Chapter 11

Orion

I'm gonna make this special for Scout. She deserves satin sheets and fluffy pillows and every little soft thing her heart desires.

I carry her through to the bedroom that's all decked out in snowy white, from the walls, to the comforter, to the rugs.

Then I stop in the doorway. My dick is colored pink with the traces of her virginity. That I can definitely deal with. But the rest of it? I'm gonna get blood from all my injuries all over the white sheets, and that's not gonna be pretty for her, at all.

"Uh, better shower first," I say, turning a one-eighty.

"In the pool?" she says.

My beast pricks up its ears, detecting a hopeful note to her voice.

"You want me to claim you in the pool?" I growl.

She raises an eyebrow. "If claim means fuck me a whole lot more, that's a hell, yes."

My beast purrs. Before she's finished her sentence, I'm already striding toward the spiral staircase, making for the pool like my dick's got a homing device attached to the end of it.

In a minute, I'm walking down the stone steps into the water. She gives a sigh as the warmth envelops us.

But then she gazes at me worriedly. "Doesn't it sting?"

"Huh?"

"Doesn't the saltwater hurt your wounds?"

"Shifters heal fast. Just need to get this filth off of me." I gently release her into the water, then I wade over to the waterfall and start scrubbing at my skin.

"Hey, hey." She catches my hand. "You got a washcloth or something?"

"Uh, over there." I point to the sink in the corner, where there's a little basket of single-use hand towels. My interior designer said chicks dig that kinda thing. I go to grab one, but Scout lays her hand on my arm.

"Let me."

I watch, awed, as she steps out of the water and retrieves a cloth. Her naked body is any man's dream, her big, round tits bouncing as she walks. And I love that she's not shy for me to see it.

She joins me under the waterfall. I try one more time to grab the cloth from her.

"Nuh-uh," she says. A stern look fills her emerald eyes, and it connects directly with my cock.

Then she washes me all over. She makes me bend down so she can reach my face and shoulders. She's washing away the marks from the beast I conquered, and preparing me to claim her.

Holy crap, that's sexy. My cock is harder than ever, sticking out like a flagpole as she works around it, gently wiping the dried blood from my hips and thighs.

At last, she stands back and examines her handiwork. "You're almost healed," she says, eyes sparkling in wonder. Christ, she looks like an angel, her hair flowing into the water and her perfect tits rising above the surface.

My beast pushes up beneath my skin, bursting with impatience. Now my cock's already been inside her, it can't understand why I've been holding back.

I reach for her with a growl.

When I flip her around, she makes a sound of surprise. But it turns into a sigh as I lift up her wet hair and plant kisses all over her neck. I grasp her lovely tits and squeeze them a little. Two perfect handfuls, with those delicious, caramel-colored nipples pebbling beneath my fingers.

I slip a hand between her thighs, feeling how wet she's getting. She's ready.

I keep my finger on her clit as I walk her across the pool. I'm heading for the in-pool lounger in the corner. I gently bend her over it, and it works even better than I dreamed. Her ass rises up out of the water; two ripe, peachy globes. I spread her cheeks, needing to see everything—her little rosebud pucker, and her perfect pink pussy, a little reddened from the intrusion of my cock.

My dick pulses. What an incredible sight.

Claim her!my beast roars.

I press the head of my cock against her entrance. She tenses at first, then I feel her relax around me, like she's welcoming me in.

Slowly, I slide my length into her. Feel her little muscles spasm around me. The sight of my dick filling her up almost makes me shoot my load.

But, no. That's not gonna happen until she's come all over my cock. Three times at least.

I pull out a little, then thrust in deeper.

She moans, and a smile tugs at my lips.

I know my baby likes that friction. So, I keep giving it to her, bit by bit.

By the time I hit home, she's all sprawled over the lounger, ass raised, begging me for more.

Every stroke is pure heaven. I hold her cheeks apart so I can watch my cock going in and out. The wonder of my monster dick filling her tiny pussy.

Her cries of pleasure are the sweetest music I've ever heard.

The rhythmic slapping of my hips pounding her ass.

The fast, ragged sound of her breathing.

I see her tiny hands gripping the sides of the lounger. "Oh, Orion. Don't stop!" she cries out.

My beast bares its teeth in delight.

No way am I gonna stop.

I pound her harder and harder, my claws biting into her hips.

She pants and moans and begs for release.

A second later, this amazing ripple travels through my cock, and she screams my name.

She's coming, all over my dick again. Her pussy spasms around me, milking my cock. And I don't stop. I keep hammering her sweet pussy while she comes over and over, calling out my name.

At last, I feel her body going slack. She's spent.

Shit, I can't hold back anymore. My canines are pushing through. I arch over her and clamp my jaws around the tender skin at the nape of her neck.

She gives a shriek of pain, but she doesn't pull away. She knows. My teeth are on her neck, my cock rooted deep inside of her, and I'm giving her the mark that will bond us together for life.

I hold her right where she is while I thrust harder and harder. I'm losing control of myself; My beast is taking over. It's snorting and panting, hammering itself all the way in. Faster, deeper, rougher.

"Orion!" she gasps out. Her pussy clamps around my girth one more time, and it happens—my hot cum pours out of me like a firehose, flooding her womb with my fertile seed. So fucking much of it, as if it's never gonna stop.

When I'm finally done, I wrap my arms around her, and draw her back into the water with me. I like that my cock stays inside her while she snuggles into my arms.

"You claimed me," she murmurs.

"I did." I gaze in awe at the mark on her neck. From now on, every shifter who sees it will know she's my property. She'll be able to walk through the wilderness with no fear of being attacked.

She's mine. Forever.

My beast is calm now, and there's nothing in my head but the sensation of holding my girl in my arms, her soft head pressed to my chest.

She's quiet, too. I need to check in on her.

I lift her chin with a fingertip so I can look directly into her eyes. "You okay, baby?"

The look she gives me is so serious, my chest tightens. But I'm completely unprepared for her next question:

"I shot you, didn't I?" she asks, her green eyes all narrowed with suspicion.

"What are you talking about?"

"Orion." She gets that sexy stern tone again. "That's why your ear was bleeding. It wasn't any old grizzly trying to steal my dinner. It was you!"

I shrug. "My mom always said I'd find another hunter."

Her eyes sparkle. "She did?"

I stroke her cheek. "Yup. My mom's real good with that kind of stuff."

"What else did she say?"

"That she'd also be a water sign."

She gasps. "I'm a Pisces."

"Figures." I indicate the room with a grin.

"What about you?"

"Scorpio. Most compatible signs. At least my mom says so."

"What else, what else?"

My chest warms. It's adorable how enthusiastic she is. And I've been longing to tell her everything.

"She said I needed to get ready for you, and make you real comfortable. So I built this place."

She goes still. "You built this place for me?"

"Yup. I used to live in a hut in my clan's territory, but I knew you needed something more. A whole lot more.

She looks around in wonder. "It's like my dream home. Everything is exactly as I'd choose it."

I laugh. "That's how I planned it."

"But how did you know what I liked?"

"The fates guided me. Along with a little help from my mom."

She gives a laugh, part disbelief, part joy.

"This is all for you, Scout."

"But… it's so much."

"My mom told me you'd be someone who'd been deprived of a lot of stuff in life."

She sighs. "Prepper life ain't easy."

There's a twinge in my chest. She's still so self-deprecating, despite everything she's been through. "I can't even imagine," I say. "But I promise you, you'll never lack anything in life again. If there's anything you need, just let me know and I'll make it happen." I raise her fingers to my lips and kiss them.

"Oh, you've done so much for me already."

"It's the least I'd do for you, Scout. Don't you understand that? You're my mate. And I'm going to spend the rest of our lives loving and protecting you as hard as I can."

She gives a little gasp. While her lips are parted, I dip my head and claim them again.

It's gonna take a lot for Scout to believe that I'm for real. I understand that.

Luckily, I've got all the time in the world. She's got my mark on her neck; my beast is sated, and all I need to do is prove to her how much I love her.