Give In

The circle of wolves looked up as Alice approached the cave entrance. They growled as they noticed the wolf beside her. "Go," Alice nodded. "I'll handle this. You can return to Mark, he needs all the help he can get."

As soon as the other wolf took off their growls stopped and she was allowed to walk through the gauntlet.

When she got back into the cave she made her way to the back. Harris watched her as he approached. He was still in his human form studying his hands.

"We need to talk," Alice announced as she approached him.

"I agree," Harris nodded to her. "Come sit by me, and we'll talk, my love."

Alice kept her wolf form as she got closer. The cinnamon and apples smell increased and her wolf went wild. It was all Alice could do to retain her mind.

Odd. How had he increased his scent? That didn't make sense.

She shifted back to a human to stave off the desire to grovel at his feet and wiggle there. Her wolf was far too submissive for her tastes. "I heard a rumor and I want to know if it's true. I'm coming to you first."

"Rumor?" Harris frowned but motioned for her to come closer.

The man was still not wearing clothes. As she took a step forward Alice's attention was distracted as his massive cock bounced.

"Sorry, you can ignore my body's excitement at having you near me. I want to hear what you have to say. I can summon clothes if you need me to, but I prefer to be free like this."

Alice shook her head with force. Her wolf wanted to do so many things to their mate. She took a seat on the rock that was next to him and she was once more flooded with the sweet scents that wafted from him. Her mouth watered as her eyes glazed.

"Alice? Didn't you have a question for me?" Harris whispered as he reached out to her. His hands ghosted over her cheek. "I'll answer anything, my beloved mate."

Alice's mind was fuzzy, holding thoughts was near impossible by this point. Only one thing stood out to her in the midst of the cotton-headedness.

Justa.

She was doing this for him. She would keep him safe no matter what.

"It's about the humans."

"Yes?" Harris continued as he stroked her cheek again and leaned closer. His golden eyes were like liquid metal that captured hers. "Alice, you are just so stunning. I find it hard to focus on anything but you. All I want is to hold you in my arms."

Alice swallowed. Why did that sound so nice? He wasn't Justa but right now she was in near agreement with her wolf.

"You're my beautiful Queen," Harris said with a winning smile. "You belong at my side."

Alice wanted to wag her tail and whimper as she rubbed against him. Why was the mate bond so strong? Her own self was being ebbed away as she was filled with the desire to do anything he asked of her.

Maybe everything she felt for Justa was fake. This was what a real bond was. This desire. She leaned against his touch and kissed his hand.

There was no disgust in her now. As she watched him a heat coiled inside her. Even the one word that had helped her focus was losing its power. "Harris," she whispered.

His thumb traced the contours of her lower lip. "Yes, love, the Goddess is waiting for us to do her will. You feel it too, right? The bond that fires inside of us. I won't be able to stop myself this time."

Did she want to stop? Her body throbbed as she stared at him. Even in the dark, she could make out his hard muscles that screamed for her to touch.

Shouldn't she just give in? This is what the Goddess wanted. She was meant to be with this man. Just forget all else and be with him. She licked her dry lips as her eyes took in his entire body.

A wicked smirk split his lips and he grabbed one of her hands and guided it to his chest. Alice hissed at the contact but Harris groaned under her touch.

Could groans be sexy?

Everything else faded away by this point. All of this felt so right. The heat inside her lapped at her willpower until it was all gone.

She was done fighting against this.

Whatever she had to discuss with him would come later. Now all she wanted was to ride this specimen of a wolf in front of her. Her thighs got sticky as her clothes faded away.

She didn't have the power to hold onto her elements any longer, she didn't want to.

The golden light in Harris's eyes turned hungry as he appreciated her body. "I know I said I can't hold back, but if you want to stop, now's the time."

His voice was gruff, his control strained. His muscles were tense beneath her fingers.

He was holding himself back. He wanted her that much. Her hand slipped down. Over his hard chest, to his chiseled abs that trembled beneath her fingers and just above his massive cock that bobbed again as if answer to her gaze.

"Alice," his growl told her all she needed to know.

Her hand dipped lower, circling his shaft. His skin was like velvet beneath her touch. A guttural moan escaped the man as her hand tightened around him.

"I want you," he whispered. "You're my mate, my love, all mine."

Even in the midst of the heat that coursed through her, Alice couldn't repeat those words. "You are my mate," she said instead.

Was that darkness that flickered through his expression?

"Yes," he agreed as his hand circled around hers and he showed her the pacing for him. His hips arched into their joined pursuit of bringing him pleasure.

With his other hand, he pulled Alice closer and kissed her deep his tongue entwining with hers.

Harris pulled away panting. "Come here," he ordered.

Alice obeyed. She stepped over him and with his guidance, glided down until his big dick slid right into her wetness. He held her so close to his body that she thought she would break from the contact.

"My God," he whispered in a ragged groan. "These bodies feel so divine at this. The way you wrap around me like this." His hands slipped to her hips and he guided her once more in the perfect back and forth motion.

Alice's head fell back as she adjusted to the pace. Harris groaned again and his palms curled around her ass cheeks, squeezing them as he went.

Her pants fell in line with his as her wolf writhed in ecstasy.

This was a mate bond!

Fireworks exploded through her and she moaned as she lost herself.

"My perfect mate," Harris panted almost in her ear. His lips brushed her neck. "Can I claim you?" he whispered huskily. "For now and always."

Claim her? Alice frowned and her hand reached for her neck covering the skin there as she shook her head. She couldn't say why she was refusing right now, but she didn't want it.

"Later then," he agreed as he thrust deep and hard into her. "I don't plan for this to be our only mating session. You're my Queen, and I plan to enjoy you for the rest of our lives. I'll make the claiming public as is our tradition. Everyone will know we belong to each other."

He stopped talking as his lips caught hers again and his thrusts were more desperate as his eyes glazed.

Alice didn't have a chance to study him more as the fire inside of her raged out of control and her body tensed around him as she was driven over the edge.

Their mingled moans filled the cave and Harris howled into her mouth as he spent himself inside of her.

Alice's breathing took a while to come back to normal and she stared up at her mate with shaky breaths. Her wolf was sated, but now there was something that nagged at the corners of this contentedness. Something she couldn't shake.

Justa.

His memory hit her like a falling tree and she winced as if warding away the blow. "We never talked," she whispered. The scent of sex had overpowered the cinnamon and apples that always clung to Harris's skin.

Harris held her close to his chest and stroked her hair, keeping her on his lap. "You never asked your question, did you?"

Alice's mind raced. Had she asked the question? She couldn't remember by this point. What was the question anyway? It had to do with her pet. She remembered that. Her ex pet since he had left her.

So then, did the question even matter any longer?

As if in answer to her thoughts a fierce howl from far away cleared her head in an instant and she pulled away from Harris's touch as she turned towards it. "Mark?"

"I should go," she whispered as she pushed at Harris's arms.

"No, I think you should stay," Harris replied.

Her reply was drowned out as Mark howled again, this time a desperate howl.

Alice lifted her head and using her magic, howled back.