Mine to Protect Chapter 54: MARK ME

*Hazel*

“If that’s everything, I’ll go take a shower, I feel just gross with all this dirt and dried blood on me.”

“Sit! I am not done, there’s still a couple of things we need to discuss.” He pins me down again with his serious gaze. I sit down waiting patiently for him to continue.

“Do you remember that the day you got abducted someone trespassed on my territory?”

I nod.

“Well, it appears it was Cindy’s father and his warriors. They managed to get in and out without us being able to catch them. I am not sure where they got the information that Cindy was hiding here. The previous morning, I reported their crimes to the Court of Alphas, and the next day they come to my pack to kidnap her. It’s all too suspicious.”

I feel color leave my face; my heartrate picks up.

“Where is Cindy?”

“They have taken her; I don’t know where. I sent my trackers to find her, but they haven’t found any trace of her yet. I sent out word to all the connections I have, I am sure we’ll find her soon.”

No, no, no, no! Why is everything going so wrong? When you think you reached the bottom, surprise, you fall down to a whole new level of misery. This time I can’t keep my tears in, tears of sadness and anger. Why can’t her father just leave her the hell alone? I hate him, with everything I have, I want nothing more than to sink my claws into his chest and rip his heart right out.

I am shocked at my thought. Since when I have stopped taking the wolf suppressants, and since when my wolf has started manifesting, I have become more and more savage. Killing someone was never something I would have imagined myself doing, but now, I think I’ll even enjoy it. It scares me, how am I supposed to spread the light, when I have all this darkness inside?

Derek sits beside me on the bed, hugging me tightly.

“Kitten, we’ll find her.”

I nod and snuggle closer into his embrace, my only solace in this time of gloom.

We stay like that for a while, without talking, just enjoying each other’s presence.

“Kitten?”

“Yes?”

“There is one last thing.”

“Goddess, I hope it is not other bad news.”

“It depends on your answer. If you don’t agree, I will have to lock you in this room until you comply.”

I raise my eyebrows at him, not understanding where this is going.

“Now that you have your wolf, I request that you mark me. I won’t leave this room without your mark on my neck, and you will be stuck here with me, of course,” he says deadpan serious.

It makes me want to tease him a little.

“Mmh, I don’t know, after everything that happened, I think I’ll have to consider it carefully, before I act too rashly,” I declare, letting one finger slowly slide down his neck, his chest, until I reach the hem of his jeans.

He arches an eyebrow, making him look even more sexy.

“You are a wicked kitten, and this time you are getting the spanking you deserve!” he announces with a smirk on his face. His movements are so fast that I don’t even know how I end up belly down on his legs, my bottom up in the air, completely at his mercy.

“No, Derek, please! I was just kidding!” I plead, trying to get up, but he’s keeping me down with a hand on my lower back.

“Pleading with me will not work, I need to spank out this defiant attitude of yours!”

“No, please! Derek!”

“Ready?” he asks, massaging my bottom cheek with his big warm palm.

“No!”

I feel his palm leave my bottom, and brace myself for the impact, but the pain never comes, instead, I feel his lips place a kiss on my butt, and then he lets me go, laughing hard.

I stand up and put at least two meters distance between us, I cross my arms and glare at him, trying to burn a hole in his head.

“Very funny, ah ah!” I mocked, annoyed at him for making fun of me. I take a few long strides toward the bathroom, but he tackles me before I can reach it, grabbing me from behind, his arm snaking around me, pressing just under my breasts.

“Don’t get your panties in a knot, kitten. I was just kidding too. I will never spank this beautiful ass of yours, unless you ask me too,” he says, giving my ass a good squeeze.

I am still feeling irritated, but his sexy demeanor is already starting to affect me too, and I know I will yield to him soon. I am such a goner when it comes to him.

He notices my slight change in mood and takes the opportunity for getting me in his arms bridal style and taking me to the bathroom.

“Now, let’s get you all cleaned up. I didn’t want to be rude, but after five days without showering, you are starting to smell worse than your wolf,” he declares with a smirk.

“Hey!” I exclaim offended, slapping him on his bicep, making his smirk grow wider.

“Mmh, slap me again baby!” he moans, pretending to enjoy it.

I am not sure if I want to laugh or punch him; this man really is something.

He places me down on my feet inside the shower, then undresses himself in a matter of seconds and turns on the shower. The warm spray immediately reminds me of the torture endured at the hands of those horrible people. Will I ever be able to take a shower again without being reminded of those horrors?

Strong hands start massaging my neck gently.

“Relax, kitten, I’ll make you feel good.”

Derek keeps massaging my neck and shoulders until all the nots are out, making my muscles feel like jelly. Then he takes some shampoo in his hands and starts washing my hair and massaging my scalp; this feels so good, this man has hands made of gold. I feel like a goddess being worshipped, and I like it.

He places some shower gel on his hands, layering it on my skin, starting from my shoulders and down on all the length of my body, giving special attention to my breasts, which he squeezes and pinches, making me moan out loud. From his position behind me, he keeps playing with my breasts, while one hand slides down to my clit, his finger running circles around it, making me impatient.

“Derek, I want more!” I say pleadingly, my words filled with lust.

“Not a fan of foreplay?” he asks playfully.

As a reply, I move my pelvis up, this way his hand is touching my wet folds, instead of my clit. He chuckles amused at my move, and grants me what I crave, he thrusts two fingers inside my pussy, fucking me nice and hard.

The feeling is so incredibly amazing, that it doesn’t take long for me to come, my juices spilling out of me, making me even more wet.

“Now it’s my turn!” Derek declares, turning me around to face him.