Chapter 44

Elizabeth Summers’ POV
When Jasper’s father told the whole pack I was wolfless I almost lost control of my wolf. Hazel was such a strong wolf and she hated the idea of anyone thinking of us as weak. She wanted to take over my body and show everyone exactly how strong we really were. I wasn’t used to controlling my wolf and had to use all of my energy to keep Hazel from pushing her way forward. That meant I didn’t have any energy left to argue against what Jasper’s father was saying about me. Perhaps that was what he was relying on when he came up with this plan.
He took back his words after Frankie and his mom were arrested but it was too late. People were questioning my ability to be Jasper’s luna before he said what he did, it was going to be much worse now. There would be people who would still believe Jasper’s father’s original statement and there wasn’t anything I could do to change their mind. If I shifted in front of them it would only raise more questions, and they weren’t ones I knew how to answer right now.
Jasper led me around the party while I tried to make sense of this in my mind. Everyone was being really nice to me but I knew that they wouldn’t be so kind once my back was turned. I had experienced that a lot when I was growing up. I remember that everyone who came to our house would talk to me as though I was part of the alpha family while Jasper’s parents were around but if they weren’t around they would call me names.
I made the mistake of mentioning this to Jasper’s parents once when I was still very young. I told them that one of their friends had called me a dirty omega when she picked me up from school. I thought Jasper’s parents would get upset but I didn’t think they would get upset with me. They shouted at me and called me a liar. At the time I was confused and upset but as I grew older, I came to understand what was going on.
They loved me but they weren’t willing to disrupt the pack for me. Omegas were always treated poorly, as far back as was recorded in our history. It was always deemed acceptable for pack members to talk to and use an omega in any way they saw fit. If they told the rest of the pack to treat me differently from the other omegas, it would have caused conflict on both sides. The regular werewolves wouldn’t accept treating me better than the trash they thought I was for fear of the precedent it would set. On the other side, if the other omegas in the pack saw me being treated differently to them, they wouldn’t be happy about me being the only exception.
The cold hard truth is that no matter how much they loved me, they wouldn’t risk a civil war for me. So I had to deal with a lot of abuse growing up, at times it felt as though everyone in the pack hated me.
‘Not everyone,’ Hazel purred and I knew she was referring to Jasper.
My gaze drifted to Jasper, he was talking to Nico about some football thing that I didn’t really understand. After a few seconds he noticed my gaze on him, the corners of his lips rose and his grip around my body tightened. I know that the bond had made him fall in love with me and now he treated me like his princess. He didn’t always treat me like that though, he used to be mean, some would even say cruel.
‘That’s not true.’ Hazel objected, but what did she know? She hadn’t seen the way Jasper used to treat me.
‘I might not have been able to reach you but I saw everything you saw, and apparently I saw it clearer than you did.’ Hazel wasn’t making sense, maybe she was sick or something. Hazel’s laugh filled my mind.
‘I’m not sick but I watched my mate closely. He always loved us even though he wasn’t very good at showing his true feelings.’ Hazel told me. I wasn’t convinced by her words but I had long since decided to give Jasper the benefit of the doubt. If my wolf was willing to accept my mate, then who was I to deny her, to deny both of us?
My heart rate picked up as I thought about being with him. It felt as though the way he touched me earlier had awoken something in me and I wanted to experience more of it. Jasper must have noticed the change in my heart rate because he wrapped up his conversation with Nico and escorted me to a quieter part of the house.
“Are you ok baby? Jasper asked once we got into one of the quieter hallways. The only people in sight were a couple of omegas who were bringing more food and drink into the party, so I decided to be brave.
“I’m fine, I was just thinking about what happened earlier.” I replied. My heart was beating in my throat and I wasn’t sure if it was from fear or from excitement.
“What part are you talking about?” The hope was clear in his voice. My wolf encouraged me to tease him but I didn’t didn’t like that idea. I was ready to belong with someone, to feel truly loved for the first time in my life.
“The part where we were alone together and you were licking me,” I replied, keeping my voice low. Jasper’s muscles tensed up and he inhaled sharply. That wasn’t really the reaction I was expecting, did he not want me?
“Would you like me to remind you what it felt like?” He turned to face me as his tongue ran along his bottom lip. I shook my head. As tempting as that offer was, I had something else in mind. Jasper’s face fell instantly.
“I want you to take me and make me yours.” I blurted out, but before the last word had fully left my mouth Jasper was pulling me towards him. His lips claimed mine as he kissed my passionately, running his tongue along my lips and into my mouth.
After kissing me for a few seconds longer he pulled away and led me upstairs to his room. By the time he opened the door for me, my heart was beating so fast and my breathing was already heavy. Jasper closed the door behind me then took hold of my hand and led me over to the bed.
“If you want me to stop at any time, just tell me.” He said. I nodded my head in agreement because I wasn’t sure that my mouth would be able to form words even if I tried. Jasper smiled at me and pulled me towards him and over towards his bed. I had slept beside him on this bed for weeks but it felt so different knowing what we were about to do.
I laid down beside him and let him softly kiss my lips and neck as he undressed me. Closing my eyes I ran my fingers over his body until I reached the hem of his shirt. My wolf offered me some of her confidence as she encouraged me to undress him. Jasper had already unzipped my dress and was trying to take it off. I leaned back to help him and while he was busy taking off my clothes I took the time to undo his shirt and his trousers.
“You are eager,” he purred.
He took the rest of his clothes off, revealing himself to me completely. I had never seen him like this before, he was completely naked and his desire for me was self evident. He was big, then again that was to be expected, he was an alpha after all. I reached out and took him in my hand, rubbing his length. Jasper groaned in pleasure and took hold of my hand.
“Let me pleasure you first.”
Before I had a chance to answer, he kissed my lips and lowered me to the bed. I wanted to object, I wanted to pleasure him but the way his fingers moved over my body turned all my objections to incoherent whimpers. I could tell that Jasper was enjoying the effect he was having over my body by the way he moved against me and the way he kissed me.
He ran his hands all the way down my body until he reached my hips, then he moved them around to the front so he could stroke my clit. His movements were so slow and gentle, it felt amazing but I needed more.
“What do you need?” Jasper asked, reading my frustration.
“I need you inside of me.” I moaned. Jasper smiled at me and bit his lower lip.
“As you wish.” He said, as he got into position above me.
There was a brief moment of pain as he entered me but within seconds it was replaced by more pleasure than I have ever felt before. Jasper’s pace quickened as I rapidly approached my release. The pleasure was so intense as I climaxed that I dug my nails into his back and screamed his name. Jasper sunk his teeth into my shoulder, marking me as his and making my pleasure last so much longer.
Jasper removed his teeth from my skin and kissed my neck, his breathing was deep and his thrusts were getting faster. I wrapped my arms tightly around his body and dug my teeth into his shoulder. Jasper screamed my name loudly as he released his seed deep inside of me.
He stayed in place, breathing heavily for a few seconds longer, before rolling onto his back and pulling me onto his chest. He stroked my hair and kissed the top of my head. His soothing touch and scent were lulling me to sleep and I knew that I wouldn’t be able to fight it. My birthday didn’t quite go the way I wanted it to but somehow this felt like the perfect end to the day.