Wolf’s Bane

“Calm down, V… Calm down, now. She can’t see you like this… not today. You put a lot of effort into making her happy tonight. Don’t make her worry about you now…” Virgil told himself over and over as he walked all the way to their apartment, trying to let go of the conversation that had just happened.

The bruise from the slap was pretty much healed – advantages of a werewolf’s fast healing – but there were other internal “bruises” that wouldn’t heal so soon.

At least for that night, though, he would make sure that everything was perfect for his beloved mate.

He finally stood in front of their door. V took a couple of deep breaths and then went in.

“Beautiful? Where are you, princess?”

“In the bathtub, love. I’m trying to see if I stay long enough, I’ll grow a mermaid tail,” she giggled. “The water is still warm. You actually didn’t take as long as I thought you would… though I look like a raisin already.”

He was received by low mood lighting and the soft romantic music that she herself had set up. The naked lady in the bubbly bath was smiling widely, and her smile grew wider when she saw her love enter the bathroom.

“While you were away, I’ve spent all the time alone remembering that day when you first visited my house just to tell me that you were my mate, all thanks to Kodan, remember? My mom was so excited at that time to see that I had already had a mate.”

“How could I forget, princess? That was a very happy day indeed! Despite all the embarrassment that I felt with you and your mom.”

He let out a smile that didn’t reach his eyes, and even if she felt that something bad had happened, that halfway smile was the confirmation that allowed her to ask him how his small meeting was.

He finished removing his clothes and sat right by her side, hugging her like they’d been away from each other for years, and not just a few minutes. She gave her the sweetest kiss that she could pour onto him from her heart.

And with that kiss he knew that she knew.

“So…?” she started.

“So?” he answered, still trying to play dumb.

“How was it? I mean, the talk with father…”

“Not so bad…” he mumbled, trying not to lie since his priority was to keep her happy still, despite however he was actually feeling right now.

But something doing the right thing doesn’t always delete a wrong.

“Baby, don’t lie to me… you know I dislike it very much. And also, I’m your mate, you know I can feel you.”

He tried to hold her gaze and tell her that everything was fine, but the truth was that, in there, in the only safe place that the strongest man of the pack had, his feelings finally started to overflow.

At first, there was only one tear…

And then another…

Then before he even noticed the wet trickles on his cheeks, they were now streaming uncontrollably out of his eyes.

“I’m sorry, princess. I wanted to keep our night happy.”

“How can I be happy if you don’t tell me what worries you this much…? Was your conversation with him that bad?”

A small sob escaped him, so she just hugged him and allowed him to let it all out.

That was how much he trusted her…

The big bad Alpha, feared by many, and considered unbreakable, held onto her and allowed himself to break for the many things that he was taught to keep. Even if he’s been trained to ‘not feel’ the many things that even he thought could not affect him, there was that one person that made it all come out.

And he was glad that she’s right there listening to him…

“He got angry when he thought that I was risking the company to get my little brother back… His own son… He stopped being our father so long ago,” he told her after giving her the highlights of what ended up being a fight, as she softly caressed him with the tips of her fingers which gently went up and down his back.

“I’m really sorry, handsome…” she said, hugging him tighter. “But I’m really proud that you told him your thoughts and stood your ground. I wish your brother knew how much you really care and love him…”

“I guess at some point I’ll tell him… if we make it and we succeed in getting him out of his mess alive… Dammit Eron…”

“Oh, so that’s the plan?” she smiled widely, reminding her mate that he was opening up too much and giving more information than he planned to give her.

“Uh… don’t know. I can’t confirm or deny that information, even if you try to seduce me, Miss.”

“Miss? Excuse me, but I’m happily married, Mister! And I’m not trying to seduce you… I’m only interested in my husband… And, you know? You look a lot like him,” she said, smiling naughtily.

“Oh, do I? Is that a good thing?”

“It is for you; my man is very handsome.”

“So, you’re complimenting me now, but you say you’re not trying to seduce me Mrs.? I think I don’t know how to take what you’re telling me…” He smirked.Belonging © NôvelDram/a.Org.

“Maybe we could start by you removing your hands from my body, Sir. I just told you that’s my husband’s right only,” she smirked back.

“I’m afraid I can’t… You’re too soft and sexy to let go of, especially in this present condition,” the Alpha countered, hugging her tighter and teasingly lowering his mouth to gently enclose one of her light brown nipples.

“Oh my goddess! What are you doing to me, Sir? HELP!!!” she said with a giggle. “Somebody stop him!”

“Oh no, there’s nobody here who can help you. It’s only you and me, lady. And even if that’s not the case, I dare to see them try.”

She looked up at him, her smile so sweet and so inviting. It was all the approval he needed…

His right hand went to the back of her neck, while his left fondled her breasts and lightly pinched her nipples. His hips unconsciously started moving against her, making her feel him getting bigger and harder against her belly.

He looked back at her, and noticed her sweetly looking at him.

“What happened, baby? Why the look?”

“I just like to gaze at you… to see you wanting me.”

“I love you, beautiful. More than just wanting you or like you, I’m crazy for you,” he said, almost in a whisper, looking into her eyes and very gently kissing her.

He hugged her tighter, taking her in his arms then got up and out of the large bathtub, stepping on the first small concrete patch that was the pathway out of the bathroom. Virgil then walked to their bed and gently laid Helena down, then pinned her delectable nakedness against the soft covers with his well-defined body.

“I loved the bathtub, and even more the flavored bubble bath,” he said, licking her neck and biting her earlobe. “But what I really want to do is THIS,” he said, still smiling and leaving a path of gentle kisses all the way down her torso, then pleasuring himself by tickling her with small sexy bites on her inner thighs, not forgetting to stop in between pleasure points.

Soft moans started escaping her mouth, her fingers dipped in his wet hair and held him in place while he pleased her. However, she couldn’t resist him anymore and, ditching the foreplay, she pulled him up to her, embracing him again, looking into his eyes and eagerly tasting his soft, gentle kisses once again.

“I love you, handsome,” she whispered to him.

Their bodies entangled once more. He let himself inside of her, slowly, listening carefully at her reactions.

Her moans… her gasps… her sighs…

Her hands held him tightly against her, her nails sank into his skin and her lips kissed and sucked his neck and chest, leaving small red spots around the mark that she made on his perfect body years before.

They moved in sync. Their bodies, their breathing, their hearts in pure love and devotion, till they reached their ecstasy together.

Finally, they lay in bed, still naked, as they usually slept. He hugged her from behind, kissing her neck and back the way she loved it, right before falling asleep. He used to do that, not only because he liked it, but because it helped her fall into a deep slumber.

But this time around…

“Aaaah!!!” she screamed, more in surprise than pain. “Husband, what are you doing!?”

“I’m tasting you. It’s your fault for adding fruity bubbles to your bath. That makes you even tastier and softer and… bite-able…. Hmmmm miiiine…” was his answer before sleepily biting her again.

She could feel his body getting heavier.

“His day was really difficult, and still, he made time for our date, even with the meeting with the Governor, and later with his father… Sometimes I can’t understand how he keeps making so much effort to make me happy,” she thought, letting her mind wander before finally falling asleep.

And just like that, one thought followed the other, and she ended up remembering all the things V told her that happened when he and his father talked.

“I don’t think either my twin or my mate will like it, but I have to talk to him. I might not be his favorite person, but… I have to try. It’s the least I can do for both of them.”

Her eyelids started feeling heavier and heavier.

“Yes… I’ll talk to my father-in-law… soon…”