“I thought you didn’t want to fool around until after the marking ceremony,” I panted as his fingers brushed against my clit.
“I know what I said…,” he groaned, continuing to assault my neck with his lips. “But…you’re just so tempting.”
“Caelan,” I gasped breathlessly as his touch danced across my core.
He sucked on the spot where his mark would rest, and I writhed beneath him. I moaned as he pushed a finger inside me, his thumb rubbing slow circles around my sensitive clit.
“I love seeing you like this,” he grunted. “Lost in your pleasure. Making sounds that only I’ll ever get to hear. It’s the sexiest thing I’ve ever seen.”
I cried out as he added a second, moving down my body and trailing hot kisses in his wake.
His breath blew over my heated core, his mouth sealing over me as his tongue lapped at my swollen clit.
“Oh Goddess!” I panted, gripping the pillow behind me with one hand while the other grabbed a fistful of his hair.
My hips bucked against his mouth in a frenzy, driving me closer and closer toward my peak. But just as I was about to crest the final threshold, there was a loud knock at the door.
“You two stop whatever you’re doing in there!” Taffy shouted from the hall. “I can smell the pheromones out here! No more of that until tomorrow night! We’ve got too much to do!”
“Go away, Taffy!” Caelan growled.
“No can do, Alpha,” she replied. “Luna’s orders. You two need to get your asses out of bed and down to breakfast. We’ve got a to-do list a mile long to make sure we’re ready for tomorrow.”
“She’s right,” I sighed petulantly.
I started to rise, but Caelan pushed me back down, nipping at my inner thigh.
“No, you don’t,” he grunted. “She can wait. I’m not done with you yet.”
I started to protest, but as soon as his mouth was on me again, I forgot all the reasons why we needed to get out of bed. He sucked hard on my clit, fingers curling inside me as my orgasm suddenly rushed through me.
“Caelan!” I gasped, my body shaking as he gently lapped at my dripping core, drawing out every last ounce of pleasure possible.
He finally let me up as the aftershocks stopped, a cocky grin on his face as he headed for the shower. I took a few minutes to make myself somewhat presentable before heading out to find Taffy waiting in the hall.
“Really, Shade?” she remarked dryly though I could see the hint of a smile threatening to break through her serious facade. “Weren’t you two supposed to wait?”
“Doesn’t mean we can’t do other things,” I quipped with a satisfied sigh. She shook her head as we walked across to my room.
“Well, once this is all over, you and Caelan can spend as much time as you want locked behind closed doors,” she teased.
“One more reason to hurry this up then,” I remarked as I headed into the bathroom.
***
Taffy hadn’t been lying when she said we had a lot to do. Last-minute confirmations from various packs were still arriving as we hustled around the ballroom.
The tables had been set with fresh linens, and dark-colored silk panels were draped across the walls, representing the night sky. Silver accents were sprinkled throughout the space to representthe moon and stars, a homage to the Moon Goddess who, in her infinite wisdom, had paired Caelan and me.
Flowers covered every surface, cascading over the edges of the vases and onto the tabletops. Small potted trees had also been placed around the room, their branches blooming with white blossoms.
“What do you think?” Luna Maty asked.
“It’s beautiful,” I replied.
And it was. She had done a great job planning, but try as I might, I just couldn’t help but feel it didn’t really look like Caelan and me. The whole thing was rather formal, which wasn’t us.
She just wants it to be special. This is the alpha’s marking ceremony. It’s a big deal for the pack. I can get through the glitz and glamour as long as I know Caelan will be mine at the end. All I care about is him.
