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FINLEY

I ’d been through a lot of fucked-up shit in my life, and I’d done a lot of fucked-up shit too.

But I must have done something right to be gifted this mate.

Her taste was sweet, and so uniquely Emme, living up to every one of my expectations after I’d spent days listening to Kellan rave like it was a nectar of the gods.

My brother was right, though he may have underplayed it.

If she’d let me, I’d just fucking move in down here and live with my mouth on her pussy. Emme might not mind, but my brothers would have something to say about it. I’d just have to learn to enjoy my time with her, along with sharing her with them.

“Fin,” she moaned, her raspy voice sending another pulse of desire through me. When I flipped her over to her back again, she threaded one of her hands into my hair, while the other pressed hard against the car.

Being here with her in the garage felt right. This was our spot , and to claim my mate for the first time, surrounded by engines, made perfect sense to me.

Changing pace, I buried my face and inhaled, my tongue and mouth moving faster as I attempted to keep up with the sweet nectar dripping from her. It was too good to waste, and I’d rather not have to lick the damn hood of the car. I loved cars, but not that much.

When her thighs tightened around my head, she jerked her hips, riding my mouth. I dug my hands into her luscious ass and pulled her even closer. Everything about her was so soft and lush, and I was going to die one very happy shifter. Eventually .

I certainly wasn’t ready to leave this world now that I knew this perfection waited for me every day.

“ Holygoddessfuckinghell ,” she cried out, arching and grinding against me as she came hard on my tongue.

I hadn’t even had a chance to slide my fingers into her slick heat, too caught up in tasting her for the first time. Not to mention my hands weren’t the cleanest after tinkering with cars for a few hours, and quick healing or not, my omega deserved better.

As she cried out again, I barely suppressed my own groan—my balls were heavy and throbbing, my dick so hard I could have hammered in a fucking nail in one swing.

Desperation to slide inside my mate clawed at me, rising with my instinct to hunt and claim—to steal her away to our cave for the rest of eternity. “Em,” I murmured, lifting my head to find her sprawled back in a heap, her cheeks nicely flushed as her lungs heaved.

“That was amazing,” she huffed, “holy goddess. You know how to eat your mate.”

A rumble rocked my chest. She had no fucking idea how well I could eat.

Pushing myself higher on the hood, I hovered over the top of her. “Are you ready for me to claim you, darlin’,” I drawled, loving the way her eyes darkened and pupils flared every time I used that pet name.

She nodded almost frantically, and I leaned down and pressed my lips to hers. She didn’t hesitate to open and taste herself, and fuck if that didn’t have my dick kicking even harder in my pants. Odds were, I wouldn’t last very long the first time, but this was only the beginning.

I planned on being inside her for most of tonight.

“I’m ready, Grouchy,” she said breathily, wearing a satisfied smile. Sliding my thigh between her legs, I nudged them farther apart, and hoped we wouldn’t slide off this fucking hood before I managed to claim her.

Her hands fumbled with the button on my jeans, and I helped her get them undone and down so I could kick them off. I wore no underwear tonight, and when her eyes locked on my dick, throbbing and leaking for her, she looked as desperate as I felt.

“I swear,” she mumbled, “my vagina is not equipped for these alpha cocks.”

As I planted my hands on either side of her head, I lowered until I could brush the head of my dick through her wet folds.

Fuck me . “You take us so well, baby,” I murmured, and managed to hide my grin as her pupils flared again.

Our girl liked a little praise, and I liked that look on her face.

“You and your pussy are perfection, and we couldn’t have asked for a better mate.

You’re built for us, just as we’re built for you. Goddess blessed.”

With each crooned word, she arched into me, until I was positioned right at her entrance, her warm heat wrapping around the tip. “I’m close to my fertile time again,” she warned suddenly, and I paused.

“Do you want me to stop?”

As impossible as it felt, with her already hugging my dick, I’d stop mid-fucking stroke if she asked.

She shook her head roughly. “Oh, goddess no. I just wanted to let you know. I shouldn’t be able to get pregnant this early, but I didn’t want to force you into anything you’re not ready for…”

Her babbling was endearing, and if that was her only concern, well…

I thrust my hips into fucking heaven and had to count to twenty not to come from that first stroke.

“I want to fill you with my cubs,” I rumbled, pulling almost all the way out and slamming into her again, holding her close so she didn’t slide up the hood.

“I want a million babies with you and our pack, and I would start tonight if you were ready.”

She didn’t say anything as she clutched me, wide eyes locked on mine, and I got her moans and cries, which were fucking wrecking me.

“Please,” she finally whimpered. “Fuck me harder, mate. Please.”

The begging from her pouty lips, and the half-lidded stare she wore, shredded the final vestiges of my control.

My balls slapped against her ass as I fucked her hard, and she embedded her nails into my biceps until she drew blood.

The prick of pain mixing with all the pleasure had my balls tightening, tingles flaring in the head of my cock.

Buried inside my mate, my bear raged as he fought to claim her, and I wished we could get closer than this. I wanted to climb inside and claim every part of her. I wanted to own and pleasure this omega for the rest of my existence.

Emme’s eyes widened, her pants and cries growing louder. “Holy shit,” she choked out. “I’m going to come, mate. I’m going to come.”

I released my bear and he rose to partially shift our jaw.

I bit Emme’s shoulder, right beside Kellan’s mark, and the blood that filled my mouth was sweet and metallic.

My beast roared, which drew her wolf to the surface, swirls of energy connecting us.

While I remained locked onto her, Emme bit me as well, sealing our bond.

We remained locked together, our beasts joined in my mind while I kept thrusting into her body, adjusting my angle to bring her the most pleasure.

I felt her in my essence settling within me, and for the first time in my existence I understood what a true home was.

Our beasts nuzzled briefly before fading, and my jaw returned to normal as I pulled away.

But the connection didn’t release us.

Emme cried out and clenched around me, milking my cock as she came, which sent me right over the edge. I roared her name and released so much fucking cum she dripped with our combined release. I liked seeing her like that, filled with my seed… my essence.

It was all hers.

Trying not to collapse on her, I braced my feet on the ground to keep us in place, with my hands on the hood. “Shit, baby,” I groaned, heart hammering as my muscles quivered from aftershocks. “I’ve never been this happy in my life.”

I hoped she had no objections to me staying buried inside her for the rest of the night. “We’re bonded,” she whispered, and her voice broke.

Panic smashed through my mental bliss, and I was hit with so many emotions from our new bond, that I couldn’t tell what caused the sob in her words. “Are you okay? Did I hurt you?”

I leveraged myself higher to check her over, and she stopped me with a gentle brush of her palm across my cheek.

“I’m absolutely amazing, and you could never hurt me.

” Her pupils were still dilated as she sucked in air.

“That was intense and incredible. It’s just…

a lot. There was a point I never thought we’d make it here, but we beat the odds, Grouchy.

We made the hard decisions, and you put in the work, and this is our reward. ”

She was my reward, and I would never take her for granted.

Determined to remain buried inside her, I slipped my hands under her, and pulled us up to stand together. She got on board with the plan quickly, wrapping her legs around my hips, and settling close.

We both moaned as she slid all the way to the base. I’d never felt this sensitive after sex before—I was hard and ready to go again. When it came to Emme, I doubted I’d ever get enough.

She rested her head against my shoulder, her arms wrapped tightly around me as I strode from the garage. She barely stirred, and I felt her exhaustion deep in her essence. Neither of us had slept well lately.

When I reached my room, I sat on the edge of the bed, and when she attempted to slide off, I held her tighter. “I know you’re tired, darlin’,” I murmured, “but I need to be inside you for a little longer. While we sleep.” When she woke in the morning, she’d already be primed and ready for me.

Emme blinked, her lips parting as her tongue darted out to moisten them.

Her cheeks pinkened, and she looked fucking adorable.

“How’d I know you’d be the kinky one?” I smirked at that; she had no fucking idea.

There wasn’t any part of this shifter I didn’t want to claim.

“But yes, Finley Thornton, I would like to sleep with your massive cock buried inside me. However that works.”

Well, okay then . My bear bellowed, and I really hoped I could keep from fucking her long enough for us to get some sleep.

When I sprawled onto my back, she parted her legs wider, letting them fall on either side of me, and her hips arched for me to slide deeper. She rested her head against my chest, and I pulsed with a need to fuck her, but her exhaustion won out. There’d be plenty of time to love her when we woke.

Palming the back of her head, I pressed kisses to her forehead and traced my fingers over her soft skin. Her eyes were closed, her beast settling beside my bear, all of us snuggled like a true pack.

I didn’t expect to sleep as I savored this moment I’d dreamed about for a long time. But with Emme’s scent surrounding me, and the comfort of being inside her, I drifted off into what would end up being the best sleep of my life.

If I hadn’t believed in the goddess blessed scent matches—which I absolutely did—this moment alone would have proven me wrong.

Emme was my endgame, now and always.