Chapter Seventy-one
Faelen’s POV
When Hunter shared his decision to make me a full member of the pack, my first instinct was disbelief.
I couldn’t quite grasp that he meant it, that he was willing to trust me so deeply despite everything I’d done.
All I managed was a quiet, breathless thank you, hoping he could see just how much his faith in me mattered.
As he watched me, the warmth in his eyes gave me something I hadn’t felt in years…hope. For the first time, I felt like maybe I could be more than a pawn in someone else’s game.
The days that followed were filled with new routines for me as I tried to settle into my place among the pack.
Hunter, of course, was never far. I would find him stopping by while I helped the pack with library work, hauling supplies, or tending to small tasks around the offices.
His face held that half smile of his, and sometimes he’d shake his head at me, urging me to take a break.
But I couldn’t. It wasn’t about proving anything to the others… it was about proving it to myself.
One afternoon, while I was helping arrange new books into the library, Hunter strolled over, hands in his pockets, looking bemused.
“You know,” he said, leaning against a nearby desk, “you don’t have to wear yourself out to prove anything to anyone. Certainly not to me.”
I straightened, then laughed softly, brushing off dust from a book, and met his gaze. “It’s not about anyone else, Hunter. I just feel the need to convince myself that I belong here, that I’m worthy of everything… everything you’ve given me. I want to feel like I’ve earned it.”
He paused, studying me in that way he always did, like he could see straight through to my heart.
“And have you considered that maybe you already have?” His voice was gentle but firm. “I believe in you, Faelen. You’re already part of us, and nothing you do or don’t do is going to change that.”
Those words touched me more than I wanted to admit. I looked down, tucking a strand of hair behind my ear. “Thank you, Hunter. I… I don’t know what I would have done if you hadn’t given me a chance.”
“Then I guess it’s a good thing I did,” he replied, that slow smile spreading across his face.
For a moment, we just stood there, silence falling comfortably between us.
As time went on, Hunter found more reasons to hand around, checking in on me, inviting me to places, sometimes just watching from a distance as I worked.
Every look he gave me, every brush of his hand against mine, pulled us further into the strange, powerful bond between us.
The attraction wasn’t new, but now it had a weight, a depth, and every time I met his eyes, I felt it growing.
At the training grounds, we sparred for fun, but it didn’t take long before our playfulness turned to intensity, the air between us thickening with something more than just training.
This afternoon as Hunter taught me a few steps alone there, I charged at him, and he dodged, only to catch my wrist and pull me toward him.
For a split second, we stood chest to chest, our breaths meeting, his eyes locked on mine with that intensity that made my heart race.
“Are you holding back on me, Faelen?” he then murmured, a hint of a challenge in his voice.
“I could ask you the same thing,” I smiled and shot back, trying to ignore the way my pulse pounded.
But he didn’t release me, and I didn’t step back. Instead, he lowered his voice, his gaze softening.
“If you’re going to be a full member of this pack, then I want you to know how to defend yourself properly.”
“Of course,” I whispered, though I could barely hear myself over the pounding of my pulse in my ears.
For a long moment, he held my gaze, as if trying to read every thought and fear I’d ever had. And then, slowly, he let go of my wrist, but his eyes stayed on me.
That night, Hunter invited me to his room again. When we entered the cozy space, he stepped closer, brushing a loose strand of hair from my cheek.
His gaze trailed from my eyes to my lips. “All I could think about all day was you, Faelen.” He murmured.
I didn’t know how to respond. My heart was already racing just from being near him, and his admission sent a thrill through me.
Without another word, I moved closer, and we found ourselves bodies against each other, unable to resist the magnetic pull between us.
We shared a kiss that was fierce, demanding, as if all the days of tension and unspoken desire had finally found their release.
We spent that night together, making love, then wrapped in each other’s arms, and I felt a warmth and security I hadn’t realized I’d been missing.
From then on, we became inseparable, and our bond grew deeper each day. Hunter made it clear that he wanted me beside him, no longer in the shadows.
He would often find excuses to see me, to bring me along when he visited other parts of the territory, or just to talk.
At night we spent time sharing stories, his dreams for the pack, and finally, fucking our brains out.
Hunter and I continued to sleep together… secretly of course, but it wasn’t like when I would sneak out of his office hoping no one saw me.
Tonight I tossed and turned in my bed, the soft sheets wrapping around me just like the thoughts in my head. It was late into the night.
All day, I’d been consumed by thoughts of Hunter… now, as night spread across the estate, those thoughts didn’t fade… they only grew stronger.
My heart raced as I turned to face the wall, trying to force myself to sleep. But sleep wouldn’t come.
Just as I was about to surrender to the frustration of it all, a soft knock echoed through the quiet of my room.
My heart leapt into my throat. Who could be knocking at this hour? Anxiety prickled at my skin, but curiosity urged me to rise.
I slipped into a loose shirt and pants, grabbed the small lamp from my bedside, and made my way to the door, my heart pounding in anticipation.
I opened the door to find Hunter standing there, clad in his own sleeping clothes… simple pants that hugged his thighs and a fitted shirt that emphasized his broad shoulders.
The sight of him took my breath away. “Hunter?” I breathed, surprised. “What are you doing here?”
His gaze met mine, and I could see the conflict in his eyes, the way he seemed to wrestle with his thoughts. “I couldn’t sleep, and I kept thinking about you,” he admitted, his voice low and sincere.
My heart fluttered at his words, the truth resonating deep within me. “Me too,” I uttered.
I stepped aside, instinct taking over as I ushered him inside. The door closed softly behind us, locking away the world outside.
As he crossed the space into the bedroom, the air shifted, thickening with emotions. Before I knew it, we were drawn together, and our lips crashed in a heated kiss.
It felt so right, so inevitable. My hands found their way to his hair, tangling in the soft strands, while he pressed me against the wall, deepening the kiss.
My heart raced as we moved toward the bed, our kisses growing more passionate, fueled by the yearning we both felt.
As we tumbled onto the bed, I pulled back slightly, breathless. “Hunter,” I began, my heart racing not just from our intimacy but from a different kind of urgency. “What do you really think about… the mate bond?”
His brow furrowed slightly, a skeptical look flashing across his face. “Oh, that again.”
“Seriously, tell me.” I urged, but brushed it off as if it was just a story, but I knew it wasn’t.
I could feel it deep in my bones that it was a mate bond between us, I couldn’t just shake the feeling that there was more to our connection than mere attraction.
It was definitely something deeper, like gravity, that drew us together. Sometimes even when we thought of each other, like now.
“I can’t help but feel like it’s more than just physical, Hunter. We keep finding each other when we’re apart. It just feels… like it’s meant to be or something.”
He studied me for a moment, a mixture of curiosity and uncertainty in his gaze. “I don’t know, Faelen. It’s all a bit… unusual, yes, but I’ve never really believed in such things,” he said, his tone doubtful.
I sensed his skepticism, but I didn’t want to push him. Not tonight. Tonight was about us, the heat between us.
So, I dropped the subject, letting it hang in the background as we fell into the temptations of our desires.
My hands found the back of Hunter’s neck as I kissed his slowly. His sexual senses piqued, he decided to pick up the pace a bit and his lips spread apart.
He surrendered his tongue to me, which I took into my mouth. As I sucked on it, his hands roamed my body, and I responded with pleasuring moans.
Our mouths still locked, Hunter slide his hand under inside my loose pants and immediately discovered I was already wet.
I don’t know why it excited him that I wasn’t wearing any underwear beneath, but his hands just went straight into my pussy.
He went in and out of me with two of his fingers, and the moans I gave out somehow stirred in him the animal within.
As he dug his fingers into me, every nerve in my body ignited and I flung my head backwards, reveling in the pleasures his fingers caused.
Tilting my head forward, I crashed my lips onto his once more and kissed him with so much intensity, while he went into me faster with three fingers now.
I moaned against his lips as I savored the maddening ecstasy, and he swallowed my gasps as I continued to cry out in pleasure.
“Ohhh…” I called out at some point. “Please… don’t stop.” I begged him and he went even faster.
A few more digs with his fingers was all it took for my second orgasm to explode, and come flooding down his hand like a waterfall.
Soon, our clothes were ripped off our bodies, and crashing into ourselves, Hunter soon slipped his cock inside me.
“Fuck, Hunter…” I let out, feeling his hardness. bar.
He plunged into me balls deep, and I went mad with pleasure, but Hunter held me down tightly, making me feel all the ecstasy as he fucked me harder.
In a few electric minutes, I felt the walls of my pussy contracting and pulsating uncontrollably, as Hunter’s cock brushed against it none-stop.
Soon, I went crazy with another orgasm, my legs shaking terribly, my eyes rolling to the back of my head, my whole body shivering with pleasure, just when his contents came spurting inside me.
Hunter gasped and groaned as he emptied himself into me, his own sex sounds urging on my orgasms as I went on multiple times… repeatedly.