Page 23 of Undesired Mate

Something is building in me. Something bigger, all-encompassing, something that guides my actions. It makes me fuck her until she grunts in pain, but that isn’t enough to stop me. Nothing is.

“Levi… Levi, I’m going to… You’re going to make me…” Her nails sink into my shoulders, drawing blood, while her pussy clamps down tight around me. Like she wants to snap my dick off while tearing my back to shreds. I wish she would tear me to pieces so the torture of needing her can finally end.

Her fluttering muscles massage my shaft, and there’s nothing for me to do but flood her pussy with my seed. “Yes!” I growl through gritted teeth while she continues milking me dry. Her head falls back as soft, throaty moans tumble from her parted lips.

It isn’t her lips I’m concerned with now. It’s the span of smooth skin between her neck and her shoulder. I would swear it glows, drawing me in, forcing me. Nothing has ever felt so right. I have to do this. I’ll die if I don’t.

It happens all at once. Her body goes rigid, a gasp filling the air when my teeth sink into her tender flesh. When I deliver the bite to complete our bond, when I make the choice—but was it a choice? Was it really? Or was it something my wolf compelled me to do? I only know I taste her in my mouth. Her skin, a thin trickle of blood that coats my tongue.

“Levi!” Her voice is weak, full of fear that makes me pull my head back. She’s breathing fast like she was when we were fucking, but we’re not anymore.

“What? What is it?” I ask.

She shakes her head before placing a hand over her chest. “I feel… I don’t know. I don’t feel good. Something’s wrong.”

I shouldn’t have done it. I hurt her. Why did I bite her? I knew there was no way to complete the bond, not when she is the way she is. What if I’ve doomed her? What if?—

All at once she pushes me away, suddenly strong enough to make me stumble backward. Her chest heaves before she drops to the ground, landing on her hands and knees. “Levi!” She gasps, arching her back, her teeth bared in an expression of pain. “What’s happening?” she shrieks, her eyes opening wide, searching for me.

And I see it. I see the glow. I hear her tendons snapping, her limbs stretching. Dropping to one knee close by, I grunt, “The shift. It’s happening. Let it happen. Let it go. Breathe,” I urge, before a pained cry fills the air.

Then, it happens all at once. Her body changing, black fur replacing smooth, soft skin. She collapses onto her side, her body heaving with every ragged breath. I remember my first shift, how painful it was—and to think, I knew what to expect. She doesn’t.

It feels like forever, but probably takes no more than half a minute for her to stop writhing in pain. “Clara?” I murmur, reaching out to stroke her fur. “Are you all right?”

She lifts her head, her eyes full of questions, so I do the merciful thing and shift again to let us communicate. “What’s happening? How?”she asks, looking around before looking at herself.“How?”

“I don’t know. But it happened. You shifted. You’re a wolf.”And then it hits me, and I can’t believe it took this long.“The bite. It’s a mating bond. I completed it. It broke the spell.”Because she’s mine. No witch’s curse could keep us apart. All it took was fate being fulfilled.

“I’m free?”She stands slowly, like she’s testing out her new body. Lifting her head, breathing deep. Testing her new senses.“It’s over?”

“No. It’s not over.”I touch my snout to hers, closing my eyes and soaking in the relief.“It’s only just beginning.”

EPILOGUE

Clara

One Year Later…

“Let me take care of this.”

Levi is a dedicated father by anybody’s definition, but I still lift an eyebrow when he enters the baby’s room with so much determination. “Bedtime is my thing. When this one is born,” I continue, patting my belly with one hand while holding our daughter against my shoulder with the other, “we can split bedtime. You can handle one, I’ll take the other.”

“Then give me the chance to practice a little more.” He winks, leaning in to kiss me before gently taking Emma from my arms. “Come on. We’ll give Mommy the chance to rest for a little bit so she can have energy for Daddy tonight.”

“Oh, that’s what this is all about? I should’ve known.” Really, I should have. I’ve only known for a few days about baby number two, but already Levi has found a handful of opportunities to ravish me. He was like this when I was pregnant with Emma, too. Something about me changes—my scent, I guess. And it drives him crazy.

It drives me crazy, too. I only try to give him a hard time about his insatiable appetite, but it’s almost worse for me. I’m dealing with what my wolf wants and what my hormones sort of demand at the same time. Basically, he could brush a hand over my ass, and I’d be ready to go.

After kissing Emma good night and running a hand over her soft black curls, I putter around the house, straightening up a few things while turning off the lights on the first floor. It was nice, moving into this comfortable house once Levi and I were married. It didn’t take long after my first shift for us to have the wedding, with the whole pack in attendance. Once I shifted, they were all happy to accept me.

It still doesn’t feel real a year later, already pregnant with our second child, finally having the family I used to dream of. Back when I imagined it would never be possible for me.

But it is real. It’s my everyday life. All the past pain and loneliness is behind me—over. There is nothing but happiness in the future. Love. So much love.

Levi is on his way out of the nursery when I climb the stairs again. He actually looks crestfallen when we meet up in the hallway. “You weren’t supposed to be doing chores. That sort of defeats the purpose.”

“I was only closing up the house.” Standing on tiptoe, I place a soft kiss against his lips before grinning. “Because I plan to fuck you into the mattress until you’re too exhausted to stand before morning.”

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