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“This.” He thrust hard and deep. “Right.” His fingers teased over her clit, back and forth. “Here.”

She heaved for breath as he filled her over and over again, increasing the pressure on her sensitive bead.

“Harder,” she demanded.

“Holy sh…”

“I’m…I’m…” she repeated, her climax teetering on the edge.

Mine. The sweet sting of his bite hurled her into orgasm, his cock filling her. She trembled in release, the energy of the Alpha slamming through her mind and body.

Willa curled onto her side as Hunter withdrew and spooned behind her. She shivered, her conflicting emotions swirling in her chest. The Alpha had been her savior, and because she’d bit him, initiating the mating, he’d forever be at risk. The royal hellfire, both a curse and blessing, was a burden that gave her immortality and now the gift to move objects. But it also put a price on her head.

Julian. Her heart squeezed as her thoughts turned to her brother. It was her fault he was gone. He’s strong , she told herself. Yet the demons were tricksters. If they took him, she’d go back into Hell to find him herself.

“Willamina.” The Alpha’s low voice shook her from her contemplation, but a response failed to come to her. “What just happened…it’s going to be okay.”

“I’m sorry.” It was all she could manage. While her beast slept content, her humanity weighed heavy in guilt. “I shouldn’t have…”

“Wills…it’s okay. I wasn’t expecting this either but,” he exhaled, pressing his lips to the top of her head, “what’s done is done. I’m not sure if I expected to know the person who was my mate. I’ve seen it happen a million times over the years. This is the one thing in life we can’t change.”

“You don’t know what I’ve done.” As his fingers brushed over her arm, her heart melted.

“We had sex. You bit me. It was fucking awesome sex I might add.”

“I bit you and I also drank from you. I initiated it without asking.”

“I went first and marked you. Let’s call it even. I could have stopped it if I wanted to.”

No, you couldn’t have , Willa inwardly thought, unconsciously projecting her words.

“Yes, I could. Okay…It would have been extremely hard to stop you, but I could have,” he lied.

“What did you just say?” He’d heard her thoughts. Oh no.

Oh yes. Hunter laughed softly, his lips grazing her hair.

“You heard me?” Panic settled in her belly.

“Crystal clear. Yes, I heard you. You’re not controlling it. I’m your mate. I can sense all of you. Your energy. All that hellfire. You’re hotter than Hell.”

“This isn’t a joke. You can hear me.”

“That’s how we roll. We’re wolves. Listen, sweetheart. It’s okay. All of this. Our mating. Us talking. Not using our voice. It’s natural. You need to understand that no matter how royal you are or even with your super-cool moving objects power…which I admit is pretty fucking cool,” he laughed. “I’m Alpha. I already can talk to my wolves without speaking. It’s more like commands going out to them. I can sense the overall vibe of the pack. Their fear. Happiness. You’ve gone so long without pack, it’s like you don’t remember.”

“I just…” Willa rolled over to face him, comforted by his arm wrapping around her waist, drawing her to him. “I’ve helped a lot of people in my lifetime, Hunter.” Her palm cupped his strong chin. Her gaze drifted from his lips to his eyes. Mesmerized, it was almost as if she saw her own hellfire dancing within them. “But this choice. Ours is not an ordinary mating. We are two very special wolves. My life was good, but I took a solo path so as to not draw attention to myself or anyone I cared about. I’m marked. Now you are too. Now we’ve no choice because…” her thumb edged along his bottom lip, “we’re mated. But honestly…even if we weren’t, I don’t think I could ever let you go.”

As his lips captured hers, she released her doubt and guilt. My Alpha. Her heart squeezed, realizing she’d meant what she’d told him. Leaving him wasn’t an option. More than her wolf, her heart told her this man belonged to her. Tomorrow would come soon enough, and she’d fight to the death to keep him safe.

“Wakey, wakey lovebirds.”

Willa heard Viktor’s voice and ignored the pestering vampire. The Alpha wasn’t quite as forgiving, jumping from the bed and shoving him up against the door.

“What the fuck are you doing in here?” Hunter released him and turned on his heels. Buck naked, he yawned and rubbed his cheeks with his palms. Willa blinked open her eyes, but Hunter blocked Viktor from her line of sight.

Viktor sniffed. “Ah, have you two been being naughty little wolves?”

Hunter glanced down to his alarm clock and sighed. “What the fuck are you doing here at three-thirty in the morning?”