Hello everyone,
It's been a while since I've posted here but I found this in my archives and knew I was never going to officially publish it elsewhere so I thought I'd share it here for all of you to enjoy 😉
Jacko <3
AN UNEXPECTED MATING
It was Rose's eighteenth birthday and she couldn't be more excited, she would likely find her mate today (as long as he was in their pack) but she was almost certain he was. She had felt drawn to Marcus for the last couple years and was just waiting for this day for her wolf to come out and recognise him as her mate and then his wolf would recognise hers.
She was dressed in her favourite lavender floral dress, ready for the pack barbeque that was customary for all 18
th
birthdays. A mating was something to celebrate and there was a high likelihood it would happen.
She walked out onto the lawn in front of the communal hall and scanned her eyes for Marcus, when she finally saw him, they smiled at each other, both eager to allow their wolves to meet. He walked over to her and gave her a hug and took a deep breath of her neck and she did the same.
Marcus drew back and his brows furrowed. "My wolf doesn't sense the pull," Marcus said.
Shock overcame Rose, she had never considered that he might not be her mate. They had been so drawn to each other but now it felt as if that draw had been severed.
Tears started to pool in her eyes. "This can't be right," she said.
A gust of wind blew past her carrying her scent with it toward Cane. Cane was another member of the pack but he was older than her by about 8 years so they'd never spent much time together. The moment he smelt it his wolf was at attention, ears perked head high and searching for their mate!
Cane looked over and saw Rose and she suddenly looked completely different to him. No longer did he see his friend's little sister but he saw her for the woman she is. Her ample curves, kind green eyes and golden skin. His cock pulsed, she was his mate and he was suddenly overcome with the need to claim her.
Cane walked over to Rose with lightning speed which picked up everyone's attention, they'd seen this before after all. He walked right up to Rose and said one word.
"Mate".
Then he the leant down and sniffed her neck, she didn't intend to do the same because she was so sure Marcus was her mate and their wolves were just confused but she did catch his scent and her wolf suddenly jumped up and knew he was her mate but Rose did not want to believe it.
"No this can't be right!"
Cane felt like he has been punched in the chest.
"What? Our wolves are never wrong" he said.
"Well, she is confused then. Marcus must be my mate, we've felt it for months."
Rose looked at Marcus with heartbreak, a look that he returned.
"I'm sorry love, I thought so too but we were wrong. If your wolf recognises Cane as your mate then that's who he is. It's not me."
Cane felt anger at the term "love" which Marcus used toward her. She was
his
mate! That's it, they needed time away from him and away from the audience.
"We need to talk alone" he stated.
Rose shook her head, still in denial. Rose cried out as Cane threw her over his shoulder. This couldn't be right, she thought, but her wolf seemed quite content to be held by Cane.
Cane carried Rose away to his room, he'd waited 8 years to find his mate and though he was disappointed that she'd had such a strong crush on another wolf, he knew she'd recognised him as her
true
mate and would do everything in his power to show her that their bond would be worlds better than anything she could have imagined with anyone else but him.
He lowered her down into his bed turned to lock the door. "I know this isn't how you imagined things playing out but this is exactly where you're meant to be, with your true mate," he murmured.
She looked down and nodded. He was relieved to see she had mentally acknowledged that they were in fact mates.
"You know our wolves need to mate tonight, please tell me you feel the need too?" Cane said, this was agony for him. He desperately wanted her to want him back.
"I know, my wolf feels it but my mind is confused. I spent the last 2 years assuming it was going to be Marcus," Rose replied.
Cane's wolf angered at the mention of another wolf but he pushed it down, he needed to show her he was kind, loving and patient.
"Please tell me you are willing to complete the mating?" Cane asked
"I am, but please go slowly," Rose asked.
Cane nodded. He leaned forward and kissed Rose's neck hoping that if she scented him more, the pull would become stronger. He heard her inhale and as she did her hands rose to his shoulders, he could sense she was feeling it more. He then looked into her eyes, pushed her hair behind her ear and leaned in to kiss her ever so softly.
Rose appreciated how gentle he was being, she knew the mating pull for males (any many females) was extremely intense and he must be fighting back all his instincts to claim and rut. That showed her how kind he must be.
She was feeling more and more drawn to him, it was the strangest thing. Ten minutes ago she had been so infatuated with Marcus but the closer she got to Cane the easier it was to forget about him.
She had to admit, Cain was a handsome and strong male.
He stood up and stepped back as he started to slowly unbutton his shirt, much slower than necessary but allowing her another moment to come to terms with how things had played out and another moment to finally start to see the man in front of her.
He could see her admiring his body, many of the females in the pack thought him handsome with his shoulder length blonde hair, deep blue ocean eyes and strong muscled physique. He saw the desire build in her eyes as she admired his chiselled pecs and 6 pack abs when he peeled his shirt away.
Cane slowly stalked over to her, his large frame becoming very apparent to her. He slowly sat beside her and started to peel off her cardigan and continue to slowly undress her but left her underwear on to give her time to get comfortable with the situation.
After removing his pants, he lay beside her on the bed. He'd left his underwear on also to avoid overwhelming her but the skin to skin contact would help their wolves bond. He gently kissed her lips then trailed his kisses across her cheek to her neck, she shivered knowing that his teeth would soon sink in there.
He ran his hand up and down her arm. "You have the most beautiful skin" he whispered.
He moved his hand across her shoulder and down toward her breast and grazed a thumb across her nipple then gently tweaked it between his fingers. She inhaled and he sensed her pleasure.