The Werewolf's Mate (5 page)

“His wounds are bad. I-I need
to use someone’s energies, mine are fading, I—” She stopped when she felt the
boost of renewal and strength. She knew it was Drake who’d touched her and gave
his energies to her freely. She was almost done, just a few more— The breath
came out of her mouth in a mist, her hands lowered, icy cold, as she started
falling. Strong hands grabbed her and lifted her. Laying her head on his chest,
Drake’s heartbeat lulled her to sleep.

* * * *

“Let me love you.”

The whispered words were
heaven to her ears. “Drake.”

“It’s the fastest way for you
to get your energy level back up quickly.”

His warm hand moved over her
chilled body. Kalana sighed as his lips enveloped her cool nipple; this was not
the way she’d pictured being with him for the first time in nine years.

“I’ll do everything, you just
lay there and enjoy.” Rolling onto his elbow he poised above her, his long hair
sliding over his shoulder to tickle the nipple he’d just laved within his warm
mouth.

Kalana groaned as his fingers
touched her clit. She lifted her hips toward him as his mouth covered hers,
gentle yet dominating at the same time. She belonged to him and he was going to
prove it. Although she already knew he was right, he wanted her to voice it.
His thumb flicked over her stiff clit, rubbing the small nub until she cried
out in his mouth.

“You’re so wet, baby,” he
breathed as he slid a finger slowly into her tight sheath. “Gods, you feel so
good.”

The rush of blood in her ears
was uncanny and something she hadn’t experienced since her first time with him.
“Drake!” she cried as he slipped another finger in, stretching her as he’d done
that first night.

“My Gods, you’re so tight,
Kay, and wet. You’re so damn wet. Gods, I need to taste you.”

His growl sent a stream of
excitement spiraling through her veins. Whimpering as he withdrew his fingers,
she begged, “Please. Please, Drake.”

“I’m coming, baby,” he
mumbled as he lowered his head between her creamy thighs.

Her hips bucked the moment
his warm mouth landed on her pussy, a cry of pure exhilaration leaving her
parted lips as his tongue touched her plump clit. “Oh my Gods, yes,” she
breathed, her fingers lowering to grab handfuls of hair. The whorl of ecstasy
blocked out everything but the feel of his hands and mouth on her body. “Oh
Gods, Drake!” she yelled as she crested, her orgasm shattering, body trembling,
arching beneath him.

Drake moved up to lay on his
side next to her panting body, his palm resting on her stomach, but he couldn’t
stop the grin when she peeped an eye open. “That was fast.”

“Nine years in the making.”

Drake chuckled as he leaned
down to kiss her soft lips. “You sound a little winded there, my Woodland
Fairy. Will you be breathing after we make love?”

Kalana giggled. “I guess we’ll
have to wait and see.”

“Not too long. I just found a
nerve still alive.” His hand moved down. Rolling her to her side, he lifted her
leg up and over to rest on his thigh. Her pussy wide open to him now. “I’ll try
to hold back the beast, Kay, but I can’t promise anything on the full.”

“I know.” Her eyes fluttered
when his fingers found her clit again, playing and smearing her cream all over
her and him. The tingles streaked through her again, as her breathing hitched.
“Please, Drake, please fuck me.”

When her hips arched into
him, he slid the head of his cock barely into her opening, groaning in cadence
to her gasp. “Gods, I’ll try to go slow but…”

“Don’t, don’t you hold back!”
she cried as she thrust her pelvis to him, encasing his large shaft within her
warmth. “Oh Gods,” she gasped as the tingly wave traveled straight from her
head to her pussy.

Drake rolled her under him,
legs bent, stretching her to accommodate him. She lifted one leg, placing her
heel on his tailbone as he thrust into her fully. Her scream of pleasure met
his growl as he rammed into her warmth, his balls hitting her ass. Her hand
slapped his ass cheek hard, then with a growl she dug her nails in as her teeth
nipped his neck. “Gods, woman!” he growled, pumping into her with force. “I
said slow, damn it!” he snarled as he lifted, rolling her onto her stomach
before lifting her hips and plunging into her pussy.

Kalana groaned when he moved
his fingers to the back of her head, grasping a handful of hair close to her
scalp. She loved the sensation coursing down her spine from his rough handling,
and her pussy clenched every time he thrust into her, the pleasant pain
intensifying her bliss. “Drake, Drake!”

“You’re mine, Kay,” Drake
growled as he leaned near her ear. “Say it!”

“Yours, I’m yours!”

“Come for me, sweetness.”

Kalana cried out with the
longest orgasm she’d ever had in her life as her body reacted to his words. She
belonged with him; her body knew it, her brain knew it, she just had to let her
heart believe it. “Oh Gods, Drake!”

At that moment Drake spilled
his seed into her, ecstasy washing through his veins with a howl. Her pussy
muscles convulsed around his spewing cock as he lay on her back. Breathing
deeply, he went to withdraw. “Shit,” he groaned when his cock thickened to stay
inside her warmth. “You’re in heat?”

“How do I know?” she said,
collapsing to the bed with her butt in the air. “I’m not Lyken.”

“When did you have your last
cycle?” he asked as he gently lowered her pelvis to the bed and rolled them so
he spooned her body.

“Ah, about a week ago.”

“I should have scented that
on you; your body chemistry has changed a bit.”

“Probably from having Livi. I
have the momma belly and weight too.”

Drake smiled as he wrapped
his arms around her, holding her close. “I like it. You have more of a figure
than you did before; you’ve filled out in all the right places.”

“Yeah right, the momma belly
isn’t…”

“What, this little pootch?”

“Hey.” Grabbing his hand from
her belly, she turned her head meeting his gaze. “That’s not funny you know, it’s
not easy to get rid of the momma belly.”

“I like it.” Snuggling to
her, he kissed her shoulder. “Would you have let me love you if you knew you
were in heat?”

Kalana hesitated briefly.
“Yes,” she whispered, his gaze lifting.

“You know there’s a greater
chance of conceiving.”

“I know.” After kissing him
quickly, she turned her head, laying it on the pillow. “So how long are we
attached for again?”

“Half-hour or so,” he smiled.
“Why, want to get rid of me?”

She breathed in sharply when
he thrust his still-hard dick into her more fully. “Drake.”

“Hmm?”

“Again.”

His brows rose. “Again?”

“Mmmm hmmm, yes.”

“Whatever my little Fae
wants.” He grinned as he moved within her slowly, igniting her body all over
again.

* * * *

Kalana slowly descended the
stairs from Drake’s living quarters to the main foyer, glad to see the blood
from yesterday cleaned away. She couldn’t believe she’d slept so long, but then
again, she’d never healed someone with the kind of wound the young Lyken had
either.

“Thank you.”

Kalana turned to see the
female Lyken from yesterday.

“If it wasn’t for you, my
brother would have died.”

“You must be Sophia?” Kalana
asked.

“Yes.”

“No thanks necessary, I did
what had to be done. I’m glad Drake was there though, or else I may have
failed. I’ve never healed anyone like that before.”

“I didn’t know you had
healing capabilities.”

Kalana laughed. “Neither did
I until seven years ago.”

“Well you sure as hell showed
Marissa you wouldn’t put up with her crap.”

“Trust me, she had it
coming,” she snarled. “So do you know where my daughter or her father is?”

“In the den with Evan and
Gwil. Just go down the hall here and it’s the last door on the right.”

“Thanks.” Kalana smiled as
she headed that way and groaned when she heard what Olivia said.

“No, Grandpa, like this.”

She could hear
Lady Gaga’s
hit song
Poker Face.
Rounding the corner her eyes widened as Olivia
danced to the song on
Dance Central
for the
Xbox 360 Kinect.
“Oh
no,” she groaned, Drake’s brows hiked as he listened to the lyrics. She knew
Olivia had brought her gaming system, but she didn’t think the brat would set
it up for everyone. Her mouth dropped when Gwil picked her up and moved her to
the side so he could continue the game. Well maybe it wouldn’t be as bad as she
thought.

“And you let her listen to
stuff like this?” Drake asked.

“She doesn’t know what the
words mean, and don’t flash-step on me, it makes me jump.”

Drake chuckled as he drew her
into his arms. “How are you feeling?”

“Better, rested. Thank you.”

“No need to thank me, Kay.” After
kissing the top of her head, he turned, walking them into the den.

“Mamma, did you see Grandpa?
He picked it up real fast.” Olivia laughed.

“I see that.”

“Mamma can get a flawless
every time. She’s really good.”

“Really?” Drake smiled.

“I think she’s up next.” Evan
laughed.

“Good idea.”

“I don’t think so,” Kalana
replied.

“Are you still drained?”
Olivia asked, taking a hold of her mom’s hands.

“No, Livi, I’m good. Your dad
helped me.”

“Ohhh, is that why I couldn’t
go into your room? Grandpa told me you were doing stuff.”

Kalana caught Gwil’s smile.
“I’m sure he did.”

“Were you making me a brother
or sister?”

“What?” Drake slapped Kalana
on the back as she started coughing.

“Well, Uncle Evan said the
stuff was for adults only so I just thought you two were making me a baby
sister or brother, although I do have to say, Mamma, I’d like to put my request
in for a brother.”

“You would?” Kalana breathed
in sharply.

“Yes, please.”

“Well, it doesn’t work that
way, but I’m sure your request is noted with the Gods.”

“Alright! Now let’s get back
to the game!”

Kalana whipped her gaze to
Drake, who was bent over laughing his guts out, and smacked him hard. “Cut it
out, Roven, or you can explain to her how babies are made and where they come
from. Ha!” she quipped with liveliness when he stood up with a straight face.

* * * *

Later that evening Kalana sat
next to Drake at the clan meeting. Normally she wouldn’t have been invited as
it dealt with clan safety and business. Only the heads of the household usually
sat in session. Drake, as the head of security for the Roven clan and brother
to the Alpha, sat to Evan’s right as Gwil sat to Evan’s left. The rest of the
table was occupied by elders of each Lyken household within Alston, and the high-ranking
members of Drake’s security force. Only the Alpha female was allowed to sit in
on the meetings, but as Evan had not claimed Sophia yet, she wasn’t let in.

The energies were high. The
wounding of Graham, Sophia’s brother, was a big topic. Apparently, Phillip, the
spy, had been the one who’d almost killed Graham in an effort to escape.
Captured moments later by Drake’s security forces, he’d been slapped in silver
manacles making his powers all but useless. They then led him to an underground
detention center and chained his hands and feet to the ground.

“Kalana,” Gwil said. “I know
you told the council what you remember, but is there anything else that you may
have forgotten?”

“I don’t think so. I made
sure I wrote every detail down after to make sure I didn’t forget anything.”
Drake must have noticed her nervousness as his hand lay gently on her thigh.

“Would you be willing to let
one of our empaths look further?”

“I will do anything to
protect Alston and its people, but no. I will not allow someone I don’t trust
to search through my memories.” Voices rose at her rejection, her gaze not
wavering from Gwil’s. “However, I happen to know where one is who I trust
implicitly.”

Chapter 4

“I don’t know if I want you
doing this.” The low throaty growl emanated as Drake paced his bedroom. “It’s
tricky to have someone digging around. What if they wipe a memory out?”

Kalana smiled as she followed
his irate movements.

“And all you had to say was, ‘I
need you.’ What the hell kind of friend is this who will just up and leave
their life to help you?”

“Drake, come here,” she said
softly. When he turned her way she waited until he stood before her. Taking his
hands, she yanked on them until he knelt making them eye level. “
She
is
very good at what
she
does. I trust her because she was my only true
friend out in the human world. She knew I’d be calling because she’s halfway
here. Now you need to tell your scouts to let her into Alston and bring her
straight here. She said something dark is hovering and it’s close. She said
that Olivia and I are not allowed to go anywhere outside this house without you
or your family. I will follow what she says because she’s never led me wrong.”
Smiling, she leaned forward brushing her lips against his, and ran her hands
over his shoulders trying to relieve some of the tension. “Now, her name is
Mari she’s a…special human.”