by Brenda Trim
Brenlee picked up her pace and practically ran down the remaining stairs and over to her mate. Lawson chuckled beside her and merely picked up his pace. “I’m so glad to see you this happy, sister,” Lawson whispered in her ear.
Brenlee was distracted by the crack in her brother’s voice and looked up at him for a brief second. “I am happier than I ever imagined possible.”
Lawson squeezed her arm and they were in front of Zane in a heartbeat. “We have gathered to welcome a new member to the pack,” Lawson called out to everyone gathered. Brenlee noticed even visiting packs watched from the doors and outside.
“Love is the greatest force on the planet and has brought us together despite the danger shifters currently face. We are here today to not only welcome Zane to the pack, but to join him and my sister Brenlee. We are doing things a bit different tonight. Brenlee and Zane have vows they would like to share before we celebrate their mating. And I would like to say that I couldn’t have picked a better partner for my baby sister. You have your hands full Zane.”
“I would have it no other way,” Zane replied then grabbed Brenlee’s hands. “You blew into my life like a hurricane and stole my heart and soul. I choose you for life, Bren. I promise you my deepest love, my truest devotion, and my tender care throughout everything life brings us. I promise to love you, always and forever. You completed me and brought my wolf forward. I hope to one day give you as much as you have already given me. As I have given you my hand to hold, I give you my life to keep. You are my light, Bren and I look forward to whatever fate has in store for us next.”
Brenlee had to blink back the tears in her eyes and clogging her throat. She loved Zane more than life itself and couldn’t imagine a day without him. “I choose you, Zane. You opened my eyes and made me see. You captured my heart and soul the second you introduced yourself to me. It took me awhile to accept it, but now that I have, I am going nowhere. I will love you forever and always. I promise to honor, encourage and support you throughout our journey. I will be by your side for better or worse. Our bond will always be my priority. You charged into my life and turned it upside down, promising a wild ride. I look forward to every dip, flip and turn. I love you more than life, Zane.”
With that Zane grabbed her in his arms and pulled her close. His body heat and masculine scent enveloped her, making her body ache for more. When Zane’s head lowered and he claimed her lips in a heated kiss, Brenlee felt her body ignite with desire.
“Well done, Zaney,” Mama G, Zane’s grandmother called out as everyone started cheering.
Breaking off the kiss, Brenlee laughed and turned to smile at them. Zane kept his arm wrapped around her shoulders as they greeted their friends. The smile refused to leave her face. “Let’s party,” Zane announced with a whoop.
Zane brought Brenlee’s hand to his mouth and kissed the back of it. They’d been eating, drinking and dancing for the past several hours and were finally alone in their room. The time had come to do the real part of sharing their life force and he found the nerves bouncing in his chest like jumping beans.
“Are you ready for this?” Brenlee asked.
Zane lifted his head and gazed into her warm brown eyes. “I’ve been waiting for this my entire life. Tell me how it works. How do you share your life force?”
Brenlee turned and grabbed a lighter then lit the candles. The silk moved, highlighting her curves even more. It was all Zane could do not to grab her and throw her on their bed then fuck her senseless. She was officially his now.
“It’s nothing elaborate. We did the first part already. I announced my intent to the pack. That’s something my parents started to create a closer pack relationship. The rest is an internal acceptance on both our parts before we gift each other blood,” she explained.
Zane cocked his head and considered her words. “How do I do this internal acceptance? And, why do I have to?”
“You’re a shifter now. We need our wolves to bond their souls together to create the unbreakable true mate bond. If we don’t both do it, I’m not sure the bond will form,” Brenlee told him.
“I want to do this. You’re mine, Bren,” he informed her. “I have no idea what to do, though.”
“It helps if we say it out loud. You can repeat after me. All you need to do is believe it soul deep and the bond will form,” Brenlee replied with a smile. He’d never seen her more at ease and he loved seeing her so comfortable talking about their union. It proved beyond any words that she meant what she told him.
“That’s easy. I already believe it with every fiber of my being. So, how much blood do I have to drink? Do we fill a cup and drink it, or what?” Zane countered.
“I plan to sink my teeth into your neck and drink you in. You can drink from where or how you’d like. I can slice my forearm and drip some in a cup for you. I can even get a sippy cup if you’d like,” Brenlee teased.
“I’d rather drink from your breast,” he countered. He smiled at the flush that crept over her cheeks and the way her breath shuddered out of her.
“I like the sound of that but be gentle. They’re so sensitive lately,” she said as she stared at his mouth.
“You aren’t pregnant, are you?” Zane asked with a dismissive chuckle. When she stiffened and her eyes went wide his heart skipped several beats. “What?” He persisted.
“Well, I’ve been so busy planning our mating ceremony that I haven’t paid attention to how I have been feeling. I’ve dismissed it all as stress.”
“Are you carrying our child?” Zane demanded. Their blood exchange momentarily forgotten.
Brenlee shook her head and he wasn’t sure if he was relieved or disappointed. “I’m not sure,” she admitted. “It’s possible and something we will talk to Liv about later. Right now, we need to finish our mating.”
“I hope this involves sex. All this talk of babies and I’m hornier than before,” he whispered and nibbled on her lobe.
“Only you would be turned on by the prospect of my being pregnant,” she quipped.
“Are you kidding me? The thought of you carrying my child makes me hot as hell. But I’ve been waiting to fuck you for hours, so it could just be that,” he admitted.
Zane’s wolf howled in his head, letting him know he agreed fully. Apparently, his animal was ready for his mate, as well. Automatically, his wolf latched onto Brenlee’s energy signature, showing him the strength of their bond. They were more than halfway joined already.
Brenlee ran her hand up Zane’s chest and pushed his suit jacket off his shoulders. He cooperated by tossing it aside before he kicked off his dress shoes. She started to unbutton his shirt and got frustrated halfway down then grabbed the sides and pulled. Buttons flew off the top and flew around the room.
A growl left his throat as he let the fabric fall from his body. His hands went to the back of her dress and he lowered the zipper carefully. The dress looked sexy on Brenlee and he didn’t want to ruin it in his haste to have her naked.
The backs of her fingers grazed his stomach, making his shaft harden even more. He had the zipper down and pushed the dress of her shoulders while trying to think about anything but her body. He was too close to taking her roughly.
Normally, he wouldn’t hesitate, but they had to do a blood exchange and he needed this to be good for her. Brenlee had his pants unzipped and pushed them down at the same time she was stepping out of her gown.
She ran a hand up his bare chest and cupped the side of his neck. “You are so damn sexy,” she professed and bent to place a kiss to his right pec while her hands traced the contours of the muscles on his chest.
Never before had he considered what a turn on drinking her blood could be. It had to be because of his wolf. Or maybe anything with her was fucking hot. It wasn’t the idea of drinking her blood that made him want her more but the idea of them being closer to each other.
Right now, all he wanted was Brenlee. In any and every way. Lowering his head, Zane cupped the back of her neck and pr
essed his lips to hers. There was nothing gentle and tender about the way he claimed her mouth. After several seconds, he broke away and bit her lower lip, giving it a tug.
Zane picked Brenlee up and carried her to the bed where he sat down with her perched on his lap. She was still wearing a bra and panties. With a flick of his hand her bra came undone and she tossed it aside.
He didn’t want to break contact with her to get her panties off and put his fingers under the sides. He’d been practicing with shifting parts of his body and encouraged his nails to become claws. With one slice her panties parted on both sides of her hips. With a wicked smile in place, Zane pulled it out from under her, allowing the fabric to rub against her clit as it went.
Brenlee cried out and mashed her lips against his, using less force this time. His lips parted, and she didn’t waste a second before plunging her tongue into his mouth. Her hips rocked, pressing her core against his groin. His boxer briefs were in the way and he lifted his butt then used one hand to force the fabric over his hips.
The wiggling pressed his cock against her core, making her moan with each fumbling move he made. He wanted to make her crazed with desire.
“I need more,” she pleaded against his mouth.
He lifted his mouth from hers but continued to rub his naked body against her wet slit. It felt too fucking good to stop. He grabbed her ass with both hands and pulled her closer. Brenlee moaned and watched him as she moved her hips. He felt the same way. Not enough friction.
When Zane released one of her ass cheeks Brenlee made a noise of protest that was quickly followed by a low moan when he palmed one breast and squeezed. Her movements increased and became frenzied.
Moisture pooled between Brenlee’s legs before she lifted her body and positioned his cock at her entrance. “Bite me when I take you into me,” she demanded.
“Gods,” Zane groaned and pinched her nipple. Lowering his head, he kept his eyes on hers as he encouraged his canines to elongate then bite into her flesh. Brenlee cried out and slammed her hips down.
The warm liquid coated his lips and Bren’s core fluttered around his cock with her release. Brenlee groaned with every draw of his mouth. With every drop, he felt closer to her and craved more. He doubted he would ever get enough. He thought developing the ability to shift was the end of his transformations, but he felt his body changing with each second that passed. He was becoming more and more Brenlee’s male. Becoming one with her.
He stared into brown pools of love, lust, and devotion. He poured all of the feelings into his gaze and claimed Brenlee as his in his soul. A vibration started in every cell and spread. A flash deep in her orbs told Zane her wolf was close to the surface.
Before Zane knew what was happening, Brenlee bared her canines and struck in a flash. The bite to his neck stung at first but then had an orgasm blasting through him a second later.
She continued lapping up his blood and started moving up and down on his hard shaft. Zane licked her breasts and the blood trickling from her wound. The eroticism made him lift his hips and move with her. His grip tightened on her flesh and would no doubt leave bruises, but he couldn’t stop. Something primal drove him to fuck her senseless while their bond clicked into place.
Brenlee lifted her head and he saw her lips stained with his blood. “I’m going to cum again,” she whimpered as she moved faster. Knowing what she needed, Zane pushed his hand between their bodies and rubbed her clit with his fingers.
She bucked against his hand and bounced on his cock. It prompted him to move faster and pull her down harder with one hand while the other continued to work her bundle of nerves. When he twisted his hips and pinched her clit, she detonated.
Brenlee screamed his name while Zane’s spine tingled, and his balls drew up. His seed shot out of him a second later. Zane grabbed her close and held onto her while his orgasm blasted out of him. “Oh gods. Do you feel that?”
“It’s the bond. I love you, Zane,” Brenlee replied and laid her head on his shoulder. Contentment filled every cell of his body.
Laying back on the bed, he brought her with him. She was panting and her exhalations puffed against the underside of his jaw. As she laid on his chest, he listened to her heart and noticed it was in sync with his. It was their shared life force. For a split second, panic set in that she would die if something happened to him and he dismissed it.
That was how it should be. He wouldn’t want to live without her and knew she felt the same. Tracing a pattern over her back, he thanked the Gods for bringing Brenlee and her pack into his life. There was still much work to be done to secure shifter rights, but he would have Brenlee by his side and together they’d move mountains if needed.
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