Mated (5 page)

Chapter Seven

Heart breaking, Madison ran from the room. Raythe caught her around the waist and gathered her against him. 

"Shush and listen." He lifted her chin and kissed her until she had no other option than to grab onto his shoulders to keep from falling over.  The man knew how to shut her up.

"I came to tell you what happened after you left Devlin Beach." His eyes measured her face to see if she understood before proceeding. Madison nodded.   

"They caught the guys who were after the drugs.  We set them up, let them think the packages were still in the house. When they came, our pack caught them along with one of the councilmen who witnessed the whole thing.  In exchange for immunity, one of the wolves told everything, how they convinced you to go with them because Damiel was sure you were meant to be his mate."

That explained why he kept her locked up and never allowed her around the other wolves.  Although he tried to rape her, which didn't make sense.  Wolves didn't take a potential mate by force. The bonding wouldn't take. "So what does it mean for me, now?"

"You've been cleared. The council removed the death warrant."

Tears of joy sprung and Madison slumped against him, her body weak with relief like she'd never felt. "Thank God."

He pressed a soft kiss to her lips.  "Which means you and I can start over.  I love you, Madison.  I don't want to lose you again.  Once we're mated, I can find you if you're ever in danger."

His striking amber eyes were warm when meeting hers. "What do you think?"

She smiled at him, her eyes misting.  Nervous at the prospect of being with Raythe again, Madison wasn't sure what to say.

Finally after a few beats she looked up at him.  "I want you, Raythe. Make me forget everything."

Raythe lifted Madison off her feet and carried her to the bed, against her side, his cock already straining to be released. 

Her arms around his neck, Madison trailed her tongue from the side of his throat to his jaw line and then nipped at it.  His pulse pounded and a growl of need made her tremble.

Today he'd be hers in every sense of the word.

Madison had never seen such a predatory look as when Raythe lowered her onto the bed.  He yanked his shirt from his body, the buttons flying in all directions exposing his broad chiseled chest and thick biceps.  Without taking his gaze from her, he unfastened his pants and pushed them and his briefs down at the same time.

It was impossible to drag her eyes from the beauty of the man before her.  Raw, pure animal and man melded together in a body that pulsated pure power.  He stalked to the bed and a thrill ran through her.  She was already wet with lust and needed him inside her.  Raythe guided her up to her knees and pulled her dress over her head, leaving her in only a thong.

"You're so damn sexy." His voice fell over her like a husky embrace.  "Tell me what you want first."

Her eyes widened.  Raythe wasn’t one to take orders in the bedroom.  His hand slid down the ridges of his abdomen and circled his hard length.  Breathing became hard when his hand slid to the tip and back. His eyes closed.

"I want you to come here so I can suck you." Madison leaned forward her mouth watering.  "Push into my mouth."

"I'm all yours." He guided himself to her mouth and she sucked on the engorged head and let it out of her lips only to pull it back in again.  She grabbed his hips and yanked him forward thrusting his dick in until it hit the back of her throat. Humming and suckling, she reached around to his back entrance and pushed the pads of her fingers against him.  Raythe bucked forward and pulled back.

Again and again, she took him in and then pulled back, until his balls tightened.  He was on the verge of coming.  This time he'd given her control, so she allowed him to fall from her lips.

"I want you here, now." She moved back and pushed her breasts together with both hands.  His lips curved at the suggestion.  "We never did that."

"Now." Madison urged.

Raythe helped her onto her back and straddled her.  She liked seeing him atop of her, his huge body trembling with desire, a gleam of anticipation in his eyes.

His cock slipped between her breasts and he drove his hips forward, when the head peeked out Madison licked it.  Hissing at the friction, he continued his thrusts, moving faster, until losing all semblances of rhythm and coming hard.  "Lay on your back," Madison instructed and pushed at his hip.  He followed her instructions.  She scrambled over him until her clit hovered over his mouth.  "Suck me."

Taking her hips, Raythe held her in place and feasted on her already sopping wetness.  Her entire core constricted and when he took her nub into his mouth and sucked hard, she burst into a million pieces.  Screaming the entire time, Madison fell into darkness.

Jostling brought her back to reality moments later as Raythe was hard again and positioning himself between her legs.  He lifted her hips and in one hard thrust was seated balls deep into her.

"You are so fucking hot and wet, baby. I want to take you for hours."

Sounded good to her, except she wasn't sure she'd remain conscious the whole time and hated to miss any time with him.

Raythe's strong arms on both sides of her head, he pounded into her and she wrapped her legs around his hips needing him deeper, harder.

"Yes. Oh, God." Madison urged him to continue, her entire body brought to life after too much time away from him.  She'd not been fully alive, not able to breathe deeply when separated from Raythe.

Her ascent began and he sensed her about to come and pushed a finger against her clit and pulled out.  "Not yet.  Come here."

Raythe guided her to the edge of the bed with her feet on the floor and her stomach on the mattress.  She was too lost in passion to wonder why he was being so particular about their positioning, but needing him inside her, she moved her legs apart and lifted her hips as he directed. When she reached between her legs to release the pressure, he moved it away and placed it above her head.  "Don't touch.  I'll do it."

"Raythe, I need you now." Her words came out strained.

The sensation of the head of his cock pressing at her folds took her breath.  Yes, finally.  He slid in and reached around to slide his fingers through her wet nether lips and stroke her.  “Take it slow, baby, lets come together.”

He drove his length fully into her and then pushed her head and shoulders down, his full weight on top.  Madison could barely breathe, the heaviness of his weight, in combination with the plunging of his hips and wicked fingers working her front, took her to the point of total bliss, lost in all the sensations, she babbled, not making sense, too lost in a place she'd never known.

In her subconscious she knew he bit into the juncture between her shoulder and neck, but was too dazed to respond.  The pain was delicious and pushed her over the edge.  Her walls constricted around his thick cock with so much force, he howled.  He lunged into her with force twice before losing his edge and spilling his hot cum into her.

Raythe lifted her limp body and settled her onto the pillows then lay next to her.  Madison wasn't sure if it was night or day when her eyes fluttered open several times, it didn't matter because tucked against the hard warmth of his body she was lulled back into deep slumber.

"Wake up. Madison can you hear me?" The deep voice was familiar and Madison forced her eyes open.

She looked around the semi dark room.  "What time is it?"

Raythe looked freshly showered, his shoulder length black hair wet. "It's almost six in the evening."

"Oh. It seems like we slept longer than just a few hours." Madison sat up and drew her fingers through her tangled hair.  "I'm starving."

"We slept for twenty-six hours.  It's the next day." He watched her for a reaction and she reached up to her neck.  "What?"

"It’s normal after mating."

He came to the bed and pulled her against him and murmured in her ear.  "You are my mate and I yours.  Bonded for life by Lycan law until death do us part."

Raythe pressed kisses all over her face until she began to laugh.  "Is this a new side of you?  A romantic kissy man?"

To her utter astonishment, his lips curved into a crooked grin. "Kissy man? I like the sound of that."

"I do too." Madison kissed his lips. "I love you, Raythe."

"I love you too and I am so sorry for being so slow about mating.  I was nervous, wasn't sure you loved me enough to want to be tied to me for life.  What a fool."

Madison slipped from his lap.  "No more talk about that.  We're starting over remember.  Now, let's eat something, you need your strength. Because I want to celebrate by having you again."

In the kitchen there were an assortment of food already set.  Someone must have come and delivered the meal.  "It all looks delicious." Madison went to a pitcher to pour a drink.  She looked over her shoulder to Raythe who leaned against the doorway and stared at his cell.  "What's wrong?"

"The Panama City pack has declared war on ours after the drug bust."

It was her fault, she should have never returned.  He neared and held her by the shoulders looking into her face.  "This has nothing to do with us, Madison.  Remember they were the ones stupid enough to let Damiel lead them to our home."

Relieved she leaned into him.  "Now what?"

"We go back to Devlin Beach and see what life brings."

She hugged him tight.  "As long as we're together, I can face anything."

"That's exactly how I feel." Raythe lifted her face to him.  "Now let’s eat."

"I love you, Raythe."

He grinned down at her.  "I know."

Chapter Eight

Raythe slept in late. For the first time in months, he finally relaxed enough to sleep like the dead.  With Madison tucked against him, in their home in Devlin Beach, all was right in his world.

Madison stirred and he wrapped his arm around her waist.  “Don’t get up yet.”

“Okay.” She snuggled against him and within minutes fell back asleep.  A smile curved his lips as he too fell back into a deep slumber.

The jingling of his cell phone woke him a couple hours later.  Madison was not in bed and the sense of panic made him jerk up to sit.  It was then he heard the shower.  It had been two weeks since they returned from Puerto Rico and he still felt panic when not seeing her at first waking.

Taden’s call went to voice mail, but Raythe called him back to avoid having to listen to the message.  The pack leader answered.  “Meeting today at sundown.  The young wolves need to run, they’re getting antsy.  Short tempered.”

“We’re taking a chance.  What about the other pack?”

When they ran, half the pack remained behind at either Sanctum or wherever they worked.  With only a small group of them meeting, it gave their enemies a rare opportunity to attack them.

Taden’s low growl sounded.  “Yeah, I know. Not much we can do about it.  Not about to stay hidden and let the fuckers think we’re scared.”

Raythe agreed.  “From what I hear, the few that came are probably ready to head home.  They’ve yet to kick anybody’s ass.”

When he ended the call, Madison stood at the edge of the bed looking down at him.  "Do you have to go?" She frowned and bit her bottom lip.

"I'm one of the bigger wolves.  I can provide both protection and intimidation at once."  He curled his arm, bulging out a bicep.

Madison rolled her eyes and smiled.  "Yeah.  But I still worry."

The wooded area was darker than their last run, the new moon combined with overcast sky gave very little light.  If anything it worked in their favor, the darker it was, the better to keep hidden from humans. Only seven wolves came to run.  Four others would remain at the wood line as lookouts.

Four young wolves stood in a line waiting for Taden, Jace, and Raythe to approach.  They shifted from one foot to the other in anticipation.  Raythe understood their situation.  Adolescence was when the wolf and the human learned to work together.  They needed to run often to bond and communicate.  That they waited for almost three weeks since the last shift told of Taden's strength as a leader.

"Let's run.  Stay between us." Taden motioned to the three older wolves.  “I'll take front, Jace the middle, and Raythe will bring up the rear.

The young men nodded eagerly.  Taden lifted a hand to get their attention.  "Take it easy on us old men."

Everyone chuckled knowing very few could outrun the three who came along.

After Taden undressed and shifted the others released their wolves.  Raythe was surprised to find one of the young pups was a black wolf as well.  Without the usual howls, they trotted into the woods in silence.

After two hours, they returned to the meeting spot where all hell broke loose.

Madison entered Sanctum wearing a tight mini-skirt, tight red shirt, and heels so high she towered over the woman who rushed to greet her.  Baby, Taden's sister was, as usual, dressed to shock.  Her slashed t-shirt and barely there shorts were finished off with heeled sneakers.  The pixie wore her long hair in two ponytails with bright blue tips.

"Hey, girlfriend." Baby pulled her toward the bar.  "The guys are not back from the run yet.  They should be here any minute."

Madison glanced at the doorway.  Although she tried hard not to worry about the turf war, she couldn't help it.  Raythe assured her he'd meet her at Sanctum at eleven.

Baby must have sensed her concern because she leaned away from the bar and peered toward the hallway that led to the offices.  "Do you want to call one of them?  I can try Isen, he wasn't supposed to run tonight."

"Sure," Madison agreed relieved not to be the one calling.  "Let's go."

They weaved around people crowding the bar and cut around a group to get to the hallway.  They rushed to a set of sliding doors and pushed a hidden button.

Just as they reached Taden's office, the back doors burst open.  The men sauntered in with high-fives and a ruckus of "hell yeah's" and "we kicked ass."

Raythe and Isel chest bumped just as he caught sight of Madison and Baby standing with their mouths agape at the many blood, bruises, and scratches.  Everyone froze and looked to Taden who was in the middle of a complicated handshake with Jace.

The Alpha cleared his throat and attempted a stern look at the women while crossing his hands in front of his black briefs.  "We had a run in with the other pack."

"I see that," Madison replied taking full advantage of Taden's lack of clothing to check out the huge male.  The man was ripped from chest to feet, bulging arms, washboard stomach and muscular thighs made it hard to look away.

Raythe took her arm and tugged her out the back exit.  Wearing only his orange briefs she giggled at the sight.  "You guys forget to dress or something."

"Madison," he more growled than said.  "We're going home."

Both were undressed before they made it into the house.  Unable to take her mind off removing his underwear, she'd practically raped Raythe in the car.  Now inside their house, they tumbled together into the shower.

Madison slid her lathered hands down his chest, down his washboard abs and finally wrapped her fingers around his thick hardness.  "Damn it, baby, I want you so bad."

"I see that."

Raythe's gaze was locked to her breasts. "Come here."

"Nope." Madison worked her hand up and down his thick cock. "Not yet."

She licked his flat stomach, tasting his saltiness.  "You're so damn gorgeous, Raythe."

"Could've fooled me by the way you were looking at Taden."

She lifted an eyebrow.  "He's eye candy, but so are you.  Didn't you notice Baby's eyes were bulging when checking you out?"

On her knees, she grabbed his ass and sucked him into her mouth.  She pressed her tongue flat against the bottom of his penis while humming.  In and out, he slid between her lips.  His happy grunts turning her on as much as the thickness she sucked on.

"Come here," Raythe repeated pulling her up and off her feet.  He held her against the tile wall and drove balls deep into her wet sex.  "Fuck, yeah."

Both lost control, no elegance or rhythm to their movements, only moans, sounds of flesh against flesh, and splashing water.

Madison grabbed his hair and pulled his mouth to hers.  His tongue dove in and tangled with hers while his hips picked up momentum, taking them higher as only Raythe could.  Time was lost and it was only when the water cooled that she realized how long they were there, bound and soaring.

He withdrew and carried her to the bed where they fell into a tangle of limbs pawing at each other to join again. 

Madison rolled to her hands and knees and pushed her ass against Raythe's groin.  "Fuck me."

The oily lube barely touched her skin before he was stretching her wide with his thickness.  Slow and steady, he pushed into her inch by inch while she reached between her legs and stroked her clit.  Once he was fully seated, she could only mewl and moan at the sensations he brought by nipping at her neck and murmuring encouragements.  "Take me, Maddy, let me fuck you more.  So damn good.  You're tight, so good...Ahhh!!!!" He pulled out and spilled his seed between her ass cheeks.  The hot cum bringing her to begin to climax again.

He flipped her over and pushed her hand aside taking her clit into his mouth.

It only took a few flicks of his tongue and his finger in her sex to bring her to scream out his name.  Madison floated above the bed just as darkness overtook her.

Through the fogginess, she felt him push her legs apart.  He pushed into her, and Madison wrapped her legs around his waist taking him in deeper.

She reached between them and fondled his balls, they were already tight.  It wouldn't be long before he came.  Her nails trailed down his back to cup his round, tight ass.  She pulled him apart and pushed her finger into his rear entrance.

Raythe bucked and pounded into her, his entire body trembling with the exertion.  An inhuman growl left his throat as he came with such force she had to hold onto him with all her strength.

Finally he collapsed over her panting and shuddering.  Madison soothed him, stroking his back and kissing the sides of his face.

"Damn that was incredible." Raythe's was breathless.  "Don't think I can do that every night."

He rolled off of her and brought her against him.  "But I'm game if you are."

They chuckled in the darkness and Madison looked up at him.  "We were supposed to dance tonight.  You owe me that."

"Hmmm." Raythe let out a breath.  "I hate dancing."

"I know, but you promised to try." She made circles on his chest with her finger.  "This doesn't get you out of that."

"We have a lifetime to learn to dance."

"I know." Disappointed, Madison let out a sigh when he got up to go to the bathroom.  "Darn it."

Music sounded and she looked up to see him standing in the doorway that led to the living room.  Raythe held out a hand.  "Come on, twinkle toes, show me what you got."

As a slow song played, they danced naked in the moonlight.  It wasn't graceful, and Raythe tried hard, but still managed to step on her toes.  Yet to Madison it was the most beautiful dance ever.  She sniffed against his shoulder when they turned in time to the tune.

"Are you mad we're not at the club?" the silly man asked.

She looked into his gorgeous face and questioning gaze. "No, Raythe, this is the most amazing, most romantic thing you could have done.  I want to dance often, here with you, like this."

"You got it." He twirled her and she laughed. "Anything for my mate."

The End