The Little Luna

Marking

Luna POV:

We spent another 15 minutes in Libby’s house with her and her mother drinking tea and eating cookies and making small talk. Her father, Garrett O’Conaill came in at one point, taking a break from fixing a fence that had fallen along the field they kept their herd of goats, to come in and get a glass of cold water and a brief but loving kiss from Mrs Conaill before giving us a short goodbye and walking out again. He had always been a man of few words, despite his alike him and Libby looked. Same bright red hair, same crystal clear blue eyes same incredibly freckled fair skin. Completely different personalities.

After I confirmed with Libby that she’d left my back back in my locker when she’d put my books up for me, Vespian and I agreed it was time for us to go. I still couldn’t believe I had forgotten I had left my backpack in my locker this morning. All of this running around because I was so over stimulated from everything that had happened that I just needed to lay down and rest. My body was starting to feel heavy and I could feel that Eli was tired as well.

Libby walked us out waving goodbye from the porch and promising to see me at school tomorrow.

Vespian opened my door for me again and I climbed in muttering “Thank you” with a tired smile. When Vespian climbed into the passenger side shutting the door behind him, I pushed the car into reverse and headed home. We were quite the entire way there, his hand resting on my thigh just above my knee, and my mind and body waring on how to react to his touch. My tired body won and the heat his hand sent through my jeans and into my skin simply made me feel content and safe.

Too soon we were parked outside my house and I was putting the car in park, but instead of turning the car off I closed my eyes and leaned by head back against the head rest. If I turned the car off I would have to go inside. If I went inside I would have to say good bye to Vesp, and every fiber of my being was rebelling at the very idea of leaving him. What had happened to me? Mate bond or no mate bond, it was so odd to go from never being interested in a single person to being obsessed with one.

“Luna?” Vespian’s voice came softly beside my right ear. “Are you alright my Little Luna?”

I turned my head towards him and opened my eyes, smiling into his beautiful ocean blue eyes so close to mine. “I’m fine. Just at war with my self.” I answered softly, putting my hand in his.

“At war with your self?” His deep voice asked huskily, his gaze flicking between my eyes and my lips, I knew he was thinking of kissing me. But if earlier had told us one thing it was that the spark one kiss started quickly turned into an inferno between us.

“Yeah. I know I need to go inside, I know that I am exhausted from today’s events and I need a long soak in my tub and to turn in early. But I don’t want to leave you. And that isn’t normal. I just met you, I shouldn’t want to be with you all the time.” I raised my hand up to gently brush the black locks falling across his forehead, his hair was as soft as it looked and honestly, I wanted to bury my fingers in it. Instead I trailed my fingers down the side of his face, enjoying the tingles touching his skin sent up my fingers. Vespian sighed happily and closed his eyes, seeming to enjoy the sensation as much as me. As if he needed to touch me as much as I needed to touch him.

“It may not be normal for human standards or customs, but it is excruciatingly normal for werewolf’s. When we meet our mates we are drawn to them. Pulled by our biology to mark them, mate them, and never leave them.” I didn’t know his voice could sound sexier, but the more he spoke the huskier it got, velvety, sending thoughts of silk sheets and candle light through my mind.

“Mate them?” I asked nervously, I flicked my tongue out to wet my suddenly dry lips and could feel my heart beat kick up a notch. As I dropped my hand from his face our skin was no longer touching, but it didn’t matter, the way he was looking at me was a caress in and of it’s self.

“Yes, mate. Humans call it ‘making love’.” Vesp said, that silky tone still sending inappropriate thoughts shooting through my head.

“I figured that’s what it meant, what is the importance of it though? Why are we pushed by biology to mate?” Had he gotten closer? Oh yes, he was definitely closer. I could feel his warm breath on my lips and boy did he smell delicious.

“It’s how we ‘scent’ our mate. A mark isn’t always visible, but a scent is hard to miss. Having your mate smell like you tells others she is taken and not to touch.” Vesp’s eyes flicked to my lips again as my tongue flicked out to dampen them once more. “If you keep licking those lips like that I may be tempted to help you wet them.”

“Why are werewolf’s so dominating? You sound like a caveman you know?” When did my voice get so low? Did I really sound that husky? What in the hell was he doing to me! And that lip comment! If I licked them again, would he really do it? Here go’s trying. The tip of my tongue trailed along my bottom lip as my eyes watched his, the ocean blue color seemed to darken, like storm clouds and I swear I heard him growl before his hands took my face between them and his lips came down on mine.

Vespian’s tongue trailed along the seem of my lips and I eagerly opened them, meeting his invasions with one of my own. My hand came up and curved around his necked my finger tips touching the silky soft curls at the nape of his neck. He kissed me till I was breathless then his lips trailed down my chin and neck making me l gasp and arch towards him. His hand landed on my knee, sliding up my thigh slowly. Everywhere his lips touched I felt electricity shoot through me.

His hand left my thigh making me whimper, I wanted it back, my leg felt so cold with his hand gone. Then I felt the collar of my shirt being pulled away from the base of my throat where my neck met my shoulder, his lips kissed the area gently and his tongue swirled around a particular spot he was focused on and teasing. It didn’t matter what he did to that particular spot, every sensation make me moan, why was this one spot so sensitive?

Vespian’s teeth scraped the area and I felt my heart skip a beat, I knew what an o****m was from those times alone in my bed or shower, and I knew that despite him touching me no where near that area I was building up to the most amazing one I had ever experienced.

His hand wrapped around my shoulder, holding me still as his lips latched onto that particularly sensitive area, with every pull of my skin into his mouth I came closer to that explosion of pleasure I knew I was now craving. Just a few more seconds. Just one more scrape of his teeth, and I was falling over the edge my eyes closed right, my lips falling open to gasp and moan his name “Vespian!”

As I came down from the euphoria that now flooded mine mind I realized Vespian’s hand was gently rubbing my side and he was whispering in my ear “My Lovely Little Luna, so responsive. You o****m almost as sweetly as you taste.”

I felt my cheeks burn as I swallowed nervously. “Vespian’s, what was that?” My voice sounded rough, scratchy almost. The side of my neck felt sensitive, almost raw to the touch, as my fingers trailed over it tiny shocks rocked my body.

“The o****m or the mark?” He chuckled, those blue eyes dancing with mirth.

I swatted at his arm playfully before I closed my eyes and turned my face into the palm of his hand, breathing in his scent. Taking his hand in mine I pressed a kiss to the palm of his hand and giggled at his sharp intake of breath.

“You are playing fire my Little Luna. I’m already burning up for you, please don’t torture me.” His words were right, he really was in a type of pain. But was I ready to help release it?

“The mark I guess, was that ‘the mark’ you mentioned earlier?” I put my hand in his and let them rest on the arm rest between us, leaning back just a smidge, we needed a little room between us.

“No, of course not that mark will be a mixture of both pleasure and pain. At least from what I have heard from others.” Vespian leaned back in his seat as well, as much as he was able in the tight confines of the car. I’m not even sure how we had room to make out just a moment ago with such little room in here.

“Pain? Why is it painful?” I couldn’t imagine what he just did being painful, it was amazing. Beyond amazing if my soaked underwear was any judgment.

“Well, a mate mark is made with your K9’s. They lengthen and pierce your mates neck, then you lick over the puncture wounds to seal it.”

“Ow, I can see why painful. Do you have to do it? Is it optional?” My hand went up as if to protect my neck, scared of the pain that I wasn’t even facing yet. Yet? Was I actually considering being okay with that?

“To complete the bond it has to be done.” Vespian said, lowering his eyes from my and looking away. I had only known him a day and yet I knew he was hiding something from that look alone.

“What aren’t you telling me? What happens if we don’t complete the bond?” My eyebrows drew together, I pursed my lips. I had apparently be lied to my entire life, he wasn’t allowed to keep things from me as well if this was going to work.

“It’s just-“ He cut off. He looked like he was trying to choose his words carefully. “An Alpha without a Luna is dangerous enough given to much time. An Alpha who loses his Luna, well, he’s at risk of losing him self as well.”

“And that isn’t a pretty sight intake it?”

“No, no it isn’t. We’ve already met, we’ve already built a connection, if we lost one another now it would damage us beyond repair.” He looked sad, as if he’d seen this happen to someone he cared about.

“How soon do we need to….” I trailed off, unsure what to say. He’s said mating had to be done as well to complete the bond. Was I ready for any of this?

“Complete the bond?” He asked. When I nodded he shrugged his shoulders and rubbed his chin with his hand. “You aren’t eighteen yet so legally we can’t mate or mark yet anyways. Once you turn eighteen it would need to happen before the next full moon.”

“Since my eighteenth birthday is on a full moon that means the next one after?”

“Yes. So you’d have a month.” His eyes came up to meet mine before he continued. “You’d have a month to choose.”

Taking a deep breath I nodded my head in understand. “Okay, so I have time. That’s all I needed to know. I just need to feel like I have a choice.”

“I understand.” Mumbled Vespian.

“I should probably go in.” I turned the car off and played with the keys on my hands. Not sure how to say goodnight. “I’ll see you in the morning at school, right?”

“Yes, of course. Actually, I was wondering if I could pick you up tomorrow and take you to school? I want every available moment of your time to get to know you.” His charming smile was back in place and I couldn’t help but match it with one of my own.

“That sounds fantastic actually.” I said opening my door and stepping out int the fAdding sunlight. Then a realization hit me and I turned to Vespian as he walked around the car to take my hand. “I didn’t even think about you getting home! I should have taken you first. I can now though?”

“It’s fine Luna. I’m a wolf, remember? I’ll just let Eli get us there in the blink of an eye.” With my hand in his he walked me to the door like a gentlemen and even brought my hand up to kiss the back of of it. My cheeks flushed as heat spread from where his lips touched to the rest of my body. Before I could take my hand back he’d turned it over and kissed my wrist. How can something so innocent feel so delicious?

“Until tomorrow my Little Luna. Please lock the door behind you and promise me no more walks alone? You truly have no idea how much I worry about you my Luna love.”

“I promise, no more walks. I am going to take a bath and head to bed.” A yawn broke into the end of answer proving the point that I was tired, and Vespian chuckled. As he leaned towards me I closed my eyes thinking he was going to kiss me goodbye, instead I felt his lips on my forehead.

“Goodnight my Luna. Sleep well.” With that he stepped back and watched as I entered my home, shut the door, and locked it. I looked out the window beside the door and watched as he turned and jogged towards the tree line to the side of our house. I leaned against the door and took deep breaths to calm my racing heart, when I felt calm I hung the key up on the hook beside the door and walked towards the kitchen.

Someone had cooked and left me a plate wrapped up on the counter, after skipping lunch I was starving, those few cookies at Libby’s did nothing for my hunger. I scarfed down the plate of food and left the dishes in the sink, I pulled my self up the stairs and was barely able to peel my clothes off before sinking into a nice warm bath. As good as it felt, if I sat here to long I’d sleep here. I enjoyed the bath for all of ten minutes before rinsing off and drying off. Five minutes later I was crawling into bed and I was asleep the moment my head touched the pillow.