Chapter 25: Sealed with a Kiss
Roman
I meant what I said about kissing Samantha. It really was the most enjoyable moment of my life. I wanted to keep kissing her I wanted to do so much more than kiss her. Her lack of experience with kissing was obvious and I’d immediately felt a wave of possessiveness unlike anything I’d ey felt before. All of her firsts are going to belong to me. Her sweet surrender to me, allowing me to guide her through her first kiss, was intoxicating. By the time I ended the kiss, my head was spinning and my heart was lost to this woman forever. I wouldn’t have let her go before, but now, I know I can’t live without her. And she’s not even wearing my mark yet.
I knew she wasn’t ready for more, and I meant what I said about wanting to know her real name when we complete our bond, but I’d stolen another kiss because I’m already addicted to my mate. Her scent, her taste, her sweetness, even her fire when she’s fighting against me, it’s all so intoxicating. With one kiss, my mate has become my drug of choice
When we’d gotten into bed, she’d been shy. I’m not surprised. Even though I’d put on my boxers, my y desire for her was clearly on display. I ignored her wide–eyed gaze that only made my cock twitch with desire. I’m sure she felt my hard length pressed against her when I pulled her rigid body against mine. But I’d wrapped my body around hers, burying my face in her hair and holding perfectly still until I felt her begin to relax in my arms,
It took her less time to fall asleep than I expected. Since I needed to get my own body under control before I could fall asleep. at gave me time to make sure she really was asleep before I fell into the deepest sleep I ever remember having in my life.
The next morning, I wake slowly, feeling like something is off. I had been so deeply asleep that it takes a moment for reality
to come back to me and the moment it does, I realize what’s wrong.
Samantha is gone.
I slap my hand on the place where she’d been sleeping and finding it cold. I panic. She left me. She
e ran and I didn’t even feel
her leaving.
“SAMANTHA!” I yell in the mind link, mentally reaching out to find her as I leap out of bed.
“Oww, what? Do you always wake up like a bear with a thorn in its paw? she asks, completely unperturbed by my rising fear
“WHERE ARE YOU? I demand, leaping over the stairwell banister and letting Pierce pull the shift. I hear the yips and gasps from my pack members who quickly move out of my way as Pierce races out of the back of the packhouse, rushing to get to Samantha before she can leave us. My heart feels like it might shatter if I lose her. Did that kiss scare her this much?
Suddenly I get an image of snow, snow that has a wolf’s imprint in it, like Ayla was rolling in the snow. From the perspective of the image, I can see snow on the end of Ayla’s nose.
“We’re at the mountain. Ayla’s never seen snow. She’s having so much fun I guess we lost track of time.”
‘They’re not leaving us. You need to calm down. You don’t want to scare them off, Pierce says calmly, pushing hard to get to his mate. As he runs, the fear in me begins to subside. I can feel Ayla’s excitement and even hear her yipping as she plays in the snow.
‘Do you know where they are? I ask Pierce.
‘I have a general idea,” he says, lifting his nose in the air. He catches her scent and begins to follow it to her. The last of my fear evaporates as I realize she’s not moving away from us. She really is letting Ayla play in the snow. I can’t wait to see her If this is her first time in snow, she’s probably acting like a puppy
We’ve just about reached her when I hear the sound of bones snapping I catch a glimpse of Ayla’s snow–covered fur before her body shifts into Samantha’s I’m ready to pull the shift and take her in my arms, but Pierce fights me to stay in his form. slowing down as he walks up to Samantha,
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She smiles down at him, the snow that was in Ayla’s
la’s fur still
still coats her hair “My, my, aren’t you a handsome Alpha wolf?” she purts She’s obviously still feeling Ayla’s good mood. It’s emanating from her in waves of happiness.
“We were hoping to see Ayla playing in the snow. Pierce would happily play with her,” I say
y in the mind link.
“Not yet,” Samantha says out loud, crouching down and sliding her hands into the fur on either side of Pierce’s face. He begins purring loudly, making Samantha laugh. It’s such a beautiful sound that I somehow fall even more in love with this
woman
He rubs his face over her body, walking around her as he goes, scenting her all over and marking her as ours.
“Really Pierce?” she says, her tone mildly aggravated, but she holds still and lets him scent her.
Once he’s worked his way around her, he pushes his large head against her chest knocking her onto her butt before laying on her lap.
“Dude, you’re a little heavy,” she says, laughing at his antics. Instead of getting up, he begins purring at her. She surprises me by wrapping her arms around his neck and hugging him.
“Yeah, yeah, I know,” she says, I can feel Ayla purring against Pierce and his own purring increases in response. She holds on to him for longer than I would have expected, then sighs.
“I guess it’s time for us to get back.”
“We’re already late for warrior training, but I could be convinced to stay out here if you wanted to give Ayla more time to play.”
I tell her.
She pulls back enough to look at me through Pierce’s eyes and shakes her head
“Maybe someday,” she says.
Il give you a ride
“Hopefully, someday soon,‘ I say ‘Since you’re not willing to shift, why don’t you get on Pierce’s back and we’ll back to the packhouse. Where are your clothes?
She tells us where she left her clothes, then gets on top of Pierce.
“Giddy–up, Pierce,” she says, gently kicking her heels against his sides. I’m thankful that my wolf shoots forward and I can let him have control as memories of Samara come flooding into my mind. She used to say that when she was young, riding on
Pierce’s back
Finding Samantha and knowing that her past is similar to Samara’s makes me want to look into Samara’s disappearance again. Maybe I missed something. Maybe I left a pack unsearched or an area around her pack lands unchecked. I know without having to look that I haven’t. But, I’ll go through my information and search patterns again, just like I do every couple of months to make sure that I didn’t miss anything.
I force those thoughts away as Samantha leans forward over Pierce’s back, giving him the opportunity to run even faster Her laughter is soothing and makes me feel calm in ways I’m not used to. I swear her face is so close to Pierce’s ear that I can feel her warm breathagainst his fur. Her hands are holding his fur up by his shoulders, her grip is tight but doesn’t hurt him at all Her strong legs are clamped against his sides, and I realize that I’m enjoying this as much as Pierce and Samantha are
“Faster, Pierce,” Samantha laughs. My wolf, anxious to please his mate, pushes harder. He begins leaping over fallen branches and brush, making Samantha squeal in delight.
When we get to the place where her clothes are lying on a low tree branch, she sits up. Pierce slows to a stop and she slides off his back and quickly gets dressed while I shift
When she turns, I step up to her and rub my hands down her arms. I realize she came out in the clothes she slept night, a t–shirt and sleep shorts
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“I thought you ran,” I say softly, wanting her to know why I panicked.
She tilts her head to the side and frowns at me. I gave you my word as an Alpha that I wouldn’t. But Ayla hasn’t run in days She really needed to stretch her legs. You wouldn’t let me go last night, so I slipped away early this morning
“I guess I wasn’t sure you meant it when you gave me your word. Thank you for keeping your word. It means a lot to me. I was worried that that I might have scared you off last night after that kiss we shared”
She blushes a beautiful shade of pink. “No. I told you I liked it.”
“I did too. I’d kiss you now, but I didn’t take time to brush my teeth before I came rushing to find you. Maybe I can steal
another kiss from you later?”
She laughs that sweet little laugh of hers.
“How about, every time you let me take Ayla for a run, you can steal as many kisses as you want the rest of that day,” she says, stepping closer to me
I pull her against me, aware that my cock is already rock hard from being around her.
“Then you should plan to take Ayla out every day, and when you get back, I want you to come straight to me so I can claim my first kiss. Deal?”
She smiles the most brilliant smile Ive ever seen.
“Deal,” she says, lifting up on her toes and quickly pressing her lips to mine. “And sealed with a kiss.”
I growl softly. “Let’s go get ready
dy for warrior training. I need to brush my teeth, then I’m going to kiss you properly.”
I take her hand and lead her inside. We pass the warriors and I let Austin know I’ll be back soon. Then I take my mate to our room and brush my teeth quickly, before pulling her to me and taking my time, pushing all of my appreciation and love for
her into the kiss.
Cooper
They’re starting to trust each other.
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