by Crystal Dawn
Mairi could see her animal, but she wasn’t ready to come out yet. “She’s not ready yet, but I have a crazy spot that itches like hell. It better not be fur.” But when he looked, it was.
“You know it won’t remain. Once you morph it’s gone.”
“Yeah, but when will that be?”
“Maybe tomorrow. Who knows?” He replied.
They went back inside knowing she was going to change. It was sad, but he knew many of his people were prejudiced against humans. Anything she changed into would be more acceptable to them. This was for her and so he could have a long supernatural life with his mate at his side.
Kayla was up and scrounging in the kitchen. “We’re about to throw something together if you’re willing to wait?” Mairi asked.
“I’ll wait. Need any help?” Kayla asked.
‘You want to set the table?” Mairi wondered.
“Glad to.” Kayla said as she set about doing it.
Looking at the contents of the fridge, she decided on soup and sandwiches. Her favorite was tomato with grilled cheese. She’d have fruit for dessert. Mairi got to work, but Ciaro figured out what she was doing and began to help. She had a lovely grill in the middle of her stove and he used it expertly. Once the soup was on, she got out the fruit and sliced it up then put it back in the fridge for later.
Ciaro had a stack of grilled cheese sandwiches and the soup was done. She fixed them each a large bowl and Ciaro put two sandwiches on each plate and added an extra for himself. After all, he was the biggest one by far. Once the bowl were empty and they were all finishing their sandwiches, she pulled out the fruit. Dividing it up, she emptied the bowl.
It was an easy but satisfying meal. She needed to go shopping for groceries because little was left in her fridge. Mairi felt guilty that nothing was getting done around her house lately unless Kayla was doing it. Once she got more help, she would try harder at home or get someone to help out here. Having a cook/housekeeper was tempting.
They finished eating and everyone helped clean the kitchen so it only took a few minutes. Kayla excused herself to go to bed and she and Ciaro relaxed in the living room watching part of an old movie. When it was done, they went to the bedroom. Ciaro’s eyes glowed with his cat. It was a gorgeous gold with a touch of green.
His cat was sexy and a true alpha. It would be exciting someday soon when they could run together in the forest. Eventually, they would have a party run and they would lead the run as the alpha couple. She wasn’t ready for that yet.
What she was ready for was to share her bed with her sexy mate. Mairi began to take of her clothes slowly to tempt him. One piece at a time until she stood before him naked. Ciaro stared at her with desire then he began to undress just as slowly as she had. Her gaze was drawn by the skin he revealed a little at a time. Her pussy leaked juice, she was so excited and she saw him take a deep breath, she knew he could smell her need. She got on the bed and waited for her male.
He slid on the bed next to her so she kissed him to build his need then she moved down to his hard nipples sucking them one at a time to make them harder. As she worked her way down her mouth slid easily down his ribs to his belly. She could feel him shiver slightly as her lips moved lower, perhaps in anticipation, as she moved her hands to his balls enjoying the heavy feel of them. Massaging his balls she could hear his hiss of pleasure even before her tongue began to torment his cock.
Ciaro writhed as her tongue slid along the underside of his bulging cock then over the tip where she licked him like a lollipop. She licked off the sweet tangy drop of dew that tempted her before looking for more. Next she slid his hot throbbing length into her mouth. Her mate bucked against her as he slid deeper into her mouth. He hit the back of her throat, but he was so round her teeth lightly scraped his entire length as it moved in and out. Her male didn’t seem to care, a look of ecstasy was on his face as he moaned with pleasure each time he thrust into her mouth.
Carefully, she squeezed his ass cheek with one hand and his balls with the other as he thrust faster and harder finally coming as he screaming her name. Mairi continued to swallow his essence until every drop was gone. She could feel the tremors run through his body in the as he recovered from an amazing orgasm.
“Goddess that was incredible.”
It made her feel desirable and powerful to get such a reaction out of her alpha mate. Ciaro held her tightly clearly never wanting to let her get away from him. It was a good to be held in his safe and warm embrace, comforted and kept insulated from all the harsh realities life could deliver, but she knew that it couldn’t last.
Ciaro moved them so he was on top so he could move his cock into place at her center and he slammed it in with one hard thrust and they groaned in unison as he bottomed out.
This wouldn’t be a gentle joining, but a complete claiming by an alpha. Her mate took what she gave and returned pleasure to her. He pounded into her creating friction until she exploded in an awe inspiring climax. Her pussy gripped and grabbed at his cock until he growled as he reached a release of his own.
Chapter 11
Mine
Ciaro would admit he was proud of his mate. Winning her was an accomplishment because she was so desirable and stubborn. She was everything to him. He was amped up and sleep was hard to come by. His brain ran through all its concerns as it slowly shut down and he drifted off to sleep with his mate in his arms.
Waking came slowly. First he smelled her beautiful aroma and noted it was changing rapidly. Then he noted the feel of her in his arms. Now he was awake enough to know he wanted to make love to his mate before he had to start his day.
It wasn’t just sex he wanted from her, that was just one way they show the feelings they had for each other and give pleasure to each other. While he lay down there all he thought about was giving her pleasure. “I want to taste you, Baby.”
“Okay.” She said so he slid down her body until his face was between her thighs.
“Goddess, you smell delicious.” Ciaro blew his hot breath on her making her whimper.
His tongue slid up her seam pressing inside and tasting her sweet honey. Ciaro’s moan made her writhe against him. His finger slid into her channel as his tongue moved up further. He pressed his tongue on her clit causing her to squirm with need before he slid around it then gently sucked her clit in, before once again licking it. Another finger joined the first then finally a third as his fingers fucked her while worrying her clit with his tongue. When he sucked her clit into his mouth and gently nibbled on it, she exploded.
“I’ll go slowly for you.”
“Fuck slow! Now, I need you now.”
Without waiting, he moved up until he had his cock lined up with her center. Ciaro slammed in hard and deep. Mairi rose up to meet him so they could come together as one. Her legs wrapped around his as he felt her toes press into his ass. Her channel was slick and ready as his shaft hit her pussy and slid it slowly. Once he was fully enveloped in her wet heat, he stilled for a moment just to enjoy the feeling of being joined so completely.
He started to move back then sink once more into her tight hold. As he moved faster, he was caught up in the excitement of being where he belonged. Now he was joining with his mate in the way he had always should. Harder, he slammed into her. Deeper, as she encouraged him to.
Mairi was so close she shook with need and her body was tense as she yelled his name when pure bliss washed over her. Ciaro froze over her for a moment loving the feel as her muscles squeezed around him so tight he couldn’t hold back and his hot cum was milked out of his body, stream after stream. Emptied, he rolled even as they still jerked against each other, taking them both on their sides. It was time to get on with their day. He knew it even if he would prefer to delay it.
Two days later they stood out behind the house near the woods with sunlight all around them. “Come on, Baby. Let’s do it this time.” Ciaro urged. The fur bothered her and it had made her irritable.
“Just think of yo
u inner animal. Call her to you and imagine her in your mind. Let her know she’s free to come out and play.” He lowered his lips to hers in a sweet kiss that set her at ease. Mairi moved away so he opened his eyes and shock rolled over his.
His mate was a while panther. This was something he’d never heard of not even in their myths. It looked like she smiled at him then she took off to the woods. Ciaro shifted and raced after her. He’d never let anything happen to his sweet Mairi. The goddess had truly blessed him.
When he was close, he stalked her. His approach was quiet and slow as he hid behind trees and bushed creeping closer and closer. Mairi jumped on him, shocking him and she licked his nose. She sure knew how to take a guy down a few notches. The chase was on and he eventually caught her, but he had the feeling she let him.
Motioning with his head that they had to return, his mate nodded then led the way. When they arrived back at the place they’d shifted, they shifted back. “You are amazing and gorgeous.”
“Your panther is sexy as hell. We are eye catching when we’re together.” She said. Mairi was right, he was black as night and she was snow white.
“Two days and we’ll have our party run. The party needs to meet there new alpha female. It’s time to do everything the right way.” He suggested. His mate simply nodded. It was enough.
The two days flew by as both of them worked hard on their projects. It was late afternoon and they were having a party at the party house. Everyone had enjoyed the food and drink that was catered for the feast before the party run. The other groups, the tigers and lions, had monthly runs now that they were settled in and his people would too.
It was obvious his mate was nervous. The two of them were the center of attentions since this was their first official event as the mated alphas of their party and all panthers on the continent. He held her hand as they took their place at the front of the group.
“I want to introduce everyone to your female alpha, Mairi. Many of you know her already and I hope the rest of you will get to know both of us over time. Now we will begin the first monthly panther party run.” Ciaro announced.
Wolves were the shifters that relied the most on hierarchy, but cats followed it somewhat as well. When they shifted, it was based on that so he and Mairi would shift first. That meant all eyes would be on them and everyone would know who and what she was. As soon as he dropped her hand, they shifted. They stood in front of their people, a white panther female and a black panther male, both alpha and proud.
Gasps were heard before his people began to shift. Once they all had, he and his mate took off at the head of the crowd. If large game was available, cats were group hunters. Since no one was sure what could be found, they broke into small groups and couples. Rabbits, squirrels and other small game would give them a meal and the satisfaction of a good hunt.
They took moved away from the larger groups keeping to themselves. A rabbit was easy to find and he let his mate hunt it down. Mairi hunted and fished when she took vacation so she didn’t shy away from taking the rabbit down and quickly killing it. Sharing the rabbit seemed intimate and sparked his need for his mate.
Their part in the run was over so he didn’t feel guilty when they slipped away to his SUV and drove to Mairi’s house which they had decided would now be their home. Tonight and every night, what he wanted most was time with his beautiful mate. They pulled into the driveway and quickly headed into their home.
He pulled her through the bedroom door before closing it. He had her where he wanted her, where he’d been imaging having her all day long. Stripping his clothes off quickly it was his hope she might do the same. Mairi did, but not fast enough so Ciaro helped her in between passionate kisses. Finally stripped bare they pressed together their hot flesh sliding, driving the passion higher. They were unable to wait any more so he lifted her up to his waist with his hands squeezing her ass cheeks and pulling her close. Her body felt amazing against his, her ass felt firm, but soft in his hands while he lifted her lining their bodies up perfectly before sliding deep inside her. Her channel grabbed his hard shaft. It was incredible as he slowly slid all the way in. Surrounding him, her muscles squeezed making it harder for him to move. It increased his pleasure as he felt every inch being pressed by her wet center.
Ciaro knew he couldn’t last long like this so he moved a hand between them searching for her little nubbin. Wanting nothing more than to give her pleasure he still wanted to reclaim his mate. He would ensure she would enjoy every moment of it because he loved her so much. Finding the spot that made her moan he gave it his attention as he drilled in and out of her. Before long he was awash with pleasure as her body wrapped so tightly around him he was struggling not to explode inside of her.
Mairi was moaning and trying to move as he held her tight while he pounded into her hard, fast, and deep. In no time she froze, for a moment, before she started screaming his name while he slammed against her even harder. Ciaro turned pressing her against the wall so he could push in and out so fast it made him dizzy, or was that the orgasm that was trying to break free?
When he heard a loud noise in his ears, lights flashed in front of him, and the fucking earth actually moved; he blew like a volcano with hot jets of cum under pressure shooting out filling his mate. Once her hot pussy had milked every drop out of his cock, he felt weak for the first time he could remember. He held her firmly in his arms as he stumbled toward his waiting bed. Thank the goddess he made it. As they landed on the bed, they were both asleep moment later.
Epilogue
An issue had arisen that had to be addressed. It seemed cat shifters weren’t as rare as they had all assumed. It seemed none of the paranormal kinds were. So what was the problem? Many of them were half human or more. The human population seemed to be full of paranormals, some who were unaware of what they were.
How was this happening when everyone knew fathering a child with a human and leaving that child behind was against the law? Apparently no one was following the law. Some may have believed having children with humans was impossible, but many were aware of their children and had turned their backs on them when they tired of the mothers.
Ciaro had mentioned this discovery to Seb and now they were meeting to discuss how to handle it. He couldn’t wait to see what Seb came up with. Mairi had said the wolves had addressed this already, but she hadn’t mentioned how. Entering the room, he slipped quietly into a seat. Whatever they decided, it was going to cause problems.
“This is my concern, cats as well as other paranormals, have been breeding indiscriminately with humans and leaving cubs behind.” Seb explained.
“So what do we do?” Titus asked.
“They need to either stop chasing humans who aren’t their fated mates or wear condoms.” Seb directed.
“That will go over in a big way.” Ciaro said.
“The wolves initiated this a couple years ago. If a child is found to belong to a wolf, he pays child support. If the child has no family, he is responsible to see to the cub’s care until eighteen or older if they go to college.” Seb described.
“Just like the humans.” Titus observed.
“Play with them, pay with them.” Seb said with no sympathy. “Can you truly side with someone who abandons their cubs?”
“Not even a little.” The leopard alpha, Azrael, said. His voice was the deepest one any of the others had heard in person. “Some of us wish we had cubs, even mostly human ones.”
“Everyone welcome our new leopard alpha.” Seb said directing the attention to the handsome well-built male sitting in one of the seats in their newly available meeting house.
“Four down, how many to go?” Titus asked.
“Three more.” Seb replied.
“Why three?” Ciaro asked.
“We lions, tigers, panthers, jaguars, cougars, lynx combined with cheetahs, and leopards will make this work. The cheetahs and lynx are combining with a few of the other smaller cats. Their numbers for the move are lower than expec
ted, but it’s the money that is causing the biggest problem. Rumor has it, a cheetah plans to step up. He’s a wealthy male and one able to lead, but no one will share his name. As the four of us know, wealthy paranormals don’t want to be recognized. There’s no way to explain living hundreds of years looking the same with little change. We’ll see for sure, when the person arrives.”
That gave them all something to think about. All of them were wealthy recluses, but this new federation and the place they lived would make them take a more public stand. That would require careful handling once years began to pass.
Their mates were at their sides. At least three of them, all white cats, which defied the odds. Would a white leopard even be a possibility? And who could it be if it was? Ciaro wished the new alpha the best, but he knew Mairi would always keep him too busy to involve himself in more than his party of panthers and the feline federation, a name that was sticking despite Seb’s cautions about a final vote needing to be taken to confirm it.
As the last three alphas slowly wandered in, they would have real estate shortages and job scarcities to deal with far worse than the first four had. Even though those white wolves in real estate and construction hadn’t slowed down at all. New apartments and houses were being built and remodeled, but they were all for those already presented or those lions, tigers, panthers, and now leopards still coming in.
Sometimes the early bird truly caught the big juicy worm. Seb certainly had and even Titus had it easier than the others. He’d been lucky Mairi had helped him, but some of his people had to go further afield into Blake’s territory. The wolf had agreed to allow it. That had surprised Cairo but meeting him and Ariel had been the biggest surprise of all. They’d been real people, down to earth and easy to talk to.
Sure, he and Mairi had their work cut out, much of it still ahead of them. His mate had proven to be an invaluable helper. He hated to admit it, but she was worth two of anyone else he knew in his party including himself. For now, they would keep working to make things better for his panthers, but he could see a good future ahead.
