Alpha of Crystal Lake

Chapter 10- Temptation

Liam (POV)

Morning came in as a bright sunny day as my mate got ready for her girls’ day out with Kellie. I am just happy to see her making friends. So far, with all the s*x she has given me, I have been quite satisfied. It is hard to believe her first time was when I took her virginity that day with me, and how she delivers in bed now. It is quite challenging to believe. She is a wildcat in bed.

As good as Elaina is in the s*x department, my little wildcat is catching up fast. If I am to be honest with myself, I do miss that intimate time with Elaina because we seem to connect on a different level than my mate and I do. It may have to do with us growing up together. She knows me on a deeper level.

As I watched my mate get ready for her outing, I am thinking about doing some much-needed work.

“So, what will you be doing today?” Kris asked as I was getting dressed for the day.

“I have lots of paperwork I should get done before the special announcement.”

She walks up to me and puts her arms around my waist, “You know, as your mate, you might want to show me what duties, I can do to help ease some of these burdens off your shoulders.”

I kissed the top of her head, appreciating her offer. “Once the announcement is made, you will have plenty of work to do. So, for now, go and enjoy yourself, and once you get back…” I lower my lips to her ear and whisper, “I will be ready to pleasure you.”

“Mmm, you drive a hard bargain. I will be looking forward to that pleasure,” she says as her body shivers as I kiss her on her mark.

“Well then, the faster you leave, the sooner you will be home,” I say with a smirk.

She smiles back, “I will be sure to come back home quickly.”

With a passionate kiss, she leaves, meets Kellie downstairs, and leaves for their shopping trip.

I smile to myself and turn to head to my office to get some work done. I called to have Margret, a nurturing lady who helps to cook in the kitchen, and asked if she could have a breakfast tray brought to my office. Kristal and Kellie had planned to have breakfast at Kellie’s favorite coffeehouse. So, it is just me today. A couple of hours later, after I had finished my breakfast and was deep into my work, I heard the door slowly open, and in walked Elaina.

“Hey, s*xy.” She begins.

I smile at her as I see her as a nice distraction from work. I was getting a headache with all the paperwork.

“What can I do for you, Elaina?” I ask, sitting back in my chair.

“Actually, it is what I can do for you.” She says with a smirk, walking in front of me and kneeling, getting ready to undo my pants.

I felt myself already getting hard at the thought of what she planned to do. I smiled as she pulled out my hard c*ck and was just about to put her lips around it when the image of my mate in pain came to my mind.

“No. I can’t.” I say as I pull my hard c*ck from her hands and redo my pants.

“What? Why?” Elaina asks, looking puzzled with lust in her eyes.

“I just can’t do this anymore, Elaina. I promised myself I wouldn’t be like my father and cause my mate pain.”

She looked up at me from the floor. “You are nothing like your father.” She tried to assure me.

“Oh, but I am. Ever since I mated and marked my mate, all I have ever done is cause her pain. Just like my father did to my mother.” I took a deep breath to calm myself. “Look, what we had cannot continue. I have to work on my relationship with my mate. She is my Luna and Queen.”

Elaina sighed as she stood up, “All right, all right. I guess I will leave now.” Then she smiled, “But if you ever change your mind, just let me know.”

I shook my head, “Not going to happen,” I said as I took a folder off my desk to look at.

“We will see.” I heard her softly say to herself as she turned and walked out the door.

Once the door closed behind her, I ran my hand through my hair and sighed, “This is going to be tougher than I thought,” I grumbled to myself.

Since her visit, I have been hard with a need for relief. I am actually counting down the minutes for my mate to come home so I can get her to take care of my needs. I even contemplated going and taking a cold shower to get rid of my hard-on. But to be honest, I need my mate. I did my best to stay focused on my work, but with this boner, it is difficult. I even thought about calling Elaina back to take care of it, but I can’t do that to my mate.

Just as I felt like I was going to go crazy, I heard a soft tap on the door. “Come in,” I growled.

The door opens, and in walks my mate. I glance at the time and notice that three hours have passed. “Thank the Goddess,” I say, jumping up and grabbing my mate, crushing my lips to hers in a passionate kiss.

I backed her over to the large sofa and lay her down with me on top of her. I begin kissing her mark and lower her as I undo her blouse.

“I need you, my mate,” I begin, “I need you now.”

I hear her gasping for breath as she said, “Then take me, my mate.”

And take her I did. We lay on the sofa naked, holding each other with my head on her breast as we caught our breath.

“Wow,” she whispers, “That was amazing. And so unexpected.” She chuckled.

I kissed her left breast and just held her. Holding her like this, I can’t help but wonder how I could have done what I did in the beginning. She deserves better. Could I be developing feelings for her? I sighed as I said, “You are amazing.”