Linc nodded. “I felt your wolf come to life, and we all bonded.”
“That’s kind of amazing,” I said.
“Yeah, it is.”
Slowly, I became aware of the pack surrounding us. Jaxon wrapped an arm around both of us and spoke to me. “Welcome to the pack.”
I laughed and smiled at him in gratitude, then Linc and I made our way through the crowd, accepting gifts and words of congratulations for our relationship and my initiation. Cole held LuLu’s leash, but she pulled toward me to give her own congratulations. I crouched down and hugged her, letting her lick my chin, and she panted happily. I smiled up at Linc, grateful he’d allowed her to be a part of the ceremony.
Then the party really started. Linc and I ate at the long, decorated tables with everyone else, with Cole next to us and Liam beside him. Bryce and Jaxon sat opposite us, and Gavin and Nicole beside them. The whole hall was full of laughter, cheer, and music, and the feast was delicious with fresh flavors and light seasoning. I could taste more details about the food than I'd ever noticed before.
“This is delicious,” I moaned as I bit into forkful of green beans.
“Your senses are sharpening,” Jaxon explained.
“And it is delicious,” Bryce insisted. “Most of us on the homestead use a lot of foraged foods from the forests. You'll get some really unique flavor combinations living here.”
Linc visibly kicked Bryce's shin under the table. “Don't pressure him.”
I shook my head and wrapped my arm around Linc’s shoulder. “That’s okay, I think it’s only right for me to move in with you, don’t you?”
“God yes, and I have a surprise at home for you too.”
After everyone had left the party and we’d all cleaned up, Linc drove Cole and I home in his truck. As we passed through the homestead, I looked out the window at the dark woods behind it, and I felt a part deep inside me stirring.
“I feel like I already know this place,” I said softly. “Like I belong.”
Linc glanced over at me and took my hand. “The homestead?”
“Yeah, maybe my wolf finds it familiar…” I said, smiling at Linc. “I guess it’s because its packmates are from here.”
“What's your wolf like, Shawn?” Cole asked as he stuck his head through the middle of the seats.
“Sit back,” Linc growled, shoving his son back without taking his eyes off the road.
I turned in my seat and craned my neck to talk to Cole.
“White, and gray, and strong,” I said, as my wolf sat up with its ears pricked, happy for the attention.
“Strong, huh?” Linc glanced at me with a sparkle of pride in his eyes.
“Yep, super strong,” I said.
“Cool,” Cole said. “Can I see it later? Do you want to go for a run?”
Suddenly, my wolf started clawing in my chest at the idea of getting to run. I smiled because I couldn’t wait until I was able, to see the world through my wolf’s eyes.
“No, Cole. Shawn can’t shift yet. Not until the baby is born, and then he has to learn, like Liam did.”
“Oh. Okay, well, when you’re able to, can we go for a run then?”
“Of course, buddy. As soon as I learn.” However, I didn’t think it was going to take me long, not with the way my wolf was pacing.
Linc pulled up to the house, parked the car, and then got out to open my door for me. I gratefully took his hand and let him lead me through the front door. Cole immediately hugged us goodnight and raced to his bedroom with LuLu in tow, allegedly to get some good sleep.
“He’s actually been stargazing from the roof every night,” Linc said. “I'm not sure why he feels the need to cover it up.”
“Maybe it's more fun as a secret,” I said. “I used to do that, when I was a kid. It felt more magical that way.”
“Really?” Linc asked, sounding like he was impressed.
“Yeah! Didn't you have any secrets as a kid?”
“Of course I did. I still have a lot of secrets, actually,” he said with a smirk, then he took my hand.
A shiver of excitement thrilled me as we headed up the stairs, and I wondered what he could be about to show me. I eyed him as he walked in front of me; his plump ass, his muscular back, his strong shoulders. I couldn't wait to see him without all of those clothes on again, despite how good he looked in a tux. I’d missed his body so much.
When we got to the top of the stairs, he slipped behind me and put his hands over my eyes.
“Mm,” I said, pushing my ass back against his crotch. He growled in my ear and steered me down the hallway. Instead of turning right into the bedroom, we made a sudden left.
“Hang on, keep your eyes closed for a moment okay?”
“Okay…” I said. My imagination was going wild with ideas of what Linc might be about to show me… My wolf paced again, like it was just as excited to find out what we were in for. Was Linc changing into some kind of sexy outfit? I giggled thinking about him wearing chaps, but then my mind went to ideas of him tying me up with a lasso, and my cock started getting a little hard.
“Alright, ready!” he said from behind me, and I saw a bright light turn on through my eyelids. I flicked my eyes open, and my heart completely melted.
“Linc! What?” I cried out, covering my face with my hands.
“Do you like it?” he asked, coming up beside me and pulling me into a tight hug.
I was speechless. I looked through my fingers at the incredible, elegant nursery he had decorated. The walls were painted a deep navy blue with gold trim, and on the back wall was a gigantic mural of the night sky, complete with real constellations. The whole room was furnished with unique pieces, including a beautiful pine crib with intricate carved headboard featuring two large wolves and two cubs.
“You did all of this?” I whispered, barely able to believe it.
Linc looked down and grinned, clearly pleased with himself but also trying to seem humble.
“This is so incredible,” I said, walking around the room while tracing my hands over the beautiful furniture.
“I made the crib,” he mumbled, and I gasped at him.
“Are you serious?”.
He nodded, biting down on his bottom lip and smiling.
“Linc, this is amazing. Like…mind-blowing. I'm so… I'm so…” I started to get tears in my eyes and quickly wiped them away.
“Cole helped me with the constellations,” he admitted. “And the mobile.” He pointed to the crib, and I saw an adorable mobile of felt wolves, stars, and moons hovering above it.
“So sweet.” I smiled and came back to stand beside my man as I admired the room he'd created for our cub. Suddenly, I slapped his arm. “I thought it was going to be a sexy secret!”
Linc laughed and quickly kissed me. “I have one of those for you too.”
“Really?” I raised my eyebrows, and he laughed.
“No, but let's make some secrets together.” He smirked, and then suddenly raced down the hall.
“Hey no fair!” I sighed, and then I waddled down the hall as fast as I could.
I caught up to him in the bedroom, and within minutes I was naked and falling onto the bed. I was immediately taken over by total instinct. As I pushed my tongue into Linc's mouth, my mind fell blank, and the silence of my thoughts was blissful. All I was aware of was the feeling of his hands on my belly, the taste of his saliva, and the sound of his breath and moans that made the hair on the back of my neck stand on end. I shivered with desire as I ran my hands through his full hair then traced them over his shoulders, his strong arms, and his slim waist. I reached for everything I wanted to touch. I couldn't hold back. My cock was already aching and hard, and a drop of precum spilled out from the tip when he wrapped his palm around the base. I moaned and pushed my hips back and forth to fuck his hand, completely absorbed by his mouth and his touch.
“You're wild,” he whispered in my ear.
“You're mine,” I whispered back before playfully
nipping at his neck. He groaned and pushed me off, pinned me down, and then bit at my bottom lip while lowering his hips so our dicks were pressed alongside each other. My cock jerked at the contact, and Linc let out a hot moan before starting to thrust his cock against mine. I looked up and saw his expression—the same look he'd given me the first time we’d ever made love.
Without warning, he lifted my legs over his shoulders and positioned me so his cock was pressed right against my sopping wet hole. Even I could smell my slick, and I wasn't surprised when he took a long, deep inhale as he spread my legs wider. He growled low in his throat, and then pushed inside.
“Fuck!”
“You like it?” he asked before thrusting in another inch. My hole twitched and throbbed, aching to take more of his length.
“Y-yes!” I arched my back and wriggled my hips to get more of him inside me.
Linc grunted and gave me about half of his cock. I panted as a shock of pleasure burst through me. Linc gripped my thighs tighter, pulling back before sliding the entire length of his thick cock into me until he bottomed out.
I let out a cry and Linc quickly grabbed a pillow for me to bite down on, lest I make too much noise. The last thing I wanted was for Cole to hear us. I giggled, then bit down dutifully as I looked up at Linc's face set in desire. In reaction my hole tightened, and he let out a pleased groan as he pulled back through the tightness.
My eyes locked onto Linc's, and I held my breath as a surge of energy moved between us, like a tingling, throbbing wave. Linc looked down at me, and a sly smirk spread across his lips a moment before he began moving; pulling his hips back, and then pushing forward until his cock was all the way up to the hilt again.
“Oh f-fuck,” I whimpered into the pillow, clutching it to my chest and struggling to keep my eyes open and locked on his. A buzzing, throbbing vibration of pleasure started to spread from my hole up through my cock. My balls pulled up tight and I felt my dick twitch with every thrust he made inside me. Linc panted as he fucked me hard, his own eyes closing as he dug his fingers deeper into my thighs.
“Take my cock,” he said, thrusting harder and faster. “Take it, Shawn.”
He thrust so deep inside me I was barely able to hold myself in one place. I had one hand wrapped in a sheet, the other now clutching Linc’s bicep. He continued to pound in and out of my soaking wet hole, and a muffled, desperate groan escaped my throat. My mind was completely taken by the rhythm of his thrusts, and I could barely believe I was being fucked this passionately. I could practically feel Linc's desire being pummeled into me. I struggled for breath as all the pleasure that had built inside now began to spread throughout my entire body. Linc's eyes were rolling back, and he was lost in his pleasure, gripping my thighs hard and thrusting even harder. My dick throbbed and throbbed again. I bit down on the pillow and groaned as quietly as I could as my balls pulled up, my cock spasmed, and I started to come.
I lost control of my hips, trying to grind myself on Linc’s cock as my orgasm rocked through me. My dick shot thick ropes of cum against the underside of my stretched belly, and the heat from it made me shiver in pleasure. That’s when Linc suddenly pulled out. I let out a whimper of protest, but watched as Linc squatted between my legs and grabbed his cock, shining wet and literally dripping with my slick. He quickly slid his hand along the length, and then, with his other hand, he rubbed the cum from my orgasm over my bump.
“You're so fucking hot,” he said, smearing the fluid over my tight, bulging belly. I was fixated on watching him jerking off his cock, his grip slipping down to the base and back up again in one easy movement. However, Linc seemed fixated on rubbing my big belly. Then he squeezed the head of his cock and threw his head back, letting out a pained groan while clenching his jaw. Streams of cum jetted from his cock and landed all over my belly. Linc caught his breath and watched, barely keeping himself upright as he sprayed all over me. By the time he was spent, I was completely saturated in his cum.
He collapsed beside me, but still kept one hand on my stomach. “Wow.”
“That was… Yep,” I agreed between pants, and then I chuckled. Linc leaned over and kissed me, soft and with all the love I knew he had for me. “I’m so sorry for doubting you, for doubting the way you felt about me. It’s not an excuse, but I guess my hormones completely took hold and everything seemed so overwhelming that I couldn’t grasp what was real and what wasn’t.”
“You don’t have to apologize, Shawn. I made a mistake in not trusting what my pack was telling me. I just became super cautious. I couldn’t stand the thought of anything happening to you…”
“Yeah, I get that now, but everything is fine, right?”
“Yes, babe, everything is fine.” Linc kissed me again, and I honestly never wanted him to stop.
“This was the best day of my life,” I said when he eventually pulled back.
Linc smiled at me and shook his head. “The best is yet to come,” he said.
I raised my eyebrows. “You think that hot shower I'm about to take is going to top that?”
Linc laughed, and the deep baritone moved through me like a warm hug.
“Not that,” he said with a smile. “Something even better.”
He possessively stroked along my bump. My heart surged, and I wrapped my arms around his neck, pulling him down for another sweet, deep kiss. I felt giddy and excited to start my new life here with my mate and our new cub. And he was right. So much was still to come.
19
Linc
“No, Dad! This is the blackhole. That's Andromeda!”
“My mistake! They're both black,” I grumbled as I peered at the intricate—and, frankly, incredible—space model that Cole had made for his school’s September Science Fair. Cole rolled his eyes and shot Shawn a glance that said he was tired of dealing with “space fools” as he'd started calling anyone who didn't understand what he thought was basic space stuff. I would have been offended if he hadn't looked so cute in his galaxy-print bow tie and pint-sized lab coat.
“I'm going to win this competition,” he stated with the tiniest shake of nervousness in his voice.
“Who do you think is your biggest competition?” Shawn asked as he put an arm around Cole's shoulders and looked out across the playground where the rest of the science fair exhibits were set up.
“Oh my god, Liam for sure! His display is so cool!” Cole grabbed his face and made a sound like he was in excruciating pain.
“What did he make?” I asked, at risk of sounding like a space fool again.
“He wanted to do a wolf shifter in space, but Jaxon wouldn't let him.”
“Well, yeah,” I said. “So what did he do?”
“Like…a UFO! It has LED lights that get bright in different patterns depending on its mood.”
“Its mood?”
Cole rolled his eyes again, and I looked at Shawn who gave me a shrug that said he had no idea how a UFO could have a mood either. At least I wasn't the only space fool for once.
“The judges are coming,” Cole said excitedly, smoothing down the front of his white lab coat before shooting us a look to tell us to get the hell out of there. “I don't want them thinking you helped me out.”
“Alright,” I said, holding my hands up defensively, even though we hadn't helped him. Shawn had let him use his telescope and look at his books on space, but the whole model was all Cole’s doing.
Shawn and I shuffled off, and I do mean shuffled. Shawn was heavily pregnant and ready to pop at any minute. If I'd been attracted to his big belly three months earlier, I was completely obsessed with it now. I couldn't keep my hands off it at home, and I spoke to our unborn son almost as much as I spoke to Shawn. In public, I managed to keep myself under control, though my eyes kept flicking to his protruding bump as we walked toward the auditorium then took our seats near the stage, waiting for the awards to begin.
“Hey, lovers,” Nicole said as she slid into a seat next to me and gave us both kisses on our cheeks. �
�Did you see our kiddo's model?”
Paco sat at her feet and sniffed at my hand, probably looking for traces of LuLu.
“It looks like something out of a sci-fi game,” Gavin declared as he leaned over from the other side of Nicole and gave us a thumbs up. “He's gonna win, no question.”
I glanced around and found Jaxon at the back, bouncing Lori in his arms. Bryce came into view and gave me a little wave and a thumbs-up. I returned the gesture and Nicole elbowed my side.
“Don't be nice to the enemy,” she hissed. “They're our competition right now!”
I laughed and nudged her back. Shawn fanned himself with the program and blew air out of pursed lips.
“Feeling okay?” I asked, putting my hand on his forehead. Since the claiming bite, he hadn't had any more severe morning sickness and the rest of the pregnancy had been fairly symptom-free, but the last few weeks he'd been hot and bothered.
“It's fine,” he insisted, resting a hand on my knee and squeezing it. “Look, it's starting.”
We all sat back and listened as best we could to the school principal droning on about the science program, until the lead science teacher finally introduced the judges. I caught Cole's eye from his place to the right of the stage where the kids stood with their models. I gave him a wink and watched as he beamed, then stuck his tongue out at me.
“Cole Travers!” the judge announced.
Cole did a double-take, and so did I. He looked up at the stage and then looked at Liam, who was beaming and nodding.
“Cole Travers?” the judge said again. “First place!”
Cole grinned, and the audience exploded with applause as he bounded up the stairs to accept the award. I immediately stood, applauding loudly and whistling. Gavin let out a whoop, Paco barked, and Nicole let out a cheeky howl. We sat back down and let the cheering subside as Cole began to speak into the microphone.
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