Aria

My wolf laid there stagnant relishing in the pleasure of being marked by her mate. She looked into his grey eyes and witnessed the burning passion in them, his intention was evident in the way he was rubbing himself on her. His wolf wanted to complete the marking and mating. My wolf howled in approval when suddenly a rogue emerged from the woods. She tried to alert her mate by nudging him but he pressed her down, smelling her neck and licking his mark again.

Before the rogue could attack him, his beta emerged from the woods in his human form and grabbed the rogue from his neck. Without even giving a second thought, he snapped the neck of a rogue and threw his body aside.

My wolf smelled the scent of her parents and her Beta then they appeared.

"What's going on here?" Kaden yelled, walking towards my wolf when Ryan pushed him back.

"What the hell is going on?" My dad yelled, trying to come closer to me when Jeremy's wolf growled in warning.

His sharp blood-stained teeth made my dad stop in his tracks.

I fought with my wolf to give me back complete control. It's always hard to take control of your wolf when her mate was offering her the night of her dreams.

"Lynn! You need to back off," I yelled at her.

She looked at her mate and licked his face making him turn his gaze back to her. He growled in satisfaction when he realized his mate was trying to calm him down.

"Did your Alpha mark my daughter?" My dad yelled.

Ryan said with the shrug. "Looks like it."

My dad growled in anger and Jeremy's wolf had enough of it. He ran towards him and lunged at him, knocking him down on the ground.

My dad groaned in pain and my wolf jerked up in a rage, pushing her snarling mate away from her dad. She growled at him to stay back and he growled at her in disapproval, nevertheless heeded to her warning.

Finally, my wolf allowed me to take complete control of my actions.

"What happened to the other rogues?" I asked Kaden through the mind link. His shocked eyes snapped to me.

"One ran away, nine dead," he replied staring at me with wide surprised eyes.

"Stop starting and arrange something for me to wear!" I yelled.

He ran to get something for me to wear while I glanced at my dad, warning him to stay away from my mate. Despite my warning, he was glaring at my mate like he had murdered one of his pack members.

"Dad, don't say anything until I shift," I ordered him.

His eyes snapped at me in surprise when he heard me in his mind. He nodded his head in understanding.

Kaden came back with a silk robe and trousers. He tossed the clothes my way and I grabbed them in my mouth. I made my way to Jeremy's wolf and saw his eyes turning brown. His wolf snatched the trouser from my mouth and disappeared behind the tree.

I went behind the other tree and changed back into my human form. I put on the robe and tied it around my waist. My heart was beating erratically and my mind was reminding me how it felt when he licked my mark. I touched my still sore mark and shivered in delight.

"You! How dare you to mark my daughter!"

I heard my dad yelling and ran back to find Jeremy and him standing nose to nose, glaring at each other.

"Dad, he is my mate," I said running towards him and grabbing his arm.

"He has marked you so of course, you would say he is your mate!" Dad shouted.

My mother who had been leaning on the tree all this time in shock flinched.

"No, you're taking it all wrong. He is my mate," I said rubbing my forehead.

My mom gasped and looked between Jeremy and me. She blinked in confusion.

"But he is an Alpha!" My dad yelled.

Jeremy grabbed my waist and pulled me towards his chest, not appreciating the way my dad yelled at me. I felt his naked chest pressed to my back and noticed the only thing that was separating us from feeling skin to skin was a flimsy silk robe. Involuntary, I inhaled his scent and pressed myself closer to his warm body. His hand stayed on my stomach sending a tingling feeling inside my belly. I knew his instincts were forcing him to protect me from the possible threat. I tilted my head up to look at his face but my eyes got stuck on his neck. I felt my fangs coming out, tempting me to mark what's mine.

"Aria!" My dad shouted.

I pulled away from Jeremy and took a step closer to my dad with my hands clenched. "I know two Alphas can never be mates. I understand it's hard to accept but I can't change my fate. Jeremy is my mate and Alpha of Midnight River Pack." I stated in a rigid voice. "I was planning to tell you and mom everything after dinner."

My mom made her way to my dad and placed her hand on his shoulder.

"It happened a thousand years ago in a family that has been wiped out from the face of the earth. And I know both of you don't belong to that family," dad said, glaring at Jeremy.

Jeremy took the step forward, glaring at my dad. "I know she is my mate! I don't give a damn what happened thousand years ago."

"She is not only your mate, she is my daughter before you forcefully claimed her!" My dad snapped.

I looked at my mom for help.

"Darling, we still have guests waiting for us. I think we should go back." She said, placing her hand on my dad's jaw, trying to calm him down.

"I don't care about dinner when my daughter has been marked forcefully in woods like a regular animal!" He stated. "She is an Alpha, she doesn't deserve this."

Jeremy clenched his hands and took a breath to calm down himself. His chest puffed out and I gulped at the sight of well-defined abs. My wolf started to project images of me running my fingers on them. I wanted to do more than running my fingers but circumstances didn't call for it.

Suddenly a growl erupted from my mate and his eyes turned grey. I knew he could smell my arousal and now it was going to be a hard job for him to put his wolf at bay. However, at that moment, I was glad that the moon goddess only granted this ability to the mates. I would have died standing there in embarrassment if anyone except Jeremy could smell my arousal.

I placed my hand on his arm and he closed his eyes once again to battle with his wolf. He opened his eyes, they were back to brown.

"I didn't want to mark her like that. I didn't plan to start this relationship with her and you like that. When I saw the rogue attacking her I couldn't stop myself from marking her. My wolf wanted to make sure we would be the first one to know if she ever gets in trouble again. I am sure you know how it feels when you see a threat near your mate. You only think about eliminating it." Jeremy explained.

"I know how it feels when your mate is under attack. And I also know, how it feels when someone is trying to manipulate your daughter into thinking that he is her mate when he is not!" Dad said.

"Dad! I think this is enough," I  stated.

"You two are not mates."

"We are mates."

"Or..." dad stopped and glanced at Jeremy with a scrutinizing gaze.

"Or what?" I asked him in anticipation.

"Or he is not an Alpha," dad said.

Jeremy growled and grabbed my father from his coat.

"Are you challenging me, Woods? Because I can prove to you that I am as much Alpha as you."

The smirk on Jeremy's face was a clear indication that his wolf didn't appreciate the disrespect.

"Jeremy, let go of my father!" I yelled at him.

"Why don't we settle this now?" Jeremy asked my dad, his wolf luring him to fight with him.

My dad snarled at him, clearly wanting to fight back. I knew he would beat the shit out of Jeremy but still lose a fight against the Alpha.

It wasn't Jeremy who wanted to fight, it was his wolf seeking revenge for the disrespect my father had shown towards him.

I grabbed my mate's hand and removed them from my dad's coat. I stared straight into his eyes and said, "Jeremy, my dad is not an Alpha. If you want to declare fight against my pack member then you will have to go through me first."

Jeremy eyes connected with mine a few seconds then he walked away, without even glancing back at me. Ryan followed behind him in concern.

"Dad, what were you thinking? You were challenging an Alpha!" I shouted. I was pissed at how my dad handled that situation.

"He can't be an Alpha or he can't be your mate!" Dad said.

I growled aggressively and they all took a few steps back in shock. My wolf wanted me to shift and rip my father's throat because he was constantly belittling her mate. She was furious while I was struggling to restrain her from showing an animalistic rage.

"Aria, my baby," my mother soothing voice made me snap my head up.

I fell on my knees and fisted my hands. My claws cut deep inside my palms.

"Mom take dad and leave! Kaden, stay with me," I ordered them in the Alpha tone.

"Aria, but we need to talk," my dad said.

"Dad, I will talk to you when I am not trying to kill you!" I yelled.

My mom dragged my dad away and Kaden kneeled beside me. "Are you okay?"

"Do I look okay to you?" I asked him.

"Will you bite my head off if I say no?" He asked.

"Of course, I will."

He showed me his hands in surrender and said, "Then I prefer not to answer."

I sighed and got up from the ground.

"Go and take care of the dinner."

He looked at me confused. "What do you want me to tell people when they ask me about you?"

"Make some excuse. I can't walk in there with my scent changed and sore neck."

"Also, tell Caleb to take care of all the bodies. I want no traces of this attack on my territory." I added staring at dead rogues lying on the ground bleeding.

I made my way to the pack house, thankfully, there was no one in the house to inquire about my state. I went straight to my room and got into the shower. I cleaned the blood and dirt from my body as well as the makeup that Fay put a lot of effort into doing.

Every drop of water made me shiver with the need to mark my mate. I couldn't stop my fangs from coming out and my claws from growing. My wolf was pushing me to complete the marking because my father's threat and doubts didn't sit well with her.

I got out of the shower and grabbed the basin, taking deep breaths to settle down my wolf. I made the mistake of looking in the mirror because my freshly marked neck stared back at me. My wolf growled and punched the mirror, shattering it into small pieces. I knew there was only one way to ease her. I dried myself with a towel and opened my closet to grab something to wear. I threw on whatever came into my hands and left the pack house to go to the cottage where my mate was staying.

A few minutes later, I was standing outside the cottage feeling nervous yet excited. Before I could knock, the door opened and revealed exhausted Ryan. He looked at from head to toe then shook his head in disapproval.

"What?" I asked him.

"Nothing," he said with a shrug and looked away.

I glanced down and noticed my cleavage was showing so I zipped up my jacket. Ryan smirked glancing at my legs then mumbled something under his breath. I looked down to only realize that I was wearing black short shorts, showing my entire legs.

"What?" I asked him feeling a little defensive.

"He is not going to appreciate your fashionable clothes as soon as he realises that others can get a free show too."

I rolled my eyes at his statement.

"At least, he will appreciate this tonight," I said with a smirk. "Now, tell me where is he?"

"Upstairs, sulking," Ryan replied, closing the door behind me.

I made my way upstairs and opened his bedroom door. He was standing with a towel wrapped around his waist. He turned to look at me then a smirk appeared on his face when his eyes fell on my legs. I liked the lustrous stare. I unzipped my jacket and threw it on the floor then made my way to him. He instantly grabbed me from my waist and placed me on the top of the study table. He grabbed my chin between his finger and thumb to make me look up.

"I don't care how two Alphas can be mates. I don't care what anyone says. But I care what you think. Tell me you don't have any doubts about us," he said, staring into my eyes.

"If I had a single doubt about us being mates then I wouldn't be here," I told him, placing my hand on his jaw.

"That's good because I am going to do this," he said, leaning closer and capturing my lips between his teeth.

He began to nibble my lower lip teasingly while his hand made its way to my waist as he stepped between my legs. I wrapped my legs around his waist and snaked my hands up to his neck. He groaned when our bodies touched and let go of my bottom lip. He pressed his forehead on mine while his other hand creased my cheek.

I knew he was trying to control the wolf that was threatening him to mark his mate in human form.

I placed my lips on him consciously, craving to have my proper first kiss with my mate. He instantly recognised my feelings and gently started to move his lips. I followed his actions, pulling his head closer. I heard stories of mate bonds and how magical it feels. The sparks, the passion, the need, and the love was naturally pouring out of us for each other. It felt like he was the missing piece of the puzzle of my life that I'd just found out.

He pulled away for a short moment to look at me.

"Mark me," I told him breathlessly.

He didn't need any further clarification as he kissed me back, hungrily. His arms picked me up from the table and laid me on my back on the soft mattress.

His lips became more aggressive and I tried to match his pace by moving my lips in sync. He tasted like mint and forest and his scent was the same.

I dragged my hands to his hair and tangled them in the silky soft mess on his head.

His tongue slipped inside my mouth, tasting me and making me clench my legs around him. He groaned in my mouth at the friction and slowly pulled away.

"Mint...and forest," I gasped.

He looked at me with his brown eyes dilated and dazed.

"What?"

I nuzzled my nose in his neck and inhaled his scent deeply.

"Your sc...scent. It's in...intoxicating," I said breathlessly.

I didn't understand what happened after I inhaled his scent, but my tongue started to lick the junction between his neck and shoulder. I placed feather-like kisses on his neck and then began to nibble his delicate skin.

I felt his fingers digging into my skin on the sides of my waist but the pain only intensified the pleasure. Suddenly, my fangs came out and I thrust them deep inside his neck puncturing his skin. His weight fell on me and I managed to flip him on his back. His eyes were wide open and his hands were clutching my waist hard.

I kept my fangs inside his neck until his ragged breathing slowed down. I pulled them out and licked my mark cleaned with my tongue while he groaned in satisfaction. He laid there breathing hard, staring at the ceiling.

I grabbed his earlobe between my teeth and bite it gently. "You're mine."

Instantly, his eyes opened wide and they were grey now, looking greedier than before. He grabbed me and pushed me on my back only to rip my tank top off with his claws. His lips began kissing my abdomen as I began to tremble in passion underneath him. His hands sneakily unclasped my bra and pushed down the straps from my shoulder.

I wiggled my arms to get rid of it completely when he growled at me and pushed me back on the bed.

"Someone is demanding," I teased him and giggled.

But my giggles died down as soon as his lips took one of the hard buds in his mouth, tugging it between his teeth and playing with it. I fisted his hair hastily and a deep moan slipped from my mouth. He was appreciating the sound of my moans as his movements became fierce.

My brain was in frenzy, struggling to keep myself from jumping out of the bed in excitement.

His attention then went to the other breast while he stroked the one he had tortured earlier.

I couldn't think straight when he was done passionately tormenting breasts. His lips made their way to my neck and he kissed his mark.

"Mine," he whispered and dug his sharp canniness into my neck once again that night.

A shiver went through my body and my emotions were mingled with him. I moaned in pleasure feeling his need pressing to my core.

He pulled out his teeth and licked his mark, then nuzzled his nose inhaling me.

"Your scent has changed, completely," he mumbled.

"What it smells like now?" I asked him tiredly.

He caressed my cheek, lovingly.

"Mint and roses," he told me.

I scrunched up my nose in disgust.

"That's a terrible mixture," I said.

He chuckled and pecked my lips. " Not to me."

I yawned, feeling drained after all marking took a toll on my wolf. He tugged me up from my shoulders and placed my head on his pillows.

"That was gentle," I said sarcastically, snuggling my face in his pillow inhaling his mouth-watering scent.

He draped a blanket over me then disappeared for a few seconds. He slipped in the covers beside me, pulling me to his naked chest.

"I think you like it rough, mate," he whispered running his fingers on my arm.

I smacked his hand away and he laughed.

That was the last thing I remembered before I fell into a deep slumber in the arms of my mate.

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Published: 25th-July-2020