Chapter 7

Chapter

Seven

BECK

D ad had stomped down the stairs, his normal grouchy self, after showing the women to their rooms. He hadn’t been impressed with us duking it out in front of his new mate. His mate. I couldn’t get over the fact that everything we’d thought we’d known about our culture and the possibility of finding a mate had been so wrong.

We’d discussed the fact that other shifter species had shared mates. The killer whales in our shoal shared a mate. But it wasn’t something we’d thought of for ourselves. I loved my brothers, but that didn’t mean I wanted to share a woman with them.

I wanted a woman of my own. Someone special that would be my one and only, and I’d be hers. I’d imagined, when ready to settle down, that my mate and I would take time to explore the world, away from the island. Go on long cruises around the ocean, stopping to visit far-off lands. I’d never pictured my brothers along for the ride.

And eventually have children. Would Nova even want children with a shifter? And if she did, who’s to say any of them would turn out to be mine?

The need to see her was overwhelming. Dad had warned us away, telling us to give her time to settle in. And we’d been warned not to rush her. We had to be careful not to press too hard. We knew that severing a mate bond, an excruciating process, was always a possibility if she rejected us. Making her choose would be the worst thing we could do, so learning to adjust and live with our new reality was the best option.

My frustration grew the more time that passed. I grabbed a beer out of the fridge and guzzled it on my way to our indoor pool. Tossing my clothes on a chair, I dove into the warm water and swam lap after lap, trying to dispel the nervous energy flowing through my body.

When I felt more in control, I easily shifted into my mudskipper, then swam to the waterfall at the far end of the saltwater pool. We had placed rocks along the shallow end, so we had a place to relax in our mudskipper forms. It was one of my favourite places. The skylight allowed in the sun’s rays and the large windows showed off the scenery.

I’d been drifting to sleep when my fins popped up of their own accord. Nova was nearby. I could sense her. Not wanting to startle her, I kept still when she walked into the room.

“Wow,” she said under her breath. Her hand skimmed across some ferns that were hanging along a banister, then moved closer and dipped her bare toes in the water. “Hello. Which one are you?”

I startled, surprised she’d noticed me in amongst the rocks and plants. I leapt high into the air, the mating ritual of mudskippers. Looking back, I should have known right away what was going on when we’d first met.

“Beck.” She giggled and I preened. “How’s your eye?”

I jumped out of the pool, shifting midair to land on my human feet. “It would help if you kissed it better.”

A slow smile came across her face. “It would, would it?”

I nodded and stepped toward her, giving her plenty of time to back away if she wanted to. When she moved forward instead, I wrapped my arms around her waist.

Nova placed her hands on my cheeks, raised up on tiptoe, and gently brushed her lips over the spot where I had been hit. Once, then again. I could hardly hold myself back. When her lips trailed to mine and moved softly against me, I lost my self-control and pulled her tighter against me.

Fuck. I was a goner. Our tongues tangled. She moaned into my mouth while rubbing her luscious little body against me.

My hands lowered, finding the perfect resting place on her ass. I kneaded her firm flesh before picking her up. Her legs wrapped around my waist, and she wiggled around until her denim clad centre was grinding on my dick.

Nova’s hands roamed my naked body. My mate was not shy about taking what she wanted.

I stumbled to the closest lounge chair and sat down. My breaths were coming in sharp pants when Nova released my lips to lean back. Her hands found the bottom of her tank top and she yanked it over her head.

My gaze locked onto her breasts. I groaned. “You are so sexy,” I said before pulling her forward and burying my face in between her breasts, nibbling the side of one and then licking the other.

“Thanks,” she panted as I popped the front clasp on her bra with my teeth. I pushed the lace material aside and latched onto her nipple, sucking it deep into my mouth.

“Oh shit,” she cried, while dry humping my dick.

I gave the opposite breast the same treatment, sucking and licking at her nipple. “My turn,” she murmured before sitting back. Nova slid off my lap, causing me to moan at the loss of contact. My disappointment did not last long. She tore her pants off, letting them fall to the hardwood floor before sitting on my thighs. She pressed me back, so I was reclining again.

She looked up at me through lowered eyelids. “I need to taste you.”

She gently wrapped her hand around my base. Her tongue licked over the head of my cock, causing it to jump in her soft grip.

“Come sit on my face so I can return the favour,” I said, knowing that if I didn’t distract myself, I’d be coming like an untried virgin in a matter of minutes.

“Really?” She looked unsure for the first time.

“Fuck yeah,” I replied. “I’d love nothing more than for you to smother me with your sweet pussy.”

She smiled up at me before standing up once more. I took her hand and guided her till she was straddling the lounger, her pussy hovering over my face. I pulled her down further until she was within reach.

My tongue ran through her folds, sucking her labia and wiggling into her depth. She sprawled over top of me. Her grip on my dick had me moaning against her. It felt like heaven when she sucked the head of my dick into her mouth.

Sparks ignited everywhere our skin met. I’d never felt anything as intense. In no time, Nova was bobbing up and down on my cock like a pro. I had to fight against my body’s natural inclination to thrust further into her.

Instead, I put my effort into bringing her to orgasm, running my tongue over her clit, then sucking on it over and over. My hands gripped her hips, and I wouldn’t let her escape the pleasure I was wringing out of her.

The grip on my dick tightened, her hand pumping up and down in time with her mouth. My dick hit the back of her throat, and I fought to delay my release.

Nova’s body tightened, and I knew she was getting close. I doubled my efforts and was soon rewarded. I lapped up every bit of her essence as she ground down on me.

If she continued moaning around my dick, I’d be a goner. “Enough, Nova.” I panted against her inner thigh. “Ride me, babe. I need to feel your body accepting me in.”

Nova eagerly switched positions. “It’ll be my pleasure. At least, it better be,” she said with a smirk as she slowly sank down on my dick.

I watched her expressive face as she fully seated herself. Her pussy gripped me tightly, and I again fought to remain in control. Nova leaned forward and fused our mouths together. I gripped her hips, helping her move over me. Her moans and whimpers did nothing to cool my libido. The sexy noises pushed me closer to the edge.

Pulling her forward, I feasted on her breasts, sucking and licking at her nipples. I thrust into her, meeting her frantic movements. Determination filled me. I wanted my mate to come again before I found my release.

When I flipped her over, she let out a squeak of surprise. “I need you to come for me again.”

Spreading her legs wider, I thrust two fingers into her sopping wet pussy and leaned over to suck on her clit.

“Oh God,” she yelled as she writhed and moaned. My hand on her stomach held her in place as I continued to finger fuck her as I licked her.

When her orgasm washed over her, I sat up and plunged back inside her pussy. The walls of her vagina spasmed against my cock as I pounded into her. I tried keeping my eyes on her face, watching as she rode out her pleasure, but my head went back, and my muscles clenched. I groaned loudly as spurt after spurt of cum shot out of my dick and coated her pussy.

When my vision cleared and I looked down, my mate had a contented smile on her face. I rolled off her, not wanting to squish her.

“That was amazing,” Nova said in a dreamy voice.

“Looked good from here,” Kato’s voice came from behind us. “I almost came in my pants just from watching which I’ll have you know is very disturbing.”

Nova giggled while I sighed. Surprisingly, I wasn’t jealous that my brother was staring at my naked mate. Maybe this would be easier than I’d thought.

“Bet it would look even better from over here,” Nova taunted.

Kato took that as his invitation and walked over, undressing as he went. We were shifters, so being naked wasn’t a big deal. I’d seen my brother’s junk way more times than I wanted to admit. But this was different. And yet, it seemed that I was okay with it.

While I was lost in thought and processing everything that had happened, Kato swiftly scooped up Nova, who let out a loud shriek. Kato jumped into the deep end of the pool with a struggling Nova. I laughed at the pissed off look on her face when she surfaced and decided now was a good time to leave them alone.

Whistling a happy tune, I scooped up my clothes and headed toward my bedroom without bothering to get dressed. On the way, I met Will coming out of his room.

“You fucked her,” he said with a growl.

“Yep. Our mate knows her mind. I did not seduce her,” I added, so he knew that everything that happened had been up to Nova. “She’s at the indoor pool. Why don’t you go join her?”

Will froze in place. His face showed that he was wracked with indecision.

Trying to hide my smile, I turned and continued to my room. I’d barely made it a step before hearing Will’s heavy tread carrying him toward the pool.

One thing was for sure, there would never be a dull moment around here.