“Now we’re going to talk about how you’re going to pay for the damages to my business, plus the baked goods you still haven’t paid for, and compensation for premeditated slander and libel.”
Ben turned to Allie. “If she refuses, I’ll let the editor of Estes Elite have the pictures on my phone. I’m sure the society page would love it.”
Dax watched the scene play out, his heart pumping with pride and affection. She was standing up for herself, way up for herself, and the look of pure determination was a joy to see. All her inner strength, it was there, shinning for everyone to see.
As quietly as he could in his massive body, Dax retreated to behind the broken tent as his body began to pull in on itself. His skin burned and itched as human flesh replaced hide, and muscle and bone shrunk. Moments later, he stood, panting, and realized he was naked. And there was a group of people behind him.
With a little wave to them, he pulled a tablecloth off a table and wrapped it around his waist.
The moon was climbing high, casting a brilliant silver glow through the sky. He walked around the tent grabbed Allie. Dax scooped her up into his arms and held her tight. Ignoring the crowd, ignoring everything, he picked her up and cradled her into his arms and carried her off into the night. She tucked her head into the crook of his shoulder and neck as he brought her into the woods and found a small clearing in the trees. Moonlight shone down on the space, creating a fairytale when he set her down.
“You’re bleeding.” She touched his cheek where Blake had swiped with his claws. Dax hadn’t even noticed. He didn’t care.
“Allie, I’m sorry that I screwed this up. I should have been honest with you as soon as I knew I had feelings for you.”
Her breasts pushed against the fabric of her dress, the neckline dropping low and giving him an exquisite view of her excellent cleavage.
“I have feelings for you, too.” Her soft hand caressed his cheek and Dax leaned into her touch. “It was killing me to think you were with other women right now.”
“Damn it, Allie! There isn’t anyone but you. There could never be.”
He looked in her eyes and cupped the back of her head with his hand. “I’ve never been in love. Not until you.”
Her chest hitched.
“I know you wanted to take it slow, Allie. I know you didn’t want to be rushed. All I can do is promise you that we’ll take it all slow, everything. If you’ll say... if you’ll agree to be mine. Be my mate and I promise, we’ll do everything your way. I know it’s a lot of pressure, but...”
“Yes!” She threw her arms around his neck. “Yes, yes, I will. I’ll be your mate.”
His heart soared. “You’re sure?”
With a grin, she traced his lips with her finger before she laid back and reached for him. He pushed her thighs open and knelt between them, suddenly aware that he’d lost the tablecloth at some point. Allie pulled apart the wrap top of her dress, baring her beautiful breasts. Dax’s mouth went dry as moonlight washed over her full, gorgeous form.
She was going to be his. Every day, every night.
In one movement, he pulled down her panties and tossed them aside. He lowered himself over her and took one perk nipple in his mouth. Allie’s fingers threaded through his hair as she brought her knees up and tipped her hips.
“Please, make me yours.”
Dax guided himself into her slick channel, sinking deep with one thrust. His body lay over hers, his cock buried deep so they were skin-on-skin, connected in every way. She cried out and arched into him as he began to move and whispered in her ear.
“You’re my mate. Our mating starts tonight with the blessing of the full moon and ends only with death. Say it to me.”
She moaned, breathing hard as he thrust over and over. Dax’s body tensed, already primed to pump her full, claiming her under the eye of the moon. This mating would be quick, powerful, and it was threatening to overwhelm him.
“Say it,” he begged.
Her pussy tightened around him. She was feeling it too, the climax that would come on hard and fast, connecting them forever.
“You’re my mate,” she panted. “Our mating begins tonight with the blessing of the full moon and ends only with death.”
“God, yes.”
Dax petted her hair and wrapped his other arm around her body to lift her closer to his heart. She cried out again and again, her face a mask of pure pleasure. He lost control, suddenly and with a powerhouse of sensation. It rippled through him, an orgasm that originated from every single inch of his body and pooled out through his cock.
Allie cried out into the night. Her thighs squeezed him, her pelvis grinding into him as he came inside her for the first time, filling her completely.
Leaving no argument that she was his.
