What happened? I’ve noticed there has been a lot of coming and going, but I didn’t know if it was normal. It’s not normal, is it?”

Alvarius grimaces but answers me. “Rogues have been pretty aggressive recently. They’re wolves without a pack. The neighboring pack—the one that knew about you—backed off when we bested so many of their members, but we think the word is out.”

I frown, thinking about all the members of his pack who are getting hurt because I haven’t made up my mind, and he sighs. “No, stop that. This isn’t your fault. You didn’t ask for any of this, and you certainly deserve time to think about it. Don’t worry. My warriors are all talented.”

I tilt my head toward his arm since my hands are busy cleaning it. “Did a rogue do this?”

“Yeah…”

“Somewhere else too?”

He tenses before pulling up his shirt and revealing his stomach, where his injury from before seems to have opened again. I carefully clean it too and kiss his lips.

“You’re worrying me, you know.”

As our eyes meet, I notice a hint of surprise in his flickering golden gaze, but his smile grows wider. “I’m sorry. I just want to protect you. I’ll be more careful, promise.”

He pushes me onto the bed and hides his face in my neck, inhaling deeply. I whimper and shiver from his breath.

“Mark me,” I whisper.

He stops at my words and pulls away, his eyes golden. “W-what did you say?”

“I want you to mark me.”

His golden eyes stare at me and he forcefully kisses my lips. “Valery… Are you sure? You can’t tell anyone, and there’s no turning back after.”

“You’ve given me time to think about this. You haven’t pushed me, and everyone has been so great at answering all the questions I’ve had.” I trace his cheek with my fingers as I look into his eyes.

“Becca will still be in my life. Dale has shown me that. I can still be a vet too—or maybe I’ll find a different path. But I love you, and I love your pack. I want this. I’m sure.”

He growls low in his throat and pulls his shirt over his head in one swift move before pushing me down onto the bed. His lips travel to my ear. “You’re mine,” he whispers, and then he traces the rim of my ear with his teeth, making me moan.

“More, kitten. I need more. Scream my name. Let everyone hear what I’m about to do to you.”

His forceful alpha voice makes my heart beat faster, vibrating through my body and straight to my core. He rips open my buttoned shirt effortlessly, the fabric giving way like paper, and he tugs on my bra. “This is in the way.”

Growling, he tears it open, his lips crashing against my bare breasts, greedily sucking on them.

“Alvarius…” I whisper his name and he growls pleasantly, massaging my breasts in his hands as he kisses my lips again. I whimper under him as he pushes my hands over my head.

“Don’t move them, or I’m gonna tie them together, understand?”

I whimper but nod, anticipation coursing through me. “Y-yes.”

He gets off the bed and slowly removes his pants, his cock springing free from its confines. My breath is shallow as he then slides my pants down and opens my legs before bringing his lips to my pussy.

“Let’s prepare my little kitten, shall we?”

I moan as his tongue draws circles on my clit and he gently inserts one, then two fingers, gradually increasing his speed as he thrusts them into me. He adds a third finger and I buck against him, wanting something I’ve never had before.

I thrash my head from side to side as my body climbs toward something I can’t name. “Alvarius… Alvarius, please…”

“Scream for me, Valery. Let me hear your beautiful voice.”

He hits a particularly sensitive spot with his tongue, and my moan is long and loud. I buck against him again and, disobeying him, I move my arms and grab his hair, pulling him up. “Now. Please…”

I moan again as the tip of his cock rubs against my entrance. I wrap my legs around him and arch my back, trying to get closer…closer.

“You’re sure?” he whispers against my lips, his hardness pushing against my entrance, wet and eager.

I whimper. “Yes… Please…”

He growls and thrusts into me quickly, and the sharp pain makes me gasp. He stills, allowing me to get used to his girth within me. He lowers his hand and fingers my clit, and I clench around him. Hesitantly, I rotate my pelvis and moan as pleasure courses through me. Alvarius hisses as he slowly pumps in and out of my pussy.

“You feel so good…”

He grunts as he thrusts into me harder and faster, and he grazes the skin of my neck with his teeth. I can feel his long canines lingering over my skin, and feeling his hesitation, I grab his hair.

“Please, Alvarius, I want it. Mark me.”

He growls loudly and thrusts his teeth into my neck, piercing my skin. Horrible pain and heat spread throughout my body, and I scream out in pain as blood runs down my neck. One hand holds on to my hip and he continues to thrust into me, but his other hand cradles my neck while his teeth are still latched onto me, deep within my neck.

The pain turns into a pleasant burn, and soon I’m cresting toward that precipice once more. Alvarius places his hand on my hip under my lower back, driving his cock deeper. He pounds into me, and I meet each thrust until my body locks in the most incredible spasm I’ve ever experienced. He gives one final thrust, and I feel him spill into me as I spasm around him, milking him.

He pulls his teeth from my skin, replacing them with the velvety-soft touch of his tongue as he laves his bite, sending shivers through me. His golden eyes gaze into mine as he pulls out of me, and he caresses my cheek with his hand lovingly.

“You’re finally mine.” He rubs his nose against mine. “I love you.”