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As Griffin began to thrust in and out, Nova wrapped herself around him and bucked her hips. Their bodies took over the ancient dance then, pushing and pulling at one another, climbing together towards the precipice. Nova’s breath caught as Griffin thrust into her harder, faster, and she felt the air around them shudder. The bond, the tenuous thread that had been building between them, caught fire in that moment and burned so brightly that Nova swore she could feel the flames licking against her skin.

“Nova.” Griffin grunted as his thrusts turned wild.

She glanced up and lost her breath again. Griffin’s eyes were gold, his wolf just on the edge of breaking free. His teeth were elongating and she knew what came next. She didn’t even hesitate. She turned her head, baring her neck for him and his growl ripped through the air a moment before he sank his teeth into her shoulder and the bond solidified and locked into place.

The spark of pain and pleasure knocked Nova over the edge and her orgasm barreled into her. Her vision went fuzzy at the edges and inside of her, she felt her wolf lunge for the surface. Knowing there was no way to keep her back, knowing that this wasn’t the time to try and retain control, she let the urge overtake her and sank her own teeth into Griffin’s shoulder.

He cried out and thrust madly until a moment later he was spilling his seed inside of her and they were both biting and clawing and growling.

They writhed together for a while after as they came down from the high of sexual ecstasy mixed with magic. Nova closed her eyes and held tight to him though he didn’t try to move away from her. He kept his face buried in her neck and they breathed in unison.

Nova marveled at the new connection she felt to him. Not something thin or fragile. Not anymore. They had sealed the bond with their human halves and it was so strong she swore she could feel Griffin’s emotions, a mix of pleasure and shock at just how good they were together. She smiled as she held him close and thought about how everything in her life had been leading to this moment, to this man.

He was her mate now.

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

The lantern had been knocked over in their haste and the only light in the small clearing was from the moon overhead. It didn’t matter. With his superior senses, Griffin could make out every detail of his mate’s beautiful face as she lay cradled in his arms. Her dark lashes fanned out and her lips swollen red from their kisses, she looked so good, so right, with her naked body pressed against his, slick with sweat from their mating.

She looked like his. His mate. Finally. They were bonded.

The night was growing cooler and he knew he should get up and rearrange the blanket to cover her, or help her put her clothes back on, but he couldn’t bring himself to move. Not yet. Not when it felt so right to have her here with him, her heart beating in time with his, gradually slowing as they recovered from their lovemaking and the force of the bond that had cemented itself in place between them.

He could feel her inside of him now. She was a part of him, an integral piece. Their souls were tied together and from now on he would always be able to sense her no matter where she was or what she was doing. More than that he could sense her emotions, which was how he knew she was as content as he was to simply lay together here for a while longer.

As content as he was though, his wolf was getting restless inside of him.

Technically, the bond wasn’t fully sealed until their wolves had their chance to mark one another as well. The fact that Griffin’s human side had been inside of Nova had his wolf pacing, ready for his turn. Griffin knew he wouldn’t be able to hold the wolf off forever, not when so much of the wolf’s future was riding on sealing his part of the bond, but he was trying to give Nova some time to recover before he pressed her to complete the bond and make their mating official.

“Mmm.” She hummed against his chest, “I can practically hear your wheel turning.”

“Sorry.” He trailed his fingers up her arm soothingly.

“Want to tell me about it?”

“I was just thinking how beautiful you are.”

She snorted, “Somehow I doubt all that swirling in your head is only about how I look.”

“I am completely and utterly amazed that a woman as beautiful as you, as strong and powerful and gifted as you are, is my fated mate.” He smiled when she made a face, “And I’m wondering why it is you don’t seem to know how incredible you are.”

“This is just me. I’m pretty awesome but I don’t think I’m anything all that special.”

“You’re wrong. You are special. Even without all the other stuff, fate saw fit to give you the gift of sight. You’re a Seer, Nova. That’s the most special of gifts among our kind.”

“I know. I guess I just take it for granted sometimes since I’ve always been able to see things most can’t.” She raised her hand and traced what he thought was a name, her name, on his chest with her finger. “I won’t be taking them for granted anymore though. Not after having the future go all blurry and discombobulated on me for the last few months.”

He took her fingers in his and kissed the tips one by one, “Do you think they’ll change again now that we’ve sealed the bond?”

“Maybe. When I reached for Leo’s future the other day, I wasn’t expecting to get much of anything and instead it was the clearest vision I’ve ever had. I think that was due to the link between us, to the strength and steadiness I was able to draw from you. I imagine with the bond fully sealed that yeah, they might come back full force or they might let me see further into the future or… something like that. I guess we’ll just have to wait and see.”

“Well, we’ll have to wait until we fully seal the bond to be sure.”

She smirked up at him from beneath her lashes, “Was that a hint that your wolf wants his turn now?”

Griffin chuckled, “Maybe? He’s practically chomping at the bit to meet your wolf and claim his mate now that I’ve claimed mine.”

“Yours.” Nova smiled a little. “It’s hard to believe it’s really happening. I’m someone’s mate.”

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