Chatting with the principal was a breeze, a simple agreement and a little persuasion. He was more than willing to let me go.
The mean girls didn’t stand a chance. Raff and I kept our secret, and it was tough watching girls throw themselves at him.
It didn’t help that his friends seemed to enjoy the female attention just as much. I tried to steer clear of him.
The holidays came and went, and with them came Alice. Everything that happened after that was a whirlwind of emotions.
Being away from Raff to take care of Alice, I felt something inside me that I couldn’t suppress any longer. Alice becoming Sebastian’s mate marked the end of my time at the university.
But it also marked the beginning of something new. The battle between Akasha and his werewolf army showed me how much I loved Raff because when he got hurt, I felt the pain too.
After the war ended, I promised Raff that I would come back. We had a lot to discuss. He still had to finish his year, but I also had new responsibilities as part of Alpha Hawk’s team and on his council.
“Go,” Alice said with a smirk. “I’ll be there for you when you need me.”
“Thank you,” I said, letting out a sigh of relief.
We had just finished more council duties, implementing new rules and council areas. Now it was my turn to convince the vampire elders that I wanted to be Rafel’s mate.
We were still unsure, but when I left him last time, he’d made a promise.
By the time I got to the university, it was dark. I stopped outside his window. We hadn’t done anything more than kiss and dry hump each other. It was like neither of us wanted to cross that line.
But now, I wanted him. I looked through the window. He had his back to me, then he ran his fingers through his hair, pausing as he did.
Then he turned and faced me. A smile spread across his face. My heart skipped a beat.
There was a look on his face, one of confirmation. He quickly opened his window, the cool night air enveloping us as he helped me inside.
The moment my feet touched the soft carpet of his room, he pulled me close, and our lips met in a passionate kiss. Our tongues danced and intertwined, reflecting the intensity between us.
The urgency grew as he tugged at my top, tearing it as he did. At the same time, I ripped off his shirt, the sound of fabric tearing filling the room.
The electric tension between us, which had been building over time, exploded like a volcano. Our mouths met again, hungrily exploring each other, while our hands hurriedly unfastened each other’s jeans.
With my body fully exposed before him for the first time, he couldn’t contain a primal growl of desire. “Fuck, Natalia,” he breathed, his hands gliding possessively over my curves.
The heat of his touch ignited a wildfire within me, my blood pulsating in response. It was an indescribable sensation.
And then a deep, guttural growl escaped his lips, signaling his unyielding arousal. His throbbing, rigid length pulsated in my grip as I grasped it.
A glistening bead of anticipation formed on the tip, tempting me to taste it. I wrapped my mouth around his length and sucked.
His hands went into my hair as he groaned and I continued. “I need you.” The low hoarse growl sent my throbbing pussy aching for him.
With a sudden motion, he lifted me effortlessly and flung me onto the plush comfort of the bed. I could feel the warmth of his mouth pressing against my most sensitive spot while he threw my legs over his shoulders.
He lapped and twirled his tongue, hitting all the right spots and sending me into a dizzying orgasm. “Raff!” I cried out and nearly ripped his hair out as he thrust his tongue into me again.
Softly, he kissed me, and I came down from my high. My heart was racing, and I couldn’t help but wonder how I had never reached that level of ecstasy until now.
His eyes glowed amber as he moved over me. “I’ve wanted to do this to you since the day you walked in on me.”
He thrust into me, his cock stretched me and he grunted. “Fuck.” His hands clenched the sheets on the bed.
I wrapped my legs around him and rocked further. This differed from anything I’d experienced before. We had a connection.
“Bite me,” he groaned. I spun him around and bared my fangs at him.
As he thrust deeper, his cock pulsed and swelled, sending waves of pleasure coursing through my body. I tightened my grip on his shoulders, my fingers digging into his flesh as I urged him to go faster.
He grabbed my ass cheeks and in the next moment, he pinned me up against his wall. As he took control, his cock delved deeper into me, igniting a rush of sensations.
“I said bite me,” he growled out in frustration. My snarl intensified as I grabbed hold of his hair, yanking his head back with a swift, aggressive force.
As I looked into his eyes, I felt the anticipation building, and I ran my tongue over my sharp fangs. The intoxicating combination of his desire and the euphoria radiating from him and his wolf pushed me to climax on his cock once again.
Thrust after thrust, he relentlessly kept at me, enticing me to bite him. “I’m going to cum for you, Natalia. Please,” he begged.
My eyes rolled back as I savored the sensation of sinking my teeth into his neck, relishing the taste of warm, coppery blood.
As his delicious blood filled my mouth, a rush of euphoria overwhelmed me. With each thrust, I could feel him releasing himself inside me, filling me up.
The pressure of his fingers against my body intensified, his claws extending. Then he pierced the air with a haunting howl.
“Fuck, Natalia,” he panted out and let me go. Blood coated his hands.
“I’m sorry. I don’t know what happened there?” He stumbled backward.
“I’m a vampire, Raff. I heal,” I assured him. His claws had dug into my ass. “Plus, I’ve been worse off in some fights we had in the war.” Vampires heal faster than werewolves, much to their annoyance.
His lips curved into a smile, and he took my hand. “Let us shower, then we need to talk.”
“Oh, now you want to talk?” I teased him.
We squeezed into the thing that he called a shower, an excuse for him to lift me up and sink his cock into me again.
This time it wasn’t as fast and explosive, but hell, he made me cum twice more.
Raff and I were sprawled out on his bed, his breath warm against my neck.
“You don’t have a scent, but I can feel you when you’re near,” he murmured, tracing a finger along the curve of my side. “What’s next for us? I want to be with you, but society won’t be thrilled.”
“We’ll have the backing of the alpha council, but I can’t predict how my elders will react,” I admitted.
Raff sighed, and it seemed his thoughts were drifting to his pack, his family. He closed his eyes, the weight of our situation sinking in.
“You know what they’ll say,” I told him, arching an eyebrow. A constant worry nagged at me.
What if his destined mate showed up? What would happen then?
Raff tensed beside me, as if he could sense my fears and doubts.
“I don’t want anyone else,” he declared, his jaw set in determination. “They can’t understand what I feel in here.”
He took my hand and placed it over his heart. “I’ve been fighting these feelings for so long, but what we shared tonight…it’s more than just sex. I have feelings for you, Natalia.” His gaze held mine, intense and unwavering.
“I want you too, Raff. But god, this is so complicated. Why can’t we just be together?” I exhaled in frustration.
I could already anticipate the reaction from my elders. The truce between vampires and werewolves was still fragile.
Our relationship could ignite something entirely different.
Some might see it as a declaration of war. Others might think I was trying to infiltrate the werewolves, to seize power in a new way.
“We’ll figure it out,” he assured me, pulling me closer.
His body heat enveloped me, a comforting cocoon. I rested my head on his chest, closing my eyes.
A sense of peace washed over us. His heart beat steadily beneath my ear, a soothing rhythm that lulled me into a sense of calm.
The bond we were forming was something neither of us had ever experienced.
We knew our relationship would face scrutiny and criticism. But for now, I was going to savor the sweetness of what we had just shared.
