Page 66 of The Right to Bear Claws
"You feel incredible," he breathed, sinking into her with careful control.
"You're so big," she gasped, her body stretching to accommodate him. "So thick. I can feel every inch of you."
"Good," he said, beginning to move with slow, deep thrusts. "I want you to feel me everywhere. Want you to know exactly who you belong to."
She clawed at his shoulders as pleasure built inside her, her nails leaving marks that would fade by morning. But the scars he would leave on her tonight—those would last forever.
"Harder," she pleaded, meeting his thrusts with her own. "I need more."
He gave her what she needed, driving into her with increasing intensity until she was balanced on the knife's edgeof climax. When it hit her, she screamed his name, her pussy clenching around his cock as wave after wave of pleasure crashed over her.
But instead of following her over, Elias slowed his movements, letting her ride out the aftershocks while staying hard inside her.
"Not done with you yet," he said with a predatory smile. "Turn over."
She obeyed eagerly, positioning herself on hands and knees before him. The angle was deeper, more primal, and when he thrust back inside her from behind, she felt him hit places that made her see stars.
"This is how my bear wants you," he said, his voice rougher now, more animal. "Claimed and marked and mine in every way."
His thrusts were fevered now, fast and demanding, driving her toward another climax with ruthless precision. She could feel his control fraying, could sense his bear pushing closer to the surface with every stroke.
"Are you ready?" he asked, his hands gripping her hips as he continued to pound into her. "Ready for me to mark you, to make this bond permanent?"
"Yes," she gasped, pushed beyond the ability for anything but honesty. "Please, Elias. Make me yours."
"Last chance to change your mind," he said, though his voice suggested he might die if she did. "Once I mark you, that's it. Forever."
"Forever," she agreed, turning to meet his eyes. "That's what I want. You, me, this connection—forever."
The change that came over him was immediate and magnificent. His bear surged forward, not enough to shift him completely but enough that she could see claws extending from his fingertips, could feel the wild power radiating from his skin.
"Hold still," he commanded, his voice carrying harmonics that spoke directly to her soul.
She felt the first scratch across her right hip like a brand of fire and pleasure combined. His claws were careful but deliberate, carving three parallel lines that would heal into permanent scars—the mark of his claim, the symbol of their bond.
The moment the marking was complete, the world exploded.
The mate bond snapped into place with a force that stole her breath and remade her understanding of everything. Suddenly she could feel Elias not just physically but emotionally, spiritually—his love and need and desperate relief that she was finally, permanently his. Through their connection, she could sense his bear's satisfaction, the animal's certainty that his mate was properly claimed and protected.
But it went beyond that. She could feel their connection extending across all the realms—waking, sleeping, dreaming. No matter where her consciousness traveled, she would always be able to find her way back to him. No nightmare could take her from him now, no fear could make her feel alone.
"I can feel you," she whispered in wonder, tears streaming down her face. "I can feel all of you—your love, your bear, your absolute certainty that this is right."
"And I can feel you," he replied, gathering her against his chest as his cock still pulsed inside her. "Your strength, your courage, your love that's so bright it puts the sun to shame."
They stayed joined like that for long minutes, both overwhelmed by the magnitude of what had just happened. When he finally withdrew from her body, she felt the loss like a physical ache—but the bond between them only grew stronger, as if their temporary separation had taught it to reach across any distance.
"How do you feel?" he asked, pressing gentle kisses to her shoulder.
"Complete," she said simply. "Like I've been walking around with half a soul my whole life and you just gave me the missing piece."
"That's exactly what you did for me," he said, pulling a soft blanket over them both. "The moment I saw you in that lake, I knew my life was about to change forever."
"And now?"
"Now we build something beautiful together. Now we protect this town and each other and see what kind of adventures a dreamwalker and her bear can get up to."
She laughed, the sound bright with joy and possibility. "I love the sound of that."
