by Deanna Hall
When they reached us, CJ stepped forward. “Dakota Windsong, I present this girl, Miakoda Whitecloud, to be your bride. Her family presents her gifts, which include a parcel of land with a cabin and barn, in Pagosa Springs. We also give a prize stallion and five prize mares for you to start your own herd. Do you accept?”
I heard Mia say. “Are you crazy? You can’t be…”
Peter shushed her, whispering back. “It’s tradition. Between us, we own nineteen thousand acres; this is a small place we have in the south-western corner of our ranches. Uncle Chase and my dad co-own it. It was the first land they bought together. They got their start on it a long time ago. We don’t even use it anymore. No one has been out there for a long time. Besides, we’re selfish; we don’t want to lose you again. This way you’ll be close.”
I knew precisely what accepting these gifts meant. Did I really want to live near the two guys I knew held a piece of Mia’s heart? Strangely enough, I did. Just seeing how her spirit glowed brighter when they were close, I knew it would make Mia happier to be near them. “I accept.”
CJ handed me a deed, after which Peter walked forward, handing me Cinnamon’s reigns. I led Mia to Chief Whitecloud. Then I lifted her off the horse. Taking her hand, we turned to face the Chief.
“The Great Spirit has worked a miracle bringing our Miakoda back to us when we thought she was gone forever. He double blessed us when he led one of our own to find her, save her and become her mate. Dakota Windsong, Spirit Walker. Do you promise to love, cherish, care for, and protect our daughter always? Putting her needs and wellbeing ahead of your own? Do you take her to be wife, lover, friend, and mate in this life and the Great Beyond, forsaking all others?” The Chief asked.
“I so swear,” I answered.
“Miakoda, do you promise to love, cherish, care for and protect, Dakota always? Do you take him to be your husband, friend, and mate in this life and the Great Beyond, forsaking all others?”
“I promise,” Mia answered.
“By the power given me by the Great Spirit, the Sioux Nation, and the State of Wyoming, I pronounce you Husband and Wife.”
August nineteenth, Mia became my wife. I placed the necklace I had made for Mia around her neck. It had a large polished Peridot stone on a gold chain. The Peridot had reminded me of Mia’s eyes when I’d found it. I’d melted down some gold nuggets I’d found to make the chain.
“It’s beautiful.” Mia gasped, gently turning the stone in her fingers.
“Just like you,” I told her as I leaned down, kissing her. I hardly heard the roar of applauds that erupted. I was too lost in Mia’s kiss to care.
After a while, the Chief cleared his throat, “OK, break it up, you two.” He whispered with the trace of a smile. We reluctantly pulled apart, though I kept my arm firmly around Mia. “I present to all the Nations and people gathered here Dakota Windsong, Spirit Walker, and Miakoda Windsong, Spirit Healer. Again, the crowd went wild. I put Mia back on Cinnamon, leading her through the storm of flower petal being thrown at us.
Long tables were set up with food and drinks. Music was playing. It was a massive celebration with hundreds of people we didn’t even know. To my surprise, Mia wasn’t at all put off by the crowd. She even stood through the long line of people congratulating us and kissing the bride.
Her friends all came up to us together. Her friend, Charlie dip, kissed her, then told her she still had it. When CJ kissed her, I noticed her spirit sparkled at his touch. My hackles rose a little. I fought down the feeling.
The same thing happened when Peter kissed her. I thought about what that meant. I decided it was because they were very special to her. “I still love you, Mia, I always will, but I’m glad you’re happy. I don’t feel the connection as strong as before. I think my wolf has let go; now I just need my heart to.” Peter told her.
Mia hugged him tightly. “I’m so sorry I hurt you, Peter. I will always love you, too.”
“You didn’t hurt me, Mia. My own insecurities and anger took you from me. I’ll never regret our time together.”
Caressing his cheek, Mia answered, “Me either, Peter.”
Dan and Claire came up hand and hand. Dan kissed her, smiling. “You’re still the hottest girl I ever met, but the experiment is still a bust.” We all laughed. “By the way, Claire and I want to be part of your pack, if you’ll have us.”
Mia looked at him like he was crazy. “I don’t have a pack.”
Claire laughed. “You do now. Penny, CJ, Peter, Sara, and Charlie all plan on being a part of it, but we wanted to ask first.”
Dan added, “Yeah, we figured if we joined first, we might get to boss the others around.”
Mia hugged them, “I’ve missed you guys so much. If we form a pack of our own, that’s cool with me, but we are in it together. It’s our pack, not my pack. Right, Dakota?”
“Right, Nuttah.”
“See, that’s why we want to be in your pack. We love you, Mia. Dakota, welcome to the family.” Claire told me, giving me a hug and kiss. Mia had made good friends and strong ties in the short time she had known these people.
We spent the rest of the night dancing and hanging out with our friends. I barely knew these people, yet they all acted like I was one of them. At midnight it was time for our joining. That’s when all our friends and family accompanied us to our home, or in this case, the teepee that had been erected for us and saw us off to bed.
As the crowd gathered, the excitement increased. Taunts started being called out. Mostly from my friends and relatives. “Hey, Kotah, sure you’re up for the task.”
“Hey, Kotah, you know where it goes, right?”
One of my cousins yelled, “Does she know this is your first time, boy scout. Let me know if you need some help learning the ropes.”
“I think I got this, guys,” I answered.
I heard one of Mia’s friends; I think it was Penny call out, “Mia, make him beg.” Mia blushed. She was even more beautiful when she blushed.
Once at the flap of the teepee, I picked Mia up. “We will take our leave while all of you continue to enjoy the festivities. I have a duty to perform for my bride, which I fully intend to perform to the best of my abilities.” Now Mia was blushing a deep red. I kissed her soundly while carrying her into the teepee. Cheers rose outside.
When the kiss finally ended, I asked. “Nuttah, do you love me?”
Mia smiled. “Completely.” She answered. The next thing I knew, we were tearing at each other’s clothes like it was our first time. Our brief time apart had made us both desperate for each other.
I pushed Mia up against the center pole, kissing her thoroughly. “You’re so beautiful, Mia; I thought this day would never come. I can’t believe you’re really, truly mine to keep.” I told her between kisses.
Without another word, I lifted her up high enough that I could kiss and lick her opening. When I gently bit down on her clit, she groaned. Putting her legs over my shoulders, I held her waist while I licked and sucked her lips and clit until Mia squirming and moaning continuously. We’d shared enough oral sex to know what pleased each other quite well by now.
I continued my ministrations until Mia was begging, “Please, Kotah, no more. I need you. NOW!” I lifted her again, positioned her over my rock-hard organ. As I started to enter her, I told her, “I love you, Mrs. Windsong.” Then I pushed my way inside. Mia was so tight, even wet; it was a slow process. I was moaning as much as her as I felt her velvety skin slowly engulf me.
Mia’s legs gripped tightly around my waist. Unable to hold back any longer as the fired threatened to consume us, I pushed harder. Suddenly I was buried as deep inside her as I could be.
Like always, I felt our spirits and wolves merge, dancing through us. Encircling Mia’sher tiny waist with my hands, I started pumping in and out of her. She held my shoulders as I lifted her up and slammed her down on my shaft as hard as I could. My blood burned as our wolves wove around each other, doing a mating dance of their o
wn.
Time seemed to stop as I continued moving inside her. Mia would moan or cry out, her muscles tightening around me, whenever a small orgasm took her. Every part of me, hell, every thought was consumed by the exquisite feel of being joined to Mia.
Finally, I felt the pressure building to the point of no return. I thrust as hard and deep as I could as we both exploded together with such force, I staggered, leaning her against the pole to brace myself. Mia screamed her pleasure. It was intense and overwhelmingly perfect as we were swept away by waves of pure ecstasy.
Our wolves and spirits fully merged, even stronger than they had been before. It was like Mia being whole, and choosing me had reinforced our bond. Even my wildest dreams hadn’t prepared me for the intensity of our climax.
I called out Mia’s name over and over as my mind was swept away on a tidal wave of passion. I fell to my knees, still inside Mia. Clutching her against my chest, I asked, “Nuttah, can you feel it? You are all mine now. No more ghosts from your past hover over us.” I told her breathlessly.
“I can feel it too. I love you, Kotah.” She told me. I just held her in my arms for a while, trying to catch my breath. Mia was pressed against my chest, clinging tightly as she continued to tremor around me. It took a while of just holding her before my strength finally came back enough for me to move.
When it did, I carried Mia to the sleeping bag while still buried deep inside her. We were one spirit. I wished I could stay like this forever. I gently lay down with her on my chest.
Crossing her arms on my chest, then resting her chin on her hands, Mia gazed at me. “That was more amazing than ever.”
“Now that you remember being with CJ and Peter, did I make the grade?” I asked, feeling more than a little insecure at the thought.
“Dakota, I’ve never experienced anything like making love to you. It’s the most incredible, amazing, mind-boggling, perfect, well, you get the idea. CJ and I only had sex once, and it was kinda forced on me. Peter and I spent one night together. Even that wasn’t like this.”
I frowned. “What do you mean forced?”
Mia shrugged like it was no big deal. “CJ was having one of his jealousy attacks. Even though we had broken things off because of Penny, he kind of lost it when I came back from a run with Peter.
We ended up kissing; then, he started to get carried away. I knew with the baby coming and all the complications; our bonding was a terrible idea. Suffice it to say I came to my senses; he didn’t. Despite my protests, he was too far gone. His wolf had taken over.”
“He raped you?” I blurted out, appalled.
“No! I mean, it was my fault. I had wanted to bond with him before Penny came back. CJ was the one who kept saying he wanted me to have a real-life first. He knew I wanted him, just not under those circumstances. I wanted him as much as he wanted me. Just not when he was supposed to marry Penny.
I should never have let things get out hand. I knew CJ”s wolf was in control of his emotions after his fight with Peter; only once he kissed me, I lost control. By the time I got it back, it was too late for him to regain his self-control. Once he started, I was as lost to it as he was.”
Anger consumed me. I knew Mia could sense it. “Great Spirit, Mia. If you said no, he raped you. He forced the bond on you. Being CJ’s mate, it’s natural you would have wanted him once your spirits merged. Regardless of how it ended, it started out as rape.
He would have been driven from your pack for that. Not to mention he could have gone to jail. Yet you still love him.”
“He wasn’t himself, Kotah. CJ would never hurt me intentionally. It was a challenging time for both of us. Let’s not talk about that. Tonight is about us.”
“Fine,” I mumbled. Mia was so damn forgiving. I took a deep breath pushing my anger at CJ away.
“In a way, you were my first since I died and came back for you.”
“At least consensually,” I muttered. Mia ignored me, choosing to lean in for a kiss instead of commenting. As far as distractions go, it was a good tactic, completely diverting me from any thoughts of kicking CJ’s ass.
When Mia pulled back breathless, she told me, “As far as I’m concerned, you’re my first, last, and always.”
“Are you trying to distract me, Mrs. Windsong?”
Mia grinned, “Is it working.”
“Definitely.”
“Speaking of firsts, if you never had sex with anyone before me, how did you know how to do all that stuff that drives me crazy?”
I was embarrassed and elated by Mia’s praise at the same time. “Hey, I might have been a virgin before we mated, but I’m also a red-blooded American Indian boy. Sneaking porn flicks was a favorite past time of my friends and I. I guess some of what I’ve seen stuck in my mind. Mostly it was instinct. I let my desire for you take control.”
I stroked Mia’s bite, which I knew drove her wild. When I did, I happened to glance at her other breast to find the bites she’d received from Peter, and CJ had faded into faint, white lines, barely visible. “Great Spirit, Mia. You other bite marks are gone!” I exclaimed.
Mia glanced down than calmly stated, “Huh, your right. That just goes to show I’m all yours and nobody else's now.”
“You sound so calm. It doesn’t bother you that the remainder of what they meant to you is gone?” I questioned.
“Of course not, Kotah. Peter and CJ mean the world to me, but the past is in the past. The only mark I want to bear is yours.”
“Great Spirit, I swear I love you more every minute.”
“I feel the same way, Kotah,” Mia replied as she squirmed on me, making me twitch inside her. I felt myself start to grow hard again. Leaning up, she nibbled my earlobe then moved to my neck as she squeezed her powerful muscles around my growing member.
Mia sucked on the spot on my neck close to my juggler's vein, biting down just a little. It drove me crazy. “Well, I like your instincts. What are they telling you now?” She whispered.
I rolled her over and kissed her as I started moving inside her again. That was the end of our talking for the rest of the night.
When I woke up the next morning with Mia in my arms, I thanked the Great Spirit for returning her to me. Mia had clung to me and slept with her head against my chest all night. Not one nightmare.
I rolled us onto my side, leaning on my elbow, watching her sleep. It was hard to believe Mia was mine. Considering the devotion we’d shared the past few months, it surprised me that the depths of my love for her had grown exponentially in one night. It had to be because all of Mia had accepted me as her mate, not just the part that had separated itself from her traumatic past.
Leaning down, I gently kissed her eyes, nose, and mouth. With her eyes still closed, Mia murmured, “Mmmm, nice way to wake up. Can we wake up like this every morning?” I pushed back inside her and began moving slowly as Mia wrapped her leg around my waist, arching her back.
“Absolutely,” I told her. After another half an hour, we finally got up.
“If you’re going to work me that hard, you’re going to have to feed me once in a while.” Mia joked.
“I’m kinda hungry myself. Plus, we’re gonna have to go back home and pack if we’re moving to Pagosa Springs.”
Mia grabbed my hand as I pulled on my clothes. “Are you sure that’s what you want. I don’t want to take you away from your family. Oh my goodness, Dakota, what about school? Don’t you start soon?”
“I’m sure, Mia. That’s why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.”
Mia laughed. “I think we have the one flesh down pretty well. What about school? You have to go back. You’re going to be the best veterinarian ever.”
“I was thinking about that too. There’s a school in New Mexico, not far from Pagosa Springs, I could transfer to. It’s commuting distance. I can probably get most of my classes scheduled so I would only have to go a couple of days a week. We can get you signed up there, too.”
“That’s a wonderful idea. When did you have time to think about all that?” Mia asked me as she started to get dressed.
I laughed. “I’m good at multitasking.” I watched as Mia pulled a sundress from the bag the girls had left her. She slipped on lacy, pink, bikini panties and a matching bra. I crossed over to her, pulling her against my already thickening cock, while I grasped her full breasts in my hands, flicking my thumb over my bite. “Need some help?”
Mia leaned against me, moaning. By the time we finally left the teepee, it was almost noon. We had lunch with our families before we went back to the house with my folks. We didn’t have much stuff. We packed our clothes and my school books in a duffel bag.
After throwing them into the back of my truck, we loaded my horse in the trailer with Cinnamon. It was time to hit the road. It was a tearful good-bye. Mia made my folks promise they would come for a visit soon. Donnie was very destressed that we were moving away.
“Geeze, Dakota, first you steal my girl now you’re taking her so far away I’ll never get to see her.”
Mia hugged him. “I love you, Donnie. How about if you come to stay with us for all your vacations?”
Donnie’s face brightened. “Really? Mom, Dad, could I.”
Dad smiled, “Any time you want.”
Donnie hugged Mia tighter, “I’ll see you soon. Love you, Sis.”
“I love you too, Bro.” After saying good-bye, we went back to the Powwow grounds to meet up with the rest of Mia’s family.
As we headed out, I started thinking about the future. I couldn’t believe the McCree’s and Mr. Davis had given us land and a cabin. I didn’t care if it was a rundown shack. A few acres and the horses were enough to give us an incredible start in our new life.
Our family had done well compared to most of the families on the reservation because of my mom being a doctor and dad being the sheriff. Even so, most of Mom’s work ended up being charity or barter, so we were still pretty poor. I had school scholarships, or I would never have been able to go to college.