Fated From the Start

No More Reservations

Ash POV

"I think she's ready to be Luna" I was standing in my moms office as she worked on a few things. I didn't even know what all my mom still did for the pack since I didn't have a mate to replace her, but I knew I was grateful for her. 

"She has to be marked before she can be Luna, son." She replied matter-of-factly.

"I'm not as sure she's ready for that." I twisted my toe into the floor, a nervous habit Harlow had been so kind to point out to me. 

"Well we need her to be." She sighed. "She's not bloodline so the only other way for her to be a ranked member is to be a marked mate of one or to kill the ranked member she is replacing and I'd quite like to keep living." She continued, chuckling at herself.

"Yeah, I think I would quite appreciate my mate and my mother not to battle to the death." I quipped back. 

"What's the hold up on the marking?" Mom questioned. She was obviously getting exasperated with my insistence on taking things slow with Harlow as to not scare her. 

"She's a human mom." 

"You keep saying that like it's this catastrophic defect of hers. She's human, that's a fact. She's also the fated mate of an extremely powerful Alpha Werewolf, that's a fact. The shell shock about our world appears to be past us, so move on with your lives the way you should. Mark her and make her your Luna. If you want her to believe she's ready for those things then treat her like she is." Mom was scolding me in her signature way. 

"They just do things differently than we do. Did you know that in the human world we would date for years before we'd move in together or think about getting married?" I mused. 

"Well she's one of us now, treat her like it."

"I'll see what I can do" I huffed as I left her office in search of Harlow, her and Cedar had just gotten back from their shopping trip and I was interested to see how it'd gone. She hadn't given me any real indication what she was after when they left and I was interested to see what I'd gotten myself into. 

I got upstairs to find a few random bags littered in the living room, but no sign of Harlow. I wander to our room and find her curled up in the middle of the bed in a giant fluffy blanket I've never seen before, sound asleep. I knew she'd gotten up way too early this morning. 

I slid into the bed and fought my way through the new blanket heap to nestle in behind her, pulling her to my chest. An overwhelming peace washing over me. I needed to convince her to let her apartment go, I needed this all the time. 

"Hey there sexy," she mumbled, still half asleep. 

"Hey love, where did this blanket come from?" I asked with a chuckle.

"I told you I was going to get things to make the place more comfortable," she snuggled the blanket up tighter to her chin, "this is basically all I need." The happy grin on her face was the most adorable thing.

"So you're here to stay now?" I puzzled.

"At least here to stay a lot more often." She was still dazed and barely awake.

"More often then every other night is every night my love." I playfully pointed out. 

"s**t, but I have a lease." She sighed in defeat.

"I can fix anything you ever need me to love, just say the word." I assured her. 

"I'd say let me talk to Will, but she's already got a stack of boxes packed in the corner." She groaned. 

"So you're really going to move in?" I couldn't hide my excitement anymore.

"Can I do it slowly? Like bring more stuff with me every time I come to see you? Not a U-Haul, all at once situation…" she was bashful, I could tell I was pushing her to make a really big decision and I didn't want to push too hard. 

"Of course Harlow. I told you, this relationship operates on whatever makes you comfortable and happy. Don't let my impatience muffle that fact." I assured her further. 

"Cool, so I get marked here real soon don't I?" She had turned to face me and was eyeing me with a playful inquisitiveness. 

"I'd mark you this very second if you gave me the green light." I nuzzled her neck as I spoke and she shivered at my touch.

"Maybe just give me a better run-down of what to expect for now." She laughed out.

"Umm, in all honesty, not to scare you, but with you being human I don't entirely know what we should expect. This pack has never had a fated mate be a human. We've put out some feelers to other packs, but we haven't learned much. I know that I can mark you, I know that it will deepen our bond, I know it will give me an immensely deep emotional connection with you to the point that I'll basically know what you're feeling all the time, and I know that I can't formally make you Luna without marking you." I explained, hoping the unknown wouldn't scare Harlow away from wearing my mark.

"So I'm like a science experiment, that's fun." Harlow laughed, but it was definitely a nervous laughter. 

I kissed her forehead hoping it would calm her nerves and I felt her body relax against mine.

Harlow POV

Something about the sweetness and tenderness in the way Ash explained his world to me was always so attractive. He'd work through anything a million times in a million different ways if I needed him to. He wanted me to not only know, but be comfortable with everything that came with being with him; and I'm certain that if at any point I wasn't comfortable he would let me walk away even though it would slowly kill him. 

As I thought about it, I rolled over on top of him and planted a deep kiss on his soft lips. In seconds his hands were all over my body pulling me closer to him and deeper into his kisses. I felt the massive bulge in his jeans begin to push up against me. I knew every time I started one of these intense makeout sessions everything in Ash wanted to throw me down and have his way with me, yet he never pushed things further than I wanted them to go.

And just like that, all my reservations were gone. I was foolish to ever believe this man was a monster, he'd never let any harm come my way. He'd protect me endlessly, even from his own wants and desires. I was going to succumb to this life that'd been destined for me, no more hesitations. 

"I want you," I breathed huskily into Ash's ear.

"I want lunch," he quipped back, making fun of my retort from this morning 

"I've got something you can eat," I told him slyly.

All at once, it dawned on Ash what I was telling him and he began to rip off my shirt like his life depended on it. With one swift movement he traded me places and had me laid on the bed beneath him. His hands moved for the button on my jeans and as he went to unclasp it he froze. 

"Are you sure? I'll wait as long as you want my love." He was peering into my eyes looking for any sign of hesitation.

"I'm not moving in here without testing the goods first," I told him with a wink. He chuckled, but then let his seriousness return.

"Are you sure Harlow? I want to be one hundred percent positive you're ready to have s*x with a werewolf." He looked nervous, like the reminder of who he really was would change my mind. 

"I'm more worried about having s*x with a virgin. I promise I'm ready for this you sexy beast." I assured him playfully.

"Let me know if I'm hurting you at any point, I don't want to get caught up and end up forgetting I'm a lot stronger than you," he genuinely looked scared, like he was going to break me.

"I can handle you," I assured him once more, pulling his shirt off as I did, hoping it would get him moving again. 

Like I'd press play, his lips immediately came crashing down in a fever of kisses and small nips all over my torso as he fumbled with the button on my jeans. As he pulled them down his lips followed, kissing a long my hip and down my inner thigh, then back up the other side once he had successfully done away with my pants. His lips moved centimeter by centimeter up the middle of my body and each touch sent shocks through my core. I was already dripping with desire and we'd just barely gotten started. I'd been craving this connection between us more than I was even willing to admit to myself. 

With one swift move he flicked the clasp on my bra and tossed it onto the floor, then sat back just enough to see all of me. I was laying before him in only my thong and typically would have felt very vulnerable, but Ash was looking at me like the most stunning thing on the planet. His eyes were swimming with desire and lust as he took in every inch of me. He bit his lip and his breathing got even deeper. I took advantage of his momentary distraction and pushed him onto his back, capturing his lips with mine before moving down his jawline.

"Don't worry, I'll be gentle," I whispered into his ear before brushing my lips along the nape of his neck and down his chest. I felt the vibrations of low chuckles ripple through his chest beneath me. I began to work down his pants as I kissed lower and lower. I sank my teeth into his hip bone and glanced up at him just in time to see the flash of black in his eyes, a hiss escaping his lips as he forced his wolf back down. 

I finally stripped away the last of his clothing and took in the god of a man laying before me, if I thought he looked good with his clothes on it had nothing on how he looked naked. I drank in every rippling muscle before my eyes landed on his massive member. I was momentarily concerned for what I'd gotten my tiny self into. Before I could think too hard about being split in two I went back to work.

I drug my lips slowly up his shaft causing a low groan to burst from his chest. My tongue flicked out along the bottom edge of his head and his groan turned to a growl. Time to tame the beast. 

I grasped the base of his shaft and slowly took his head into my mouth, sliding my lips lower and lower at a painfully slow rate. I felt his fingers twist in my hair and heard the labored breathing of him fighting to maintain control. I pulled back slightly and then swallowed him down all at once.

"FUUUCK!" Ash growled as he began to gently use my hair to guide my head up and down his shaft. I quickened my pace and began to flex and roll my tongue against him. In mere minutes I felt Ash flex and then explode down the back of my throat. Moans and inaudible words bursting from his lips as he held my head and pumped a few more thrusts into my throat. 

"That mouth of yours is Goddess sent," he mumbled as I crawled up to meet him face to face again. 

"From what you've told me, all of me is goddess sent," I quipped back. 

"Well let's explore that, shall we." Ash said with a wink as me flipped over and pinned me to the bed. One hand held my arms down above my head and I felt the tell tail sparks of his fingers gliding across my skin trailing up my inner thigh. He smirked as he reached my dripping folds. In a flash his hand was replaced with his mouth and before I even had time to process the switch I felt his tongue plunge into my depths. His tongue began to flick feverishly against my bud and my body twisted and arched in pleasure. My body was begging for more, growing wetter by the second. Just as I neared the edge of climax Ash slipped a finger into me, pressing on my G-spot while simultaneously clamping down on my c**t shoving me over the edge into the abyss of rolling orgasms. Just as one would subside he'd flick his tongue or plunge his fingers in just a way to send the pleasure ripping through my body all over again.

I wasn't sure how many orgasms he'd milked from me, but I was seeing stars and I could feel my body trembling. Finally, I felt Ash flop onto the bed next to me, a huge grin spread across his face, pleased with his work. 

"We'll let you recoup for a few seconds," his voice thick with smugness. 

"Are you a f*****g s*x god?" I gawked at him, my vision still a little fuzzy around the edges. 

"I'm your perfect mate, my body knows what your body needs and vice versa." He shrugged, still pretty smug.

"So it's always going to be this good?" I asked in bewilderment. 

"From what I know," he said with a chuckle, climbing over top of me again and settling between my thighs. "Now let's see just how good the main act is with your goddess sent self." He smirked, starting to ease himself into me. 

At first I was certain he was going to be more than my body could handle, but I adjusted to his size just as quickly as he inserted it. Ash was now so soft and tender, each move calculated and controlled. He was watching for my response to his every move and then he'd adjust accordingly. 

"You feel incredible," he practically purred in my ear before placing soft kisses all along my neck and collar bone.

The bliss we both felt in this moment was practically palpable. We made love for what felt like hours before passing out in each other's arms, completely spent.