Stefan's POV
Every morning was the same routine from the way that I woke up, where I had my cup of coffee, how long I would be before joining the briefing room but today something felt different. I felt different. No, I was different. Phase one of the plan was completed. It was just the start but there were things that had to fall in place for both my claim as Alpha to be solidified without anyone contesting me and then there was everything else.
Everything else was the problem but at the moment, it was not the focus. My Luna was the focus and the increased efforts within our pack. I had to prepare her for everything that was coming down the pipeline for her. She had no idea what was in store but first I would give her the honeymoon of her dreams. Then we could move forward with everything that had to happen before Natalya could ever see her family again. I tried to shake the thoughts out of my head and I sat in the lounge chair next to the window on the backside of the room with my coffee in hand.
My coffee was always on a cart outside of my room promptly at 4 am. It might seem far too early to some in the castle but our staff worked around the clock in various short shifts in addition to their patrolling shifts. For the warriors and hunters of the pack, their job was simply to train, defend and patrol. I liked this time to myself to think about everything that was coming down for the day. It was also a time for me to develop or contemplate my next move without having someone trying to whisper in my ear about what had to happen. I knew what had to happen more than they did but I allowed members of the pack to voice their opinions. There could be ideas that came down the line up to the top that might useful or parts of those ideas that could be useful.
As the sun rose, I looked over to my Luna as she stirred. The last two hours had passed quickly as I was deep in my thoughts. Today I was to let her have breakfast with her family and send them off. I was sure that it would nearly two years or longer before we would be able to step foot on her old pack soil. There was no way that Natalya could know that yet. Not yet.
I grinned at her. f**k. Even in the morning there was something intoxicating about her scent. Maybe I was wrong about what I first thought it reminded me of because this morning there were hues of chocolate, cinnamon, and gingerbread. I placed my cup on small table next to my lounge chair and crawled back into bed with her. "Mmm, Luna. Time to get up." I whispered in her ear. Call it selfish but last night was just to complete the contract, this morning and the next week would be for me. Well, and ultimately her. I wrapped my arm around her shoulder and nuzzled her neck. "I marked you, this morning, you mark me."
It wasn't up for discussion. She would mark me and mark me soon.
"What?" She asked groggily and rubbed her eyes. "And what time is it?" A small yawn escaped her lips. Here we went. She was clearly not a morning person.
I laid next to her, her scent further intoxicating me, I could smell her arousal already. I ran my hand up her thigh making sure my firm hand stopped at the round of her ass and grabbed it firmly. Her arousal intensified. "Mmm did my pretty little Luna have a naughty dream?" When she didn't reply and I leaned over and whispered in her ear. "Be a good girl and tell me what it was about?"
"Wh-wh-wha-what?" She stuttered it out. "No!" She hid her face in her hand and buried her face further into my shoulder. I smirked and in one swift movement, I rolled her onto her back. Just hearing her whimper, I was instantly hard. I spread her legs wide and kissed up her inner thigh starting from the bottom of her ankle. I could almost taste but that would be soon enough. I smiled up at her. "This morning you'll mark me but first, let wake you." I ran the tip of my tongue along her wet folds until I could feel her shiver. Oh this was going to be fun. Using my fingers, I spread open her folds a bit further and then my lips found her little bud. I nibbled and sucked on it and I could hear her moans getting louder and louder.
I took one finger and slowly inserted my finger into her core. She gasped loudly. I moved my finger in and out of her, her hips began to meet my finger. I entered another finger, now with 2 fingers inside of her. Then a third. I loved watching the way she squirmed and the way her mouth formed her moans. Just when she was about to c*m, I pulled my fingers back. "Oh no. Not this morning. Not like that. Later, Luna." I promised her. Instead, I climbed on top of her and in another swift moment, all of me entered into her. She gasped louder, I wasn't even looking for her satisfaction. I was on a mission. I wanted to fire her up so she would mark me back. To solidify that she accepted me as her mate out of want and not just need.
It must have worked because I watched her eyes turn black and her fangs emerge in a fluid motion. Her teeth pierced my neck and I groaned in pleasure. "f**k baby!" I moaned out without any control over my actions, I shuddered and came hard inside of her. She was soon behind me as I felt her clench around me and shudder just moments later she came hard, filling the bed with her juices, soaking right into our silk sheets. She leaned forward and soothed her mark, sealing it.
We both lay on our backs, fully spent. "You are so good, Luna. So good. Now get ready for breakfast. You say goodbye to your family in an hour."
"Goodbye?" She asked with fear in her voice.
I stopped dead in my tracks on the way to the shower. "Yes, of course. They leave for home today and we leave for our honeymoon right after breakfast." I turned around and smiled at her. "You're going to love your surprise." I winked at her and went into the shower. The sooner her family was gone, the easier it would be to have things fall into place.