Mine to Protect Chapter 55: CATHARTIC MOMENT

*Hazel*

“I am curious to see how high up that flexible leg of yours can get,” he says, grabbing my knee from behind, and pulling my leg up, then he catches my ankle and places it on his shoulder. He is much taller than me, but I am flexible enough to feel comfortable in this position.

He bends down and kisses me with passion, devouring my lips and my mouth like a starved man. Oh, I have missed kissing him, he is so good it makes me want to drop my panties every time our lips meet.

He then releases my lips and positions his hard length at my entrance, he enters me slowly, reaching deep inside me, then starts thrusting slowly, gently, like he’s afraid to hurt me, or he just wants to savor the feeling.

“Faster, Derek!” I moan out, wanting him to create more friction.

“Good girl, tell me what you like,” he replies in that deep, raspy voice of his, it’s so sexy, makes me want to tie him up to the bed and have my way with him.

He listens to my plea, and starts fucking me faster and harder, until I reach my limit, and come undone with a loud sigh of satisfaction. Derek pulls out too, and comes in the shower, while kissing me hard.

“Now I want my mark!” he growls lowly.

I don’t reply, I just pull my leg off him, place both my hands on his shoulders for support, stand on my tippies and place a feathery kiss in the spot his mark should be.

“Is it here?” I ask, pretending to be naïve.

He growls back at me, making me chuckle.

“Someone seems to be quite eager,” I keep teasing.

“Hazel!” he warns me, making me chuckle again.

“Ok, my grumpy Alpha!” I mock, before sinking my teeth into that perfect spot. Immediately, I feel something snap into place, like the missing piece is found and the puzzle is now completed. The feelings of joy and love enter my system, running through my veins and spreading out warmth on their path; I have never felt so whole, so complete.

I raise my eyes to gaze at my handsome mate, who is gazing back at me with a smile mirroring my own. We finally belong to each other, and nothing can take us apart.

That’s until someone knocks on the door, ruining our cathartic moment. What now?

“Derek, Alpha Jackson and Alpha Anderson from the Court have arrived and are requesting to see you.”

Damon’s voice comes from outside the door. Typical Alphas, used to have everyone at their service when it pleases them, without even considering that people might have other things to do! Like having sex in the shower with their mates. Party poopers!

“I’ll be down in a minute; you can let them in my office!” Derek yells back, then he dries himself quickly and grabs some clothes. He looks at me puzzled, “Why are you still standing there? Get ready, we need to hurry!”

“Me? Wasn’t I supposed to maintain my distance from these shady Alphas?” I asked surprised.

“Yes, but I also said that you can participate in the meeting, and being my Luna, you still need to greet the new visitors with me. Don’t worry, I will be stuck to you like glue, so no one will try anything funny,” he explains, coming in front of me, and giving me a quick peck on my lips.

I knew that as Luna I’ll have responsibilities and tasks to carry out, but I don’t even know what they are. I know nothing about their customs, etiquette, I am going to make a fool out of myself and out of Derek. What have I put myself into?

“Kitten? I feel panic coming through the bond. What’s wrong? Are you afraid they’ll hurt you? I swear, no one will touch even one hair on your head under my watch,” Derek soothes me running his palms up and down my arms.

I decided to just tell him what’s on my mind, if we want to make our relationship work, we need to be honest with each other. So, here goes nothing.

“I can’t be a Luna, Derek. I know nothing about your culture, about your ways. I will for sure do something wrong and make you the laughingstock of the entire werewolf community. The pack needs a Luna who can support them, make their pack strive, not someone like me.”

Derek smiles and shakes his head, then cups my face with his warm hands.

“Don’t you see, silly? You are already talking like a true Luna. Now stop worrying for nothing and get dressed, we can’t let them wait too long.”

I sigh in defeat and walk towards the walk-in wardrobe.

“I asked Alice to buy some new clothes for you, I hope you like them. Your house has been sealed by the police, so I couldn’t get your stuff, and there was no way I would have let you walk around a bunch of Alphas in the skimpy clothes you left back last time.”

“Where did all that talk about «we werewolves are not affected by nudity, we run naked all the time», go?” I ask him sarcastically, while putting on a pair of grey blue jeans and a flowy black shirt, paired with black high heels.

“I said that it is normal to see other people naked, as we shift a lot, not that I approve of other people ogling at my mate’s killer body,” he says with a pointed look.

“Killer body! You are a little biased my mate. Anyway, here I am all wrapped up and covered as you requested.”

He scans me from head to toe, then gives me a nod of approval.

“I can’t wait to unwrap you later,” he says sexily, while opening the door.

“Unwrap me now, handsome!” Lukas says lewdly from the corridor, running his palms sexily down his chest.

Derek runs a hand through his hair and replies deadpan, “This is the most disgusting thing I have ever seen; it’s going to hunt my nightmares for at least one month.”

“You are just mean; we both know I am sexy as hell. Right, Just Hazel?”

This lad really enjoys mocking around, uh; I like him!

“I am not going to benefit your question of an answer. Let’s hurry guys, VIPs are waiting downstairs.”

I lead the way downstairs, towards Derek’s office, when we pass the kitchen the most wonderful smell meets my nostrils, making my stomach growl loudly; suddenly I feel starved, like I haven’t eaten in days.

Derek stops dead in his tracks, and I stop too, wondering what’s got into him, he’s watching me like he’s seeing a ghost.

“Hazel, damn it, I forgot, I didn’t think! You have been out for five days, you slept all the time, you haven’t eaten anything for days!”

Guilt smacks me through the bond, taking me by surprise, its Derek’s emotions, and this makes the whole mate bond thing just the more real.

“Relax, Derek, I am fine, I am just a little hungry, no biggie. I will meet your guests, and then come fetch something to eat.”

“No, you are going to eat now, I won’t let you starve because of a bunch of self-entitled old men. I will join you as soon as I can get rid of them.”

“Derek, you don’t need to babysit me, we are in the packhouse, nothing is going to happen to me. Go do your duty, and when I finish eating, I will join you, ok?”

“Don’t worry, Derek, I’ll take care of her,” Lukas interjects.

What is with these men and their patronizing ways? We women can take care of ourselves just fine!