The Alpha’s Only Daughter

Chapter 16

Layla’s POV

I smiled coyly at Zane as he looked around the room trying to guess what his surprise would be. I took his hand and led him to the bathroom. When I opened the doors, even I was surprised.

It had been a long time since I had entered this bathroom, the last time probably being when I was just a child.

But Camila and the omegas definitely did what I asked of them: they had transformed it into an unrecognizable oasis. The tub was full of water so hot that you could see steam rolling off of the top of it. Rose petals were adorning the edges of the tub and scattered on the floor. Candles of various sizes were lit and strategically placed on the countertop and other ledges. The air was thick with the aroma of vanilla and honey.

I was so absorbed in looking at the scene in front of me, that I forgot that Zane was standing next to me.

“Wow, this is amazing,” he looked down at me and grinned.

“So you like what you see?” I asked, hoping that this was special enough for someone of his ranking.

He looked me up and down and nodded, “I do indeed.”

I blushed and covered my mouth to stifle a giggle. No one had made me feel so girlish and giddy like this before.

This feeling only intensified as he began stripping right next to me, still staring at me. Willing me to get naked with him.

“Please say that you will be joining me? I couldn’t imagine taking a bath alone at this point.”

I cleared my throat, “Yes, I’ll join you.” Still violently blushing, I began removing my clothes. When I finally removed my underwear, I noticed he was just staring at me.

He licked his lips before holding out his hand, “After you, my beautiful mate.”

I held his hand as I crossed over the lip of the extra large tub and then settled down in the warmth of the bath. He crossed over quickly after me and sat facing me, our legs intertwining.

I leaned back and closed my eyes and took a moment to just soak in the calm and serenity of the environment.

It felt like hours had passed when I opened my eyes again, seeing Zane also enjoying the peace.

Before I really knew what I was doing, I began straddling Zane and kissing his neck and cheeks. I could feel the rumbling of pleasure reverberating in his chest coming up through his throat. His increasingly hard member was telling me he wanted this just as badly.

Due to our positioning, it was only mere seconds before he was hard enough to slip into me unintentionally. I gasped as my cunt enveloped him entirely.

He groaned as if it was the most pleasurable feeling, and I couldn’t blame him—I was feeling waves of pleasure cascading over my body as I began to ride his c**k.

He gasped as I sped up my rhythm and I felt the s****l tension increase in my lower belly as well. I continued humping him until I felt him tense underneath me.

“I’m going to come,” he barely got out Ashe scanned my eyes wildly for a hint of my own release.

“Good, come inside of me,” I said in as sultry and low of a tone as I could manage.

His eyes rolled back and I felt him come inside of me as his entire body tensed up. The feeling itself sent more waves of pleasure through me triggered my own orgasm.

I sat in his lap staring at his face as we both caught our breath. He gave me a satisfied smile and then leaned his head back.

“There truly is nothing like having s*x with your mate,” he said with a sigh.

I smiled, glad to know that he enjoyed our love making as much as I did.

Turning around to have my back to his chest, I laid out in front of him so he could hold me. He sighed again happily. I knew the feeling well.

He broke the silence again, “I talked to Lou earlier.”

“Oh, yeah?”

“Yeah. I apologized for coming into the pack unannounced last night and then wrecking the pack house this morning. Turns out, he’s a pretty great guy.”

I giggled, “He really is when you’re not pissing him off.”

He chuckled, “He actually mentioned that you should tell me the origin story of the Blood River Pack.”

I nodded, “It’s an interesting legend.”

“Legend?” he seemed surprised.

“Well, there is nothing to confirm the facts of the story, so we cannot be entirely sure of the truth behind it. Not to mention, it seems a little far-fetched.”

“Tell me the story.”

“Okay. So hundreds of years ago, my ancestors were mere humans. There were no signs of the supernatural and this was a normal human settlement. They lived meager existences until a traveling man came through and showed them all of the new weaponry, new books, and new medicines, and even gifted some of the people with these items. But what they didn’t realize is that he was actually a cold-blooded killer scouting out settlements and had a band of miscreants lying in wait in the woods.

“Despite the fact that the settlers had nothing of real value for him to steal, he decided to alert his men that they would be looting the town that night. And due to his hospitality earlier that day and the townsfolk being naive to his true intentions, the settlers let him stay within their town and even within one of their homes. While the town slept that night, the bandit led his men into the settlement and began looting, r****g, and killing—mercilessly pillaging the town.

“But after one of the men killed the mayor and began to drag his only child out of the cabin, something changed within the mayor’s wife. The Moon Goddess had given her the gift of transformation in her time of great need. She felt the bones crunching, the hair forming, the teeth growing—the first shift of this pack. In her wolf form, she slaughtered the man that was about to kill her child. Then she began hunting down every unknown person within the town’s perimeter until they were all dead and mutilated.

“When the sun rose that next morning, there was a river of blood streaming through the town—a mix of those that were lost and those that were vanquished by the first werewolf’s jaw. The mayor’s wife remarried, giving the town more werewolf blood through her children. Her eldest son that she saved was also given the gift and became the first Alpha. And after a few decades, the entire pack was fully werewolves. So we became known as the Blood River pack.”

We sat in silence for a minute while he took in the story. The tub’s water began to cool significantly and I felt the need to get warm in bed.

“Was she your ancestor directly?”

“Yes. She is my great grandmother eleven generations back.” I stood up and stepped out of the tub. I turned to him and held my hand out to him to join me in the frigid air.

He just looked at me, “I can see her strength in you.” He took my hand and stepped out of the tub to be with me.

How could he possibly see strength in me after only a day of being together?

After toweling off and wrapping the towels around our bodies, we each took to one side of the bed to adjust our pillows how we prefer them. After I dropped my towel off of me, I pulled the sheets back and crawled into the bed where Zane was already waiting for me.

I snuggled up into his open arms and sighed. I was beginning to feel more and more at peace with him. But I knew that this thought would keep nagging me if I didn’t bring it up soon.

“Zane?”

“Hmmm?” I could sense that he was fighting off sleep.

“You know that our Beta has no children, right?”

“Mhmm.”

“We need to promote someone to the position of Beta before our commitment ceremony.”

I could feel him shift as he stirred awake, “This is pressing.” I hoped he wouldn’t say he had someone back home. We really needed someone within this pack. “Who would you choose to be your Beta?”

“I’m not Alpha.”

He shrugged, “But if you had to choose?”

“I would probably choose Lou,” I said timidly.

“Then we choose Lou. Lou will be Beta. We can tell him and Cami tomorrow.”

I smiled at him, it was as if he knew what I needed and delivered that exactly to me. “We need to speak with James first, but I’m sure he’ll agree.”

Zane nodded, “Sounds great.” He kissed my forehead and then yawned. “I don’t know about you, but I’m desperate for some sleep.”

“Good night, Zane.”

“Good night, Layla.”