Really?
Of course. I never wanted anyone else but you, and that's why my boyfriend and I broke up.
Boyfriend? You're not helping your cause, but now is not the time.
I turned back to Rex and said, "Tell me what's wrong with my resort."
"There was a water main break, and we couldn't figure out how it happened. Also, there was a small fire started outside one of the rooms on a balcony. The thing is it was arson. Rocky and I could smell the gasoline when we rushed to put it out."
"Someone is daring to sabotage my place? Where is Rocky right now?"
"He's right here," I heard behind me and saw Rocky standing alongside Gage.
"So did anyone notice anything suspicious before this shit happened or did anyone call the sheriff?"
Rocky just stared at Catherine, and I knew he could smell my mark on her before he turned and responded, "My cousin was out dealing with the humans camping out in the reserve. He's supposed to be coming soon."
"Fine. So what's being done to rectify the damage?"
Vivian, who acted as Rex's assistant responded first, "We've replaced the busted pipes and have closed off the two rooms that were damaged. The fire was put out quickly so the damage was only on the outside of the room, and the crew is already resetting the wood balcony."
"Thanks for the update. Rocky, Chloe already told me you met my mate."
"Yes, but she said she was the manager, not your mate."
"Well, she didn't know she was the one until I came home last night, but it doesn't matter because as my mate she'll be working alongside me until our pups are born." I turned back to Vivian and added, "So, when you get some time this afternoon, I'd like you to go over the general operations schedule with her."
"Yes, sir." She bowed. I knew that if they knew the truth about Cat's daydreams that she wouldn't be worried about any human. Not that we left our mates, but humans were nuts. They killed for people they couldn't have. Since we didn't have that urge, we didn't do shit like that.
"Please excuse us. Let me know when Grayson gets here."
"Will do," Rex replied.
"Come now," I said in a low growl as I gripped Cat by the hand. I wasn't in the mood for socializing, not after what I just learned. I needed to put my stamp on her again. The heat in my loins was growing stronger by the second.
"Not so fast, I'm short remember?"
"Sorry, love." I was too horny to walk at her pace, so I scooped her up and threw her over my shoulder and into my temporary office.
I slid her down me and let our bodies feel the slight tingle of our touch before I turned her to face my desk. "Do me a favor and keep your cries of pleasure in your head. There are too many wolves around, and I'm on the verge of biting one of their heads off for no real reason."
Pressing her down body down onto my mahogany desk, I gripped her skirt and hiked it up baring her panties and round ass to my eyes. With a low growl, I unleashed my cock, and in one single move buried myself to the hilt in her wet core.
"Ahh!" she cried out, forgetting that she was supposed to be quiet.
"Love," I warned, my jealousy still high.
"Sorry, Hunter," she moaned. I didn't want her cries to be heard, but I didn't care if they knew I was mating her. I wanted all to know I had my mate.
Ah … more … Hunter, she cried in her head like a good mate.
"Fuck babe, I'm going to cum," I snarled in her ear as I leaned over her back, pumping hard into her.
Me too! She moaned as I my seed jetted into her.
I lifted her off the desk and carried her to the sofa, only pulling out long enough to turn her around on me to ride. I wasn't finished yet.
Gripping her hair, I lifted her up and down on my cock. She let out a low growl. Hunter, I'm cumming again!
Cum, my love.
I love you, Hunter.
Say it out loud! I snarled.
She gripped the sides of my face, caressing my scruff. "Hunter, I love you," she stated with her eyes staring directly into mine.
I snarled and lifted us off the sofa and laid her back down on her back. Leaning over her, I looked down at my mate, my lover, and my wife and whispered my feelings even though I knew she could feel them pouring out of me.
"I love you, Catherine. There isn't anything I wouldn't do for you." I bent down and took her mouth and pushed my cock all the way into her heat. I grunted as I felt her heart race. She had to know I loved her for over six months, but somehow hearing my words created a feeling of pure happiness flood her body. She shot off into an intense orgasm, pulling my load out of me, too. I let out a deep growl before I kissed her roughly, my tongue mating with hers as it danced in her mouth tasting her flavor. I wanted all of her; I needed to mark her. My scent and seed in her wasn't enough. Biting her was what I needed.
Turning her head, I eyed her sexy shoulder and knew my bite was what she wanted,too-almost as much as I wanted it. Her pulse increased. Letting out a whispered, "Mine," I bit down on the tender flesh. I knew she wanted the same from me. She wanted to taste my blood, let it invade her senses.
I let my wolf come slowly to the surface, letting my claws out then I slit a tiny gash on my shoulder just for her. Her eyes widened in excitement before she lifted her head to drink from me. Just as she started to suck on my flesh I felt her canines grow and pierce my flesh. We both combined our tastes, pulling back once sated and now fully mated.
What happened? She asked in her mind.
I don't know, love. I thought you weren't able to shift. We really need to talk to Creed.
We sat up and I held her in my arms, something wasn't like the book said. She had canines, but nothing else about her was different. She looked and felt scared, and I couldn't do anything to ease that because I had no answers.
"Let's get through today and I'll give him a call tonight. If we need to travel to Redding, we will. Okay? I don't think anything's wrong. I just think it's something new." She just nodded and some of her fear went away as I held her. It was new to her, and maybe like her dreams, it was preparing her for the reality of her future.
I could smell Chloe and Gage approaching. So after I helped her with fixing her clothes I opened the door.
"Damn bro, next time open a window," Gage teased. It smelled like hot sex in the office, but fuck if I cared. I'd had to deal with that shit from so many of our pack. There was about forty members total, and most of them were mated. There were only five adults unmated and about six pups. As a mix of human and wolf, we didn't produce as many pups as a real wolf could. The most was twins, like Chloe and Gage.
"Fuck off," I snarled back as I opened the office window.
"So what's going on?" I crabbily asked my siblings since they felt the need to interrupt my time with Cat.
"We'd thought you'd be less grumpy, but I guess we were wrong," sniped Chloe.
"We came in here to discuss some issues that we need to take care of for the resort and what Catherine's role will be here."
"I haven't thought about your role yet, love," I said as I looked at my beautiful mate. I love you. She blushed at my words and my siblings looked at us strangely.
I wasn't going to tell them that we could communicate with each other telepathically because I didn't want anyone to hear me say it. There were too many sharp ears in this place.
Chapter 7-Catherine
Three days and still no answers to my mysterious ability to semi transform. We couldn't get a hold of Creed because he left town to handle some matters in Vancouver. According to his niece Arabella, he had left right after Hunter drove away from his house.
We couldn't tell anyone about the strange relationship that Hunter and I had because it was different than the normal mates. I did have a talk with Vivian about that day at the restaurant.
"Hi Vivian, Hunter said you'd show me what the plans are for the general operations."
"Sure," she muttered.
"Listen, Vivian. I don't want Hunter mad at you and Rex, so let me just tell you about that day. I had been having dreams of Hunter for the past six months. I didn't know who he was and I didn't know if I would ever see him. Randomly, memories of my dreams would relive themselves during the day."
"So you saw Rex and you thought of Hunter?"
"Yes. That's exactly it. It was the eyes that triggered that memory. The blue in them is very similar. I wasn't interested in your husband, I was just thinking about my Hunter."
"Thank goodness. Human women can be flirtatious with him, and even though I know he won't leave me sometimes I can't fight the need to protect what's mine. Then you are Hunter's mate, and I was worried that he would fight with Rex."