She's not wrong.
“I didn't think I had a mate,” I confide to her, kissing her forehead. “I really didn't. I thought I'd have to choose one, and I felt nothing for any women I'd met. Not a thing until I saw you.”
Blair stares at me, her mouth open. Her heart rate speeds up, and I smile, loving that she's excited about my lack of emotion toward other women.
“Fucking is physical. Raw.” I drag my finger down her face and onto her soft, pillow lips and inhale. “But you?”
Her breath hitches in her throat, and I shake my head, unable to explain how she makes me feel.
“I'd die for you. I'd kill for you. The feeling I have for you isn't as simple as love. It's like you own my soul.”
Blair blinks, and tears slip down her cheeks.
“I want to rip any man apart that's touched you. Annihilate anyone who’s ever hurt you. But I also want to destroy anyone that's made you smile because that's mine too.”
“My smile?” Blair whispers, shaking her head.
“All of you. You belong to me, Blair. I want to worship you for the rest of our lives. The Moon Goddess has given me a mate—and although you're human and unfamiliar with the ways of the wolves, I'll teach you. The pack will teach you.You're perfect.”
She doesn't speak, but she throws herself against me, her hot mouth seeking mine as she sobs. I hate that she's crying, and I do the only thing I can think of to distract her—I slide my hand into her shorts and massage her clit, our mouths moving furiously as she moans into mine.
“Calix,” she moans as I slide two fingers into her, leaving my thumb on her clit. “Please...”
“What do you need, mate?”
“You,” she gasps, still crying. “Only you.”
I lay her back on the bed, stripping her of her clothes in one movement. I don't even think before burying myself inside her; our bodies are alight with desire and emotion.
“Mark me, Calix. I want to be yours forever.”
I thrust into her and close my eyes, wanting more than anything to mark her. To make her mine. But I don't want to hurt her, and she's already so fragile.
“Calix!” Blair snaps, taking me by surprise. “If I'm your mate, do it. Do itnow.”
Her eyes flash with defiance, and I lean into her neck, the scent of her skin driving me wild. She shivers as I lick her soft skin and whimpers as I fuck her hard.
“It's going to hurt, mate,” I whisper, but I can feel the magic between us. Our skin hums, and she moves her head aside, exposing her neck to me. Stars fill my vision as I nibble on her throat, and she wiggles beneath me.
“Do it!” Blair yells, digging her heels into my ass as I finally lose control.
My nose drags over the sweet spot between her neck and shoulder, and before I can stop myself, I sink my teeth into her tender flesh.
Blair screams, but I hold on, feeling the bond between us strengthening. I keep thrusting into her, desperate to give her pleasure as I tear into her skin, and when I'm sure I can release her, I begin licking her wound, the taste of her coppery blood spilling into my mouth.
I hum my apologies, but she cries, clinging to me. I lick and kiss her wound until it stops bleeding so heavily, and then return my lips to hers.
“You were so fucking brave,” I murmur as our mouths meet. She's still sobbing, and my fingers work her clit, my dick filling her. “My beautiful mate.”
“Am I yours now?” Blair finally asks, her breath catching on the wave of pain and pleasure she's riding.
“Can't you feel it?” I grunt as I near my release.
I feel like I can breathe again.
My body tenses as I shoot my load into her, and she cries out when her orgasm smashes through her body, crushing her lungs and stealing her breath. Our eyes meet, and we inhale one another, the invisible cord between us becoming thicker with every second.
It's beautiful. Magical.