by Eve Vaughn
She’s my mate, Uncle, Aries projected into the Alpha’s mind so that only he could hear.
Paris looked at the large black wolf. Are you certain?
It surprised me too. Look, I’ll make sure you have your chance to speak with her but I need to clear some things up with her first.
Paris firmed his lips, not looking the slightest bit happy. Fine, but I will speak to her later, no interruptions.
Thank you, Uncle.
Paris turned his attention back to Pet. “I’ll return later.”
Once they were alone, Aries returned to the wolf’s side. “Pet…you said you remember who you were. I can’t keep calling you Pet, what’s your name?”
She lowered her head to the bed and didn’t reply right away. Finally, when she did, she turned that blue gaze in his direction. They called me, Nina. My pack was so old that we didn’t really have a name. We just were.”
“Were they all like you? All-blacks?”
She looked away again but answered. Only one other but he disappeared a long time ago. I was still a pup when he went missing.
“Nina…” Aries said to test the name on his tongue. He liked it. It was much better than that degrading moniker given to her by Gage.
“Do you remember what part of the world your pack hailed from?”
It’s been a very long time since I’ve been there. There was no name for the land. No definitive county. But I believe it was on the other side of the world. It was a new land. There weren’t many inhabitants other than my pack, and a few other immortals scattered about the landscape. But then there was an influx of settlers. Humans mostly. Most of them had pale skin. We kept our distance but then they sought more land making my pack retreat further into uncharted territory.
“Sounds like North America,” Aries murmured.
I don’t know what it was called. I was taken from that land a very long time ago. I was chained by some mystical power and shipped across the ocean. To be honest I couldn’t tell you where I’ve been all this time. I was kept in a room caged for most of my imprisonment, and sometimes I was taken to another location to be experimented on and tortured. Once I no longer had the will to even escape, Gage just kept me as his lap dog while I simply waited to die. Every day I silently wished that would be the day he finally put me out of my misery and kill me. But he never did. That was probably the worst thing he could have ever done to me.
“You’re safe now. He can’t hurt you anymore.”
You sound so sure but you don’t know Gage like I do. He’s cunning and he’ll find a way…look, I don’t want to talk about this right now. But there’s something I’d like to do.
“What?” Aries asked cautiously.
Obviously, I was stuck in that other form for many years. I wasn’t given the benefit of a proper run in who knows how long.
“And you’d like to go for a run?”
Yes. Right now.
There’s no way off the island other than by boat and you need the Alpha’s permission to use his vessels.
If I thought I could escape, I would have tried already, even in my battered form. I’ve barely moved from the same spot since I was brought here. I’ll answer more of your question to the best of my ability, but I need to run. I need to feel the wind flow through my fur. It’s a luxury I’ve been denied for a very long time.
It wasn’t an unreasonable request. Besides, Pe—Nina had a point. Giving their animal side freedom to roam the land was part of their nature. He couldn’t imagine what it would feel like to be changed for so many years without the benefit of proper exercise. “Okay. You can run, but I’m coming with you. You don’t know the layout of this island.”
I could figure it out.
“Nonetheless, you run with me or not at all,” Aries countered.
Nina cocked her head to the side. I suppose I have no choice then.
“No, you don’t.”
Okay. I’m ready when you are. She hopped off the bed. She was a very large creature. If he were to guess, she was nearly five feet in her animal form and very broad. Larger than the average non-Alpha or Beta shifter. She was nearly as large as him in his shifted form. Aries couldn’t help but be in awe of her. Perhaps because she was his mate but he’d never seen a more beautiful being.
“Let’s go.” As he headed downstairs, Aries was intercepted by his uncle.
“Where are you two going?” Paris demanded.
“Nina wants to go for a run before she answers any more questions.”
Paris frowned. “Who’s Nina?”
Aries tilted his head in the she-wolf’s direction. “That’s her name. Look, Uncle, I know you need answer but we’re going to have to do it this way. We’ve waited this long, I don’t see why you can’t hold on for a bit longer.”
The frustration on the Alpha’s face was apparent. But he grunted and stepped aside. “I won’t be put off much longer, Aries.”
“I understand. I promise you’ll have your answers.”
“I’d better.” Paris jammed his hands into his pockets before walking off.
Aries turned to Nina. “My Uncle’s bark is far worse than his bite…unless you’re an enemy,” he said to assure her. He could sense the tension radiating from her magnificent body. Unable to help himself he stroked her sleek black fur.
Nina flinched at first but then allowed him to stroke her flank.
I uh…think we should get going.
Aries pulled his hand away. “Of course. Let’s go.”
Once outside, he led her away from the house to the wooded area he preferred to run. He shrugged out of his clothing and tossed them into a pile where he could retrieve them later. He could feel Nina’s gaze on his nude frame and something about her watching him like this made his cock hard. He stared back at her until she looked away.
Are we going to run or not?
“Do you like what you see?”
She didn’t answer which made him chuckle. Dropping to his hands and knees he focused on his wolf form, allowing his bones to snap and form into his inner beast.
He released a long throaty howl before facing Nina. Ready?
She nodded in response as they both took off. Though Aries had had a recent run, he’d never felt more alive than ever. Perhaps it was because of the crisp chill of the air. Or maybe it was because of Nina at his side. He prided himself on being one of the fastest wolves in his pack but Nina managed to match his strides every step of the way. When he turned a corner so did she. At one point she managed to get ahead of him.
She was very powerful indeed. Somehow their run had turned into a full out race. Aries held back a bit to be fair but once he realized she didn’t need a handicap, he gave it all he could. And then she actually got ahead of him. Seeing her rear in the wind did something to his beast.
With a howl, he pounced on Nina, knocking her to the ground. Playfully he nipped at her neck. The she-wolf, however, fought back. They wrestled nipped at each other’s fur. Aries wasn’t exactly sure what was happening but he hadn’t frolicked like this since he was a pup. Finally, he landed on top of her, pinning her down. Their eyes locked and suddenly, something expected happened. She shifted.
He watched in awe as she transformed from a powerful black wolf with bright blue eyes to a bronze-skinned woman, with hair as black as her fur had been. Her large eyes were nearly as dark. Her cheekbones were high and lips were full. Her body was slender but her curves were abundant from the swell of her generous hips to her breasts capped with dark brown nipples. She was a goddess.
As if his body had a mind of its own, he shifted back to his human form, all the while, his eyes never left the beauty beneath him. Once his transformation was complete, he placed his hands on either side of her head. “You’re beautiful,” he whispered.
She didn’t make a sound as he lowered his mouth to hers.
Chapter Four
Nina wasn’t sure why she didn’t react when Aries pressed his mouth against hers. It could have been the fact that sh
e hadn’t been in her human form in years making her feel foreign in her own skin. Or maybe it was because he’d taken her by surprise. But for whatever reason, she was paralyzed until the heated passion of his kiss.
She remained still, allowing him to do as he willed moving his lips in a gentle exploration. When his tongue slid across the seam of her lips and then pressed forward gently demanding entrance, Nina silently complied. He cupped her face as he deepened the kiss, exploring her mouth. And then something unexpected happened. A tingling sensation fluttered within the pit of her belly and slowly spread throughout her entire body. Her nipples pebbled against the hard wall of his chest. The hair on his torso created a delicious friction that made her squirm. Her pussy throbbed. This was a sensation long forgotten. One she thought she’d never experience again. Pleasure.
As if on their own volition, her arms moved and she wrapped themselves around his body pulling Aries closer to her. She returned his kiss with a groan, pressing her tongue forward to meet his. He tasted so good…so male. Perhaps it was the animalistic nature she’d been forced to suppress for so many years that made her cup the back of his head and kiss him back with everything she had within her but she couldn’t get enough of him. As their mouths glided together, they fought for supremacy.
Finally, Aries raised his head and looked down at her, his eyes had changed from the olive green to topaz. His wolf eyes. “You’re so beautiful,” he whispered which sent a thrill racing up her spine. It had been a long time since anyone had made her feel this way.
Perhaps it was a betrayal to think this but not even Kuruk had made her pulse race to this degree. Her body shivered with sensation and despite not knowing much about this man beyond his name and position in his pack, Nina had a fire burning within her only he could extinguish.
She pulled his head back to hers, merging their lips in a fierce kiss, sucking the very breath from his lungs. But Aries wasn’t content to allow her to take charge. Threading his fingers through her hair, he fisted a handful of the silken threads and yanked her head back forcefully enough to let her know he was in control.
He possessively scrapped his now elongated canines down her throat. She gasped in delight. Aries didn’t seem to be in any particular hurry in his exploration of her body…at first. Then as he moved lower, planting kisses on her body as he went, he released her hair and cupped her breasts in his massive palms.
He squeezed and massaged them before taking each nipple into his mouth in turn. He sucked, licked, flicked and nibbled them frantically. Nina placed her hands on his shoulders pushing him lower, silently demanding his attention where she needed it most.
“You’re eager for me aren’t you, siren? I can smell how hot your little cunt is for me. I bet it’s soaking wet.” As if to put his words to the test, Aries moved to the lower half of her body. He split her thighs apart, spreading them wide. He stared at her pussy for several moments making her squirm. Finally, he raised his head, catching her gaze as he ran his tongue over his bottom lip. “You’re dripping wet. Do you want me to touch you here?” He ran his fingers along her slit.
“Stop teasing me!” She said between clenched teeth. She tried to sit up, unable to keep still. But Aries placed a hand on her stomach, holding her steady.
“You’re not going anyway until you’re thoroughly fucked.”
Now should have been when she told him to stop so she could run away and pretend that none of this had ever happened. But her body betrayed her, failing to move. More than anything she’d wanted in a very long time, she wanted this man to take her in every way possible. It had been so long since she’d been touched and loved. She ached for it. Starved for it. Nina bit her lip to hold back the moan that threatened to escape when he slipped one finger knuckle-deep into her slick pussy.
“You’re so slippery. I bet you would have no problem taking every inch of my cock, would you? I think you could take another finger.” Aries didn’t wait for her response as he eased another into her channel.
Nina arched her back at the delicious sensation. She bucked her hips, reveling in the sensation of his invasion. She boldly stared at him and bucked her hips against his fingers. “More,” she demanded.
Aries chuckled. “You’re a greedy little bitch aren’t you?” He shoved a third finger into her stretching her walls making her cry out. He slowly worked them into her slick box, sliding his thick digits back and forth. Nina raised her hips, meeting each and every thrust. Aries’s fingers felt fantastic but she needed more. Much more.
“Fuck me!” she growled, feeling her wolf bubbling to the service. Her nails elongated as she dug them into the damp earth.
Aries moved his fingers into her harder and faster. “Do you like that?” he demanded.
She shook her head. “Yes! I mean no. I want your cock. That’s what I want you to fuck me with.” She could barely get the words out before a howl ripped from her throat. She was so turned on right now, she could only focus on the pleasure flowing through every depth of her being.
A smile curved his sensual lips. “You don’t have to ask twice.” When he removed his fingers she whimpered as an empty feeling twisted in the pit of her belly. Without breaking eye contact, he licked his fingers, making sure he didn’t miss a single drop of her juices. “You’re so tasty. Next time, I’m going to get a taste from the source.
Nina wasn’t sure if there would be a next time. All she could focus on was the here and now and right now she wanted him inside of her. “Fuck me!” she screamed as an unbearable heart ripped throughout her entire body. She reached between their bodies and wrapped her fingers around his thick member which was impressive in its length and girth.
“So eager for me aren’t you, siren? Ask and you shall receive.” He swatted her hand away once again gaining control of the situation. Aries then pushed her leg further apart until they were nearly in a perfect split. Without any more preamble, he rammed his cock into her with one powerful thrust, driving so deep inside her channel it was as if they’d become one body.
Aries gritted his teeth as he placed his arms on either side of her head, caging her beneath him. “You’re so fucking tight. It feels like this little cunt was made just for me. There’s no turning back after this. You belong to me and I’m not letting you go.”
Nina opened her mouth to speak but no words would form. He was talking about permanency, something she simply wasn’t capable of giving right now or ever. But what she could do was enjoy how good he felt inside of her and how she didn’t want this moment to ever end.
She clenched her muscles around his dick reveling in the feeling of being so beautifully filled by his thick cock, specifically Aries’s. His eyes never left her face as he moved into her, each time, going faster and harder. She could feel each thrust in every single inch of her body.
As he picked up the pace, the delicious friction was too much for her to handle. Nina could no longer keep still. She ran her nails down the center of his chest leaving deep marks.
Aries growled. “So you like it rough?” He grabbed her thighs and pummeled her pussy with his dick. Nina threw her pussy on his dick, giving as good as she got. Something feral, however, refused to be satisfied. She needed more. With a growl, she pushed him with all the strength in her reserve, sending Aries flying off her of. He landed on his back.
She was certain it was only by the element of surprise that she was able to push him off, but she didn’t care, the beast within her screamed for relief. Take! Take! Take! Without giving Aries a chance to recover, she pounced on top of him. Nina straddled his thighs and seated herself on his cock. She released a sigh of contentment to feel his hardness inside her body again.
Aries laughed. “If you wanted to be on top, all you had to do was ask. Go ahead and ride me, siren.” He gripped her hips, holding her steady as she found her rhythm.
Nina placed her hands on the hard wall of his chest and moved back forth, rocking on his cock. Aries however, refused to let her do all the work. He raised his
hips against her driving deeper into her than she thought possible.
He bounded her up and down making her breast jiggle. Nina released another throaty howl as her release drew near. Her movements became more aggressive and once again she dragged her nails down the center of his already healed chest. When her orgasm hit, it was so intense, she nearly blacked out. She hadn’t felt such a powerful sensation other than pain in years and it was nearly more than she could handle.
Aries released a howl as she felt him release his seed deep into her channel. Spent, she collapsed on top of him, fighting for breath. This was certainly the last thing she expected when she’d come outside for a run. Nina couldn’t afford any entanglements but now she wasn’t sure how she’d be able to handle this newly found complication.
She couldn’t deny that there was something between them she couldn’t deny but a union between them would lead to nothing but trouble. She couldn’t do that to him or his pack who had taken her in when they didn’t have to.
Once her breathing had slowed to a normal pace, she rolled off of him and lay on her back, looking at nothing in particular. “This can’t happen again,” she finally said breaking the silence that seemed to stretch for an uncomfortable amount of time.
When Aries didn’t answer right away, Nina raised herself on her elbow to look at him. He stared off into space as if he didn’t hear her. Unable to help herself, she caught a glimpse of his prone body. He was certainly a magnificent specimen, all muscles, and hard planes. His toned torso was sprinkled liberally with dark hair that trailed over a tight, rippled abs to a thick patch of hair covering his still semi-erect cock. Even when he wasn’t fully hard, he was still quite large.
She moistened her now dry lips with the tip of her tongue. As she examined him, she realized that he still hadn’t spoken. What was going on in her head? She should put as much distance between them as possible. “Aries? Did you hear me?”
