Mates Entwined 🌶️🌶️

Quinn

Jax had just stirred up feelings in me that I’d never experienced before.

I was a novice when it came to this level of intimacy, but my yearning for him to be inside me was growing too strong to ignore.

My thighs were slick.

I was drowning in desire.

By this point, he was fully undressed. His manhood was on full display as he stood over me while I lay on the bed. It was hard and much bigger than I’d ever imagined.

Could I really handle something that large inside me?

But I saw hesitation in his eyes. He was thinking about something.

“What is it?” I asked.

“Nothing,” he answered.

He was lying. He continued to gaze down at me before he climbed off and sat on the edge of the bed.

“We should wait,” he said, sounding unsure.

“Wait? For what?” I asked, my voice laced with worry.

I felt self-conscious and quickly pulled the sheets over me, hiding my nakedness.

“It’s just that you haven’t shifted yet,” he said, turning his gaze back to me. “We should wait until you do so we can mark each other then. I want your first time to be special.”

His words touched my heart.

I was taken aback by his thoughtfulness. It only made me want him more.

“If it’s with you, it will be special no matter what,” I said, my voice pleading.

He turned to me and smiled. “You’re sweet.”

“So, you don’t want to do anything else with me?”

His smile widened. “I never said that,” he said, reaching for my hand. I was still wrapped in the sheets, still feeling shy about being so exposed.

Before I got to him, I stopped and slipped off my underwear.

Now, I was completely bare underneath.

As he pulled me towards him, still covered, he effortlessly lifted me up and positioned me over his lap to face him.

I wrapped my legs around him again.

He then placed his hands around my waist and guided my hips towards him until I could feel his hardness pressing against my core, making me gasp.

Our lips met as he gently took control.

He lifted me up and began to slide me up and down his length as he pressed himself further between my folds.

The external stimulation was incredible.

A wave of warmth spread through my lower half. I couldn’t even begin to imagine what the real thing would feel like.

I reached around his muscular back and pulled myself closer as my hips began to move against him on their own. My thighs tightened around him.

I didn’t even notice when the sheets slipped off me. He buried his face between my breasts and started kissing them again.

I could feel his cock throbbing as he pressed harder into me. I let out a loud moan as I felt myself getting wetter the faster we moved.

That’s when I saw him clench his teeth and his eyes roll back.

~Am I really making him feel this way?~

~Is he reacting like this because of me?~

It turned me on even more, sending another wave of pleasure crashing over me.

“I’m going—” he managed to say between pants.

“Me too!” I gasped.

His strong hand held me close as my nails dug into his back. A cry of pleasure filled the room as we climaxed together.

Slowly, the intensity began to fade and we sat there holding each other tightly.

“I love you,” I blurted out, surprised at my own words.

“I love you, too,” he replied softly.

After a while, we slid back under the sheets and held each other for the rest of the night.

***

“I didn’t mean to be so harsh when we first met. I was honestly just scared,” he admitted sheepishly as we walked towards the nursery, hand in hand. “I must have looked like a real jerk.”

“You? The Alpha? Scared of little old me?” I teased.

“Don’t tell anyone.”

I reached up and kissed him.

“Don’t worry, your secret’s safe.”

We kissed again. I could feel him getting hard again as he pressed against me. I pulled back and playfully slapped his chest.

“Put that away! There are children,” I exclaimed, glancing towards a group of kids playing nearby with their caretakers.

We both laughed.

“Sorry, I can’t help it. It’s what you do to me,” he joked.

I turned around at the sound of someone clearing their throat. It was Zara. She was standing in the doorway, watching us.

“You better go before she gives us detention,” I whispered. “Besides, the party’s tonight, and you’ve barely done anything to help.”

He smiled. “All right, I’ll see you soon.”

We shared one more kiss before he left.

I followed Zara inside.

“Is there anything I can help you with?” I asked.

“Maybe keep the PDA away from the nursery,” she replied, her tone icy.

~Ouch.~

Her hostility towards me hadn’t faded. No matter how polite I tried to be, all I ever got in return was a wall of aggression.

“Yeah, sorry. We were just—”

“It’s fine,” she sighed. “I didn’t mean to snap. Just…could you just hand me my jacket?” she asked, pointing behind me. “I need to finish getting the kids ready to go outside.”

“Um, sure!”

I stepped over a pile of building blocks and reached for it.

It was actually quite chilly outside, but since most werewolves had a higher body temperature, they didn’t need to wear very warm clothes.

I, on the other hand, was wearing two pairs of socks and thermal underwear.

As I took the jacket off the hook, I noticed a piece of paper fall from one of the pockets and picked it up.

I knew I shouldn’t be snooping through people’s things, but curiosity got the best of me.

It was a photograph.

The picture showed two young girls, both smiling. One of them was a much younger Zara. She had her arm around the shoulders of another girl I didn’t recognize, who was quite beautiful. The girls seemed to be close, judging by the way they were huddled together.

Suddenly, the picture was snatched from my hands.

Zara’s voice was sharp as she snapped, “What the hell are you doing? How dare you snoop through my stuff!”

She was livid, clutching the photograph tightly.

I instantly regretted my actions. I’d crossed a line, invaded her privacy. The picture was clearly something personal, something precious.

~Quinn, why the hell did you do that?~

I was filled with guilt.

“Zara, I’m sorry! I didn’t mean—”

“Don’t,” she cut me off. I was at a loss for words. “You know, I was actually thinking about apologizing for my behavior towards you. I wanted to make things right, but after this…”

I was taken aback. ~She~ was going to apologize?

~Shit!~

And I’d just ruined it.

She turned away from me, taking deep, shaky breaths as if she was holding back tears. She didn’t say a word, struggling to keep her composure.

“I should go,” I finally managed to say. But as I started to leave…

“Katherine,” she called out.

I froze.

“I’m sorry?”

“The girl in the photo… her name was Katherine,” she said, her gaze fixed on the picture. “She was my best friend—more like a sister. I loved her very much.”

I could sense a tragic story behind her words. Just like Harper, Zara had lost someone she deeply cared about.

Was this what it meant to be part of this world, part of the pack?

Was death a constant threat, even more so than in the human world?

“I’m sorry, Luna,” Zara said, addressing me by my title for the first time. “I didn’t mean to be disrespectful. I’ve been out of line—not just now, but ever since you got here.”

I could see she was still hurting.

I wanted to comfort her, to hold her, but it didn’t seem right.

“No, I was the one who was out of line. I shouldn’t have looked at the photo. It was a shitty thing to do. That’s not how friends behave.”

Her eyes widened in surprise.

“Friends?”

“Yeah. I know what it’s like to lose someone and want to push everyone away. It’s part of grieving. We all deal with death in our own way.”

“Can I go outside?” a child suddenly asked, running up to us.

“Yes,” Zara replied, “go join the others.”

The rest of the kids scampered out the door.

We stood in silence for a moment.

“There’s something I need to tell you,” Zara said. “But I don’t know if I can. It’s about Jaxon.”

“It’s okay. You can tell me anything. I’m here for you,” I said, taking a step towards her, but she backed away and started pacing.

Whatever was on her mind was clearly bothering her. She looked anxious.

“I don’t know if he was planning to tell you this,” she continued, “but you have a right to know…”

“Jaxon had a mate before you...”

“It was Katherine.”

Everything came to a standstill.