Natayshia's POV.

The night between us was beautiful. I never thought my night with Kelner would ever be filled with such passion and love; it was better than anything I ever dreamed of. Although it's a little soon to say the four letter word it would be hard to deny the growth of our feelings for one another. I can't believe I'm finally a marked woman. I stay lying in bed and run my fingers through his hair, the sunshine coming through the tiny crack in between the curtains and I know it's midmorning. We were both so caught up in the passion it just felt right to complete our bond.

The marking and mating of a wolf is very unique. I've heard of the way human's describe the marking of mates, but it is quite contrary to usual belief. My mind drifts off, thinking of the lessons I had as a youth. Growing up we basically had the wolf version of sex education and mating, which we learn right before we shift so we're prepared for what happens after.

It is possible for a wolf to claim their mate with a bite- the spot where the neck and shoulder meet- before completing the mating process but the mating mark is very different. When a mark is left before mating, it is a form of claiming. It is a way to let others know that they have found their mate and signifies to other unmated wolves, and occasionally the bold and foolish mated wolves, to keep their distance.

If a wolf is claimed by someone that is not their mate, the mark does not stay there for very long. The mark will only stay once they complete the mating. Now, this is where the claiming of a mate is different. If a wolf is claimed by their true mate, that mark is permanent and the claiming mark only strengthens the bond after they complete the mating. This is why mate's are held in such high regard because the bond is much stronger than anything else ever known. It also, doesn't matter if the mate is human or not. The human mate, of course, doesn't have fangs but as they are mated to a wolf their teeth are still able to leave a mark on their mate, whether it be a claim or not, just as if they were a wolf. Everything was designed to be mutual and done together.

So to complete the mate bond it has to be during sex and both the wolf and human need to be present. This can either be done in wolf form or human, the choice of form is up to the couple. Between Kelner and I, well it was beautiful.

After he walked into the room he took care of my needs first and then as we came together in our human form. I remember being lost in the feeling of him. Never wanting our consummation of love to end, and his voice as he apologized for not making it more special. He told me how he wanted to officially marry me in the human way and not just in the wolf way, but I didn't mind because to me he is still my husband. When wolves mate it is a form of binding two souls together and signifies the same kind of ties a human marriage does. Although in the last fifty years it has been more common for our kind to follow in human tradition. I didn't mind missing out on a human marriage first, I was never one for grandeur.

As we came close to the end of our pleasure our wolves emerged and our bodies and souls combine as we marked each other at the same time. I could see both he and his wolf looking down at me with his glowing silver eyes, almost as if he had lights shining in his eye reflecting it's brightness back to me. I knew at that time my eyes looked the same way. As I ran my hand along his body I could feel the smoothness of his wolf's fur, with our teeth visible to the naked eyes. We didn't need to verbalize our decision in the early throws of passion, it was as if we decided at the same moment to complete it and could feel it was the right time.

I will never forget the feeling of our bond solidifying. I could feel the sting on my arm as the mark of his pack began to combine with mine, pulling them together and yet keeping them separate. Our marks would only combine as one if we combined our packs but as we are both Alphas they just mold into a unified mark of both with each packs mark displayed. The marks that surround and intertwine with each other shows we share a certain amount of responsibility for each pack but one person is still more in control of which pack than the other's does. If I were not an Alpha and was a wolf that just left my pack to join his, my pack mark would have just morphed from my pack mark to his pack mark. The mark twisting and changing into something new. The black ink like substance isn't anything artifical or man made. Its something we naturally have inside us, kind of like an octopus has into own ink.

I move from the bed to the large mirror he brought in for my use. It leans against the wall waiting for me to stand before it. I turn my body so my back is facing the mirror, glancing at the area on the back of my shoulder. I move back and forth trying to get a proper look at it in admiration. My gaze moves to Kelner's bite mark on my skin, I run my fingers along the lines and curves, a sensation of tingles runs through my body in pleasure. It looks like a perfect imprint of his teeth, invisible to the human eye but not to those of our kind. I gasp at the unexpected feeling of the tingles, and hear Kelner move, slowly waking up. When I touch my mark it's almost like a beacon that tells him I need him. If my body wasn't humming with a need so strongly, I would continue to deny all the truths mated couples told me when explaining this to me years ago.

"It looks good one you," I flinch at the unexpected closeness of his voice, I didn't even hear him get up from the bed. "It's really pretty, the vine like twists around both our pack emblems is incredible," his index finger traces the pack marks on my shoulder blade. He then moves his fingers so they run along my collar bone and slowly drift towards my neck, and my breath quickens as he continues so all I want are his fingers on my mark. I take a deep breath, "you really think so baby?" Not only are his fingers torturing me as they move closer to my mark but so are his lips as they kiss the other side of my neck. Warmth flushes my body the minute his fingers touch my mark and my knees go weak. Now that he's the one touching it the pull of desire for my mate builds until I don't think I can last any longer.

"You look tired, I think it's time for bed again," I laugh as he lifts me into his arms and I know he doesn't take his words seriously, knowing sleep is the last thing on my mind.

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Hello, my lovelies!

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-Viorra