Page 38 of Alpha's Hated Mate

“Aydan,” I whisper. “If I get too hot . . .”

“I got you,” he whispers back.

“What if I lose control again?”

He kisses me deeply, a smile pressing against my mouth. “Then we’ll burn together.”

That makes me smile in spite of my fear. “I’m serious.”

He looks me in my eyes and caresses my face. “I’ve got you, my love,” he says again.

And I believe him. “My Alpha,” I breathe again, knowing exactly what it does to him.

His response is immediate. He pins my wrists above my head with one large hand, the other sliding beneath my lower back toangle me perfectly against him. He’s everywhere at once—filling me, surrounding me, consuming me. I want to surrender to him again. Lose myself in this moment. And Goddess help me, I do.

“No one else,” he pants against my neck, nipping at the sensitive skin where my pulse races. “No one else gets to have you like this.”

I wrap my legs around his waist, pulling him deeper. “Only you, Alpha.”

I feel his fangs press deeper against my skin, hovering at that sacred spot where a mating mark would forever bind us. My breath catches in my throat as electricity shoots through every nerve ending. My body trembles beneath him, anticipation making my heart pound wildly.

Aydan’s body stills suddenly. “Look at me,” he commands.

I obey, unable to tear my gaze away from his, meeting the intensity burning in those blue and green depths that steal my breath away. His pupils are blown wide with desire, his face flushed with need. I’ve never seen anything more beautiful.

“I’m going to make you mine, Saffron,” he growls. “Mine forever.”

Forever.The word reverberates through my entire being. The possessiveness in his voice is intoxicating. This isn’t just physical anymore—he’s going to stake his claim, marking me as his in the most ancient way wolves know. The thought sends a surge of desperate need through me, and I arch into him, my body meeting his thrust for thrust.

“Yes,” I whimper, tilting my head to expose more of my neck to him. My instincts are taking over, my wolf howling for completion. “Please claim me, Alpha.”

A low growl rumbles from deep within him as if those four little words were all the permission he needed to unleash the beast within him—literally and figuratively speaking. His hand tangles in my hair, pulling my head to the side to expose thecrook of my neck. I feel his breath hot against my skin, then his canines sinking deep into me.

The sensation is both painful and exquisite at once—a wonderful cold burning that spreads through every nerve ending in my body until I can feel it even in my fingertips and toes curling around the sheets beneath us. It’s ice and fire together, pleasure so intense it borders on pain. The mark of his claim sends waves of ecstasy through me.

His thrusts become urgent and commanding, having branded me as his. I can feel his own release building, and I know that I’m close as well. We’re connected in a way that transcends the physical, and I can feel our energies merging, becoming one.

“Come for me, Saffron,” he demands. “Come for your Alpha.”

His words send me over the edge. I cry out, “Alpha!”, as my orgasm crashes over me. His body tenses as he follows me over the edge. His climax surges inside of me, flooding my core with powerful, liquid heat. Our bodies shake from the force of our connection.

He licks the wound on my neck, sealing it with his essence, making the mark permanent. I am his now, and he is mine.

As we come down from our high, Aydan pulls me close, his arms wrapping tightly around me. His heart beats against my ear, steady and strong.

“I love you,” he whispers. “My Luna . . . my love . . .”

My legs tangle in his as we kiss. “I love you,” I whisper back. “My Alpha . . .”

I know that I belong to him now, body and soul, and I wouldn’t have it any other way.

Chapter Seventeen—Aydan

We’ve been lying here for hours. The sun outside the window has started to change to a deeper orange shade. Have we been making love all afternoon?

I look down at her shoulder, at the bite mark right in the crook of her neck. When it heals, it’ll signify her status within my pack . . . and outside of it. She has the mark of a Luna.MyLuna. It’s not a decision that I planned, but once the moment came, it was the only one I could have ever made. To hell with whatever they say about Scarlets and Alphas. Fuck them.

When I look at Saffron, I only think that she’s mine. I’ll be with her from now into eternity. If anyone wants to challenge me, I’ll make them pay.

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