MARKED

ROSA'S POV 

 It was the wee hours of the morning, and I hadn't slept for as much as 2 hours. Ryan and I stayed up late discussing, and didn't realize it when we both slept off.
 I wondered why I was awake now, considering how sore my sleep deprived eyes felt. It took a few extra seconds for me to understand why.
 The feeling was subtle, but wonderful. I had never known what it felt like, to have my nipples suckled. 
 "Ryan." His name dropped out of my lips, and a long breathy sigh followed suite.


 His lips were expertly sucking my left nipple, while his hand gently rubbed in circular motions against the other nipple. I knew that I was undoubtedly horny because the drowsy feeling was gradually escaping me.
 My hand reached out for his head, and my fingers swept through his silver mane, lightly pulling on some strands of his hair. I began to pant heavily when he lowered himself down there, and began breathing down my pussy.
 I knew what he wanted to do, and I wasn't disappointed. He ate me like I was his favourite food, and licked me up like a plate.


 As soon as he saw I was about having my release, he pulled away and began stroking his really hard cock. 
 It was my first time watching him stroke himself, and I couldn't help the blush that crept up my cheeks.
 "Don't be shyyyy...." He lazily sang, leaning closer and dropping a chaste kiss on my lips.
 We were both already naked, so there wasn't a need to take off clothes. All he had to do was get comfortable in between my thighs, and drive so wildly inside me.
 "Ahhh!!" A yell flew out my mouth, as my eyes went wide open. He had entered in one quick thrust, and might have hit a sensitive spot.


 "My love..." He whispered, going still. "I'm sorry. Did I hurt you?"
 "Not at all...." I replied, my legs hooking themselves around his waist, urging him to keep going. "That felt good."
 "It did?" A small smile appeared on his face as he resumed his thrusts.
 "Absolutely. You make me feel good." I muttered, wrapping my arms around his neck and pulling him closer. His forehead touched mine, and our little beads of sweat mixed with each other. I couldn't explain it, but the rawness I felt, was on another level. "Arrgghhh!!" Another series of moan escaped me, as he suckled on my neck.


 "Oh, goddess!" He groaned, his pace increasing. "You're so beautiful." He whispered, making my heartbeat accelerate. In that moment, I didn't need to double check his statement. They felt so true, and most of all, I believed it. 
 For the first time in my life, I genuinely believed I was truly beautiful. 
 "I want you." He rushed out, pounding harder inside me. "I want you, Rosa. Forever."
 "Ryan...." Tears of pleasure gathered in my eyes. A thousand tingles danced around my body and at some point, it all felt overwhelming. 


 "I love you, Rosa. So damn much." He whispered against my face, capturing my lips in the most passionate kiss ever. Our tongues danced around each other's and soon, it turned into a tough battle for dominance. 
 As expected, he won and I surrendered to the mindblowing bliss of his love.
 "I love you." I blurted, the moment we broke apart for some air. "I love you Ryan. I love.... you!" I choked out, as a result of how deeply he thrusted inside me again. Today, he was like a crazed man, and I loved it.
 "Oh goddess." He muttered, his hot breath fanning my forehead, as he plunged faster.


 Soon, I began to experience that familiar feeling of combustion. I knew I definitely would combust, into a thousand tiny pieces.
 "Oh goddess! I'm.... I'm.... Ryan I'm cumming!" I yelled out, my thighs squeezing his waist, as my pussy clenched his cock. At the same time, I felt his canines peirce through the skin of my neck, marking me as his for all of eternity. 
 I felt him shoot his hot release inside me, before collapsing onto my belly. 
 Gosh. All of that felt good. So good.


 I had always thought marking one's mate was a painful ordeal. I mean, it slightly stung in the beginning, but eventually became pleasurable in a way I couldn't even describe. It was an awesome feeling.
 I felt him get off me and reposition himself beside me. A helpless frown made its way to my face.
 "I didn't want you to." I protested, feeling the chilly air hit my belly. 
 "I didn't want you feeling emasculated either." He sighed. "And.... the baby." He added.


 "Who told you that laying on my belly, could hurt our pup?" I asked, letting out an incredulous gasp, while trying to hold back my laughter.
 "But... it seems.... as though....." He whispered, sounding embarrassed. It made me want to giggle. Ryan was never the type to feel embarrassed. Seeing him act this way, only made me see how much of a baby he actually was.
 "Sweetie, your head on my belly would cause no harm to our child. I'm barely even showing yet." I explained, arranging the curls that fell onto his forehead.


 "Okay mummyyyy...." He teased, pulling me closer by the waist and burying his face in the crook of my neck.
 I chuckled lightly as my thoughts diverted to a different thing. Ryan and I had conversed so much, and part of the things he had managed to share with me, was the death of his parents. I wasn't downplaying my own pains, but it all made me realize a lot more people had some certain aspects of the life much worse.
 I mean, my mother had been ill for months, before she finally passed on. Even though I probably didn't want to believe she'd eventually leave me, the signs were already there.


 Meanwhile, Ryan had felt the rug being pulled out from under his legs, without warning. His mom had died and he found out she was a vampire all along, and then his father died a couple of hours after. 
 He had a late shift, and almost stood the risk of losing his pack and being unable to protect his sister. He was branded an imbalance of nature, and had to live his life so carefully. He found a mate, who turned out to be his very nemesis. 
 My heart lurched. I had been wrong about him in the beginning. No, he wasn't a monster. He was the kindest man I knew, with the greatest will power to keep living and surviving.


 "Are you okay?" He whispered against me, jarring me awake from my thoughts. "I can feel your emotions much more strongly, now that you wear my mark."
 "Speaking of that." A helpless grin made its way to my face. "You marked me!" I gushed.
 "It was honestly unplanned. I'm sorry, should have warned you ahead of time...."
 "Stop being silly, Ryan! I'm glad you did. Nothing else could assure me of your love for me." I whispered. He gave a small smile, his finger trailing down my arm. The place went silent for a while, until he broke it.
 "Would you love to mark me too?"


 "Ryan, be for real." I sat up, staring down at his confused face.
 "What do you mean?" He queried, sitting up as well.
 "What would people say when they see my mark on you? It's usually the man who does the marking." 
 "There is no manual to that. It just happens that majority of couples let the male do the marking. For goddess' sake, have you seen Logan and Audrey?"
 "He is the King, Ryan. He can do whatever he pleases."
 "And I can't?" He let out a humorless chuckle.
 "That's not what I'm saying...."


 "Of course, it isn't." He muttered. "I also get what you're not saying." An eerie silence filled the place, and my heart began thumping loudly. 
 I guess somehow, I was worried that he had actually seen through me. This man was beginning to understand me so well, that I could probably never get away with a lie.
 "You're enough, Rosa." He said, making me release a tired sigh. "In that little head of yours, you think you're not as worthy as Audrey is, to have her mark on Logan. It's like you forget who you are." He released yet another chuckle. "You're Rosaline MacQuoid."
 Not Anderson. MacQuoid. 


 I had really forgotten that important aspect of my life for a shortwhile. Or maybe I didn't. Maybe I just needed more time to get used to all these. The sporadic changes in my life.
 Now, I was more valuable than I used to be.
 "And even if you weren't Rosaline MacQuoid, or you didn't have these insane abilities, you'd still be valuable, Rosa. Your heart is worth more than a thousand abilities in the world." How did he know what I was thinking?!
 Oh Rosa, don't cry. Aren't you tired of crying?
 "And you know the interesting part of all these?" He grinned, and I couldn't help my own small smile. 


 Whenever he was happy, it gladdened my heart. I couldn't even help the feeling.
 "I don't." I shook my head in genuine oblivion.
 "It is something you should actually know." He comically raised a brow at me. "Well, it's the fact that your heart is all mine. That very same heart that is worth more than a thousand abilities. Am I not a lucky man?" He grinned, making it impossible for me to keep a straight face. Soon he began to make several funny faces that had me releasing bouts of laughter. 


 "Do your pack members know that you're such a clown, Alpha Ryan?" I asked in between laughter.
 "No." He shook his head. "Just you. And Ralia. And Zane. And Zephyr. Annnddd Alvira. Logan too."
 "Oh, great! Mentioning all these people and now I feel less special."
 "You are special, my love." He smiled. "I mean, who else amongst these people have felt my tongue in their pussies?" He laughed.
 "Ryan!" I was mortified. 
 "I'm sorry!" He said. Well, he didn't seem sorry, considering how seriously he was still laughing. 


 Deep down, a little part of me actually gushed at the reference he used, but I'd never admit it. 
 "We were talking about something else." I reminded him.
 "Yes, we were." He nodded, laying back on the bed. I joined in, and his hand grabbed my butt with such rough gentility I couldn't explain. I blushed hard.
 "I really want your mark on me, Rosa." He muttered, looking serious. "Seeing how differently I feel after marking you, I can't help but imagine what your mark on me would do to our bond."


 "Valid point." I nodded in agreement. 
 "So you want to do it now?" He suggested, but I shook my head 'no'.
 "I think you deserve an element of surprise, just like I experienced." I smirked.
 Never had I imagined being in bed with the man I loved with all of my heart, sharing deep experiences about our lives, sleeping off and waking up to have mindblowing sex, and continuing with more talks. 
 This was the life I had always dreamed off and for a moment, I wanted to enjoy it without thinking about the other potential problems that laid in wait for us.

 Guilford Kennedy and the Tinotaurs could wait for one more day.