celebration to be had.”
“Yes, Alpha,” Bernard said, then walked off.
“Deacon, you may take Charlene home, but make sure you are both here for the Claiming ceremony,” Connor said.
“Most certainly, Sir,” I said. I held my hand out to Charlene. “My dear.”
She slipped her hand into mine and didn’t offer any resistance when I led her out of the mansion. I eyed the butler on the way out, giving him a wink. But he would have to wait, I had a future wife to romance. I helped Charlene into the carriage, then climbed in beside her. My stage coachman began our travel back to my home.
“Why are we not staying for the celebration?” Charlene asked.
I smirked. “Because you are not welcome. As a lone wolf, your presence is an insult and will not be tolerated by the other wolves. You need to have our Alpha’s blood in your scent in order for the pack to accept you. I could stay, but then, what kind of gentleman would I be if I left you alone?”
“One who also flirts with men in front of me, then asks for my hand in marriage,” she shot back.
I laughed, because I really did like the fire in her spirit. It turned me on to be challenged… to a point. Even I had my limits. “At least you know who you’re marrying.”
She looked out of the window and nodded. “I do.”
“Does that disappoint you?”
She turned back to me, then slid closer. My cock stirred to life as she slipped her delicate fingers between my thighs to brush against its hardness and I moaned. “So, you’d have me share this with whomever you fancy?”
She pulled her hand away, but I caught it and kissed the back of her fingers. “I would and you will. Soon, my darling, you will have a pack. Does this please you?” I asked.
“That I no longer have to fear for my life, yes, I am happy. That my friend has found her mate, yes, I am happy. That I am to be your wife… I am uncertain of if I should be happy,” she said.
I liked her honesty. “Charlene, I will make you one promise. I will make sure you have everything you want and need within reason.”
“What if I want my husband to myself?” she asked.
“That is something I will never promise you.”
“What if I want to be with someone else then?”
“That is something I will never allow.”
She pulled her hand from mine and I allowed it. She didn’t say anything for a while and again, I allowed the silence to go on between us. Before long, she did speak. “I will be your wife, but I never want to be ignored or replaced.”
I turned to her. “The only wolf who could ever replace you would be my true mate. Surely, you understand that. But no one else will ever replace you.”
“I accept those terms.”
With that, we were a couple. Two nights later, we returned to our Alpha’s home where he performed the blood oath through Induction for Charlene. I watched as my future wife drank Connor’s blood as I had once done, and gave the oath to be loyal to our pack until death. Next, I watched Julie enter the garden wearing a flowing white gown. Connor had already turned her, she was full wolf now, but, he still had to Claim her. To solidify the bond that bound them through fate. Once it was done, our pack would be the strongest it’d ever been.
Charlene was at my side as we watched Connor fuck Julie among the cheers of the pack. I clapped the moment his seed entered her and as they mated, I could actually feel power flowing through me. It was working and I couldn’t wait until it was complete. Another hour passed before Connor took Julie again, in their beast forms. Then, once the moon was full and bright in the sky, we all transformed into our wolf forms and he took Julie for the final time in this form. The moment they both climaxed, I felt a burst of energy flow through me. My cock was hard as a rock and I took my pleasure with Charlene. I was stronger and now, we all were. Yes, surely, I would be made Beta Capo soon.
Three months after our Alpha mates’ bonding ceremony, Charlene and I were married. The pack celebrated as only wolves could do. I finally got a chance to enjoy Oliver’s firm, round arse and he