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CHAPTER SEVENTY-ONE
AURORA'S P.O.V
I raised an eyebrow. "What?" The melodious sound of birds singing had distracted me for a bit, so I asked him again.
"I haven't seen your wolf form before," he said, grinning, his eyes shinning. "I want to see it."
I hesitated for a moment, yes it was true. He's never seen my wolf before, even Griffin and Alpha Kieran have seen it. I guess that's an error in the book of mates, right? Or whatever that meant.
"Fine" I nodded. "But I'm not stripping in front of you." I shook my head, crossing my arms across my chest.
"Why?" He asked, already taking off his shirt. I swallowed deeply at the sight of his ripped chest.
"Nice abs...I..I..mean...because I don't want you to see me naked." I blushed and turned away in time to see him taking off his pants.
He chuckled, a deep sound from his chest that made my knees almost turn your jelly.
"Come On, Aurora. You and I know that there is nothing to hide. I've seen it all." Then suddenly, I felt his breath blowing past my neck. "Especially during your heat, I tasted you. I touched you. There's nothing more to hide."
"Eeek!"
I shrieked and flung myself away from him. That's where I made the mistake of seeing him in his naked form. His penis was standing erect and twitching. He was aroused! Why was he aroused?!
"Why are you...aroused? No...don't answer that. Fine, I'll strip." I growled.
Two can play this game. I took a deep breath and faced him, my chin up in the air. Slowly, I took off my shirt revealing my bra, it was lacy and pink. His pupils dilated and got darker, his breathing got faster, I grinned as I went down to my pants. I pulled it off slowly, shimmying my way out until it was beside me in a heap. This time, I could see the way his muscles bunched and tensed as his gaze went up and down my body. Heat went through my core as I bathed in his lustful gaze. It felt nice. Then my hands went behind my bra and pulled it off along with my panties. My breast bounced as they were freed and a deep growl erupted from his chest as he settled his eyes on mine.
"You're playing a very dirty game, Aurora." His voice was strained and tight as if he was fighting his desires.
The colour of his eyes were flicking from black and back to his normal blue. He seemed to be wrestling for control with his wolf. Why did that seem to please me even more, the thought of him losing his control all because of me.
I shrugged, trying to hide my grin but failing and flicked my hair behind me.
"You started the game, not me. Now strip." I smirked as I went into a crouching position.
He groaned as he crouched too, wincing as he shifted. I should feel sorry for him, it was common knowledge that shift in an aroused state for men was uncomfortable, sometimes painful. Immediately our shift was complete, he stood watching me in my wolf form, a light in his eyes as if he just discovered a precious new thing. I barked at him, my tail wagging, then burst into a run. He followed me right back with a bark of his own. It was exhilarating, running through the forest with Lucian by my side. We chased each other, playing and skipping at each other, and for a moment, I forgot about everything else. We got exhausted and decided it was time to go back, we raced to the garden where our clothes were. But when we finally shifted back and collapsed on the grass, panting, I realized that Lucian was staring at me, his eyes hot with desire. Oops. I forgot that we always got aroused whenever we shifted back with the opposite sex.
I felt a the biting pang of arousal, my instincts were telling me to go ahead and fulfill my desire, after all, we were mates right? But I pushed it back, trying to play it cool. I quietly took my clothes and put them on, as I walked past him, I stopped and pulled his face to mine.
"Goodnight, Lucian," I whispered, kissing him on the cheek.
He groaned, his hand reached out to grab me but I just smiled and walked away, leaving him looking frustrated and aroused. Its safe to say that I slept well that night.
The next day, after breakfast, Mirabel and I were hanging out, chatting about nothing in particular, I guess she wanted to take my mind off things. Lucian had followed Eli and Alpha Samuel out for their border check while Jake lounged on one of the sofa beside us. Then there was a knock on the door. One of the pack members that worked as a staff ran and opened the door, I didn't put any mind to it.
"Hey guys!"
A young man sauntered in, a grin on his face with his arms wide open.
Jake stood up and walked toward him, a smile on his face as they hugged.
"Good to see you again, Ryder. Back to bug us again?"
"Jake, missed you too. And I'm not here to bug, just here to spend some time with my family. What's wrong with that?"
"Yeah right." Mirabel snorted as she stood up, a smile on her face too, "Anytime you come for a visit, its one disaster to another."
Ryder grinned wider and hugged her.
"But you love me."
"Unfortunately, I do." She sighed playfully.
I sat staring at him, Ryder was tall and lean, with piercing blue eyes and dark hair. He looked like he belonged in a fashion magazine, not in a pack of werewolves. He greeted the others, his smile easy and charming. But when he turned to me, I saw something flicker in his eyes, something that made me feel uneasy. He walked closer to me and leaned down, his blue eyes staring right into me, a smirk on his lips.
"And who is this great-gran lookalike?"