Chapter 20

We were both still gushing out our release so he lifted my head and fixed it between his shoulder and neck giving me the go ahead to mark him. I didn’t hesitate. I made quick work of licking before digging my teeth into his sweet spot. He groaned and hardened inside me as I left my mark on him. I collapsed back onto the bed and he supported his body on his arms to prevent him from crushing me with his body. I looked up into his eyes hazily only to get a bright smile in return. With a soft kiss on my forehead, he raised his hips and pulled out of me before crashing beside me.

With one hand, he made quick work of untying my hands and massaged them to get blood flowing into them. I realized I could have freed myself easily if I had concentrated harder but that was just wishful thinking. How can one concentrate when your sanity is being torn into shreds by divine pleasure and desire?

When he was done, he pulled me the duvet over our body before cuddling me into his chest. I placed my ear on top of his heart and allowed it to pull me back from the blissful clouds I was submerged in. After I had descended from my high, I became aware of my surrounds. The thick arousal in the air, the grunts and moans of pleasure, the merry and excitement and the murmurs of the festive pack members.

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**Alpha River’s P.O.V**

After spending half of the day celebrating, the time was finally here. I stood in front of the mirror to comb my hair. I was donned in a pair of white jeans that rode low on my hips. I decided to go commando because wearing briefs will just be a hindrance at the end. Kaeden kept nagging me about what our father had said and in as much as it was bothering me too, I couldn’t pass up this opportunity to claim my mate.

It’s not like Tricia wanted the Luna position. She just wanted me and I am more than happy to oblige with her request anytime she demanded it. I was heading towards the door when Matthews walked in with a grimace on his face.

“What’s wrong man?” I asked with concern

“Have you thought about what you are about to do? What about Tricia?” he asked with worry heavy in his tone

“Why is everybody all over my case? Of course, I have thought about everything and Tricia and I are fine. In fact, we have never been better”

“Then what about your mate? What you are doing isn’t fair to her or any female for that matter?”

“My mate is oblivious to what is happening and besides what she doesn’t know won’t hurt her. Or are you going to snitch on me?”

“No… I can never do that but know that there is nothing hidden under the sun. Please think about the consequences of your actions before you mark and claim her. You yourself told me that she looks like someone who has been through a lot and here you are adding to that pain and suffering”

“Don’t preach me Matt but try seeing it from my point of view. I like Tricia. My own choice with feelings and emotions towards her but with Chaos, I know it’s just the mate bond. Someone chosen by the goddess and fate for me to love and spend the rest of my life with”

“Have you even given her a chance? No! She didn’t also have a choice like you. Yet here she is, trying to make it work.”

“I know but… anyway enough with my mate… what about that mate of yours? It seems she has some personal beef with me”

“Well she doesn’t like you that much”

“That much? I say she doesn’t like me at all… did she tell you why?”

“Nope! She didn’t because the mere mention of your name gets her blood boiling and not in a good kind of way. Besides I don’t want to spend the early stages of finding my mate, sleeping on the couch just because of you”

“Ugh some friend you are”

“Well, why don’t you ask her yourself then Mr. Alpha?”

“Shut up! Let’s get going. Mum said everything is set”

I walked out of the room with Matt trailing beside me. I walked out into the open and I knew my mother had really outdone herself. Honestly, I don’t know if it was because of mere excitement or if she was trying to get on Chaos’s good side because she seems to have noticed. Just like I have, that my mate always had a cold wall wrapped around herself whenever my mother was present.

I nodded to the greetings and congrats of my pack members as I made my way towards the stage and right on top of it. I stood there in silence for a few minutes with Matt before the silence started getting to me. I rocked on my heels whiles Matthews chuckled beside me. The fucker was already mated and didn’t have to go through this torturous anticipation just so I could have a piece of my mate.

Being alpha isn’t always fun and roses.

If I wasn’t occupied with Tricia during the time, I met my mate, I’m sure like every alpha male out there I would have marked and mated with her before that very day had even been over… I was about to mind link my mum when I caught a whiff of my mate’s scent. I set my gaze in its direction and watched with indifference as Kiara marched up to her mate.

She didn’t even acknowledge me when she passed by. I set her blatant disrespect aside for now and focused on my stunning mate. Just looking at her had my member twitching in my pants. It all happened in a blur in my mind as my sole focus was on the sinful dress she was wearing and how better she would look without it.

It seems I was lost in my thoughts for long because by the time I snapped back to reality, my father had finished the bonding ceremony and was ushering us to the part I have been waiting for. I saw her wolf flickering in and out of my mate’s eyes and that also tempted Kaeden to come out and play and that is how the actual mating played out. I took my time to pleasure my mate.

Spoiling her for any other man not that I would allow any man near her. Call me selfish but that’s how it’s going to be. Just one touch felt like a thousand grams of ecstasy shot down my blood stream. I was on fire and I made sure to show my mate exactly how I was feeling.

She may be somewhat dominant outside but right now on these grounds, in this bed, I was the dominant male alpha and I was going to prove it to her in every way possible. With every cry of pleasure, my wolf and I felt immense pride wash over us.

I gave her pleasure and took in return till either of us could move a limb and that was when I brought it all to an end.