Total pages in book: 36
Estimated words: 35457 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 177(@200wpm)___ 142(@250wpm)___ 118(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 35457 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 177(@200wpm)___ 142(@250wpm)___ 118(@300wpm)
“You’re not going to get far. I’m always going to catch you.”
He went to pounce and she moved, avoiding him.
With a snort, she ran back, circling toward a hidden alcove she’d seen with a small river running through.
The moon was still high up in the sky, and with the run, she had more control.
She crouched on the ground and turned, becoming human once again. When Damon came around, he was already human.
They panted.
He came toward her.
She watched him.
He grabbed her neck the instant he was close and forced her head back, slamming his lips down on hers as she wrapped her arms around her neck.
This wasn’t gentle.
Damon lifted her, and she wrapped her legs around his waist as he pressed her against the nearest tree. He slid his cock to her entrance and slammed inside. She was already so wet and swollen for him.
With her legs already around his waist, she held on to his shoulders as he began to fuck her. The bark dug into her back, but she didn’t care. This was what she wanted.
He broke the kiss, trailing his lips to her neck as he bit down, marking her. Once he finished, she did the same, marking his flesh so all other wolves would know he was mated. No other woman would be able to go near him now, not unless Holly died, and she had no intention of doing that.
Damon took her hard, and she cried out, giving in to him and the pleasure. The moon was full, her mate was inside her. She felt so utterly complete. She didn’t know how it was possible to be this lucky.
She loved and hated him with equal measure, but there was no denying she would never let him go. She’d fight to keep him, to hold on to him.
“Mine,” Damon said, growling the word against her lips.
“Mine!”
He slammed inside her and came, his cum filling her pussy, and she knew all this month there was a chance she might already be pregnant as they hadn’t used any precautions. As her mate, he had the power to impregnate her, and she didn’t have a problem with that.
****
The moon had started to fall. Damon held his mate’s hands, keeping her flush against his body.
“Do you have any idea what you do to me?” he asked.
“I feel what I do to you,” she said, wriggling her ass against his hard dick.
He chuckled and bit down on her shoulder. They’d spent the entire night fucking. He wanted to make her pregnant. To have her completely full with his child.
“You’re going to have to tell my dad.”
“Why do I get to be the one to tell your powerful alpha that I’ve mated with his daughter?”
“So you admit my father is powerful, or are you just being nice?” She turned her head to look up at him.
“He’s … got power.”
“You have to admit there is always power in being nice. It unnerves everyone else.” She shrugged. “He’s lasted this long.”
“True.” He kissed her shoulder. “Holly?”
“Yeah.”
He didn’t know if this was the right time to bring it up. “I’m an alpha.”
“I know.”
“My track record with other packs is not exactly great.”
She let go of his hands and spun around. Resting her head on her palm, she looked up at him. “Meaning?”
“You’re going to have to make a choice.”
She shook her head. “Don’t do this now.”
“Your dad and I, he’s not going to accept me. They never do.”
She got to her feet and took a few steps away. “Don’t, Damon. Don’t assume to know who my dad is. He’s powerful, yes, but he’s not an asshole. Don’t judge him based on other people you know.”
He stepped toward her, taking her hand and placing it over his ink. “Feel that. Feel the lumps and bumps. The old scars. These are not willing war wounds, Holly. This is blood and betrayal, and pain.”
She placed her other hand over his heart. “I know. I believe you, and I need you to trust me. My dad isn’t like them. Give him a chance.”
Damon gritted his teeth.
“I know we’ve only just found each other and we’re … bound to each other, but in time, I know I can love you,” she said. “I would never hurt you.” She cupped his face. “All I ask is you give him a chance. Don’t make me chose between you and my family.”
“What if you have no choice?”
She pressed her lips against his. “I won’t have to choose.”
He stroked her cheek. She was too innocent. Her father was a good man, but he’d seen alphas when their pack was threatened. Christopher hadn’t felt a real challenge yet. Damon had sensed other alpha males and females within the pack, but none were as strong as him.
Wrapping his arms around Holly, he pulled her close.
She may not love him yet, but he knew he loved her. Had been loving her since the moment he saw her, when she didn’t know she was being watched.