“Will you let me claim you as my mate tonight, Olivia Theresa Roven of the Lykens and Woodland Faes?”
His hot breath against her sensitive skin had her trembling with want. “Will you love me forever?”
Tommy smiled. “Yes.”
“Yes,” she breathed, her Fae-self emerging. She sighed as she unfurled her wings.
“I love you, Olivia.”
Livi smiled, bringing her hand to lie against his cheek. “I love you too, Tommy.”
Tommy grinned as he flash-stepped them to the meeting spot for the run tonight near Roven Manor.
When they arrived, Livi sought her parents out. “Mom, Dad, Tommy has something he wants to tell you.”
“What and you had no say in this?”
Livi shrugged. “You’re the male, so go for it.”
“Yeah, I’ll show you who the male is,” he mumbled, before meeting Drake’s gaze. “Lord Drake, I’ve asked Livi’s permission to claim her tonight. She’s accepted, but I’d like yours as well.”
Livi rolled her eyes when her Dad narrowed his. “Really, Dad, you’re going to give us a hard time?”
Drake snorted then smiled. “No. I give you my permission to claim my daughter as your mate. As long as you remember she’s still my baby girl.”
“Dad,” Livi groaned as her Mom smacked him on the arm.
“Livi, why did you go Fae?”
“I don’t purposely choose going Fae, it just happens when the Full Moon comes. I can go Lyken if I really concentrate, but it takes a lot of energy.”
“We’ll have to discuss this later, the pack’s assembled.”
Livi smiled as Tommy turned. “I, Tommy Moilanin of the Roven Clan, have decided to take Olivia Roven, of the Lyken Roven and Woodland Fairlawn Fae’s and Guardian of Alston, as my mate. Should anyone wish to challenge this, you’d better step up now,” he said with a loud, clear voice.
“No challengers? Then let’s start the run!” Drake called out as he shifted.
Livi tilted her head, her gaze staying on Tommy as he shifted to his wolf self. “You’re so hot,” she said with mind-speech.
“So are you, sweetheart. Let’s go.”
Livi sighed as he took off running, a little down that she shifted Fae. She’d always pictured being in Lyken form when she mated and had envisioned their courtship run. She glanced at him ahead of her as tears entered her eyes. She loved being in Fae shift, she really did, but Tommy was her mate, her other half, and she couldn’t even be in the same shift with him on the night he claimed her as his mate. She wished, she just wished. “Aahhh!” she cried out when she hit an invisible wall. She saw Tommy skid and turn quick, heading toward her as she hit the ground.
Livi’s eyes widened at the sight before her. “Grand…”
“So help me Olivia Roven, if you call me Grandmother I’ll smack you,” Ancient Darina said with a stern eye and then smiled. “We love you, Livi.”
Livi gasped, for when Darina waved her hand a white light surrounded Livi, pinpoints of energy encompassing her all at once.
“You may be whatever you wish to be, especially with your mate. Blessed be.”
Tingles spread throughout her body like lightning quickening upon the horizon as Darina disappeared. Livi turned and smiled at Tommy as she shifted to her Lyken form.
“What the hell just happened?” Tommy asked as he stopped by her side. “Was that an Ancient?”
“Yes, that was Ancient Darina, Aunt Mari’s mom. She gave me the ability to be in whatever form I want.” Livi sighed and rubbed her nose against his. “Especially to be with my mate.”
“Forget the run, I want you now.”
Livi chuckled. “No way, wolf boy, do you know how long I’ve waited for this?” Taking off at a run she listened as he gave chase, catching her quickly. His paw landed on her rump spinning her, and she came up in a sparring motion. Tommy, quick to follow, reared up onto his hind legs as well, mimicking the sparring, so it looked as if they were dancing. Coming down, she smiled when he nudged her head with his before laying his head across her back.
“Livi.”
Livi took off again, laughing, and kept him going for another ten minutes when he set his paw on her rump again. She shifted to her human self and turned, smiling, when he did the same and lay on the forest ground curling up over her. His knee went between her thighs, and his hands went to either side of her head above her shoulders, trapping her. “I think you like playing with my ass.”
“Mmm, I like playing with all of you.” His nose lowered to her neck. His eyes closed as he caught her scent before moving his mouth over hers, capturing her with a hungry kiss.