The Wolf's Mate Book 7: Lindy & The Wulfen

by Butler, R. E.

His hands trailed over her shoulders and down her arms, tracing the soft curve of her waist as his fingers stroked softly up her stomach to her breasts. He could hear her heart pounding, and it matched the steady, excited thrum of his own. Her skin was soft and warm, silky under his fingers as he traced the underside of her breasts and nibbled her bottom lip. Plumping the lush mounds, he lowered his head and kissed the hard nipples that tipped them. Licking a slow circle around one, he drew it into his mouth slowly. She arched toward him, her fingernails digging into his shoulders as he laved and sucked the tight bud. Tending to the other nipple, he sucked it deeply into his mouth and slipped his hands down her waist. He cupped her pussy with his hand, feeling the heat through the thin fabric, and his wolf howled in happiness. Lifting his mouth to hers, he kissed her like he could climb down inside her, licking and sucking and tasting every hidden place inside the warm recesses of her mouth. His thumb found the hard button of her clit through the fabric and teased it with a light touch. She shivered, moaning softly, and he swallowed the sound like it was food to eat. Her hands had long ago abandoned his cock, but he didn’t care. Her touch drove him mad with want.

  He felt her drawing close to climax just at the moment she pushed his hand away and collapsed against his chest. “I want to,” she spoke between gasps, “come with you inside me. Together.”

  She leaned away from him and smiled in a soft, sultry way, looking up at him through the veil of her lashes. Nodding, he allowed his claws to slide free of his fingertips, hooked the claws around the waistband of the panties, and ripped them apart. Tossing the fabric aside, he grinned at her surprised look then he stopped thinking altogether as she laid back on their bed and spread her legs, giving him a peek at heaven.

  Pink. Glistening. Mine.

  He bent over to remove his boots, dropping them to the floor with heavy thuds. Shoving his trousers off his legs, he undid the ceremonial leather cuffs from his forearms and laid them on the side table next to the bed. He kissed the tops of both her feet, pushing his prowling wolf to the back again as his claws receded. He wanted to savor this night and give her everything she wanted.

  He kissed her calves and her knees, the silky flesh of her thighs, and then he licked her clit and her whole body bucked. Moving up her body with light kisses, he gently rolled her clit between his fingers and thumb, keeping her on the edge of pleasure. Her hands found his shoulders, and her nails dug into his skin as he swirled his tongue around her navel and kissed his way up her stomach. Tugging her clit lightly, he alternated between fast and slow movements, ramping up her pleasure but keeping her from going over.

  Her breasts beckoned him, and he licked a circle around her tight nipple, loving the way it hardened a little bit more under his tongue and the way her breath caught in her throat with every stroke. His fingers teased the entrance to her body as his thumb circled her clit, no longer touching the tight bud but teasing the flesh around it.

  She whimpered and thrashed under him, whispering his name. He would never tire of the way she said his name when he was loving her. It was like a prayer and a chant rolled together.

  Her other nipple beckoned, and he sucked and licked it to hard perfection. Her hands fisted into his hair, and she dragged him up until their lips met. He held himself above her, his hands abandoning their teasing touch as their tongues danced and tangled and bliss settled over him. Supple legs slid over his hips, and he felt the press of her heels against his buttocks as she urged him forward.

  Breaking the kiss, he nipped at her bottom lip and looked down between their bodies. His cock was hard, the head glistening with evidence of his arousal, and it seemed to be twitching in an effort to close the distance between them. Their eyes met as he surged forward, burying his cock deeply inside her with one hard press until their bodies met in the sweetest, deepest part of her.

  “Oh, Crimson,” she moaned, her nails biting into his shoulders as her legs tightened around his hips.

  “Lindy,” he growled, slipping from her pussy and pushing forward again. Her back arched, and her eyes darkened further, now almost entirely black with the strength of her desire, edged with the amber of her beast. The color was incredible and mesmerizing and held him captive as he moved in and out of her hot, wet depths. She moaned and lifted her hips to meet his, the slow pace he set morphing into a steady, fast thrust and retreat.

  He slid one arm underneath her body, lifting her hips at an angle to deepen his thrusts. She groaned loudly, her hands gripping his shoulders even more tightly. He swiveled his hips until she let out a soft sound of pleasure and he knew he’d found the spot to send her over the edge into bliss. He pounded against that same place, driving his body against hers with short, fast strokes as her pussy tightened around his cock like a fist. He wanted her to come. He craved it on a cellular level.

  She shrieked as she came, her pussy clamping down on him as her body locked up in the spiral of her pleasure. His wolf howled and he drew her body even closer to his, his fingertips digging into the flesh of her waist where he held her, and he gripped the headboard with his free hand, using the leverage to give her what she needed.

  “Oh, Crimson, fuck,” she said with a groan, her nails raking down his back as she thrashed under him. He tightened his hold on the climax threatening to overtake him. He wanted her to come again so he could follow her into the abyss.

  The headboard smashed against the wall with a loud bang every time he thrust into her, his fingertips gouging the wood as his claws emerged. Sweat slicked their bodies as she clung to him, chanting his name. His fangs elongated in his mouth, and as she moaned, “Yes, yes,” his gaze zeroed in on the side of her neck without his marks. Her pussy clutched him as he pumped into her, stroking over the place that would send her into orbit again. He shifted the angle of his body so his pelvis stroked her clit, and she went wild under him, clawing his back and leaning up to sink her teeth into his chest with a throaty moan.

  She fell apart on a keening cry, shuddering under him as her eyes rolled back in ecstasy. He let himself go into his climax, howling out his pleasure and filling her body with his seed. Striking quickly while she was lost to the pleasure, he sank his fangs into the unmarked side of her neck and marked her a second time, his whole body trembling as her sweet blood filled his mouth.

  Releasing his hold on her neck, he licked the wound to seal it and growled in happiness as she slumped to the mattress with a contented sigh.

  “I think you made me melt from the inside out.” Her voice was just a whisper but was a balm to his soul.

  Nuzzling under her chin, he covered her with his body, careful to keep his weight off her, and breathed deeply the scent of their combined pleasure. She was his entirely now, and he was hers. Body, heart, and soul.

  And he’d never been happier.

  Chapter 21

  The following afternoon, Lindy lounged on the bed while Crimson packed. They’d been up the entire night, making love again and again, until the sun chased the night from the sky and they’d both passed out. He was everything she’d ever wanted and a bunch of things she hadn’t realized were missing from her life.

  Two large leather duffels sat open on the bed as he moved from the closet to the bed and back again. He seemed lost in thought, and she let him have the quiet. Besides, he was sexy as hell, and she didn’t mind the view.

  Earlier that day he’d contacted Commander Fenick and resigned from his position. Giwyn, the evil fairy bitch, was still MIA. But even if she’d been behind bars and awaiting trial, Crimson said he would have wanted to leave the realm anyway. He seemed excited by the prospect of being part of the pack, and she could understand that. There were wolves who chose to leave their packs — they were called rogues — but she couldn’t imagine doing that and being without the support of people like her. Even when she had alienated herself from all but the full moon hunts and her best friends, she still wanted to be part of the pack.

  He zipped both duffels and said, “I’m ready.”

>   “Then let’s go home.”

  Crimson led her through the house and out into the garden where the fairy ring was waiting. He put the bags down next to several other bags containing more of his belongings and pulled his shirt off, handing it to her. She watched as his wings appeared, pushing through his back and stretching high and wide. He went to his knees and opened the portal then he stood and lifted his bags. As she peered through the portal, she saw the back of her house and smiled. “Your powers are pretty damn cool.”

  He grinned. “I’m glad you like what I can do.”

  He refused to let her carry anything, even her own bags, so she stepped through the portal into her backyard and watched as he made several trips between the realms, moving their bags from one side of the portal to the other. He closed the portal and stood looking at it for a long moment. She joined him, sliding her arms around his waist. “I’m happy that you’re here with me, Crimson.”

  “I wouldn’t want to be anywhere else.”

  * * * * *

  After they unpacked and made love in the bedroom, she called her friends to say she was home and agreed to meet up with them at Jake’s later that evening. She expected at least the higher-ranked males to be at the bar, and it would be a place for Crimson to meet members of the pack in a casual setting.

  Lounging on the bed in only a pair of leather pants, Crimson watched her while she got dressed.

  “You seem nervous,” he said.

  “I haven’t been to Jake’s since I got drunk and pissed off my friends.”

  “They’ve forgiven you; you should forgive yourself.”

  Easier said than done.

  “I know. You’re just coming face to face with my past at the bar, and it’s a little, I don’t know, embarrassing?”

  In a heartbeat he was at her side and folding her into his arms. “We can stay home. We haven’t christened every room in the house yet.”

  She laughed. “No, I want you to get to know my friends. This is my baggage to deal with, so I will. I don’t want to feel like I can’t go there whenever we want just because it’s been the source of some shameful moments in my past.”

  She wanted to continue to have new experiences and share them with Crimson. Yes, she’d been to Jake’s a thousand times, but she’d never been with a man she loved. She looked up at him and saw the love he had for her, his acceptance of every facet of her life, and it warmed her through and through.

  After a thorough kiss, she finished getting ready, and he put one of his tunics on. As they walked out to her car and he opened the driver’s door for her, he said, “We should probably go shopping so I can find suitable clothes for your realm.”

  “We can do that tomorrow. I don’t have to go back to work until Monday. But you look amazing.” She sat down behind the wheel, and he leaned down and kissed her.

  “Do I?”

  “You look like a knight with your leather pants and tunic. Very sexy.”

  He grinned, and it made her stomach flip.

  “My lady.” He bowed at the waist and her pulse sped up. He gave her a cocky grin and shut the door, striding around the front of her car and climbing into the passenger side. “What is this vehicle called?”

  “It’s a Ford Mustang. I always wanted one. Have you ever driven a vehicle before?”

  As she headed toward Jake’s, he told her that his uncle had shown him how to drive, but that he knew he wasn’t allowed to legally without a license and some real training.

  “When you do get your license, we can share the car. You can drive me to work and then come pick me up.”

  He took her hand and twined their fingers, resting their joined hands on his thigh. “We’ll get all the details figured out later. Tonight, let’s just relax and get to know your friends.”

  She parked in the lot behind Jake’s where pack members parked so they could use the back entrance and avoid the line at the front door. He held open the back door for her, and they held hands as they walked down the long hallway leading into the bar. Her heart began to pound as he opened the door that separated the hall and the main bar. She shook off her nerves. She’d made a lot of positive strides over the last few weeks in her personal life. Those who mattered to her — her best friends and Crimson — accepted her for who she was. Although she wanted to be accepted by the pack completely, she was no longer the girl who begged for attention any way she could get it.

  Straightening her shoulders, she looked around the bar and found Faith, McKenna, and Drake sitting in one of the circular booths along the wall. Faith waved, and Lindy waved back, leading Crimson through the tables and throng of people.

  Faith stood and hugged Lindy. “Welcome home.”

  “It’s good to be home,” she said.

  Mac wiggled away from Drake to join them, and the three hugged, and then Mac slid back into the booth, and Drake tugged her close. He was frowning. Lindy looked at Mac in question as she slid into the booth and Crimson sat next to her. He put his arm around her shoulders and pulled her into his side.

  “There are a lot of unmated males here. Drake doesn’t like that,” Mac said.

  Lindy looked at Crimson who was scanning the bar with intent. Faith snickered. “I don’t think Crimson likes it either.”

  He said, “A good mate watches out for his female at all times.”

  Lindy smiled broadly. “He’s definitely a good mate.”

  Tina appeared to take their drink order, and Lindy introduced her to Crimson. “Thank you for saving her life.”

  “It was my honor and duty,” Crimson said sincerely.

  Tina nodded and took their drink orders. Crimson didn’t know what to order since his only experience with mortal beverages had been in Las Vegas where he’d done tequila shots. Drake recommended beer, and Crimson took his advice. When Tina left, there was a brief moment where no one said anything, and then just as quickly as the silence settled it lifted as Mac and Faith demanded to know about her time in the Fae Realm while Drake and Crimson settled into a discussion about the differences between the Fae and Mortal Realms. Lindy loved sitting in the shelter of Crimson’s arms and talking to her friends. It was the best of both worlds.

  Jason and Michael stopped by the booth to say hello, and Crimson said that he was interested in taking her hunting the following night.

  “Why don’t you two come to our house? We’ll have dinner and go for a run afterward,” Jason offered.

  Crimson cocked his head. “You eat before you hunt?”

  Michael chuckled. “It helps keep us from destroying the small animal population. We all still hunt on the full moon, but with our bellies full, we’re not as aggressive.”

  Jason elbowed him. “You can’t say words like belly and aggressive in the same sentence, you sound like a pussy.”

  Michael rolled his eyes. “You just did.”

  “Would it be all right if Faith, McKenna, and Drake came as well?” Lindy asked.

  “Sure. We’ll get some others, too. It’s been ages since we’ve gone out to hunt any other time besides the full moon. It’ll be fun. Come over about seven for dinner.”

  Jason and Michael said goodbye, and as they wandered off to their own booth, the conversations bloomed back to life. Lindy continued with the part of the story where she fell into the brownies’ home, and Faith said, “Are you freaking kidding me? That’s so cool!”

  Lindy snorted. “I could have been sold as a sex slave, dink. Cool isn’t the word I’d use for it.”

  Faith narrowed her eyes. “Come on, admit it. Scary as hell but kinda cool, too.”

  Laughing loudly, Lindy shook her head. “You’re a nut. They’re really sweet, though. Maybe you can come to the realm with us sometime and meet them.”

  “I’d love that.”

  Eventually Lindy needed to use the restroom, and Faith and Mac accompanied her. They wove through the bar, and she glanced over her shoulder to see Crimson was watching her closely. She swore she could see his eyes flashing to red even fr
om across the bar.

  “He’s dreamy,” Faith said as they walked into the restroom. “You’re lucky to have found your truemate.”

  “You’ll find yours when the time is right,” Lindy promised.

  “Well, he’d better show up soon,” Faith grumbled. “My two besties are mated and you’ll be popping out babies before long, and I’ll be all by my lonesome.”

  “Whoa, I’m not ready for babies yet,” Mac said, straightening her skirt and washing her hands.

  “I am,” Lindy said. “I can’t wait to have Crimson’s kids.”

  “Will they be wolf or fae?” Mac asked as they waited for Faith to finish.

  “I don’t know. We haven’t talked about it. He’s both wolf and fae, and I’m all wolf so I have no idea how that will play out genetically. Even if they couldn’t shift, it wouldn’t matter to me in the least.”

  “I’ll be the best godmother to all your babies and spoil them rotten,” Faith promised.

  “What’s your mom think of things?” Mac asked.

  Lindy had called her mom before they came out to the bar and shared the news of her mating and that they were going to be living in Allen permanently. She wasn’t really surprised to learn that her mom was packing and getting ready to move away, following a male she believed was her mate.

  “She’s happy for me, but she’s really busy with her own life and said she’ll try to visit after she gets settled. I kind of feel like I’m not going to see her for a long time.”

  “Are you sad?” Faith asked.

  “Kind of, but I’m more disappointed that I expected more from her. Her behavior just reminds me of where I was headed myself if I hadn’t gotten a wake-up call.”

  “Crimson would have found you regardless of where you were in your life, though,” Mac said. “He did the truemate spell.”

  “True, but even though I almost died before we met, I’m glad he showed up when he did. I was in a good place, emotionally and mentally.”

  Mac opened the bathroom door. “Sounds like your wolf in shining armor has good timing.”