Hayden laid Asher down for
his nap, after changing him. The last three weeks had been a crazy roller
coaster of activity. Danielle had scheduled several checkups, after Hayden and
Nico returned from Everett, Massachusetts, to make sure the little cub put on
weight as he should be. Though he was still small for his age, Asher had taken
to eating solid foods and enjoyed a bottle after dinner. However, he still
needed to gain another five pounds before he could even be considered normal on
the low end of the scale. She stared down at her son who’d turned a year old
two months prior and shook her head. Instead of wearing clothes while he slept,
he preferred his bear form. She’d learned pretty quickly, however, to keep his
bottom covered so there weren’t any midnight accidents she’d been too
bleary-eyed to clean up.
As she stood there watching
the little boy sleep, the click of the door opening, drew her attention. Nico
joined her, wrapping his arm around her middle, pulling her flush to his body.
“He's finally tuckered out.” She ran her finger down his cheek and grinned.
“He's gotten bigger in the last three weeks.” Her father's words ran through
her mind and she sighed. It was well known in their family what Henry
Worthington said about Hayden. Danielle, since then, had tried to figure out
what was wrong with her. Or if it was just Hayden’s body. Each test came back
normal. Yet, in the year since they returned home, she hadn’t gotten pregnant.
In a way, it weighed on her conscience. Yes, she belonged to the freaks of the
family, if she went by the rumors. Her father and his proclivities made Hayden
a target since the moment she arrived in Window Rock. Somethings never
change... “Now I see why my family has so many kids.” She turned around and
gazed up at her mate. “You think you know because you love your siblings and then
one is yours and... I've never felt this way about anyone. I'd kill for him.
I'd do anything for him. It's...a weird, but good feeling. It feels right.” She
pressed her lips to Nico’s then laid her head against his chest.
“I pretty much felt it the moment
he opened up those brilliant green-eyes and blinked up at me.” He nuzzled her
short hair. “I had only experienced that one other time in my life. When a
little pixie girl, who smelled of sunshine and cotton candy barreled into my
life.” He reached down and placed a fingertip under her chin and lifted her
face so their gazes locked. “I never had a moments’ doubt you wouldn't love our
little boy. You have such an amazing ability to love and to forgive. I know
you’re getting lost in your head about your body and what’s wrong with you, but
I know we will figure it out.” He leaned down the kissed her again. But, if
Mother Nature doesn't have in our cards to have biological children, well,
we'll just adopt again.”
She nodded.
Everything Nico said was true.
They would adopt. She’d been thinking about it since they brought Asher home.
She shouldn’t worry about her body, but Worthington knew where to hit her and
throw in her aunt betraying the family... Well, some days were easier than the
other. That's why she'd jumped at the opportunity to join the family vacation.
It was only for three days—the days each of the Raferty's had off work
together, but it felt like a week and it gave her and Nico a chance to
celebrate his birthday properly since last year they'd been knee-deep in
mission work.
“Let him sleep.” He motioned
to the pack and play. “Emmitt said he’d look after Asher for us as long as we
needed. Let's go do something.” He led her back out to the small living room of
their cabin. The hotel was half rooms and half cabins. Keeley and Danielle had
taken the two-bedroom suites while Nico had opted for the cabin near the woods.
It had all the same amenities as the hotel rooms with more privacy for them. It
also allowed them to bring Emmitt along as well. They both knew the guy was
still trying to heal, and for Hayden, it was as if they were kindred spirits.
They’d been through hell and back and came out the other side nearly unscathed.
“We could go for a hike,
join in one of the million games Keeley and Danielle have planned. I need to
stretch my legs.” Nico took her hand as they exited the cabin. They might only
be a few hours away from home, but it was like they were in a completely
different state. Lush forest and tall pines surrounded them. The scent of clean
mountain air had a hint of rain to it, but there wasn’t a cloud in the sky.
“Maybe if you're a good girl, I'll give you some that really special time you
require.” Nico winked at her. “What do you say, momma wolf?”
“I say you’ve got yourself a
deal.” They were alone up there, nestled within the mountain. There were no
other cabins for miles and the hotel was on the other side of them. Hayden let
go of his hand and took off. She didn't know where she was going, but her mate
would stop her or would direct her when he was ready. Behind her, Nico howled,
and her wolf answered, which only caused the excitement and anticipation to
thrum through her veins.
She looked over her shoulder
and when she didn't see anyone, she slowed and listened. Both she and her mate
were silent runners. It took her a long time to master it after she arrived in
Window Rock and she found out the truth of her duel nature. She set herself,
digging her foot into the ground and got ready. A flutter of leaves from the
right drew her attention, and, at the last second, she caught her mate charging
for her from the left. She braced for impact, ready to take him to the ground.
Instead, he picked her up and smacked her ass. She laughed and squealed, “I'll
never surrender!”
“That sounded like a dare to
me," Nico growled. “Fuck, yeah it sure was a dare. You know better than to
dare a wolf, especially during the full moon.” He trounced through the woods,
with her over his shoulder, taking them deeper into the foliage. Hayden grunted
and wiggled. “Want me to drop you?”
“No,” she giggled.
“Then stop moving around.”
He pulled her forward, letting her body free fall for a second before securely
wrapping his arms around her and place her on the ground. “Run, little wolf.”
He ran the pad of his thumb over her cheek. “Because I'm going to catch you and
when I do, I'm going to take you to the ground and mount you.” His voice was
rough and filled with promise. A thread of arousal sparked in her system and
her sex grew achy. “You have a twenty-second lead.” He turned her and swatted
her ass again and began counting as she took off.
She didn't know what came
over her mate or why he'd been in such a randy mood, but she'd take it. She
loved being able to let go when it came to him and loved it, even more, when he
joined her. "Come on, keep up, mate. You getting old and slow on me?”
They ran together over downed logs and mud holes. Through dense thicket and open areas. She wouldn’t look over her shoulder because she knew if she did, Nico would be on top of her in an instant. Or, worse, she’d trip over her own two feet and fall. The warmth of her mate’s body had been the only warning she had before Nico grabbed her. Nico growled as he ran his palm up her belly before taking her to the ground. He covered her body, taking the brunt of the impact.
“I’ve caught you, now you
have to do what I tell you to.” He cupped her breasts before he began to rub at
her little nipples with his thumb. Hard and rough like she enjoyed it. Bit by
bit he removed her clothes while she ripped off his shirt, exposing the hard
planes of his body to her gaze. The mark she left on his chest several years
ago, stood out in contrast to his tanned flesh and her mouth watered. The night
she marked him there, had been the night of their mating ceremony. It took the
place of the mark on his neck she’d left behind out of some misplaced anger and
need to show everyone who he belonged to.
Hayden ran her tongue over
it, tracing the indentation pattern of her teeth, then nipped the area. She
then went to her knees before him and opened his jeans. The thick stalk of his
erection sprang from the confines of his pants and she moaned. Hayden licked
her lips then ran her tongue over the crest, gathering up his essence. It
exploded on her taste buds. It was all Nico.
Her Nico.
“Fuck.” His dick bobbed and
more of the pearly white liquid beaded on the slit. She swiped at it again and
his fingers dug into her hair, holding her in place as he pushed forward,
demanding she take him into her mouth.
She obliged, taking him as
deep as she could before swallowing around him. She retreated and took her fill
of him again before sucking on his tip. The sounds her mate made, left her
desperate and turned on to the point of pain. Still, she didn’t stop. She
continued to suck him off, reveling in the sounds he made every time she took
him to the back of her throat.
Nico shuddered. “I'd like to
be a gentleman and ask you how you want it, but we both know I'm not.”
She pulled off of him and
grinned. “No, you’re not. But, you can tell me what you want.”
He growled, fisting his
cock. “I want to mount you, fuck you outside where our wolves were meant to
roam. I want to fuck you so hard, little wolf, we won't know where you begin
and I end.”
She shivered in
anticipation. “And?”
“I want to fuck you so hard,
it's all you think about for the rest of the day. I want to fill you up with my
cum so it's dripping down your thighs while you talk to your family. Wearing my
mark inside of you and on you.” He swiped the wet head of his dick across her
lips. “Well, get to it.” He pushed forward and she took him.
She sucked and licked and
nibbled on the spongy head of his cock before taking him as far as she could go
then she was off of him. Hayden went to her tiptoes and ran her tongue across
his lips before nipping him. “First you're going to have to catch me.”
She didn't know where
temptress in her came from, but before she could stop herself, she took off
running again, deeper into the woods. Nico growl then howled at her. She
swallowed down the need to answer as she went deeper into the forest. She knew
her mate would find her. What she didn't know was when and what he'd do when he
did. A thrill of anticipation raced down her spine and made her ache for her
mate. Her heart hammered. Her blood sang through her veins. Being wild had its
advantages. She grinned as the woods enveloped her and knew today would be one
to remember once her mate found her.
****
Nico watched her take off
down the little path to the left while he removed the remainder of his clothes,
dropping them beside hers. He did leave his boots on, however. He wasn't
completely nuts. The warm summer airbrushed over his raging erection and
instead of calming him down, it only amped him up. The smell of cotton candy
mixed with the decay of the woods filled his senses as he raced through the
woods. He could see her pale skin as she zig-zagged ahead of him. She was truly
fucked when he caught her. When they five miles away from the cabin, he picked
up speed and dove for her when she was within arm’s reach, tackling her to the
ground.
“Fuck, mate. You're so
fucked. He growled as he went up on his knees and grabbed her by the hips,
positioning her where he wanted her. Hayden struggled to get out of his hold.
Her cream ran down her thighs, so he had no doubt that she was getting off on
it.
Desire swarmed his system.
Nico guided his dick to the entrance of her pussy and powered deep inside of
her with one hard thrust. Her pussy flexed and Hayden grunted under him. He
gave her no time to adjust to his size as he pulled back out and fucked back
into her hard, over and over again. Her sweet little pussy struggled to accept
him with each thrust in, but he knew she was right there with him. She seared
his dick with her juices which leaked onto his balls and dripped onto the
ground. The mewls of pleasure falling from her lips were music to his ears. She
was getting off on how forceful he was being.
Nico smacked her ass cheek,
harder than he normally did and her little snatch went supernova on him.
“Naughty girl, you liked that.” He grunted when she clamped down on him and
pulsed. “This is my pussy. You don't run from me.” He laid a well place slap on
her right ass cheek, and Hayden mewled his name, arching her back. The last
inch of his dick sunk inside of her and he let loose with a sound he’d never
made before. “Your pussy is creaming, little wolf. I can see it on my dick.” He
pulled out and gathered her cream on his fingers and brought it to his mouth.
“Sweet and salty with a hint of cotton candy.” He could feed off her for the
rest of his life and never have enough. “How rude of me. I didn't share.” Nico
gathered up more of the cream coating dick onto his fingers before filling her
again. He hunched over her body, rutting in her hard and fast. “Taste
yourself.”
“Nico...” She groaned as he
painted her lips with her cream. Her pussy clenched then rippled and flexed through
a breath-stealing release.
He saw stars. The knot
throbbed and he swore he'd lose it then and there. It felt so good and hurt so
bad. She was milking his cock with everything she had to get him to give over
and fill her with his cum. Instead, he backed out and smacked her ass.
"Run."
Hayden took off once more.
This time when he followed, he took her back in the direction of the cabin.
They'd been gone for a good while and he'd hate for Asher to wake without them
being there. Nonetheless, he wasn't finished with her. He ran parallel to
Hayden, cutting and dashing over downed logs and tall grass, when he came to an
opening, he ran at her sideways. "Got you.”
Nico pinned her to a tree,
his chest pressed to her back as he filled her again. Shit, this is hot.
He couldn’t get enough of her. The wolf within him demanded he shift and take
her to the ground as a wolf would and tie them together. He fought the urge,
clenching his teeth to stave off the erratic beast. They’d pushed each other
too hard this time, he knew it. Played their games for too long. Nico braced
his palm against one of the tall pines and slammed back into her. His growls
and grunts turned guttural by the second.
“Oh, God... Coming. Can't
stop it.” She shuddered in his arms as her pussy rippled around him. In the
next second, Nico was on the ground between her legs, drinking her down. She
ran her fingers through his hair then gripped him and rode his face. “Lick
me...eat me...something...I need more.
He ignored her demands as he
licked every single drop of her release from her body and her pussy. He worked
hard for her release and this was his reward. Of course, it didn't stop her
from bitching and fussing at him. He delivered three quick slaps to ass cheeks
and she moaned and wobbled as he slurped down her remaining juices. “Fuck, you
taste so damn good. Sweet” He growled against her mound before he stood up and
lifted her slight weight into his arms. “Put your legs over my arms.” Nico
loved the fact that she didn't even question him, just did it. He held her
slight weight with ease and it was times like these he remembered how little
she truly was. He glanced down, her bare mound glistened with his saliva and
her juices. “Hands-on my shoulders.” He lowered her. The tip of his cock butted
against her clit and she hissed.
“You want it, little wolf?”
he teased, rolling his hips so that the tip slipped down to the dripping wet
slit of her pussy. “You want it, you know you do. You want my dick, fucking you
and knotting you till it hurts.”
Hayden moaned and her head
fell back. “Nico...”
He gazed at her slim body
and groaned. One day his pup would grow inside her, of that he didn’t fear.
Until then, he’d enjoy every full moon with her, with the intent to get her
pregnant. “I'm going to shove my dick into you and you’re going to work that
tight-as-sin pussy of yours until my dick is covered in your cream, got it?”
“Yes,” she hissed, wiggling
in his arms.
Nico went deep and her back
arched. Hayden screamed, quivering around him. “That sting of pain feels
delicious doesn't it, baby? I can feel you're little snatch struggle to accept
me. You keep flexing around me, work through it and start to fuck me.” He
showed her what he meant, and a low whimper left her lips as her sweet cream
coated his dick. “Do it, Hayden.” Within seconds her body was slick with sweat
and she’d already come for a second time. “You feel me deep, don't you? So damn
deep. He wasn't surprised when she shifted, wrapped her arms around him
changing the angle. He saw stars. The pleasure was so damn intense. Each stroke
he bottomed out inside of her. Each stroke gave her that hint of pain he knew
she adored. “You want my knot. Fucking work for it.”
She cried out, bouncing on
cock, chasing her release. In this position, she was wide open to him. Her clit
rubbed against his groin with each upstroke and it only added to the need
building inside of him. “Nico... Gonna come.”
He groaned. “Don’t you dare
stop.”
She moaned closing her eyes
as the first ripple of her release gripped him. Then he felt it, the liquid
heat of her orgasm washed down his dick. He stilled, allowing it to coat him
while she squeezed him—growing tighter by the second, almost as if she were
locking around him. Everything felt exponentially more sensitive.
“So good...” she whispered.
“I want your knot. I want your cum. I want it all.” She growled and bared her
teeth at him. “I want to mark you and fuck you all night.”
His wolf answered by pushing
forward. His snarled, baring his teeth at her. “Don’t push me. I’ll shift.”
She climaxed again. “Yes!
Now Mate. Knot me. Please knot me.” She lowered her hand between them.
“No. I never said you could
play with your clit and you didn't ask.” He changed their position, so he
slipped deeper into her. “Get your fingers off your clit. Now! Any release that
you get, will be from me.” He fucked her. Hard and fast. This wasn't
lovemaking, hell this wasn't even mating, this was a straight-up fuck. He growled.
The slurping sound of her pussy with each thrust of his dick drove him wild.
“Greedy pussy. Greedy mate.” He nuzzled her neck and then clamped down on her
mating mark as her entire body jerked and shuddered. He didn’t stop even when
the knot twitched and started to form. On the third stroke, he shoved forward,
locking deep within her. Pulse after pulse of his cum filled her and his wolf
relaxed marginally.
Fucking Hayden was always
amazing, but this... Fuck... This was a mind-blowing experience. His poor
little mate was mumbling incoherently in his arms while she rolled her hips.
“You need more of me, baby? Not enough that my cum is running down the inside
of your legs” He tugged on the knot and groaned. He continued to jerk and tug
on the knot till his balls felt completely and utterly empty.
Nico leaned against Hayden,
panting, as the warm air washed over their hot, sweating bodies. She had passed
out again, limp in his arms because he kept her coming on the knot. They stood
there wrapped in each other's arms for five, then ten minutes before her bottom
lip jutted out.
“I didn't get a chance to
bite you.”
“Well go for it now, just—"
She latched onto his mark
and bit down.
“Fuck!” He
growled as his dick gave another kick.
“Nico!” she cried out,
arching to him.
“Tried to warn you, oh
impatient one.” He chuckled. “Fuck me, I'm not sure what is more intense,
pulling on the knot or you biting me while I'm knotting you. I hope you’re
comfortable, this knot isn't going to go down for a while, then you have to
walk naked through the woods, to get back to our clothes.”
“You'd think you went days
without a release,” she teased. “That was amazing and felt so good. It's the
running that did it, huh? That thrill of the chase. Of...of taking what's yours?”
Nico nodded his while
running his hands over every inch of her. “I’ve never been so close to shifting
before. I know Rapier said it could happen, but holy shit, little wolf.”
“I liked it.” She sighed and
snuggled up to him while they waited for the knot to go down. “We'll have to
figure out a way to do it more often when we're home. Maybe it’s something that
will help our problem.”
“Maybe. Wolves are different
for every shifter. It’s something we can talk to your aunt about if you feel
comfortable with?” He eased from her when the knot went down. “But, for now, I
think we both need a shower.”
She chuckled and nodded. “I
think you’re right.”
“But, you look damn good
covered in my cum.” He narrowed his eyes as a growl rumbled in his chest.
“Fuck, I could take you again.”
Hayden bit her bottom lip.
“I’m in no hurry mate.”
Nico pounced, taking her to
the ground. “Fuck, yes, little wolf.”
****
Sometime later, Hayden and
Nico made their way back to the cabin. She’d felt better than she had in months,
considering everything. She also had a plan. She knew Danielle would figure out
what was going on with her body, but she also wanted another. There was an
older child maybe five or six in the orphanage. Her name was...well, according
to Danielle, didn’t have a name. But, she was a little mountain lion who’d been
abused and had some issues Jasmine was currently working through with the girl.
She also happened to come from the zoo when they raided it.
“Nico?” She glanced up at
him, a bit nervous.
“Yes, little wolf?”
“I have something to ask
you.”
He stopped. “Oh?” He glanced
down at her. “What is it?”
Hayden bit her bottom lip.
"Well, there is this little girl. She's only five or six according to
Danielle. She has no name and she's a little mountain lion. We rescued her from
the zoo in Boston. She's been here since we rescued her, but she has some
issues and—”
“You want to bring her
home?”
She blinked up at Nico then
nodded. “I do. She’s working with Jasmine and she’s a sweet little girl, she’s just—”
“Broken and alone.” Nico
scrubbed his chin. “I think we both understand her. Bring her home, little
wolf. She needs a family.” He brushed his lips across hers. “So, do you have a
name picked out yet?”
She nodded. “Emmeline.”
“Emmeline...” He nodded. “I
like it.”
Hayden grinned. “So much
better than Britney or Laney.”
Nico rolled his eyes and
chuckle. “Way better.”
She wrapped her arms around
his waist as they walked back to the clearing where they’d left their clothes
and redressed. The sun was already setting when they returned to their cabin.
The look on Kalkin’s face said it all, they were being waited for. She laughed
to herself.
“Took both of you long
enough,” Kalkin grumbled. “Your aunt wants to do a family dinner before we
leave.”
“Right,” Nico said. “Sorry.”
“No you’re not,” Kalkin
snarled.
“No, we’re not.” Nico snickered. “Give us twenty, we need to clean up.”
Kalkin grunted. “Make it
fifteen. Keeley’s pregnant and hungry.”
Hayden gasped. “Oh my God!
Congratulations.”
"Yeah, well, we're
one-upping you," Nico said. "We're also adding to our family. A
little mountain lion.”
“Well shit,” Kalkin smirked.
“Then it’s a celebration tonight. Hurry the fuck up.”
As Kalkin turned to leave,
Hayden hurried for the door. They needed to be ready when her uncle came back.
Which also meant getting Asher up from his nap and making sure Emmitt knew he
was welcome to join them too.
“Come back here for a
second.” Nico grinned when she turned around and gave him a look before she
finally slowly walked over to him. “Two things.” He held up two fingers. One, I
think you’re the best mom to our son and I know you’ll be the best mom for our
new daughter Emmeline.” He tugged her into his arms and pressed a kiss to her
lips.
“What’s the second thing?”
She smiled up at him, his words warmed her.
“I love you, Hayden
Raferty!”
