BENEATH HER DARKNESS: The Alpha’s Little Demon
Chapter 97 – Let It Stay
BLADE…
“Can I taste you?” I asked, letting my breath fan against her face.
“I hope you mean my p*uss*y, not my l!ps.” She answered without opening her eyes.
A smug grin curled on my l!ps before I captured her l!ps, and she whimpered in defiance, but I didn’t let her go. My fingers were still stroking in and out of her as I let my mouth devour her sweet and soft l!ps.
She moved her body and was about to turn around and straddle me when I let go of her and hoisted her up in the air and guided her to sit on the ground. In seconds, I was able to r!p her underwe@r and yank her legs up as I kneeled in front of her. I positioned her arms to coil around the back of her knees and pressed her legs closer to her chest before I leaned forward and swiped my t0ngue on her leaking f0lds up to her c!t.
Euphoria. I couldn’t explain how I was feeling, but Althea — she tasted so f*uc*k!ng good that if I d*ied after this, I would d*ie satisfied.
I su*ked and n!bbled on her c!t for a while before returning my attention to her p*uss*y while still holding her th!ghs up. I was eating her out loudly and sloppily. My face was covered with the mixture of her ju!es and saliva, but I didn’t mind.
“sh*t! sh*t!” She was holding on to her th!ghs tightly as she balanced herself so she wouldn’t tip over.
I tilted my head up to look her straight in the eyes as my t0ngue penetrated her and began t0ngue f*uc*k!ng her. Her face was tinted with red as her eyes glowed dark purple, and l*st was swirling around them.
She looked innocent yet alluring, and I couldn’t take my eyes off her. Her body stiffened. I wanted her to c0me in my mouth, so I sl!pped two fingers inside her and let them continue where my t0ngue left off while I su*ked her p*uss*y l!ps hard; I was sure they would be swelling once I was done with them.
A wanton mo@n escaped her thro@t as her hands flew to my head, pressing it deeper into her c0re. Instead of slowing down to let her enjoy her org@sm, I f*uc*ked her even harder with my fingers while my mouth l!cked and lapped on her ju!es.
Althea squirmed around and tried to push me away, but I didn’t let her go and continued with my @ssaults until her body shuddered one more time, and thin jets of liquid sprayed out of her.
“sh*t! sh*t!” Her eyes widened in shock while my mouth twitched into a smirk as I rubbed my palm against her still- sensitive p*uss*y, slapping it from time to time, making more liquid shoot out of her.
She eventually let her back drop on the ground as I began l!cking her up and down, cleaning the mess I made out of her until I realized she began breathing steadily.
I tilted my head up and looked at her, and I couldn’t help the smile from gracing my l!ps. The little witch fell asleep. She p@ssed out. But my smile was wiped out the moment my gaze fell on her marked neck. Sooner or later, I would face her wrath. I hoped I would be able to find a way to convince her to let the mark stay, because there was no way I would give her a rejection. Not yet. Not now.
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ALTHEA…
My eyes fluttered, but I hadn’t opened them yet. Instead, I scooted onto the warmth that enveloped me. Despite sleeping in an upright position, I found myself so comfortable that I wanted to sleep a little more.
Warm arms were holding me as my sides leaned on a hard body, and from the musky, earthy scent that reached my nose, I knew it was Blade I was leaning on.
I suppressed the smile from my l!ps because I decided I wanted to sleep more.
“Are you awake now?” His deep baritone voice echoed around the car.
I guess I couldn’t hide this from him. I snapped my eyes open and bobbed my head before leaning away from his body. My gaze fell on my clothes. I had new clothes now, and I @ssumed it was him who dressed me up. If this were another day, I would be embarr@ssed and demand an explanation, but since I just opened my legs and acted like a wanton in front of him earlier, I didn’t think I had the right to be mad about it. Besides, this was better than the r!pped clothing I had earlier.
Blade remained quiet as I let out a deep sigh, and my hand automatically went to my neck because I felt a tinge of pain there, only for me to rub the wounds that were still sensitive at the moment.
“Ouch…” I hissed lowly, and our eyes met. Only then did I remember that he had marked me in the middle of the chaos earlier.
I saw regrets cross his eyes, and it pained me. Did he regret marking me? Of course. Mate bonds are sacred to werewolves.
“You marked me.”
“I had to. I have to stop them from attacking you. Every full moon, as long as you are unmarked, your heat will attract unmated males. What happened earlier… that would be the scene every full moon if you don’t have that mark?”
That was, of course, the only reason he would mark me. I inched further away from him, my body almost touching the door on my side, as I crossed my arms against my chest and stared at the view outside my window.
“I was left with no choice. I K*lled my own people, Althea. I didn’t want more blood. He was still trying to explain more, and I just wanted him to stop.
“It’s not my fault I went into heat. And I’m sorry he’s dead. I could have knocked him off with my spell, but of course, you just need to c0me and save the day.”
I knew I should be thankful, but everything he was saying now and the words he told me in the forest kept coming back into my head.
He stated that he had not touched a female in years, and I was sure the last one was his mate. He was still not over her, and despite his claims that I was his Goddess’ second chance mate for him, I would never be in comparison to her. So whatever happened between us was just because he felt guilty about bringing this up to me.
“How can we take it off?” I finally dared to ask. I straightened up from my position and looked at him, trying to mask the real emotions inside me.
“Do you want the mark gone?”
“What will I do with it? Wear it as a medal and show off that I have a mate, but in reality, I am still alone.”
“Rejection. If we reject each other, the mark will fade soon, and then it will be gone. Forever.”
“So, what are you waiting for? Say the rejection so I can accept it.” My heart clenched, but I kept a straight face.
“I can’t. If I reject you, I might lose my wolf.”
“What do you mean?”
“When my first mate d*ied, I thought I would d*ie too or I would lose Buck. Buck is my wolf’s name.” He leaned forward and rested his arm on his knees before he continued. “But we survived. But I don’t think we can if you reject us.
Of course. It had to be the only reason he didn’t want this mark gone. Just for him and his wolf.
“So we’re just going to f0rce this relationship to save your wolf?”
“No. I would never f0rce you. That f0rced mark would be the last sin I would commit against you. Just let me live a little longer with my wolf.”
“I’m still confused. Can you tell me exactly what you plan to do?”
“Can you let the mark stay? It will protect you from every full moon.”
“And then?” I asked, my brows hiking up.
“I will not bother you… I will go away. I was hoping he would tell me he would stay with me, and maybe we could figure out what to do.”
My l!ps quivered. But before I ended up bawling in tears, I snapped at him to save myself from the embarr@ssment. “What am I supposed to do with your mark? How am I supposed to live with this? I’m a marked female now. I might not be a werewolf but I am sure shifters would see me as one. And what if I want to date someone or get to know someone else? You’re trapping me into a life you’re not willing to share with me! This is just unfair!”
“I will not trap you with me… If the day c0mes that you find a guy you like, we can do the rejection.”
“So as long as I’m single, I will carry this mark?”
“Please, for my wolf.”
“And what will happen if I fall in love with someone else?”
“I will remove the mark.”
“And then I will be guilty if you end up dead?”
“Maybe by then, my wolf and I would be stronger. Either way, maybe death is better than…” He didn’t continue, so I threw another question.
“And where will I find you when I have no idea where you are?”
“I will find you!” He said almost immediately.
My eyes squinted in annoyance. How on earth would he know I already wanted to settle down if we were apart from each other? I was about to open my mouth to ask him when he began talking again.
“I will feel it if you get intimate with someone… If it bec0mes constant, then I know it is time to take off the mark.”
“You’re impossible, you’re talking in riddles, and I don’t have time for that!”
“That mark on your neck. And the mate bond between us will let me know if you k!ss or bec0me intimate with someone. I will have marks appear here…” His fingers trailed on his wrist, which had a large healed gash on it before his hand went to clutch his heart. “And I will feel a pain here.”
“How about me? If you do the same, will I feel it too?”
“I can guarantee you that I will not touch anyone as long as you carry my mark. My only request is for you to let it stay there. Buck and I will be forever grateful. When the time c0mes that you’re ready to settle down, I will wholeheartedly take it off.”
I didn’t answer, but I took my eyes off him and turned my body toward the window, resting my head on it as the car continued to drive in full silence.
Tears kept pooling in my eyes, and I was doing all I could to stop them from falling. There were so many things on this that were so unfair, and I felt like I had no say in them.
“We’re almost at the cottage where Alpha Stone is staying.” Dalton broke the silence in the car.
“Drop her off, and when everything is clear, drive me out of the territory.”
“Are you not going to see your brother? He had been sending people to look for you.”
Brother. He had a brother, and it looked like he and Dalton knew each other. I wanted to ask, but I knew I didn’t have any right to anything that had to do with his private life, so I just kept my mouth shut.
“I don’t have any business here.”
“Just give him thirty minutes of your time. He wants to talk with you badly, and if he finds out I got you and let you go away without seeing him, I’m sure he won’t be impressed.” Dalton added, and Blade didn’t even bother to reply.