His face moving closer before I felt his breath against my lips. “Struggle all you want, I warned you not to provoke me” He says, his lips so close I could feel them moving against my own. Panic seizing me so I do the only thing I hope will work, distraction.
Closing the distance I kiss him, he doesn’t react at first and I feel him smile against my lips before he kisses me back hungrily, his tongue plunging into my mouth warm and forceful as he tasted every inch of my mouth, making me moan into his as he pressed himself into me. Getting lost in the feel of his body pressed against mine, yet his grip never waivers. Damien suddenly smiles against my lips before pulling back and looking down at me, his eyes still the black of his beast and I know it didn’t work.
“Nice try” He says before dropping his face into the crook of my neck, his canines extending and puncturing my skin. His teeth sink into my flesh deeply and I scream at the sudden pain before I feel lightheaded, drowsiness washing over me then I feel my surroundings getting duller as darkness pulls me under into the depths of unconsciousness.
Damien’s Pov
Lily lay unconscious on the floor, my mark etched into her skin. Running my tongue over it I seal it and she shivers in her sleep. Darian feels content as the mate bond settles over us and I feel the buzz as our souls entwine and I feel her emotions rush into me forging a teether between us. She was completely out cold and the only thing I could feel on her end was exhaustion.
Marking takes a toll on any she-wolf but an Alpha’s mark is stronger, knocking them out until they start to heal. Lily’s scar on her face heals instantly as my strength bleeds into her through the bond and her wolf starts healing her now having the strength to do so.
“She won’t be able to hide from us any more” Darian says proudly admiring our mark through my eyes that is red and angry on her pale skin.
“You say that now, but she will wake up and she is going to be furious”
“She will forgive us, Layla wanted this. She just wanted Lily to before we marked her”
“Well too late now, she is officially ours” I tell him, scooping Lily’s slumped body into my arms and placing her on the bed. Stripping my clothes off, I hop in the shower before climbing in bed beside her. Just as my head hits the pillow, my phone rings loudly. Grabbing it off the nightstand, I unlock it and read the message David sent.
David : All good on my end and ready to go. Did you mark her?
Me: Marked and see you tomorrow with reinforcements. I reply a few seconds later, my phone dings again with his reply.
David: Good! Hate to be you in the morning, good luck with that.
I chuckle before turning my phone on silent. David and I had spoken earlier in the day, and he insisted with Kade being on the loose that I needed to mark her whether or not she wanted me to. Darian also agreed, but I feared her wrath in the morning.
“We should probably bail first thing in the morning before she wakes,” Darian said.
“Why are you scared of her” I chuckle at my wolf now wimping out.
“Not Lily, but Layla is a force to be reckoned with”
“We will be fine, what's the worst she can do?” I tell him, though I feel his unease through the bond. Deciding to set my alarm just in case. Maybe it is better she wakes up and I am not here. She might calm down before I have to deal with her.
Laying on my side I pull Lily against me, feeling the tingles of the bond rush over me as her skin comes in contact with mine. Relishing the contact because I know when she wakes up she won’t be letting me near her for a while.
Chapter 28
Lily POV
Waking up the next morning I was instantly in a terrible mood, made only worse when I realised the person who put me in the mood wasn’t even in the bed, instead he snuck out like I was some one night stand he was trying to escape. Sitting upright, the night’s events coming back to me like a nightmare I woke up in. I touched the tender skin of my neck, hissing when my fingers came in contact with the mark on my neck.
“I am going to fucking kill that mutt” I scream, frustrated before storming into the closet and grabbing a pair of jeans and a shirt before pulling them on. Grabbing my sneakers and socks, I sit on the bed and put them on before heading to the kitchen. Layla was abnormally quiet this morning as I made my way into the kitchen.
Natalia was busy making breakfast. “Good Morning Lily” Natalia said as I walked through the door. Turning around, she smiled before her smile faltered.
“Are you okay dear, wake up on the wrong side of the bed?” She asks.
“Have you seen the Alpha?” I ask in return.
“The Alpha, Oh, he ran from the house in a rush this morning about twenty minutes ago, seemed quite flustered,” She stated, before turning back to wrapping something in bacon.
“What did he do dear, talking always helps?” I shook my head. I didn’t want to talk, I wanted to wrap my hands around his throat and squeeze the life out of him. Not wanting to be rude, Natalia didn’t deserve my anger, I answered.
“He did this,” I said, pointing at the wound on my neck. Natalia looked up, a silly smirk on her face.
“That’s it? You look like you want to go on a rampage” I sighed, frustrated.