Page 7 of Bunny Be Mine
The tantalizing scent of freshly cut roses and spearmint hit my nose, filling me with a sense of comfort and home. All I ever craved was standing before me. I had finally found the one person who I was made for. My mate.
He stepped closer to me and lifted a rough hand to the side of my face. I shut my eyes and enjoyed the gentle touch. The preliminary connection of our bond had snapped into place the moment our eyes had met, and I could feel the energy flow between us. Electrifying and strong, I could detect a few of his emotions and knew that he could feel my own. I had read about the mating bond, had heard about it from friends, and I had envied the magical connection that I’d imagined fated mates to share. But nothing compared to the reality of it. All the research, all the fairy tales, all the dreaming—none of it prepared me for the overpowering effect the initial realization of the bond would have on my whole being. This man might be a stranger, but he was already the most precious thing in my life. I would love him until the day I died and would lay down my life for him if danger ever came upon us. He was my one and my only. He was my true mate.
And we are being hunted. Move before you get us killed or raped.
My bunny was right. We couldn’t just stand here out in the open waiting to be caught.
Laughter and crunching leaves to the right alerted me to the wolves moving closer. Not all of them shifted right away, preferring to hunt with their human senses and then attack after the shift.
Now it was time for us both to run.
As long as he wasn’t with Marcus and his friends, that was. Staring into my mate’s eyes, I searched for any trace of deception when I asked him my questions.
“Are you with them? Are you a part of Marcus’ group of assholes?” I was hopeful he would deny it.Please, Fate, do not prove you paired me with someone who thinks hunting prey shifters is a fun nighttime activity.
“No. I’m not one of them. I must be truthful though, they are the ones who brought me here, but I’m not a part of whatever games they are playing right now. I just felt a need to stay and help anyone who wound up in the sight of their crosshairs tonight.” He closed his eyes and took a deep sniff of the air. “They are getting very close to finding us though. We better find somewhere safe to hide from them. Once I am sure they won’t get us, then I can explain it all to you. Do you live close by?” His words sounded sincere, and I really hoped they were since this was my mate and all.
“Fine. Come on.” Taking a large leap of faith in our fragile mate bond, I grabbed his large warm hand and pulled him with me, dashing in the direction of my house. “I’m Arley by the way. And you better not be a creep like your friends. I promise if you are, I will sneak up on you while you are asleep and rip your balls off.”
“Duly noted. Never piss off my mate.” My mate had a sense of humor it seemed. “But do you really believe fate would match you with a creep? That would be pretty bitchy. Unless you did something that would call upon karma to pay you a visit.” He chuckled as we ran, toward safety and home. “And the name is Fen, by the way.”
The sound of my mate’s amusement sent a spark of lust through my body. Fuck, I needed to get us to my house pronto. My ass was aching to be filled with Fen’s cock. My heat was here and ready to make me into a horny slut for him.
“Fine. I’ll trust you because I don’t think fate would be so cruel. Just stick with me and we can get to safety in my cabin. They won’t dare to break in. At least they never have before.” And I’m sure my locks and protection wards from the local witch’s coven would keep us from harm. I hoped as I never had to test it before.
“When did they start doing shit like this? I used to know them well but not in recent years. They’ve changed so much. They are like animals instead of men. We aren’t supposed to let our wolves lead and dismiss morals and societal rules.” Fen panted as we got closer to safety. “Have they hurt you before?”
“Not in any substantial way.” I got to my door and unlocked it, pulling my mate inside and securing it. “Marcus just likes to screw with me a bit in town, suggesting that he wouldn’t mind taking my heat and proving to me that he’s more powerful than anyone else. So far, I’ve felt more fear than pain from any encounter with him.”
“He’s never succeeded though?” Fen grabbed my shoulders and pushed me up against the wall with gentle force. “Tell me. Has any of them ever dared take what’s mine? Do I need to kill any of those men?” His wolf was close to the surface the way his eyes flashed and his lips lifted in a snarl. Yet I didn’t feel any fear of him.
“No, alpha. He’s never touched me in any sort of intimate way. Although he has tried. But I always fought him off. I was waiting for my mate. You will be my first.” My breath was coming out fast, but I wasn’t sure if I was going breathless from the running we just did or from the heat that was coursing through my body. Fuck, even this show of dominance was turning me on, and that sort of display usually fills me with disgust not desire.
“And, you, my dear omega, will be my first…” Fen stared at my mouth and his own lips tilted up at the sides. He looked so fucking sexy. “And we will be each other’s only.”
“Yes. Your touch will be the only one my body will ever know. And my touch will be the only one your body will ever crave. From this day out, we belong to only one another.” I leaned in and licked the side of his neck, savoring the salty taste of his skin and wanting even more. My hand slid between us and my fingers curled around his hard length. I felt the slick gathering at my hole, ready to take him deep inside. “Now shut up and fuck me, mate.”
Our mouths collided and I felt my body melt into his, before coming back to life and rubbing against his hard lines. I chased a release but knew I would need more. I would need him buried balls deep in my ass and his teeth breaking the skin of my neck. I needed his cock in my hole and his mark on my mating gland. And I needed it now.
Thank the goddess we were already naked.
Chapter Four
Fen
AsArley’sheatrose,the delicious chocolatey aroma of my mate tantalized my senses. I was torn between wanting to just wrap him up in my arms and breathe in his decadent scent or throw him on the next soft surface and ravage his bare body. I made my choice the moment he closed the cabin door, latching all of the triple locks before turning back to me and devouring me with his gaze. I wanted to be consumed by him and for him to be fully lost in me and what my body could provide him. Complete and utter ecstasy.
I would have to ask later why he had three heavy-duty locks on the door though.
“Come here.” My voice was deep and growly, my wolf pushing forward to give his demand to our mate. “Let me taste you. I bet you taste better than candy.”
Arley physically trembled at the sound, but the slow slide of his lips up and the way he sank into my embrace encouraged me that it was a tremor of excitement and not of fear. And the burst in his scent punctuated that as a fact. “Yes, please, my alpha. Take a taste.”
Capturing his mouth for another kiss, my wolf howled at the contact, and the energy of our souls merged and mixed, beginning the unbreakable connection. The claim that was to come would seal the bond. A tiny whimper escaped Arley’s mouth and the sound sent a tingle straight down to my dick. I wasn’t the type of shifter who wanted to hunt and hurt others, but the needy noises coming from my omega called to the need within me to dominate and claim what was mine. But only in the bedroom.
Speaking of which…
I broke our kiss, just for the moment. I needed to know something important. “Where’s your bed? I want to take you somewhere soft the first time. We can fuck up against the wall another time.”
