In The Beginning, Chapter 1 - Light Me Up
Charlie POV
We got back to Applewood just as everyone was putting up their Christmas lights, making me realise how preoccupied I had been that I didn’t notice the holiday season was quickly approaching. We had missed thanksgiving in the chaos of everything, and I was feeling left behind by my own life. I hadn’t really started work, I hadn’t worked on my designs, and if my dreams were to be believed, and they hadn’t been wrong so far, I wasn’t going to have time for any of that anytime soon. The first snow had already covered lawns and roofs, making everything look clean, and brighter in the darkness of winter.
“I’m already getting emails and voice messages off my mother asking if we are having the Luna ceremony or wedding first, so she knows what to plan. I knew telling her we had marked each other was a mistake.” Daniel grumbled next to me, before tossing his phone aside and running his nose along my shoulder, stopping to suck on his mark on my skin, I stifled a moan with my hand. “You smell intoxicating.” He purred as his eyes flashed amber, his voice turning gravelly so I knew his wolf was near the surface.
“Why don’t we wait, until we are in our own bed?” I whispered so our driver wouldn’t hear us. But his hand had already made its way up my leg, and was dangerously close to my panties, making me shiver involuntarily as his fingers traced patterns on my inner thigh.
“Our bed is still an hour away and I don’t want to wait that long.” He whispered mischievously in my ear, his fingers slipped under my panties and teased my wet opening. I bit my lip to prevent another moan escaping my mouth. We had flown back from Ireland privately, but with Alpha Kasa and Alpha Landers, and without a second alone, it was an extremely long flight. Daniel had made the mistake early in the day of teasing me a little too much. Only to be horrified to realise the other Alphas could smell my... interest? And because of the circulated air, it never really left, which had the added embarrassment of making Daniel hard, for hours. Both Alphas failed to hide their snickers of glee every time he used the bathroom, assuming, sometimes correctly, that he was trying to reduce his discomfort. Of course, feeling that through the bond, would affect me, and the cycle would start all over again. It also didn’t help that during the height of his release he would sometimes accidentally open our link, allowing me to see the fantasy he was picturing, and what he wanted to do to me as soon as he had the chance. Thank God, he had enough blood circulating to order a car with a human driver to pick us up, I don’t think I stopped blushing the entire flight, and I didn’t want to have the same experience anytime soon. Daniel renewed his attack on my skin, making me giggle, I playfully swatted him away, while allowing him to pull me closer, and always mindful of our driver. Sensing my unease, Daniel relented, grumbling and sighing as he pulled me onto his chest, holding me tight, his nose in my hair. “Fine, I’ll wait.” He pouted, making me smile.
The rest of the drive passed without incident, Daniel refused to let go of me, he mostly played with my hair as I leaned against him, eager for bed. We had barely got in the front door when my phone started ringing, I fished it out of my purse to check the call ID. I was confused and worried seeing my mother’s name lighting up the screen, I scrambled to answer it.
“Mom? Are you okay?” I asked worried.
“Hi honey, it’s Mom.” I rolled my eyes and sighed. “I just wanted to call and warn you.” She said making my blood run cold. “You officially turn 25 in fifteen minutes. I don’t know how the spell ending will effect you, so I thought I would call.” I sighed in relief that it wasn’t something serious, but she sounded hesitant and concerned.
“Are you waiting for Dad to come back?” I asked, convinced he would let her down.
“Maybe, but I don’t know if it will be tonight. He will come when he can.” She replied and I could tell from her voice the face she was pulling, it was always the same whenever she talked about him, she looked like a teenager with a crush. I felt Daniel’s hands on my arms, smoothing out my bristle, her belief in him irritating me more than usual, probably because of jet lag, I thought, trying to push it aside.
“Well, thanks for calling mom, we just got in from the airport, so I’ll call you in the morning?” I asked, praying I could hold my tongue a little longer.
“Okay honey, remember, it’s thirteen minutes now. Love you!” She sang.
“Okay, love you too.” I chuckled, rolling my eyes and hanging up, I knew Daniel had heard everything so I didn’t have to explain. As if on cue, Daniel’s phone started ringing, he grumbled as he dropped our bags at the bottom of the stairs and retrieved his own device. Seeing the call ID, he sighed, and pinched the bridge of his nose with his thumb and forefinger before answering and putting the phone to his ear.
“Yes mother?” He asked exasperated, his eyes scrunched shut, as he took a calming breath and reached out for me.
“... ceremony, they are very different events! I need to know when and where immediately. There’s a completely different palate for each season for goddess’s sake, I don’t have the time or energy to compile a dossier for eight ceremonies and receptions Daniel!” I heard Miranda complain as he stuck his nose in my neck, taking a deep inhale. He ran his nose along my jaw, settling in front of me with one arm around my waist, his eyes admiring me, an easy-going smile on his lips, as he melodramatically motioned to the stairs with his eyes. “ARE YOU LISTENING TO ME?” I heard being screamed down the phone as I followed his gaze and pushed off his body teasingly.
“Ah ha. Whatever you say.” Daniel said into the phone, and hung up, as he watched me slip off my heels, and pick them up, walking towards the stairs, with a hungry look on his face. I glanced back to make sure he was following me, and quicker than I could even process, he was behind me, spinning me around, scooping me up and dashing up the stairs.
“What about the luggage?” I asked giggling, his face buried in my breasts as he raced us to our room, my legs gripped his waist tighter.
“Kathy will take care of it, and I’ll get anything you need out after.” He groaned, his mouth leaving hot wet kisses on any exposed skin.
“After?” I asked feeling a little drunk on my lust for his body.
“After.” He stated, before his mouth captured mine, his passion making me quiver, as he lay me on our bed, his body surrounding mine as he nibbled on my bottom lip. “Beautiful...” He murmured as he brushed my hair back behind my ear. His hands were everywhere, stroking me, touching me, my senses felt like they were overwhelmed by him. Before I had a chance to react, he slid down my body, pushing my skirt up my thighs. His eyes flashed the amber of his wolf, and without warning, or removing my panties, he started sucking on my clit through the lace fabric. I moaned his name, low but loud, my back arching off the bed as the pleasure hit me. With a grunt of frustration, he tore my panties down my thighs, over my ankles, flinging them behind him, before he resumed his frantic attack on the small bundle of nerves. First sucking, then holding it in his teeth and licking until I was screaming his name, as wave after wave of pleasure washed over me. He glanced at the time, aware of how close we now were to the spell binding my powers breaking. I thought about the house getting damaged if I exploded again, fear gripped me, I needed to keep Daniel safe. Sensing my unease, he moved back up my body, his hand cupped my face gently as the other wrapped around my waist as he pushed us both further onto the bed. “Everything will be fine; I will be with you the whole time.” He whispered, against my skin, nuzzling me.
“What about you?” I asked quietly, causing his head to snap up to look at me, a slight blush colouring my cheeks.
“What do you mean?” He asked seriously.
“What if you get hurt if I...” I made an exploding noise and hand action, making him sigh, laugh, and kiss my nose, confusing me.
“Even if it’s violent, I will be fine, and I’m not leaving you alone.” He stubbornly locked his arms around me, pulling my body flush with his again. I held my breath as he checked the time over my shoulder, squinting in preparation of what I anticipated to be painful. “Any second now.” He breathed against my cheek. I could feel his distress at my anxiety, and his longing to make it better for me, but without him taking my mind off it, my fear was eating away my stomach from the inside. He stroked my cheek affectionately with his nose, refusing to let go of my body, I smiled in spite of myself, and giggled into his neck, my fear quenched, at least for a moment. I could feel his happiness this close to him, without words and the world distracting me. It was easier for him, it came naturally, possibly because of living with the mind link for so long, it was much harder for me. I would pick up on his mood without realising, and let it affect mine, or struggle to read his emotions when there were distractions around me. I felt him hold his breath, knowing it was about to happen, I buried my face in his chest, and felt nothing. A little frustrated but ultimately embarrassed that both me and my mother had made a big deal out of what ended up being nothing. I peeked up at him through my lashes, a amused smile on his face. Relenting, and prepared for merciless teasing I took a breath, about to tell him to let me have it, when his expression changed, and I noticed a light. I looked down as it was coming from my chest, a soft purple light, it started spreading out towards my limbs making me gasp. I looked to Daniel; afraid I would end up looking radioactive for the rest of my life. His own face displaying the concern I could feel him trying to control. As it spread to my fingers I felt the familiar building of power in my chest, the light there getting brighter and brighter. Almost instantaneously the light receded, gathering at my chest, directly between my breasts, it glowed so bright I had to cover my eyes, then disappeared. I let out a breath I didn’t realise I was holding, and I heard Daniel do the same. Without warning something, that felt like what I imagine being in the path of a sonic boom would feel like, exploded between us. Daniel was flung violently back off of the bed, as I was forced back onto the mattress, the power pinning me in place as I felt it invade every cell and molecule that made up my body.
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