“I’m sorry if I scared you,” I mutter, pulling her into a hug.

“No one told me what it means to become alpha for a lycan,” she breathes out. “Elden explained some of it to me while you were out of it. But you were shaking so much and had a fever.”

“I’m alright now,” I promise her. “No damage done. It’s like a test we have to go through before we receive the power of an alpha. I expected it to be worse.” I grin. “I’m lucky I’m not the firstborn child with all that power. Liam had it worse.”

She sighs, smacking my chest. “You could have told me beforehand.”

“Sorry, I forgot.” I chuckle, tugging her on top of me. She squeals in surprise. “Please forgive me.”

“Okay, okay.” She chuckles, bending down to kiss my chest.

Matey,Max links Freya and Sereia.Do I look hotter now? I feel like I do!

Freya giggles. “You are always hot, Max. Best lycan and mate. I love you.” Something flashes in her eyes, and I can feel her presence changing. A calmer aura surrounds her now, something gentle yet firm.

“My beautiful Finn and my beautiful Max,” Sereia says. “I can’t shift to my wolf form, but hopefully, this will be enough for you.”

“You are always enough, Sereia,” I reassure her. “You are as much our mate as Freya is, no matter your form.”

She smiles gently, reaching out her hand to touch my cheek.

Human!Max exclaims with new-found motivation and excitement.Get your ass out of here!

I laugh.It’s still the middle of the night. Take your time,I reassure him before kissing Sereia softly. “Have fun,” I whisper to her, before I retreat and allow my lycan to take control.

He doesn’t waste any time and wraps her in his arms immediately. “Seri!”

“That’s a cute nickname,” she says.

“A cute name for the cutest mate,” he says smoothly. “And I really like fish,” he reassures her. “Only thing cooler would be if you were half chicken-shifter!” He frowns. “Not that they exist, but it would be cool if they did.”

Sereia laughs.

Max’s cheeks flush. “I wanted to tell you I don’t mind who and what you are. If you were human or a special gifted wolf, you would have never shifted either. I love you and Freya just like Finn does.”

She wiggles a bit and easily shrugs off her clothes before she straddles his hips. “Show me how much,” she whispers. “And maybe I will have a surprise for you.”

Having his sexy mate in front of him is all the motivation he needs. Max growls possessively and helps Sereia rip his clothes off before turning them over. Sereia wraps her legs around him the moment her back hits the mattress.

She rubs her core against his cock while moaning. Max doesn’t waste any time; he grabs her legs to pull them apart and spreads them open before plunging into her in one go. She writhes beneath him, moaning his name and spurring him on to take her faster and harder.

Max obliges. It seems like she awoke a new primal side in him. They keep going for hours before both drop down on their backs, sated and happy.

Max raises his head. “Are you satisfied, my mermaid luna?”

“Siren,” she says with a smile. “And yes, very.”

“So, where is my surprise?” he asks eagerly.

Sereia sits up and scoots closer, ignoring Max’s hungry gaze as he takes in her body. “Freya found a way for us to mark you.”

Max’s head shoots up. “Really?”

“Do you want me to mark you?” she asks shyly. “I… know it’s weird and different, and not like wolves usually do it, but—”

“Yes, mark me, mark me!” he blurts out, his joy so contagious that I can feel it too. Sereia straddles his hips once more, his cock instantly hardening again, and she carefully lowers herself down on it. She rocks her hips gently, making him groan. “Where do you want it? Our mark. We can choose.”

“Can it be my neck?” he asks.