Mated To The Cold Hearted Alpha – Chapter 77

The beast pulled his front paw and hind leg off of me, giving me a brief reprieve from the overwhelming heat, but in no way, was he allowing me to get up. I knew because his canines scraped against the soft flesh of my neck.

Searing heat shot through my belly.

In my head, my Wolf pawed at the ground and shook her a*s at him. She wanted his attention.

had it…

lickering out to taste my flesh.

d sharply

my spine.

hen he reached the crest of my bottom…and continued lower.

terrupted us.

is forehead into the curve between my shoulder blades and groaned, “This is going to be a long day.”

e early.”

ht on time. You slept in.”

the early hour I’d presumed. Nervousness wound through my belly. Today would be steeped in tradition, ritua

he next to follow in their

walked to the door, he said, “Go get ready. I’ll let them in and be right behind you.”

bathroom. After relieving my bladder, I washed and dried my hands before picking up my toothbrush. Halfway through brushing my teeth, Leander joined me and grabbed his own toothb

out and rinsed my mouth. Pulling on yoga pants and a T

e door.

rance.

ere stun

an blue, Gwen’s skirt rested so low on her waist, it barely covered her pubic bone, and ended mid-thigh, just a few inches beneath her buttocks, revealing her lean and muscular legs. Hazelnut brown skin played peekaboo behind hand-cut lacing that crisscrossed on each side of her hips. More strips of leather in similar blue tones wrapped ar

mble, only hers was comprised of le

ou’re beautiful,” I sai

t, both smiled widely. Stepping close, Gwen grasped one of my

tions and murmured, “Restless.”

normal. We’re going to take good care of you today.”

already told me Gwen and Willow would stay with me at the pack location for most of the day, while Ever and Asher took care of preparations at the cabin

air of dark pants, blue T-shirt, and boots. Darkened cerulean orbs locked on me. “Are you ready?”

“Yes. I just need shoes.”

he vast compound to a small dwelling.

find a polished bamboo floor and walls handcrafted with rough-hewn granite, each generous sized block carefully placed, an interlocking puzzle of stone. Ceramic tile framed an inground pool in the back half of the dwelling, leaving the front space to contain two comfortable preparation tables side by side, each bigger than an exam table but smaller than a single sized bed. On one wall, a workspace had been created, intricately carved wooden tables at varying heights, filled with a variety of ingredients that would soon be applied to our bodies. There was no electricity, so the entire space was lit by over a hundred candles nestled in hanging wrought iron fixtures and strategically place

side.

e was also an Elder, and no one was more skilled in the alchemy of ceremony preparation, which made sense, considering her excellence in mixing ingredients in the kitchen.

oice, warm with emotion that immediately put me at ease.

introduce the other three. “Hycinth, this is Elder Gemma.” She poi

te intimate and hadn’t expected any males to be involved.

dn’t allow that. In the same way, your Wolf wouldn’t allow Gwen and Willow to see or touch Leander. Your Wolf will allow

t.

s get started. You will

over at the shallow pool, just big enough to comfortably f

el freestanding partition.

Disrobe…

Okay.

g as I reached for the hem of my shirt. Noticing my shaking, Leander grasped my fingers and nuzzl

g up at him like he was my lifeline, I swallowed thickly and nodded.

egan…much closer than before, no more than thirty feet away. Feet began to stomp the dirt, keeping rhythm with the low and steady beat. Guttural sounds joined the melody, rising and falling in a beautiful symphony of voices, music without words but th

o my Wolf.

music.

Leander took it upon himself to carefully remove my clothes before doing the same with his own. When we were both naked, he took my hand and tugged me out from behind the partition.

our had exited. My gaze landed on the crystal clear water that reflected the brilliant blues and greens of the ceramic tile. I walked by Leander’s side to the pool.

exterior of the pool on all sides except for one.

He turned to me, his large hands grasping my hips, easily lifting and then placing me in the water next to him.

back,” Mimi soothed. “Let your

body afloat. There was enough Himalayan salt in the liquid to suspend our bodies without any effort on our part.

tantly, steam billowed around us. It filled my nostrils and obstructed my vision.

but entranced in the music. There were long moments when the instruments and sounds nearby would stop, only to have the musician

ody up a notch, and then another, causing sweat to pour off of me. I clutched tighter to Leander’s fingers.

Recognizing my distress, Mimi soothed, “Not

of the mated pairs knew Leander’s mating to me was a ruse, a means to an end, a way for them to conceive, and me to gain my freedom. I wasn’t going to be their Luna…