Total pages in book: 35
Estimated words: 33372 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 167(@200wpm)___ 133(@250wpm)___ 111(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 33372 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 167(@200wpm)___ 133(@250wpm)___ 111(@300wpm)
Chapter Nine
The full moon was high up in the sky and Karina was already disobeying her father’s order. Every full moon, he had commanded that she stay indoors, away from any danger or threat.
All her life, Karina had been fascinated by the full moon, but she’d not felt a compulsion to be outside, or run the risk of invoking her father’s wrath. He could get loud, and she hated when he did that.
She wasn’t at home now.
Her father had called and he had tried to command her to stay indoors, and to a point, she had promised him she would stay safe. After the call had ended, Rage had been there, listening to every single word he said.
“Do you really want to stay in?” Rage asked.
She shook her head. “No, I don’t.”
And so, she stood out in the forest, staring up at the moon through the thickest of trees. The leaves didn’t hide the view, so she looked up and she felt the warmth as it spread through her whole body. She felt alive. Ready to take on anything.
This was what she had been missing.
She didn’t close her eyes, but she remembered Rage’s lips on her body, waking her up from the deep sleep.
After they had sex that first time, Rage had listened to her talk. She’d been in his town less than twenty-four hours, and she already felt like she belonged here. The pack was no different than the ones back home. The people were so friendly and welcoming. She felt their love for their alpha, and even their respect for her, which surprised her. She didn’t expect to feel any of that.
Their feelings seemed to surround her. She wasn’t a nuisance to them, or someone they had to protect. To them, she was their alpha’s mate.
And for the first time in her twenty-three years, she felt the warmth of the full moon on her flesh.
She wasn’t sitting at home, listening to the howls as the pack ran, knowing she couldn’t be part of it. Karina heard the howls, relished them, and she wasn’t afraid.
Rage promised he would find her. He told her not to panic, to just enjoy. The pack wouldn’t harm her. They would only protect her.
Closing her eyes, she placed her hands on the tree, and it was like in her mind’s eye, she could see the pack. They were running through the forest. The young men chasing the women, wanting to capture them and prove they were worth their time. Couples were dancing together, teasing, preparing to mate.
Then she sensed Rage.
He was getting closer. She had no desire to run, to be chased. All she wanted was for her mate to come and get her. There was no need for any battle. She belonged to Rage. Just as she’d belonged to him that very morning, as he’d woken her up to give her an orgasm, and then to make love to her.
He had promised he would give her time to heal, seeing as she wasn’t like a wolf. But, she was able to convince him to take her again in the shower. It was like he had awakened something inside her and she couldn’t get away from it, nor did she want to.
With every second that passed, he was getting closer. Excitement started to fill her. And when she knew he was there, she opened her eyes.
Karina had never seen a wolf before. Part of her father’s command was that no one was to show her their wolf. She didn’t know if he was doing it to protect her, or so she didn’t know what she was missing.
Rage was amazing. His wolf was covered in luscious black fur, thick and soft, like his hair. His eyes were a deep blue, but there were also sparks of amber that shone back at her.
She couldn’t get enough of him. The desire to touch him was so strong and as she reached out and ran her fingers through his thick fur, there was a growl, not scary, but a contented growl.
Within seconds, the wolf was gone, and her mate stood before her.
“What about the full moon?” she asked.
“I’m here, with you, this is the perfect full moon.” He pressed her up against the tree, and she couldn’t help but run her hands up his body, circling his neck.
Rage lifted her up as if she weighed nothing, and she circled her legs around his waist. He’d picked out one of her skirts, but he had forbidden her from wearing any panties. She felt the hard ridge of his cock as he pressed against her core.
Rage rested her against the tree and his body, reaching between them to grip the base of his cock. He didn’t tease, but found her entrance, and then, inch by inch, he sank balls-deep inside her.