Filed to story: Sorry Alpha I Am Wolfless Novel
I was still in my lycan form when I separated us, but she didn’t seem to notice. She was already fast asleep in my arms, breathing heavily. I licked the mark I had just re-bitten, helping it to heal just a little quicker. With a smile I fell asleep holding her, my breath chuffing out above her as I was still not my normal self.
It would be the next morning before we noticed the new mark on her trinity chain, this one that looked like a lycan inside a star. The weird part was, I had one now too. I wonder what those marks were for?
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Juniper
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I don’t know if it was the party atmosphere or not, but after we got home from Joaquin’s birthday party I wanted Paul more than I had wanted anything in a long time. I spent the whole night enveloped in his arms, our passion spilling over each other. It was the most intense thing we had done in a long time.
I woke to a pleasant ache in my body and the warmth of Paul still wrapped around me. His scent, like the wind coming off the ocean mixed with fresh coconut milk. It was always so refreshing being with him.
Just after I woke I could tell that Paul had woken up too. I hadn’t moved, but he always knew when I was awake, I think he could feel me watching him.
“You’re burning hole in me.” He joked, a laugh chasing the sleep from his voice. “I know I’m irresistible, but do you have to scrutinize me so early in the morning?”
“It’s not early, dummy, it’s almost noon.”
“Mmm, then should we have some lunch?” He joked as he tightened his arms around me.”You smell so good.”
“You’re such an animal.” I laughed as I playfully smacked his arm. “I must smell like sweat after last night.”
“I’m not joking. You smell amazing. Your scent is so much stronger today.” His eyes were open now, all traces of sleep seemed to have left his face.
Paul was raised up on his arms and hovering over me. He kissed my neck and groaned in pleasure.
“It’s so good.” He kissed across my collar bone. “So delicious.” He kissed across my bare chest. “Raspberries and strawberries, so strong.” He kissed across my stomach and froze. “So strong.” He said again, only this time with more intensity.
For some reason Paul buried his nose in my belly button.
“So much stronger than usual. So intense.” He inhaled deeply. When Paul raised his head he was grinning at me. The look on his face was goofy and sweet yet kind of unsettling.
“What is it?” I asked him, confused.
“Your scent is stronger, more intense, and somehow different.” He was grinning and looking like a crazy man.
“I heard that already. What’s wrong with you though?”
“I’m just happy.” His face looked ready to crack open from the intensity of the smile he was wearing. “Because you’re pregnant.”
I felt my stomach drop to my feet then instantly float right up to my throat, triple in size and choking me. At the same time, my heart rate sped into high gear, speeding up to go a mile a minute at least.
“What?” I asked him, dumbfounded. We had talked about kids, and we both wanted them. But I was nineteen and he was twenty. Yeah, werewolves always have kids early but I was still in school. He had dropped out after the most recent semester because of his job as a warrior and trainer. We had decided to take an if it happens it happens approach but not to actively try until I graduated. This was so sudden, so spur of the moment, and so exciting.
Once my brain processed what he had said I broke out into a big smile.
“I’m pregnant?” I asked him, my elation making me feel like I was on cloud nine.
“Yup.” He was still grinning so much that it looked painful, but I was probably wearing a smile just as big so I didn’t care.
“Oh Paul, I’m so happy.” I squealed, reaching out to hug his head to my chest.
“You and me both honey, you and me both.”
After I got up I felt like I was floating. All through my shower I didn’t feel my feet touching the tile floor. All through getting ready for the day I felt like I was taking off into orbit. Everything seemed to make me float and grin. Nothing could ever bring down my mood, nothing.
I needed to tell people, I needed to share the news. I had to tell Riviana, I had to tell my brother, and my mom and dad. But my best friend was going to be first. She was the closest thing to a sister I had and she was my best friend.
It was just after noon that I called Riviana and asked if she wanted to have lunch. This was a regular enough occurrence so it didn’t seem off, right? It was just a bestie calling up and saying ‘hey let’s do lunch’. Nothing suspicious right?
I could usually hide anything from just about anyone. I was the lie detector and could sniff the truth out from other people but I was the iron fortress, the vault that couldn’t be penetrated. But the moment that Riviana sat down at the booth in our favorite diner she just grinned at me. Joaquin slid in with her, I knew she would have either him or Vincent with her.
“You seem happy. What’s the good news?”
“Is it that obvious?” I just beamed at her, making no effort to hide my excitement.
“Girl, even if I didn’t know where you were today I only had to follow the bat signal you’re projecting into the sky. You’re glowing so much it’s like a searchlight.” She was grinning at me as she made her jokes.
“Well, you’re right, I am happy.” I grinned at her. “Exceedingly so.” I just laughed, I couldn’t contain my joy.
“Well, let’s order our lunch and then you can tell me all about it.” She was smiling but not rushing me. I just nodded and picked up my menu.
A little while later we were staring at our plates full of delicious looking food, Joaquin digging in first like a starved man. As I watched him and looked at how tired both he and Riviana looked I could guess that the two of them had just as exciting of a night as I had. Not only that but there was a massive hickey on Riviana’s neck that was only partially covered by the sleeveless turtleneck she was wearing. I grinned at them knowingly but they didn’t seem to notice.
