Page 61 of Meeting Her Mate

“I meant the other canine friend, the pain in my ass, the bane of your existence. Have I made myself clearer, or do you need me to elaborate further?”

“Don’t worry, don’t get your fur all tangled up in a knot,” Blair said. “I told you, my best scientists are on it as we speak. The minute Wolf’s Bane serum finalizes, you’ll be the first to know.”

“Any timeline for when that is going to be?”

“These things take time. You don’t want me to inject him with a prototype and later discover that we’ve just mildly sedated him. Patience, Mr. Mayor, patience.”

“Fine. A month?”

“A month seems too optimistic. Even two months sounds like a tall leap,” Blair said. “But I’ll keep you posted.”

The rest of the call recording was just them busting each other’s balls, talking about baseball, and wondering if the Red Sox will bring in the World Series trophy this season or not.

I had expected this to take the entire day, but my work was miraculously cut short. I continued searching up different terms, including “Wolf’s Bane” in the AI search engine, but most of what I needed to know, I had already learned through the call recording between Maurice and Blair. I even downloaded the lab reports detailing the recipe for Wolf’s Bane and transferred them to my phone. I may not be a Linux tech genius, but a simple data transfer was not above me.

The looming sense of dreadful anticipation that had vexed me since my last confrontation with Blair was finally put to rest.

***

“He’s grasping at straws,” Will said, staring longingly into the sea. He seemed to be half-present now, but he had listened intently to my findings. “The Beckett men seem to be attracted to futile endeavors. His father spent all his life trying to create something that would grant him immortality and power. He failed. And now, it seems that Blair is giving in to that same madness.”

“He wants you dead, Will. Are you not concerned just a little bit?” I asked. I couldn’t help but follow his line of sight, given how intently he was staring into the distance. He seemed to be looking at a couple of yachts on the horizon. The sun was idyllically setting behind them, creating a picturesque scene.

“Why would I worry? I have you now. I was the loneliest soul for the longest time. It feels good for a change to have a mate. All my troubles are sawn in half. All my worries are now resting upon four shoulders instead of two. Your presence in my life has made me realize that an alpha is stronger with his mate. Never weaker. For as long as I have you, I’m never worried,” Will said. With that, he placed his hand under my chin and lifted my face. “I want to confess something.”

“Oh…” My heartbeat suddenly quickened its pace, and my mouth became dry all of a sudden. Words seemed to elude me as his face came closer to mine. I could see his irises. His eyes reflected the sun and the sea behind me, and I could smell his minty breath coolly wafting across my face.

“I have fallen in love with you,” Will said, now holding my cheeks in his hands. “You don’t even know how much I appreciate all that you’ve done for me. I feel sorry for the way that I treated you in the past. It has taken me this long to see you as the divine creature you are. I love you, Alexis.”

Butterflies in my stomach. A jackhammer for a heart. My legs turned to jelly. My mouth was utterly parched.

“Will” was all I managed to say, hoping that my utterance of his name would let him know everything I was feeling. The joy, the relief, the anticipation of every goodness coming our way, and desire. So much desire.

Will’s face was so close to mine now. I couldn’t hold it in any longer. I closed my eyes and let him kiss me. At once, the parchedness of my mouth disappeared in the wake of this moist and deep kiss. His lips on my lips, his tongue caressing the inside of my cheeks, and his hands exploring my body freely. I knew then that I was fated to this man. As his hands closed around me in a loving embrace, I realized that I loved this man just as much.

“I love you too, Will,” I said, finally, and then kissed him again. I did not want this pleasure to be over.

It was a good thing we were in the abandoned warehouse. I did not want prying eyes to witness this sweet moment of intimacy.

Will passionately took off my shirt and looked at me lovingly as he unhooked my bra. I slid his shirt off and then worked on unbuckling his pants. He was already hard down there when I put my hand in his boxers. I gently took his bulging dick out of his pants. The next thing I knew, I was on my knees, my mouth watering at the sight of the glistening, erect penis.

I opened my mouth and took his cock in, letting my spit slurp down his shaft, wetting his member. I sucked gently on his tip, reveling in the moaning sounds he made as I sucked deeply. I held on to his hips for support and then deepened the reach of his cock in my mouth, letting it slide into my throat. My lips wound around the base as I let him fill my mouth.

Before I could fully have my way, Will lifted me in his arms and lay me down on a stack of plywood. He promptly took off my jeans and then yanked my panties to the side. I closed my eyes as his face disappeared between my thighs. His warm lips cradled my clit as he sucked, licked, flicked, and fingered down there. I arched my back as waves of pleasure erupted from my vagina. Loud moans escaped from my mouth as Will licked my pussy and sucked on my clit. I was on the brink of orgasm when he stopped.

I opened my eyes to find him atop me. His face was next to my face, his throbbing cock rubbing against my thigh. I let him hold me by my waist as he eased himself upon me. We kissed each other, our naked bodies entwined in a sexual embrace. He thrust himself inside me, filling my vagina with his thick, long, hard cock.

I moaned, “Will!” as the orgasm that had been building up finally came, sending tremors of pleasure all over my body. Will thrust again, and immediately, I could feel yet another orgasm succeeding the last one. My body crested the wave of pure sensuality as Will came inside me, his cock gushing his manhood deep within me.

I wrapped my arms and legs around him as we lay panting, our bodies a miasma of sensations, sweat, and serenity.

“I love you,” Will uttered again, this time breathlessly.

“I love you, too,” I said once I had caught my breath.

Who knows for how long we lay there, arm in arm, our bodies wrapped around each other. I never wanted this moment to end.

Chapter 22: Will