Black Mountain Mates

Etana

        Over halfway through the day, and I was struggling. I wasn’t going to admit it, but I wanted to see Daejon. I wanted to see that arrogant, rude, sexy, Mate of mine. Bastard. Even haunts my mind when he’s not around.

                I snuck away and began searching for him. Knowing I could find him better this way, I closed my eyes and inhaled deeply. Scenting him out from the others. I opened my eyes right when I felt a hand on my waist. I looked up to see a Dire I’ve never met before. He leaned down to sniff me, then let me go like I was fire.

                “I’m sorry.” He whispered to me before going off somewhere else.

                I nodded, too focused on finding my Mate. Then I stopped. Should I be looking for him? What if he didn’t want to see me? The mind link!

                (Daejon?)

                (Yeah, E?)

                I smiled without knowing it. (What are you doing?)

                (Working.)

                I rolled my eyes. (Are you in the village?)

                A moment or two went by.

                (Walk forward until you reach the little yellow house, turn right.)

                I begin to walk, but wanted to pester him further. (Why? Where am I going?)

                (Stop talking.)

                (Your being an asshole again, Daejon.) I said smirking as I turned at the yellow house. Knowing he led me to…

                Him.

                I saw Daejon shirtless, cutting firewood with a few other guys. I felt my whole body react to seeing him, and swallowed hard. After I thought I regained myself I came up and plopped down on a stump.

                I heard a low growl come from my left, and when I looked it was a Dire in wolf form. When I made eye contact with it though, it began to rub against me. Without thinking I scratched the top of his head. Before I knew it, I was grabbed with my arms behind my back. A fierce growl ripped through the area, and I realized what the twins had told me was actually true.

                “Daejon, my guy, look at me.” I said, twisting in his arms to get his attention. “What’s wrong?”

                He was still looking off. “Your pheromones are getting strong, too fast, E. It’s been a hellish time here trying to get my pack members to concentrate with your scent all over me.”

                I rolled my eyes. “If I could stop it I would.”

                “You can, E.” He said doing something behind my back.

                “Daejon what are…I’m going to kill you.” I growled out.

                In the process of us talking, he wrapped my braided hair around my wrists. Effectively pinning my upper body in every way possible. His mouth left kiss after kiss to my shoulders and collarbone, until he got to ‘the spot’. The one meant for a mark from a Mate.

                His tongue licked and lightly bit that area. “It’s getting hard to keep myself from marking you, E. You should probably not come around me for a little while.”

                “Daejon…” I moaned out, feeling the heat in me rise.

                “Etana! Where did you go?”

                I heard Serena calling for me, and I let out a low chuckle. “I have to go, Daejon.”

                While he let out a low growl. “Fine, but if another male touches you I can’t promise you I’ll be able to keep my instincts at bay.”

                There’s that word again. Instincts.

                “And then what would happen?” I asked teasingly as he unwrapped my hair from my wrists.

                Daejon pulled me to be face to face with him by the side of my neck. “My Dire will take over, hunt you down, submit you, mark you and mate you.”

                My eyes narrowed at him. “Your Dire is three times my white wolf’s size. You would rip me apart.”

                “That’s why you should stay away.” He whispered into my ear before letting me go and disappeared with an arm full of wood.

                I was two shades red when I walked back to meet up with Serena. She sniffed for a moment and found Daejon’s scent all over me.

                “Needed to be around him for a little while?” She said with a wink.

                I shook my head at her. “Unfortunately. It’s getting harder.”

                Serena smiled as she rubbed my back comfortingly. “That’s because you’re not doing what your instincts are telling you. Fighting it, is only going to make your bond strengthen faster. It’s the response your wolf is having to the lack of mating.”

                “I know. Daejon said my body is putting out more and more pheromones, and the male Dire’s are getting restless.” I said with a sigh.

                Serena nibbled on her bottom lip. “Etana, you might want to at least let Daejon mark you. I’m saying this as your new friend for your safety. If a male other than Daejon marks you, not only you, but Daejon too will go feral. With the Gris pack arriving in the morning, it’s only going to make things worse.”

                I nodded. “Again, I know. I’m just…scared of getting hurt.”

                “Daejon would never-“

                “Serena, yesterday he mauled me and threw me into a tree.” I said rolling my eyes. “But that’s not the hurt I was talking about. I’m small for a Dire, that’s what everyone keeps saying. Back in my old pack, for a pair to be truly ‘mated’ they not only have to consummate their relationship in human form, but wolf form as well. Does that apply for Dire’s too?”

                She nodded. “Yes, it doesn’t have to happen right away, but eventually Daejon’s wolf will force him to mate you in Dire form. That way both of your wolves become connected.”

                I smirked. “I told him earlier that s*x in Dire form would rip me apart. Which probably isn’t a lie, but I’m scared that once he has me marked and mated…he’s not going to want me anymore. I’m small, annoying, and don’t listen very well. Daejon seems like he wants a warrior who will listen to his commands and be strong. I’m afraid I won’t be enough for him.”

                “Don’t be, I’ve never seen my brother look at anyone the way he looks at you, Etana. I’m really surprised he is even giving you the time you need to adjust and hasn’t mated you yet.”

                I looked over to see Hinda coming over with a basket of fruit in her arms. “How are you doing, Hinda?”

                She shrugged. “Good, until patrol sent in that the Gris pack is in the forest a day ahead of schedule.”

                Serena groaned. “Great, I was hoping tonight Daejon would convince you to let him mark you and then the Grey Pack would be easier to deal with. Of course Alpha Kellen would play these games.”

                “Do they not like each other?” I asked, following behind them as we made our way to the village center.

                “Oh, no. The opposite, Alpha Kellen and Daejon get along very well. Even with Daejon being…well, himself. Alpha Kellen is more like family.” Hinda said with a giggle.

                We came up on our pack welcoming the Gris guests, and began to mingle too. I was greeted pretty quickly, but I was starting to notice it was only the males coming to me. Ah, crap. The pheromones. I should have just went back to the house. One after another, I felt hands on me. My hips, my rear, my arms, my stomach. Then suddenly they moved away from me.

                “Who are you? I’ve never met you before.”

                I looked over to see a tall built man with bright green eyes and slate grey hair, but he was around Daejon in age. He was handsome with a strong jaw and flawless fair skin. He held out his hand for me to take, and I did without thinking.

                He pulled me against his chest so he could lean in and inhale my scent. This is bad.

                “Touchy much?” I said trying to wiggle out of his grasp.

                Serena noticed and come over to try and help. “Alpha Kellen, this is Etana. She’s new, and doesn’t belong to you.”

                He shrugged. “You’ll have her back, eventually. She smells like roses and sweet cream. Could you be my mate?”

                f**k.

                I put my hands up against his chest to push. “No, I just smell like this because-“

                “Kellen, release my mate!”

                Hearing Daejon’s possessive tone made my body shake. Oh yeah, the bond was getting strong.

                Kellen glanced over to Daejon and smiled. “You mean to tell me this isn’t for me?”

                “Kellen…” Daejon’s growl was fierce enough for everyone to take a few steps back. “Give her to me.”

                I turned to try and go to him, but Kellen squeezed me against him tighter. “So, you finally found your mate, dear friend? She’s lovely. Why doesn’t her soft neck bear your mark though?”

                “I made him wait, but now I’m thinking it was a terrible idea.” I groaned out, not being able to inflate my lungs fully.

                Daejon’s eyes went black with hearing I was thinking about letting him mark me. “Kellen. If you don’t let her go, I’m not going to be able to keep my Dire form ripping you apart.”

                Kellen released me with a chuckle. “You might want to run, lovely.”

                “Hell no, last time I did that we nearly…Why am I even telling you this?” I said shaking my head.

                Before I realized it, Daejon was there next to me and with ease he scooped me up and tossed me over his shoulder. I let him, not fighting or anything as he walked us to the grey house.

                The moment the door was shut he was on me. Pulling my hair, running his hands all over my body, and taking in my scent as it was overbearing for him now.

                “It’s making me sick how many male scents are on you.” He growled out.

                While my pheromones were overloading Daejon, all his attention to me and my body was overloading me. I could physically feel the bond getting stronger with each caress, each time he pressed his face into my neck, and every time his chest let out a possessive growl when he smelled another male scent.

                “I couldn’t stop them all.” I said feeling my back now up against a wall.

                Daejon forced my head back by my chin so I had to look at him in the eyes. “No, that’s my job.”

                His eyes were completely black, and I’m sure my blue was darker too. We were both pretty far down this road, and I’m not sure if either of us will be able to turn around.

        “Why is it so hard to fight against you?” I whined, my panties were already ruined.

        He smirked a little. “Because you’re not meant to.”

        I let out a slight moan when he pulled my hips into his, feeling his hard shaft against me. “Asshole.”

        Daejon pressed into me again. “Close your eyes.”

        “Why? What are you going to do?” I questioned, but knew I was going to do it anyways.

        He shook his head at me. “Close your eyes, E.”

        “Well, since you asked so nicely.” I closed them, unsure on what he was going to do exactly. Either way though, my body was on fire for him. Damned bond is going to be impossible to resist if he…

        And he did it.

        Daejon’s lips crashed onto mine like it was the first and last time he was going to kiss me. It wasn’t urgent, more demanding, and I melted against it. I parted my lips and felt his tongue begin to tease mine. His hand moved from my chin to lace itself in my hair, and I was starting to feel breathless. I moaned into his lips as his other hand began kneading my butt cheek in his large hand. His body shuddered hearing me moaning for him, and then his lips were gone.

        Before I even opened my eyes, Daejon pulled my head to the right, a sudden sharp pain stabbed at the base of my neck on my exposed left side. I cried out from the shock, but then it turned into a moan. Daejon’s hand moved from my rear to the front of the leggings, messaging my center as he deepened his mark on my neck. He drove out moan after moan from me, making my head hazy and body tingly. Waves of pleasure washed through me, building up and intensifying. My stomach tightened and I was sure I knew what was coming.

        “Daejon, you have to stop or I’m going to cum.” I said between panting and moaning.

        He didn’t stop, not even close. His hand sped up and his fangs sank deeper into my neck. I felt my whole body shake as I was right there at my climax.

        I gripped his shirt tightly in my hand. “f**k, Daejon. I’m cuming!”

        My whole body was hot as I drenched my panties and leggings. I clawed at his back riding out my orgasm until my muscles were tired. He pulled his fangs out to lick the spot gently, kick starting the healing. His black eyes memorized his permanent display on my neck with pride.

        “Your face is cherry red, E.”

        I bit my lip. You know what? Two can play at this game. Without warning I launched myself into his arms, forcing him to catch me. I wrapped my legs around his waist, and while I still had the element of surprise, I leaned to the right and locked my fangs into his skin. If he was going to mark me without permission, then I was going to do the same to him. My fangs were in deep, sending a pleasure through Daejon he had never felt before. He had my hips in his hands and was grinding my center on his shaft. Satisfied with my mark, I let mine go to trace my tongue in circles on the bite.

        Daejon let out a groan. “If we don’t stop, I’m going to shred those leggings and mate you, E.”

        I leaned back and nibbled on my lip. “I’ve never…”

        “f**k, E.” He growled out. “You’re a virgin?”

        “Is that a bad thing?” I asked, but seeing the lust in his black eyes I was sure it was not.

        He stole another long kiss from me. “It’s the best news I’ve heard all day.”

        I know my face turned even redder as I imagined Daejon’s c**k fully thick and hard about to enter me. If I knew I was going to be this ready for him, I would have let him mate me last night in the woods. I thought I wasn’t ready to be physical, but now it was all I wanted. It had to be the Mate Bond making me ready. 

        “Do you want to go upstairs?” I asked sheepishly. I have never tried to seduce anyone, especially not a massive grown man like Daejon.

        He leaned in to nuzzle into my neck, inhaling my pheromones still in overdrive since we haven’t mated. “I don’t know if we’ll even make it that far.”

        I let out a little moan hearing how turned on he was, his hands squeezed my hips tighter.

        (Alpha Daejon?)

        We both froze, and I felt a growl forming in his chest. So, I took the moment to answer before he went off on whoever was interrupting. (What’s up?)

        (It’s dinner time, and Alpha Kellen has been asking about you.)

        Daejon slammed my back into the wall again, supporting my weight in one hand while using the other to grab my hair and yank my face to his. We were lip locked and fighting for dominance. I couldn’t help the whimper that escaped from my lack of mating. When we pulled apart, he let out a low growl of frustration.

        (We’ll be there in a minute.) He said angrily through the link.

        (Yes, Alpha Daejon.)

        I chuckled seeing how frustrated we both were. “You can wait a little while longer.”

        Daejon shook his head. “I’m not sure about that.”

        “Let’s go, Dae. Don’t want to keep the Alpha waiting.” I said teasingly when he set me down.

        He reached out to grab my chin again, eyes black as coal. “Now is not the time to play your games, E. I’m trying really hard to control myself and my Dire. If you pull anything at dinner I might just lose it and mate you in front of the whole pack.”

        My center wet at that, but I wasn’t backing down. “Who said that would be a bad thing?”

        Before he got to answer I pulled out of his grip and went out onto the porch. The feeling that by morning I was not going to be a virgin anymore stuck in the back of my mind.