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Chapter 32
Adrian’s Pov
I couldn’t wipe the smile off my face even if I wanted to, the fact I was breathing heavily as if I had just ran miles as I laid on the forest floor with my mate by my side not getting past my attention either.
I had never made love to a girl before, never having had the desire to, but when I had thrusted into my small and delicate mate I couldn’t help but think that I was in fact making love to her. I didn’t care, actually preferring it as I remembered how I held her pinned to the ground, my hands encircling her wrists as her back arched against me with each movement of my hips.
It had been heaven.
I could still recall how perfect she fitted around me, like two pieces in a puzzle as she withered and cried out my name while her lips formed into the perfect ‘O’ shape. It was incredible, especially when I sank my teeth into her neck and marked her as mine forever.
The rush of pleasure that we both seemed to feel as soon as my canines broke through her layers of skin I knew I would never regret my actions towards her, we were now one and I would have it no other way. How she had let me hold her afterwards, both of us soaking up the afterglow of our climaxes as we both tried to catch our breaths.
That had been hours ago; yet I hadn’t let her out of my arms since.
We laid on the forest floor still, my arms wrapped around her as I held her firmly against me as we looked up at the night sky which was covered in bright and twinkling stars. I felt whole for the first time in my life; I felt loved and desired and I couldn’t help but adore the feelings my mate brought out in me.
Knowing that we needed to get a move on, my hunger getting the better of me I turned my head to face my mate, smiling brightly when I took note of her sleeping form as she curled her naked and sweaty body against my own.
I didn’t want to wake her so after I had reluctantly slipped out from her I grabbed her dress before gently pulling it over her, not being able to resist drinking in her naked flesh before it was covered by the ripped and crimpled fabric of her dress. She looked like she had just been fucked solid, and in truth she had been.
Chuckling to myself I thankfully remembered that spare pairs of shorts were stored around the woods in tree trucks for situations where one of us lost our temper or such, it having been Paul’s idea and I made a mental note to give him a good pat on the back.
With a pair of disturbingly yellow shorts hanging around my hips I swept my mate into my arms before heading back to the pack house, knowing that I needed to wake her when we got there since I wanted to get some food into her belly. She was still too thin; hell I had thought I would break her when I took note that I could still see the indentations of her ribs.
Shaking my head I smiled down at her as her arms sleepily wrapped around my neck, her face burying itself against my bare skin there as she sighed out my name in sleepy content. It was hard to believe that only a short while ago this innocent angel had been begging me to pound into her harder, to go faster as I brought her to her end. I loved it!
With a permanent grin on my lips I approached the pack house, taking note that everyone seemed to be asleep as I opened the door with the spare key before heading upstairs for both of us to get a quick shower and a change of clothes before I got us some food.
Gently sitting her on the bed I reluctantly asked her to wake up, seeing her try to resist which I had to admit was adorable. She needed to eat though; I didn’t want her to get into the habit of skipping meals.
“Holly, wake up sweetie” I purred at her, seeing her slowly open her eyes as I held her upright.
“I want to sleep” she moaned out, my throat swallowing as her moan brought back memories before I managed to shake myself out of it.
“I know baby, but do you want a shower first?” I asked her, seeing her shrug much to my amusement before I swept her into my arms and headed towards the bathroom.
Trying to tamper down on my renewed lust at the thought of her wet and dripping body under the spray of water I placed her on the toilet seat before switching on the shower, waiting for it to grow hot before I grabbed some thick fluffy towels and placed them on the rail by the glass door.
“Ready?” I asked her with a smug grin, seeing her dazed expression before I reached out to strip her dress off her.
Holding her in the shower after I had taken off my shorts was incredible, her face pressed against my chest as I washed her hair before she returned the favour. I had never been so happy and I found myself wishing that my parents were still here so they could have met her; I knew they would have been proud of my strong little mate.
With that on my mind I kept whispering sweet nothings in her ear as I kissed and touched her soothingly, wanting to show her how much I adored her.
“Here” I told her after I had dried the both of us off, giving her a shirt of mine since I couldn’t help but want to see her wearing my clothes. Call me possessive but I wanted her to smell completely of me and me alone.
“Thanks” she replied with a yawn, slipping it over her small form before heading over to her set of draws to pull on a pair of panties. I saw lace. I growled.
“Come on” I smiled, trying to prevent myself from jumping her again so soon since I knew she would be sore. The fact she had been a virgin was another thing which made my wolf moan, knowing that we would be the first and the only to ever touch her like that made me shiver to my very core.
Sweeping her into my arms, not being able to resist touching her, I headed downstairs before placing her in a chair at the table. Turning around I instantly went to the fridge, grinning in pride when I took note that most of the meals present inside had been cooked by my mate. She had mentioned that there was nothing wrong with a pre-cooked meal that all you had to do was heat up, mentioning something about it was better to have a quick and filling meal if you were in a rush rather than not have one at all.
I only wished that she would take her own advice.
Not wishing to dwell on the subject I took a container out at random, opening it only to find it seemed to be some sort of casserole. Yum.
While I was heating it up I was once again reminded of how good of a cook she was as delicious smells started to filter into the kitchen, the sound of a pair of feet coming down the stairs causing me to growl as I instantly stood in front of a sleeping Holly who had practically face planted the table.
“What smells so good-“ Jake started only to snap his mouth shut when he caught sight of my sleeping mate, shooting me a sheepish look which I shrugged off before heading back towards the now finished microwave as it dinged.
“What are you doing up so late?” I asked as I grabbed two plates, a glance at a hungry looking Jake making me roll my eyes but I grabbed another anyway.
“Was waiting for you to get back, you didn’t get to meet Annie” Jake pouted.
“Sorry” I muttered, knowing that it meant a lot for a pack mate to introduce their mate to their alpha. I couldn’t help but feel slightly guilty. “Maybe next time you bring her round, if you haven’t scared her off already that is” I grinned, seeing him roll his eyes but reply anyway.
“I haven’t scared her off thank you very much, she was nervous but she seemed to get along with everyone” he admitted, taking a seat at the table before I watched as he took in my sleeping mate. His eyes widened when they caught sight of her neck, or more specifically the bite mark that now graced her previously flawless skin.
“Well shit, congrats mate” he grinned, sending me a wink before saying thank you when I shoved a plate in his direction. “So how did the meeting go?” he asked curiously, referring to the younger new members of the pack who had yet to move in.
“Badly, cocky little shits” I muttered. Just thinking about how that boy had looked at Holly was enough for my grip on the plates to tighten, not to mention how uncomfortable the girl made Holly with her disgusting looks of lust pointed in my direction. Just, yuck!
At this Jake winced, grabbing the cutlery before digging into his own plate of food with moan. I was again filled with pride that it was my mates cooking that had him moaning out in delight. “Really? What did they do?”
“The bitch eyed me as if I had a ‘for sale’ sign around my neck, and the boy had enough guts to eye up my mate!” I growled out in anger, Jake jumping at my tone while my mate didn’t even stir. “She’s mine!” I snapped out in anger.
“They are only sixteen, Adrian” Jake winced, knowing how stupid the pair had been with making my mate uncomfortable.
“Like I give a shit, Holly’s not that much older but she didn’t piss me off” I muttered, seeing Jake roll his eyes before replying.
“Technically, when she first ran onto your territory you were pissed off. But to be fair, she’s your mate so I doubt you’ll find anything she does annoying” he stated bluntly, my own eyes rolling before I gently shook Holly awake.
“Holly, sweetie” I soothed. “Can you eat something?” I asked her hopefully, watching her closely as she woke herself up before blindly reaching for a fork which I held out for her.
“Fine” was all she mumbled, eating with her eyes closed as she leaned her cheek on the palm of her hand.
While keeping an eye on Holly, making sure that she actually got some food into her system I grabbed my own plate before turning my attention back to Jake who was looking at my mate with amusement.
“Really tired her out, huh?” he smirked, my eyes rolling but I couldn’t help but grin smugly as I wrapped one of my arms around the back of my mates’ chair. I found I couldn’t resist touching her, the fact she was now permanently mine meaning that I doubted that would ever change. I would always want her around; always want to touch her.
“Of course” I winked. “So what did Paul think of Annie?” I asked as I dug into my own food, glancing at the clock before my eyes widened briefly when I took note that it had just gone past three in the morning. Shit, didn’t expect it to be that late in the night.
“He liked her”
“So, are you dating now then?” I asked curiously, swallowing a mouthful of food as I awaited his reply.
At my question he grinned broadly, clearly already answering my question with simply a look. “Yep, I asked her if she would be my girlfriend and she said yes” he said proudly.
“You decided on when you’re going to tell her, clearly she must feel the pull?” I asked interested, standing up to grab myself a juice from the fridge before hurriedly returning back to the table to gently shake Holly awake. “A little bit more, sweetheart” I told her, hearing a groan but she complied much too my relief.
Due to me being the alpha Jake would have to come to me first before he told Annie that he was a werewolf, the fact he would be cluing her in on our nature when she wasn’t one of us meaning that he had to have my permission to do so. It wasn’t like I would deny him, but it was a formality that he couldn’t skip without getting into some seriously trouble and he knew it.
“I don’t know, I mean I haven’t even kissed her yet” he mumbled embarrassed, cupping his face with his hands before he sloughed back into his chair while running a hand through his hair. “I don’t want to rush her, you know scare her off” he confessed.
“There isn’t any rush, Jake. Take as long as you need, I mean it’s not like you’re on a time limit” I told him, effectively making him relax. I may be considered an aggressive and unsocial alpha at times, but that didn’t mean I didn’t care about my pack. I mean they were my responsibility, it was my duty to care for them and make sure they were safe.
“Thanks, Alpha” he grinned, turning his attention to Holly before he seemed to frown when he took in how pale she looked. Something that hadn’t missed my attention either. “How’s she doing?”
“I’m hoping she’s just tired, she seems to be getting better” I told him, brushing away some of her hair from her face as I stared at her adoringly.
With that Jake said his goodnight before heading upstairs with a spring in his step. I couldn’t help but shake my head, though I didn’t take the piss since I knew I was just as whipped with Holly.
“Let’s get some sleep” I told her, already aware that she had fallen sleep yet again as her breathing had evened out. “We’ll take it easy tomorrow,” I promised her as I pulled her into my arms and took her upstairs.
I meant what I said, I would make tomorrow about just her as to make sure she knew that simply because we had mated didn’t mean I would be treating her any differently; she was still my little princess and she always would be as far as I was concerned. The only change would be that I would most likely feel even more protective of her, what with her being my official mate now after all.