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“Theo,” she gasps, grinding over my dick again. “I have to…”

“Me too,” I growl. I lick along the column of her neck, down to the spot where it meets her shoulder. I can feel her breath on my own shoulder, her lips brushing against the same spot.

Then I feel it- the hot sting of her teeth sinking into my flesh. It’s fucking euphoric- it’s like pure adrenaline is pumping through my body, all of my endorphins releasing at once. It’s too much- I explode, coming harder than ever before as I bite down. My body jolts with my orgasm as my canines release their serum into Brooke’s skin, forever embedding my scent into her. Marking her. As soon as I do, her own climax rips through her, pussy clenching around my dick, body shaking in my arms.

It’s like we’re in perfect synchronicity, like we’re one being. I feel her release my shoulder, withdrawing her teeth, licking the spot where she just marked. I do the same, lapping at her skin, soothing away the sting with my tongue. I’m so fucking proud to wear her mark, so proud that she’ll wear mine. The bond between us is so strong that it’s palpable- like marking each other strengthened it even more. Made it unbreakable.

I tilt my head back, gazing upon my incredible little mate, brushing her disheveled hair out of her eyes with my fingertips.

“Mine,” she whispers, her lips tipping up into a smile.

“Yours,” I rasp. I tighten my other arm around her waist, pulling her even closer, her soft body meeting every hard line of my own. “And you’re mine.”

Brooke leans in, her lips brushing mine. “Forever.”

CHAPTER FORTY-SEVEN

Brooke

I hear the click of the lock as I turn my key in the door of my dorm room, adjusting my backpack on my shoulders and turning to start down the hallway. I’m on cloud nine- freshly marked, a permanent smile etched across my face. Heart full of love. Theo and I are headed home to Summervale for the weekend to tell our parents that we’re mates and join our pack for the full moon run, and I’m so excited that I feel like I could burst.

Everything about our marking was perfect. We stayed on top of that mountain all night, making love under the stars, talking about our plans for the future. Forourfuture. We’re forever linked, forever connected. The mate bond is stronger than ever, and I’ve never felt more in sync with another person. Theo is truly my other half, my soulmate.

I’m about halfway down the hallway when I see Sutton round the corner on the other end, glossy dark hair bouncing as she heads my way. At the sight of her, my wolf immediately surges to the surface, going into protector mode- this girl messed with us before, almost messed things up with Theo. I draw a deep breath and focus on shoving my wolf back down, eyes fluttering to the floor as I walk, acutely aware of the distance between Sutton and I closing with each step.

“Headed home for the weekend?” Sutton asks brightly.

I look up, look around- but we’re the only two people in this hallway. She’s stopped right in front of me, forcing me to stop, too.

“Yeah,” I breathe, reaching up for the straps of my backpack and shifting it on my shoulders.

Past her, down the hall, I see Theo emerge from his room. When our eyes meet, confidence surges through me.Mate. Mine.This girl can’t hurt me, not anymore.

A smile spreads across my face as I look back to Sutton. “Actually, Theo and I are headed back to Summervale to run with our pack.”

She arches a brow, her eyes widening in surprise. Before she can respond, though, Theo approaches. He passes Sutton, coming up beside me and slinging an arm over my shoulder.

“Ready to go, babe?” he asks, pressing a kiss to the top of my head.

I swear I’m not a petty person, but I’m deriving a little bit of pleasure from seeing the dumbfounded look on Sutton’s face right now. She quickly steadies her expression, turning her attention to Theo.

“So it’s true?” Sutton asks, cocking out a hip and resting a hand upon it. “You’re not staying for the run?”

I’m annoyed. I don’t like the way she’s looking at my man, the way she’s talking to him like I’m not even here.

“Haven’t you heard?” I brush my hair over my shoulder to reveal my mark. It’s the only scar most shifters will ever bear- the serum prevents it from healing all the way. I’m wearing a tank top to show it off; where my neck meets my shoulder there are two small white dots that stand out in contrast to my tan skin. “We’re mates.”

Sutton’s eyes fly to my shoulder, her jaw going slack. She shuffles her feet, looking from Theo to me uncomfortably, and damnit if it’s not a teensy bit satisfying to see her squirm. “Oh! I, um… no, I hadn’t heard…”

I can’t keep a grin from spreading across my face as I glance up at Theo. He’s looking down at me with so much adoration in those beautiful hazel eyes.

“Wow, that’s amazing,” Sutton continues, and I’m a little surprised when I look back to her and find that she’s actually smiling. “Congratulations, guys.”

I can’t tell whether she’s being disingenuous- either she’s really good at faking it, or she’s actually happy for us. I guess it doesn’t really matter either way, because nothing she could do or say would change the way Theo and I feel about each other. What’s past is past- all that matters is our future.

“Thanks,” I smile. I could say more, but it’s not worth it. Sutton and I aren’t friends, we never were. I doubt we’ll ever be.

“We’d better get going,” Theo says curtly. He doesn’t want to engage in conversation with Sutton any more than I do.

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