Taming Her Beastly Mate
Chapter 63

It had been a few days since the marking of Aken and Alexis. When Alexis and Aken weren’t locked away in the bedroom they were working on her summoning skills. Which she had well under control now. Jasper and Terra were very close these days. And while Terra still hasn’t accepted the mark they are by all senses dating. And maybe a bit more. They are sharing a room now, so the marking is only a matter of time.

And then there was Micah and Brandy… Their trysts were a regular thing now. She would come and dropped off her order. Then Micah would pick a fight with her and get her all heated up. And then take that fire to the bedroom. Sometimes she would end up storming off or saying something snotty to him but secretly she loved it. She always came back for more.

Alexis was standing in the main room waiting for Aken to come back from a perimeter check when Brandy and Micah strolled down the stairs.

“What time will you be back tomorrow?” Micah asked with a crooked grin and Brandy turned around clicking her tongue.

“Does it matter? You act like this is what is supposed to happen every time I make a delivery.” Brandy watched the amusement flicker in Micah’s eyes as he smiled at her.

“And why shouldn’t it? I think we are pretty good at it. Working on those regional qualifiers, right?” Micah chuckled as his eyes trailed over her lazily.

“Whatever. I suppose I will be around this time tomorrow.” Brandy said with a small shrug.

“Oh wait. We are heading back to Elysium, aren’t we?” Micah turned and looked at Alexis.

“Yes, but you can stay here if—” Alexis didn’t get to finish as Micah snorted at her angrily.

“I might be gone for a few days.” Micah turned to look at Brandy’s green eyes. He stepped into her and leaned his head down to her ear. “When I come back, I’ll make up for the lost time. Don’t go pleasuring yourself. I want to give you your release.”

“Don’t go fooling yourself. I may make some other appointments for myself.” Brandy lied and knew Micah could see right through her. The way his lips curled up as he looked down at her.

“You’ll wait for me.” Micah winked and listened as Brandy snorted loudly.

“You can believe what you want.” Brandy turned on her heels and walked out the door. She only made it a few feet before Micah wrapped his arms around her from behind. He pulled her back into his chest as his hand traveled down rubbing between her legs in circular motions.

“Tell me you’ll wait for me.” Micah raked his teeth over her neck, teasing her flesh with his tongue.

“Micah…” Brandy m****d quietly and closed her eyes. “Stop, we are outside.” She panted as he continued rubbing her. He pressed into her letting her feel his arousal, to which she let out a slight m**n.

“Brandy… tell me.” He commanded as he bit onto her earlobe.

Brandy inhaled sharply and quickly spun around in his arms. She reached her hand out grabbing hold of his e******n over his pants. A low growl escaped his lips as she squeezed him. She reached up on her tiptoes and licked his lips. “You. Tell. Me.” She ordered in a whisper.

Micah chuckled and crashed his lips against hers. He held her firmly by her hair, not allowing her to escape as his tongue invaded her mouth. “I’ll wait for you,” Micah mumbled into her mouth. “But you tell me now. Tell me how much you want me. I know you do. I just want to hear you admit it.” He held her head captive and wedged his free hand down her pants. He caressed her moist center and allowed one of his fingers to slip into her wetness. She gasped and he silenced her m**n with his mouth.

“Micah…” She pleaded. “We are outside.” She was always pretending she had nothing better to do, so she was just passing the time with him. But he ignited something inside of her. And the connection between them was pure fire. The lustful volcano that erupted between them was like nothing she had felt before. And her body responded to him on its own. It wanted his touch out and writhed into him seeking him out.

“Tell me.” He ordered. “Or everyone will hear your screams.” He began pumping his fingers and moving his palm against her. The scent of her arousal was driving him mad. He was ready to lead them both back upstairs again. He thrust his tongue into her mouth as he continued to stimulate her. Her quieted m***s were drowned in the battle of their tongues. Dam.n he wanted her all over again. She drove him mad. And though he tried to push it away… possessive thoughts were starting to trickle into his mind.

“I want you.” She admitted in a pant. Why not admit it? He already knew. Besides, her body was telling on her anyways. She fought for dominance against his mouth as his teeth pulled on her lips.

“Good.” He whispered in a low husky voice. “Now let’s go back upstairs.” He traced his tongue over her bottom l*p before he lifted his head up. Gazing down at her with lustful eyes.

“Why? What does this solve now?” Brandy sagged against his chest as he pushed himself into her hand. She felt his hardened length bulging against his pants.

“It solves a major problem of mine. And one of yours.” He removed his hand from her pants and placed both hands on her waist. “Only if you want to…” He said in a low, gentle, seductive tone as his fingers played with her sides.

She looked into his blue eyes and smiled. Why wouldn’t she want to? She couldn’t argue that the chemistry between them in bed was amazing. It was like someone read her diary and created a man to please her. She never left his room unsatisfied. And it was getting harder and harder to leave his side. But she wouldn’t think about the reasoning behind that.

“Brandy?”

A voice called out from behind her making her jump. She stepped away from Micah and turned. She already knew who it was. And her chest sank as she stared at the man walking up the path.

“Noah? What are you doing here?” Brandy took in a deep breath trying to regulate her heartbeat. She hoped the scent of her arousal wasn’t heavy in the air. And that her swollen lips weren’t overly noticeable.

“Uhm… the elders told me I could replace you here. They suggested that I walk you home and escort you to the dinner party tonight.”

Brandy looked at Noah and frowned slightly. Noah acted like a nice enough guy. He was only a few years older than her. He had blonde hair, brown eyes and was nicely put together. As far as looking at him goes. But when he started to talk… He was incredibly boring. And she was quite certain he was just as boring in the bedroom.

“I wasn’t planning on going to the party tonight.” Brandy answered honestly. She felt Micah shift behind her and could feel his heat upon her back.

“The elders want for us to be a match. We owe it to them to try, don’t you think?” Noah rubbed his neck and glanced back at Micah. He could see the murderous glare this man was giving him and wasn’t sure why. The man was bigger than him in all aspects. And while he could sense he was a werebear there was much more to him. A strong powerful force he wouldn’t want to face. He averted his gaze from the man to not give a challenging impression.

“I told the elders I wasn’t ready. I am not ready to settle down and do my part to procreate a druid baby. I am not livestock.” Brandy folded her arms over her chest and watched the wave of surprise come over Noah’s face.

“I don’t think you are livestock, Brandy. You know I asked if I could be paired with you. I’m willing to wait. As long as there is a promise to be my intended. I don’t want to wait for no reason.” Noah straightened up a bit indignant on his behalf. There were plenty of druid women chasing after him. Why should he have to beg her? She should be thrilled he picked her. But he was determined he would have her. She was beautiful. Her body was voluptuous. Her large, rounded breasts, hourglass waist, flawless skin, and beautiful bewitching eyes were everything he wanted. Her hair was a dark shade of red that shined and beckoned for him. She was going to be his mate. He had decided it years ago and was finally ready to make sure it happened. She had to pick from the druid men and no man there would go up against his family. He was making it publicly known that Brandy was his. One way or another she would have to come to him.

“You should probably keep dating others. I don’t plan on promising myself to anyone.” Brandy could see the slight agitation in Noah’s eyes. His lips form into a thin line as his eyes twitched slightly.

“The elders have asked for me to bring you to the party tonight. We can’t ignore the elder’s wishes. Going against them is unwise.” Noah said as he tried to control his voice.

Micah finally snorted and placed his hand on Brandy’s shoulder. “She isn’t finished here today. We were just discussing that we need another delivery, and she has promised that it would be here.”

Brandy rolled her shoulder and shrugged his hand off of her. “I can handle this myself.” She glared at him for a moment and rubbed her forehead.

“She can bring it after the party then. She has an obligation to be there.” Noah felt angry when he saw the man’s hand on Brandy’s shoulder. And even though she brushed his hand off he didn’t like the look in the man’s eyes. Noah glared at him in a slight challenge, but the man only smirked at him. The man looked at him with a condescending smile that was saying go ahead and try. And this infuriated Noah more.

“Perfect. I’ll be expecting her tonight then.” Micah’s eyes met with Brandy’s promising what their night together would bring. He then glanced back at Noah holding his gaze until the man looked away. That druid had no idea who he was playing with. The man didn’t know it, but Micah was barely controlling his composure. He wanted to show that man the clear difference in their strength.

“Fine!” Brandy snapped and looked at Noah. “Wait for me at the end of the walkway. I have one more thing to do here.” She watched Noah reluctantly walk away. She waited until she was certain he was well out of sight before she turned around angrily to confront Micah.

“What was that all about?!” Brandy snorted. “Why did you interfere? This is my life. I can handle it myself. I’m just your pleasure buddy remember?” She hissed and noticed the blue eyes darken looking at her.

“You are just going to do what the elders tell you? Get yourself bred so you can pop out a few puppies for them?” Micah growled out between clenched teeth.

“You don’t know anything about the lives of druids. This is our responsibility. Druids have to reproduce other druids. I don’t have a choice in the matter.” She closed her eyes and shook her head. Why was he getting so angry over this anyways?

“To hell with your feelings then? You’ll just take whatever chosen mate they give you?”

“I have a choice, Micah. I can choose from any of the male druids.”

“You don’t have a choice. You have a gene pool you have to choose from.”

“Why do you care Micah? You aren’t offering me anything else right?” Brandy raised her brows up at him and folded her arms over her chest. Why did she even say that? She could see the wounded look in his eyes but she didn’t break her stare.

“Brandy… I already talked to you about that—”

“Exactly, Micah! We already know where each other stands. You aren’t taking a mate. And I have to take one from my kind. This is where we both stand.” Brandy shrugged as she swallowed down the lump forming in her throat. Why? Why was she feeling pained inside? After hearing him begin to shut down the possibility of being together she felt like she was gutted. This was just for fun. She wasn’t serious about Micah. This was just to pass the time for now.

“I don’t like it,” Micah admitted quietly. “I don’t like you throwing away your chance at happiness.”

“Well, I don’t like you throwing away yours. You won’t take a family because of your duties. Even though the princess is well protected by her mate. Instead, you hide behind your duties and cling to it. You use it as an excuse. Convincing yourself that you don’t want a family. Convincing yourself that you CAN’T have a family. When in reality you are afraid to have one. Yes, I’ll be taking a mate out of duty. But at least I can admit it sucks. It’s hell. Do you think I want to be forced to be mated to a stiff my whole life? Forced to carry their child. Forced to share their bed with them? Hell no I don’t want that. It sounds horrible.” She squeezed her hands together in a ball and bit her inner l*p. “But this is my duty. You have yours… and I have mine.”

Micah let out a sigh and nodded his head. “You’re right. I’m sorry.” He balled his one hand in a fist by his side. He couldn’t explain the emotions he was feeling right now. He wanted to rip Noah’s throat out for the possessive eyes he had on Brandy. The idea of her taking him or any man as a chosen mate was making him aggravated. He didn’t want her melting into another man in bed. Her legs shouldn’t wrap around another man’s body.

Why was he feeling this way?! It was wrong. She could take whoever she wanted or didn’t want as a mate. That was her choice. They were not in a relationship. They weren’t a couple. For all intended purposes, Micah was mated to his duties as a guardian. That was it for him. He wouldn’t have a mate. He couldn’t afford a mate. He wouldn’t risk not being there for Alexis when she needed him. He rationalized he was just feeling his primal hormones fogging his mind. As an Apex predator, he didn’t share. And sleeping with Brandy was making him feel like she was his. Or so he tried to reason. The problem was he never felt like that before with his flings. So why was it different this time?

“Micah it’s alright.” Brandy forced a smile and shrugged. “Anyways I have no intention of taking a mate right now. But if you’d rather us not hook up that is fine.” She watched Micah’s gaze snap up to her and a co.cky smile reached his lips.

“Oh, I don’t think so. You are spending the night with me tonight. Even if I have to collect you myself. I’ll be gone for a few days so tonight we won’t be sleeping. And I plan to punish your body for leaving me right now without taking care of my problem.”

Brandy laughed and bit her bottom l*p. “I’ll look forward to it.”

Micah watched as Brandy walked away. He always watched her when she left but this time, he felt a pain in his chest. He wanted to run up and hold her. He wanted to keep her by his side where no one else could touch her. But that was silly. It was a ridiculous notion that he wasn’t going to explore further. He turned and walked back to the house. He grabbed the door and opened it revealing two angry blue orbs staring back at him.