Page 104 of Fated to the Rogue

“You know we can’t, Zephyr!” She laughed, detangling herself from my embrace so she could get up. “Come on, we don’t wanna be late.”

“I do!” I argued, but followed her nonetheless.

“You don’t even wanna show up in the first place!” she scoffed, still smiling. “If you behave, I promise to take your lap dance request into consideration.”

“Okay!” Without a second though, I bolted to the bathroom to get ready as quickly as possible. With an incentive like that, I would gladly spend the whole day training, or doing whatever else my mate wanted me to do.

Once we were ready, the two of us headed to the gym, where Cassiopeia was waiting for us. We sparred in wolf form so Dusk could practice his biting skills. Since Dawn healed faster than normal wolves, she wouldn’t bleed out from her mate’s bite.

At the end of training, we continued to work on figuring out Dawn’s unique ability, with no luck. Honestly, I was ready to accept that she didn’t have one. We did find out that her unusual speed and rapid healing were somehow connected to her prophesied name, just like Dusk’s super strength, but that was pretty much it.

“Maybe Dawn’s ability just isn’t as obvious as Dusk’s,” Tina guessed as we left the gym. “But we’ll learn what triggers it eventually.”

“Doesn’t really matter.” I shrugged. “Dawn’s pretty strong as it is. She doesn’t need anything else.” My wolf rolled her eyes at my ironic comment as I repeated what she usually told me.

“Are you jealous that my wolf has powers and yours doesn’t?” Tina fake-teased.

“Okay, let me stop you there. Youstolemy magical wolf. I got stuck with your commoner.”

“Ouch, asshole,” Dawn complained. “Now I’ll make sure not to tell you what my powers are once I do figure them out.”

“Anyway,” I said out loud as I ignored Dawn’s empty threat, turning to Tina. “Since it’s Saturday, and we rarely have peaceful days, I was hoping to take you on a date before shit hits the fan again.”

“A date, huh?” She raised her eyebrows in surprise, wrapping her arms around my neck to close the distance between us. “And what are we doing, my moonlight?”

“I was thinking of something a little more rustic, you see…” I leaned in, touching my nose to hers. “There’s another waterfall in the middle of the woods, not too far from the territory. It’s more secluded than the one in our lands. It would allow us some…privacy,” I whispered suggestively. “It’d be just you, me, the water and the wind.”

“Sounds pretty romantic,” she replied, seemingly interested in my idea. “When are we going?”

“After lunch,” I revealed, having already planned everything out. “We can let our wolves out and run there. I thought it’d be nice to let Dawn and Dusk have some time for themselves, too. They don’t get a lot of that aside from training.”

“Wow, narcissistic Zephyr is thinking about someone other than himself? What is happening?” my she-wolf chimed in, sarcastic as ever.

“You must be poisoning my thoughts,” I replied in the same tone, making her laugh. She didn’t miss the opportunity to stick her tongue out to me though.

“Alright. I’m down.” Valentina’s voice pulled me back to reality. With a smile, I pressed my lips against hers, sealing our deal with a kiss.

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After lunch, we rested for an hour before heading out. We shifted at the borders, and Dawn left carrying a small bag with clothes and snacks. She was supposed to lead the way to our secret paradise, but I let her stray off the path a few times so she could chase rabbits with Dusk. They were definitely making the most out of the free time we had.

The deeper we got into the forest, the more aggressive our wolves’ playtime got. Before I could even think about what was going on, my she-wolf rolled down on the ground, leaving her belly exposed. The invitation was enough to make a hungry-looking Dusk pounce on her. I pretended not to see what happened next; it was weird as hell watching my female counterpart make love to another male, especially when that male was technically me.

“Oh, stop being such a puppy!”Dawn laughed at me after she was done with her business, going back to casually walking the trail in her mate’s company. Now that they had their release, both seemed a lot calmer.“I watch you having sex with Valentina all the time, and you never hear me whining about it. Grow some balls!” I couldn’t help but laugh. She had a point.

A few minutes later, we finally made it to our destination. Even though Dawn had already seen the waterfall from my memories, she took a moment to analyze the landscape with her own eyes. Hidden behind the dense vegetation, a stream flowed from tall rocks, covered with the greenest plants, into a natural pool of clear blue water. The pool was surrounded by pebbles of different sizes, and the bottom was covered with sand. Beside her, Dusk was mesmerized.

Although not too wide, the pool seemed deep enough to reach my she-wolf’s shoulders, which she confirmed as soon as she jumped in. The black beast didn’t hesitate to follow right after her. By the time we re-emerged from beneath the water’s surface, our counterparts had given my mate and I back control, and I was free to admire her naked beauty.

After watching our wolves get it on, I had to worship her in human form too. Our bodies danced to the sound of her echoing moans, muffled by the crashing water. It was a melody I would never forget, as the new memories we were making would be imprinted on my mind forever.

When we were done, I hugged her from behind, resting my back against the rocky side of the pool. For a while, we just rested, enjoying the peace and quiet of our little piece of Heaven. We only stepped out of the water to eat the sandwiches I had packed earlier to restore our energy. The moment we finished, we went back to the pool, where we stayed until the sun just started to set, when it became too cold for us. As we were getting ready to head back home, Valentina ran up to me, surprising me with a kiss.

“Thank you, Zephyr. Our date was amazing.” The honesty behind her words made me shiver.

One of my hands pressed against the small of her back, pulling her near, while the other one traveled up to her face to remove a strand of her wet hair out of the way. “It makes me so happy to know you enjoyed it, my mate.”

“Can we come back here some other time?”

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