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“You should have told me that.” Anger swirls in my mind. I could have … if I had let the pull take over … the things I could have done … the damage that would have been done …
As I stalk into the woods clenching my fists and breathing hard, I barely hear my mate’s soft plea. “Don’t leave me.” The need to take her again vies for control. My wolf begs me to claim her again, to prove that she’s mine. To care for and to love, to have in every way.
I can’t control it. This need to take her again and the fear that comes with it that I’ll hurt her again presses down heavily, making me hate myself all the more.
My mate felt pain by being mine. I did that to her. Peeking up from where she sits, the red streaks on her face are evidence of that and I take another step backward.
“Vince, don’t you dare leave me,” she threatens and she doesn’t know what it does to me. Every instinct in me wants to unleash the needs of the claiming. To pin her down and—
Fuck! I can’t. I can’t hurt her again.
I would rather die than hurt her again.
I snarl as the tearing and cracking overtakes my limbs, morphing my human form into the beast taking over. She thinks I’d leave her? Anger consumes me. She’s everything to me. I would never leave her, never hurt her.
And yet I have. I just did. Because she withheld from me. Controlling me rather than confiding in me.
Her veiled threat echoes in my head. Don’t you dare leave me. Never in my life have I felt so lost and conflicted. My mind reels with the intensity of the moon seeping into my consciousness, wanting nothing more than to take Veronica.
I shake my head as my paws collide with the hard ground, hurling me forward through the brush. All I know is I need to be away from the moon, away from my mate, before I hurt her again. The cold air already has my lungs aching, struggling for breath. Good. I want to feel that pain. I push my limbs harder, wanting to feel the aching soreness throughout my body.
This isn’t real. Denial seeps in. It can’t be real. And yet, when she calls out again, commanding me to go back to her, I know damn well it is real.
Commanding me. Because she doesn’t know my wolf is threatening to take control. He doesn’t think. He only acts. A menacing growl erupts from my chest.
At war with myself, I force myself farther away from her. Only to protect her, and yet she cries out that I’m her mate and I can’t leave her.
How could she think I’d leave her? It’s because she thinks she controls me. That if she falters, I’d run. I push faster on the ground. Barreling between trees and ducking under fallen limbs.
She needs to learn. She needs to learn to trust me like I trust her. I thought she did.
The moon threatens to wane as I approach the edge of the forest, breathing heavily and far too aware that the claiming is broken. I did not lick the wound clean. I did not lie with her after the deed, under the light of night.
How could I? With her in pain and our trust broken, that wasn’t ever an option.
I will heal her. I will take away her control and give her true security. I will teach her to trust me. I’ve failed her as a mate until this point. I’ve let her hide her pain under the guise of control. No more. My silver eyes narrow as I sprint back to her. I’ll take her away from the moon, away from any danger and I’ll fix this. I’ll make it right.
Veronica, my mate, I promise I’ll make it right.
My conviction is firm: I won’t rest until I’ve truly claimed my mate. Every bit of her. Her past and her future.
Only when I get there … she’s already gone.
Primal Lust
Part I
Scarred Mate
Grace
My palms and knees roughly scrape back and forth against the grass, my nails digging into the dirt as my body pushes forward with every pleasure-filled thrust. Every nerve ending in my body is sensitized and even the moans that slip from my lips seem to add to my insatiable desire. My head hangs low, then rises with a desperate need to cry out as I take the punishing fuck. Devin’s grip on the curves of my ass is so powerful that I wouldn’t be surprised to find bruises later. His sharp fangs graze the tender skin on my neck, causing my blood to heat and rush through my veins with intense need. Arching my neck for him, I give him easy access to bite me, to claim me as his.
Every move is achingly natural and primitive; dark and seductive under the full moon.
“More,” I say, whimpering my plea. His hips pound against mine as his pace quickens. Devin’s thick girth stretches me fully, giving a hint of pain to the waves of pleasure crashing through me. It’s instantly forgotten as overwhelming heat builds in my core. It spreads slowly through my body as my toes numb. Yes, yes!
As he slams into me, the force of his powerful thrusts pushes my body forward, nearly knocking me to the ground. Strangled moans escape me as he continues to pound into me without holding back, the beast in him taking over, fueled by the full moon. It’s all so intense and my head thrashes as I fight the urge to pull away.
