“That’s it, baby, let it go, I’ve got you. I won’t let you fall. I love you, Maddie. You’re so beautiful when you come.”
Remus continued to whisper words of love to her as she trembled with her release. For several minutes, he continued to fondle her with his soapy hands while she came down from her pleasure high. When she was breathing normally again, Maddie turned in his arms and smiled at him.
“It’s my turn.”
With that statement, Maddie filled her hand with the liquid soap and laid her hands on Remus’s shoulders. Indulgently, he allowed her to continue, anxious to feel her hands against his body.
Maddie smoothed the soap over his shoulders and down across his chest, paying extra attention to the male nipples peeking out from his chest hair, already rigid from his own excitement. Down she swirled the soap, over his abdomen, reaching around to his sides, and then finally allowing her hands to come together at his groin. He watched as she looked down at him in fascination. She seemed mesmerized by the sight of her soapy fingers closing around his rock hard erection.
Slowly, she washed down the length and then carefully soaped his balls, taking each one separately into her fingers. Releasing his balls, she ran her hands up and down the length of his staff, rubbing her thumbs over the mushroom shaped head. Remus watched as she used her finger to push soap down into the slit. He couldn’t stop his hips from arching toward her as she bent over to run her soapy hands down his legs, then raised up to continue her torture of his painful erection.
Remus couldn’t take any more. He grabbed Maddie by the arms and hauled her up his body, slamming his mouth down over hers. Kissing her soundly, he whispered to her. “I want you Maddie, right here, right now.”
“Yes.”
Remus roughly turned her around to face the wall of the shower.
* * * *
Holding Maddie’s waist with one hand, Remus used the other to push against her shoulders, bending her over toward the wall.
“Brace yourself on the wall, Maddie.”
When she raised her arms to do as he asked, Remus lined up his cock with her opening and filled her with one quick, forceful thrust. Maddie groaned as he filled her body.
“Oh, baby, you feel so good to me.” Remus practically growled the words.
Holding her steady with one hand, Remus proceeded to ram her over and over with his cock, all the while whispering love words to her. As he felt himself getting close, he leaned over and ran his hand under her body, searching for her clit with his finger. At the same time, he allowed his canines to lengthen, then bit down on her shoulder, holding her in place. When he found the slick center of her pleasure, he pinched down and tugged.
“Oh, Remus, I’m gonna come.”
Feeling her pussy contract around his cock, Remus couldn’t hold off any longer. As he came inside her body, he flicked his finger over her clit rapidly, his reward being her scream as she found her release. Instinct had him opening his mouth and sinking his canines into the muscle where he first marked her. When he felt her pussy contract against his erection, he knew she was having another orgasm.
The two lovers remained still for a minute, and then Remus licked the shoulder wound closed and pulled out of her body. He turned her around and joined their lips for a loving kiss.
“I love you, my mate, and I’ll always be here for you.”
“I love you, too, Remus. I’m never gonna let you go now.”
After hugging her close to his body for a moment longer, Remus released her and washed the two of them off again, also taking time to wash their hair. After rinsing thoroughly, he turned off the water and stepped out of the shower. He took a towel from the rack and slowly patted Maddie dry, paying special attention to certain tender parts of her body. After she was dry, he wrapped a towel around her wet hair and sent her on to the bedroom. After drying himself, he followed her, carrying the hair dryer.
Finding her sitting on the bed, he motioned for her to sit in the chair. Once she was there, he took her comb and turned on the dryer. While she relaxed, he dried her hair, carefully easing the tangles out. When he was finished, he turned off the dryer, laid it on the table, and then scooped her up into his arms and carried her to the bed.
He placed her in the center of the mattress and then joined her, folding the covers up over both of them. He reached out and turned off the light, then took her in his arms to cuddle her close. Sighing, he smiled as he felt her relax into his body.
“You’re safe now, Maddie, and you’re gonna stay that way. I love you, and I’ll always protect you. Sleep now, baby. Sleep knowing you’re safe in my arms.”
Remus kissed her on the top of her head and cuddled her even tighter against his body. He needed the closeness tonight to convince his own heart and head that she was once again safe. He never wanted to feel again like he’d felt today when her terror came across the mate link.
Holding her close, he felt her body relax as she began to fall asleep. He knew she was finally sleeping when her breathing evened out and deepened. She was even making that little snoring sound he loved so much. Remus laid his head on her shoulder and continued to watch over her. He knew there’d be no sleep for him this night. His beast was determined to keep an eye on her while she slept.
* * * *
Two weeks later, Remus was sitting on the porch swing, looking out over the forest. He’d been waiting for this day for a long time. This afternoon, he’d officially introduce his mate to the pack. It was really only a formality. She’d been a member of the pack since he mated her. He knew she was nervous, and so far, there hadn’t been anything he could do to reassure her. Remus knew she just had to get through this day and everything would be okay.
* * * *
Maddie saw Remus through the window, sitting quietly in the swing. He was very excited about today, and she was trying to share his excitement. She turned away from the window and went to sit down at the kitchen table. For a few days now, she’d been feeling nervous and jumpy and couldn’t figure out what was causing it. At times it almost felt like she was going to jump out of her skin. It was a feeling she never had before, and she didn’t like it. She hadn’t told Remus anything about it yet. He had so much on his mind right now with the pack, and she didn’t want him to worry. It couldn’t be fear because she knew in her heart she was safe and loved. Sighing, she felt like she’d be okay if she could just get through this day with the rest of the pack. Maddie was so caught up in her thoughts she didn’t hear Remus enter the cabin. When he laid his hand on her shoulder, she nearly jumped out of her chair.
“Whoa, what’s wrong?”
He looked down at her with a worried look on his face. “Maddie, I’ve never seen you like this. You’re not nervous about today are you?”
Maddie could only look at him, not really knowing what to say that would ease his mind.
“There’s nothing to be nervous about. You’ve already met a lot of the pack, and the rest will just be there to say hello. It’s only a formality. You already know you’ve been accepted.”
“I know, Remus. I’m not worried about today. I guess I’m just a little nervous about being around so many people. I haven’t had an accident with my gift in a couple of weeks, and I’d hate to break that record today in front of all your friends.”
Remus laughed and then quickly changed the laugh to a cough when she shot him an angry look.
“You’ll be fine, Maddie. Being a little nervous is okay. It’ll show our pack that you want to make a good impression on them. As for your gift, just keep your focus on me, or even my brothers, and you should be able to keep from doing anything drastic. Besides, it seems to me like you’ve really begun to control your responses, only using your gift when you want to, and not letting it catch you by surprise. I’ve been really proud of the way you’ve worked to get control over it.”
Maddie basked in his praises. “Thanks, Remus. It means a lot to me that you’ve noticed.”
Maddie rose from her chai
r, then Remus wrapped his arms around his mate and hugged her close to his body. He placed a kiss on the top of her head, then one on her willing lips.
Her lips parted automatically when they touched his, and suddenly he took the kiss deeper. He snaked his arms around her body, then lifted her up off the floor into his arms. Strong feelings of passion and lust came through their mate bond. He was thinking about getting her back into their bed so he could make love to her.
He’d just started to carry her toward the bed when Maddie began struggling in his arms, demanding to be let go.
“Remus, you have to stop. We don’t have time for this right now. You said we had to leave here by noon, and it is quarter till now.”
At the look of disappointment on his face, she gave him a quick but thorough kiss.
She whispered against his lips. “Don’t worry, lover, I’ll make it up to you tonight.”
With that, she licked across the surface of his lips and then scooted away to walk toward the door, purposefully swaying her hips back and forth.
“I’m gonna hold you to that, woman.”
She heard Remus sigh as he followed her out the door, and together they walked across the field toward the pack house.
* * * *
Nanita was standing near the path to the woods when she spotted Remus and the little human woman. She still couldn’t believe he preferred that female to one of his own kind. She wasn’t giving up, though. She was determined to rid her pack of the contamination of his mating. She’d make him and everyone else see that he made a bad choice and that she’d be a better Alpha Femm to serve her Alpha and the pack. Smiling at the plans in her head, she wandered off toward the pack house, not yet ready to confront her competition.
* * * *
Remus saw Nanita standing near the path and watched carefully as she left to see where she went. He was not convinced that she still wouldn’t cause trouble, and he wanted to be able to avoid it if possible. He wasn’t afraid Maddie couldn’t hold her own against the bitch in a fair fight. But Maddie couldn’t shift, and that made any type of fight between them unfair. Looking around, he spotted Latan.
“Maddie, I need to have a quick word with Latan. Will you be all right here for just a minute while I speak with him?”
“Of course, Remus. You go talk to your brother. Tell him I said hello. I’ll just wait for you right here.”
Smiling, she walked over to the fallen tree and sat down. Laughing at her, Remus walked over to Latan.
“Hello, brother. How are you and Maddie holding up this beautiful day? Is she excited about being presented to the pack formally?”
“Excited might be too strong a word,” Remus replied in a dry tone.
“Ouch! Okay, my nervous Alpha, what can I do to help make things better?”
“You can keep an eye on Nanita for me. She was waiting at the trail when we came down, and from the look on her face, she’s planning some kind of mischief. I don’t want her around Maddie today.”
“Remus, you can’t interfere if she wants to challenge the new Alpha Femm. You know that.”
“I know, Latan. But does it have to be on her first day? It’s been hard for Maddie to get over the kidnapping, and I don’t wanna make this day more stressful than it has to be. After today, if she has to be challenged, then so be it. As long as Nanita follows the rules of challenging a non-shifter.”
“Remus, have you told Maddie that she can be challenged in her new position?”
Remus felt a flush go up his neck and couldn’t look his brother in the eye. “Not exactly.”
“What the hell does that mean? Either you have or you haven’t. Which is it?”
“I haven’t, okay? I didn’t think she was up to it yet, and I really didn’t want to scare her off.” Remus cringed at the look his brother shot him.
“Well, you’d better do it soon, or the whole thing could blow up in your face. I’ll do my best to keep tabs on Nanita for you. I’ll go find Ariane and see if she can help.”
Latan gave Remus an annoyed look, then walked away toward the pack house. Remus turned and made his way back over to Maddie.
“Did you miss me, pretty lady?”
Maddie looked thoughtful and seemed to ponder his question. “Gosh, did you go somewhere? I didn’t even realize you were gone.”
“Why you little minx.”
Maddie squealed when Remus pulled her up into his arms and threw her over his shoulder. Smacking her behind once, he slowly ran his hand down over her ass, causing her to gasp.
“Remus, what’re you doing”
“I’m reminding my woman just who is boss in this family.”
At that, he began to tickle her, causing Maddie to laugh out loud and wiggle strongly.
“Remus, please, I’ll be good. I did miss you. I missed you like crazy. I can’t live if you don’t stay with me all the time.” Maddie punctuated her pleas with uncontrolled laughter while Remus continued to torture her. She was laughing so hard he didn’t hear Ethan when he walked up to them.
“Hey, bro. What’s going on? I could hear Maddie squeal all the way down the path.”
Remus felt Maddie’s body stiffen, then she smacked his butt.
“Remus, put me down right this minute. This is no way for me to be meeting the people of our pack.”
Remus sighed at her frantic tone, shot his brother a dirty look, and slowly lowered his mate to the ground.
“Was there something you wanted, Ethan, or did you just come around to ruin my day?”
Although his tone was fierce, Remus grinned at his brother.
“Actually, I came to tell you that the Elders want to meet with you and your mate privately before you introduce her to the pack formally. Ruining your day was just a bonus.”
Maddie laughed and walked forward to give her brother-in-law a hug. “Hello, Ethan. How are you on this bright, beautiful day?”
Ethan looked puzzled and then hugged her back. He gave Remus an inquisitive raise of his brow.
“I’m fine, pretty lady. What’s put you in such a bright and cheerful mood? You were really down in spirits the last time I saw you.”
Maddie snorted and then smacked Ethan on the arm.
“Of course I was down, you silly nilly. I’d just been saved after being kidnapped by a mad doctor and my demented brother. That’s enough to put a damper on anyone’s day.”
Both Remus and Ethan threw back their heads and laughed heartily. Remus caught Maddie up in his arms for a tight hug and a sweet, romantic kiss.
Ethan got a sad look on his face and hung his head. “Sorry, Maddie. I didn’t mean to bring up a bad memory. I didn’t think before I spoke.”
Maddie walked over and gave him a big hug. “It’s okay, Ethan. You didn’t upset me. It’s not a bad memory now. I was saved by the love of my life, and that makes it a very good memory.”
Before Ethan could respond, a very pretty young woman walked up.
“Hey, Ethan, I’m sorry to interrupt. Can I talk to you for a minute?”
“Sure, Ariane. I’m just shooting the breeze with the great Alpha here and his main squeeze.”
“Please, Ethan, could you try and show a little respect when you speak of us? I realize you’ll have to fake it, but I bet you could really be convincing if you gave it the old college try,” Remus remarked dryly.
Both women burst out laughing. Remus feigned an irritated look and then ruined it by winking at Ariane. He turned and took Maddie by the arm.
“Maddie, I’d like you to meet the newest member of our pack, Ariane Blue Hills. She comes from Canada. She came here to live and be near her uncle almost a year ago. Ariane, this is my mate and your Alpha Femm. She prefers everyone to call her Maddie.”
“It’s my pleasure to meet you, Alpha Femm Maddie.” Ariane bowed her head.
Maddie looked momentarily shocked and then shot Remus an angry look. He was going to catch hell. He’d forgotten to fill her in on protocol, and now it was going to come back and bite him
in the butt. Her thoughts came through clearly.
Okay, Mr. Almighty Alpha, what the devil am I supposed to do now? You didn’t tell me people were going to be bowing to me. What are we, some kind of freaking royalty? How am I supposed to respond to this?
He bit back a laugh, then tried sending calming waves through their bond. It was pretty obvious they weren’t working. She looked like she was ready to explode.
I’m sorry, baby. I should have talked to you about it. Don’t worry. You don’t have to do anything. Just acknowledge the introduction and make her feel at home here. Our pack doesn’t really follow the old rules like the one she came from in Canada. You’ll be fine.
“The pleasure’s mine, Ariane, I’m very happy to meet another young woman from the pack. I’ve never been to Canada, but I’ve seen pictures, and I’ve always thought it was very beautiful. Perhaps, if you have some free time, we could get together for lunch soon, and you can tell me all about your former home. And please, just call me Maddie. I’m not much on formal titles.”
“I’d be honored to have lunch with you, Maddie. Just let me know when you’re available and I’ll be there.”
“Great, I’ll give you a call soon.”
Remus gave Ethan a quick look that got his brother moving to hurry things along.
“Okay, ladies, you’ve had your female chit-chat, so I think Ariane and I will let the two of you head over to the Elders, and I can find out what this pretty lady needs.”
“All right, Ethan. I’ll need to see you later, right after the introductions are made. Don’t get lost. I don’t wanna have problems finding you. Also, find Latan and let him know I’ll need to talk to him as well. We’ll see you later.”
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