“Rylan?” Finn’s eyes widened and he sat up suddenly. He hugged Rylan, squeezing him tightly.
“You came back!” Finn shouted with relief. Rylan returned his hug and replied, “Of course I did. I promised you I would, didn’’t I?” Finn nodded and pulled away so he could look at Rylan. Evie rubbed Finn’s back, grateful he was awake. Rylan watched Evie carefully. He reached out and held her face. She pulled away from him, lowering her eyes so he couldn’’t see her tears. He dropped his hand, laying it on Finn’s leg.
“Evie, I went to see her, as you commanded me. Do you want to know what happened when I got there?” She shook her head, not wanting to hear about Rylan’s reunion with his mate.
“She was lying in the hospital bed, both legs in full casts. She looked so pitiful. I held her hand and I knew you spoke the truth.” He reached out and held her chin, forcing her to look at him.
“My wolf raged at me for touching another woman, Evie. My wolf didn’t want her, didn’t want me touching anyone but you.” Evie’s mouth hung open. She was speechless. Her mind seemed muddled. Was Rylan saying what she thought he was or was she merely hoping he was?
“My wolf and I are in agreement. Evie, you are mine.” Evie’s eyes lit up and her heart felt full, almost bursting with joy.
“But that’s impossible. She’s your mate. How can your wolf refuse her?”
“My wolf chose you, Evie. I did too.” He slipped his hand around her nape, pulling her close. He kissed her tenderly, passionately, only breaking the kiss when he heard Finn exclaim, “Ewww, gross!”
Both of them chuckled, relieved to hear Finn’s comment, knowing it meant he was perfectly fine.
Chapter Twenty
Evie took the children upstairs and settled them in for the night. She returned downstairs, overhearing Rylan’s conversation with her father, Ethan. Ethan and some of his soldiers would be here by early morning to deal with Travis. Ethan called Lucien to share what he learned, that a wolf had betrayed them. Ethan also learned that Lucien had what could be the ringleader, Steven Ellis, in custody.
“From the way Travis was acting, I think he was expecting others to show up tonight.” Rylan considered this information and formulated a plan. Evie would stay upstairs in wolf form. If any human made it past him, she would attack and kill it before it reached the children. Rylan would stay patrolling outside in wolf form. Nothing would be able to get past his wolf.
The hours crawled by and night eventually gave way to dawn. It was an uneventful night and Evie had managed to take several short naps. She reverted to her human form and dressed, headed to the kitchen to make a pot of coffee. Her father and soldiers would be arriving soon and she began cooking breakfast. Travis was still tied up in the living room, hogtied and naked. Rylan had tied him in such a way that even if he transformed into his wolf, he would be trapped long enough for them to reach him before he could escape.
Two black SUVs pulled up to the front of the cabin. Rylan watched them from the woods, howling a greeting when he recognized Ethan and a couple of his soldiers. He trotted out of the woods, up the steps and shifted into his human self. Ethan greeted him with a nod and he knocked on the front door. A minute later, Evie let them in. Evie hugged her father and assured him the children were fine. Ethan glanced around, noticing telltale droplets of blood in the living room, the broken bedroom door and raised a brow. “Did Travis—”
On his way to their bedroom to get dressed, Rylan heard Ethan’s question and stopped. He turned around and answered, “I kicked the door in.” Ethan waited, expecting an explanation as to why his only daughter’s bedroom door had been kicked in. Rylan shrugged.
“She locked the door and wouldn’t open it.” Ethan’s eyes widened in surprise and he turned to Evie. Rylan turned around and walked into their bedroom, dressing quickly before returning to the living room. Ethan sniffed Evie, catching Rylan’s faint scent on her.
“You took him as your lover. I can still scent him on you. I’m sorry, Evie. I had hoped that.…” Ethan shook his head sadly, unable to continue.
Rylan walked out of the bedroom and Ethan turned to him, sadness in his eyes. “Now that we’re here, you can go to your mate, Rylan.” Rylan grinned.
“I was hoping you would say that.” He walked over to Evie and pulled her into his arms. He kissed her passionately.
“Wha-wha-what are you doing? You have a mate. How can you touch another?” Ethan was horrified to see a mated man kissing his daughter. Even the Soldiers gaped at them.
Rylan ended his kiss, keeping his arms around Evie and looked over her head at Ethan. “Evie is my mate. My wolf and I chose her before Sonja’s…unfortunate accident.”
“But didn’t you go see Sonja?”
“Yes, Evie made me go to her. When I got there, I realized that my wolf had already accepted Evie. I came back as soon as I could. I picked up some nails down the road and two of my tires were punctured. I ran the rest of the way home last night.” Rylan shook his head. “If I hadn’t had two flat tires, I would have driven up and Travis’ plan would have come to fruition.”
“Well, I’ll be damned! I never thought something like this was possible.” Ethan rubbed his chin in a thoughtful manner. The possibilities! Imagine, couples choosing their own mate rather than having to wait for fate to intervene. Perhaps our declining population can be fixed after all.
Ethan smiled suddenly and extended his hand to Rylan. Keeping one arm securely around Evie, Rylan shook it as Ethan said, “Welcome to the family, Son.”
The children ran downstairs and into the arms of their loving grandfather. Evie ushered all of them into the kitchen where breakfast and hot coffee were waiting. The Soldiers dragged Travis outside to the woods to interrogate him. One of them left to take care of the flat tires in Rylan’s vehicle.
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Later that evening, long after Ethan and his soldiers had left with Travis and the children were settled into bed, Rylan and Evie sat on the couch, staring at the fire. Rylan was anxious, he just couldn’t wait anymore. He went under the tree and picked up a small present and walked over to Evie. He returned to the couch, sat next to Evie, holding her gift in his hand.
Evie gave him a puzzled look, “It’s not Christmas yet, Rylan.”
“I know, Honey. If I had given you this sooner, it would have avoided any misunderstanding.” He ran his fingers over his head. “I’’m sorry I’m not romantic, Evie. I…here.” He gave her the gift and watched her eagerly. Other than when he had given Evie her locket, he’d never given a woman a gift before. Would she like it? He should have done something more romantic for Evie. She deserved romance, not his clumsy attempt at declaring his love. Conflicted, he almost took the gift back, but she had already unwrapped it and opened the box. He held his breath, waiting for her reaction.
Evie took out the matching gold wedding rings and read the inscription, “Evelyn and Rylan, 12/25/2013.” She read it again, unsure she had read it correctly the first time.
“Rylan?” Evie raised her head, surprised and a little confused.
“I wanted to make it official, so you would know that I was yours, that you were mine.”
“But when did you….”
“Weeks ago, Evie.”
“Weeks? Oh, Rylan!” She leaned over and kissed him. “I was such a fool. How could I think—“
“Shhhh—” Rylan covered her lips with his thumb, silencing her. “It doesn’t matter now, Evie. All that matters is you know that I am yours.” He took her ring from her and slipped it on her left hand. She placed his ring on his left hand and smiled at him, her joy evident.
“Sorry the date is now wrong, but I just couldn’t wait, Evie.” She shook her head, smiling.
“It doesn’t matter, Rylan. I fell in love with you weeks ago and would have claimed you if it wasn’t for Sonja.”
“I’ll forgive you for sending me away on one condition.” She raised her eyebrow. He leaned over and whispered something wicked in her ear and she bl
ushed all the way down to her toes. “Rylan!”
“We’re mates, aren’t we?” Still blushing, she nodded. Rylan grinned and picked her up, carried her straight to their bed. He shut the door and pushed a chair against it.
The chair should keep our children from interrupting us, he thought with a smile as he turned to his mate.
Rylan stood by the bed as he watched her strip. Slowly, she unbuttoned her shirt and tossed it onto the bed. She removed her bra and tossed it beside the shirt. She walked over to her closet, opened the door and searched, looking for a dress. Finding her little black dress, she slipped it on and walked back to Rylan. Turning around, she presented him with her back and he zipped up her dress. He held up a neatly wrapped package and she took it, blushing furiously. She sat on the bed and opened it, removing a pair of thick black thigh high stockings. She gathered one and slipped it onto her foot, sliding it slowly up her calf and up to her thigh. Rylan took the other stocking and gathered it. She raised her foot towards him and he slid the stocking on her foot, caressing her leg as he slid the stocking up to her thigh. One hand held her foot against his chest while the other hand continued sliding up her thigh.
“Aren’t you forgetting something?” he asked.
Blushing, she nodded and he removed her panties, sliding them off and sniffing them before tossing them onto the floor behind them. His eyes gleamed as he slid one hand along her stocking covered leg. His fingers brushed against her curls, pushing through them to stroke her clit once. Evie trembled at his touch. He withdrew his hand, caressing her thigh as moved down her leg. He set her foot down and turned to his duffle bag.
He retrieved a shoe box and gave it to Evie. Evie opened the box, removing shiny black stilettos. She slipped them on and stood, wavering slightly. Unaccustomed to wearing heels, she feared she would fall in the stilettos. Rylan stood in front of her, placing her hands on his shoulders while his hands held her waist. He supported her as she took her first few steps in her new stilettos.
Rylan gently positioned Evie within his arms and they moved around in a slow dance. One hand slid down her waist to grip her ass. He gave it a squeeze before pulling her possessively against him.
“You don’t really want me to dress like this when we go out to dinner, do you Rylan?” Evie asked nervously.
“Mmmm...I’d love to take you out to dinner dressed like this, Evie. I’d love to have you sitting at a fancy restaurant table in this sexy little dress and those thigh highs, knowing you are naked underneath,” he whispered in her ear. “I’d make damn sure we had a corner booth, dimly lit so that I could slide my fingers inside of you during dinner.” Evie gasped at the image he created. She blushed furiously. She would never....in public!
“I would dance with you Evie. Hold you close as I dance you into a corner so I could do this....” His hand went under her short dress and his palm caressed her bare bottom several times. “I bet someone would enjoy seeing that sexy little ass of yours.”
“Rylan—” she protested.
Rylan kissed her, distracting her as he moved her into position. He would never allow another man to see his Evie’s naked body. He turned her around so she faced the floor length mirror. His hands slid down the front of her thigh, up under her dress as he caressed her inner thigh. He pushed the dress up until her pussy was fully exposed.
“So sexy,” he whispered as he nibbled on her ear. His fingers searched through her curls and found her clit. In front of the mirror, he stroked her clit, rubbing slowly as he watched her face. Evie couldn’t take her eyes off his hands. She began panting softly as he increased his pace. Her hips began gyrating slowly, rubbing her bottom against his thick erection. When he slid his fingers inside of her, she moaned.
“From now on, no panties, Evie. I want you bare for me at all times. I want to be able to see you, touch you, taste you, whenever I want. Can you do that for me, Evie?” She nodded vigorously as her eyes met his in the mirror. His fingers continued to thrust into her at a slow pace.
“If we went to dinner like this Evie, you know I would be ready to fuck you as soon as we left the restaurant. Would you let me bend you over the car and fuck you?” Evie blushed, not sure she could answer him. Sex in public? She was too shy.
“How about in the car, Evie? Would you sit in the back seat and let me fuck you there?” Still blushing, she nodded slowly. As long as no one saw.
Evie’s channel betrayed her arousal. She was wetter than she had ever been in her life.
“On the drive home would you suck my cock, Evie?”
“Rylan,” she begged. Her knees felt weak and she gripped his thighs. Her channel clenched tightly around his fingers and she moaned. She was in the grip of an almost painful need. Rylan turned her around and picked her up. He carried her to the bed and set her on the edge. He unbuttoned his pants and pulled down the zipper. He pushed down his pants and boxers then held his erection. He spread her legs and entered Evie with a forceful thrust.
Evie groaned as Rylan thrust into her rapidly. Her erect nipples rubbed against the inside of her dress. Needing relief, she massaged her breasts, much to Rylan’s delight. Rylan stopped suddenly, standing still as he watched Evie. His wolf eyes flashed and he leaned over her, bracing his hands on either side of her head.
“Say it, Evie. Tell me you’re mine,” he asked softly.
“I’m yours, Rylan. Forever.” He leaned down and kissed her gently. His hips began to move in a slow rhythm. Evie wrapped her legs around him as he gradually increased his speed. Rylan marked his mate with a gentle love bite on her neck. Evie sighed as he thrust deeper.
Outside their cozy cabin, snow began to fall lightly.
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Reluctant Mate
Soul Mates Book 6
Published by Diana Persaud at Smashwords
Copyright 2015 Diana Persaud
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Summary for Reluctant Mate Soul Mates Book 6
Serena is promised to an Alpha she finds repulsive. Deciding life on her own is preferable to being Remington’s mate, she flees the safety of her pack. Then she is captured by a mysterious group of humans hunting Werewolves.
Robert is determined to protect innocent civilians from vicious Werewolves. Once Werewolves are captured, Robert is in charge of keeping them locked up i
n a secret lab. Then he meets his newest captive, a Werewolf named Serena.
When Robert decides protecting his captive is more important than following orders, he is forced to make a deadly decision. Will this Werewolf hunter redeem himself and claim his mate before Remington finds her?
Prologue
Three years ago…
At six fifteen, Travis stomped into a human bar in Second Chances. Snarling, he ordered a beer as sat on a bar stool.
The woman he desired had just announced that she was pregnant with her third child. Instead of celebrating, like other pack members, Travis cursed her mate.
If Lucas had not come along, she would be mine.
He gripped his mug and drank deeply.
Purely by chance, Lucas Tarchannen had stopped by Second Chances on his way home to Tarchannen. As was customary of any new wolf in an established territory, he had gone to the Alpha House to introduce himself and ask permission to stay.
On her way to visit a friend, Evie opened the door as Lucas knocked. Her world changed the moment she laid eyes on Lucas. Their wolves immediately recognized each other as true soul mates and within a week, Evie had joined Lucas in his Tarchannen home.
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