Page 23 of Moonlit Choosing Ritual

That night, when I couldn’t sleep, I let my wolf out to run through the forest. He ran for fifteen minutes and went to sit in the garden, to look at Kimble. It was absolutely shocking when Kimble came to the window and stared at him. I think she was fascinated by Lupin. My chest swelled with pride and a low rumble of approval emanated from my chest.

The next day, in the morning, after I returned from the training session with my warriors, I smelled her scent in my room. Usually, after training intensively, I attack the breakfast table, but I found my feet rushing upstairs to my room. She was about to leave when I opened the door.

When Kimble slammed into me, I steadied her with my hands, but it took every ounce of self-control in me to not jump on and rut her till she screamed my name. Lupin was wagging his tail inside me like a lost puppy. The fact that she still wasn’t eighteen stopped me like an icy shower. And also the fact she was human. She could never handle my voracious needs. Nonsense thoughts again.

Werewolves smell their mates when they turn eighteen. In my twenty-eight years, I hadn’t smelled my mate, which was a relief because I liked to remain focused on my work.

However, after finishing the day’s work, I was on edge and snapping at everyone. Kenzie came into my room and said, “You need to get away as soon as possible. Spend some time on the things we need to get done. You’re behaving like a randy teenager! You’re infatuated by Kimble, and you can’t have any kind of relationship with her. If the werewolf community find out about your indulgences, they’ll ostracize you. I hope you understand the gravity of the situation.”

I clenched my teeth as I rested my head on the back of my office chair. There was no explanation as to why her touch, her scent, and her body were so intoxicating that I forgot to breathe whenever I was close to her. She was like a fire that needed to be snuffed out before I got burned. And so was my obsession with her.

Memories of her squeezing her way out of my room flooded back. The reason I threw all my clothes on the floor was because I wanted her to fold them. I fucking wanted to be wrapped in her scent so I could appease my wolf, so that I could sleep well. For two nights, I had slept pretty well with Aria in my arms.

“Kenzie, don’t fucking bother me,” I snapped. “And she has a name!”

“I’m not bothering you!” he snapped back. “I’m reminding you of your position. Once you invade the Viking pack andtake over, you’ll become a force to be reckoned with. No one will challenge your supreme status. And you’re obsessing over a human?” He leaned forward. “Talon, you’re stepping into dangerous territory. The gossip mill is abuzz with how you treat that human girl. Some pack members asked me about your relationship with Aria. If the Alpha couple has problems in their relationship, you know it will affect the pack. And for fuck’s sake, you have the largest pack, with over two thousand members. What are you even thinking?”

Kenzie was right. It was time to tamp down my feelings, for my pack’s sake. I couldn’t risk obsessing over a human who wasn’t my mate. Mate? What a ridiculous notion! Surely, the Moon Goddess couldn’t pair me up with a weak, pathetic human from a lowly community and who I’d had to buy.

Taking a deep breath of determination, I conceded. “You’re right, Kenzie. This is just an obsession.” Then I changed the topic. “Tell me about Liam. That motherfucker is a pain in my ass!”

Kenzie chuckled. “Happy that you’re back on track.” He slipped me a folder. “These are Liam’s activities. He’s in talks with some of our ally Alphas to leave you and join him.”

“Fuck the bastard!” I growled.

We went on to discuss more important matters, and even though Kimble was in my mind, I made a deliberate effort to push her back, but not without me getting pushed to the edge of insanity. Where was she? What was she doing? Had she eaten anything?

When I returned to my room, I found Aria all dressed up.

She came to me and kissed me. “Alpha Talon, Fiona’s throwing a party for us tonight. I know you’re very busy, but it would mean a lot to me if you would accompany me.”

Aria and Fiona were good friends. Fiona’s husband was an important pack member with a good business. Even though Iwas in no mood to go, I didn’t refuse her. “Let me get ready,” I offered.

Pushing down Lupin’s need to see Kimble again, I went to take a bath. Her smell was too strong there. I clenched my teeth as my cock swelled. Before I could make sense of what I was doing, I grasped my cock and fisted it. Imagining how her red lips would look around my cock. I leaned with one hand on the tile in front of me as hot water cascaded down my back. “Kim… Kim… Kim…” Fuck, I should have thought of Aria, but I couldn’t. The need to thrust inside Kimble was as urgent as my need to breathe.

I increased my pace, and in three measured strokes, I erupted. My cum ejaculated in ropes, spraying on the tiles in front of me. In order not to roar, I stuffed my mouth with my fist and bit it hard. Fuck.

The orgasm was so hard that I sagged against the wall, wondering whether I’d reached the end of my life and my career. That one girl would be my death if I didn’t stop myself.

“Alpha Talon,” Aria called, sounding worried. “Do you need something?”

Shit. I think she knew that I came in the bathroom. “No,” I replied. “I’ll be out in a minute.”

While I was getting ready, I had this urge to look at Kimble’s room from my balcony. Fuck. I sounded like a peeping Tom. But I controlled my stupid urges and went to the party with Aria.

This was normal. A party with Aria and her friends. Pushing Kimble to the back of my mind, I danced and had tons of booze. Did it help me think less about her? No. And my fucker wolf didn’t even get inebriated.

My edginess returned. Aria twined her arms around my neck. “What’s bothering you?” she asked, her breath laced with mint and liquor.

“Nothing,” I replied, placing my hands on her arms.

She turned around and pressed her ass against me. She swayed it right over my cock. Just like before, I should have caught her and taken her to a room somewhere and fucked her senseless. And, to my horror, my fucking cock didn’t answer her booty call.

My wolf was going crazy, wanting to come out. It was like he was growing feral and wild with each passing minute. Removing her hand, I grunted, “Not now, Aria. I have work to do.”

So, unable to handle it anymore, I snuck out of the party and gave Lupin my skin. He broke free like a bird caged for centuries and ran through the forest like a hurricane to reach the back of the servants’ quarters. I growled at him and scolded him, urging him to go back to the party. But as he waited there, something was amiss. Her scent had faded.

‘Go back, Lupin,’ I said, sensing his deathly intent. ‘Let me come out.’

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