Chapter 29: In The Heat Of The Moment

[Cole]
He dropped her onto his bed and she started to scramble away.

But he wouldn’t allow it.

He grabbed her ankle and pulled her back onto the sheets. Ignoring her sharp cry of surprise, he climbed over, flipped her onto her back and covered her entirely with his giant body. Grabbing her small hands that were pushing at his shoulders, he stretched them way above her head and pinned them onto the fluffy pillows with both his hands.

She stopped struggling and shot him a burning glare. He swallowed hard at the memory when he first had her in the same position. He became aware of her heaving chest caressing his own and groaned silently.

Without a second thought, he took her lips. She gasped with her eyes wide open. The corner of his mouth lifted as he nibbled the rosy plumpness.

She was pressing them tightly together, refusing to respond and turning away from his lips. But he wasn't discouraged.

She wants him.

That was enough to fuel his desire and make him burn with passion for her.

Cole was glad that Dove had spoken her thoughts aloud again. He thought that she was infatuated with Owin, got jealous and let his emotions get to him.

Whatever happened to the calm and collected Alpha of the Whispering Moon Pack?

He is gone whenever she is near. She gets to him like no one else does.

Her words were locked inside his mind since she spoke them. They breathe life into him in a way that he didn’t expect. He wanted them to be the ultimate truth so when she acted against her words, he flipped.

Now, he knows how important he is to her and how much she wants him.

He wants her every blush and shyness. They belonged to him.

"Dove," Cole called her gently and started drizzling feathery kisses on any bare skin his lips could get on while coaxing her willing participation.

Her muscles were twitching with need under his touch. He smiled and nibbled on her soft cheeks. “Come on, Dove.” His voice soothed.

She turned the other way and his lips glided across her nose as he continued to taste the sensitive skin under her lashes. He felt a shudder beneath him and smiled.

“Kiss me back,” he breathed in between the light smooches.

Her head turned again and he was caressing her jaw with his lips. He licked her chin and sucked on the warm skin, releasing a whimper from her throat. Her hands were struggling to get free.

Sensing her defences were melting, he trailed his tongue up to her lips and bathed them lovingly with more kisses. He nuzzled at her upper lip, then her lower lips and finally, she responded.

Her fervent kissing matched his. She nibbled and sucked every inch of his mouth with the same hunger. His tongue entered swiftly and caressed hers. She let out a sweet sigh, arched her back and pressed her lips harder onto his.

Cole groaned and slid his hands down to her neck, trapping her head at the right angle to deepen the kiss and freeing her fingers to rake through his hair, sending shivers up his spine.

He tore away briefly and hovered over her breathless flushed face, panting and waiting with an intense stare, teasing her to go to him. She immediately lifted her back, pulled him down and swiftly captured his lips again for another long, enticing kiss. Her slender fingers trickled down to the nape of his neck and caressed a sensitive spot there, giving him her own version of a tease and getting another groan from him.

Cole went lower, one hand sliding down to the hem of her blouse, the other pushing down the strap off her shoulder. As he devoured the exposed velvety fair skin on her shoulder, his other hand slipped under the fabric and his fingers splayed across her warm skin, earning another sharp inhale from her. Encouraged, his hand glided upwards, feeling the smoothness of her skin along the way, inching closer to her soft mounds. She gripped a fistful of his hair and moaned sweetly as he trailed kisses to her collarbone and down to the swell of her breasts.

“Cole,” she sighed.

He felt a tug at his shirt and dragged away from her heaving chest to her face.

It was then he noticed that her hair was shining in a soft silvery brightness.

Her eyes were misty and hazy; her lips were swollen and bright red; her cheeks were raw. She was taking in deep breaths.

“Are you upset?” His raspy voice asked in a soft whisper.

She shook her head as her fingers reached out to touch his stubbled chin and then drew him down for a short kiss. When he lifted from her again, her cheeks were wet.

“I don’t want to hurt you.”

He was pulled down for another kiss and felt her trembling lips.


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[Dove]
I ran with it.

I was supposed to stay away but once he touched me and kissed me, I lost touch of reality.

With every feel of him, my body grew hotter as the heat of desire coarse rapidly through my veins, spreading to every inch of my body. I couldn’t stop him.

His kisses got bolder and his hands started exploring.

At the start, I had a fluttering feeling in my stomach when his rugged lips and scratchy stubble grazed my shoulder. He found my sensitive spot near my collarbone and it felt so good I couldn’t let it go. When he sucked on the skin, I was electrified. I needed more. I let his hand roam underneath my blouse, rubbing my navel, feeling my skin and kneading the nerves beneath it.

I wanted more.

His mouth came over the top swell of my breasts and goosebumps washed over my back. The heat was tickling and gnawing my insides. I wanted to appease it but I didn’t know how so I grabbed his hair and pushed his lips harder onto my skin, hoping it could help. Then, his other hand cupped the bottom of my breasts and started kneading them wondrously. I trembled at the luxurious feel and couldn’t hold back the cries of anticipation.

The air was thickening with my moans and his kissing. I was embarrassed to hear my own voice, drowning in the pleasures from his lips, his tongue and his hands. But I was too much in heat to care about it. I wanted even more. I needed him to be in me and appease the intolerable heat and tickling sensation.

Then, a streak of fear seized me.

My hair burst into brightness. But it was an unusual kind of glow. I wondered why and felt strange until he asked if I was upset.

No. I shook my head and felt an explosion of warmth behind my eyes as his caring eyes bore into mine. The tears flowed as I finally understood what I was feeling.

It was bliss.

And I am in love.

I wanted to tell him but I still remember I could hurt him. So I silently pulled him in for a kiss instead, sending my love through a deep caress.

When we broke apart, panting heavily, our breaths mixing between us, I could think again. I reminded him of our reality and pulled him in again for another kiss - probably our last one.

After the kiss ended, his thumbs rubbed the corners of my eyes as he said, “You won’t hurt me.”

I felt the tears again and tugged at his shirt, “Stop saying that Cole, you’re making it worse. You know that once I become your mate, I can hurt you.”

He combed his fingers through my hair, held my head in place so I couldn’t avoid his gaze, and looked into my eyes with his clear blue gaze. In a low and firm voice, he said, “Listen to me. You can’t hurt me.”

Ignoring my protests, he continued, “You may have special powers but hurting an Alpha is not it.”