Chapter 79

P.O.V. Ebon

I had woken up and was alone in my bed.

Maybe that's my destiny now, to be hidden away by the man I love, as if our relationship was a terrible mistake, a crime to be punished and repressed.

After the whole Rebeca thing, I realized that Lyall didn't feel the same way about me as he used to and that maybe things will never go back to normal.

I left the pack house and went to find some green space to breathe. I instinctively walked to a small wood to the south of where I was and after a while I stopped in front of a small lake, but it was teeming with life.

I watched the little ducks swimming around and a few birds, which carefully brought their beaks to the edge of the lake to cool off. Everything there was so peaceful that I allowed myself to cry.

“Please don't do this, don't cry,” Lyall's voice echoed in my ears and he sat down next to me.

“Please, Lyall, I'm too emotional for another conversation.”

“Then let me stay by your side,” he said and pulled me to his chest and as weak as I am in front of this man, I simply allowed it.

Lyall stroked my hair gently, despite his strong hands. His scent penetrated my nose, making me feel comfortable and sad at the same time.

I cried again. I didn't know what was happening to me, why I was so sentimental.

Lyall took off his coat and lined it up on the ground covered in dry leaves and then laid me down, smoothing my face as he kissed my eyes.

“I'll never leave you, I'm sorry if I made it sound like that,” he repeated these words, like a prayer.

He then gave me a soft kiss on the lips.

Then another.

“I'm burning for you,” he said as he deepened the kiss, which I returned. I was struggling to process so much information, but I knew how to recognize Lyall's pure and genuine desire.

He patiently opened each button of my blouse, as if he were unwrapping a very important present.

“Beautiful!” I said as my breasts were exposed to him and he gently sucked on them, warming my body and inflaming me with desire.

Despite having part of my body naked, Lyall didn't go any further. He kept kissing me as he caressed me. He only left my lips when he brought them to my breasts, causing a frightening wave of pleasure to wash over me.

Lyall didn't seem to want to use me to relieve himself, as I confess to having thought several times, he seemed to savor me, appreciating every part of me, which made me even more thirsty for him.

“I need more of you,” he said after I wrapped my legs around his waist, pulling him closer to me.

“Take what you want,” I replied breathlessly, almost delirious with the desire to have him inside me.

“I'll only do it when I'm sure you've forgiven me. I'll never touch you again until you're sure of my love,” he said, surprising me, so I left my fears behind and finally confessed.

“I love you, Lyall, please don't leave me.”

“That will never happen!” He said as he pulled me under him, freeing my legs to access my pants, which he quickly got rid of.

“Mine, only mine...” he growled as he connected with me, bringing our bodies together.

Lyall and I spent a long time like that, loving each other. He touched me gently and intensely. The way he pulled me to him and the way he never seemed to want to leave me gave me the feeling of being loved.

But it wasn't enough for us to understand each other only in bed. We needed to find a balance and make things clear.

“Help me get dressed,” I said to Lyall when we reached the climax once again.

I sat down and he took my blouse and slowly began to dress me, this time closing it button by button.

“Are you sure you want to get dressed yet? It's still early,” he said as he teased me by sliding his fingers across my skin.

“I think we have a lot to sort out, don't you?” I said to him, who this time remained calm.

“There's not much to talk about, not anymore. After I saw you walk out of that door today, I realized that nothing matters as long as you're by my side,” he said.

“Lyall, don't you even want to know why I rejected you?” I asked.

“I understand that your throne is important. I'm an alpha and a leader, I know that at the moment it was the best you could do.”

“He was going to kill you, it was to save you,” I said and noticed Lyall's peace being disturbed.

“Shit...” he said. “Why did you do it? Why did you risk so much for a disobedient slave?”

“Because that slave was the man I loved.”

“Loved? Don't you anymore?” He asked.

“I love with my life!” I replied with a smile and got a kiss and noticed Lyall's hand back on the buttons of my blouse.

“No sir, those buttons will remain closed.” I said and he raised his hands in surrender.

“I already understood that your marriage to Rebecca was to protect her and to fulfill your promise and I would do the same for John, but if you get a new mate from the moon goddess? Will you leave me?” I asked and noticed his body tense up.

“I'll go to Cassandra to see if there's anything to be done, but if I get another mate, I pledge to reject her without even thinking twice,” he said resolutely.

“What if you love her instantly, the way it happened with us?” I asked Lyall.

“There's no room for two loves in one heart. I fell in love because of the bond of predestined mates, but I love you for who you are.” He answered me.

“What about Valgerd? What about my kingdom?”

“John and Rebecca will help us take care of everything. We can divide our time between one place and another, how about that?”

“What if...” I started to say, but was interrupted by Lyall, who lost patience with the buttons on my shirt and ripped them off, leaving me naked again.

“We'll figure out what to do, now I need some more of you,” he kissed me and pulled me onto his lap, but this time in a wilder way.

I loved the way Lyall behaved during sex. At times he was sweet and romantic and at others he was wild and intense and I loved it. I don't think I'd ever get sick of this man next to me.

“Hot!” he shouted as he pulled my hair back and kissed my neck, exposing the place where I had been marked and kissing him.

“It's still so good when you touch me there,” I said, my breathing interrupted by the up and down movements I was making on his lap.

With his help, I went up once more and when I came down, I felt my body explode in another orgasm. Lyall laid me down and after a few thrusts he also reached his peak and we stayed there, lying down and hugging each other, until I felt it was time to go back.