Correcting a Misunderstanding

SPENCER

I ran my palm over my exhausted face. There was no way I was going to allow this to be the end of us and all because she didn’t know the truth.

Why couldn’t I just tell her the truth? I gripped the edge of the covers and ripped them back causing her to sit up and glare murderously at me.

“No, Harper, you need to understand how sorry I am that I missed our date…”

“I dressed up,” I heard a faint squeak come out. Thank God for wolf hearing, I would have missed what she said otherwise. But her face now lacked the fire it held before, why the sudden change?

“What?” I knew she had dressed up, but what was I meant to say? I know, I saw you while I was trapped in my wolf spirit?

“Never mind. Just go home, Spencer.”

“No, this is going to happen, it’s my job. We’ve been lucky to be able to spend so much time together, crime took a back seat so we could fall in love but—”

“Are you naked?” She squealed in surprise.

I looked down and then lifted my head with a cheeky wiggle of my brow and a smirk on my face. Apparently that was the wrong face to pull because she flopped back onto the mattress with a grumble.

“Anyway, as I was saying...”—she huffed, but I continued—“I am a sheriff, which means, sometimes I might have to disappear and you need to understand that I can’t always explain—and sometimes, if it’s really bad—I don’t ~want~ to explain to you. This time, and only this time, I have to. Look, Harper, some really bad people have been tracked heading towards our town…”

“Bad people? Will they hurt you?”

I growled in frustration. “Will you let me finish a goddamn sentence?” I snapped through gritted teeth.

She recoiled. I was a colossal dickhead. I instantly regretted my frustrated reaction.

I could feel her emotions through our bond; it was strong even though I hadn’t marked her yet, and the shame from my behavior was inexcusable.

“Sorry,” she whispered.

“No, I’m sorry I just snapped at you, but you have to understand that tonight was out of protection, for you and Leivon. Some bad people are heading in our direction; we didn’t expect the meeting to go as long as it did, but we needed the profiles on what we are facing.

I’m sorry I let you down, I’m sorry I missed seeing you dressed up and looking absolutely gorgeous, and I’m so fucking sorry I had to leave his birthday; none of this was out of spite or just to be a cunt. After our admission of love, I was looking forward to worshipping every inch of you. Instead, everything has gone wrong and now you want me to just go?”

Harper was silent; I could hear the unsteady pattering of her pulse, the murmur of her heartbeat when she thought, even the thick swallow she done before she rolled over to look up at me.

“No Spence…I’m sorry,” she stated in earnest. “You’re fucking right, I should—no, ~need~—to be more understanding. My insecurities caused this friction, not you. I’m always thinking the worst because that’s all I’ve experienced; I never looked at it from your point of view. My disappointment took control, I thought you had run because I told you I loved you.”

This made me smile, “I’m not going anywhere…” I crept slowly forward, enforcing my dominance, stalking her like prey until I climbed atop her, my hands on either side of her shoulders and my lower half settling between her legs.

“I love you, Ms. Harper Maddox, I want—no, ~need~—you…” I dipped my head to capture her soft lips with my own.

“Every last inch of you. I love both you and Levi more than this lonely beast could ever have expected or hoped to. You are mine, my dream come true, my mate.”

She giggled as I lay my full weight down on her.

“Beast? You’re silly. Why didn’t you message me? A text to let me know you were late would have saved all of this, even if it’s just a ‘work has me caught up’ or something?”

It was my turn to chuckle. ~I don’t think they make phones for paws~, I thought to myself.

“Fair enough, relationships are about compromise; I will do that next time if you learn to trust that I’m not going to purposely hurt you. I was actually too busy thinking about how I was going to keep you two safe when I am busy tracking these assholes, you two are the most important thing in the world to me.”

I began to place feathery light kisses on the side of her neck.

I could hear my inner wolf spirit whimpering, he wanted to mark our sexy little mate and as our tongue swiped over the marking spot, Harper shuddered, which brought me such delight.

“Will they hurt you?” I pulled back and looked up at her, jutting my hips forward so my now ready and fully risen cock ground against her pussy, she moaned causing me to smile wickedly.

I could see the concern still brimming in her eyes.

“Hurt me? Never sweet cheeks, I am a wolf when it comes to these things.” My hidden hint was completely overlooked. I was rather disgruntled she missed my truth.

“You’ll be safe though, right? Out there, while working?”

“You’re not worried, are you? There’s no need to be,” I assured her, but there was in fact need to worry, especially if the Hunters discovered my mate, even worse if they find out she’s human.

“N-not drastically, I’m sure you’ve been through plenty of cases like this before, but Spencer, I’m going to worry anyway, it’s what I do.”

“And this is why, just this once, I told you what’s happening. But next time Harper, if I mention ‘work business’ I need you to be lenient with me. Can you do that?”

I don’t want you to think about what we have to face. My job isn’t always nice, and even in a small town, there are still murders and horrible stuff. All I want you to know or trust in is that no matter what, I will always come home.”

Her magnificent eyes flitted rapidly between mine. She was still not convinced. I knew in more ways than one, this bond thing was remarkable.

“Harper, do you believe me?” She nodded her head slowly, but her gaze dipped down to the left and then back up again.

She had just lied to my face. Her tell was so easy to decipher that she wouldn’t be able to lie to anyone convincingly, bond or not. “Harper?” I chastised her as though she were a young pup.

“Now I’m scared something might actually happen to you.”

“Impossible, I told you, I’m a wolf when it comes to these things. Do you believe me? I need you to believe me, believe in me.”

“Spencer, of course, I believe in you and I trust you.”

“But do you believe I will always come back for you and Levi?”

“Yes,” she huffed, submitting finally in understanding.

Then she had to poke the bear, didn’t she? “You will always come home.”

Her condescending and mocking tone pushed me to nip at her ear lobe and she squealed. “Harper, I will, okay? I will always come home and you…don’t have anything to worry about.”

She stayed silent for a moment, I could practically hear the cogs as they turned in her head.

“Okay…Deputy,” she purred with a seductive smile crawling across her face. Her arousal flared and honey glaze filled my nostrils, she was purposely baiting me. God, she smelled good enough to eat.

“You…are…so…adorable…,” I managed through light peppered kisses over her delicate face, leaving her to giggle like a schoolgirl.

Harper dug her heels into the bed and flipped us over, I had no idea her legs were that strong, the surprise was evident on my face.

I could feel it as my eyebrows shot upward, practically joining my hairline. With her legs astride my hips, I soaked up the magnificent view.

I knew I wasn’t experienced in this aspect of control but I was willing to see how far she would go.

I tucked my hands behind my head as she gently ran her palms over my chest and down my front, sliding her hips back along my muscular thighs.

I suddenly became very aware of her hands trailing further down my body. “Ah, sweet cheeks, you’ve never—”

“Shh, Spencer, don’t blow my confidence.”

I zipped my lip. Hell, I wasn’t about to deny myself oral, if that’s where this was heading. Oh, yes, I prayed that’s where this was heading. I could feel her nervousness but I was fucking excited.

She stayed there for a moment, just visually assessing my manhood. I was watching her with curious intent. Despite the lack of light in her room, I could see very clearly.

“Lesson one, do not use your teeth,” she mumbled. I heard it, but I couldn’t tell her I heard it. Her cheeks tinted red, the sole reason for her nickname was glowing brightly, even in darkness.

“What? Did you say something?”

“No, nothing,” she replied forcefully. I wanted to laugh, but I kept it together—just. “Lesson two, grab the base,” she mumbled again.

My entire abdomen was tense, desperately trying to hold in the hilarity. “Lesson three, lick the length of the undershaft.”

“You sure you didn’t say something?” I coughed, my abs were hurting from holding this amusement all in. Had she watched a step-by-step on how to give a blowjob?

“Nope, now please—shhh.”

It was wrong and I shouldn’t find it funny, but it was the most adorable thing I’d experienced.

“No teeth,” I heard her whisper.

Just as I was about to burst out laughing, she took my cock into a firm grip at the base and ran her velvety tongue along the deep vein on the underside of my shaft.

My eyes closed and I sucked back a sharp hiss of pleasure.

Her tongue tip tickled the gathered nerve endings at the neck of my dick, then she swirled her tongue around the head before swallowing about half of my shaft.

I groaned loudly, relishing the feel of her mouth around me. She pulled back, her teeth accidentally grazing my sensitive head.

She tried it again, managing to get more of my shaft in but as she pulled back, again her teeth grazed.

“Relax your jaw,” I grunted, and was suddenly hit with a wave of embarrassment. I felt awful, but she did as she was told and we forged forward.

The third time she slid down and then back up there were no teeth and I—I was in fucking heaven. She went, again and again, each time more exquisite than the last.

My mind was reeling; she even managed to stroke me as she slipped up and down.

I was praising the instructional how-to videos right now and so was my wolf. I could feel my need for release growing, fuck it felt amazing, but then she pulled off with a groan of disappointment.

My lids snapped open, consumed by my greedy need. “Don’t you dare fucking stop, Harper,” I growled animalistically.

“But I—”

I lurched forward with both hands, fisting her sweats tightly and ripped them clean off her body. She was now both aroused and terrified.

I yanked her harshly onto the bed. In truth, I could have been gentle, but you can’t leave a man hanging like that, not when he was so close to cumming.

I put her on all fours diagonally, as I rested on my knees to the side of her head.

I reached out my left hand and ran it down the length of her spine, along her ass crack, and inserted my thumb into her divine center, allowing my fingers to freely tease her clit.

My right hand gathered as much hair as it could and closed tightly. I was in full control. I forcefully thrust her head to my cock.

“Suck,” I growled.

The room filled with a heavy dose of honey glaze scent. I could taste it on the tip of my tongue. She was aroused by my dominance; the air was thickly laced with it.

She opened her pretty little mouth, and I slammed straight in. Before, I was ready to allow her some control, but now my animal was trying to push through, and he wanted our mate.

With her head tilted to the side and my hips jutting forward, she choked on the cock I was trying to bury in her throat.

My thumb slid in and out of her dripping center, and my fingertips manipulated her clit.

The sensational feel of it all had my need to release growing faster and faster.

Her eyes watered but each time the back of her throat enclosed around the head of my cock, it pushed my lusty need closer to the edge.

“Fuck yes,” I groaned as she struggled to keep her mouth open and her teeth out of the way.

I felt her inner walls begin to constrict tightly around my thumb. She ripped her head from my hand and came with shattering force.

“Hhhhhhoooollyy fffffuuucckkk!” her scream ripped from her throat.

Harper’s entire body shook violently as I tugged at my soldier.

“Chest,” I ordered and she weakly rolled over and I assumed my position. “Yes, yes,” I cried out.

Like a bucket of boiling water being poured over my head, my body flooded with euphoria just as my cock exploded, spurting my creamy cum all over her succulent tits.

I could feel my wolf retreating, no longer the driving force behind my domineering display. I bent forward and softly caressed her lips, worshipping her tongue with my own.

The sight of her lying there with my jizz all over her chest had me almost purring like a kitten.

I knew my scent was imprinting on her, which for any animal was another way of proving who she belonged to. “I’m sorry sweet cheeks, I got a little carried away.”

“Sometimes I really do think there’s a beast, or wolf, inside you, Spencer.”

“You have no idea,” I chuckled.

Her eyes began to flutter closed as a slight smile remained on her lips. I bent down and licked the shell of her ear before whispering, “No sleeping, sweet cheeks, I’m not finished with you yet.”