Page 7 of The Alpha's Envy

“Pups, eh?” she asks after a beat, and I nod. That was a lot. Briefly, I fear I went too far. Maybe she’s not ready for that yet.

“If we’re blessed with them. We can have lots of fun practising until you’re ready to try.” When I nuzzle her neck, she sighs contentedly and trails her fingers across my shoulder, admiring the mark she left on me. It’s sensitive and I shudder, the urge to take her again rising inside me once more.

“What am I going to do in Grey Ridge? Besides making beautiful babies?” she asks, laughing as I dip my head to wrap my lips around one of her pink nipples. There’s no way we’re leaving this bed today. I want to get to know every inch of her body, every little noise that she makes, every touch that she loves, and what makes her scream.

“Be a badass luna and help with the pack. Boss me around. Build us a home. Walk around naked and chill at home all day. Whatever you want.”

Squirming as I suck a little harder and my teeth graze the firm bud, she strokes her hands up my back and presses her warm body to mine.

“Walk around naked? That would be the entirety of my duties?” She giggles as I bite her nipple gently and move on to the other breast, loving how she arches her chest to press them closer to my lips.

“Mmm. And a very important one it is too. Once I get to play when I get home.” Pulling back, I frown. “Although I can’t imagine I’d get any work done.” Sliding lower, I kiss a path down her belly and the delicate skin at her hips, parting her thighs gently and slipping one finger inside her.

“Maybe Icouldcome to work with you,” she muses, her breath catching as I add a second finger.

“Perfect,” I mumble, barely able to keep up with the conversation as her pretty pussy appears from between her legs, and I’m captivated. Easing her legs wider, and darting out my tongue to lick her clit, I grumble loudly, allowing the vibrations to tease her more, and loving how she squirms at the sensation. “You could be my lunch every day.”

4

MARIE

“Welcome home,” Jonathan says, catching me around the waist and pulling me tight to his side. “Do you like it?”

Taking a deep breath, I let the crisp mountain air travel deep into my lungs and hold it there, enjoying the feeling of rightness that washes over me. This is where I belong. I can feel this forest, these hills, in my bones. With a big smile, I reach up and pull Jonathan’s smiling face down so I can kiss him.

“I love it here already.”

The rest of the pack appears to have made themselves scarce, giving us some time and space to explore the large lodge by ourselves.

Jonathan leads me through the cozy property, showing me the open plan communal spaces where the pack eats and hangs out, which make up almost the entire ground floor. The first floor is accommodation for the unmated wolves within the pack who prefer to live together under one roof, as wolves generally do, until they find a mate and start a family of their own.

From the hall window, he points out the cabins dotted through the forest and the foothills of the mountains that rise upbehind the building, where mated packmates move once they’re ready. Close by, it’s still within the safety of the pack territory, and with the social bonds that our animals need to thrive, but with some peace and privacy. It’s idyllic, and as he walks me through the hotel and spa business that his pack runs and some fledgling construction operations he started up with his father’s permission, it’s clear to see how much he loves his pack and how hard he works for them.

“I took over last year, but my parents are still heavily involved in the pack. But they recently built their own place down by the lake, so we have the alpha suite here on the top floor. Is that okay?”

His nerves are adorable.

Wrapping my arms around his waist and smiling up at him, I grin. “That sounds perfect.”

Jonathan gestures for me to take the stairs to the second floor of the log and stone building, and when he pulls a key from his pocket and hands it to me, suddenly, I’m the one whose heart is racing.

“It’s all yours. I haven’t done much with it, so you have free rein to decorate how you please.”

As I slide the key into the lock, Jonathan crowds behind me, his body pressing into mine, making me all flustered. I fumble as he teases that sensitive spot behind my ear and growls seductively.

“Hurry up, little mate. Unless you want to give the pack a show.”

This man is going to wear me out. The bond is making us both insatiable, and without his mark on my neck, his wolf is determined to claim me over and over again so his scent is never off my skin.

Finally, my fingers work well enough to turn the key, and I shove the door open, allowing myself to be swept into the roomby the horny alpha at my back. I hear the door shut behind us, but I’m too mesmerised by the stunning views of the glittering lake to turn around.

Large windows frame the most beautiful view I’ve ever seen, and I rest my hand on my chest to calm my swirling emotions.

“I hope those are happy tears,” Jonathan says quietly, once again, knowing exactly what to do as he wraps me up from behind and rests his chin on the top of my head. “We’re going to be so happy, Marie. I’m going to make sure there isn’t a day that you don’t feel how proud I am to have you.”

He doesn’t need to tell me that. I know it. I’ve felt it in every interaction since we laid eyes on each other. This is a good man. And while that makes me feel like the luckiest woman alive, it reminds me that I have one loose end to tidy up before I can truly relax and launch myself into being luna.

Graham Reynolds.

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