by Lily Thomas
When a familiar white dire wolf trotted beside her, Andrea let out a hoot of laughter as a smile split her lips. It felt good to be running alongside all these other women, and for a fleeting moment, she wished with all her heart she could shift into a wolf to experience this with all of them, but she was just a human.
The deeper they ran into the forest, the more the dire wolves began to separate and pick different paths. And within minutes, Andrea was by herself. Slowing her pace, so she didn’t tire herself out too early, Andrea listened carefully to the forest around her. With everything she’d experienced since arriving here, she thought she would be more scared of being alone in the dark forest, but she also knew one scream from her would have a whole pack of female dire wolves running straight for her.
As Andrea slowed to a walk, she took time to enjoy the scent of crushed leaves that wafted up to her nose with every step she took. It felt strange for her to walk around the forest without shoes. She came from a time and place where wearing shoes outside was like second nature, but this felt so natural to her. Pausing, she dug her toes into the grass under her bare feet. The cool shoots wrapped around her toes like a cool hug as they welcomed her into the forest.
A long lonely howl went up, ringing through the trees.
Spinning around, Andrea glanced back towards the village, but all she could see in the moonlight were trees.
When the howl ended, several more dire wolves howled into the dark night, and then more and more until she was sure the howls could be heard from several miles away. The men had shifted, which meant Rokki would soon be chasing her down.
Her heart skipped in excitement. She wasn’t going to make it easy on him. Sprinting further into the forest, she couldn’t help the smile that spread across her lips once more.
The moment he finished his howl, Rokki set his golden eyes on the forest in front of him. The women in the clan had already finished their ceremony, which meant his mate was out running free in the forest, waiting for him to join her.
His dire wolf growled in excitement of the chase.
His strong back legs bunched before sending him off into a run, spraying the wolves behind him with a shower of dirt. He heard some growls of displeasure but ignored them. This would be the night he claimed Andrea for his and only his. This would be the night he placed his bite on her neck.
When Rokki broke into the trees, a river of scents overwhelmed his sensitive nose. There was one scent his dire wolf wanted to pick out of all the scents floating around. After a few seconds, Rokki began to wonder if Andrea had decided to stay back at the village rather than join in the run. Disappointment soared through him when that thought drifted through his mind.
Running back and forth through the dense trees, he refused to give up. Andrea would have run with the women in the pack. Ode and Zuri would have made sure of it.
He picked up on a couple more scents and then… there it was! Andrea’s spicy excited scent wrapped pleasantly around his dire wolf’s nose.
His four legs carried him swiftly through the forest and whipped his black fur around his body. He felt so powerful and in tune with the land around him while in this dire wolf form.
With his mind on his mate, Rokki didn’t notice the object flying through the air towards him. Before he could dodge, another black dire wolf smacked into him. The force knocked the breath out of his chest, and his head cracked up against the side of an unyielding tree. As his vision faded, he saw a black dire wolf with golden eyes and a chunk out of one ear standing above him.
Damn his brother.
What was Darc doing?
Then Rokki’s world went black.
When the crunch of a stick sounded beside her, Andrea paused mid-step and spun around to see golden eyes gleaming at her through the inky darkness. Nighttime was even darker in the ice age, where light pollution wasn’t a thing.
“Rokki?” Andrea asked, not sure if this might be another clan mate from the village. She squinted into the darkness, but all she could tell was that it was a massive black dire wolf. “Rokki?” She tried again.
With a growl that ripped through the air and sent a spark of fear racing through her, Andrea dodged to the left when the large animal flew at her. It passed by so close, she could feel the fur brush past her skin. When she landed back on her feet, she spun around to see the black dire wolf snarling at her. Its lips were drawn back, exposing massive canines.
Her heart leaped into her throat as her mind raced through options. None of them seemed good to her, and she definitely couldn’t think of a scenario where she won against the clearly pissed off dire wolf.
When its back legs bent, and it looked ready to pounce, Andrea raised her hands like that would save her against the sharp claws and teeth. A blur of motion skidded in front of her, and when she blinked, she found two black dire wolves squaring off in front of her.
It was Rokki and Darc.
Darc, Rokki’s brother, had attacked her?! She knew he didn’t like her, but would he really attempt to end her life?
“Rokki?” Andrea asked cautiously.
The bushy black tail in front of her wagged slightly before going ramrod straight. Her ears swam with the noise of them growling at each other.
Deciding the fight wasn’t worth his time, Darc backed up, and when she saw Rokki’s dire wolf walk forward to continue the square off, she reached out and yanked… hard on his tail.
With a snarl, Rokki flipped around, his canines biting the air in front of her face in warning.
“Sorry,” Andrea apologized, “but don’t continue the fight. I want you and your brother to get along, and he didn’t harm me.” She held out her arms so he could see for himself.
Andrea had the feeling Darc could have killed her but had simply wanted to scare her.
Rokki’s dire wolf turned to glance behind, but Darc’s dark shape had faded into the shadows of the night. He was gone.
“Too bad he interrupted the hunt under the moon.” Andrea wiggled her brows at Rokki in the dark as she tried to distract him. “I was looking forward to being chased.” By the right dire wolf of course.
Seeming to forget the rude interruption, Rokki’s wolf sent her a toothy grin. He barked lightly, seeming to encourage her to run off.
Andrea glanced into the dark woods. Darc was out there, but it wasn’t like she’d get far… not with Rokki chasing her down. She was safe now.
With it all decided, Andrea spun on a bare heel and sprinted off into the woods.
As she ran, she listened behind her but didn’t hear Rokki following her. He was giving her a head start, and she would take full advantage of it. She pushed her legs as fast as she could run.
Then a howl echoed through the forest, and she knew the chase was on.
Hearing the trickle of a stream, Andrea smirked as she darted to her right, and after testing a tentative foot in the water to make sure of its depth, she walked in and scuttled her feet over the smooth river rocks. She had to be quiet if she wanted to do her best to fool Rokki’s super sensitive wolf nose and ears.
After a few minutes, Andrea leaped out of the stream and dart back into the forest. Every once in awhile, she heard wolf howls, but they didn’t scare her. It was just the pack enjoying their run under the moon. Some were off hunting, and any that were lucky enough had a mate to play chase within the forest.
When Andrea came across a large bush, she ducked behind it. Breathing heavily, she waited, crouched behind the bush, and when what felt like several minutes went by without any sign of Rokki, she began to wonder if she’d done too good of a job in losing him.
Rising from her crouched position, Andrea walked around the bush and surveyed the dark forest around her. Placing her hands on her hips, she pursed her lips while she debated whether or not to whistle for Rokki like a dog so he could find her.
“And here I thought a wolf would have a better sense of smell than this.” Andrea tapped a bare foot on the ground.
A snarl ripped through t
he air, and when she spun around, she found a black dire wolf with golden eyes flying towards her.
Chapter 18
Rokki shifted back into his human form as he wrapped his arms around Andrea and took the brunt of the fall as they landed on the ground.
“Ooomph.” Rokki’s breath was knocked out of his lungs as they landed. He might have a bruise in the morning, but it was worth it. His dire wolf growled in pleasure at hunting down their mate, and now the fun could begin.
“Thought you lost me, mate?” Rokkie growled into her ear.
Andrea laughed, a light and musical noise. “I thought I had. I was worried I made it too hard to follow my scent.”
“I’ll never let you go now that I have you.” He nipped her earlobe with his teeth and pulled lightly on the flexible flesh. “Where ever you go, I won’t be far behind.”
She let out a squeak as she giggled and playfully slapped him away. “Rokki!”
“Yes?” He asked as his hands skimmed over her body, worshipping her curves with loving strokes. Her skin was so soft and supple, and he wasn’t sure he could ever get enough of touching her. His wolf growled in agreement. Never enough.
Andrea might disagree with the possibility of being a witch, but he wasn’t so sure because she definitely had him bewitched. He supposed only time would tell if he was right or if she was right.
Rokki dug his nose into the juncture of her neck and shoulder and inhaled her intoxicating scent. “I’ve always dreamed of taking my mate under the light of the moon.” He flipped over her, so her back was on the ground, and he kneeled over her.
The moonlight filtered through the leaves high above them and lit up her green eyes. It was an eye color he hadn’t seen much of before, and he loved it. And he hoped beyond hope that any children they had possessed her striking eyes.
“Your eyes are beautiful.”
He watched a slight blush creep up her face in the moonlight.
“Thank you.”
Andrea’s small hand reached out and gripped his cock. He sucked in a sharp breath, and within a few pumps of her hand, his shaft raged with need.
This pleased him. She had initiated this encounter, and he couldn’t even sense indecision coming off of her. When he met her eyes, he saw desire pooled within those luminous green eyes.
Leaning up, Andrea parted her lips slightly, and Rokki dipped his head. Their lips met in a rush of exhaled breathes. She was soft and yielding under him. A few days ago, he would have said he was afraid she would leave him to go… wherever she went. But right now? Now, he would say she was happy with where she was. With who she was with.
Her lips quivered under him, and he felt her body tremble with need as she continued to stroke his hard length. Her strokes were gentle, sure, and warm. He loved the feeling of being in the palm of her hand.
“Rokki.”
“Yes, mate?” Rokki groaned as he felt the seed rising in his shaft. Pulling out of her grasp and away from her kiss, Rokki reached out and stroked a finger across her jawline.
“I want… you… to take me.” Andrea laid back on the grass and spread her thighs.
“I will.” He promised. “But first, I want to taste you.”
He caught one of her pert nipples in his mouth as one of his hands cupped the side of the perfect swell. Pushing lightly on her breast, he caused it to rise, allowing him better access to her nipple. His tongue lolled over the nipple, enjoying the tight bud against the tip of his tongue.
Andrea sucked in harsh breathes as her back arched, and her hands dug into his long hair. Her nails scraped against his scalp. Then she pushed on his head, breaking him free of her nipple, and then pushing him lower until he found his head between her creamy thighs.
“You said you wanted to taste me.” She purred.
Rokki chuckled. “I did.”
Flicking out his tongue, he licked her from the base to the top, enjoying her wetness on his tongue.
Andrea shuddered around him. “Yes.” She purred.
He swept the flat side of his tongue across her sensitive nub, and her hips bucked under him in response. His mate liked being eaten. A growl ripped out of his throat as he stroked his tongue across her, using his spit and her juices to keep her nub moist.
Then he stroked lower, between her plump folds to her wet entrance, and he stuck his tongue in. Raising a hand to her mound, he used a thumb to circle her nub as he sucked and licked her plump folds.
Her spicy scent filled his nostrils and sucked him in. He was mindless with their desire.
When he raised his eyes, he watched her breasts fall and rise with her pants, as she sucked in desperate breaths. Moonlight shafted between the leaves above and highlighted her face as her head thrashed while he played with her.
Then she shattered.
Andrea’s thighs tightened around Rokki’s face as her hips bucked. Pressing his hand down on her mound, he prevented her from bucking his face off while he sought her pleasure. When she ceased thrusting her hips, he released his hold and pulled away from her deliciously hot center.
Stars flew across her vision as Andrea came around Rokki’s face. Her werewolf had to be part devil because he possessed a wicked tongue. “Your tongue…” She could even finish her sentence as the climax rolled through her like a tornado.
“Yes!” She screamed into the cold night air right before she collapsed back down on the cool grass. She could feel a light sheen of sweat beading on her skin after her intense orgasm.
Rokki pulled away, and she took a moment to enjoy the bliss as it rolled through her. One of Rokki’s hands massaged her thigh, and she reveled in his touch as her body calmed.
“Oh, Rokki.” Andrea rose, and before he had a chance to blink, she shoved a hand against his chest and sent him flying backward. The moment his back hit the ground, she jumped on top of him, placing her hands on his spread hair-roughened thighs. “I want to taste you now.”
His mouth opened, “Andrea, I was…” His words faded into a groan as she licked the length of his cock, from the base to the tip, where she placed a gentle kiss.
“I’m so close,” Rokki warned her. “Hearing you… it has… I’m close.” He seemed to have an issue constructing a full sentence as her mouth worked on his hard length.
Andrea figured after giving her oral, he would be close to coming, and she him close. She couldn’t get enough of him. Of holding him in her hand. Wrapping her mouth around the tip of his cock, she slowly went down on his shaft, taking him all the way… or as much of his cock as she could fit in her mouth.
“Andrea.” Rokki groaned.
Andrea smiled as she moved up and down over his cock, using her hand to help guide his shaft in and out of her mouth. Every once in awhile, she would raise her eyes as she pumped him in and out of her mouth. His chest rose in uneven breaths, and his hips would slightly buck.
As he grew closer, she saw his hands clench into fists by his side. Rokki was attempting not to jerk his hips in excitement as the pressure grew within his body.
“Enough!” Rokki reached for her shoulders and dragged her up his body until their lips met once more. “I want to claim you.” He gasped before entwining a hand into her hair and pushing her lips against his. The tip of his tongue licked the seam of her lips before diving into her mouth and entangling with her tongue.
A gasp escaped her when his hands wrapped around her hips, and he flung her onto her hands and knees and kneeled behind her.
Andrea moaned when he rubbed the tip of his shaft against her aching entrance. When she glanced over her shoulder, she saw a god poised behind her, his hard shaft gripped in one hand. Moonlight glinted over his toned body highlighting his biceps and pecs.
“I’m going to claim you, mate,” Rokki growled, his golden eyes glinting in the night before his canines sank into her neck.
For a brief second, Andrea experienced pain as his teeth sank into her tender skin, and she had the urge to pull away. Then his cock thrust into her. Deep.
/> “Yes!” Andrea let her head fall to the side, allowing him better access to her neck as the most intense pleasure seared through her. The pain of his bite faded quickly as his hips worked, driving himself in and out of her.
She was his.
Andrea’s heart skipped a beat at the idea of being his and only his. She loved her time and her family, but she still wished with all her heart that she could remain her with Rokki.
Satisfaction rolled through Rokki as he held onto his mate’s neck. Andrea was his, and he was hers. His dire wolf would howl to the moon in happiness later this night.
“Rokki… it feels… so good.” Andrea purred a bit of awe in her voice.
Releasing his hold on her neck, he raised himself on to his knees and pounded into her, his hands on her hips. He didn’t hold on too tight, because his beast had come out in the form of claws and enlarged canines, and he had no desire to harm his mate.
With his beasts satisfied with the bite mark on her neck, Rokki withdrew his cock from within her warm shaft.
“What?” Andrea gasped as her wide eyes glanced over her shoulder at him. “Rokki?”
At hearing her lust-filled voice, he almost thrust his shaft back into her, but he refrained. Laying down on the ground, Rokki smiled over at his mate, her face scrunched up in confusion.
“Come, mate, I want you on top of me.”
Realization dawned in her eyes, and Andrea crawled on all fours towards him, her hips swaying behind her, and her breasts swaying below her chest. Her pert nipples pointed towards the ground, and he licked his lips.
“You are perfection, mate.”
Andrea laughed quietly. “I was thinking the same about you.” She lifted a leg and straddled his waist. “Every part of you was sculpted by the gods.”
Rokki placed his palms on the front of her thighs and ran his hands up to her waist. Moving her, he rubbed her sensitive spot against the length of his cock.