The Secrets of the Panther
Chapter 152

BLAKE

I couldn’t help myself; I needed to kiss her. Her scent had me twirling with every desire, and it seemed sweeter than ever.

I move around her mouth, tasting her. I move my tongue inside her mouth as she gasps from the contact. My hands had no clue where to go as they traveled all over the top half of her body. But they finally rest on her waist.

After a few moments, I pull back slowly. But leaving my head on hers, with my eyes closed.

“Blake,” she says in barely a whisper.

I open my eyes and move slightly away. I stare down at her as she runs her tongue over her bottom lip, which sends me into more desire. I need to move away, or I will be fucking her against the door.

We need to talk.

I take a step back and move my arms to my sides. I stare at her, and her eyes are on me. She searches for something, but she lets out a sigh.

“Blake,” she says. “I want to apologize for what happened; I meant nothing by what I said. I was caught up in the emotions and everyone being around us.” She stops and looks at me but moves closer to me. She moves her hands and takes one of my hands in hers. She caresses my hand and looks at me; she gives me a small smile.

My heart melts, and Axel’s going crazy. He wanted to dry hump her as soon as he saw her on the field. He has missed her, and so have I.

“Blake, you are more Allie’s father as I am her mother,” she says. “I love you, and I want to spend the rest of my life with you.”

I stared at her but couldn’t say anything. Everything she had told me comes flooding back, and I move my hand out of hers. I step back and walk over to the couch.

I sat down and looked up at her; her eyes were full of something, but I couldn’t read her.

“Mate is sorry,” says Axel in a whine. “We should forgive her.”

I want to, but I need to make sure this doesn’t happen again.

I looked to the desk and saw the papers I was sorting out in the printer just before word about the rogues and vampires.

“Blake, say something,” she says.

I look back at her and sigh. “Izzy, I believe you’re sorry, and I know it was in the heat of the moment,” I say. I stare at her briefly as she moves from one leg to another. She looks uncomfortable. “You must realize that you hurt my feelings; you made me think you would never see me as Allie’s father.”

“Blake, I see you as her father,” she exclaims. But I noticed she was struggling with something.

Izzy looks at me and sighs. “No one seems to realize that I never had to feel anything,” she says. “I mean, all my feelings and everything went to my emotions. I never had to feel guilt or anger or even love before. I mean, it all went to my power.”

I stare at her, feeling slightly confused.

Izzy sighs. She moves closer to me, and I can’t help but watch her every move. “When Puna and I put our power in the amulet, we never thought about anything like emotions until everyone made me feel horrible, even for suggesting taking Allie’s memories away,” she says.

“When you came to the pack, I was overwhelmed with every emotion, but getting attacked by family took it over the top,” she says as she kneels so we are at eye level. “I know I have to learn how to feel and deal with everything, but how am I supposed to show Allie when I have never had to do it before? Everything went to fuel my power, making it build up and take it all out of me with a flick of my wrist.”

She places her hands on my legs, but her eyes never leave mine.

She stares at me.

“Mate is struggling with her feelings,” says Axel. “Puna is trying to help her calm, but even she is struggling too.”

I stare at her and lean back on the couch. I would never have combined two and two with her emotions, but it explains how her power worked more. All her feelings, every single emotion she felt, went into the power. Dealing with everything must have been overwhelming and confusing, especially when they all came out simultaneously.

I moved my hand to her cheek and gently caressed it. Izzy leans into my hand, closing her eyes, and I hear a slight purr coming from her.

Izzy opened her eyes, and they were green. Puna was forward with her.

“Mate needs to help us,” Puna says. “Izzy needs mate more, and she needs to learn how to cope and deal with everything.”

I nodded.

I move toward her and kiss her lips. I moved back and noticed Izzy staring back.

“Izzy, I never realized what you were going through, and you should have said I would have helped more,” I tell her.

Izzy smiles.

“As for Allie, I know you thought you were doing right, but I believe….” I said, but Izzy shook her head. “Blake, she remembers everything. From the vampires circling to watching two loved ones she cared about die before her.”

I stare at her; I know it’s hard for Allie. I would never want that for her, but it happened.

I move, bending forward, placing my hands on Izzy’s hips, and moving her onto my lap. Izzy gasps at the movement, but I make her straddle me. Izzy stares down and places her arms on either side of my neck.

“Izzy, I believe you did right,” I say. “But I want to return them to her soon, and I want Allie to deal with everything. You need to do the same, and what better way than to learn together?”

Izzy looked at me for a moment and looked like she was thinking about it.

Axel stares at Izzy, drool slipping down from each side of his mouth. “Mate looks good,” he says.

“Down, boy,” I say to him. He grunts and looks back at me. “Have we made up with mate?” he asks.

“We have, and we will have her riding us,” I say, making his tail wag. “But I need her to realize that she is no longer alone. We are here for her and if she needs us. We will be there.”

Axel looks at me and nods. “We are always with and for mate,” he says. I look at Izzy, who has an amused look on her face.

I frown. “What?” I asked.

“I agree to let her memories back, only if you come home and be with us,” she says.

I couldn’t help the big stupid grin on my face.

“Oh, and Blake,” she says. She leans forward and places her head into the crook of my neck. I could feel my cock getting harder with the slight movement. “I believe I have to make it up to you,” she says, kissing my neck.

Axel howls in delight.

Izzy moves back and looks down at me. I placed my hands tightly on her waist so she didn't move.

“Izzy, just promise me,” I say to her. “If you feel overwhelmed, or any form of emotion comes that you can’t handle. You ring me or wait until I am near to tell me what is happening.”

She nods her head.

“You know, mate can mind link us,” says Axel. “I can get to hear Puna’s voice if we do.”

Something registers; we never mind linked before. But saying that, I had never seen her mind link anyone before.

I stare at her. “Izzy, do panther shifter’s mind link?” I asked her. She looked at me, but a slight blush came across her face. “We do, but I never learned as I was on the run. My mother told me she would teach me when my panther came, but that never happened,” she says. And my heart aches slightly at the mention of her mother. She never got the chance.

“What about Kat?” I asked. “Why didn’t she show you?”

Izzy looks at me and sighs. “I never had the chance. I never had to learn it because we had mobile phones. But when I was on the run, I learned everyone’s number. Kat never mentioned mind linking with her, and I thought I already knew how to or something,” she said.

I stare at her. “We could teach her,” says Axel.

I smile.

“How would you feel about Axel and I showing you?” I said. “I mean, at least I can feel something when you talk through the mind link, and I could figure out how to help you, at least.”

Izzy stares at me and smiles.

“You would help me learn,” she asks. “If it means I get to listen to your voice in my head and hear from you daily, I would,” I say. I move my hand to the back of her neck and pull her head toward me. I kiss her once more, more passionately.

After a scorching steamy kiss, Izzy pulls back and pants hard.

“I think we need to stop kissing,” she says. I smirk, knowing she probably could feel my cock underneath her.

She looks at me, “can you show me how now?” she asks.

I nodded.

I tell her to clear her mind and let Puna replace a link in her subconscious. It takes a few attempts, and Puna finally gets it. Izzy opened her mind and went straight to me. I could feel her emotions, and she was right. They were everywhere. She was feeling everything.

I look up at her, but I use the mind link. “You are so beautiful,” I say to her.

Izzy blushes, but she smiles. “Thank you,” she says back. “Now what?” she asks.

I looked at her. But I couldn’t help but look at the desk, and Izzy’s eyes followed me. “What’s up?” she asks. She looks back at me, and I can’t help but feel my heart go to my mouth.

“I did something,” I said to her out loud.

Izzy’s eyes went wide slightly. “What did you do?” she asked.

Izzy doesn’t move, and she stares at me. I can’t help but stare at her before I tell her. “After everything you said at Allie’s party, I wanted to prove to you I want Allie as mine,” I said.

I move slightly and look at her. “I contacted a lawyer when I got back and asked him to draw up adoption forms,” I said.

Izzy’s eyes widen, but she says nothing.

“I told him all about the situation, and he thinks he can draw up something about me being Allie’s father, and it would make me Allie’s father in the eyes of the law,” I said.

I stare at Izzy, waiting for her to say something.

“Blake, you don’t need a piece of paper to be Allie’s father,” she says. “I know why you are doing it, and I think it is the best idea to have. Maybe we can sort it out when we get back and have a family present to witness it all.”

I couldn’t help but smile. My heart must have grown three times the size.

I move and get up while holding Izzy in place. Izzy squeals slightly, and her arms fly around my neck.

“What the hell, Blake?” she says as her legs wrap around my waist. I place my head into the crook of her neck and sniff in her scent.

Axel howls in delight, knowing what I was planning on doing. I move to her ear and suck on her earlobe. Izzy moans slightly. “Blake.”

I smirk. “Now, I will take you to my room and fuck you hard,” I say. I place a kiss on her mark, and she moans out.

I walk over to the door and head straight out of the office. I run toward the room I have been staying in since I was here.

The room is small, but I don’t care.

As I get to the room and open the door, I can’t help but smirk as I throw Izzy down on the bed. I move to the door and close it.

Everyone might hear us tonight; both Izzy and I have a lot of making up to do. I intend to make her moan all night long.