Controlled Surrender
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Knowing where Laina started, I could only imagine her wolf’s state. Regardless, I wasn’t abandoning either of them. I saw their potential. I loved them for who they were and all they could be, regardless of whether or not they evolved.
Out of the corner of my eye, I watched as Laina’s teeth grew and her eyes glowed the familiar honey. Hesitantly she stretched towards me. I held still, careful not to spook her.
My wolf roused, rumbling with excitement at his mate’s presence.
Laina ran her teeth along my shoulder before she stopped at the junction of my neck and shoulder.
“Bite me,” I repeated the order, reassuring her.
A wave of pleasure rather than pain surged through me as her teeth pierced me, marking me down through the cartilage, ensuring it would be a permanent scar for all to see that I was hers.
I moved quickly before her wolf retreated. I framed her face with my hands, gazing directly at her. “Good girl.” I smiled wide, releasing her.
She leaned in and licked my cheek before she pulled back, disappearing again.
As Laina fully emerged again, her eyes sparkled with a light I’d yet to see. She openly stared at me. She cupped my face. She kissed my lips, softly, reverently. “Thank you.”
I rolled onto my side and hugged her to me. “We’re in this together.”
God, I’d never meant something so much, felt anything so deeply. I couldn’t walk away even if I wanted to. She was such an amazing woman, an amazing were. She wasn’t perfect, but she was perfect for me.
We brought out the best in each other. The same way that she worshipped the harsh cuts and angles of my body, I adored the luscious swells and curves of hers. The same way that I tried her patience, she tested my control. The same way that I pushed her to face the truth, she forced me to face my own.
The mind could be tricked, the heart could be fooled, but ones soul never fell victim to any pawns or schemes. It was why our bonds were so overpowering. Two lives, two connections lied within that soul to mate with. It was twice as potent, twice as powerful an experience.
What I experienced was a feeling embedded deep within me, a magnetism I couldn’t repel. It went beyond lust, beyond want, to an intimate spiritual craving. And it was the twining of our souls in combination with the physical marking by both persons that solidified our union, our lifelong bond with Laina. It was a bond that would extend beyond our human life. It was an eternal promise, a forever commitment, one that I would cherish all my years.
She was worth cherishing forever, and, thankfully, she was beginning to realize what I already knew.
Tomorrow, I would deal with the pack. Tomorrow, I would assert my alpha authority and demand respect for my mate. Tomorrow, I would fight for her.
But today, I would simply be with her. Today, I would cherish what I had with her before the world intruded.
She snuggled into me, pressing a kiss to my chest; it was a kiss I felt straight to my soul.
I hugged her tighter. “I love you.”
“Where did my demanding alpha go?” she teased.
“To buy some new chains without any give,” I quipped.
“I love you too.”
I chuckled, feeling happy and fulfilled.
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