Chapter 64

**Declan**

My heart is racing and my head feels fuzzy like I'm in a dream.

When Luna looked at me like she did a moment ago I couldn't resist touching her. She looked at me with an appreciative hunger that had my body reacting almost instantly. Then she blushed and withdrew into her shy self once again, and I was done for. She is so beautiful. A literal ray of sunshine.

I debated if I should make a move but when she started to nervously nibble on her bottom lip I had to do something. We want to give her time and space to decide when she is ready to make the next move with us, but my Alpha instincts are screaming for me to feel her. Once I got a small taste of her lips I was lost.

Her fingers are tangled in my hair and she is kissing me back just as desperately and I feel like I am high. The room is quickly filling with her sweet thick scent and I am falling into its spell. Luna is clinging to me like she's afraid I will run away at any second and I'm holding on just as tight. My hands squeeze tight on her hips and I break our kiss just long enough for her to shift and straddle me. She looks down at me, searching my face for something. Then I see it again, the doubt. Worry and fear follow and she moves like she is going to pull away from me.

I'm not going to ket her this time. She wants this as much as I do, and I won't let her feel guilty for wanting this with me. I am her Alpha and I want her to take whatever she needs from me, so I thread my hand through her hair and stop her from moving. She looks me straight in the eyes and I shake my head. I feel her slowly relax and I take the opportunity to kiss her gently once again. As soon as our lips touch she melts into me and her eyes flutter closed.

Our kiss heats up again and my whole body heats up and I get lost in the sensation again. No other woman has made me feel like this before and I know that no other woman will ever measure up to Luna. The spark between us is intense and explosive. My hands make their way from her hips and under her shirt to feel the heat of her bare skin. She lets out a small whimper that pulls a growl from my chest and I knick her lip with my teeth. The urge to bite and claim her grows stronger the longer we kiss. I try to remind myself that it's okay to bite her and give her a temporary bond but I can't seem to stop myself. I need more.

With one quick motion, I pull away and rip her shirt over her head. She gasps but I quickly tale her lips again and roam my hands all along her bare back until I reach the clasp of her bra. With one quick flick, the small piece of fabric loosens and the straps fall down her shoulders. She releases her hold on me to pull it off the rest of the way and then she is tugging roughly at my shirt. We separate again and I help her remove my shirt and she takes a moment to look me over. My chest rises and falls quickly under her gaze and I take in her now bare chest.

We should slow down, but it's too much. I need more and when her eyes meet mine and I see her pupils blown wide I know she needs more too. Her fingers brush along my chest and my stomach clenches under her feathered touches. I pull her close to me and capture her lips again in a desperate need to taste her. My arousal grows as she moves against my lap and I groan deeply at the feeling of her movements. I pull away from her lips and run my lips along the skin of her neck. My hands travel over her stomach and along the peeks of her breasts. Her scent is strong and I breathe her in as I drag my teeth along her neck. She shudders and whimpers in expectation of what I can give her.

The muscles in her neck tighten as she leans her head enough to expose more of her neck to me. Without thinking I bite down on the tender skin there but I don't break through and she gasps. Her body tenses and a soft moan escapes her lips and that sound shoots through me. It's too much. I let out a groan as I let myself feel the pleasure that has built too quickly. My hands hold on tight to her hips as she goes limp and her head drops to my shoulder.

The room echoes with our ragged breaths as we come down from our high. I should move and clean myself up but I don't want to let her go just yet. Instead, I lean back against the wall and lay her against my chest with my arms wrapped tight around her. I crack my eyes open to look down at the deep red mark I left on her shoulder. A primal sense of pride floods through me at the mark I've left. I drop my head and lick along the raised skin and she shudders again.

Soon the exhaustion hits me and my eyes grow too heavy to keep open. I fall into a deep restful sleep with my beautiful Omega locked in my arms.

I'm not sure how long I am asleep for when I am being shaken awake. When I crack my eyes open I see an angry Rowan looking back at me. He stands tall and crosses his arms over his chest.

"What?" I ask.

"I see you didn't wait to have that discussion we talked about before biting her. What were you thinking?" He sounds like a disapproving parent and it infuriates me.

"I was thinking that she wanted it and I gave her what she needed," I growl out and Luna begins to stir in my arms.

She moves her head to the side where Rowan is watching us, and her eyes slowly open. Once she sees Rowan I feel her heart rate pick up and she sits up like a shot. She starts to panic and quickly covers herself with her arms. My chest aches at the sight of her fear and I turn and send Rowan a deathly look. She's ashamed and I won't let her think that what we did was wrong.

"Get out!" I tell Rowan.

His face is tight with worry as Luna shuffles around and pulls on her discarded shirt. He looks at me and nods. Once he's gone I reach out and gently grab Luna's hand. When she looks up at me I see tears running down her cheeks and I pull her back against me. She cries silently against my chest and I run my fingers through her hair to try and comfort her. I pull my phone from my pocket and send a message to Milo. He needs to talk to her and I need her to know that none of this was a mistake.

It only takes a few minutes for him to arrive.

"Rowan said you marked her." He says in his usual monotone voice.

"Yeah, but as soon as she saw Rowan she panicked. I think she feels guilty for what we did." I tell him with a sigh.

"How far did it go?" He asks.

"It isn't a full bond," I explain and he nods in understanding.

He steps closer and rests his hand on Luna's shoulder. She lifts her head and he offers her a rare smile that he reserves for her.

He starts to sign to her and she sits up slowly to watch his movements. She signs back to him and I watch her carefully. Slowly her expression softens and she wipes away her tears.

"She thought Rowan was angry with her, but I told her that she didn't do anything wrong. I think she will need to see him to believe it though." Milo explains and I run a hand down my face.

"Let's go and see him, and we can talk about it with the others too," I say and Milo turns his attention to Luna to tell her.

She nods slowly and slowly climbs off the bed. Milo takes her hand and starts to lead her away, but before they can get too far I grab her other hand. She looks over at me and I lift her hand and turn it to place a soft kiss on her wrist.

A soft smile forms on her lips and she opens her hand to rest it against my face. It's enough to tell me that she isn't angry with me, so I let her go.