Filed To Story: The Perfect Luna by Marissa Gilbert
“Lachlan-“
“l am going to mark you now, Zara,” he said in a tone that brooked no objections, and she gasped, turning to see his face and check if he was serious. His eyes said it all, and her l*ps trembled. No one ever wanted to mark her before.
“l am not your mate,” she reminded him and held her breath, not knowing if that fact would cool him down.
“l already had a mate, and what I feel for you is no less. I don’t know if Fenrir and the Moon Goddess planned for me to have a second-chance mate, but if she is not you, then l do not want her.” Lachlan gently bit on the soft spot on her neck, making her arch her back in delight. “Because l only want you. Will you let me mark you?”
“Yes,” she was happy that she had her back to him now and that he wouldn’t see the tears in her eyes. She liked to play it cool, but that lycan was making her emotional lately. “One thousand times yes,” she added and heard a snarl of approval.
Lachlan’s fi**gers removed her clothes, garment after garment, until she stood n*ked before him. He scooped her up and placed her on his desk, not letting her know that he had already carefully removed all the important papers from it because this was planned since his mind kept coming back to her while he worked. She did not waste time either, unbuckling his jeans and freeing his hardness, stroking it while he crashed his l!ps into hers. They knew they were short on time, but they were going to make the most out of it.
He drove into her roughly, fi**gers digging into her flesh greedily as Zara locked her legs around his wa!st. She p**ssed herself tightly against him, and they broke their k!sses only when they needed to gasp for air. The room suddenly got so hot that it was hard to breathe inside.
“Mine, mine, mine,” Lachlan repeated over and over with every th**st, and Zara m0aned into his l!ps when her release r!ppled through her body.
Breathing ragged, she whispered, “Now-Do it now!”
“As you wish,” the Beta obeyed her wishes as he kept taking her and bringing her over the edge again.
Zara tilted her head to give him better access, and his strong hands held her in place. He knew it would hurt her, and he had to be careful, so he made sure she was as close as possible to her next cl!max, and when he saw it in her eyes, he probed the place gently first, piercing the skin lightly. “l accept you as my mate, Zara O’Neer!”
He sunk his canines into her soft flesh, feeling her warm blood in his mouth, sharing his DNA with her and marking her for life. He could hear her heart racing in her ch3st, and a soft whimper left her ch3st as he kept th**sting into her. This tipped them both over the edge at the same time. The e*cstasy of their newly forming bond was intoxicating and overpowering. He stilled, and his tiny bird froze, their bod*ies united in all of the ways, finally as one.
“I love you,” Zara whispered, and Lachlan slowly got his teeth out of her, l**king the wound gently to help it heal. It was so big on her delicate neck. For the first time, it occurred to him that maybe it wasn’t such a good idea. It would take the mark a week or so to heal completely. What if it distracted her during her fight?
“I love you too,” he responded and met her gaze. “I am sorry I didn’t think of the wound you’d have to bear.
How much does it hurt?”
“Enough to remember why I need to stay alive today,” she smiled and leaned forward to claim his l!ps.
“I wish l could mark you too so that you would have the same predicament.”
“This now, was what I needed to want to stay alive,” Lachlan chuckled, but the smile turned out sadder than he had hoped. He placed his forehead on his chosen mate’s and closed his eyes. “When this is over.
“Shh,” the werebird stopped him, wr*pping her arms tight around his neck, “When this is over, we will have our whole life before us. This is what I believe in.”
“Good,” he hummed, and the piercing noise of the alarm on his phone rang, notifying them that it was time to go.
Petra found Ash right before he was supposed to leave. She ran into the courtyard when he was already walking towards his car, and he stopped in his tracks before he saw her. He felt her presence, and she knew it. It was still hard for her to decipher the meaning of their relationship. It wasn’t exactly a rejection on his part, but at the same time, he did not accept her either.
Not like she expected from a true mate.
Petra has been dreaming of a mate since discovering they existed. What could be better than a person supposed to love you unconditionally? Sadly, this was precisely what she did not have. She remembered their fi**gers lacing together just hours ago at Kai and Savannah’s ceremony, and that simple act made her believe that Ash wouldn’t reject her.
“Wait!” she screamed and rushed his way, her pink hair whipped by the wind.
Ash looked at his second-chance mate, and his wolf NoX screamed to embrace her here and now.
However, the Alpha knew that it was a bad idea.
Petra was already near and took his hand into hers without asking permission. “I know l am not what you wanted as a mate, and you don’t know what to do with me,” she said bluntly, and his l*ps parted in shock.
“But let me prove that I can be just what you need as a Luna. Ash–Alpha Ash, I-“
He hated that he made her feel this way, but maybe it was for the best. Ash had already lost a mate once, and today he was going to war, where he would be facing creatures far stronger than him. It would have been selfish to claim her in any way now.
Right now, if he ended up dead, she would cry a day or two for what they could have had. But if he deepened the bond, if he made her any kind of promises now, it would hurt her so much more if he did not come back.
“Petra,” he caressed her cheek gently, “you’re a wonderful girl, and don’t let anyone make you believe you are not enough. I saw you fight the white bears chasing us when we were getting Aspen out. You need more training, but you’re already a fighter. Even if you don’t realise it yet. And, Petra… you are smart. You managed to get to the end of the Luna Trials. And don’t get me started on how beautiful you are.”
Her breathing hitched hearing his words. What was the problem then?
He read her question in her eyes and felt terrible.
Was he making a mistake by distancing himself now?
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