Chapter 65

(Maya POV)

Noah walked across the dark room and set me on the bed. He stepped away, and I though he was going to turn the light on but instead he begins to pace back and forth. I watched him mumble to himself, and it concerned me. He didn’t seem like himself. Was my scent really that strong to affect him this much? But we had been together the whole day and he seemed fine; I couldn’t think of what could have triggered this. I opened the mind link to Tommy and Eli to ask them to come and check on Noah.

“Guys? Noah seems anxious or worried. He is pacing, maybe you should come in here.” I say through the link.

“Has he said anything? Done anything? Did he hurt you?” Eli asks sounding a little panicked.

“No, no! He just set me down and started pacing. But he is mumbling something I can’t quite hear.” I reply.

“Yeah he does that when he thinks really hard about something. Not sure why I doing all that thinking right now, he looked like he was going to attack you as soon as you guys were alone.” Tommy says.

“Shut up Tommy! It is not the time! Maya, look something happened in the car, your scent suddenly got really strong. I felt a ton of emotions from you one after another, and it seemed to make Noah feel very protective over you. You guys have been spending more time together and he is feeling the urge to complete the mate bond with you, but he thinks it’s too soon, so he hasn’t made a move. I guess your scent was too much and made his resolve waver. I think now he is probably trying to get ahold of himself again. Noah doesn’t like feeling out of control, and he isn’t one to act on his impulses, well until he met you that is.” Eli explains.

“What do I do then?” I ask.

“Don’t do anything you are uncomfortable with, but just talk to him. Tell him to stop overthinking!” Tommy chimes in.

“Ok, thanks.” I say.

“If you need us we are right downstairs, but you two need this time together. We get that!” Eli says before I cut the link.
Noah is leaning against the wall now with his head dropped back. I needed to assure him that it was ok for him to want to be with me, that I wanted that too, that he doesn’t have to be scared to tell me what he wants. So, I took a deep breath and stood, walking slowly until I was standing in front of him. He senses me and lowers his head to look at me, his eyes were dark, but he still seemed in control somewhat.

“Noah? It’s ok.” I say cupping his face in my hands. “It’s ok.”

He lets out a shaky breath, closing his eyes and relaxes into my touch.

“What’s wrong?” I ask him softly.

“I just am so confused. I have never felt anything like this! I want to be with you so bad, that I can not even control myself and I don’t like it.” He finally says.

“Are you afraid you will hurt me?” I ask gently brushing my thumb across his cheek.

His hands reach out and rest on each side of my waist. He leans forward and rests his head on my shoulder pulling me closer.

“I just feel like I’m losing control. I hate feeling like I have no control.” He admits.

“I’m sorry. I don’t know what happened, I don’t know why my scent became so strong. It’s my fault you are feeling like this, I’m really sorry!” I say wrapping my hands behind his neck stroking his nape softly.

He lifted his head and shook it quickly. “This isn’t your fault!” He says taking my face in his hands now.

“You are amazing, and beautiful! I-I just don’t want to rush things with you but it’s so hard to hold back when I am around you.” He says looking at me apologetically.

“It’s ok. You don’t have to hold back, we are mates! You never have to hold back with me.” I say holding on to his arms.

He smiles softly, hesitating for just a moment before he leans in and kisses me. The kiss is cautious and soft, like he was trying not to break me. I could feel him shutter at the simple touch, and I knew he was still trying to hold back. I don’t know if we were ready to take this step, but he needed to, and I didn’t want him to feel like I didn’t want him. I did want him! So, when he tries to pull away, I don’t let him. I deepen the kiss, holding his lips firmly against my own. When we finally did pull away to catch our breathe his eyes were dark and heavy looking down at me, his breath was staggering.

“Are you sure?” he asks breathlessly.

“I’m sure!” I tell him confidently.

He kissed me again but this time he didn’t hold back, and he wrapped his arms around me lifting me off the ground. He walks forward not breaking from the kiss until his leg hits the edge of the bed. He slowly leans forward until we are safely on the bed. Everything he does from that point on is slow and careful, making sure everything he does is comfortable for me. This was nothing like the times with Tommy and Eli which was driven by instinct and passion, this was gentle and soft. Noah would kiss me and let his kisses travel along my jaw and down the side of my neck over the same area that held the mate marks of the others. Though those marks were barely visible, the area was extremely sensitive. I shivered as his lips brushed along the area and he slowly grazed over it with his teeth.

I was lost in the feeling of finally being mated to all three of my mates and wondered what it would feel like once I was bonded with all three of them. My thoughts were forgotten when Noah’s hands slowly worked its way under my shirt. He was still slow and gentle as he moved my shirt up and over my head. I followed and help him remove his shirt as well, letting my hands linger over his lean muscles. That is how it went as each piece of our clothing had been removed and we were beneath the covers. I had not thought that such a slow progression would affect me in the same way as the other times, if not more. Every part of me felt like it was on fire from hiss touch and when the time came for him to make his mark on me, he peppered the area with gentle kisses before piercing the skin.

The sensation was enough to send us both into euphoric pleasure and I could feel our bond fully. The buzzing in my head was lulling me into a strange trance and a sudden surge seemed to burst from within me. I felt like my whole body was vibrating and when Noah gently licked the wound of my neck it was the last push for the energy within me to be completely released. A pulse of energy erupted from every part of me, but it wasn’t visible to the eye! It was more like a feeling. I sat up in a panic searching over Noah to make sure he wasn’t hurt but he only looked back at me a little stunned.

“Are you ok?” I ask him.

He nods. “Yeah, what was that?” He asks.

Before I could attempt to answer I sensed Tommy and Eli were near the door. A knock came a moment later.

“Hey! You guys ok?” They ask.

“Yeah we are ok!” Noah yells back but keeping his eyes on me.

He and I quickly get dressed again and open the door to let Tommy and Eli in.

“What was that?” Tommy asks as soon as they are inside.

The three of them all looked to me.

“I don’t know.” I say softly almost apologetically.

“Bro what did you do to her to make that happen?” Tommy teases smacking Noah hard on the back.

Noah elbowed him and mumbled a threat under his breath. Eli steps up to me and tilts my head slightly to examine my neck.

“Hey, look at this!” He says brushing over my neck softly.

I glance at their expressions as they examine my neck closer.

“What? What’s wrong?” I ask starting to panic a little.

“Here, come and look.” Tommy says walking toward a door that led to an attached bathroom.

Once in the bathroom he turns the light on and positions me in front of the mirror and turns my head to show the side of my neck.

“Oh wow!” I say when I see the mark that has appeared.

But it didn’t look like just any mark, no this was something totally different.