Chapter 41: Willa

Ferrin wasn’t kidding when he said he was tired. As soon as we were under the covers and curled up against each other, he was dead asleep. I lay awake for a little while, just listening to him breathe while I contemplated the next couple days. I tried to run through any of the names and faces that I remembered from my morning with Rebekah, but lying there next to Ferrin kept my mind wondering what would happen after the dinner.

We thought these few days would have been a bit easier on us both. There were fewer secrets and less sneaking around. Ferrin, Rebekah, and Shawn all confirmed that everyone seemed to buy our ruse. There were no hints of rumors that we had met any other way. And for the most part, they had not heard of any direct disapproval of a rogue werewolf being the king’s mate. That didn’t mean they would accept me, but at least there wasn’t open discontent.

However, with all of that, the other obstacles we faced seemed to pile on tenfold. With the added stress, Ferrin and I hadn’t really talked about where we would stand after the dinner. I remembered that he had told me I didn’t have to dive headfirst into being a Luna. But lying there next to him, really for the first time since leaving the tower, I realized just how fast things were moving and how much I actually missed him. I missed the intimacy of the tower.

I smiled a little at that thought.

Two weeks ago, you never would have been able to convince me I’d miss being a captive. I drifted off to sleep as I played through the memories of those days together.

I slept a little later than I usually do, but I didn’t mind. I didn’t have anything to do until it was time to start getting ready for the evening. Although, apparently, that was something that took most of the day. Rebekah said she would be here around noon with everything we needed to get ready. At first, I was very confused because the event didn’t start until seven, to which she informed me that we would be cutting it close. So I was both nervous and fascinated about what this experience would be.

But for now, I just wanted to be with Ferrin. To get back just a little of what we had before.

I turned over to face him, running a hand up his arm. He began to stir.

“Mmm, good morning,” he said with a sleepy smile.

“Good morning.”

“Did you wake me just to leave me here again? Like the cruel vixen you are,” he teased, squeezing me tightly.

“Actually, I have no intention of going anywhere,” I told him, crushing my lips into his.

He groaned as I pressed my body more firmly against his. He deepened the kiss, his tongue meeting mine eagerly. I felt his response against my belly and let out a satisfied purr. He pushed me back into the mattress, pushing pillows out of the way without breaking contact. Our movements became more urgent, touches more demanding.

“Goddess, I’ve missed this,” Ferrin whispered gruffly, kissing down my throat.

I chuckled in response.

“What?” he asked with a smile.

“I just happened to be thinking the same thing,” I replied.

“Oh, yeah,” he said as he tugged my sleep shirt off my shoulder, peppering kisses across my skin. “What else were you thinking?”

“Mmm, I was wondering when I would get you all to myself for more than a meal.”

“Hmm,” he responded. “I could make that happen sooner than you think.”

I pulled back a little, looking at him skeptically. “Really?”

“Let’s just say that after tonight, no one will be expecting to see much of us for the next few days,” he said, nuzzling my cheek. His hand slipped beneath my shirt, his touch sending sparks of electricity through me.

I laughed softly. “Hey, you never know. They may demand I be subjected to a trial by fire to prove my worthiness. Or force me to challenge your best warriors. Or just plain run me out of the country.”

Ferrin continued to roam over my body as I spoke, sliding my shirt off over my head so he could kiss down my chest to my stomach.

“Never gonna happen,” he insisted, his hand massaging my breast before taking my nipple into his mouth.

I moaned as I arched into him.

“What if…” I teased breathlessly.

“Baby,” Ferrin said, pulling up to look me in the eye, “there is nothing they could do that would keep me from having you. I’m not waiting any longer.”

The demand in his words sent a shockwave of arousal through me, seeing how much he wanted me as he slid my panties down my legs. I trailed my fingers over his skin, but something told me this moment wasn’t going to last much longer.

Sure enough, I saw the glazed look in his eyes as someone mind-linked him. He shook it off and dove back into kissing and licking my neck. I laughed softly.

Another moment later, he grunted loudly in frustration. I laughed louder.

“What’s so funny?”

“Nothing. I was also just thinking about when we were going to be interrupted,” I giggled.

“I guess I’m losing my touch if the prospect of me leaving our bed is so amusing. Maybe I should do something about that,” he said, his hand quickly slipping his hand between my legs.

I hissed as his fingers found that sensitive spot within my folds. “Ferrin.”

Not wasting any time, he worked my clit in a fever, quickly pushing his fingers into my entrance.

“I told you, Willa,” he said heavily as he moved inside me, “I will always take care of you. In every way. But since you seem to need a refresher…”

He drove in and out of me with precision, knowing exactly how fast he was bringing me to my climax, not relenting his pace in the slightest. I moaned his name as my muscles tightened, my fingers gripping his flesh as my claws threatened to pierce his skin. A few rough thrusts later, I was coming apart, his kiss stifling my cries.

When the aftershocks abated, Ferrin sat back with a smug smile before leaning back in to whisper in my ear.

“Now, I want you to spend the rest of the day,” he began seductively, “thinking about how well I take care of you with just my fingers and my mouth. And imagine just how fucking amazing it will be when it’s my cock finally filling you.”

“Because that won’t be distracting as I’m meeting a banquet room full of nobles,” I replied, sensing a challenge in his words and subtly moving my hands down his abdomen.

He chuckled. “Think of that as your trial by fire, sweetheart. I’m sure you’ll have no problem showing them just how brilliant you are.”

I tucked my hand beneath the waistband of his sweats and wrapped my hand around him, tugging them down with my other thumb. He grunted in response, his eyes fluttering briefly. I returned his smug smile. He wasn’t the only one who could issue a challenge.

In one quick, smooth movement, I had him on his back as I straddled him between my legs, sliding my folds along his length, tempting his resolve.

“Fuck, Willa,” he rasped out, clearly surprised by my actions. “This is…”

“Dangerous?” I interjected, increasing the pressure slightly as I ground my hips against him. “Think of this of this as your reminder to be on your best behavior tonight.”

Sweat started to break out on his forehead, and his jaw clenched. His hands went to my hips as he watched me. I covered his hands with mine, letting him know that I was in control and I intended it to stay that way.

His eyes glazed over again as someone reached out through the mind-link. I smiled as I moved along his hard length again, stimulating my clit with the exquisite friction that I was creating between us.

“Baby, there calling for me,” he gritted out.

“And you can tell them their Luna says they can wait,” I said, rocking my hips a little faster.

Ferrin moaned beneath me, pushing his own hips up against me as his eyes rolled back.

“Yes, ma’am.”

I halted my movements, soliciting a grunt from Ferrin as I leaned over him.

“Don’t call me ma’am.”

He chuckled softly. “Yes, mate.”

I started to move my hips again.

“Little wolf.”

Our breathing became ragged. I pushed back up to get a better angle, his cock sliding the full length of my folds.

“Partner.”

His hands on my hips guided my pace, pushing faster as we both got closer to our release.

“Soulmate.”

I wanted him inside me so bad I thought I would lose control.

“My queen.”

He bucked against me, hitting my clit and pushing me over the edge of my orgasm. My claws extended this time as I gripped Ferrin’s forearm and thigh, leaving stripes along the flesh before the last of the tremors subsided. I looked down as he tensed below me. Just in time to see his eyes glaze over again as he cried out, his release hitting his stomach, and I couldn’t help but laugh.

Ferrin breathed heavily for a few moments before he began laughing with a string of curses.

“I don’t know much about mind-linking, but I suspect someone may have gotten more than they bargained for,” I said as I cleaned him off with my shirt, fully intending on discarding it.

“Arlo may never mind-link me again. But maybe that will teach them to get the message when I tell them to fuck off,” he said with a laugh. He grabbed the shirt from my hand and tossed it off the bed before pulling me against his chest. “But there will be no more interruptions after tonight. I’m blocking everyone and barricading the apartment door.”

“Then you better get going. Otherwise, they might just come knocking those doors down right now.”

“Yeah, and I absolutely need to shower first.”

“Probably,” I said with a wicked grin. “Arlo’s been through enough. He doesn’t need the scent as a reminder.”