Unwanted

Anton’s P.O.V.

I pull into the parking lot of the hotel we’re going to stay at for the night and can’t help but get nervous. I want Petra to stay with me tonight. Not for sex, although I wouldn’t be opposed to it. I want her to stay with me so we can talk. We leave the SUV, and I let the others go inside, but Petra stays with me.

“Do you mind staying with me so we can talk?” I ask her. Petra glances at me and smiles. Does she have any idea how beautiful she is?

“I don’t mind. We haven’t had a lot of time alone.” She says as we walk into the hotel. The others are waiting for us, and I see Teegan smirk. I’m glad to have her back, but does she have to be able to read me so well? I may feel like I’m walking on air, but my feet are firmly on the ground, so she can’t say shit.

“We got you two a room to share. Is that all right?” My sister asks.

“Yes, thank you,” I reply. She hands me the keycard, and we all get into the elevator. Petra and I prepare to follow the others off when we stop, but Teegan shakes her head.

“Our rooms are here. Your room is on the ninth floor, room 920.” She and Kiana try to hide their smiles, but they’re not successful.

“What did you do?” I ask.

“You’ll thank me later. I promise,” she says as the door shuts. I look toward Petra, and she shrugs.

“Whatever they did, I’m sure it won’t be bad.” She takes my hand as the door opens, and we walk down the hall to our room. I use the key card and hold the door open for her. When we get inside, I want to groan, but Petra laughs. Teegan booked us the honeymoon suite. There’s a large heart-shaped bed with red bedding and white bathrobes lying on the bottom. There’s a bucket with champagne on ice on the table and a note that says Congratulations to the happy couple.

“I’m sorry about this.” I start to say, but Petra shakes her head as she sets her bags down.

“Don’t apologize. I think it’s sweet. Besides, I pretty much said we were going to mark each other when I was talking to Lindsey.” She walks over and wraps her arms around me. “You haven’t changed your mind about wanting me as your mate, have you?”

I pull her against me and smile. I need to tell her about Kimberly. Now, I’m even more convinced that I never had sex with her, but I can’t be a hundred percent certain.

“Changing my mind will never be an option. I’ve waited for you for too long.” I look at her lips and then back into her eyes. She smiles and puts her hands into my hair, pulling me down.

When our lips touch, it starts out soft, but when she opens her mouth and meets my tongue with hers, it fills me with a frenzy of need. She moans against my mouth, and it makes me instantly hard. I slide my hands inside her shirt, rubbing over the soft, smooth skin of her back, and groan as my desire for her spreads. When we pull apart, we’re both breathing hard, but we still cling to each other.

“I always wondered if kissing would be as good as it is in the books I read. It was better than I could have ever imagined.” Petra says as I kiss her forehead and cheek before returning to her mouth. I know I should stop, but I can’t.

“I need to tell you something before we go any further. I want to be completely honest with you.” I force myself to step back a few inches, and she looks at me with concern.

“Do you already have a girlfriend or something?” I can see the hurt in her eyes, and I quickly shake my head as I pull her over to the bed and sit on the edge, pulling her between my legs to stand in front of me.

“No. Several months ago, I was out with my friends, and this woman started clinging to me. I kept pushing her off me because both I and my wolf found her disgusting. The next morning, I woke up with her in my bed, but I had no memory of how she got there. She said we had sex, but I didn’t believe her. Neither did my wolf. About a month later, she showed up and said she was pregnant and the pup was mine. I thought I was going to have to mark her because I didn’t want my pup growing up in a broken home. With the pups being taken from our pack, she thought it was a good idea to stay somewhere else while she was pregnant. I agreed because I didn’t want her there to begin with. When Teegan and Joel came, they told me to get her and bring her to the pack because they would keep her and my pup safe. When she got there, Teegan called her out for being a phony. She wasn’t pregnant at all. She’s now in the dungeons of the pack.”

I spoke super fast so I could get it all out, but I had to tell Petra everything. I think I’m still a virgin, but there’s a possibility I’m not. She looks thoughtful for a minute and then puts her arms around my neck.

“So she tricked you into making you think you had sex, fathered a pup, and had to mark her. She sounds like a wonderful person. Please let me spend time with her alone when we get to the pack. I think I owe her for trying to steal my mate.” Petra leans forward and kisses me, but I’m too shocked to move at first. I thought she was going to be furious.

“You’re not mad?” I ask her. She runs her fingers through my hair, tickling the back of my neck lightly. I shiver from all the sparks running through my body.

“Why would I be mad at you? She obviously did something, so you couldn’t remember what happened. Most likely because she knew you would remember not having sex with her. If you never had sex, she couldn’t be pregnant. I know you wanted to talk, but is there anything else you want to say right now? I would like to get a shower.” Don’t think about Petra naked in the shower. Why am I getting hard when I just told myself not to think about it?

“No, we can wait until later. That was the main thing I wanted to tell you.” I can barely speak with my mouth so dry. She starts to move away, but I don’t want to let her go.

“Anton, do you want to get in the shower with me?” Petra asks softly. She looks embarrassed to ask, but I can’t speak.

“I wasn’t sure how far you’d want to go. If you don’t want me to touch you, I better stay here.” I tell her honestly. If I see her with no clothes on, there will be no hope of keeping my hands to myself. She takes my hand and pulls me until I’m standing.

“Don’t treat me like I’m naïve. I’m not scared of being with a man. I’m still a virgin, but I’ve also fantasized about my first time. I’ve read lots of books and always pictured myself being the woman in them. I don’t want my first time to be in bed like most people do. I want you to make love to me in the shower, and I want to mark you. I don’t want to wait for anything. Why should we when we’ve decided we want each other?” This was not something I was expecting from Petra. I thought she’d be bashful, not assertive, but she’s clearly a woman who knows what she wants.

“Well, I hope I live up to your fantasies,” I tell her as she takes me into the bathroom.

“You don’t just live up to them; you exceed them. I thought I was only ever going to have my fantasies because I was so scared of the rejection. Now that you’ve accepted me, I’m ready to move forward with my life. You’ve shown me that what Jelena said is true, and having a mate could make me happy.” She turns on the shower water and looks at me expectantly. I’m thirty years old, yet I feel like a pup with how she’s taken charge.

“Get your head out of your ass. Your mate is waiting for you to make a move, and you can’t even speak.” My wolf Dane says in my head, snapping me out of my trance. I pull Petra against me and kiss her, letting my tongue play with hers. She puts her hands inside my shirt, and it ignites a fire inside me. When I pull away, she pulls my shirt off and rubs her hands over my chest and abdomen.

“Are you ready to mark each other?” she asks. Typically, as future alphas, we would wait for a ceremony, but I’m not waiting. If Petra is ready, we’re doing it now.

“Yes, I’m ready,” I tell her. I pull her shirt over her head and almost lose it when I see she’s not wearing a bra. The rest of our clothes are gone in seconds. Petra pulls me into the shower. Teegan’s right. I will thank her in the morning because this shower is enormous.

When we get under the water, I don’t hesitate. I lift Petra up, and she wraps her arms around my neck.

“Are you ready? Is this how you imagined it?” I look at the area I’ll bite. Thank goodness for her books because this is way hotter than whatever I would have ever envisioned.

“Get inside of me, mark me, and then I’ll mark you.” She says against my ear. Damn. I wanted to go slow, but with her taking charge like this, there’s no way I’m waiting.

I put her back against the shower wall and position myself at her entrance. Looking into her eyes, she nods and smiles. I enter her slowly, and when I hear her gasp, I stop.

“Keep going; I’m a werewolf. The pain is already gone.” I do as she says, and once I’m in as far as I can go, I kiss her. If I could just stay here like this forever, I would die a happy man.

Petra tilts her head to the side and bares her neck for me. When my canines extend, I bite into her sweet spot. She moans and tightens around me. It’s almost more than I can bear. When I pull back, her eyes look glassy.

“Your turn,” I tell her, trying to control myself. I want to start moving, but I won’t until she marks me. Petra licks her lips and leans forward. When I feel her bite me, I almost lose my grip on her from the intensity of our connection. I hold her tight when I feel like I’m going to lose it, just as she pulls back.

“That was better than I imagined. Now make love to me, Anton.” Petra puts her mouth to mine as I start moving. I can’t wait to see what our future holds, but right now, I’m going to enjoy this night with my mate.

Kimberly’s P.O.V.

My throat is raw from screaming at the guards to let me out. How am I going to finish what I’m supposed to be doing if I’m locked in a damn cell? I made a promise that I would complete my part so I could have everything I want. Just as I’m about ready to scream again, a figure appears in front of me. I sigh with relief. She’s come to get me out.

“It’s about fucking time,” I say, making her glare at me.

“Why are you in a cage? You were supposed to be mated to Anton by now.” Her voice gives me chills. It sounds like gravel mixed with nails on a chalkboard.

“That’s not my fault. His bitch sister showed up and had him come and get me, so they figured out I wasn’t pregnant.” The woman stops and stares at me in shock.

“Teegan is back?” I nod, wondering why that’s important. She’s a nobody. “Excellent. Now, I no longer need you. You haven’t done your job, and now Anton is mated with a wolf from the Mystic Moonlighters. When I get my hands on her and Teegan, I’ll have everything I need. You failed at your job, so now you must die. I’m not going to kill you. I’ll let you rot in here like the pathetic dog you are.” With that, she disappears.

“You can’t do this to me. Get me out of here.” I scream, but it doesn’t do any good. Who can fight with a demon, anyway? Alecto is one of the most ruthless demons of the underworld, and if she says I’m going to die, I know it will be true. I should have never helped her. All I had to do was keep Anton from mating with his fated mate, and I failed.