Alpha King’s Wolfless Mate by Scarlett Higgins

Chapter 86

**Nora POV

I was warm and comfortable as consciousness started to tug at my mind. I didn’t want to wake up. I was still so tired.

It felt like I was tired all the time lately. It’s not as though I was working too hard. I wasn’t sure why I was so exhausted.

Blake and I had gone to bed around the same time last night, and I had taken advantage by snuggling close to him.

The nights were getting colder, and it was wonderful to share b*dy heat and fall asleep feeling warm and safe. I felt the same way now, and I didn’t want the feeling to fade away.

I snuggled into my pillow in an attempt to keep the warmth from fading. When I did, I felt the weight of Blake’s arm shifted on my waist. My heartbeat jumped as I realized

that he was still in bed with me. It had been far too long since I’d woken up with him beside me.

I pressed my b*dy back gently and felt him respond to the movement.

He tightened his hold on me and pressed himself into my back.

I couldn’t restrain a contented sigh. This was everything that I had been missing when Blake snuck out of bed in the morning. The simple intimacy of being held was something that I had taken for granted before this mess with his uncle started.

“Good morning,” Blake saidgroggily. He leaned forward and k*ssed the back of my ne ck lightly.

A shiver ran through me and I turned in his arms.

“Good morning,”I said. I k*ssedhim lightly. He shifted his position and I felt my eyes go wide as I felt his erection brush my leg.

Our eyes locked and I could see the desire burning within him. Without a word, he pinned me to the mattress and held himself over me.

Heat flooded through me at the feeling of his weight above me. He held himself on one hand and used the other to pull my nightgown up and over my head. I wiggled free of the fabric so that he could easily throw it away.

He saw that I had come to bed wearing nothing else and he smirked at me.

“Were you hoping for this?”heteased.

“All week,”I said snarkily. Hegrowled and surged forward to k*ss me. I wrapped my arms around him and held on tight.

He managed to remove his pants, though I have no idea how. I arched my back impatiently as he started to push into me.

The stretch of being filled made me

mo an wantonly. Blake’s smug grin did nothing to cool the heat that was rushing through me. He had every right to feel smug about how quickly he could drive me wild.

We were both impatient, and neither of us wasted time teasing. I arched my back to adjust the angle of Blake’s thrusts until he hit the spot that made my vision blur. I threw my head back and cried out. Blake took that as an invitation to k*ss and bite along the column of my throat.

The sharp nips made me whine. I felt desperate already. Every little touch sent electricity shooting through me. Judging by the sounds Blake was making, he was just as affected as I was.

Our movements were frantic and rough. It wasn’t like either of us, but that just heightened my arousal. I could feel my muscles beginning to tingle with my approaching orgasm already.

I dug my fingernails into Blake’s shoulders and he cursed under his breath. His rhythm never faltered, so I didn’t think he minded. He k*ssed me suddenly and the desperation in it took my breath away.

I slowed the movement of my hips and after a moment Blake adjusted his speed to match mine. The slower pace was only meant to prolong our pleasure, but coupled with the passion of his k*ss, the tone of our actions shifted.

I hooked my ankles behind Blake’s back and ran my hands up his sides.

“I need you,”Blake saidbreathlessly.

I gasped at the raw emotion in his voice.“I need you too,”I replied.“I love you.”

“I love you too.”

The feeling in my chest suddenly made sense. This wasn’t just S*x. We’d had S*x plenty of times, but

this airy, floating feeling that had settled over me was new.

I forced my eyes to stay open, although they wanted to roll into the back of my head. Blake met my eyes steadily.

The connection between us felt so solid that for a moment, it reminded me of the mate pull. This was something different, though. This wasn’t a compulsion or yearning. This was more.

This was what making love felt like.

My orgas m hit me like a wave the moment the thought took root in my mind. The pulsing of my internal muscles sent Blake over the edge as well and we came together, our eyes still fixed on each other’s.

It was the most intense pleasure I had ever felt, and it took several moments before either of us moved.

I was still panting softly as Blake

rolled off of me. I threw my arm over my eyes and laughed breathlessly.

“That’s a hell of a wakeup,”Ismirked.

I knew Blake was grinning without looking. He shifted around beside me, then I felt his palm land gently on my thigh.“Can you think of a better way to start the day?”he asked.

I smiled and shook my head slightly.“No.”

Blake chuckled and his hand began to glide softly up and down my leg. The sensation sent a pleasant shiver through me. I felt warm and sated. I could easily fall asleep like this, but I didn’t want to. I knew that if I did, Blake would leave and I would wake up without him again.

That was quickly becoming my least favorite feeling.

The lazy decadence of basking in the aftergl ow together was

something that we didn’t often get to enjoy. Blake’s hands on me soothed the oversensitivity that was tingling over my skin and I sighed in contentment as his broad, slightly rough hands slid up and down my skin.

He was careful not to touch any spot that would tickle or arouse me too much. He seemed to be content to just touch at the moment. The sensation of his skin on mine was intoxicating enough in and of itself.

“This is indulgent,”I muttered.

“That’s the idea,”Blake said.“Wedeserve to indul ge once in a while. Don’t you agree?”

I made a noise of confirmation and closed my eyes. I wanted to memorize the feeling of his fingers on me.

I didn’t want to think about how badly things might turn out for us in the future, but the reality was that the situation we found ourselves in was potentially

unapter ou dangerous. It could take everything from us.

If the worst happened, at least we would have this.

Blake made a thoughtful sound that pulled me from my dark thoughts and his fingers stilled.

“Hmmm?”I hummed curiously.

“I’ve just never noticed thisbirthmark,” he said softly.

His fingers brushed over a spot on my right hip. I glanced down and looked at the spot he was indicating. There was a small discolored sport that was shaped a bit like a butterfly.

“Oh?”I asked.

Blake clicked his tongue.“It’s proof that we haven’t had enough time together,”he stated.“There shouldn’t be an inch of you that I don’t have memorized.”

I felt the blood rush to my face and turned away from Blake’s intense

eyes. I had been longing for his attention, but I had forgotten how overwhelming it could be.

He climbed over me and gently pulled my hand away.“Don’t hide from me,” he replied softly.“I love seeing how I can make you blush.”

He k*ssed me and I wrapped my arms around his shoulders.

“I’m glad you like it, I guess,”I saidwith a barely restrained laugh.“You do it often enough.”

He shook his head.“No, not nearly often enough.”

He k*ssed me and I returned the action happily.

There were probably plenty of people that needed something from us today and when we finally started our day, I’m sure that we would be kept busy until dinner, but that just made these stolen moments all the sweeter.

I was in no rush to face the rest of

the world, not when Blake was touching me the way he was right now.