Chapter 163

Elena:

I kept my eyes on Vladimir for a second as he studied my expression. He ran his finger over my waist, gently massaging it. 

“Are you sure that you want this, malyshka?” Vladimir asked, his voice softening in a way that even a sobbing baby would have calmed. 

“I want you, Vladimir. I trust you,” I said, voicing out the one thing that I never thought that I would. The man, I didn’t even know why my body felt like it needed him, like I needed him. All I knew was that I felt my safest around him. He was the light of my day, the savior of my dark days, and the anchor to my ship. I knew that he knew and understood that very well. And though I didn’t know whether I should be thankful or frightened because of it, I knew that I wouldn’t replace him, his presence, and his love for the world. 

He connected his lips with mine once more, and our clothes which were concealing our bodies from one another started coming off, being thrown around random sides of the room. He rested his forehead against my own as my breath got caught in my throat while he gently massaged my boob, running his finger over my hardening nipple, watching as my eyes rolled to the back of my head as I wrapped my legs around his torso.

Vladimir smirked, and taking my hands in his, he intertwined our fingers together, and for the first time since I first lost my virginity, I knew what it was to want your partner. I didn’t need to be drugged to want him, nor did I need to be forced into a nearing arousal. And I knew that he saw that in my eyes.

Vladimir positioned himself at my entrance, not pushing inside as he kept his eyes on mine. “I want you to keep looking at me, malyshka. I want you to know that you’re safe in my embrace.”

He leaned in and connected his lips with mine before pulling away. Our eyes met and he nodded, silently asking for permission, wanting to hear my consent. I pushed my hip forward, and he smiled, squeezing my hand gently before I felt him pushing his cock inside me. I gasped, feeling the sudden stretch, and Vladimir stopped, allowing me to adjust to his size. 

He pulled out before thrusting himself inside me, his movement was gentle as he savored the moment between us. And it wasn’t until his eyes shifted to golden, most likely his wolf, that he stopped completely as he was balls deep in me. I whimpered, and he let out a low growl before his eyes shifted back. He kissed my neck and licked a long stripe, I couldn’t help but let out a cry of pleasure as I felt him twitch inside me.

My walls tightened around him, and pushing his hand between us, he rubbed my sensitive nub, drawing circles of eight over it as he drew me to my edge with a low whimper. He muffled it as he leaned in, connecting lips with mine as his own thrusts grew sloppy before he found his release inside me. 

“Fuck,” he hissed, taking a deep breath as he rested his forehead against my own. I laughed, and he shook his head before he connected his lips with mine, both our chests rising and falling with each breath that we took.

He leaned in and kissed my forehead, and I couldn’t help but whimper when he pulled himself out of me, the feeling of being empty now seeming foreign to me.

“Are you okay, malyshka?” He asked, and I nodded. He watched as I covered myself with the blanket before he wrapped his arm around me, pulling me to lay on his chest. “But something is bothering you.”

“It is not the time to be speaking of…”

“You know that it is always going to be time to speak of something that is bothering you, baby girl.” He said, and I looked away from him, hesitating for a moment. But I had to admit, I couldn’t help but find myself wondering how things were going to go from here. 

“You’re a wolf, and I’m a human.” I said, and he frowned in confusion. “I read in the book. It said that you should have a mate…”

“Elena…”

“Do you?” I asked, and he smiled. He nodded, and for a second, my heart felt like it was ripped out of my chest. “Does she know?”

“Not yet, but she knows that I’m deeply into her.” He said, and I took a deep breath, ignoring the pain that I felt. “She’s a beautiful woman whose heart is as pure as gold.”

“Why are you telling me?” I asked, growing somewhat annoyed. Vladimir’s smile grew bigger, and though I was forced to remind myself that I was his, that I wasn’t supposed to move in case he turned out to be another version of Konstantin, only he was choosing a different approach, I couldn’t help but find myself being in pain.

“You asked.” He said, and I looked away from him. 

“Does it bother her?” I asked, shaking my head in question. “If you two are into one another, does it bother her that you are sleeping with another woman?”

“It seems so,” Vladimir said, turning around to hover over my body. He rested his arms either side of my head, leaning into my lips as he did. I looked away from him, and he chuckled when his lips kissed my cheek. “My jealous beautiful mate,”

“What?” I asked, frowning as I looked at the man. He chuckled and kissed my forehead before sitting up as he pulled me to sit on top of him, making me straddle his lap. “What did you just say?”

“I have my eyes for one woman, Elena.” He said, making my heart race. “And that woman is my mate.”

He ran his finger on my bottom lip as he said his next words, the words that had my heart swelling in a way that I didn’t know to be possible. It was a way that felt like it was going to be pulled out of my chest, only in the best possible way.

“You are my mate, my beautiful Elena…”