Ariane stared down at Michael with tears in her eyes and a smile on her face. “Michael,” she whispered. “You came for me. You’re my mate, and I’m yours.”
Michael felt his body begin to quiver and heard the bone popping sounds again. His skin felt like it was moving, and the hair started disappearing from his legs. The pain dropped him to the ground. Before he knew it, he was lying on the ground at Ariane’s feet, stark naked. He didn’t know if he should be glad he was human again or horrified he was naked in front of all these people. He was just about to decide he was horrified when Remus walked up behind him and draped a blanket over his body.
Michael glanced up at Remus and grinned. “Thanks, man. I’m not the exhibitionist I thought I was. I was trying to figure out how to shift back so I could walk away without flashing all my goods to these nice folks.” He heard Maddie giggle and laughed when Remus shot her a look to shush her up. “Can you teach me that look, please?” Everyone around laughed.
Michael looked up at Ariane and then got to his feet, careful to drape the blanket around his body. He took both her hands in his. “I love you, Ariane. You make my life complete. Will you come with me? Mate with me? Live with me here on the mountain? Be my wife?”
The tears flowed down Ariane’s smiling face. “I’ll be your mate, Michael. I’ll be your wife if that’s what you want.” She looked down, away from his gaze. “We don’t have to live here. I’ll live in Houston with you so you can continue on with your career. I can learn to be what you need.”
He lifted her chin so he could see into her beautiful, green eyes. “You are already everything I need. I quit the partnership. I’m opening my own office here so we can live on the mountain and raise our children near family. Hell, even Melissa has agreed to move here to run my office.” He pulled her into his arms. Bending low to her ear, he whispered, “Let’s go to the guest cabin I was in before and seal this deal. We can have a real mating now.”
Ariane nodded and pressed her lips to his. He started to lead her away when he was stopped by Remus’s hand on his arm. “Here, bro, you might need these when you come for dinner tomorrow.” Remus handed him the clothes he had pulled off before he changed.
“Michael, I love you.” Maddie walked over, threw both her arms around her brother, and hugged him tightly. “I’m so glad you found your Wolfen heritage.”
“Me too, sis.” He glanced over at Remus. “Actually, I think it found me. I was still denying it right up until I turned all furry.” He laughed. “I guess Grandpa wasn’t the old fool I thought he was.” He felt tears forming in his eyes. “I wish he could have been here to see me today. I think he might have actually been proud of me for once.”
“Trust me, Michael. Victor and Eloise both saw you today. They’re above, watching closely over their loved ones.” Remus put his hand on Michael’s shoulder. “And I know for a fact he was always proud of both of you.”
Michael turned back to Ariane and saw tears in her eyes too. He leaned over and kissed her gently.
“My friends, I ask you to welcome our newest pack member, Michael Barrows, and his mate, Ariane Blue Hills.” Remus’s announcement brought cheers and well-wishes from everyone at the picnic. Then he winked at Michael and Ariane. “Now, they’re off to complete their mating.”
Michael blushed and grabbed Ariane’s hand. With everyone laughing, he led his future bride back down the forest path toward the guest cottage. He felt her pause and looked to see what was wrong. She was looking back over her shoulder to Mali. He had changed back to human and was watching them with a sad look on his face. He saw her mouth the words, “I’m sorry.” He glanced back at Mali in time to see him say, “Be happy.” Pulling on her hand, he reclaimed her attention and threw his arm around her waist. “Are you ready to go?”
“Yes, my mate. I’m ready.”
* * * *
They arrived at the cabin in record time, hurrying inside and locking the door behind them. Michael threw off his blanket, proudly displaying his thick cock where it rose up from a nest of curls. He took a deep breath, filling his senses with her scent, and felt his cock twitch. “Take off your clothes, Ariane. Take them off now, or I’ll be ripping them off you, and you won’t have anything to wear tomorrow.”
Her eyes widened at his words, but she immediately stripped out of her clothes. Michael walked over to stand in front of her. He leaned down and licked across the seam of her lips without letting any other part of his body touch hers. When she groaned, he opened his mouth over hers, tasting her deeply. She tilted her head, allowing him to deepen their kiss while he splayed his fingers wide over the naked skin of her back. He could smell the moisture pooling between her thighs and crushed her body against his, pressing his hardness against her.
Bringing his hands up, he cupped her breasts and let his thumbs circle her nipples. Leaning down, he flattened his tongue over the pink tips and then lightly bit them. When she gasped, he soothed the sting with his tongue. Bending, he swept her up in his arms and carried her to the bed. Michael yanked back the quilt and deposited her on the soft sheets. Joining her, he crawled up her body, licking his way to her breasts. Each one received a small suckle before he moved up to her mouth, claiming it in a devouring kiss. He was elated to feel her small hand cup his balls, rolling them gently in her fingers. He breathed raggedly into her open mouth before moving back down her body, pulling away from her exploring fingers.
His lips skimmed over her abdomen while he placed his hands on her bare thighs, pulling them apart to get closer to her heat. His nose ran through her curly hair right before he licked her pussy, feasting on her abundant juices. She tasted like honey, and he knew he would never get enough of her taste. Searching with his tongue, he found the center of her pleasure and captured her clit with his teeth, tugging gently. As her hips began thrusting toward his lips, he penetrated her body with one finger.
“Michael,” she cried.
Michael quickly rose back up her body, capturing her lips with his own.
Ariane pulled away from the kiss. “I can taste myself on you,” she whispered to him.
“Does it bother you?” He asked while he nuzzled her throat.
“No,” she breathed heavily. “It excites me.”
“Sorry, baby, but I can’t wait this time. It’s gonna be quick, but I promise the next time will be better.” Michael rolled off her onto the bed then grabbed Ariane around the waist and flipped her over onto her stomach. “Get on your hands and knees, my love.” He helped her into position and then moved up behind her, spreading her legs wide. With two fingers he tested her readiness, pleased to find her juices dripping down her thighs. Using his hands, he lined his cock up at her entrance and pushed in slightly. Raising his hands, he allowed them to run up and down her back and then leaned forward so he could fondle her breasts as they swayed below her body. As he began to twist her nipples, he plunged his cock firmly into her heat, not stopping until his balls slapped against her ass.
Michael groaned when Ariane squeezed his cock with her inner walls. “God, baby, do that again,” he ordered. When she complied, he roared and began pounding into her body furiously. He knew he wasn’t going to last long and hoped that his beautiful mate would forgive him this fast coupling. He lowered one of his hands down to her clit, flicking it several times and then taking it between his fingers and tugging gently. It was all Ariane needed. Her body seized, and she screamed out her release, her head falling back, exposing her throat.
Michael felt her pussy spasm around his throbbing cock and roared out his climax, feeling himself shoot streams of his semen deep into her body. He felt the canines in his mouth grow and instinctively leaned forward to Ariane’s exposed neck. Without any hesitation, he sank his teeth into the muscle between her neck and shoulder, allowing her blood to flow into his mouth. He held onto her body tightly as she experienced another massive climax, her body thrashing underneath his. Growling his satisfaction, he licked across the wounds in her neck to allow his
saliva to close them. Slowly, he pulled from her body and fell back to the bed, taking her body with him. He pulled her close into his arms and kissed her passionately.
“I love you, Michael,” said Ariane when he let her up for air.
“Oh, God, I love you too.” Michael was overcome with feelings. “I love you more than I ever thought possible. You’ve become my whole life, woman.” He smoothed the hair away from her face. “We didn’t talk about this, and I should probably apologize.” He paused, not sure how to go on.
Ariane put her hand on his cheek. “What is it, Michael? You can tell me anything.”
“Baby, I didn’t use any protection today.” He gazed into her bright eyes. “I want children, and that’s not something I ever thought I would say to any woman.” He paused. “How do you feel about that, love?”
She smiled and stretched provocatively. “I want as many children as we can handle, my mate. I’ve always wanted a big family.” She looked worried for a moment. “Were you serious about living on the mountain and opening your own office here?”
Michael smiled at her, hoping to show her all the love he felt. “Yes, I’m very serious. I’m gonna ask Remus if he’ll let us have a small parcel of land where I can build us our own house, big enough for all the children you want to have, and then I’m going to rent an office in town and design my buildings right here in Wyoming. Melissa said she’d move here, and until she decides where she wants to live, I thought I’d rent her a small apartment in town.” He gave Ariane a sly look. “Did you really tell her that the men here love voluptuous women?”
Ariane laughed. “Yes, I did. They do, you know. Wolves appreciate the curves on a woman. That’s probably why I haven’t had more wolves interested in mating with me since I’m so skinny.”
Michael growled. “You’re perfect to me, woman.” He was thoughtful for a moment. “You really think a wolf would be willing to mate with a human? She doesn’t have our heritage.”
“She doesn’t have to have the Wolfen gene to be a mate. It’s only necessary for someone to find their own wolf. Plenty of our people have mated humans. I thought your grandfather was human.”
“Damn, you’re right, he was.”
“I was taught fate determines your true mate, kind of like a special magic. If she turned out to be the natural mate of any of our unmated males, they’d be all over her, after asking Remus’s permission of course.”
“Why his permission?”
“We hide our existence the best way we can. For anyone to mate with a human, the human has to be told about the wolves before the mating can occur because there has to be informed consent.”
“That makes sense, I guess. It’s a lot of responsibility for Remus.” He sighed. “It would be wonderful if she found love here. I know she’s a lonely woman but a very good woman. She deserves to be happy.” He frowned at Ariane. “I guess Maddie and Remus were wrong.”
“About what?”
“They originally told me we’d have to swap some kind of enzyme for my wolf DNA to be activated, but I didn’t bite you until after I changed.” Michael paused at the guilty look on Ariane’s face. “What’s wrong, love?”
“I’m afraid it’s my fault you found your wolf DNA, Michael.”
“What are you talking about?”
She sighed. “Do you remember when I cut my finger on the wine glass on your balcony?”
“Yeah,” he replied. Then realization dawned on him. “Of course, I licked the blood from your finger.” He laughed in pure joy. “Well, hell, it sure doesn’t take much exchange of body fluid to make a difference.” He growled and pulled her closer. “Come here, woman, I’m not through with you yet.”
Chapter 9
Michael inhaled deeply and filled his lungs with the scent of his mate’s arousal. He groaned when Ariane wrapped her arms around him, pressing her breasts against his chest. His eyes opened in surprise when she straddled him, covering his neck and chin in little, damp kisses. Reaching down, he played with the damp curls at the top of her mound while she teased his erect nipples with her tongue and teeth. He couldn’t hold back his cry of pleasure when she tugged on his nipple with her teeth as his hands tightened on her buttocks.
Sliding his hand around her body, he searched between her spread thighs and found her clit, pinching it between his thumb and forefinger. A fresh flood of cream drenched his hand. Michael could feel her sliding further down his body as she pulled away from his teasing fingers, overwhelming him with desire. He grabbed her head and slowly pushed it toward his groin. “I want to feel your sweet lips around my cock,” he whispered.
Ariane slid the rest of the way down his body, leaving a damp trail where her pussy touched his skin. Her tongue reached out and traced the end of his cock while his hands held her head in place. A small growl escaped Michael’s lips as he watched her tongue dip into the leaking slit. He threw back his head when she hollowed out her cheeks and began sucking in earnest. “Ariane, what you do to me, woman!”
Michael became lost in the warm, moist suction surrounding the throbbing hardness between his legs. Never had any woman made him feel the way this small, beautiful woman could. When her hand began fondling his balls with a gentle touch, rolling them between her fingers and tugging lightly, he was lost. “Baby, I’m gonna come really soon!” He gasped as she increased the suction on his shaft and came with a growl, his cock jerking in her mouth. He could feel his thick cream shooting from his body as it filled her mouth.
Ariane continued sucking lightly until Michael stopped shaking, licking around his shaft thoroughly to clean him up. He smiled, an idea forming in his mind already making his shaft harden again. Reaching down, he pulled her up his body to kiss her thoroughly, tasting his come on her tongue. That taste on her seemed to be an aphrodisiac itself. Reaching down, he massaged her butt cheeks. “Get on your hands and knees, darlin’. I wanna fuck your tight, virgin ass.”
Ariane blushed a bright red and looked shocked. “Will it hurt?” She asked quietly.
“It’ll burn a little at first, but then the pleasure starts.” He put both hands on her face so he could gaze into her eyes. “I promise you I’ll do everything in my power to make it good. But I also promise if you don’t like it, I’ll stop.”
She smiled at him. “I trust you not to hurt me.” She pushed off his body and started to get in position.
“Oh, shit. Wait a minute.” Michael jumped up and ran to the bathroom. He began jerking open the drawers searching for what he needed. “Found it.” He returned to the bed carrying a tube in his hand. He held it up to show it to her. “Lube! I left it here when I stayed. It’s a good thing they didn’t clean everything out when I left.” He gave her a wicked grin.
She gave him a funny look. “What did you use it for when you were here?”
Now it was Michael’s turn to blush. “Uh, well, sometimes men take it upon themselves to relieve sexual tension when they don’t have a woman. It’s easier when you use lubrication.” Since she was already in position and her ass was staring him in the face, he let his fingers slide into the cleft of her buttocks, hoping to distract her from asking any more embarrassing questions. He teased the puckered opening with the tip of his fingers, watching as her body shivered. Pulling back, he lubed his finger and spread a good deal of the substance around her hole. Putting more on several of his fingers, he pressed up against her anus with one until it slipped inside, past the tight muscles of her ass. He smiled when he felt her ass clench around his finger. “Are you all right, love?”
“It burns a little, but it’s not painful.”
“It’ll get better, I promise.” Using his other hand, he massaged the cheeks of her ass. “Relax your bottom, love. It’ll make it easier.” He heard her take a deep breath and then felt her ass relax around his finger. Taking a deep breath himself, he slid in a second finger and began scissoring them back and forth to stretch her opening. Again he felt her ass gripping tightly, and then he heard her grunt. “Still doin
g okay?”
Her body was quivering, and it was a moment before she could answer. “Yes, oh, Michael. It feels almost good.”
He grinned and slid in a third finger. It delighted him when she began thrusting her bottom back toward his hand. She seemed relaxed enough to give things a try, so he pulled out of her ass.
“Is something wrong?” she asked, her breath coming in little, short pants.
“Nope, just getting ready for the main show.” He picked up the tube of lubricant and held it down to her stretched hole and squirted, filling her up with the slippery substance to make things easier. He wasn’t prepared for her reaction to the cold invasion of her ass.
“Holy cow, Michael!” Ariane screeched and jumped forward about six inches. “What the hell was that?”
Michael couldn’t help but laugh. Ariane never talked like that. He reached for her hips and pulled her back into position, squeezing her ass cheeks tenderly. Bending down, he ran his lips down the length of her spine. “I’m sorry, love. I should have warned you before doing that. I squirted some of the lube up into you to make things easier and less painful. Do you forgive me?” He kept massaging with one hand and let the other one reach underneath her to search out her clit while he apologized. Softly, he flicked it back and forth with his finger.
“Uh, okay, yeah.”
Ariane was barely able to speak once he started in on her clit. Michael chuckled and then pulled his hands away to thoroughly lube his cock. He was hard as steel at the thought of penetrating her virgin hole. Throwing aside the tube, he wrapped his hand around his cock and pressed it to her rosy opening. Slowly and steadily, he pushed into her, breaching the ring of muscle and lodging a small way into her ass. The pressure was exquisite. “Ariane, are you okay?” She’d gotten very still and quiet. God, he hoped she wasn’t going to ask him to stop.
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