Reuben POV
I roll my eyes at Nate’s smug smile, I can see why he, Noah and Pierce get along…all three of them I swear had a secret group to wind me up as much as possible.
My wolf having now rubbed his scent all over Evelyn’s, he was feeling extra possessive, extra protective. It was the best I could give him for now. He growls at me constantly to mark her but he has to wait, this isn’t just about Evelyn and me, it’s about the kids and even Noah.
I was still the outsider to their family, as was Cassandra, one wrong move and I just know they will shut down on me and Noah will pull ranks, perhaps even rejecting Cassandra.
I’m not saying he doesn’t want to mark her, but I think his love for Evelyn and the children, the family they have created, is stronger than he would like to admit. Once he has marked Cassandra, their bond should mould into place but whereas my wolf expected the marking ceremony to act as a magical bandaid, I had a more realistic view on things.
Marking Cassandra will only make her part of their family. He can move out, he can have children with his mate but Evelyn, Elspeth and Rex form his foundation, his fuel for life and that won’t change. Just as when I mark Evelyn, it won’t mean we are a family of four, it’s means we will be a family of six. That’s just how things are. That’s the result of the mistake I made four years ago and I am indebted to him for keeping her going, for keeping her alive.
Completely covered in mud, grass, and animal blood we pick up our clothes and head upstairs. I didn’t like the prospect of Nate seeing her naked, not now my wolf had made it very clear who she belongs to. If belongs to is even the right phrase. Evelyn doesn’t really belong to me, not any more she is quite capable of living without me, I know this.
But I can’t live without her..
I think in truth I now belong to her. If I can show her how good we can be together then she’ll choose to be with me and I think I prefer that than thinking the moon goddess has the control.
Nudity wasn’t a thing within the shifter community, I mean she was completely naked last night during the rogue attack …but there was something about nudity in a single form around clothed people. Especially when it was my mate.
I let her walk upstairs first, making sure she was still comfortable with me coming into her room. At the top of the stairs I release her hand only for her to take it and pull me into her room. She walks me to her ensuite where she steps into her walk-in shower and turns on the water.
“I really need to shower but I think your wolf will get annoyed if I lose his scent, if you shower with me it will keep him appeased.” What a load of bull shit, I laugh to myself.
“Sweetheart, if you want to shower with me you only need ask.” I smirk taking a step towards her, she was strong and confident as an alpha but when it came to us, she lacked that confidence to take the lead. Perhaps worried about rejection.
“I would never reject you Evelyn…I hope you know that?” I hold her gaze without blinking, not one sign of untruth in my words. Once I mark her she’ll be able to feel it, understand what she means to me.
“Evelyn…I…”
“Ssshh…” The tips of her fingertips cover my mouth, preventing me from speaking another word.
Steam envelopes the en-suite from the hot water, her chest starts to rise and fall more vigorously from the intake of warm air. Beads of sweat form on her temple and I feel a need to lick them off with my tongue. Her cheeks become flourished and her eyelashes some how volumize, my temptation becoming at pushing point.
She walks me into the shower, I’m entranced as her eyes remain fixed on mine. The hot water cascades on my skins, relaxing muscles that have become tense from the closeness to her. Am I certain she was a werewolf and not a witch, because she certainly seemed to have bewitched me.
“You’re stepping into dangerous territory sweetheart. Don’t tease the big bad wolf.”
“Perhaps I’m not teasing.” She gasps as I turn her on the spot, my tongue licking the back of her ear before sucking on her earlobe.
“Evelyn…I wanted..” I wanted our next time to be slow, romantic..for me to savour every sensation. But I couldn’t deny the arousal of fucking her in the shower against the tiles.
“I know…it’s not our first time Reuben …I just need you.” She places her hand on the back of my head pulling me down for a kiss.
With those words my need to be with her, to be deeply buried into her takes over. I need to feel the tightness of her lower core around me, as I unload my seed into her. Claiming her as mine.
I spin her, pushing her up against the bath tiles, my desire completely controlling my actions. She gasps as her bare back crashes against the tiles, my hands exploring the length of her body. I can feel her equal desire from her lips as she fights me for control, sorry sweetheart not today. My lips and tongue taste every part of her mouth, neck and collarbone as my hands move down and cup her lower core.
“Reuben…” I .” Ny name on her swollen lips has never sounded so hot. I hoist her up, wrapping her legs around my waist, I’m so hard I think I’m going to eject all over her just from the way her skin taste on my tongue.
“Fuck…” I groan as she grabs me and positions me at her entrance, not wanting to even consider some foreplay. With a hard thrust I enter her, her entire body tensing against the shower wall, a deep groan escaping her.
“Evelyn….” Her eyes are closed, I need to know she is completely certain.
“Don’t stop, I can take it.” Her eyes snap open to reveal dark forest green eyes staring back at me. She moves her hips creating a motion that pulls and squeezes against me. She felt like heaven.
“Reuben…” She aggressively buckles against me, her own frustration at my stillness getting the better of her.
I enjoy watching her desire for me as I push in deeper, hitting her at the hilt of her lower core. I keep my lips to her mouth now, one wrong move near her neck and I’ll mark her, I know I will.
I pull back only to thrust deeper into her again, a scream escaping her as I watch her come undone between me and the shower wall.
A deep animalistic need takes over me as my thrusts become faster and harder, chasing my own release. I can feel her own muscles starting to tighten, her own orgasm preparing itself.
“Evelyn look at me.” I pant out, needing her eyes on me as she turned her head. Her neck was in prime position whether she knew it or not, for marking.
“Who do you belong to?” I groan out, needing to hear it form her lips.
“You..Reuben… I belong to you.” She pants out with every thrust. Her eyes widen as her head tilts back, her orgasm clamping around me. I can feel her muscles contract, wanting to pull in my release into her as she screams. I picture having her in every position, my seed even coming all over her perfectly size breasts as I move my hand and squeeze one in the palm of my hand.
Her panting continues, a second orgasm building itself up for her as I continue my thrusts, her wetness coating me…I can feel it and fuck does it feel divine.
“Reuben….I’m coming again…”
“Then come for me sweetheart!” I command, a growl escaping my mouth as I’m determined to meet her orgasm this time with my own.
The sensation of being buried deep within her, claiming her as mine becomes too much as I let out my own guttural scream as I spill my seed into her. It’s enough to send her over the edge as her fresh juices mix into mine. I can feel her muscles sucking on my fluids, as my face collapses onto her shoulder.
I hold her for a few moments, letting her come down from her high. I try to put her down on the shower floor but her body is so tightly gripped onto me that I think she fears of letting me go.
Holding her legs around my waist I step us under the heavy stream of water, turning the water temperature down to cool our bodies.
I can hear her breathing by my ear, she’s exhausted. Already half asleep. Turning off the shower, I carry her out and wrap a large towel around the both of us.
I dry her off as best I can before placing her down into her bed. She’s rolls onto her side, her head resting peacefully on a pillow.
I return to the bathroom to place the towel on the heated towel rack before returning and climbing into bed with her. I pull her closely into me, her body fitting perfectly into mine as I close my eyes and let sleep take me.
