“Lily, you are beautiful baby,” Max said as he got off the bed and then he turned, waiting for her to follow him. “Come with me, love.”
Lily jumped off the bed and padded silently behind him to a full length mirror and then Max stood beside her as she looked at her reflection.
Lily looked at her new self; her blue eyes seemed to glow. It was a little overwhelming, given all the new sensations she was feeling. She felt Max’s hand on her neck and she looked up into his dark eyes.
“It’s time for a run in the moonlight baby.” He went to the door and opened it, feeling her brush past his naked body to stand on the deck. He remembered the first time they had been out here together; he had held her as they looked out at the countryside. It had been a great week for him, other than last night when he had been trying so desperately to get her back.
He shook himself as he phased and then he moved past her to jump off the deck. He turned and she soon followed, he moved around her rubbing against her, marking her in her wolf form. She rubbed her head against him and licked his muzzle. Max felt so happy, this was what he wanted; he wanted someone to love, who loved him back.
They ran side by side through the woods, he explained some of the rules to her as they ran. Being able to communicate this way helped, he wasn’t sure if she would truly be able to hear him, but he had known for sure a few nights ago when she had a bad dream. She was stuck in the dark and he had entered her mind and talked her through her fears.
Lily couldn’t believe it; she now remembered that the last few nights they had slept in her bed in the dark. She yipped happily at his side, and then he swerved into her, knocking her legs out from under her and they rolled around on the forest floor. He licked her face and she loved the low rumble that came from his throat. God he was so sexy, he was devastating to her senses before, now it was even more so with her new awareness.
They played for a little while, chasing rabbits and some deer around. Then they stopped at the stream and took a drink from the cool water as it moved past. Max straightened suddenly, alert to their surroundings, Lily moved closer to him, instinctively knowing that her mate would keep her safe. She heard his words in her head a few minutes later. The others had arrived at the clearing and were waiting to meet her. Lily moved against him restlessly, she understood now who the men were that had tried to hurt her. Max assured her that they wouldn’t be there. Luke was the leader of a rogue pack, there had been some questionable stories surrounding them, but they would be dealt with by the local pack, the very one that she now belonged to. She didn’t need to worry; she would never see any of them again. Max had already told the pack leader everything that had happened. Max explained to her that his father was a Beta in the pack. He would have been the Alpha, but he deferred the job to his brother, after he died or he stepped down Max would become the Alpha. It was really like being the boss so everyone had someone to take their complaints to. It was a position of power, but only went to someone who wouldn’t abuse it. Luke was the self-proclaimed Alpha in his rogue pack, he was obviously the wrong wolf for the job, and he was dangerous and careless. Max had found out that Tammy left her job where Lily worked due to fear, she had been afraid of Luke and she had left quickly. She had contacted her family, but she didn’t tell anyone at work, because she didn’t want Luke to find out.
Lily shivered as she stood beside Max; she had a lot to learn from him. Max gave her a knowing look, she was sure she was blushing right now, good thing her new fur coat didn’t show it. She looked at Max as he teased her, he told he didn’t need to see her blush, he could smell her arousal, he could from the first moment he’d met her. She stuck her nose into his neck as he stopped moving, good Lord, she was so embarrassed, and when she changed back she’d probably blush for a week.
They had stopped in the clearing that Max had brought her to. She looked down and saw the moonlight as it lit up the meadow. With her improved vision she could make out the other wolves that were waiting for them. Max and Lily waited as a large black wolf and a smaller tawny one approached them. They stopped and Max walked forward and they both nuzzled his head, then Max turned towards her, telling her to come and meet his parents.
This wasn’t quite how she expected to meet them. She looked at them both when they spoke to her in her mind bidding her welcome. They were happy that her and Max had finally found each other and were proud to claim her as their daughter. Lily thought she would probably cry later. It was nice to be accepted by them.
After a few minutes Max told her to stand still and stay where she was. He and his parents moved back behind her, she stood perfectly still, wondering what was going on. Max spoke to her it’s okay, just hush baby. You’re going to meet your Alpha now, this is my Uncle.’
Lily stood still and watched as a dark gray wolf approached her. He looked her in the eye and she instinctively looked down at the ground. Her ears lay back a little and she put her head down a bit. She felt him as he walked around scenting her, not quite like Max had, just a friendly sniff here and there. He came back to stand in front of her, he didn’t say anything to her, but he seemed to want something from her. She straightened her back and held her head up, trying her best to maintain eye contact with him. He moved forward and licked her cheek to welcome her to the pack. Max quickly came back beside her and then others, too many for her to keep track of so soon came up to greet her. Once she had met every last member and a few young ones who were still cubs, they were able to finish their run. His parents came with them for a while and then they decided to meet up the next night for dinner at Max’s restaurant.
Phasing back took her a few minutes. She had to find something specific that worked for her. Max said he just thought of himself in his human form, but that didn’t work for her. Max chuckled as he stood just inside the door and told her to hurry up he was ready to make love to her in the moonlight. She thought about touching and licking him all over and boom she was back to herself. Max laughed harder as she ran past him into the house; the changing back had been much quicker than phasing had. She smacked his shoulder trying to get him to stop, although she did have a grin on her face. It was embarrassing yes, but still it was kind of funny.
“You can only phase on a full moon, Lily,” you are like the rest of the pack in that respect. “We’ll find out during the next full moon if you have any special abilities. Don’t worry though, not many in the pack do. Most were raised as wolves and are purebred. You however, are very special.” He went in and ran a tub for them to share and he told her about the legend of ‘le cadeau’. Lily had to admit she found it strange to hear the story, she thought it was nice of his parents that they had wanted him to find her. She was a little bummed that she could never tell Kristi the story behind the painting she had bought her, and of course her part in the story that was entirely unintentional.
“Why didn’t you tell me you owned the restaurant we went to? I couldn’t believe that we got a table without a reservation that night.”
Max pulled her shoulders back against his chest; he scooped up some water and watched as it rolled down her arms and back. “I wasn’t sure how you’d feel about my money. Your message you left me yesterday about the bracelet made me realize that you weren’t driven by it. I will shower you with gifts for the rest of your life, so you better get used to it pretty quick.”
Lily giggled as he moved his hands around to cup her breasts. “So what do I have to do for you in return for all the gifts?” She moaned as he massaged her breasts and lightly pinched her tightened nipples.
“Just let me love you Lily.” He pulled her up towards him and then spread his knees effectively trapping her legs against the sides of the tub. He moved one hand down over her belly until he reached her smooth cleft. She tried to pull her legs back together, but he held her easily.
“Max!” Lily cried out as he pushed two fingers inside her, slowly circling her clitoris with his thumb, he moved his other hand down to her belly and pressed down. She could feel
his erection grinding between the cheeks of her ass. He continued to drive her crazy with his fingers, he slowly stroked one finger over her anus, and he shushed her when she tensed up.
“Have you ever had anal sex before Lily?” He whispered huskily in her ear.
“Uh…no…oh my…I can’t…your too big,” she finally got out. She was so close, all he had to do was touch her a few minutes more and she would explode.
Max let go of her belly and rubbed the pad of one finger in lazy circles over her clitoris. He stuck his thumb inside her and growled as she bucked against him. His other finger drifted down and he pressed at the tiny opening of her anus, he pushed in to the first knuckle and she arched her back and cried out as she climaxed. He continued to stroke her, letting her ride out the waves. He ran his open mouth along her neck, lightly nipping her skin and he felt her shudder against him.
Max smiled as she relaxed into him again, he picked up a sponge and squeezed the water out, watching as the little rivulets ran down between her breasts. He planned on having her come a few more times before he let her sleep.
“It’s time to get out of the tub Lily,” he stood up with her in his arms and then set her down on the matt. He smiled down at her when he noticed her chest was still flushed with arousal. She looked up at him and then down at his erection. It bobbed as she reached out to touch it with her hand. She closed her hand around him and squeezed, smiling up at him as she knelt down to take him inside her mouth.
“I like the way you taste Max, almost as good as your scent. I can smell you now; I couldn’t before, but now oh boy. You smell so good.”
He moaned as she took him deeper inside her mouth. Her tongue made some clever movements as she sucked him into the back of her throat. She let out a low growl from her throat and he about went off. He pushed her back and he chuckled when she pouted at him.
“Not tonight sweetheart,” he carried her back to the bed and set her down on the edge. “Stay right there, I’ve got something for you.” He went to his dresser and then came back to her.
She didn’t pay much attention to what he had in his hand; she was too busy looking at his body. She smiled when he came back to her and he ran his finger along her jaw and tipped her face up to his so he could kiss her.
“I love you Max.”
“I love you too,” he went down on one knee in front of her and he ran his hand down her shoulder to her hand. He had a little box open in his other hand. “Marry me Lily.”
Lily had been watching his face, still in a daze from the kiss he had given her. She smiled when he told her that he loved her, but what did he just ask her? She put her hands up to her face and looked at him and then down at the ring. Oh! She had hoped, but she didn’t know how the wolf thing worked. The ring was beautiful, a huge sapphire in an antique setting.
“Lily?” Max said. He gave her a hesitant smile when she looked up at him with tears in her eyes. “You’ve got me hanging here, literally.”
“Oh! Max, yes…yes…yes!” Each word she said in between kisses, and then she threw herself into his arms. She smiled as she felt him close his arms around her and she slid down his thigh to straddle his waist. He kissed her hard and then slid the ring onto her finger. I was a little big, but they could get it sized.
She looked at the ring on her finger and gave him a watery smile. He reached up and tenderly wiped the tears from her cheeks. She looked so happy; it made him content to know that he had made her feel like this.
“I want to make love to my fiancé,” he said as he stood up, growling when she wrapped her legs around his waist.
“So what’s stopping you?” Lily laughed when he gently bit her neck and then they fell down on the bed rolling until she was on the bottom and he was suddenly inside her. She had forgotten how fast he moved. She soon was gasping his name and arching against him.
It was hours later when the moon was starting to go down before he finally let her sleep. They held each other close the rest of the night, making love together again and again in their dreams.
Chapter Seven
Lily lay in the grass with one arm cradling her head. It was such a lovely spring day. She watched the clouds float by and listened to the birds singing. Her senses were much improved in her human form, but nowhere near as keen as her wolf form. She closed her eyes as she felt the sun’s rays caress her body. She wished that she was naked right now, but she had strict orders from her mother-in-law not to sunbathe naked.
She held up her hand and watched the sparkles in her wedding ring. Max had given her a diamond band that was specially made to match her antique engagement ring. It really was very beautiful, there were six diamonds embedded in the band. Max had teased her that each one represented the bites he had given her. He was so proud of himself, having picked it out all on his own. He had excellent taste, and of course she loved it, but he could have given her a ring from a Cracker Jack box and she would have worn it.
He had flown her family to his house in the Caribbean, along with his own family, and they had exchanged their human wedding wows on the beach. His parents had entertained everyone for the next few days at a nearby resort, and her and Max had spent their honeymoon at his house. They swam in the ocean at night, played on the beach during the day, and made love whenever they could, which had been pretty often. She cried the day they left, she had loved having him all to herself during their quiet time together, but of course their jobs were waiting for them at home.
Mark had finally hired a new editor and her hours had returned to a normal work week, much to Max’s delight, he loved to drive her to work and pick her up after. He had even let her take his Aston Martin to work one week while he had been away, helping with pack business.
When she was at the house John and Ellen spoiled her. During the day while she was at work Max’s assistant Jeremy would text her to see if she needed anything. She had told Ellen and John not to fuss over her, but she was secretly pleased. She had started to think of them as foster parents, they were both becoming so close to her. Even more so now that her and Max had gotten married.
Mark was starting to run some trials, allowing some of the editors to work from home. Since she had taken over Tammy’s duties when she had left, he made sure she was in on the trials. Right now she only went into work on Mondays and Wednesdays. Max was able to work from home sometimes too, so this worked out perfectly for them.
She had found out a lot more about the history of the pack from Max’s parents, they doted on her as much as Max did. His mother was always taking her shopping or out to lunch and his father was teaching her about the pack history. When she had phased for the second time she had found out that she had visions. She really didn’t understand how that all worked yet, but they figured that was why Max could not only hear her thoughts, but see them too. Nathan had told her not to worry about it; she had a lifetime and then some to figure it out. Wolves aged slower than humans, she would never look her true age.
Lily felt a tingle and opened her eyes to see her white wolf beside her. “Did you enjoy your run Max?” She laughed as he shook himself and lay down beside her. She scratched his ear in the just the right place and he rolled over onto his back so she could rub his belly. She laughed again as she happily complied. He had told her that every time he phased he had a spot on his ear that would itch, but he could never reach it; she had teased him that it was a flea once. She had gotten a nice spanking for that one. After a few minutes she watched him change back into his human form. She sighed as she looked up at him as he dressed. She couldn’t decide which way he looked better, she loved both sides of him, he was so perfect and man he smelled so good. She could find him anywhere, and now she understood how he had found her that night so long ago.
Max grabbed a blue flower that grew beside him; the meadow was full of them this year. He smiled as he tucked the delicate bloom behind Lily’s ear and he noticed that it matched the color of her eyes. “Did I tell you that I love you yet today?” He asked befor
e he leaned down to kiss her.
“Yes…but you can tell me again,” Lily said, she was so happy. She pulled his hand up to her lips and kissed the palm. She sniffed his hand and could smell the earth from deep in the forest and maybe some moss. “Did you go by the stream?” She smiled as he nodded. He had been testing her lately to see if she could determine special places that he went on his run. He was training her to sharpen her sense of smell. She sighed as he caressed her cheek. She grinned and suddenly pulled his hand steadily down her body till it rested on her gently rounded belly.
He looked a little confused at first and then his eyes widened and he got a startled look on his face, and then it slowly changed to wonder. Lily smiled as she looked up at him; the baby had just begun to move the day before. This was the first time that Max was able to feel it.
“Lily that is so cool. I hope that you aren’t still disappointed that you can’t phase right now. I promise I will take your out as soon as the baby is born.” He leaned down and kissed the tip of her nose.
“Just a little, but our child is more important. I can feel him changing every day. Do you think we can head back soon? Ellen promised me something special for lunch.”
“I think she knows your cravings before you do. Her and John love to spoil you, just like I do. You are my special girl.” He looked at her thoughtfully for a moment, “you look happy Lily. You are so beautiful.”
She looked up at him and smiled, “I am very happy Max, and I never thought it would be possible to feel this way. I love you so much.”
Max smiled and kissed her gently; he looked at the green grass and the small blue flowers that grew all around her. This was from his vision from when he’d first kissed her. His future was happening sooner than they all thought it would. It had been just a few months after her first phase that they found out she was pregnant. She had been totally unprepared since she was still on the pill. The pack was surprised, but since she was ‘the gift’, no one questioned it. He would be a father soon, to their son, their first cub. Lily had come to him excitedly just a few days ago. The painting had revealed not one, but two cubs by her side. One was pure white; just like him and the other was a cinnamon color just like Lily, very small and delicate.
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