It's hard being the heir to a throne, mainly when the other successors are all immortal until someone chops their head off. But that is exactly what Raven is, is she not? The immortal daughter of a werewolf and a Shadow Walker, two races that had never been blended in a hybrid child before. However many things changed after the wedding of Alpha Donovan and Katrina. The honeymoon was short lived, mainly after Grandfather Xavier brought Katrina up to a position of power within her race, being that she was as powerful as an Elder at the tender age of twenty-five mortal years. The stress of running several sectors in the US caused Katrina to go into labor early within the Shadow Realm, something that had never happened before. Xavier had to save his daughter from the rebels that had been hunting her down at the time, shocked to find his granddaughter already born and being protected by a child Shadow Walker named Nathaniel.
With Xavier's help Katrina was able to pull herself and Raven from the realm, little Nathaniel coming along with as though he had the right of it. Donovan was merely happy to have his family safe and sound, Raven being a healthy baby though she was born over a month early. Many theories were whispered through the races as to why the child could have survived such a birthing, but none were followed by a single fact. Nathaniel continued to follow Raven around like a love sick puppy, claiming her as his mate. Donovan and Katrina did not know what to make of this but allowed it as Raven had few friends, Kay having drugged the Pack Leader, Donovan's sire and father, to gain his seed and birth a rival heir to Raven. As she was the mother of his child the Pack Leader could not execute Kay for what she had done, merely banishing her and keeping his new son Wulf close by.
Growing up for any child is never easy, but for Raven it seemed three times as hard with the training on both sides to control her powers of wolf and of darkness. Being a few years older Nathaniel helped Raven in her Shadow Walker training, and a few unarmed combat forms, though when they hit their teens that was mainly an excuse for Nathaniel to touch her. Wulf however stayed in the shadows, watching everything with the same calculating gold eyes his mother had. Once Raven hit the age of twenty-one however, both Nathaniel and Wulf began trying to gain her attention, Nathaniel because he knew Raven was his destined mate, and Wulf... Well most were left to wonder his true intentions.
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Staring out over the writhing mortal bodies below her Raven could not help but smile at the irony of it all. Mortals wrote stories about beings of darkness, immortals of ageless beauty, but none of them ever actually saw what lie right under their noses. Shaking her head she moved away from the railing of the second floor VIP section, turning to head for the stairs as bodies parted for her. She knew, then again she always knew when He was around, the strings of fate tying them together only seemed to tighten when they were in close quarters. Pale green eyes scanned the room while she made her way to the dance floor, feeling like teasing Him a bit even though it was dangerous to do so.
Her brother Donovan Jr. or Don as Raven called him, always liked to rub the fact that he was happily mated to a mortal, Mitsuko, with one son Kenichi, and another child on the way, in Raven's face. Several times she had been told by her brother that she should take what she has been given by fate and deal with it. But oh she would deal with Him, she always liked dealing with Him. The games they would play, brief mind blowing kisses, soft caresses, all before she would pull away and leave them both bereft, panting for more. Sliding into the writhing mass of humans Raven swayed to the techno beat, always having enjoyed this type of music over the ancient classics she'd been forced to listen to as a child.
The tension in the air went up a few notches while Raven began to dance slowly, sensuously to the beat around her, filling her blood with heat and need just as it was meant to. People around her touched the pale silk of her skin, the strapless leather corset not doing much to cover her form, nor did the skin tight leather pants help. Long, strong fingers ran through Raven's long black hair, fisting against her scalp a nano-second before soft yet firm lips pressed down on her painted crimson lips. Even with her eyes closed she knew it was Him, her body's instant reaction to his touch being to wrap arms around His shoulders as she opened her mouth to deepen the kiss. A pleased growl rumbled up from His chest as He pulled her closer, His tongue stroking deep into her mouth mingling with hers. After a few minutes she pulled back, opening her pale green eyes slowly to look up at Him, Nathaniel.
Why he ever let his mate wander around like this Nathaniel would never understand as he always loved having her near. His grip on her hair tightened as she tried to draw away like she always did, giving a small taste before slipping from his grasp. Black eyes clashed with pale green while some of his thick blue-black hair fell into his face as he leaned into her body. Lips brushing softly against the shell of her ear Nathaniel whispered to her, knowing she could hear him over the insanely loud music.
"Nay, this night you will not draw away from me my mate."
"You can't force me to accept you Nathaniel."
"No force required my love, I feel the pull as you do, you will fall into my bed with me and relish every moment of my embrace. Scream for my thrusts while I explore every inch of your beautiful body with my hands and mouth, beg for my seed as I thrust deep, oh yes you will my Raven."
"Did my grandfather tell you to speak to me in such a manner?"
"No, I thought I would try my own special method for once. I am tired of this game Raven, I want to make you mine."
Raven narrowed her eyes at Nathaniel, starting to struggle against him though he moved with her making it appear as though they were dancing instead of fighting for dominance. Moving off the dance floor Nathaniel ended the struggles of Raven by pinning her against a wall, pulling the darkness in around them to disguise his actions. Sliding his leather clad leg between hers, he rubbed his thigh against her trapped clit, pressing his lips against her mouth at the same moment to smother her cry of pleasure. Placing his hands on her hips Nathaniel tugged her close to his body, rocking to the pulsing music, his thigh rubbing against her in time to the beat. Raven dug her fingers into his blue-black hair, forcing his mouth tight against hers while her hips rocked against his thigh, bringing her pleasure higher as the song went on.
Small growls flowed up from Raven's mouth as Nathaniel returned the leather pants she wore to their original state, darkness. Reaching between her thighs his fingers met bare, smooth flesh, forcing a possessive growl to slip free. Her eyes widened while his fingers slid along the bare folds of her pussy, drawing a low moan from her lips. Finding her swollen clit Nathaniel stroked his slick finger gently over it, pulling back so he might see her face contort with pleasure. His black gaze pierced her green, making her body shiver with not just pleasure but excitement as well.
"You see my love, only I can give you this pleasure. Why do you run from us? What we could be together?"
"Why should fate get to decide who we love and mate? I want a Choice! I didn't even get to choose you, we were doomed to be mated from the start."
"You consider us doomed?"
"It's not right for us to have no choice in who we love Nathaniel."
"I did have a choice Raven, and I chose to follow you like a love sick puppy. I chose to love you, fate did not decide."
"No..."
"Yes! Why think you I have played your silly games without complaint all these years?"
Raven whimpered softly while rocking her hips and grinding her clit against his fingers. Pressing closer he took her lips once more, moving his fingers so that he could rub the bulge of his trapped cock against her bare sex. Raven wrapped her arms around Nathaniel's shoulders before her legs did the same around his trim waist, they bumped and ground against each other. Moaning softly Raven tangled her fingers in his thick hair, holding his mouth to hers right before he pulled away from her kiss.
"I have but one love in my eternity and that is you Raven, my Mistress of the Night..."
