Song: Shark, by Oh Wonder
So I absolutely love the picture of Adrian above, he looks so happy and it just makes my heart all tingly cause my bby is finally happy 💙 also this was one of the only pictures of the model smiling that I could find. Models are oddly gloomy, guess it's just an aesthetic thing.
~HarleyVB 💙☕️
Adrian's POV
I could feel my mark start to burn and create a spiking ache on my neck. The pain drove me out of my pleasant dreams, the over-sensitivity from the newly scarred skin making me dig my teeth into my bottom lip. My fingers brushed over the mark, a cry coming from my lips when it sparked pleasure from the area. It was definitely something I had to get used to.
I shifted around, bumping the large body next to me.
There was something warm pressed against my side, though I didn't feel my mate's arms wrapped around me. I let out a small yawn and turned to face Finn, blushing when I noticed that the sheets underneath me were sticky and my clothes were tossed on the floor. Pulling the covers over myself, my eyes met with a furry creature.
I giggled as the large wolf let out deep breaths, its chest rising against the paws tucked against it. My mate was firmly squished up against me, making me the little spoon while the wolf slightly cuddled me.
The animal didn't even stir when I ran my fingers over his fur, smiling as he nuzzled his face closer to my back. I turned myself around so I could face him, the wolf's snout breathing hot air against my face, but I didn't mind it.
"Good morning, mate." I said quietly, trying to keep the inert creature asleep.
My plan didn't work when he was taken from sleep by my voice, comforting brown eyes meeting my own as he let out a doglike yawn.
"I see you shifted during the night." I commented, rubbing his muzzle while he snorted and leaned forward to lick my face. "Bad dog, no licking." I said teasingly, only to be attacked by his tongue.
I wiped the saliva off of my face, giggling when he prodded my cheeks with his wet nose while he sniffed.
"S-Stop," I said, laughing when his fur tickled my face. "Th-That tickles-"
His wet tongue came in contact with my mark and I let out a sharp gasp, instantly pushing his face back as my body shook. I pressed a hand against the raw skin, squeezing my eyes closed while the pleasure instantly turned to deep pain.
"Love," I heard Finn's deep voice say, his hand pressed against my shoulder to turn me on my back. "Hey, what's wrong? Are you hurt?"
There was obvious fear and concern in his voice, hands gliding over my skin to look for the source of my agony.
It had only been a couple of days since my mate marked me, but the pain was still increasing and didn't seem to stop.
"M-My mark it-" I pulled my hand away, trying not to touch it. "It hurts, feels too sensitive."
I opened my eyes, only to be met with my very naked mate kneeling over me. My eyes couldn't help it as they wandered down his waist, shooting back up to his amused face.
Fuck...he's big. That thing's going to tear me in half.
"You-You're not wearing pants." I said, though it was a dumb observation to make.
He chuckled and kissed my bright red cheeks, cupping my face to bend down and nuzzle my nose with his. I was once again greeted with my extremely clingy mate. This would definitely be a problem if I were to leave my mate for long periods of time, though I didn't imagine that I would ever have to.
"Another werewolf-ism. The pants don't exactly shift with you. Though that would make things a hell of a lot easier to do." he commented, looking down at the side of my neck. "Your mark looks a little red and swollen." his fingers brushed around it, being careful not to make full contact. "The pain should stop in a day or so, but it will remain sensitive, just not as much as it is right now."
I shifted around to grab the discarded bed sheets, tugging my pants off of the ground while I was at it. Finn let out a small growl when I pulled the pants back on, his arm hooking around my waist and tugging me against him. The jeans were barely up my calves, a large tear going down one of the sides, his rough fingers tugged them back down my legs while I squirmed slightly.
"Remind me to buy you more of these," he said, running a finger over the lacy underwear. "I'm going to guess that Danny got them."
He chuckled when I blushed and nodded awkwardly, his soft lips pressing kisses down on my hip and leaving a trail up my chest. I squirmed under his touch, a grin shot in my direction as I wiggled around against the bed sheets. A firm hands pressed me down on the bed, though I could easily slip out of the hold.
"W-We should get up." I said, his lips pressing down against my throat and leaving a hickey.
There was little I could do as he left an array of dark love bites on my neck, making sure to avoid my aching mark in the process. I weaved my fingers into his thick hair while his lips sucked on one of my nipples, giving me a slightly uncomfortable feeling. He bit down gently, making me gasp as he soothed the slight pain with his tongue and made me tighten my hold on his hair.
It still amazed me how he was able to make me feel things I thought were impossible. After my experience with Kade, I thought that intimacy was something I'd never be able to share with someone, but Finn proved me wrong again.
"I'm sure the pack won't mind us taking a little time for ourselves, just the two of us. They can manage for an hour-" he nipped at my skin and elicited a moan from me. "Or maybe two."
I pressed my palm firmly against his bare chest, the impressive muscles not going unnoticed as I blushed vibrantly. He looked up from my neck, his hands still holding my hips tightly.
"We can't just stay in here all day." I said, though this didn't seem to have an effect on him. "It's nice outside, we should go for a walk. Maybe go into the woods for a little while."
He let out a grunt, releasing me from his firm grip to stare down at me with a wide grin. I couldn't help but smile back at him when he grabbed my hands and pulled me up with him.
"That sounds delightful," he replied, a silly expression taking over his face. "Hmm, maybe we should go take a shower before that, though." pressing a soft kiss to my head.
The house was quiet as we slipped out of the room, wearing fresh clothes and silly grins.
Finn still held my hand tightly, moving down the steps swiftly and giving a confused look to the empty kitchen. Drake was lying down on the couch, looking slightly dazed with a pair of white earbuds in while blinking often. He was wrapped up in a blanket and didn't seem to notice when we entered the room.
"Drake," Finn said, plucking out one of the earbuds to grab his attention. "Where's Danny and Atticus?"
I had gotten used to the regular morning routine, showering quickly after Finn had, then coming downstairs to find the pair of mates cooking in comfortable silence. Atticus was always the assistant when it came to helping out, but it looked like an shared activity that they both enjoyed doing together.
Drake seemed to show exhaustion at just hearing about the two, letting out a groan while he pressed his hands to his bloodshot eyes.
"Danny went into heat last night, surprisingly enough." he tugged the quilt tighter around himself. "They've been going at it since eleven last night. I can hear them fucking through the god damn walls."
Heat?
"You could've slept in the study." Finn pointed out, releasing my hand while I set myself down on a stool.
"I did, for about an hour or so. It was somehow louder in there." Drake ruffled his messy hair. "You're lucky your room is soundproof."
My cheeks heated up at the new information, Finny giving me a knowing look from across the room while he chuckled.
"They'll both be busy most of the day then." Finn said, heating up a coffee pot. "What about Shelly and Jasper?"
Drake pulled himself into a sitting position, letting out a yawn before turning to answer.
"They went to Clauses pack. Shel isn't feeling too well and Jasper was starting to get worried. It's not really that common for a werewolf to get sick." Drake snickered slightly. "Bet I can guess what's wrong with her, and it definitely isn't a bug."
My mate hummed slightly as he dismissed the comment and pulled a chair up to sit down next to me, laying down a few slices of toast for me and offering the butter. A question started to tug at my mind while Finn sipped the contents in his light blue mug.
"What do you mean by heat?" I asked, Finn nearly choking on the coffee as he coughed into the cup.
"W-Well, it's, um." he looked over at Drake, though the man had slipped his earbuds back in. "It's a werewolf thing. Usually it happens to recently mated wolves who haven't finished the mating process yet-" he seemed to search for an answer. "You basically get really bad flashes of heat and cramp up. It also starts to heighten your sex drive and makes you more...horny, I guess. It can be very unpleasant and induce uncontrollable physical reactions."
The description felt very familiar...
"Wait, did I go into heat?!" I asked, shocked that no one had felt the need to tell me.
Finn rubbed the back of his neck while I stared at him in disbelief.
"Well..." he went back to the coffee mug in his hand.
I gently hit his arm in reaction when he attempted to ignore my question, also fiddling with his hands to try and brush me off.
"Why didn't you tell me?" I narrowed my eyes at him. "I thought I was dying or something, while you knew the whole time what was wrong with me."
He looked over at Drake again for assistance, but the boy just laughed quietly and shook his head.
"It's not like there was a very good way to tell you at the time..." he said, taking a bite out of his toast
I shot a glare in his direction while I aggressively buttered my toast, scowling down at the food as I ate it. Another question came to mind when I remembered getting marked, feeling extremely hot and in pain when Finn wasn't touching me.
"Am I still in heat?" I asked, trying not to be so angry.
Finn finished his cup of coffee and looked down at his hands before meeting my eyes.
"Maybe." he said quietly, looking away from my dark glares that I aimed at my food. "W-We're not exactly sure. It's not really that common for a human to experience it."
I sighed and set my head down on the table, batting Finn's hand away when he tried to touch my hair.
"It's fine." I said, though I was still a little upset. "I probably wouldn't have believed you anyways, you're sort of a big goof most of the time." I stuck my tongue out at him, giggling softly to lighten the mood.
I wasn't really one to hold grudges, so my angry was gone in a few seconds when my mate pressed a kiss to my head.
He chuckled and sat his head down next to mine, meeting my eyes as he gave me a warm grin. I couldn't help but smile back at him, leaning forward so our noses touched.
"Hey," he said, scooting closer to kiss my cheek and blow hair out of his bright eyes. "How does your mark feel?"
I noticed that the throbbing had stopped and the scar no longer ached when I moved my neck around. It had been an hour or so since it had hurt bad, but I wasn't sure if I could heal that fast.
"It feels better." I whispered, blinking slowly flinching slightly when Finn's hand came up to cup the mark.
The skin blossomed with sparks of pleasure while I squeezed my eyes shut and lifted my hand to grip my mate's shoulder. He smirked and leaned forward to press a gentle kiss to it, making me gasp and tighten my hold on his loose shirt.
"Well at least it doesn't hurt anymore." he said, kissing my neck softly and tugging my chair closer to his own. "Not that there's anything wrong with a little bit of pain." he mumbled against my skin, starting to nip around my mark and tease the skin with his teeth.
We were cut off by a loud cough, Drake standing up in the kitchen with a scowl pressed to his face and his hands on his hips.
"We should have a rule about these kind of things." He said, shaking his head as he grabbed water from the fridge and sat down at the table. "No foreplay outside of the bedroom." he stated, twisting off the cap and huffing loudly.
I lifted my head up, though Finn still latched onto my waist and growled when I attempted to pull away from him.
"Finny," I whined, unwinding his arm and opting for holding his hand instead. "We're making Drake uncomfortable."
The last thing I wanted to do was make anyone in the house upset with me. They were my family and took me away from the hell I had to live with. Their comfort was important to me, even if it went against my own.
Finn grumbled, glaring at Drake who only rolled his eyes dramatically and sipped from his water bottle. I smoothed my fingers over my mate's calloused hand, trying to calm his rowdy attitude.
This was another recurrence I had noticed with my mate and the other wolves in the house. They were all so prideful, even Danny who was sweet and kindhearted, none of them liked being proven wrong or put in their place. This seemed to make Finn's job as Alpha somewhat difficult at times. Drake was one of the most stubborn, next to Atticus.
I tried to be the arbiter, giving Finn a wide smile and leaning forward to kiss his cheek.
"Why don't we head outside?" I asked him, ignoring the permanent scowl that he gave us. "We can go play hide and seek." I said, nuzzling his cheek and gaining a deep chuckle from him.
He nodded his head and finished his abandoned slices of toast, chewing fast and downing the rest of his cold coffee. I laughed when he nudged me towards the door, giving me a wolfish grin and jostling me slightly to grab the doorknob.
"You should invite Clause over, Drake." Finn said before leaving. "If someone can pull the stick out of your ass it'd be him." he smirked slightly. "Or maybe he'd put it back in."
My widened when Finn tugged me outside, laughing loudly as Drake yelled at us through the thick door. I shoved my mate and shot a scowl at him for being so rude to his friend.
"I was kidding." he said in defense. "Well...for the most part at least." a chuckle came from him while I gave him another light push, this time in the direction of the thick forest.
His arm slid around me, holding me securely by his side and pressing a delicate kiss to my neck. I couldn't help but press closer to him, a feeling of safety washing over me.
"You be careful, okay, love?" he asked, grasping my arm firmly before releasing me altogether. "Alright, I'll count and you hide. If you see anything dangerous you yell for me, okay?" he tapped his ear, reminding me once again about his inhuman abilities.
I nodded my head, trying to stifle his worry for me by smoothing my fingers over his cheek and giving him a reassuring smile. With an evil look in his eyes, he pressed his head down on a tree and started to count down from twenty.
"17...16...15...14..."
My feet tapped lightly across the damp forest floor, trying to silence my loud movements by taking soft steps and jumping over broken branches. I held a hand over my mouth to try and keep my laughter in. It was hard not to break into a fit of giggles at the childish act of playing hide and seek in the woods with my mate.
"7...6...5...4..."
I quietly ducked down behind a berry bush, my cheeks hurting as I smiled brightly and tried to keep my body hidden while I leaned against the trunk of a tree. The sounds of Finn's shoes clomping across the grass could be heard, though I was pretty confident in my abilities to stay hidden from him.
"You're pretty sneaky, love." he said, amusement obvious in his tone as I held in more giggles. "I think you've underestimated my abilities though."
There was deep breathing from behind me, leaves crunching loudly and a flock of birds darting in the opposite direction.
"You're being hunted by the big bad wolf." he said, slightly growling. "And he doesn't let his prey get away from him that easy."
I was surprised when the sounds stopped, Finn no longer talking as I turned my head slightly and let out a deep breath. Everything was silent, my chest rising and falling quickly while I tried to keep still and not fidget so much.
"Got you." he purred into my ear.
With a loud squeal, I was picked up from my sitting position and pinned me up against the nearby tree. My legs automatically wrapped around his waist, both of his hands pressed up to the sides of my head and keeping me trapped.
"You know what I'm going to do now that I've caught you?" he asked, his dark eyes nearly glowing as his face was so close to my own.
I shook my head, nearly out of breath as I realized how close together we were.
"Now I'm going to eat you alive!" he exclaimed, attacking my neck with little bites and nips.
The giggles I hadn't been able to release burst out, my hands trying to force him away as his movements started to tickle me. I kicked my legs against his back, though it wasn't hard enough to actually hurt him.
"Pl-Please-!" I gasped, laughing noisily as his hands moved down to my hips to tickle my skin even further. "N-No, Finny-" I let out another squeal. "Haha, Finny." the smile on my face didn't leave, even when his bites turned in to small butterfly kisses.
"I guess I can't eat you, then." he said, snuggling his face into the crook of my neck. "I'll just have to keep you with me instead. You never know what other creatures might try to take you away from me."
I leaned forward, my arms draped over his shoulders and moving to grip his short hair between my fingers. My lips met his first, a look of surprise taking over his face at the fact that I had initiated the kiss.
Our lips moved together slowly, passion bursting forth as his hands slid from my waist down to my butt and moved across my thighs.
It was that moment that I seemed to realize how strong he was, not that his muscles or large build were something new to me. I noticed how desirable he was. He seemed like the kind of guy that would play on my high school's football team, an equally attractive girl on his arm and a group of friends to back him up. Something dawned on me as his lips parting slightly, still gently tugging my own,
He had chosen me.
He had every chance to reject me as his mate, but he didn't. He had accepted me. Someone so handsome, and kind, and caring, and...
"So sexy," I mumbled between kisses, not even caring that I had said it out loud.
He smiled when I said this, cupping my cheek and giving me one last kiss before pressing his forehead to mine.
I wanted more than just kisses, I wanted the same burning feeling that his lips brought me, but in larger doses.
It was scary how much I wanted from him, but I was too enveloped by the passion he exuded to even give a second thought about it.
I wanted all of him.
I desired to open up to him, show off the scars that I covered up, to let him see the me that isn't scared of their own shadow. There was so much I wanted to say, to do, to feel, but it was all trapped inside of me, trying to burst out.
"You're so amazing, love." he whispered, his fingers dancing across my skin. "Even through everything you've been through. You're so strong and brave."
I couldn't believe that Finn, one of the strongest people I knew, was telling me how great I was. It nearly brought tears to my eyes, but I kept them away and laid my head down against his chest. He let go of my legs, helping me keep myself from crumpling to the floor.
"Ten years," he said, fingers grazing my back as he brought them up to wrap around me. "I've waited so long for you, love. I was starting to think you weren't out there, when really-" he paused for a few seconds, gripping me tighter. "you were so close to me, and I was too blind to even realize it." a rattled breath came from him. "I could have taken you away from that hell, but I didn't. Instead that man hurt you every day of your life and I didn't even know it-"
"Finn," I whispered, bringing a hand up to his lips to make him stop. "Shh, stop. The past is gone. Wishing to change it won't do anything." he kissed my fingertips. "The important thing is that I'm here now and we're both safe." there were tears pooling in his eyes. "And that I-"
The words didn't come out. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't push the lump in my throat away. This action nearly made me scream in frustration.
"How about I hide now?" he asked, seeming to notice the guilt in my eyes and brushing it off. "I'm pretty sneaky though, just warning you now."
I giggled and nodded my head, pushing him off of me so I could start counting. His feet were nearly silent as he walked away from me, not without giving me a kiss first of course.
The air was warm and fresh as I counted slowly, trying to keep my senses up in case I heard something threatening. Once I got to zero, I shoved off of the tree and debated on which direction to go in. I thought that I heard him go right, so I just went with it and started walking through the trees, trying to spot any visible hiding places.
Well, he definitely wasn't kidding when he said he was sneaky.
I strolled along, not changing my path while I hummed softly and grinned as I saw an obvious spot that looked big enough for him to hide. A groan came from me when I looked behind the thick tree to find nothing expect a few snapped branches and dead leaves.
"Shoot," I muttered, rubbing my forehead in thought. "Maybe he went the other way..." I bit my lip in worry that I wouldn't find him.
After walking the other way for a few minutes, I sighed and went back to the tree I was originally counting at.
"Finny!" I said, trying to get his attention from wherever he was. "Fin-"
I was abruptly cut off as a hand slid up over my mouth and arms engulfed me, pulling me against a chest. A giggle came from me as I pushed the hand away.
"You're supposed to be hiding, not me-" I turned to look at my mate, smiling brightly.
My body instantly froze as I noticed the arm wrapped around me, thick scars digging into the purple skin and looking all too familiar.
"Hello there little bitch." he snarled out, a grizzly smile on his grotesque face.
I let out a scream, his torn hand slammed back over my mouth, this time a white rag held over my nose. My vision went blurry when I subconsciously inhaled the chemical soaked cloth that was pressed over my face, my arms trying to force him away from me. I clawed at the hands on me, kicking at his legs as he gave a chuckle at my struggling.
Before I could cry out to my mate again, my body started to shut down, legs collapsing and my eyes only showing me black.
"No one's going to save you this time. You're all mine."
My mind went blank and I slipped into a forced sleep.
(Posted 7/21/17)