“You are my fated, my true mate I’ve waited my whole life for. Even before I realized I did. Will you mark me tonight?” He flushed. “I mean, if you want to.”
“If you did hear all of that, you know I do. But if we’re going to get home safely, no touching until we are parked in the garage. Deal?”
“Yes, deal.” He pushed himself as far away as the seat allowed. “Ready to go.”
Somehow, we managed to get there without pulling over and doing the deed on the side of the road. It wasn’t far, but it felt as if it were. With all the windows down and the moon roof open, he still smelled incredible, and every breath, every laugh, every word he said no matter how ordinary was an incitement.
My home was another purchase from my inheritance. I had bought a two-story house as close to what I wanted as I could find then made some renovations to finish it up. I came around the car and helped Echo out then led him through the darkened kitchen and up to my room. We began kissing again at the bottom of the stairs, and by the time we got to the top, ourclothing littered the steps and we were naked. I hadn’t turned on any lights so far because shifter sight made it easy to see where we were going, but once I laid him on the bed, I turned on the nightstand lamp.
His skin glowed in the lamplight, and I took a moment to memorize how he looked at this moment, before we made love for the first time. Before the mating and marking. Trailing my lips along his jaw, I sucked gently at the skin on the side of his throat where I would leave my mark. “You’re sure you want this, omega?” It was irreversible, and I had to ask one more time, even if there was only one answer my wolf and I would survive.
“More than anything in my life.” He shifted restlessly under me as I explored his body with lips and tongue and teeth, hands and fingertips. Such soft skin over such toned muscles.
“But before we do, I would like to try something.”
“What is it?” His voice was breathless. “Anything.”
“Never say ‘anything’ to a dominant. Before we try real play, we’ll need to have a lot of conversation, but for tonight, maybe just a taste of spanking?” It was a big part of who I was, and I wanted him to experience that side of me. Give him one more chance to back out if he didn’t want me anymore.
“Tonight, at the club, I heard all those people talking about your mastery of the art.”
“People who will never experience it again,” I pointed out. “If we are mated.”
“Show me what will be mine.”
I nearly came on the spot. “All right.” I sat up and patted my lap. “Climb on.”
He never hesitated, merely stood up and bent over, allowing me to guide him into position. His bottom stuck up into the air, smooth and tempting, and I rested my palm on its coolness.
“Have you even been spanked before? I mean as an adult.”
“Not even as a child,” he confirmed. “You’ve got virgin ass cheeks there.”
My cock was rock-hard, jutting into his belly. But he was hard, too, and I took that as a positive sign when, after establishing a safe word, I began to warm his skin with firm strokes. If his moan at the first sharp swat was any indication, it would be the first of many satisfying sessions here and, if he consented, at the club at well. I peppered his backside with spanks meant for pleasure and not pain, his skin pinkening under my palm. Working from down to his sit spot and the tops of his thighs, I demonstrated where he could expect my spanking to land in future. Handprints merged into a smooth, pale-red glow before I stopped to check his slick.
“Omega, you are so ready for me.” And as much as I was enjoying this, we had business to attend to.
“Mmm?” He glanced over his shoulder, eyes glazed, and I shuddered. “I’m so close, alpha.”
Reaching for his cock, I gave it a squeeze then another. The angle was a little awkward, so I rolled him over facing up and continued to jerk him off, watching his expression change from dazed to wide-eyed. “Come whenever you’re ready, omega.”
“Then now.” His cum spurted into the air like a thick, warm waterfall, coating my hand and his belly. I should clean him up, but I had no time for that. Lifting him, I laid him on the edge of the bed, pushed his knees to his chest, and buried myself deep in his slick, hot channel. I stroked deep and fast, too close myself to wait, to give him the long fucking he deserved, but I would make up for that later. This was about joining us for life. Hopefully he’d remember it fondly despite my teenagery rush to fulfillment. I poured deep inside him, my knot swelling instantly, then I bent to sink my teeth into the spot where I’d licked earlier. Marking him inside and out as mine. Fate’s great gift, the other half of my soul.
When my knot shrank, I pulled him to me in a close embrace. “Sleep, omega mine.”
“Yours,” he mumbled, eyes closed, snuggling into me. “Always yours.”
Chapter Fifteen
Echo
I woke to complete darkness, thirsty and at the same time, needing to use the bathroom.
“What is it?” Another voice resounded from behind me. At first, I was confused about where I was. I knew it wasn’t my place.
The one thing I did know was that voice. “I need to use the restroom and get some water. Can we put a lamp on?” Even with my enhanced shifter sight, I couldn’t see through this utter blackness.
“Of course.” The bed dipped a bit and then a soft light clicked on. “Sorry about that. I sleep late after staying at the club most of the night. Need to block out the sun.”