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"Yours," I agreed. "All yours, Kao. Rosie rák Kao na ka."
"Fuck!" Kao gritted his teeth, feeling himself on the edge of cumming. I pulled him closer to me as he shoved himself into me one last time and let loose a stream of cum that filled me and sparked my own release. I cried out, both from the explosion of me cumming, and feeling his own hot liquid fill me to the brim. I felt full and sated, and sore in the best way possible. Kao's head dropped to my shoulder as he struggled to catch his breath. After a few moments he pulled out and released my legs. When he laid back on the ground, he pulled me to his chest, kissing the top of my head and running his hand up and down my spine.
"When did you learn to say I love you in Thai?" Kao finally asked.
I grinned up at him. "You can thank Kai for that one. Did I say it right?"
"Oh you said it perfectly." Kao pressed a kiss to my lips before muttering back. "Phi rák Rosie na krap. You have no idea how much I love you, Rosalinda Mendoza. It's why I'm always worried about being enough for you. I'm tired of never being enough. I want to be everything to you."
"Baby, you've always been everything to me. You think I would've claimed you if I didn't?"
At my words, Kao ran his finger along the bite mark he left on me, remembering how we both claimed each other. Bound together for life.
"When I chose you as my mate, I already believed you were all I could ever want in a mate. I got to see you at your best, at your flirtiest, and at your worst, and I accepted all of it. I accepted you. I don't want to hear you saying you're not enough for me anymore, Kao. Whether good enough to be my mate, or strong enough to protect me. I don't need you to be the best at everything, I just need you to be you."
Kao's lips pressed together as his eyes swam with emotions. A single tear fell before grabbing my face and pulling me up for a tender kiss. Leaning his forehead to mine, Kao breathed me in. "You are a gift to me, Rosie. You're more valuable to me than anything else in this world. I thank Mother Moon every day for blessing you with the Wolf Moon's gift. Without it, I don't think we would've ever gotten together. I owe everything to the Wolf Moon for choosing you, and you for choosing me. My mate, my queen, my love. Phi rák Rosie na krap."
"Kao." I kissed him again, making sure he felt all the love I had for him. I would've suggested we shift and head back before someone comes looking for us, but I didn't want to move. I was more than comfortable in Kao's embrace, my head resting on his chest, my ear pressing against his beating heart. Kao's hand lazily ran up and down my body. He kissed the top of his head before laying it back on the ground. Within moments we were both asleep. When I awoke, it wasn't from dreams or visions. I didn't find myself anywhere else except in Kao's embrace, where I belonged.
My fears for Kai and Joaquin's safety were still there, but I had every confidence in Kai and Del's rescue. They'd find their way to us; I just knew it. Once we were all back together, we'd focus on getting stronger. Then, we were going after Pierce and taking back our home. I'd rewrite the future Atropos showed me if it was the last thing I ever did. I wouldn't stop until the threat on our lives ended, and we were all safe. Even if there would be more threats in the future, my mates and I would handle it. We'd continue to fight for this, for us. For our love.
KAO
"Again!" Raphael ordered after knocking me on my ass for the fifth time today. After the most mind-blowing sex with Rosie, and finally declaring my love properly to my Latina queen, I had renewed vigor to start my training with Raph. My training back at Kingsrose was decent enough, but I knew there was more I could learn. Raph was one of the few people who understood me better than anyone else here. He got how much it meant to me to be able to protect Rosie and Kai. How I wanted to rely on my own strength, rather than having to rely on others to do it for me. I wanted to be worthy of the power Rosie gifted me with, not just because she loved me, but because she could count on me to look after her. This was also the chance for me to redeem myself for not being able to protect Kai all those years ago. Maybe if I did, he wouldn't have become the monster he feared so much inside him.
My fingers curled in the dirt until my first curled around a clump full. My body was sore from being tossed around like a salad, but I willed myself to get back up. Raph was an amazing combatant and a patient instructor. No matter how many times I fell, he encouraged me to get back up. He'd look over my form, correcting me when one of my knees were bent wrong, or if my claws weren't high enough to protect my face. He had this calm, nerdy vibe to him with his dark rimmed glasses and long red hair pulled back, but he definitely knew how to hold his own.
Satisfied that I stood back up, he said, "Watch your openings. Once you see your opponent ducking under you, swerve away before they get the upper hand."
I nodded and got back into my fighting stance. Learning how to fight as wolves was one thing, but there were times where fighting in our human skin was needed. Now that I knew I would eventually shift into my Lycan form, fighting while bipedal was even more important.
"Remember, connect with your wolf. Let his senses become yours. Use his sight, his hearing, his reflexes. Become one with your wolf," Raph instructed.
I closed my eyes and coaxed my wolf to step closer to the surface. I always believed that our human soul and wolf soul were two separate beings who were sharing a body. In a way we were, but there was more to that. We were bound to our shifter forms in both mind and body. We were synonymous together. My wolf cautiously stepped forward, giving him partial control; enough where my vision was in black and white, and my fingernails elongated to sharp claws. My canines branched out, the tip barely grazing my gums. My shifted eyes fell onto Raph, who also had parts of his body shifted, mirroring what I must've looked like.
At his command, I charged for him. I lunged a hand forward, claws sticking out, but Raph ducked under. My wolf alerted me of Raph's movements, needing for me to intercept it. Raph reached up to grand my outstretched arm and was ready to push his shoulder into my gut so he could flip me over and onto my back. Seeing the move coming with clarity, I blocked his shoulder with my free hand and used it as leverage to jump up and over him. With all my body weight pressing down on his arched form, Raph was the one who fell to the ground while I landed safely on my feet.
I stood there my mouth agape in astonishment, replaying the moment in my head over and over again. "Did that really happen?"
Raph got back up, brushing the dirt off his jeans and smirked at me. "It did. Good job, Kao, you got it."
I was beaming with pride at finally doing something right. I wanted to jump up and down in triumph. There was a part of me that wanted to run inside the cabin to tell Rosie and Kai what happened, but that enjoyment dimmed slightly at remembering that my twin wasn't back yet. I wondered what was taking them so long, but I knew that it was a long drive back to Kingsrose and then having to find where we ended up. Still, I couldn't help fearing that something was wrong. I didn't sense any danger from Kai. The bond between twins was different that one between mates. This was deeper, personal, stronger. Regardless of how far we were, I'd be able to sense Kai and if he was in danger. So far, nothing, but I did get the subtle hint of worry creeping through our telepathy. Not worry for himself, but for someone else. Was it Joaquin? Did they rescue him?
"Don't start celebrating so soon." I snapped back to the here and now at the sound of Raph's voice. "You're improving, but you still could use more lessons. I'll admit, you're not a bad fighter considering you barely had any real training, but you're still out of touch with your wolf. That's key to a shifter's strength, especially in a fight."
"I'm not surprised that I'm not as connected to my wolf as I could be," I said. "My brother and I grew up in a human foster system. We shifted from one human family to the next for most of our childhood. We didn't even know we were shifters until the age of six when we first shifted into our pup forms."
"I see. That would explain it. Most shifters had their parents or their alpha to teach them how to connect with their wolf after their first shift. You and your brother never had that privilege."
I agreed. It was when we were sixteen that we stumbled into Kingsrose and found a pack who would take us in. That was back when Pierce's father was still in charge. Even after joining the Kingsrose pack, I never learned how to properly bond with my wolf, mostly because our alpha assumed we'd have already learned how to. So, the only training I had was to become a beta for the pack. Meanwhile, Kai was perfectly content with living peacefully amongst the humans. I couldn't blame him, the poor guy had to experience bloodshed at an early age. I wanted him to keep living a quiet lifestyle, whereas I wanted to prove myself as a defender of the pack. We were twins but lived opposite lives. Now we were joined together as Rosie's mates, becoming far more than we ever dreamed. My concern was for Kai, his fear of releasing that feral side to his wolf, whatever it was.
I must've been spacing out again to not realize Raph moving closer to my space until his hand was on top of my head and ruffled up my hair. "Don't worry, Kao, I'll help you. You're at a mature age, which should make it easier for you to forge a solid connection to your wolf. You just need practice, and build a mutual trust between yourself and your wolf."
"I appreciate your help, Raph. It really means a lot to me," I said, grateful that I had someone who understood my need to be protective and was willing to work with me to reach my goal. It made me want to know more about what his life was like having to look after three younger brothers. Having to take on the role of leader and guardian at such a young age. I also wanted to know what Rosie was like back when she was part of the Blue Moon Pack. Not for any reason other than morbid curiosity. I wanted to know more about her life and her family. They were pack mates for most of their lives. They have more of a connection to Rosie than I do, but I wasn't disappointed in that.It was obvious she considered Del's mates as her family, which made them important to me too. Maybe when Rosie was completely safe from Pierce, and we got our home back, I'd get the chance to know more about the pack Rosie called home for most of her childhood.
We all sat outside for dinner once the sun set. The conversation was relatively light, but we all knew this moment of bliss couldn't last forever. Rosie already saw Del near Kingsrose, thanks to the Moon Dial, which meant it was only a matter of time before she and Kai would come find us. Once they were back—hopefully with Joaquin—we'd have to go over our plan to take down Pierce and take back Kingsrose. I knew I should've been part of the conversation, but there was something else I needed to do. I followed the trail back to the Moon Dial's hiding place. My portion of the Wolf Moon's gift was still a seedling, but I could still feel the faint tug of the Moon Dial acting as my guide. Thankfully the clearing was cleared of all the dead bodies after our fight. The Moon Dial, which sat on top of the podium in the center of the water, looked perfectly untouched.
I sat down in the grass in front of the body of water, crossing my legs and closing my eyes. I let my psyche travel to the recesses of my subconscious until I was spiritually facing my wolf in all its broad, raven-furred glory. Those luminous gold eyes watched me warily, unsure what to think of me. I never realized how much it bothered me that my wolf and I were practically strangers to each other. We were roommates sharing a body, nothing more. We should've been more than that.
