Torn between mates

48. We can’t wait

Liv

I was stuffing myself with some sweets, before Avalon found out and started to grumble again, telling me to eat healthier. I am eating healthier, but I also need my sweets to be happy, damnit! If I’m happier, I’m healthier. Why couldn’t he understand that? 

I saw Agatha staggering around. She drunk a whole lot more than she should have and was going around the party and scarring the guests, mainly the manly ones. In other words, the male wolves. 

“Is it true that werewolves only do it in the dog way? You got it? Dog way!... and by the way, how do you guys deal with the fleas, because fleas are no sexy! Do you want my phone number? We can solve the flea issue together.” The werewolf male she was talking to, leaves shaking his head and snarling. 

Shit, she doesn’t know how to do small talk with males without flirting anymore. Well, her drunk self can’t even actually flirt, that was lame with capital “L” and probably quite offensive too. 

“Note to self: don’t mention fleas. When people, and probably wolves, have fleas they might not want to talk about it. It’s a sore topic for sure.” I heard her muttering. 

“Agatha, dear… don’t you want to sit down a bit? Have some water?” I asked, I’m already starting to behave like a mama. 

“No, but I want some wine! So sad that you can’t drink Liv! I feel so sad for you!” she muttered, hugging me and patting me back. I think she thought she was comforting me. 

“Thanks, buddy. I’m fine, you on the other hand…” I started, but she walked away and went to talk to another handsome and tall male werewolf. 

“Hey hot dog!” she called him and whistled. 

He only growled at her and left. Damn, it was even lamer!

“Can someone please take this girl home?” Aunty Astoria said. Luke was chucking so much. They both took her to sit down, as she squirmed in protest. I just hope she didn’t traumatize these wolves for life. 

“Let’s dance baby.” Avalon took my hand in his. Good that I’ve already hidden the evidence of my sweet misdeeds in my stomach! 

“Are you sure you want to dance with the two-left-feet pregnant chick?” I asked with a lopsided grin. 

He closed the space between us and muttered in my ear, “I want to dance with my Princess.” Then he pressed an open mouth kiss on the soft spot below my ear making a delicious wave of goosebumps erupt across my skin and a shiver of electric pleasure run down my spine. Goodbye dry panties. 

“Okay, do it at your own risk.” I shrugged, before my sexy mate and my huge bump went towards the dance floor. Lea looked so happy dancing with Richard, she had her head on his shoulder and they moved smoothly and graciously together. Well, I didn’t expect that such a huge male could be able to move so gracefully. 

Hopefully, for her, he also moves like Jagger in the horizontal dance. 

I hugged my man as much as the belly between us allowed me to and he enlaced an arm around the round form that I’m. I hope he enjoyed dancing with a watermelon.

Goddess, I’m so pregnant! 

We moved slowly, he in his regal way and me with the same grace of a clumsy toddler.

I saw that Lea wasn’t on the dance floor anymore, she was now by the wine fountain, and that Fae chick approached her and started talking. I looked intently at them, as much as the sway of the dance with its turning around allowed me to. Of course, I couldn’t hear anything, I huffed frustrated. 

Avalon looked at me, a question in his now green eyes. 

“Can you hear what that female is telling Lea?”

I know that he doesn’t have a super hearing sense like a vamp or a wolf, or Laius for the matter. 

Laius. I sighed at the thought of him. 

But anyway, Avalon can hear better than the average person, I don’t know how or why, there is no wizard power connected with super hearing.

“No, baby. I can’t. But don’t worry, we won’t let her bully Lea and she wouldn’t dare to do it with all of us here.”

I snickered softly, “Oh baby, you don’t know what a scorned female would do.”

He shook his head at my comment. 

“Lea will be fine.”

“I hope so. I’m watermelon size, but I still could kick her little Fae's ass.” I replied. 

Avalon chuckled. “My fierce little fire, you won’t have to kick her ass. Lea will be fine.”

“You’re right! Lea is the one who should kick her Fae ass!” I grumbled. 

After dancing with Avalon, I took a seat, all I needed was to lean my sore back against the chair and put my swollen feet up, while I was drinking some tomato-basil juice. I used to find it gross before my pregnancy, but now I’m kind of addicted to it. 

Elric walked closer to me with a smile on his face and offered me his hand, I took it and smiled at him. 

“Let’s dance love?” he asked. 

I couldn’t deny my gentle and hot smiling mate. 

“Sure, I’m a ball so let’s roll... I mean I’m in a ball, so let’s go.” He chuckled at my lame wordplay and helped me to stand up. 

While we were dancing, Elric’s body touched mine, I mean my huge bump, slightly. But it was enough for him to notice the movement. I guess the baby (or babies; who knows?) was dancing as well.

“The baby is kicking a lot tonight.” He said with a huge and sweet smile, as he placed a hand on my bump, without stopping our sways.

“You tell me! My bladder and I know that well.” I chuckled. 

“Are you tired, love? Do you want to sit back down and put your legs up?” I could hear the worry in his voice. 

“I’m alright. We can dance until the end of this song, then I’ll sit down for a good half an hour.” I said as I pressed my head against his chest.

~ * ~

Lea

The party was almost over and most of the guests had already left, when Richard pulled me to the side, to the place where the garden ended, and the forest started. 

“Mate.” I heard his guttural voice. He has partially shifted, his fangs were down, and his eyes were glowing. It was his wolf; Titan was in control. Richard was right, this whole ceremony indeed brought Titan to the surface.

“Yes, Titan,” I answered, as I caressed his sides softly, I knew how much wolves need physical contact with their mates to feel well, nurtured. I felt two strong possessive arms around my waist bringing me flush towards his hard chest and pressing me tightly against him. 

“Richard doesn’t tell you. We need to have you NOW. We can’t wait. We are getting restless. Darkness is growing. No control.” He muttered, words and pained growls mixed. He was indeed restless, I could feel it in his voice, his demeanor, everything in him was screaming it. 

I gulped hard and tried to put enough distance between us to caress him or at least look into his eyes, but his hold on me was impossibly tight and he wouldn’t let it go or even let it loose.

“Don’t worry Titan. You won’t have to wait. I’ll be totally yours soon. As soon as possible.” I said, before sighing deeply. 

“MINE.” He staked his claim before he pulled away slightly and took my lips in a feral, passionate, and bruising kiss. But I didn’t bother about the bruising part, in this moment I just wanted to give him what he needed. 

“Yours,” I said after we parted the kiss, which earned me a rumble and a celebratory howl from him. I smiled at it, seeing him happy, making him happy made my heart flutter. 

I couldn’t make him wait, let him suffer, and risk his sanity. Avalon almost lost his mind and got very aggressive because he waited too long to mate with my sister, I couldn’t let it happen to Richard.  The growing darkness and death that old supernatural beings experience while waiting to complete their mate bond or even waiting to find their mate is extremely cruel and painful. 

No one should have to experience that, especially not my beloved Richard. 

~ * ~

Richard

Stupid Titan. Why did he have to say that to Lea? I don’t want to pressure my female into doing anything. I’m not a monster like the Leech King.

After I got back the control, I scolded my wolf and went to look for Lea, she went back to say goodbye to some leaving guests. I have to tell her that she doesn’t need to hurry. My wolf and I can wait. We have to. 

Lea, the way she is feeling comes first. That is how it is supposed to be. 

I found her with her mother and Cali after a couple of minutes. 

“My love,” I called as I took her away from the crowd. When we arrived at the back part of the garden, her garden, she reached up with her arms and cupped my face. The loving look she gazed at me made my wolf howl in victory and pride inside my mind. Our Luna loves us, as we love her. 

I wrapped my arms around her, keeping her in a tight embrace. 

“Are you enjoying the party? I was happy to be able to talk to Titan today.” She said with a smile. My wolf was very happy that she liked to talk to him, to be with him. I was happy as well; he is part of me, and my Lea can connect with both parts of me. She is my perfect mate.

“My love, you shouldn’t pay any attention to what Titan says. He is an animal and doesn’t know better.” I heard Titan howling in my head in disapproval.  He was very vexed, but he must understand that our mate’s needs come first. “He is bad with words and doesn’t understand more sophisticated concepts. He only works with instincts and emotions, raw ones.” I added.

“Love, I think you should give Titan more credit. He could express himself very well, he understands things in his own way, but it doesn’t mean he doesn’t understand them.” Lea replied, making my wolf very jumpy as a lovesick puppy in my head. The alpha of the alphas was a housedog wrapped around her little finger. She is right, maybe my wolf, in his own way, understands things better than the man sometimes. 

My edgy wolf was fighting with me for control, he wanted to take over and kiss our sweet mate. 

“We don’t have to mate soon, Titan was overreacting. We are fine, we are not at risk, and the darkness and death inside me, inside my wolf and me, will take some time to grow to a dangerous level. We have time. You don’t have to stress yourself about it, my Luna.” I said, despite Titan's opposition and I couldn’t contain a low growl of a very upset Alpha wolf that left my chest. 

I know my wolf is right, the darkness, death, and even a bit of madness are clawing us fast and every day conquering more place inside my mind and soul. But we can’t pressure our Luna to mate, we will wait as much as we can until she is ready. Because after we start with her, we won’t ever be done. 

“It’s okay, Richard. Don’t worry, I think I am ready, and I want you, I want to be one with you and Titan and have our souls united.” Her words made my heart leap. I swept my light female off her feet and spun her around, making her giggle. I claimed her lips in a possessive kiss, my tongue swirled inside her mouth, exploring and tasting her to completion.

But in few seconds, all the happiness became dread, when I remembered what mating with my Luna requires. She will have to let Alexus touch her, mate her as well.

I am quite sure that he will be interested just by listening to the words, he too is magnetically attracted towards her. Her blood. Her body. My mate.

Only the thought of him getting close to her called all the darkness and death inside me and made me want to destroy things, annihilate any and everything on the way until I could rip his head and wash his Realm with his blood.   

Deep hate flew through my veins bumping its poison all over my system and my wolf howled a promise of vengeance and murder. 

Lea looked up at me a bit startled, her amber eyes even bigger and her mouth agape. 

“Sorry, Luna,” I muttered, she nodded, looking intently at me, probably trying to understand the cause of my outburst. “We have to contact Alexus,” I said with a growl before I saw the smile turn into worry and dread in my Luna’s eyes.