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Hudson had opened up to her more than he had to anyone else, but now he wanted to show her physically that he could be just as tender as the words he had been sharing with her.
Nora’s moans were proof that she was receiving his message loud and clear.
“You feel so good,” Hudson groaned as he pushed deeper inside her, taking it all in.
Nora tightened her abs to sit up and bite his ear. “I want to come so bad. Fuck me hard.”
Her plea made his nerves tingle and stand at full attention, eager to please. He quickened his pace. He also made sure his thrusts were deep and just as effective as they were in their more intimate moments.
Hudson grew dangerously close in a matter of seconds once he changed his pace. The need drove him on, as well as Nora’s screams of needing him more and how close she was.
“Fuck, Nora. I’m so close.”
“Don’t stop!”
Their moans blended into one as they rose together to their climax.
Hudson suddenly pushed himself onto his knees, grabbed her hips, and yanked her hard into his pelvis to drive his cock deeper.
“Holy shit!”
He felt her shudder and release against him, her pussy twitching against his dick. He dug his fingers deeper into her ass and let himself go along with her.
Hudson scratched her as he dragged his fingers down with his release, leaving a deep mark on her hip. His inner bear roared with pleasure, marking his territory permanently.
Nora was still shaking in his hands when Hudson had completely emptied himself into her.
“Are you okay?” he asked as he lowered her hips. He was worried that he had hurt her by marking her.
She smiled a wide, slow grin that gleamed with pleasure. “Perfect.”
“You aren’t hurt?”
“Not at all.”
He pulled out of her to lie beside her and brushed hair from her face. Hudson stared at his whole world. He pulled her close to him and silently vowed that nothing would ever hurt her or let him take her for granted.
THIRTY-THREE
NORA
Before the mating ceremony was set to begin, Nora overheard two elders talking as they waited in line to be seated in the ceremonial ring. Their excitement bolstered hers. Their doubts weighed heavily on her own.
“Can you believe this? Another alpha sealing. Hudson has been single for so long, I assumed our clan lineage would die off,” said one elder, donning the indigo and gold robes and regalia of the clan.
“Ah, yes, a sealing. Indeed. But to a human woman. What lineage can that be if there are no shifter children?” Another elder looked on, his eyebrows raised.
Nora saw the elder’s expression and assumed it represented how many of the clan members felt about the mating. But then she remembered what Hudson had said to her in a private moment.
Love conquers all. Shifting requires a deep love for it to take seed. What you and I have is as deep and abiding as it can get. Chemistry is needed to birth a shifter, sure. Genes. But the spark to make shifting develop? That spark comes from love.
She left the men to their conversation and returned to getting ready. A robe had been laid out for her to wear, made of deep royal purple velvet and gold brocade …the clan colors that were only worn by the alpha family and elders. Its heavy weight represented the responsibility the alpha family had to its clan.
Nora held it up, wrapped it around her shoulders, and secured the golden ties. The weight, literal and symbolic, sat mightily on her shoulders. But a serene smile painted her face. She would relish her place in the clan.
Nora faced the mirror. “I will give my all to Hudson’s clan, as I will give my all to him.”
The day before, Nora had overseen the ceremonial preparations. She saw bunting and fairy lights being strung through the trees and tiki torches lining the processional path. She watched as a team assembled a mighty oak table set out for the celebratory feast. A delicious scent had her peeking her nose into the kitchen, where mouth-watering festive dishes simmered and sizzled.
