The Alpha's Temptation

The candelabrum was dropped somewhere. Tania lunged at Eltanin and he gathered her in his arms, picking her up, his dagger clattering onto the ground. She wrapped her arms tightly around his neck and showered kisses upon him just as ferociously and urgently as he kissed her. They both were breathless and yet they couldn't stop kissing each other. The passion between the mates was crazy. The mate bond would have snapped after they had mated, but even before that it was intoxicating, unending and strong.

"I missed you," he breathed between the kisses. "It was hard—" he pried her lips open. "It was hard to breathe."

She whimpered as she let him open her mouth and he grazed his fangs on her lips. He held her tight against his body with one arm around her upper waist and one locking her hips against him. His erection instantly shot up and lay like forged iron against her belly.

When she pulled away, he let out a growl, hating it, as if someone had snatched the meat from the wolf's mouth. He rested his forehead on hers. "I was coming to find you," she whispered.

"You shouldn't have taken the risk," he said. "There are many foes around you."

"I don't care…"

And he knew that she really didn't care. She would have jumped in the fire if she had to, to reach him and he would have done the same. "I love you!" He slid her to the ground against his length and she gasped. "Are you okay?" he asked, scanning her from top to bottom. "You are not injured anywhere?"

"I was, but I have recovered," she said to placate his anxiety.

"Oh, thank God!" He pulled her closer with one arm.

A small cough from the side brought them out of their trance.

From the corner of her eyes, she saw another man standing as his guard, watching them with a grin and a bloodied sword in his hand.

Prince Rigel.

Heat seeped into her cheeks and neck. This was her first interaction with him after such a long time and now as Eltanin's lover. "Does he know?" she whispered.

Eltanin lowered her to the ground and said, "Yes. He came with me."

Rigel rolled his eyes. "I had to come along with a whiny, unbearable baby!" Eltanin shot him a glare. "We need to leave as soon as possible," said Rigel, scanning the surroundings.

"I will come with you." Tania insisted.

"Did you think I wouldn't take you with me?" Eltanin questioned her as he curled his hand beneath her chin and tipped her face up. "We staged an attack on the far east of the Pegasii border only to distract them and find our way in."

Tania's mouth fell to the floor. "Calaman's horns!" Eltanin attacked Pegasii to come for her? "H—How did you manage to get these clothes?"

As Eltanin picked up his dagger from the ground, Rigel swirled his sword proudly. "We had to kill two guards for that."

"Oh my god!"

"They were no match against us," Eltanin added smugly.

"But you must have encountered several soldiers on the way!" Tania said going pale. She gazed at their bloodied weapons.

"Of course, love," Eltanin replied nonchalantly. "The two of us had to kill about a dozen."

All of a sudden, they heard footfalls. Several soldiers were coming this way. "Hurry up!" Rigel said as he braced himself for another attack, swirling his sword in the air.

Eltanin gathered Tania close to him, as he held his dagger high and let out a growl. They started leaving in the other direction, but they had only gone about ten yards ahead when they saw a large unit of soldiers running towards them with spears and swords. "Fuck!" Eltanin rasped. Both he and Rigel stood with their backs against each other with Tania in the middle. The soldiers were coming from both the directions. Eltanin raised his dagger to kill anyone who approached and so did Rigel. However, the moment they did that, they saw that the soldiers rushed in the opposite direction without even noticing them.

As soon as all of them had left, Rigel turned sharply to look at Eltanin who seemed just as confused. Stunned, their eyes went to Tania who was giggling. "I chanted an invisibility spell."

Rigel's mouth fell to the floor. "You know… magic?"

"I learned it while I was at King Eltanin's palace." She smiled.

Eltanin had fallen in love with his mate all over again. She looked terrific with that beautiful smile. Seeing her after so many days had this effect on him. His fear mollified, his nervousness vanished and all he felt was warmth tailored for her. He felt good, better than good.

"We can walk all the way to your camp and no one will notice us," she added. "I can hold the spell for some time."

Eltanin didn't wait for even a second after that. He held her hand and rushed to his camp.

As soon as he got Tania to his tent, Rigel was forgotten. He took her to his bed and made her lie down. He removed his clothes and crawled right over the top of her, with his erection springing painfully in between his thighs. She placed her hands on his chest with a soft moan, as her fingertips tingled, sensitive to the feel of his skin.

"Would you feel bad if I tore this gown?" he asked.

"I wouldn't, but the maid at Pegasus Palace may," she chuckled. She raised her arms up and he pulled her nightgown off and tossed it to the ground.

The world narrowed down to his hands, her hands and sensations. His broad back flexed beneath her fingers. He leaned closer and placed a light kiss on the upper swell of her breast. She moaned as he nuzzled his face against her breasts. Her twin mounds were so delicate and enticing that Eltanin thought he would come before he managed to get between her thighs. Tania arched into him and he wrapped his arms to encircle her back and pull her closer. Her fingers threaded into his hair as he started kissing her all over her chest. He paused over her nipple and suckled her hard, moaning and growling. He held her nipple between his teeth and shook it with his teeth. Desire coursed through her like a strong wave and settled in her belly like liquid heat.

Eltanin paused and drew back only to see the nipple he had dampened with his mouth. "Don't expect me to be gentle Tania. I have had four days to imagine this. I want to put my mouth between those thighs and I want your mouth on my erection. I will suck you so hard that you will cry my name so loud that everyone will know that you are mine!" He lowered to suck her lips, and then he pulled away to see if she also wanted the same.

Without hesitation, Tania kissed him back. "I want you, Eltanin," she whispered against his mouth.

That was all he wanted to hear. He pulled her closer to him, flattening her breasts against his naked chest, hissing at the contact. Her head tipped back, exposing her long, slender neck. And Eltanin accepted her silent invitation. He bent down to press soft kisses, which soon turned harder as lust heated and fueled his blood.

Suddenly, the flap of the tent opened and Fafnir walked in with Princess Morava.