The Second Covenant

I could smell my mother’s fear, the thicker smell of my father’s anger, of his worry. He wasn’t afraid, why should he be? he was powerful, an alpha in his own right. He was fighting his own natural instinct to protect me, fighting not to tear me away from Druex because he didn’t fully understand the depth of what was going on. “Downstairs, library.” I said, knowing that the open, high ceilings would help filter away some of the maelstrom of scents. “Honey?” My mom, she sounded so worried. “I’m fine mom, but he’s right. I’m feeling very unsteady. Kind of trapped in here.”
“Okay, library. Let’s go.” Dad said decisively.

Druex shifted and I clutched at him. “Easy, I’m just going to pick you up.” I nodded wanted to growl at the pleasure of having his hands move over me. To many clothes, needed to be naked so I could… “Cherish.” He said warningly and I froze, with my mouth snuggled up against his throat. “What?” I whispered, feeling his pulse leaping under my teeth. “Don’t you dare bite me.”

But I could smell how bad he wanted me to, his desire so thick and sweet, sliding down my throat like honey. “Why not?” His hand firmed on my back and I felt the firm, very hard swell of his body pressed against my stomach and he growled at me. “Because I said so.” My wolf snarled back at him, no one told us what to do.
“We’ll meet you down there.” My mom said quickly, her fear clouding the room in a thick wave.

My parents left and I felt Druex tense up even more. I rubbed my cheek along his skin, rubbed his scent all over me, made mine cling to his. My body felt heavy with the desire I could taste on him. “You want me, I can smell how bad you want me.” I purred, nuzzling my lips along his ear. I wanted to climb up his body, slide my naked skin along all of his and just… “That would be the problem.” His growl in my ear made me shudder, writhe with pleasure.

His hand fisted in my hair and he pulled my face away from his throat. “Open your eyes Cherish.” He commanded and my lashes fluttered up. His face was stark, his cheeks mantled with heat, his eyes on fire with need, his wolf staring out at me from behind those beautiful eyes. “Not ten minutes ago you were mad at me, remember? Because I tried to force the change on you.”

I shook my head now, purely wanting my mate. There was no reason, only need. “It’s okay.” I panted and his hand tightened in my hair, pricking my scalp with pain. It brought me back a bit, I could think, like a human. “No it’s not. Your wolf wants me, but you don’t. You’re not ready for me.”

I was missing something important here, I knew I shouldn’t be wanting to strip naked and run my tongue over his chest, over the perfect swell of his collar bones, swirl it around the depression between them, lick along the strong column of his throat. “Cherish.” he said sharply and I jerked my eyes up to his. “What’s a lupa?” I gasped, actually liking the dominant way he was holding my head away from him. But I needed to know what a Lupa was before I went downstairs. It was important. Don‘t know why, but it was. “Dominant female of the pack.” I shook my head, that wasn‘t it. “What else?”

I saw his jaw clench, the scent of his desire thickened even more, but there was frustration that came with it. “The mate of the Ulfric.” I swallowed down that heady flavor of his lust and took a shuddering breath. “And what’s an Ulfric?” He swallowed thickly, looking from my eyes to my mouth. “Dominant male, wolf king...Me.” I felt that rub of velvet soft fur, the sliding power of our beasts twining closer together, felt things click perfectly into place. “Mine.”

The word fell from my mouth and a growl slipped from his. “Yours.” My wolf gave a sensual little rumble of a growl. “Let go of my hair.” I said and his fingers loosened just enough so I could lift my mouth to his. And it was no gentle kiss. It was a fight for dominance. Druex was king, but I was queen. I had to choose to submit, not be forced. But other than his hands, at my back and in my hair, his mouth feeding hungrily at mine, there was no force. And my little wolf wanted him, we wanted to be submissive. But only to him.

I stopped fighting the kiss and he gave a growl, his arm slid over my back and pulled me up on my toes, bending me back just a little, changing the angle of the kiss, our teeth clicked together, but even that was sensual. God he tasted so good, everything was different now, I could hear his heart pounding, hear mine perfectly matching the frantic rhythm. Taste the slight flavor of coffee on his tongue, bitter, good. He turned with me, pressed me back into the wall, crowding me with his body.
‘Are you going to scream for me pretty girl?’

Fear, memories, pain. They drowned the pleasure, the sick whisper in my head chased my wolf away and I made a little sound, a hurt, human sound. I was human. Not wolf. Not all wolf. And there was a big, male body trapping me against a wall. “Stop.” I said and Druex froze, his lips still molded to mine, I heard him breathe in slowly, knew he smelled my terror because he drew back, gave me enough room and I pushed away from the wall. “Did I hurt you?” I shook my head quickly and touched my palm to his chest. Pack. Safe. “No, just…I…” He was mine. He wouldn’t hurt me, I could trust him.

I looked up and met his eyes, let him see the shadows that lurked. “Don’t press me up against the wall, okay?” He nodded and touched my cheek, frowning. “Why?” I didn’t want to hurt him. Put a barrier up between us. My wolf wouldn’t let me. “It makes me feel vulnerable in a very bad way.” I said, still touching him, and I knew he was right. I wasn’t ready. I stroked my hand up to his shoulder, down his arm to tangle my fingers in his. “I’ll tell you why some other time. My parents are waiting.” His fingers tightened around mine and he nodded.