Scent of a Mate (7 page)

Aric sensed Jordan’s nervousness at his continued grasp of her hand. He didn’t let go. He didn’t care. Let the others know she was his already. They could probably scent his mark on her. Not as deep as a mate marking, but enough for her to smell of him and his wolf. He’d marked her inside as well with his seed. Fucking good time to start thinking of being inside her tight body. Or how good she’d felt screaming for him. Jesus Christ. Last thing he needed was to be remembering how amazing sex between him and Jordan had been. Especially when his mother was nearby.

“Jordan was attacked today,” he stated as they sat on a two-person sofa. He tugged her down next to him and curled an arm protectively over her shoulders.

“What happened?” His mother’s eyes flashed with concern and anger.

Jordan glared at him. Fire flaired in the look she gave him. “Aric!” She jabbed him in the ribs. “Really, Mrs. Wolfe, it was nothing. Just think some of your guests aren’t human friendly.”

“They had to really scare her, mom. She was up a tree from what I heard.” Mason grinned, taking a long swallow of his beer and lifting his feet up to the coffee table. His mother proceeded to slap him at the knees.

“Who the hell would do that?” His father growled. The golden hue of his wolf was visible in his eyes. A protector through and through, the Alpha would not stand for anyone to hurt one of his. And he most certainly saw Ellie’s friends as part of the pack.

“Some white wolves.”

His mother frowned. “White?” Then she turned to her mate as she took a seat beside him. “We don’t know any whites, do we?”

“I’m not sure. We invited so many different Alpha daughters for you boys. And you know they all came with their own guards.”

His mother lifted an arched brow and rubbed a hand on her husband’s leg. “Well then,” She smiled at the group, “we’ll just have to tell them all to leave.”

“Oh, don’t ask your guests to leave for me.”

Jordan’s grip tightened on Aric’s hand, and he knew she was embarrassed. She had always been quiet and polite to his parents. Though the same courtesy didn’t apply to him. Their conversations tended to end up in a he-said she-said of sarcastic remarks. He knew she wanted him. She was his, and no matter how much she fought it, she’d come to realize it sooner or later.

“Nonsense, my dear. You’re family.” His mother’s brows dipped. “Nobody threatens my family.”

That moment was enough for Aric to want to run out and hunt a deer or two for his mom. She’d said exactly what he hoped she would in regard to Jordan.

The rumble of a vehicle brought his attention out to the front yard. Caleb’s pick-up stopped in front of his house. Aric stood and marched outside with his father and brother.

An angry Caleb and four of his men stomped out of the truck. “We found the girl.”

Aric’s stomach tightened. “And?”

“She was dead.”

Aric had that feeling. “Do you know who did it?”

A short shake of his head was Caleb’s his only answer. He pulled him to the side, leaving his father and brother with the other men.

“Do you need us to back you up?”

Caleb’s wolf rose to the surface. The rough growl of his voice was almost unintelligible. “No.”

“The time for my fight is drawing near. I will take back what’s rightfully mine. My pack. My people. My land,” Caleb snarled.

“I am here… We are here. Anything you need.”

“I need to do this on my own,” Caleb stated, glancing toward the house.

Aric nodded. “She’s not here.”

Caleb turned to face the windows where Aric’s mother and Jordan watched them. A frown marred Jordan’s brow while she bit her lip.

“Yours?”

“Mine.”

“Congratulations.” Caleb’s words were heartfelt. He knew how hard it was for them to find someone both man and wolf wanted. Someone they could grow to love.

“Ellie waits for you.”

“I know. But it’s not the right time.” Caleb turned to the men waiting by the pick-up.

“Be careful. Call on me if the need arises.” He would never stop offering his best friend help at a difficult time.

Caleb nodded and joined the others in the pick-up before leaving.

Ellie, Jake, and Nathan arrived a short time later. They sat down for dinner and discussed the need to remove anyone placing threats on humans.

“We’ll take care of asking them to leave.” Nathan and Jake stated at the same time.

Ellie spoke softly to Jordan. “Are you alright? Were you scared? Did they hurt you?”

Jordan grinned and sucked her teeth. “Me? Come on, chica. It would take a lot more than a couple of mutts barking to scare me.”

His father choked on his laughter. “Good to hear that, Jordan. We’d hate to see you scared.”

“Brave girl.” His mother praised.

Jordan blushed and guzzled down her water. Aric was proud of her. Her fearlessness was priceless and exactly what was needed for a future Alpha mate. He twined his and Jordan’s fingers together on his lap. She tried to tug them out of his hold but he didn’t budge, so she stopped. His parents’ words warmed his heart.

The conversation turned to removing the guests from the area to ensure human safety.

“They all leave,” his mother ordered.

When Barbara Wolfe spoke, everyone listened.

Aric watched Jordan’s SUV enter her driveway. He waited. Her sexy, curvy body covered in sweaty yoga gear exited her car. With flushed, sweat covered skin and hair that hung in a limp ponytail, she appeared to be exhausted. She dragged her feet as she made her way into the house. He continued to wait. A few moments later, he heard the shower running. He used the spare key Ellie had given him and entered the house.

Without hesitating, he went straight for her bedroom. In the midst of a shower, he heard mumbling from her bathroom. She groaned about letting her friends talk her into exercise. She muttered that her body hated the stuff. He shrugged off his clothes. His cock went instantly erect at the thought of Jordan naked. Naked and wet.

Steam filtered under the door of the bathroom into the bedroom. He’d given her space, even allowing Ellie to take her home after dinner at his parents. That had been five days back.

All week he’d watched her go to and from work, carefully guarding her from the shadows to ensure she didn’t encounter any more trouble. But she’d continued to ignore his calls. There would be no more playing nice.

He gripped the cool knob, turning it without hesitation. The heat of the bathroom enveloped him. She was so wrapped up in her solo conversation she didn’t hear him. Though he had stealth, the soft squeak of the lock was not something he could stop.

He slipped inside the tub. She had her eyes closed. Water rained over her head and down her bare body. A low rumble sounded in his chest. Her golden skin was flushed. Her nipples were puckered tight, calling him for a taste. And the scent of her arousal made it impossible to stay quiet. His wolf growled, the sound riding up from his balls and through his throat.

Her eyes jerked open. Darkness filled them until her pupils ate up the brown.

“Aric.” She used that fuck-me voice that turned his cock concrete stiff. “What are you doing here?”

“You. Mine.” That was the best he could do. The wolf was jerking at the skin. He wanted her and the beast did too.

“I––”

Two steps and there was nothing between them. Her eyes widened. She licked her lips. He lost it.

He pushed her from under the spray and back against the cool tile. Their lips met in a rush. There was no careful. Gone was the idea of taking things easy. He needed her. The beast pushed at his skin, wanting loose. They both wanted a taste of his mate. Aric fought to control the savagery of the animal. It was nearly impossible. Then Jordan shoved her tongue into his mouth and bit his lip.

Fuck slow.

She raked her nails down his shoulders. A shudder rocked his body. As if that weren’t enough torture, she curled a leg around his waist and rubbed the heat of her pussy over his cock. Lust drove his thoughts.

Mate. Mate. Mate.

He cupped her face in his hands, driving his fingers into her wet hair and pulling her head back to an angle he wanted. He gripped her hair, loving her loud moan. The scent of her arousal grew thicker in the small space.

She pushed him until they were turned and his back was to the tile. He growled low in his chest. The sound vibrated through their kiss. She pulled back and he snarled. A soft smile played on her lips.

She laughed before rushing out of the shower. “Catch me if you can.”

There was no time for games. He needed to be inside her. Water dripped down his body as he shut off the spray. He moved fast and caught her at the edge of the bed. She squealed.

She tried to turn over in his arms, but he wasn’t having it. The beast was in control. He held her by the waist and yanked her on the bed with him. His cock jerked. She lay there, face and upper body flat on the bed with her ass high in the air. Water clung to her caramel skin and sexy curves. There was no doubt in any area of his mind this was the sexiest woman he’d ever seen.

“Aric?” She’d make him come with her throaty voice soon.

She wiggled her hips and pressed back into his pelvis. The head of his cock nudged at her pussy entrance. And fuck if she didn’t suck him right in. He groaned. He tried to tell himself he should ready her for him first but her slick entrance wrapped tight around his cock and drew him in. There was no thinking, just feeling. He dropped on all four and drove deep.

Her pussy rippled around him in a tight suctioning that made him see double.

“Oh, God.” She whimpered into the sheets.

Gripping the long strands of her hair, he tugged her head back and pulled his cock almost out of her and thrust hard. He twisted her head to watch her features while he fucked her. Each drive of his cock into her tight pussy made her moan. She licked her lips and fisted the sheets in her hands. He pulled her hair back and kissed her. The deep strokes into her sleek channel made it hard for him to hold on. The wolf wanted a taste. Fur pushed at his pores. His skin felt tight. Animal hunger turned him rougher, propelling back and thrusting forward in punishing speed. He moved faster, harder inside her.

“Aric!”

He continued fucking her rough, slamming her pussy with his cock until she was screaming and her body was shaking with the force of her climax. He couldn’t stop. He continued pumping in and out of her at record speed. He snarled and licked the back of her shoulder. The same spot he’d marked her. The wolf wanted his mate but it wasn’t time yet. He slid a hand down her ass to lubricate his thumb with her honey.

She moaned again. Begged him to continue. He slipped his wet thumb into her ass. The tight little hole tightened around his digit the same way her pussy did around his cock. Her breath hitched. He rode her hard. But she didn’t back down. Instead she propelled back into his driving cock.

“Mine!” He snarled

“Yes yes yes yes…”

His orgasm tore down his spine and rushed its way to his cock. He roared, emptying himself in her quivering sex. She tightened around his cock, milking him deep. Her pussy contracted repeatedly with her second orgasm.

Jordan moaned “Oh my…”

Her bones liquefied. She panted. Aric was still coming inside her. Deep inside her. Coating her with his cum. For some reason that thought alone made her hot for the man all over again. She’d had a sucky day at the school and then had allowed her friends to talk her into hot yoga. It had been pretty good for her lungs, but not that good for her muscles. She’d come home whining about her sucky day.

Aric pulled out of her and lay on her bed. He dragged her to drape half over him. Thank God. She couldn’t move if the house were on fire.

“That was…”

“Perfect,” he finished.

She continued to struggle breaths into her lungs. It had been perfect. It had been fan-fucking-tastic. “I’m…”

“Mine.”

He kissed her forehead. Whatever she’d been about to say wasn’t important. Being with him like this, in his arms, in her bed, together…that was everything.

“Relax, sweetheart,” he whispered into her damp hair.