“Baby,” Wyatt was still inside of her, looking down with awe, “we’ve been blessed. Look at my neck.”
Peyton was confused, but looked anyway, and what she saw confused her. Where before there had been smooth, dark skin, it now sported a mark. There, right at his pulse point, was an elongated infinity knot, but instead of two rings, there were three. It looked like a birthmark or a tattoo, and she was pretty sure it hadn’t been then before.
“Baby,” Wyatt must have noticed her confusion and explained, “it’s a claiming mark.”
“Claiming mark, blessed, what?” Peyton asked, confused.
“Yeah, baby. Damn, I knew it. The fates have blessed our mating. Legend states if the mates are meant to be, then a mark will appear, blessing their union. Didn’t you feel the bond connect?”
She had, but pushing Wyatt off of her, she ran to the bathroom mirror. She wanted to see it for herself, and like he said, it was there. A mirror image of his mating mark was on her neck.
Wyatt had claimed her. She didn’t need any more proof they were meant to be fated, true mates. This was fantastic. When he was inside her, she could feel his love radiating through her body. The feeling was beyond anything she could have ever hoped for. Wyatt walked up behind her and looked in her eyes through the mirror. He looked apprehensive, and Peyton didn’t like it.
“Baby, are you okay?” Wyatt asked. “I know I didn’t tell you about the claiming marks, but I didn’t know if it would happen. I had hoped, but without knowing if you have Shifter DNA, I couldn’t have been sure. Ryleigh and Emma both have them. I knew we were mates. I just... Shit, honey, could you say something? I’m freaking out here. Are you mad?”
“I’ve never been happier in my life, Wyatt.” Peyton reached her hand back and caressed his cheek. “This connection is incredible. I felt it before, but it’s unbelievable and so strong. I was afraid before, shoot, not even that long ago, but I’m not anymore.” Peyton turned around, smiled, and then kissed him.
“I love you, Wyatt. I’m proud to be your fated, true mate. I hope I make you a fraction as happy as you make me. Don’t get me wrong, I’m beyond freaked out. This is fast, Wyatt, but for the first time in my life, I’m going to just go for it. I know how I feel. You’re mine, and I’m yours, forever.”
“So, do I, baby, so do I.”
Chapter 14
The next few days went by in a blur of training, laughing, making love to Wyatt, and preparing for the mission. When it was time for them to leave, Peyton was dying a little inside. She never thought she would meet a man. Now she never wanted to leave his side. Parting ways, even for a little while, was going to be harder than Peyton ever expected.
“Listen, baby, we need to get going if you’re going to make your flight,” Wyatt said. “I want to meet up with Cash first, so we can make sure you get out without detection. Once you get to Michigan, Senior will be waiting for you on the tarmac. I’ve been watching the reports, and your hackers lost Judy and the suits two days ago. Until they surface, I’m not going to feel good about sending you out on your own. Even for a simple flight. The plane we contracted is private, so you’ll be the only passenger. The pilot is a friend of one of the other Alphas. I would feel better if you let Cash take you to Michigan and this other pilot take me.”
“Wyatt, honey, you need to stop worrying. Judy will show up again, she always does. You need Cash in Alaska with you, we can’t change the plan now. It will be okay. I promise,” Peyton said, offering him false promises. She didn’t want to leave, but if she showed even a little reluctance, she knew deep down Wyatt would pull the plug on the mission, and they needed this information.
This wasn’t only about her trying to figure out who was after her brother or what Judy was up to anymore. This was about helping a group of people and possibly shutting down another group who threatened them all, her family. Peyton walked into the warmth of his body and hugged his waist. This was becoming her most cherished spot. She held on to him, taking a couple of minutes to reassure them both what they were about to do was the right thing. They would survive, then they would take the time to figure out what comes next. It didn’t take long for Wyatt to reciprocate, hugging her back fiercely.
“Baby, I don’t know what I’d do if something happened to you. My bear is scratching the hell out of my insides. He doesn’t want to let you out of our sight.”
“I may not have a bear scratching inside of me, but I feel the same way. I don’t want to leave, but this is important. We both know it. We need to find out why Davis Defense is so interested in the Alpha Team. Not to mention, the possibilities are endless with the information we may be able to get from their server. That company seems to have its fingers in a lot of pies. Don’t you think it’s about time the good guys get ahead for once?
“From everything you all have told me, our group has been ten steps behind for a long time. I don’t like those odds. What happens if we have kids? Shoot, Emma and Dalton already have McKenna. Jacks and Ryleigh aren’t that far behind. I want all our children to know a world where we aren’t always looking over our shoulders or waiting for the next shoe to drop. Don’t you? I want them to have a different life than either one of us did, growing up happy, healthy, and loved. This might not answer all the questions we have, but it may answer some crucial ones.”
“I know what you’re saying is true,” Wyatt confessed, “we need to do this. I wish I could wrap you in bubble wrap and put you in a safe place. These people are bad news. Just look at what happened to Emma, and that was only a couple of greedy, sick men. You’re going up against the whole company. If they find you, damn baby, that possibility scares the hell out of me.”
“You’re not the only one, but Wyatt, this is the right thing to do, and I’m the right person to do it.” Peyton needed this to stop, so she diverted Wyatt the best she could.
“So, honey, I was talking with Ryleigh and Emma, and they mentioned you and the rest of the guys like a certain lifestyle. I was wondering, is that why you seem to have such a fascination with my ass or am I overthinking this here?”
“Ah,” Wyatt choked, “I’ll have to remember never to leave you ladies alone in the future to talk about things better said between mates or play partners,” he laughed. “But to answer your question, yeah, it might have sparked an interest. But damn, baby, this ass has inspired way more than that. I really think I have an obsession. I can’t seem to get enough,” he said while squeezing, rubbing, and playing with said butt, making Peyton squirm with delight.
“I like to play, baby, any way I can, so if something you hear about or if something I do trips your trigger, let me know because experimentation is beyond awesome. Toys, bondage, sensation play, and even spankings are fun, but I like to keep my play time private. I don’t enjoy the club environment, and I know for a fact I could never allow you to be on display. I’m way too possessive for that shit. Some people get off on it, and that’s okay, different strokes and all. Shit, are you disappointed?”
“Nope, actually relieved. I like what you’re saying. I don’t think I would feel comfortable in a room with a bunch of people I don’t know, tied up to a St. Andrews Cross while you did delectable things to my body. I can, however, see myself tied to your bed while you do those same delectable things.”
“Now you’re talking,” Wyatt said excitedly. “I could totally get behind that type of play. Name the time and place and make a date because, baby, that is so happening.”
Peyton hated asking what she was going to ask, but everything had moved so fast. In reality, they still really didn’t know each other all that well.
“Wyatt, have you had a lot of relationships? I know we haven’t really talked about it, and you did tell me Shifters don’t get human diseases, but I haven’t been with that many guys. And shit, you’ve been to a sex club.”
“Yeah, we skipped through the whole sex history thing, didn’t we?” Wyatt laughed. “Listen, baby, I’m not going to lie, I’ve had a few relationships
and even more than a few one-night stands, but nothing serious. At least, not until I met you. I have to admit, my bear and I don’t even like thinking about how many men you’ve been with, so no need to go there. I do, however, like that you don’t have much experience. That means I get to teach you all kinds of delicious things.”
Wyatt took her in a panty-melting, knee-buckling kiss. Damn, she really wished she didn’t have to leave. This was about to get interesting. Peyton started off trying to divert him, and now she was the one ultimately distracted; damn mission.
The man had already taught her many delicious things since the night of their claiming or mating, whatever it was called, maybe marking, blessing, oh, whatever. The man was insatiable, and it turned out she was as well. He kept her on edge by constantly touching and kissing her. She was amazed they’d gotten any work done at all.
After that first night, Peyton had given up on wearing anything but a t-shirt around the bunker because Wyatt kept ripping her clothes off. She hadn’t packed a lot to begin with, so it was just easier and practical to run around in a t-shirt.
Peyton tried to distract herself by leaving the comfort of his arms and going over to the computer. She had just hit a couple of buttons on the keyboard when she felt Wyatt’s presence behind her. He placed his large hands on her hips, pulling her back into his warm, luscious body. His hard, molten length nuzzled in the crevice of her bottom.
“Baby,” he said, grinding his hips closer, “I’m going to take you here one day. You’re going to be so hot and tight, I can already feel my cum bubbling.”
Damn, Peyton couldn’t talk, but only whimpered.
Drawing one of his hands away from her hip, he positioned it on her center, upping Peyton’s already soaring excitement. When he placed a finger in her core, Peyton knew she wasn’t going to last long. He continued to move that finger in and out of her while, at the same time, the heel of his hand pressed sensually against her clit. The man was a genius. She just needed a little more friction to experience that euphoric feeling once again. When she tried to encourage him by moving her hips closer to his hand, he used his other hand to pinch her nipple hard.
“No baby, this is my show. You stay still. You’ll get what you need, but only when I decide to give it to you.”
Those words should have pissed her off, but she knew Wyatt would take care of her. He continued playing with her body, grinding, rubbing, and pinching with his hands. His mouth was busy lavishing her neck, shoulder, and back with licks and kisses. Peyton was in heaven and when he moved his hands, Peyton wanted to cry out in frustration.
Rubbing his hands down her arms, she could feel the evidence of her arousal on his finger. He was hunched, pushing her down further over the desk.
Positioning her hands, he told her, “Baby, keep your hands right there and spread your legs further apart. Don’t move them unless I tell you to.”
Peyton couldn’t help but comply. Taking a slow trek back up her arms, then down her back, he continued to kiss her neck, shoulders, and back. When he came to her ass, he spread her cheeks. Peyton’s first instinct was to clinch her butt cheeks together, and he slapped her ass.
Shocked at first, Peyton stood frozen. After about a second, Peyton wanted to laugh, but the frustration in her body was so great, she could hardly stand it. Wyatt definitely had an obsession with her ass. What always surprised her was how good it felt. He would smack her, then rub the sting into her. It felt surprisingly good, and she felt a new gush of moisture leave her core. Damn, she’d read about people enjoying a spanking, but had never believed it until meeting Wyatt. She wanted him to do it again.
Before she could figure out a way to make that happen, Wyatt’s fingers were back at the crevice of her bottom. This time he didn’t spread her, but let his already lubed finger explore. When he penetrated her untried orifice for the first time, the feeling was so foreign, Peyton wasn’t sure if she liked it or not. The man proved again he wasn’t going to let her dwell on anything for long because he placed his cock at the entrance to her pussy and pressed to the hilt in one long slow glide.
In this position, he felt even bigger, and Peyton felt that faint pinch from his penetration. She didn’t even notice he had yet to remove his finger. The stretch of her pussy was enough to distract. When he was in as far as he could go, all the nerve endings in her channel lit up like a Christmas tree. Then he brought her attention back to that finger, matching the pump and pull of his cock. The sensations of being fucked front and back were beyond anything in her imagination. When he said, “Come, Peyton,” there wasn’t a chance in hell she could have denied his request.
Her orgasm topped all the others and exceeded all expectations. She lost time and space. If she hadn’t come to in the same position as before, still breathing long heavy pants, she would’ve thought she’d died and gone to heaven. Real Wyatt was ten times the superhero her dream Wyatt could’ve ever hoped to be, and his hammer was out of this world.
His heavy weight and lack of any movement showed Wyatt had followed her into the abyss. To her surprise, she never moved from the position Wyatt had placed her in. His body was now curved over her back as they both panted, trying to come back down to earth.
“Fuck, baby,” he said, breaking the spell, “you are amazing. I can’t wait to pop your anal cherry.”
Then her big bad bear pulled out and slapped her on the ass. They weren’t the most eloquent or heartfelt words a woman wanted to hear after amazing, life altering sex, but damn, that was her man, every crude, rude, and blatant inch of him.
“Baby, where did you go? You have the most ridiculous smile on your face.”
“Ah, sorry, honey,” Peyton said, “I was thinking about things to come and the future.”
“Okay, but when this job is done, you’re going to tell me in detail. I liked that look on your face. Even more so now because I know you were thinking about me,” Wyatt laughed.
Chapter 15
Thankfully, the trip to the airport and the flight to Michigan were uneventful. The most interesting thing which happened was stepping off the plane and meeting the dragon. Declan Quinn surprised Peyton. She expected intimidation and menace, but what she got was a warm, welcoming hug.
Declan was a truly nice guy and a logistical genius. The van he’d set up for the job was above and beyond what Peyton had expected. Shoot, she didn’t think any alphabet agency had one as nice.
“Okay, sweetheart, the weather is already pretty crappy here, but blizzard conditions have been reported further north. I hope this system doesn’t weaken the one coming in two days. Ryleigh, Tory, and Bas have all checked in, and they’re in position. We’re just waiting for Cash and Wyatt. Once they check in, the mission is a go, so I suggest you do whatever you usually do to get ready.”
“Thanks, Declan, this one is only a teaser, or tester, depending on who you are. All of us have been messing with the electrical grid for the last couple of days. What we want is Davis’ people to think this is just another weather-related incident, but being this close, I’ll be able to monitor their backup systems’ capabilities. We need to figure out how much of a head start we’ll get on Friday. I’m hoping for a couple of minutes, but I’m pretty sure it’ll only be seconds.”
“Dang, sweetheart, do seconds really make that big of a difference in hacking? I know a second in a combat situation is crucial, but I can’t see how it will be much of a help to you guys.”
“Actually, it’s pretty much the same. With the approach we’re taking, even a ten second lead-time will help. As we discussed before, I can’t hack their server without everyone’s help, but what I can do is hack their security and intercom systems. We need to see their SOP for power outages, gauge how the server reacts, and try to mimic it. So, fun times. This shouldn’t really take that long, and when we’re through, I’ll take you out for a big steak. How does that sound?”
“No can do. sweetheart, you’re off the grid, no one can catch sight of you in the area. I know yo
ur hacking abilities are hidden, but your mother is working with Davis Defense. We can’t take the chance you’ll be identified. But how about I make you a steak back at the safe house I set up?”
“Damn, I didn’t even think about Judy. Sometimes, I really wish she would mysteriously turn into Glenda the Good Witch, instead of the Wicked Witch of the West.”
“Honey, the only piece of advice I can give you is we can’t control the choices of others or the people forced into our lives, but we can choose who we keep and who goes out with the trash.”
“I know you’re right. I’ve been holding out for years to have a meaningful relationship with my birth mother or rather the person who gave birth to me, but why? I have Wyatt now, and Bastian has been the only family I needed for a long time. After her latest stunt, I need to forget about Judy Carlton, altogether.”
“I’m really glad to hear you say that because I did my own research on her. Once this mission is complete, I’m going to have her picked up for numerous state and federal crimes. That way you won’t have to worry about her any longer. Are you okay with that, Peyton?”
“Yeah, just make sure the hole you put her in is deep. She has a tendency to get out of trouble without much effort.”
“I wouldn’t worry too much about that, sweetheart. She has more charges against her than almost anyone I’ve ever seen. Everything from petty thefts to prostitution and forgery. Those are just the smaller crimes. Judy Carlton is going away for a very long time. If we didn’t need to figure out what she’s up to with those men, I would’ve had her hauled away days ago.”
“Does that mean you know where she is? Wyatt said my contacts lost her two days ago.”
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