LYKOS

I wake up to the feeling of warmth and the sweet aroma of peaches and lavender. I follow my first instinct which is to snuggle closer. I feel fidgeting and a groan in my arms and open my eyes to find Irida trying to shimmy out of my arms.

"Someone's happy to see me but I need to use the bathroom," she teases and I drag my arm from around her waist to let her get up.

When I look down I notice my very hard length peeking out from the waistband of my shorts and I groan. Fuck! I tuck myself back into my shorts when my mate walks out of the bathroom.

"What time is it?" I rasp, my throat suddenly dry as I drink her in.

"Uh, I think it's about nine in the morning," her voice is soft and raspy and my length jumps in my shorts.

"Come here," I hold out my arm towards her and she gets into bed facing me while I wrap my arm around her waist.

I bury my face into her neck, breathing her scent in deeply like I need to brand my lungs with it and her she gasps softly when my tongue darts out and tastes her skin, burrowing closer to me. I groan when she shifts against my very hard length.

"Good morning to you too," she chuckles and I feel my face go hot.

I pull back to look into her eyes, finding them dark with desire. She brushes her fingers over my mark and my body jolts forward, a purr rumbling in my chest and my eyes fluttering closed at the sensation.

"So this means you're mine?" She asks, her voice soft and teasing.

"Yes," I breathe as my eyes snap open to meet hers.

"Good," she whispers and presses herself against me.

"Mine!" My wolf, my lion and my dragon growl at the same time.

"Baby, you're playing with fire," I growl and my mate giggles in response, pressing herself against me again.

"What are you going to do about it?" She whispers, her eyes glinting with pure mischief.

I pin her to the bed hovering over her and burying my face in her neck, kissing the mark I gave her and she moans out loud, lifting her hips to grind onto me. I quickly capture her mouth with mine and press my hips into hers. I slip my tongue into her sweet little mouth and the sensations between the two of us overwhelm my senses.

"Love, if you keep grinding on me like that I'm going to lose my mind," I growl into her mouth and she sighs softly.

"Maybe I want you to," she whispers and swirls her hips against me.

"All in good time. But right now, I'm going to have my breakfast," I growl, littering her skin with kisses as I slide down her writhing body and lift her tank top to reveal her full breasts. I waste no time sucking one of them into my mouth and she moans out loud.

"Push them together for me baby," I growl and she does as I say, eliciting a tortured groan from me.

I flick her pebbled nipples with my tongue before sucking them into my mouth sharply, pulling back to lick them. I feel her arousal skyrocket and my length twitches. I suck and lick at them a few more times, slipping my hand into her shorts and finding her soaked core.

"Fuck! Is this all for me little mate?" I groan and push my hips down into the mattress.

She writhes against me with a whispered yes and I swipe at her shorts with my claws and they fall away.

"Hey! I liked those!" She yelps.

"I'll replace them," is all I say as I bury my face between her thighs, breathing her in before I cover her wet folds with my mouth.

Her moans fill the room and she pushes deeper into my mouth. My tongue finds her sensitive little bud and I slip a finger into her tight pussy, growling against her when her walls pulse and clench wildly around my finger. I press my palm on her lower belly as I suck and lick at her clit, moving my soaked finger in and out of her before adding another one. She gasps and cries out when I pick up the pace, curling my fingers inside her with every thrust.

"Fuck!" She cries out, her walls milking my fingers.

"That's it ????????? (sweetheart), I can't wait to feel you milk my cock just like that while I fill you up," I growl and her hips buck.

That pushes her over the edge and she gushes over my fingers. I pull my fingers out and replace them with my mouth, sucking every drop of her sweet release while she bucks her hips and screams my name.

"Fucking right!" I groan, my mouth unrelenting against her and soon enough she gushes into my mouth again with my name on her lips. My cock twitches and jerks violently as I cum with her on a loud growl.

"Take off your shorts, mate," her voice echoes, commanding and husky with desire.

"Baby-"

"Take them off Lykos, please," she orders firmly and I kneel on the bed, doing as she says, my eyes fixed on hers.

She gasps when I slide my shorts off, my hard length bobbing and slapping at my abdomen when I do. She licks her lips and my cock twitches.

"Come here, I need to feel you," she says, hooking a leg behind mine and coaxing me towards her.

She slides her arms around my back as I hover over her, kissing her deeply while she moans. When I slide my length back and forth along her wet folds she cries out and she locks her ankles around me. My body shakes at the feel of her pulsing against my bare cock and I growl into her mouth, feeling control slipping away from me. My thrusts become quicker as I press tighter onto her, her juices coating my length and her hips bucking erratically. Orbs of light glimmer all around us as we move together but I can't bring myself to pay them any mind.

"I want you," she whispers against my lips and I pull my head back slightly to look into her eyes.

"Are you sure baby? I don't want to rush you," I ask through gritted teeth.

"Well I'm rushing you. Please Lykos, I want you, I want to complete our bond," she quips, her sentence ending on a strangled moan as she grinds against me.

I dip my head down, sucking on her breasts as I thrust against her until her thighs quake with an impending orgasm. Just before she cums I push into her ever so slightly and she cries out.

"This is going to pinch," I groan as I slide my hand between us, my thumb finding her clit and rubbing in tight circles.

I push into her tight core again, feeling her resistance as she moans and grinds her hips. I flick and pinch her clit gently between my fingers as I break through the barrier making her cry out. I stay still as her walls strangle my cock, letting her get used to the feeling.

"Are you okay?" I grit out and she nods.

"Can you- I need you to move," she pants in between heavy breaths, lifting her hips up towards me.

Inch by inch I feed my cock into her tight pussy until my hips are flush against hers.

"Fuck baby, I don't think it's supposed to feel this good," I groan, kissing her mark as she moans and writhes beneath me.

"Please, I need you to move," she cries.

I drag myself out slowly before sinking back into her, clenching my jaw and gritting my teeth so hard I feel like they might break as I struggle to maintain some semblance of control as I move. My growls and her moans and cries fill the room as I slowly move in and out of her. My sweet little mate lifts her hips looking for more friction.

"What do you want my sweet little mate?" I growl as I kiss her plump lips.

"More," she moans as I slide out.

"More what baby? Tell me what you want," I coax.

"More you. Faster, harder," she whispers and the last thread of control snaps as I slam back into her, making her gasp.

My mouth finds her mark and I drag myself out before slamming my entire length into her and her body quakes.

"Then take it my sweet little mate, take all of it!" I grit out as I slam into her again.

I slowly increase my pace while she cries out, her walls clenching hard around me as she cums and I start to pound into her with abandon, my fangs sinking into the curve of her neck. When she cums all over me for the second time I bury myself as deep as I can as I find my own release.

"Whoa!" She whispers as she looks around and I follow her gaze to find us floating above her bed, surrounded by orbs of light.

When I look down at her I realize the tattoos on her skin glow, as does my mark on her as well as the tattoos along my arms and I find myself entranced. My cock remains painfully hard and I start to slide out but she digs her heels into my ass, pushing me into her.

"More!" She grits out and I oblige, fucking into her like a mad man until we topple over the edge again, this time crashing back onto the bed.

After a few minutes of cooling down I go into the bathroom, filling her tub with warm water before going back and carrying her to the bathroom. I switch the shower on and wash her gently while she holds on to me before I lift her and place her into the tub.

"Sit here for a few minutes and relax, I'm going to clean up real quick and make us breakfast. I'll come get you," I declare as I switch the shower back on.

I slip into a clean pair of shorts and rush to the kitchen, relying on my sense of smell to find what I need. A few minutes later I slip two large bowls of chicken orzo into the oven, thankful for the timer, and set the dining table before I rush to tend to Irida.

"Wow! That was faster than I expected," she chuckles as I lift her from the tub and begin to dry her body.

"You didn't think I knew my way around the kitchen?" I feign offense but my smile gives me away.

"I wasn't expecting you to find your way around my kitchen that fast," she laughs as I sit her freshly oiled body on the bed.

"What do you want to wear today?" I ask, flinging her closet doors open.

"You know I can dress myself, right?" She chuckles as she stands and begins to pick through the closet for her outfit of the day.

"I know, I just- I wanted to take care of you. Especially after the morning we've had," I rub the back of my neck awkwardly while my face flushes.

"You're really sweet, thank you," she plants a kiss on my cheek as she walks past me and begins to slip into her clothes.

"Your tattoos are unique, I've never seen anything like it. Must've been a good artist," I comment.

"Yeah, magic can create some pretty great art," she chuckles.

"What do you mean?" My brows furrow in confusion.

"They kind of just appeared. The more I mastered my magic the more they appeared. Kind of like medals but they each have their own function. Helps me channel different abilities when I need them," she explains.

My heart beats wildly in my chest while I watch her. I pick a pair of sweats and a tshirt from my duffle and slip into them just as she finishes slipping into her clothes, taking her hand into mine and leading her to the dining room.

"Mmhh that smells so good!" She moans when I walk into the dining room with both bowls of creamy goodness.

I serve her plate first before filling mine and sit across from her.

"Whoa! This is really good! Where did you learn to cook like this, mate?" She asks, her voice coming out a little muffled.

"I used to trail behind my mother in the kitchen when I was young. Plus, living with five guys you pick up a few things. We all did," I smile softly at her.

"Picked up more than a few things," she mumbles in between bites and warmth blooms in my chest.

"Are you sticking around today?" She looks up from her plate.

"I'm not going anywhere ????????? (sweetheart)," my response is quick.

"Would you like to join me for training? I'm supposed to start training with Galen today," she asks hopefully.

"Count me in," I flash her a warm smile.

When the dishes are cleaned up Irida drags me downstairs to Galen's study where we find him, his face buried in a book.

"Bear!" Irida calls cheerfully and he looks up at us with a raised brow.

He smirks when his gaze lands on Irida's neck and then on mine.

"Well damn, you two lovebirds sure have been busy!" He chuckles and Irida's face flushes. "I'm sorry, I didn't get your name before," he turns to me.

"Lykos," I give him a nod.

"Nice to meet you, Lykos. Glad it's under better circumstances," he nods with a smile. "I don't have to tell you that if you break her heart or hurt her in any way I'm going to kill you myself," he adds, his brow raised and my inner beasts growl at the challenge.

"Not gonna happen," I grit out returning his stare.

"Good, let's hope it doesn't," he says and my mate chuckles nervously.

"Okaaay, enough testosterone for today! Are we training or what?" She says and we both turn to her.

Galen meets us in the backyard with about a dozen bottles of mysterious liquid and Irida goes over them, infusing them with her magic. She's created animated targets on one end of the backyard for the tests. Every bottle she throws at the targets does something different. Some completely vaporize the targets, some knock them down, some paralyze them and some drain their magic. I can't help but feel a sense of pride swell in me while I watch her with a smile.

"Amazing, isn't she?" Galen nudges me with his elbow as he stands next to me.

"More than amazing," I whisper in awe with my gaze fixed on her and Galen lets out a grunt of approval.

"Come on, Wolfy! I'm gonna put you through some tests so we can see how much of your magic has been activated and what abilities you have," Irida calls out to me, motioning for me to join her and I oblige.