Chasing Harmony (The Others Book 1)

by Sabrina Rue

  Every touch pushed her higher and harder.

  Harmony fell over the edge from one moment to the next, not expecting the complete hijacking of her physical self. Her thighs tightened on broad shoulders, her fingers clenched in his hair, and her upper body arched from the wood floor.

  The intense sensations rocketed from her womb, through her nipples, over her clit, and every point in between.

  “Oh, gods. Ryker…”

  Her Wolf wanted him closer, wanted him inside her, and she tried to pull him up the length of her body.

  “Not yet, Mate. Take what you deserve.”

  Never had she thought a male could devour her in such a way.

  His fingers maintained the same rhythm as his tongue while he purposefully stretched her to take him. The sudden understanding of his actions made her strangely emotional.

  She whispered, “Ryker…”

  He glanced up, his mouth and chin slick with her release.

  “Thank you…for taking care.” She swallowed hard. “I’m okay. You won’t hurt me.” Raking her fingers through his damp hair, she murmured, “Come to me. Be part of me.”

  He crawled up the length of her body, a strange whimpering growl leaving his chest. Then he was over her, one hand wrapped around the base of his cock.

  His kiss was dizzying as her essence blended with the taste of him. She felt the head of his cock press against the entrance of her pussy.

  Pushing just inside, he lowered his body until they were sealed from chest to groin. One hand molded around her breast, the other held her shoulder from behind.

  She wanted to remember every moment. The first time her Mate, her Alpha, her Ryker claimed her as his and showed her new things her body was capable of in his arms.

  There were too many feelings happening at once and her mind darted from the sensation of his tongue in her mouth, to his fingers rolling her taut nipple, to the pressure of him working his wide cock carefully into her body.

  Breaking their kiss, she stared into her Mate’s eyes.

  In a sensual voice she wouldn’t have recognized as her own, she told him, “Take what belongs to you, Ryker. Give us both what we need.” His Wolf wasn’t far from the surface and it called to her own. “Ryker. Now.”

  “Everything you want, Harmony. Anything you need, Mate.”

  Ryker’s voice was inhuman, his growls lowered the timber and roughened it. It sent shivers over her skin and her arm tightened on his back.

  “That’s it. Hold me just like that. I’ve got you.”

  Sweat slid from his skin. Lifting her legs, she wrapped them firmly around his hips, using them to pull his body fully against her. He sank deep, further than she knew it was possible for him to go.

  “Harmony…”

  “You won’t hurt me. I can take it, Ryker. No female will ever be able to take as much as I can.”

  Trailing her lips along his jaw and down his neck, she bit his shoulder hard enough to break the skin. As the spicy heat of his blood hit her tongue, he roared to the room.

  Releasing him, she savored the flavor.

  Rising on his hands, he powered his hips into her with an impact that made her teeth click together.

  “Yes…” She closed her eyes and let him take her.

  He gripped the back of her neck and held her hard for his kiss as he started to move. Long strokes of pleasure/pain touched every part of her as he shafted deep and thick to her core.

  Intense pleasure built rapidly. It rose hot with an edge of violence, radiating up her spine and down her legs.

  The detonation of her climax made her scream his name as her body locked around him. He drove her through it, his cock forcing its way past the resistance of her muscles.

  He never slowed, never gave her time to get her balance. Her Mate didn’t want her balanced.

  Up she went again and he pulled back to watch her. His blue eyes were glazed, his canines gleamed against his full lips. She was sure she looked the same.

  “Come all over my cock again, Harmony.”

  Her inner muscles flexed around him like a wet fist and a low growl started in his chest and didn’t stop as he watched her ride pleasure that was new and fascinating.

  Brushing wild strands of hair away from her face, he never broke eye contact. Pushed and pushed, her Wolf issued the challenge she knew he’d been waiting to hear.

  She bared her teeth and her growl grew louder as he pulled from the clenching depths of her body and flipped her to her stomach. Her ass molded snugly to the cradle of his groin as he guided himself back to the wet heat of her pussy.

  Her Wolf suddenly moved, tried to resist him, to pull away from the act that would forever lock her to him.

  Ryker gripped the hair at the back of Harmony’s neck as he returned to fucking her in powerful thrusts.

  Holding her still, he put his mouth beside her ear. “You will take what our Wolves need, Mate.”

  Pressing her upper body against the floor, he lifted her hips and drove into her without mercy. One hand tightened on her hip, the other at the back of her neck to hold her in place for his instinctual aggression.

  The primal side of him flared quickly, his Wolf asserting dominance over his mate and demanding total submission. Harder, deeper he fucked into her body until she was screaming his name and pushing back to meet him.

  The inner muscles of her pussy clamped around his dick like a vise with her climax and his own release moved beyond the realm of his control.

  One stroke, two, and the first jets of his come coated her deep and hot. He yanked her hard against his chest.

  He positioned his teeth in the heavy muscle at the bend of her shoulder. He let his primary canines pierce the skin of the only woman who would ever inspire him to do so. Harmony’s claws sank into the flesh of his thigh.

  He gripped her, swallowed her blood, and held her in place as he emptied his seed as deep inside her body as he could get it. Her pussy spasmed violently around him, her growls equally aggressive.

  The center of Ryker’s cock swelled and locked him in place as thoroughly as his teeth were locked on her shoulder.

  The knot was a characteristic that only appeared between Were Mates and the pleasure was said to be unrivaled.

  Though Harmony had no previous sexual experience to compare it to, she decided the growls vibrating from her Mate were an excellent sign.

  Her climax gradually eased and Ryker lowered them to the floor. She panted against the cool wood with her eyes closed.

  The muscles of her pussy moved over his shaft, milking every drop of semen from him that he could give her. The knot throbbed, creating a loop of pleasure that cycled down slowly.

  Her body went limp as he removed his teeth from her shoulder and licked over the wound he’d made. It would heal quickly and be undetectable to humans. For the rest of her life, every Were would be able to see it even when she was in Change.

  A universal symbol that a female was unavailable.

  Breathing raggedly, he tightened his arms around her as he rolled them to their sides.

  Flutters of pleasure continued to pulse from the knot into the hypersensitive tissue of her pussy.

  Sated, exhausted, the Mates slept.

  CHAPTER FOURTEEN

  Hours later, Harmony opened her eyes as Ryker lifted her into his arms. He’d pulled the sofa away from the door and carried her through it. It was dark outside and the house was quiet.

  He looked down at her and smiled.

  “Glad you’re carrying me. Not sure my legs will hold me after all the hardcore fucking you laid on me.”

  His laughter felt as if it physically stroked over her skin. “It’s my honor to carry you after how thoroughly you participated in all the hardcore fucking, Mate.”

  “Where is everyone?”

  “Ah. Apparently, they abandoned the house.”

  Closing her eyes, she let the embarrassment wash over her. “Seriously, I am winning in the good impression department.”
r />   Raising her higher, he kissed her lips. “You truly are. They adore you already.”

  She wrapped her arms around his shoulders as he walked through the double doors of a massive bedroom and into the attached bathroom.

  Reaching in, she turned the water on for them and he sat on the bench along one wall with her on his lap.

  The water warmed quickly and filled the space with steam. As it pounded over Harmony’s back, she moaned at how amazing it felt. He chuckled into her hair.

  Sitting up a little straighter, she turned to wrap herself around his body. Burying her face in his neck, she said softly, “I feel incredible yet strangely boneless.”

  His hands stroked her back and she relished the feel of his calloused palms on her skin.

  “It was my pleasure. I promise.” He trailed fingers through her tangled hair, working the knots free. “I’m sorry I took you on the floor, Harmony.”

  Sitting up, she smiled. “We wouldn’t have made it to a bed.” Really looking at him, she said, “You’re gorgeous, you know? I haven’t mentioned that but it’s a lovely perk.” She touched the dimple in his cheek with her fingertip.

  “Thank you. I find you delectable in every way.”

  Nudging her head back, he let the water soak it. Taking shampoo from a shelf above them, he worked it through the length. She sighed at the sensation of him massaging her scalp.

  He took his time washing then conditioning her hair before scrubbing her body. None of the products were scented and she was grateful.

  There were so many positives to being among her kind again.

  Placing her gently on the bench, he washed his hair and body, raking the water out of it before bending to help her stand.

  “Hungry?” She nodded. “Good. I’m starving.”

  When he’d dried them both, he led her into the huge closet they shared. He pointed to one side and her eyes widened.

  “My mother and sister have been busy. Before I returned, while you were still downstairs, they called to ask me to check your pack for your bra size.”

  “They’re wonderful.”

  “I’m glad you think so. I think Desiree is going to ask you to train her. Feel free to say no.”

  Tilting her head, she asked, “Why would I say no?”

  Standing naked in their closet, she braided her hair in a thick plait over her shoulder. Then she searched the drawers and shelves for clothes.

  “As the Alpha female of Texas Pack, you can choose how you spend your time.” He shrugged. “I’m not sure training my little sister how to fight is something you’d find important.”

  Pulling on panties, she clasped the matching bra, and put her hand on her hip.

  “Ryker.” He glanced up from buttoning low-hung jeans. “I plan to make sure every female in our Pack is properly trained. When I bear you daughters – and I will – they’ll receive the training my father gave to me and my sisters.”

  Frowning, he asked, “Really?” She nodded. “Why?”

  Inhaling deeply, she found leggings and a t-shirt. She used the time putting them on to channel her mother. For the first eighteen years of her life, Harmony didn’t remember her mother raising her voice.

  She was small, fragile, and cried easily. Yet, more often than not, Journey got her way with her prideful, rough, and often overbearing Mate.

  Turning to Ryker with a smile, she said, “When there’s an attack by Greater Kingdom Purists, they don’t simply throw down a dignified challenge to the males of fighting age. They transport into our midst and slaughter as many as they can, as quickly as they can.”

  Her Mate growled low in his throat.

  “In fact, they specifically target females and children in their hopes of doing long-term damage to entire familial lines and ravaging a whole Pack. I traveled with my father when the Purists attacked Iowa Pack. Four males died. Nine children and six females were also killed. Some were full-blooded. Others were half-breed. Of the children, two were little girls.”

  He closed his eyes.

  “Eight females wiped out in one attack, Ryker. Those girls would have been Mates one day and now the Were males who would have loved them, protected them, and given them children of their own will never know that life, that peace.”

  Approaching him, she put her hands on his shoulders. “Every man, woman, and child of our people must know the basics of survival, self-defense, or at the very least, how to hide and be very fucking quiet.” She smiled gently. “That includes your sister, your mother, and any other female willing to learn.”

  Ryker held her face in his palms. “Historically, Were males are an arrogant, patriarchal bunch.”

  Grinning, she replied, “I’m aware. Believe me.”

  “There is much I can learn from you, Mate.” He bent and kissed her lips. “Teach anything you want to anyone you want. Let me know what I can do to help.”

  His second kiss was longer. When he broke it, he growled, “You’ll strengthen Texas Pack more than I ever understood, Harmony.

  Reaching up, she stroked her fingers over his cheek. “One day, when there’s silver at your temples, when we have a dozen children and a couple of sons to protect our holdings, you’ll be more than the Alpha of Texas Pack, Mate. You’ll become the Presiding Alpha of all North American Packs. I’ll see it done personally.”

  His eyes were huge. “What?”

  “Power provides protection. For our kind, for our Pack, for ourselves, and for the many children I’ll bring into this world for you, Ryker. Too much power is dangerous for a single being. Too little leaves everyone wanting more. My father trained me in the balance.” Raking her fingers through his hair, she added softly, “I’ll train you.”

  For a long moment, he simply stared at her. “You fascinate me on so many levels.”

  “Good. I’d hate to bore you.” Jumping up, she kissed him and walked out of the closet. “Starving. Let’s eat and talk.”

  They made massive sandwiches in the sprawling kitchen and Harmony found freshly canned cinnamon apples that she took with them to the smaller dining room.

  When they’d taken the edge off, she said, “I was sixteen when I signed our Mate contract. Hope was begging me to go riding and I told Dad I’d read it later but it never happened. There was no way to take the documents when we were exiled. I’m unsure of my normal role, my daily responsibilities as the female Alpha. Will you explain it to me?”

  For a couple of hours, he told her about their holdings and answered her questions. She knew some of her questions surprised him but hid her amusement.

  “Harmony, there’s something I need to talk to you about. I hesitated to bring it up before because my Wolf really didn’t like the idea. Now, it’s pushing me to protect my line.”

  Leaning back, she tucked her feet under her and ate the jar of apples with a spoon. “You’re talking about Primary and Secondary Mates?”

  “Uh, yes.”

  “As Alpha, you’re my Primary Mate. Your Mark is dominant and the one seen by others of our kind. Now that we’ve Mated, only your seed will take in my body until I’ve conceived at least once.”

  He blinked.

  “Secondary mates ensure continuation should an Alpha fall.” She winked at him. “We’ll make goddamn sure that shit doesn’t happen.” He laughed. “Caleb, Hope, and I had the same father, my mother’s Primary Mate. Phoebe was my half-sister born of Father’s Second.”

  “We need to talk more about Montana Pack. Another time.”

  Nodding, she put down the jar and asked, “Why did you bring up Primary and Secondary Mates?”

  Pulling her from her chair, he settled her on his lap. “From the start, I knew there were many valuable facets to having you as my Mate, Harmony. As an Alpha’s daughter, you’re familiar with the role. You can assist in your own protection as you’ve proven repeatedly by whipping my ass all over my den.”

  She laughed and wrapped her arm around his shoulders.

  “Your line breeds true for females. Yo
ur mother and aunts, and their mother before them, bred almost all daughters. Your uncle was the only boy born alongside six females.”

  “We have a lot of estrogen in our genetics.” She winked. “I’ll see how many girls I can provide. That will definitely give you substantial bargaining power.”

  “You…are ruthless.”

  “I really am, Ryker.” She waved her hand. “Continue.”

  “Your mother, a full human, suffered only one miscarriage. Your line on both sides is powerful, durable.”

  “I know.”

  While he talked, he petted her hair, stroked her arm, straightened a wrinkle in her t-shirt. Little touches Harmony found endearing that he probably didn’t realize he was doing.

  “You aren’t a baby factory but receiving the seed from both a Primary and a Secondary Mate increases your fertility and aids in the baby’s development.”

  “Hmm. So many interesting facts and statistics.”

  Turning her body, she straddled his lap, grinding her center over his cock. He responded instantly as she’d known he would. Holding him tight, she kissed him deeply. When he groaned into her mouth, she leaned back with a sigh.

  “My mother regularly engaged in sexual relations with my father, his Second, and very often, even though she didn’t experience Heat as a human, both of them together.” She stroked her hands over his cheeks. “I know how it works, Ryker. Spit it out. Who’s my Secondary Mate?”

  Relieved at her relaxation with the topic, he smiled. “Jax. He’s the only man I’d trust with you.” His hands stroked down her sides to grip her hips. “When I think of having you between us, taking you together, my Wolf approves.”

  Nodding, she sighed. “My Wolf also approves. Gracious, what a visual.” She fanned her face dramatically.

  Laughing, he told her, “I’m glad he pleases you.”

  “The two hottest and most powerful males in Texas Pack? What’s not to love? Also, I trust him. He was kind, gentle, when he didn’t necessarily have to be.”

  “He likes you, respects you, and struggled valiantly to conceal his attraction to you before my Mark was on your flesh.” His palms slid around to cup her ass. “You need to become accustomed to his touch before your next Heat.”