Page 87 of The Alpha's Mates

Her eyes widened, then heat flared to life in the gray depths as my meaning sunk in. "Oh."

"Yeah, Mate. Oh." I pulled her down so I could take her lips with mine.

She moaned into my mouth as I rolled her onto her back, covering her body with my own. My cock hardened against her belly and she arched up into me.

"You're sure you're okay?" she asked, her hands spanning over my chest again, searching for the wounds that had been healed in the worst way possible.

I nodded. "I'm fine. And I'm about to be even better." My hand slipped between us, finding her wet and ready for me. "Fuck, Reese," I groaned, sliding two fingers deep inside of her.

She gasped, then moaned, her hips lifting to meet each thrust of my fingers. Her eyes were closed as pleasure washed over her face.

My cock ached to be inside of her, but I couldn't resist teasing her a bit. We'd been running from the time we left Jessu's village. It was pure pleasure just to be able to stop and take abreath. Losing Reese had been worse than Arune almost ripping my heart out of my chest. "Look at me," I demanded.

Her eyes snapped open and I felt her clench around my fingers as she stared up at me with lust filled eyes. "You did what you had to do once, Mate. Never again," I warned.

She whimpered because I wasn't moving inside of her. "What?" she whined, arching her hips against my hand, trying so hard to get the friction her body was craving.

My free hand went to her hip, holding her still. "I'll make you come when I want you to," I told her. "Not before. Look at me," I told her again when her eyes drifted shut. Her thick dark lashes parted and she gifted me with her stare. She was desperate for this. For me. I needed this, too. Losing her, then having her returned to us had broken something inside of me. I never wanted to feel that pain again. Never wanted to know what it was to lose my mate.

"Calder," she moaned, writhing under me as much as I'd allow. "Please."

My cock throbbed, aching with need as I watched her begin to grow frenzied beneath me. Studying her, I began to wonder if a female alpha would tip into a rut the same way us males did. She hadn't before, but we also hadn't denied her the thing she craved from us. I wasn't going to test my theory now. That was best discovered when we were all together. That didn't mean we couldn’t lose ourselves in each other for a little while.

Reese's hands slid up my chest to my shoulders and her nails dug into my skin. "Calder," she growled, her eyes flashing as she lost her temper with me

I grinned down at her, then lowered my mouth to hers, swallowing her moan of pleasure as I began to move my fingers inside her once again. She was so wet. So tight. Her body was sin and I wanted to spend the rest of my life showing her how badly I wanted her.

"You're so beautiful," I whispered against her lips as I continued to drive her wild with my fingers. "So strong." My lips trailed down over her chin to the column of her throat. "So many would have failed at the task you'd been given." I honestly wasn't sure if I could have completed it. Knowing I'd have to die? To leave her and my friends behind? It wasn't that I couldn't, I just didn't know if I would have chosen to. And yet, by her choosing to do exactly that, she'd saved all of us. Shifters would thrive and flourish thanks to her unselfish actions.

Her hands slid up my chest and into my hair, tugging at it as she tried to force me back up to her mouth. "Please."

"You beg so pretty," It told her, nipping at her lips. "But not yet." Her eyes flashed with frustration as I denied her what she wanted.

"When I want you to," I reminded her again. "Not before."

Reese's hand slipped between our bodies, reaching for the part of me that ached for her the most. I growled in warning, but didn't stop her as she wrapped a hand around me. My hips thrust into her touch, unable to help myself. She'd been taken from us and I needed this. Needed to feel her touch on me, reminding me that this was real. My knot swelled at the base of my cock as she began to stroke me. I was going to come all over her hand if she kept this up.

"You aremine," Reese snarled at me, her eyes flashing with power. "I'm done waiting." Her legs came up and wrapped around my waist, pulling me down to her.

My chuckle filled the room as my mate realized the power she wielded. I didn't have it in me to make her wait any longer. Notching myself at her entrance, my eyes shut as I began to press into her. She felt like heaven around me, so wet and hot.

"Fuck," I groaned as I pushed inside of her until I was seated fully. "Reese."

She made a sound of agreement as she wiggled beneath me, trying to get closer. My hands went to her hips, holding her still as I began to move inside of her.

I needed this. Needed to be close to her. To feel her skin against mine. Her body wrapped around mine. Her pussy clenching around my cock as I thrust into her.

"More," Reese demanded, her nails digging into my back. "Harder!"

"You'll have it all," I promised her as I began to pound into her.

"Good," she purred. "Then I want your knot."

My head jerked back and I stared down at her. "No."

Her lips formed the cutest little pout. "But I want it."

"Not yet," I told her through gritted teeth. It was costing me all my patience to explain this to her right now. "I won't knot you until we're all together."