Fates Entwined

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He was panting, and his fingers were still entwined in my hair. I looked up, meeting his eyes. There was so much raw desire there, it made me feel powerful. I sucked on him and he thrust into my mouth. I gagged a little but quickly adjusted to the sensation.

"Good girl," Jordan said. "Look how good you are at taking my c**k. Like it was made for you. f**k, maybe it was." He started moving his hips, and I relaxed my jaw, letting him use me however he wanted. His movements grew more erratic and he groaned, his c**k twitching against my tongue. I never thought I’d be able to render Jordan speechless. Who knew all I needed to do was take his c**k into my mouth this whole time?

It was heady to see the Leo alpha, undone like this. I felt like the most powerful woman in the world on my knees with Jordan’s hands in my hair and cradling my neck.

“Stella,” he gasped out, losing his rhythm. I liked the way my name sounded like that, strained and on the cusp of o****m. His hands tightened in my hair suddenly, and he moved to pull out. I shook my head and took him deeper, as deep as I could. I wanted to taste him when he came.

Jordan cursed and exploded down my throat. I closed my eyes and savored the feeling of him on my tongue. I swallowed every last drop.

I let his length slide out of my mouth and took in a few deep breaths of air. He pulled me up into his arms and into a deep kiss. His hand tangled in my hair, and his tongue slid against mine.

He pulled back and rested his forehead against mine. “Damn, Stella,” Jordan said, still sounding breathless. “Thank you for staying."

"I'm glad I did," I whispered.

CHAPTER NINETEEN

I was just stepping out of the elementary school when Jordan's red convertible drove up. The sun glinted off his tanned, muscular skin, his golden hair blew in the breeze, and my heart felt like it might burst at the sight of him.

"Hey there." He climbed out of the car and moved to open the door for me. Who knew Jordan was such a gentleman?

“Hey yourself." I lifted up on my tiptoes to kiss him. He slid his arm around me and pulled me even closer. I let my hands roam down his chest, unwilling to part yet.

Over the last few days, we’d done everything except have s*x. We’d explored each other’s bodies, learning every dip and curve of skin, but we hadn't taken that final step yet. s*x was what sealed the mating bond, and I wasn't sure what would happen if we went that far. Would the bond return, or would it remain broken forever? A part of me was scared to find out. What if we'd permanently ruined something that might have been great, if only things had been different?

“How was it today?” Jordan asked. He’d sent me over early this morning to talk to the elementary school teachers, since they were struggling with the kids turning into wolves all the time. They'd never had to deal with this issue before when everyone's wolves were locked away until they were adults, and now they weren't sure how to handle it. In the Ophiuchus pack we'd never had our wolves locked away, so I had a lot of experience dealing with kids who couldn't control their shifting yet or just preferred being on four legs, and I’d jumped at the chance to help.

“It was good,” I said with a big smile. I loved working with the kids today and the other teachers too. I missed my students back home, but I could see how easily I could help here too, and how much I was needed. Everyone was also incredibly nice to me, showing me a completely different side of the Leo pack than I'd expected. "They asked me to come back again when I can."

He grinned back at me. "Of course they did. You're amazing. The middle school and high school have already asked me if you can come visit them too."

"I'd be happy to help them too, if I can. Although I think I'm best with little kids."

"You're way too modest. My mom says Griffin is doing so much better this week."

That was another project I'd been working on. Every afternoon, after Griffin finished school, we went out into the desert and worked on his tracking skills. The boy was a natural and picked up on things quickly, and he was also showing me all sorts of interesting plants and animals I'd never encountered back in Canada. Yesterday we'd followed the very stinky trail of something he called a "skunk pig"—an animal called a javelina, which was like a weird cross between a rodent and a pig. Then we'd headed home and finally played that video game with Jordan, who kicked both of our butts. We were already planning another night for a rematch.

Even though I still missed my home in Coronis, I was slowly carving out a place for myself here without even realizing it. I checked the wards every day and looked for signs of Roxandra, but she remained elusive, but at least no more males were taken. Moumi and I met up regularly for coffee and book chat, and Jordan and I often went to Paco's to hang out with Ana and Cannon and drink way too many margaritas. I even went with Jordan to a few of the Leo pack meetings, listening on the sidelines as he calmly dealt with whatever issues his people were having. And every day, Jordan and I grew closer and closer, and I delayed my return to the Ophiuchus pack a little longer.

But I was still hesitant to become the Leo alpha female. No matter how happy I was here among them, it didn’t change the fact that this was the pack that had killed my parents, and been the bitter enemies of the Ophiuchus for a long time. But then again, was this really the same pack? The alpha that had orchestrated and carried out the brutal murder of my parents was long gone.