Alora’S POV.
The entire bathroom is cloudy with steamy fumes flying out from the hot water that’s pouring out from the shower. My head is raised up, my eyes are glued to the ceiling above and I’m absorbed in my own thoughts as the water droplets cascade down my skin and onto the floor and I’m thinking, do these water droplets have thoughts? Do they ever wonder how they got into the shower in the first place or where they go from there?
How does it feel to be an inanimate object like a chair, a bed, a house, a piece of wood? Do they feel hurt when people kick them or throw them against the wall or burn them?
You must be thinking that I’ve lost my mind and maybe you are right. I have lost my mind.
Why?
Because I’m going to get marked tonight.
My mate is going to sink his canines into a specific part of my neck and give me a mark that will make the world understand that I belong to him. Our mate bond will be strengthened. We will be able to hear each other’s thoughts when permitted. Everything will be different.
I’m ready.
I’m ready for it all.
I place both hands on my wet hair and slick it backwards, more water pools from it. The water feels so warm, it’s sending tingles down to my toes. Back at the Black Diamond Pack, I never had the opportunity to have warm baths. Daphne always made sure I used cold water to bathe, but not anymore. That reality makes me smile as I turn off the shower and brush my palm over my face, getting rid of the water droplets trickling down from my hair.
I feel anew.
I step out of the shower and take a towel from the towel rack, wrapping it around my body while I use another to wrap my hair.
Unlike the slow bath I had, I literally apply my body lotion and dress up at the speed of light. The last thing I want is for Alpha Jayce to get into the bedroom and meet me naked or half naked. Awkwardness is the last feeling I want to linger between us tonight.
The moment I’m done dressing up and stepping out of the closet, the room door opens up and Alpha Kai steps in and the mere sight of him sends a current of energy down my spine. The sweet smell of his manly cologne dances over to me, almost knocking me off my feet.
“Alpha Jayce.” I call almost breathlessly. He breaks into a smile as he closes the door behind him. My eyes do a quick scan of his entire body and damn! I’m impressed. The t-shirt he has on hugs his body and prints out his well toned muscles. He’s so tall, so huge, so handsome, I can’t believe he’s mine.
“Hey.” He calls with a raspy voice as he stands before me. He’s still smiling at me and I don’t know what to do with myself. I’m hot and cold at the same time. I can’t believe I’m about to be marked. “You look nervous.” I quickly shake my head. “You’re not? Are you sure?” I nod.
“Yes, I am.” My voice is hardly audible.
“If you are not sure, we can do it some other time, there’s no need to…”
Bullshit!
I rise to the tip of my toes and plant my lips on his.
Can we do it some other time?
Bullshit!
I want it now!
My lips are still on his and my eyes are closed. My entire body burns with pleasure when his lips move against mine. Warmth pools in my belly. My insides are melting. God I’m going to die of Euphoria. His lips glide over my mind in a perfect rhyme and his tongue is exploring every inch of my mouth. A buzz that starts from my lips spreads through my body like a bushfire and I’m lost in the feel of his lips pressed on mind. Without thinking, I wrap my arms around his neck and kiss him back with all my might. I’m probably a very sloppy kisser because I haven’t kissed much, but I’m determined to show him what I’ve got.
I feel like I’m lost in a sea, drowning in all the emotions consuming me. The weight of his palm burning into the small of my back. The press of his finger across my neck, so soft, it feels reverent.
I feel broken and reconstructed.
Cold breeze slaps my lips when he breaks the kiss. Disappointment washes through me like a tsunami. I want to pull him back to me, but I stop when he sweeps me off my feet and carries me bridal style to the bed. As he puts me to lie on it, my gaze is glued to his face. I feel like the world is revolving around us right now. Like time has stopped and the entire world is waiting for us to be done with what we are doing before everything else resumes.
“You never cease to amaze me, Alora.”
“Is that a good or a bad thing?”
“Good.” He tosses off his shoes and gets on the bed. “It’s definitely a good thing. I’m happy you are finally coming out of your shell. It’s refreshing.” I giggle shyly. I try to cover my face with my hands, but he shakes his head. “Don’t.” His voice is a calm whisper. “Don’t hide your face from me ever. Not when you are laughing. You are so beautiful, I always want to drink every sight of you. Please don’t try to hide your face ever again.” I stop giggling and nod my head. “That’s my girl.” I keep trying to put on a cheerful look to hide the war in my heart. All my nerves are in total disarray. I almost choke on my saliva when Alpha Kai straps over my waist and leans closer to my body. My breath hitches in my throat.
I can feel his bulge on my stomach, but I’m not going to think about it.
The world looks black and white. This is a pleasure like nothing I’ve known before. It’s raw and potent and calming like a feeling that has finally found its place.
“You have no idea how excited I am right now, Alora.” A thousand sparks shoot off my skin whenever our bodies touch. His hot breath on the side of my neck is sending goosebumps all over my body. He plants soft feathery kisses on my forehead, my nose, my left and right cheeks and sparks break out across my skin as our lips touch. Liquid heat spreads through my veins.
He kisses me yet again.
He brands me as his.
He makes me understand that I belong to him… just with his lips and I adhere to that order of his.
I belong to him alone.
When he breaks the kiss, his eyes slice into mine. He is the embodiment of finesse and power and his eyes are as dazzling as a rainbow.
He plants a soft kiss on the side of my lips and brushes down to my neck. My entire body trembles under the feel of his lips on the side of my neck. His breath is burning my skin, but that’s not what I’m bothered about.
“Close your eyes.” He instructs and I obey. “It’s going to hurt for a short while.” Anxiety takes over my entire being. I want to snap my eyes open and see what he’s about to do, but he has ordered me not to.
I don’t want to disobey him.
My bones snap when he starts planting numerous kisses on the same spot. It feels like he’s sterilising the spot before sinking his canines into it the same way nurses dab alcohol on the spot before piercing with the needle.
I’m scared and excited and nervous and anxious at the same time. I might evaporate in his arms.
My toes curl when I feel something sharp piercing into my flesh. I go stiff in his arms. A whimper escapes my lips when pain courses through the spot, but the next second, all the pain is gone and all I can feel is Alpha Jayce’s soft lips sucking and licking the spot he just pierced.
My eyes snap open and I see stars.
My body trembles when I feel a sudden surge of energy washing through me.
“Baby.” I don’t hear a sound, but it feels like Alpha Jayce just spoke. The stars disappear from my view and I’m met by Alpha Jayce’s smiling face. “How do you feel?” His lips aren’t moving, but I keep hearing his voice in my head. “I’m talking to you through mindlink, love.” I burst into a soft chuckle and he joins me.
“This is amazing.”
“I know, right.”
He just read my mind. I cast him a petrified look and he laughs and falls on the bed by my side.
“Did it hurt too much?” He asks, concerned. I shake my head.
“Not at all. I loved it.” He pulls me into his arms and I rest my head on his broad chest.
I have been marked by my mate.
The feeling is exhilarating.