Page 40 of The Wolf King's Demand

Tyler bent down and took her nipple into his mouth. He wasn’t as gentle with it this time as he had been the last. His teeth pinched and even pricked her, but it felt good. As he did this, his hand teased her pussy.

She ran her hands over his body, feeling his strength and the power inside him. Strangely, she didn’t feel envious. He loved her, and she knew that, and if someone this powerful could love her the way he did, then she didn’t need to be anything more than she was.

Tyler raised his head. “I love you. And I always will.”

He penetrated into her and then rolled over so that she was on top of him. His hands ran gently down her back as he pushed his cock in and out of her.

Tyler growled. His hands squeezed Addison’s breasts hard, and she gasped in pleasure.

His body rocked against hers with all of its strength, and she pushed back with all of her own. The mating urge pulled her forward with every moment. All of her time with Tyler had led to this, and it was so beautiful.

This is what it meant to be with your fated mate.

Tyler’s grunting grew louder, and his body’s movement sped up. This was it, she realized. This was the moment he would finally do it. He would make her his forever.

He grabbed her shoulders and pulled her down, rolling over once again. He pushed into her and opened his mouth, ready for the final moment. She gasped with her own orgasm at the very same moment as he bit down. The mating instinct had pulled them into perfect sync.

His teeth sank into the flesh of her shoulder, but it wasn’t painful, or at least not the way she expected. Somehow, she felt as if her skin was being molded rather than torn. There was purpose in it, and her whole body rejoiced in the sensation.

“It’s done,” Tyler said, collapsing next to her. “We’re mated.”

She looked down at the wound. It bled only a little. She could see the shape of his mouth, perfectly marked on her body.

“Forever,” she said to him and laced her fingers into his. She was entirely human, but with the gift of his bite, she could feel the wolf beneath the surface.

“Forever,” he repeated and kissed her on the lips.

Outside, the full moon lit up the kingdom and its forest in silver. Its soft rays seemed to embrace the two lovers as they lay next to each other and thought about what it meant to be bound together for the rest of their lives.

TWENTY-FOUR

TYLER

Tyler’s eyes popped open. The alpha was still on edge even after the incredible bonding the night before. Addison’s life was still on the line. He brushed away the negative thoughts, crept quietly out of bed, got dressed, and headed out to bring breakfast in bed for his beloved mate.

Breakfast in bed for my sweet. She deserves this and so much more. I will strive every day to make her choice to be with me the right one. Orange juice and strawberry crepes coming up.

The alpha walked on air. The bonding was all he had dreamed of and more, and his wolf was going wild. To wait for one’s fated mate was worth every minute of every day. As he strolled down the hall with his head held high and his senses fulfilled, he couldn’t remember his life without Addison. And that preferred amnesia sat well.

An hour later, Tyler tiptoed through the bedroom door, carrying a tray prepared by the kitchen staff. He was greeted with Addison’s bright eyes. She had just awoken as he went by and was yawning and stretching.

“Good morning, my beautiful. Did you sleep well?” Tyler laid the tray on her lap and kissed her longingly on the lips.

“The most restful sleep of my life. Last night …” Addison cupped her hands around her alpha’s cheeks.

“Yes, my mate. Last night.”

They shared knowing smiles and one long, tender kiss. Then Tyler crawled back into bed to take his rightful place by her side. Wherever she might go, that was where he belonged, and he knew that to be truer than anything else in the world.

For now, he was content to share breakfast with his mate. To see her there, shoulders bared, all tucked up in their bed, was exactly how he wanted her to stay for as much of their time together as he could steal. Being a mother and a queen had its responsibilities, but time with Addison like this, vulnerable and his, was what he dreamed of most.

Addison selected one of the chocolate-covered strawberries and placed it in Tyler’s mouth. Tyler did the same with a chocolate-dipped pineapple piece. And with toast, eggs, and slices of bacon, they fed each other slowly, carefully, and lovingly. The gesture turned out to be a bonding ritual all on its own, and the king and soon-to-be queen savored each morsel.

“So, what is on the agenda for today?” Tyler fingered away a wisp of hair from Addison’s cheek.

“I had told my parents and siblings we could go for a long stroll around the grounds with the children. Show them all my childhood sites as I showed you.”

“That’s a perfect idea. The moment they see your old treehouse, I’ll never hear the end of it.” Tyler laughed.

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