Chapter 19

19

T hor could hear the racket in the hall when the limo pulled up. He grinned, helped Nicola out of the car, and signaled the driver to leave.

"What is that I am hearing?" Nicola asked, her eyes going wide.

"The family has come home," Thor replied, putting an arm around her shoulders. There was a slow tightening of tension in her shoulders with every step they took toward the hall. "Don't be nervous. They are more likely to smother you with affection than anything else."

Nicola looked down at her bloody clothes. "Well, I suppose they will have to get used to me looking like this."

"They have seen worse," Thor replied and opened the door to the hall. The roar and cheers were instant and deafening. There were only fifteen left of his pack, and they made enough racket for a hundred men.

"They all turned up through the tunnels," Astrid said, joining them. "Turns out Bjorn slipped there was an upcoming fight over your mate, and they all wanted in."

"Everyone shut up!" Thor shouted, and the hall went quiet. "This is Nicola, my mate."

She went bright red as the cheers went up again.

"You should catch up with them. I'll go and get cleaned up," Nicola said, her voice small and submissive.

Thor frowned at her sudden change in confidence. It wasn't like the woman he had seen in the past few days who had fought wolves and screamed her claim over him. Then he remembered how her father had always put his pack above her and taught her that they came first above all things. Fuck that.

"I'm glad you are all back, but I have other things to do than drink with you reprobates tonight. We have a fight coming tomorrow, so I'm going to spend tonight claiming my mate as much as possible," Thor shouted.

The hall filled with catcalls and cheers and congratulations.

"Oh my god, you did not just tell them that," Nicola squeaked.

"I absolutely did. Otherwise, they will keep harassing us to come and join them," Thor replied.

She looked like she was about to bolt in embarrassment, so Thor slung her over his shoulder. She burst out laughing as his wargs cheered. He accepted a mug of mead from one as he carried his mate off to their chambers.

"You really are a Viking barbarian sometimes," Nicola teased, still laughing.

Thor kicked the door shut. "Of course I am. They will stay away now because there's only one thing my pack takes more seriously than fighting, and that's fucking." He lowered Nicola to her feet, and she stared up at him.

"I won't be offended if you want to join them, Thor. I don't need babysitting," she said.

Thor lifted her chin and forced her to look at him. "I want to make one thing very clear to you, Nicola. Nothing is more important to me than you. Not even my pack. I told you in the car what would happen tonight, and having everyone turn up doesn't change my priorities. Now, you can take those clothes off for me and get your ass in my shower, or I am going to do it for you."

In response, Nicola nipped his fingers, which were still resting on her face, her wolf shining through her eyes.

"There she is. I wondered what happened to my fierce little mate who needed to know who she belonged to. Strip, woman. I'm all out of patience," he growled and tossed the cloak from his shoulders. He was bare and covered in dried blood, and his cock was already hard.

"Oh no, all out of patience, how sad for you." Nicola's smile went feral, and she slowly backed up towards the bathroom, throwing off her jacket and toeing off her boots.

Thor's claws shot out, aching to tear the rest of her clothing clean off. She tossed her shirt and bra at him. He caught them and threw them aside. Her breasts were swaying, and her dusky nipples were hard.

Gods, she was so beautiful. Every day, she was gaining back the health and weight she had lost. He wanted to do everything he could to chase the remaining shadows from her beautiful eyes. With a sexy little wriggle, she was out of her jeans, and she turned to slip into the bathroom, giving him the perfect view of her golden peach of an ass. He couldn't wait to stick it up in the air while he drove his cock into her sweet pussy.

"Are you going to come in and clean me up?" she asked, making her eyes big and innocent just to fuck with him.

Thor couldn't find the right words to say. He was never great with words, and with his gorgeous naked mate in front of him, his tongue was thinking of better things to do than talking.

He followed her into the shower, took a cloth from the hook, and soaped it up before kneeling in front of her. He lifted one of her feet and rested it on his knee before washing her in gentle circles. Nicola's hands busied themselves with cleaning the blood from his hair, and he moaned at the feeling of her massaging his scalp. Gods, she was perfect.

"I noticed today we have the same marks on our wolves," she said.

Thor kissed her belly. "I know. It's just another sign of how perfect you are for me. Both sides of you." Because they hadn't had time to really talk about it, he added, "I'm sorry if my warg form frightened you today."

"It didn't. I thought you would be more wolf like Astrid. But you looked feral and beautiful. Sharp all over, but still you," Nicola admitted a little shyly.

Thor looked up to see if she was mocking. "Surely you jest."

"No, really. I..." Nicola hesitated and wiped the water from her eyes. "I was actually pretty turned on. Inappropriate, right?"

"No. I'm your mate. I want you turned on at all times when you are around me," Thor said and nibbled on her hip. "I never thought the beast would appeal to you that way."

"I find all of you pretty irresistible, to be honest. I feel like a part of me has been trying to find you my whole life," she admitted.

Thor wrapped his arms around her wet legs. "I know that feeling. You were always meant to be with me. It's like a relief that I finally have the missing piece to myself. My sweet, sexy mate, I find everything about you so beautiful."

He didn't have the right words or know if they existed to explain what her accepting his warg form meant. He had always hated that part of himself. It didn't matter how good of a form it was in a fight. The memory of how he had been made and everyone else's fear of that side of him had always tainted it for him. Nicola accepted and found the beauty in it when he never could. He just held her tighter.

Nicola's fingers gripped his hair, and she bent down to kiss him. Her tongue stroked his lips, and he opened so she could take whatever she needed from him. The intoxicating scent of her arousal rose in the air, and he moved his hand to stroke between her thighs. Nicola whimpered against his lips and pulled back.

"Put your leg over my shoulder. I need to taste this pussy of yours," he commanded, and he positioned her up against the wall so she wouldn't slip. He slid one sleek, wet thigh of his broad shoulder and tongued her slit. "Fuck, you are so perfect. So fucking sweet. I'm going to make you so fucking wet and ready for me."

"You better because you're so big I don't know how much of you I can take," Nicola gasped as he stroked a finger inside of her.

"You are my mate. You are made to take all of me. I'm going to make this hot little cunt of yours feel so good," Thor promised.

He sucked on her clit, making her grip his head, and within moments, she was guiding him exactly where she wanted him to go. Her first orgasm crashed over her, and her sweet honey flooded his mouth. The beast inside of him growled in satisfaction, wanting more because it was insatiable in all things. Thor worked her sweet spot inside her pussy while teasing her clit with his tongue until she was gasping and tumbling over the edge again.

"I need to get inside you," he said and turned the shower off. He towled them both down quickly. They barely made it into the bedroom before Nicola turned in his arms to kiss him. The beast in him broke, and Thor pinned her up against the wall.

"I was trying to be a gentleman and fuck you nice and sweet the first time," he growled against her lips.

"Who said I wanted that? I want my Viking mate to take me hard and rough against this wall, " Nicola said and kissed him more urgently. She wrapped her legs around him, her greedy little hands stroking his dick hard enough to make stars dance in front of his eyes.

"And my mate's wishes always come first," Thor said and rubbed the head of his cock against her soaking slit. "Fuck, Nicola, you are so ready for me, aren't you? This pussy of yours is just aching to be filled."

"Fuck, yes. Just do it, Thor. I need it," she begged, her body wriggling to try and force him to move.

Thor didn't have the power to deny her, so he pushed the tip of his dick into her. She was so fucking hot and tight, he saw stars again. He kissed her and murmured dirty things to her as he worked his way inside of her inch by agonizing inch.

"Look at that, Nicola. You did take all of me," Thor said, looking down at where they were joined up to his knot. "You really are built to take me, baby."

"Fuck, Thor. Feel so full, so good," she said, her eyes going wide and pussy clenching when she looked down. "I need to take it. I want your knot too."

Thor kissed her. "You will get it, but I'm not going to force it before you're ready." He pulled out of her, making her eyes go wide again. "That's it, Nicola, watch how wet and hard you make me."

"Fuck, Thor," she whimpered. "Stop playing and fuck me."

Thor didn't need any extra encouragement. He fucked her hard, his knot tightening with each thrust, her moans guiding him to exactly where she needed to be pounded.

"Oh gods, you feel so fucking good, Thor. Your knot keeps hitting my clit, and fuck..." she babbled.

Thor grinned wickedly and thrust against her. He pinned her tightly and ground his hips against her so his knot pressed in a hard circle over her sensitive flesh. Nicola screamed his name and came so hard, her pussy clenched over and over again.

Thor pulled her off the wall and his cock, making her groan. She was boneless as he carried her over to the bed and flipped her on her hands and knees.

"Take a deep breath, my sexy little mate. I'm not through with you yet," he said, patting and squeezing her ass. He spread her and groaned. "Fuck, Nicola, I wish you could see how wet and swollen your pussy is right now. So fucking perfect."

Nicola arched her back just to be a little tease. "So stop looking at it and get back in me."

Thor guided his cock back into her entrance before thrusting hard into her wet heat. Nicola pushed back against him with an eager moan. Thor didn't deserve her, but he didn't care. She belonged to him, and he was going to prove it. He dipped a hand over her belly and stroked her clit, making her push her ass further in the air.

"You better take those deep breaths, Nicola. I'm going to fuck my knot into you and make you mine forever," he said, pounding into her the way she was demanding it. "I'm going to fill you so full of my seed that it's going to still be running down your legs tomorrow. Every creature in Inferno will know you are mine."

"Yes. Do it, Thor. Claim me. I want everyone to know who I belong to," she cried, her eyes fully gold of her wolf.

Thor groaned, his whole body about to explode. He waited until she was coming hard again before he pulled her back against him, and his knot slid inside of her and locked her to him. Nicola cried out, her inner walls fluttering with spasms.

"Fuck, you are such a good girl. You take my knot so well. Your cunt is my Valhalla," Thor whispered in a soothing voice. He turned her face so he could kiss her hard as his orgasm started to rip through him. His vision went blurry as he gripped her hips tight and came harder than he had in his life. He emptied himself into her, gasping her name the whole time.

They sank together on the bed, Thor tipping them gently on their sides so he didn't crush her. Nicola's pussy was clenching around him.

"I've never...holy fuck. How long are we going to be attached like this," she asked, trying to catch her breath. Thor kissed her neck and shoulders, his hands roaming over her body in slow, gentle strokes.

"Until it goes down," he said and nuzzled her neck. "You're not going anywhere. All mine to touch and play with."

"You still haven't had enough?" Nicola asked with a shocked laugh.

"Of you? Never," he said and kissed her again.