Chapter Ten

Edon

Everything in my life, my entire world, narrows down to one thing. One woman. One sentence from her. " Yes, I want to find my wild ."

Bessi was born to be a shifter. Even if she is missing some of the magic that makes us all up. I tried to explain as best I could to her, as well as to the others, how it can come to life in any of us. It is uncommon for a human not born into a pack or bitten by a shifter to even notice the voice in their head, the wild animal that is a part of all of us.

Some shifter bloodlines go back centuries. Back to the start of time. Others have grown their packs and lineage by joining with other outcasts or breeding with pure shifters. It is there in all of us, this magic as Bessi calls it. I think she got it right—because what we're feeling, what we've shared since the moment we met, it is magic.

"Come here, sunshine," I purr, yanking her against me, scenting her as my nose runs up her jaw. God, she smells so good . I could scent her from miles away. It is a perfume that will stick with me for the rest of my days. That will call to me as I hope mine calls to her.

With the campers running through the woods, we're alone. They will be at it for hours. None of them will want to shift back before dawn. We go on at least one of these outings a week while we're at camp. They get free reign of the woods surrounding Moon Haven, and those select few who know about the camp and what it is, don't mind.

Leading Bessi down the mountain a little, I take her to my favorite spot. It's not just the plateau overlooking Moon Haven and Camp Midnight Storm that I love coming to. It is this spot. Through the rock and beyond hanging moss, there is a shallow cave.

"Oh, my! Edon it is...."

Nodding at my mate, I smile. Inside the cave is dark, save for the stream of moonlight pouring in overhead. There is a small lagoon that does not belong here but is here all the same. It is a hot spring that almost seems man made with its smooth river rock and glowing depths. Once you step inside the water, the skies overhead sparkle down at you and it feels like you're the only person on earth.

"This is where I want to mate you, Bessi. I am not of a pack. There would be a ceremony if I were. We can do one if you want. If we begin our own pack. All that matters now is you accepting me as your mate and taking my mark on your skin."

There is still so much to tell her. So much of what our world is that she has not had time to learn. I will teach her everything. About shifting, about building a pack, about her having our pups, and her becoming my Luna. All I can think of now is mating her, claiming her as my mate for the rest of our lifetime.

Bessi had no idea this world existed just a few days ago. Even though she said she believes Moon Haven is full of magic, she could not have expected this. That she would be the mate of a man who is part wolf. Who will ask her to become part wolf with his bite.

Turning to face me, she cocks her head at me. There is no doubt in her eyes. No fear. Not a trace of hesitation. Standing there in the spotlight of moonlight, she is a vision of perfection. I would gladly worship at her feet if she demanded it.

As her eyes hold mine, she slips the straps of her top off one shoulder, then the other. I swallow hard as her top slips down her waist, baring her full breasts. Again, her skin almost seems to shimmer. With a tug at her skirt, she is bared to me, her fair skin beautiful in the pale moonlight.

"You are the most beautiful creature I have ever seen."

Bessi preens just a little for me, her hip going out, her tits bouncing just a little. Her hands slide down her front and over her thighs and I groan. God, she is actual perfection. The other half of my heart, of my soul, the other half of my wild.

I tear at my clothes with less skill than she just did. Giving me a little laugh, she comes to meet me, pressing her soft skin against me. I wrap my arms around her, lifting her against me as I step down into the warm water of the lagoon.

"You're all mine," I whisper against her mouth as her legs lock behind my back, her fingers in my hair. "You belong to me. I will be everything you need, mate. For the rest of our lives, you will never want for anything. Whatever you want, anything you desire, is yours."

"I just want you. I was drawn to that clearing so I could find you. The magic of it doesn't matter. Whatever I become, it doesn't matter. I was yours before I even knew you. I will always be yours, Edon."

Growling, I slam my mouth against hers as I pin her body to the smooth stone of the warm lagoon. Bessi gives as good as I do, sucking at my tongue, moaning sexy little whimpers, rubbing herself against me like a cat in heat. And in a way, she is.

Once we mate, she will have a few days before her first shift. It will be hard on her body, that first time. Then she will be in heat for days. We will be insatiable for one another. And I cannot wait.

My teeth scrape over her jaw, down her neck, sinking into her shoulder. It is not time yet. I am just toying with her. Bessi stuns me by reaching between us, her little hand wrapping around my aching cock. Holding my gaze, she rubs the swollen crown against her sex beneath the hot water, moaning as she starts to feed me inside her.

"That's it, that's my girl," I groan as I push my hips forward, slamming deep as need overpowers me. "Take all of me. Every single inch. Let me get deep so I can breed you. Need my cock buried inside you when I claim you, mate. You want my claim, don't you baby?"

"Yes, yes, I want it. I want you. I want to be yours."

Groaning, I pump into her hot, wet heat a few times before I still deep inside of her. Pulling back, I cradle her face as we hold one another in the warm water. Her eyes shimmer bright with trust. With acceptance that she is mine once we do this. Nodding, I lower my head to brush my teeth gently over her wet skin.

"Hold me tight. It will feel so good, baby. Once it stops hurting."

Bessi whimpers as I sink my teeth into her, my canines elongating as I pierce her flesh. We both moan as I start to pump inside of her again. Pleasure courses through us, vibrating as my venom spills into her, marking her as mine. My mate forever.

I suck at her skin, savoring her salty, sweet blood as she clings to me. Pain ripples through her as the venom spears through her blood, her organs, down to her very marrow. I hold her tighter, burning hot pain hitting me too. I will feel what she does now, her pain, her pleasure, her needs, her wants.

Each time we mate, this will grow stronger. Until we're more one than we are two. Our wolves must mate soon, once she has her first shift. Then this bond will begin within them as well. For now, I must give her soft, human body time to adjust to all of this.

"Yes, yes," she chants, her nails clawing at my back as she pushes against me, begging me for more. "Don't stop. Fuck me. Fuck me, Edon. I need to feel you inside me, I need to feel...oh, yes, yes."

Grabbing the back of her neck, I pin her beneath me in the water. I pound into her, the hot springs splashing as I push deeper and deeper inside of her. Her mark drips blood and I bend to lick it, savoring how we're already starting to mix, my very being mixing with hers.

"There's my mate," I purr as she starts to come, her body twisting beneath me, her eyes wild as they hold mine. "Take what you need, baby. Take what I will always give to you. Only to you. Come on my cock, show your mate how much you need him. How much you crave his seed inside you. Breeding you. Owning you."

Throwing my head back as she does just as I command, I roar in pleasure. It is not a man's roar at all. It is wild, feral, echoing in the small cave as I jerk inside of her, coming until I am shaking from filling her with my cum. Still, we move against one another, insatiable, hungry for one another.

Bessi takes control of things, bouncing on my cock as she chants my name and begs me to come inside her again. Our skin glows in the ethereal moonlight as I do as my mate commands. I have no choice. I will always give her what she demands of me.

Giving to my mate is all I live for now.

We stay in the cave making love for hours. I mark her twice more just to calm the beast inside of me. At her thigh, her throat, and her backside, my mark will stay on her skin for the rest of time. Once she shifts, we will do this all over again so she can mark me the same.

In the warm springs, we talk about what comes next. About staying in Moon Haven together, this place she loves so much. Where there is so much magic. I won't be without her, and I don't care where we live. What I do care about is us building something together.

Together we decide to build a pack right here. No other pack claims this region, so it will be allowed by the council who draws the lines between shifter packs. This is a beautiful place to start a pack, to build a life, and soon, a family.

As Alpha, I will follow my Luna's lead—to accept 0anyone who believes in the magic here in Moon Haven.