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She scrambled off my lap and laid down in the grass. Her legs spread wide as she looked up at me, waiting for me to tell her what to do next.

I stood and pulled my shirt off before dropping my leather pants and stepping out of them. Her eyes dropped down to mycock. She licked her full lips and I had to bite back a groan. Later. I'd have her suck my cock until I came, but not until later. Right now, I needed inside of her more than I needed to breathe.

Crawling over her, I yanked her shorts down her thick thighs, and settled between her legs, my cock pressing against her wet folds. She was already soaking for me. "You want this?"

"Yes," she gasped. "I want you inside me, Alpha."

"That's what I want to hear." I lined myself up with her entrance and thrust into her in one hard stroke. We both cried out as our bodies joined together. It felt like coming home. Like I was finally complete.

She wrapped her legs around my waist as I began to move inside of her. Her pussy gripped me tightly as I pumped in and out of her. Her moans were music to my ears as she arched beneath me. "Fuck, Reese. You feel so good."

Her nails dug into my shoulders and I knew she was getting closer to the edge. Her pussy fluttered around my cock as her orgasm neared. She was close, but so was I. My balls ached and my cock throbbed inside of her.

"That's it, Mate," I encouraged her as I continued to pound into her. I didn't give a shit anymore about drawing this out. I needed to come. I wanted to fill her up, breed her until her belly was round with my pups. It wasn't going to happen tonight. That would require knotting her. It was within my right to do so as one of her mates. It was even more my right as head alpha in our cadre, but I wouldn't do that to my brothers. The first time we knotted her it was only right that we all be together. So no matter how much I wanted it, I kept my thrusts shallow enough that my aching knot stayed outside her wet cunt.

I could feel the moment she came undone. Her pussy clamped down on my cock and she cried out as her orgasm washed over her. The pleasure breaking her into pieces spilled over into my mind. There was no holding back when I could feelher orgasm almost as strongly as she did. With a growl, I let myself go and followed her over the edge.

We laid there, staring up at the moon, as I held her close. This was what I had to look forward to for the rest of my life, and fuck if I wasn't going to do everything in my power to protect it. My family would come first, after we defeated Arune and set Elaria straight. There was a lot to do, but we'd do it together.

CHAPTER 43

Reese

My heart was so full, at times I worried it would burst in my chest and send me straight back to Shroul. If I was being honest, other than having to leave those I loved behind, that wouldn't be such a bad fate. Shroul had been, mostly, kind to me. I wondered if there was a way to request I stay with him when I died. I hadn't met Drennen, and though he's painted as this wonderful God, I knew Shroul and we'd gotten along well.

His dark scowl frightened most souls who crossed into his domain, but it'd just made me feel right at home. He sort of reminded me of Soren, in a way. They were both leaders, grumpy, but willing to do whatever it took to protect those under their guardianship. I stopped in my tracks as I realized that was exactly why I'd felt such an attachment to Shroul. He'd made me feel a bit more connected to my mates in a time where everything was upside down and I was out of sorts. I smiled.

"What's so funny?" Atlas asked, coming up beside me.

"Nothing," I told him with a shake of my head. Even as easy going as he was, he wasn't going to like hearing that I'd enjoyed my time with another male, even if he was a God. I didn't feel anything for Shroul other than a friendly kind of affection, but I didn't want to have to explain that to my jealous mates. It was a revelation best kept to myself.

"I can't believe she found them and still managed to leave them behind," I said, eyes landing on my mom. "I wouldn't have blamed her if she never came back."

Atlas snorted, a scornful sound. "As if she would ever leave you behind. I'm just shocked she didn't take you and go back to them."

"She couldn't," Soren said as he prowled past. He was pissed we were stopping, but there was no rushing the Moon Goddess when she wanted to do something. She was currently speaking with a squirrel.

I had no idea even the animals were so connected with the Gods until I met Gleam. My whole view had been uprooted. According to Lyas not every animal had the ability to align themselves with a God, the way Gleam had. Only the most special could. But every being on this planet deserved respect. I agreed with her. Even when we ate the deer in the forest, I was always grateful to their sacrifice—involuntary as it was—so that I could go on living. If something were to eat me, as much as it would suck, I would just be continuing that creature's life in the same way. Thankfully, there were few beasts who were stronger than me. Three of them stood next to me, scowling at the Moon Goddess as though she'd gone crazy.

My eyes slid back over to my mother in time to see Jessu cup her cheek in a sweet gesture. My heart throbbed. It was so good to see my mother happy after so many years of misery. "I'm surprised they came with us."

Soren looked over at the cadre and shrugged. "They're courting her. They weren't about to let her go anywhere without them."

"She'll never go anywhere without them again," Calder added.

"And she wasn't going to stay behind while you continued on in this fight. She may be a beta, but she has the heart and determination of an alpha," Atlas told me.

That made me smile. I loved that my mates held such respect for my mother. How could you not? Given what she'd sacrificed for us all. Still, she loved them just as much and it was everything I could ask for.

"We need to go," Soren said, his voice holding a hint of command that had me turning to face him.

He looked at me with heat in his eyes. "I'm about to lose my shit if I don't get home."

"What crawled up your ass and died?" Calder asked.

Atlas rubbed a hand over his face, as though he wasn't looking forward to defusing this situation.

Surprisingly, Soren chuckled. "I have no fucking idea, but something is pushing me hard to get home." He raked a hand through his hair, causing the longer black strands to stand up straight.