Page 18 of Rescued By The Wolf

“Fated mate,” I finish.

She blinks, but she seems almost happy to hear that.

“So, you want me.”

“More than anything. You’re the only one that I’ve ever wanted.”

“How do you know?”

“It’s your scent. I can smell you. My wolf can smell you.”

“I…Okay, what happens now?”

She seems calm about getting all of this information. I’m hoping that’s a good sign and she’s not in shock or anything.

“Well, tonight is the full moon, and on the full moon, shifters feel the mating heat. It’s basically just an intense attraction. A need to mate.”

She nods, and I smell it then.

Lust.

She wants me just as badly as I want her.

“I can feel it too,” she whispers. “When I woke up today, it was like that was all I could think about.”

“Me too.”

She nods, and I clear my throat.

“There’s one last thing. Shifters claim their fated mates by biting them. Once I do that, we’ll be bonded together. It will be forever. We’ll be forever.”

She leans back against the counter and nods.

“If you need time to process this or think about it, that’s fine. I’ll give you time. I don’t want to force you.”

“No! No, I want you,” she tells me, and I sag in relief.

“Thank fuck,” I groan as I stalk towards her.

My lips land on hers a moment later and I kiss her, pouring all of my emotions into this one embrace. I want to tell her that I love her, but I’m worried it will be too soon. Besides, I don’t want to pull my mouth away from hers to talk right now. I’d rather be using it for other things.

Sophie’s arms twine around my neck and she clings to me. I lick against the seam of her lips and she opens for me. Her tongue brushes against mine, and I grip her tighter.

“I need you,” she mumbles against my lips, and I nod.

I grab her hips and lift her. She gasps, and her legs wrap around my waist as I start to move.

“You’ll hurt yourself!” She protests, and I snort.

“How?”

“By carrying me.”

I frown at her, and she blushes.

“I’m too heavy,” she says quietly, and I snort again.

“You’re perfect.”

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