Chapter 185 Luca

Chapter 185 Luca
I couldn’t stop touching her.

Even after we’d both come down from the first wave, my hands refused to leave her skin. Aria lay beneath me, flushed and breathing hard, her hair spread across the pillow like dark silk. The firelight painted her body in warm gold and soft shadows, and I had never seen anything more beautiful in my life. Sweat glistened on her collarbone. Her lips were swollen from kissing. And her eyes — those hazel eyes that had once looked at me with suspicion from a neighboring window — now held nothing but trust and love.

She smiled up at me, lazy and sated, fingers tracing the line of my jaw. “You’re staring again.”

“Can’t help it,” I murmured, voice still rough. I leaned down and kissed her slowly, tasting the faint salt on her lips. “You’re mine.”

The words felt different now. Not just a claim but a truth that ran bone-deep.

The bond between us glowed brighter than ever, golden threads wrapping tighter around our hearts. But it wasn’t finished not yet. The final piece — the true marking — still waited, humming with anticipation under my skin. My wolf pressed close to the surface, patient but insistent. He wanted this as much as I did. Needed it.

I moved inside her again, slower this time, savoring every inch. She gasped softly, legs wrapping around my waist to pull me deeper. We rocked together in a rhythm that felt inevitable. Every thrust drew a soft moan from her throat. Every roll of her hips made me groan her name like a prayer.

“I love you,” I whispered against her lips. “Not just for now. For all the years ahead. I want to build a life with you, Aria. A real one. Waking up next to you every morning. Watching you chase your dreams. Growing old together in this town that almost took everything from us.”

Tears shimmered in her eyes as she smiled. “I want that too. All of it. With you.”

The rhythm between us quickened. Pleasure coiled tighter and hotter. I slid a hand between us, finding her clit and circling with gentle pressure. She came again with a soft cry, clenching around me so perfectly that I followed right after, burying my face in her neck as I spilled inside her.

But we didn’t stop.

I stayed inside her, still hard, and rolled us so she was on top. She rode me slowly at first, savoring the way I filled her, the way my hands gripped her hips like I never wanted to let go. Then faster and harder. Her head fell back, exposing the elegant line of her throat. The spot where her neck met her shoulder called to me like a beacon.

The bond roared.

I sat up, wrapping my arms around her, pulling her flush against my chest as she continued to move. Our foreheads pressed together. Breaths mingled and our eyes locked.

“Luca…” she breathed, her voice trembling with pleasure.

I kissed her deeply, then trailed my lips down to that sacred spot. My canines lengthened, the wolf rising with perfect clarity not to take. To seal. To make her mine in every way the supernatural world would understand and to give myself to her completely.

“I’m yours,” she whispered, tilting her head to bare her neck. “Mark me, Luca. Make me yours forever.”

That was all it took.

I thrust deep and hard, hitting that perfect spot inside her as my teeth sank into the soft skin where her neck met her shoulder. The bite was firm, breaking skin just enough to leave a permanent mark. Aria cried out in pleasure and pain, her body clamping down around me as the most powerful orgasm yet tore through her.

The bond exploded.

Golden light flooded every part of me — her love, her trust, her fears, her dreams, her strength, her vulnerability — all of it rushing into me at once. I felt her soul brush against mine, wrapping around it, becoming part of it. The marking took hold, burning sweetly as the full mate bond locked into place completely. No more uncertainty. She was mine, and I was hers, in every possible way.

I came with a deep, broken groan, spilling inside her as the bond sealed. Wave after wave of pleasure crashed over both of us, amplified by the connection until I couldn’t tell where I ended and she began. Her nails dug into my shoulders. My arms locked around her like I’d never let go. We rode the peak together, trembling, moaning, completely lost in each other.

When the intensity finally ebbed, I licked the fresh mark gently, reverently, sealing it with my tongue. The silver crescent now glowed faintly on her skin visible to any supernatural being who looked. She was marked. Claimed and mine in every possible way.

And I was hers.

I collapsed beside her, pulling her into my arms. We were both trembling, breathing hard, with our skin slick with sweat. I pressed soft kisses to her damp forehead, her cheeks, and her swollen lips.

“Are you okay?” I whispered, voice hoarse.

She nodded, eyes shining with happy tears. “I feel whole. Like something finally clicked into place. Like I’ve been waiting my whole life for this moment with you.”

I traced the new mark on her neck with my fingertip. It was beautiful — a silver crescent intertwined with faint threads of gold. The full mate bond.

“The pack will feel it,” I said quietly. “They’ll know. Everyone will know.”

She smiled. “Good. Let them know.”

We lay there for a long time, tangled together under the blankets, the fire burning low. The bond hummed peacefully between us now.

Outside, I felt the shift ripple through the pack.

Mason’s presence brushed against the bond first — surprise, then deep, genuine approval. Rafe followed, young and awed, his wolf offering a respectful howl across the distance. Kai’s wolf offered a quiet nod of acceptance. One by one, the pack felt the change. The human girl who had stood with them through war was now fully one of us. Their Luna. Their Queen.

Aria nestled closer, pressing a kiss to my chest. “No more hiding.”

“No more hiding,” I agreed, holding her tighter. “You’re mine. And I’m yours. The whole world can feel it now.”

She looked up at me, eyes bright. “Forever?”

I kissed her slowly, pouring every promise into it. “Forever.”

After everything, we had finally arrived here.

Together.