Chapter 4

As Eric continued his investigative massage on her soft body, he felt his himself harden involuntarily. Aubrey might be an annoying werewolf/woman, but she was so damned sexy with that slender body, small round bum, and perky boobs. Physically, she was his spec, but when it came to attitude, they were in different time zones.

“I can’t seem to find anything wrong here, but do you feel any pain?”

“No,” she lied. She was feeling a dull pain in the space between her shoulder blades because that was the spot that hit tree when he slapped her away like a pesky fly.

“Are you sure?” He asked softly.

Aubrey saw an opportunity and she took it. After all, he’s my mate, she thought wryly. “The only pain I feel is this one between my legs,” she whispered suggestively.

Eric got her message, but still hesitated. “The last time we—“

“This isn’t the last time, Eric. Do you want me or not?”

He leaned forward and softly kissed the hollow of her neck in response to her question. He was hot for her, and she’d now given him the green light to go ahead and take her. Eric ran a hand down her arm while planting soft kisses on the back of her neck. A soft moan escaped her lips as she felt his lips on her skin. He held her by the shoulder and turned her around until she was lying flat on her back. When his mouth closed up around one nipple, Aubrey sucked in breath through her mouth. Eric ran a hand down her flat stomach and traveled further till he found the mound of her womanhood. He cupped it first before he began stroking it with his wide palm. Aubrey grabbed a fistful of his thick hair to draw him closer as he continued to feast on her boobs. She could feel the warm moistness pooling between her legs under his palm. The short hairs on her pubic area grazed his hands causing a delirious sweet sensation down there.

When Eric finally let go of her boobs, he began a trail of kisses between them and continued downward where he stopped briefly at her navel to give it a quick lick before he continued his journey to her waiting core. Without being told, Aubrey spread her legs wide to welcome him, and when his lips landed on her center, she thought she might die from that simple act. With his fingers, Eric parted the lips between her legs and stroked her with his wet tongue. The pleasure seemed to be too much for Aubrey to handle, as she attempted to cover herself with her palms, but Eric wouldn’t have it. He grabbed her hands and pinned them underneath her bum to make sure she didn’t interrupt him again.

“Eric, please, I can’t take it. I might scream out and someone might hear me,” she panted.

“Good, let them come and see how real mating is done,” he said, ready to get back to licking her.

Aubrey giggled. “Don’t be ridiculous. If my dad saw us like this, he’d be scarred for life.”

“Then don’t scream. Now be quiet and let me do my thing.”

When Eric lowered his head again this time, he covered her private part with his mouth as if he wanted to eat her up. He licked, kissed, sucked, and nibbled at her core until Aubrey literally wept as her body surrendered to multiple powerful orgasms. She was writhing and wiggling because she wanted to free her hands and hold him, put they were firmly planted under her butt cheeks. Eric continued to torture pleasurably until she begged him to enter her. He then inserted two of his fingers inside her, thrusting in and out, and making her orgasm mercilessly. Aubrey never knew that foreplay could be this intense and electrifying.

“I want you now, Eric,” she moaned. “I want all of you inside me now.”

Eric lifted his head and smiled at her. “Your wish is my command,” he said and lifted himself to a kneeling position. He freed her hands from under her so that they wouldn’t go numb. He then lifted her legs and placed them on either side of his hip, wheelbarrow style, giving him easy access to penetrate her. His first thrust was deep and hard enough to knock the wind out of her, giving her a hint of what was to come. He then leaned forward and captured one of her nipples in his mouth, while the other one got the full attention of his fingers. Aubrey felt like she was being touched by three men instead of one—Eric was on her, inside her and all over her. He thrust in and out of her like a raging bull, hitting the depth of her core with each stroke. All she could do was to lay there and take it all while she wept internally with joy.

If this is what I’ll be enjoying for the rest of my life, then I’m all in, she thought delightfully. Who cares if he’s not an Alpha? He sure romps like one!

When his orgasm came, it was violent and explosive. He rammed into her even harder dragging her along with him to the peak of ecstasy. Aubrey had to clench her teeth to keep her from howling to the moon because the orgasm that took over her body at that moment was worth dying for. She held on to him tightly, trying to savor the last bit of the dying embers of her most pleasurable sexual experience so far.

They remained on the ground, panting in each other’s arms. The cool breeze blowing around them dried up their sweat in a matter of seconds. Aubrey shivered a little and snuggled deeper into Eric’s arms, but instead of cuddling her, he withdrew from her and got up.

“What?” She asked softly. “Don’t you want to hold me a little longer?”

“You’ll catch a cold if you remain like this. You should change now,” he said in a distant tone.

Aubrey noticed the change in his demeanor and her heart sank. She had thought that they had made a connection just now, but it seemed she was wrong in her speculation.

Eric stood up and shifted to his werewolf form. His brown fur ruffled as the breeze blew across it. “Your dad must be missing you now. You should head back to the Feast. I’ll remain here for a while.”

Disappointment hit Aubrey like a blow. “But I thought…I mean we just—you know…”

“Had sex?” He supplied.

“Yeah.”

“So?”

Aubrey hesitated. “Are you mad at me?”

“For what?” Eric asked, genuinely confused.

She sighed. “I thought that after what we just did, we would go back to the feast together and inform my dad that we’re mates. Isn’t that what we’re supposed to do?”

Eric scoffed. “You’ve got to be kidding me. Look, we simply had sex and that’s no big deal. But you see that part about me going back there with you to meet your dad…not gonna happen.”

“Why? We’re mates!” Aubrey couldn’t help her frustration.

“I don’t understand you, Aubrey. A couple of minutes ago, you were berating me for being a Beta instead of an Alpha, and now all of a sudden, you want us to get married? I don’t even know you. Yes, I know your name. I work with your dad, and I know a bit about your family history, but you, Aubrey. I don’t know you.”

“Even after what just happened between us?” Aubrey asked hopefully.

Eric grimaced. “Why do you keep saying that? We had sex. Big deal! That’s not enough reason for me to tie myself to you forever.”

“That wasn’t just sex, Eric. We had a connection, and don’t even lie. I felt it and I know you felt it too, why are you acting this way?”

“I’m the one who should be asking you that question. What has come over you, Aubrey? What’s all the fuss about?”

To think that the first man she became vulnerable with and opened herself up to would dismiss her feelings like this and treat her as if she was a random stranger, was beyond heartbreaking. Weren’t they mates? Weren’t they supposed to click right away, especially after making love under the glare of the full moon on the night of the Feast? Were the legends wrong? Had this been a mistake?

She blinked back the tears that were stinging the back of her eyes and stood up. She became her werewolf self and shook out dirt from her fur.

“You know what, you are right,” she said, conceding defeat. “That was nothing. It was just sex. I’ll be on my way now.”

“Cool,” he said indifferently and turned his back on her, staring into the distance.

Fuck you! Aubrey thought with impotent rage. You don’t deserve me.

Summoning the little shred of dignity she had left, she walked away from him without a backward glance.