The Unclaimed Human Luna
Chapter 69

Conner POV

Conner could understand El’s concerns and reservations about him, he had not treated her well, admitted to it, here, in front of all her family, owned up to his mistakes. They were so good together when in close contact, but apart she still had that desire to reject him. It was her true nature, to be alone and in control of her life.

She didn’t want anyone telling her what to do, not even him. He wasn’t even going to try, he’d likely never bloody win and the nature of hers to leave him, would surface each and every time. He may have found her, but obtaining her and keeping her for a lifetime, was another thing altogether. He could not only see the hurt but hear it, everyone could.

Could even feel Brayden’s anger rolling off of him, as he listened to her, he was getting everything for the first time, all the things Conner had done to try and push her away. Things he’d done to make her want to leave him and it had worked. She had not only wanted to leave him, she had left him, was still trying to leave him, right this minute.

He watched her get up from the table and leave him. The moon was due to set any minute and she didn’t want to be anywhere near him, didn’t want to scent him out. That much was clear, they were Mated to each other. He’d laid it all out clear as a bell, that not only had Atlas mated her, he had, before Atlas had even, that she had mated him right back.

She understood it, he was certain, even if she left him, they would be forever bound to each other. He was not going to accept a rejection. He couldn’t even now with her screaming at him. He knew he loved her. Atlas loved her, they had likely loved her while she was still human, he’d just been in complete denial about it.

Got punched right in the face by Brayden with all that man’s wolf strength behind it, as she stalked away from the table. He took the hit, didn’t even glare at the man, had known it was coming for a long time, just shoved him out of the way to go after her. His eyes moved to her aunt, who was just watching him. No alpha liked to be punched by one below them, she was staring right at him, curiously he thought, waiting to see what he was going to do.

Well, what he was going to do was go and claim his Mate, get her to understand he loved her, would do anything for her. If she wanted to stay here? Then it was likely, here he would stay as well. He was not leaving without her. He would send his whole unit back and just be here with her till she either came around to him or was done studying and came home with him.

Knew it was going to have to be on her terms, he called out to her as she headed into an orchard and watched her just start to run away from him, sighed and shook his head, always with that need to run away from him. He went after her, and felt the moon set and saw her stumble and crash down onto the ground, shot forward at full wolfen speed. She was clutching at her chest in pain, he could see it, feel it even.

Her scent hit him, still smelled like Jasmine and Vanilla but then had the scent of pine needles overlaid it, goddess she smelt like a forest, smelt so freaking perfect to him, turned her over to look at her to try and replace out what was wrong with her.

They could see the flickering of her eyes from silver-grey to amber, it was constantly in motion ‘Can’t shift, is trying to but can’t.’ it was Atlas telling him when she didn’t answer them, he was trying to comfort her, stroked her hair hoping his touch, her Goddess Gifted Mates touch would ease her pain. Finally, told them she couldn’t shift.

Felt Atlas surge forward and claim her officially with her scent around him, they truly knew what she was to them, then his fangs were just buried in El’s neck, heard her scream in pain and try to fight them and their claiming of her.

Atlas was of the opinion he needed to Mark her to ease her pain, to bring her shifter all the way out of her. It was only a theory, and it could go very badly if she still rejected them afterwards. They were also now no longer alone. His wolf may have his fangs buried in his Mate’s neck but his eyes were on the very large black kitsune that was staring him down right now.

They both knew it was Juliana, the Alpha Kitsune of this pack and El’s own aunt. She was standing just a few feet away watching a wolf claim her niece by force. She could not only hear the girl screaming, but see her fighting against it.

He felt Atlas pull her even harder into him, he was not letting go, bit down harder on her, poured more of his venom into her. El was his and he was not caring of the outcome, of the war that could likely be started. He thought he could fix her, save her from the pain she was in, and release her beast. That was all that mattered to Atlas right this minute.

Then she was just settled in his arms, lay there calm, no longer in any pain, got to watch as Atlas’s eyes moved from the Kitsune to his Mate. One he was never going to relinquish, not even back to her aunt, was willing and ready to fight for her, likely going to die for her if things didn’t go right.

Watched her eyes open and look up at him, glowed like twin moons up at him, so very bright under the light of the full moon as it shone down upon them, spoke right to her, told her to claim him back, that if she did it wouldn’t hurt anymore.

Heard his wolf tell her exactly what he believed would happen if she accepted them, that her shifter would come. Could feel pain welling in her once more ‘Atlas let me, it’s not you she’s confused about.’ Conner told his beast, and he was given back control. Her eyes were shut against the pain that was once more building inside of her. Conner’s eyes moved to that Kitsune, it was no longer standing, just sitting watching. She knew in all likelihood that El couldn’t shift without being claimed, and would have seen the pain in her before. Likely they had talked about a lot of things, accounted for why he’d been allowed to stay in her room with her all day. To sleep next to her she already suspected they were mated to each other. Knew her niece needed him to get her shifter.

Turned his eyes back to El, he wasn’t going to lose her any more than Atlas was, “Please El, choose us.” He told her softly, wanted that more than anything in his entire life right now, let her hear that in his voice, touched her face gently and saw her look up at him. Promised to never hurt her ever again, he told her he only wanted her, and he did. So did his wolf.

They would never take another if she rejected them, would remain mate-less as their punishment for hurting their mate, for as long as their Goddess deemed fit to let them live. Or till she found it in her to forgive them no matter how many hundreds of years it took.

Leaned down and kissed her softly, lovingly he hoped, and finally, she slid her arms around him and kissed him back, looked down at her, heard her sigh his name and then just whisper “Mine.” Up at him and felt not only relief but joy flood both he and his wolf. She was willing to claim them back, give them a chance to show her they really did love her and want her.

“Always yours.” He told her gently, he was hers, had been from the first moment he’d stepped into her bedroom and nearly drowned in the scent of her arousal, had only been in there to see if she was in there, not to have his way with her, but couldn’t stop himself, even knowing she was human hadn’t stopped him. He had wanted her like no other, looking down at her now, as she stared up at him. He knew he still wanted her like no other.

Asked her what her shifters name was, to let Atlas call her out and saw those Amber eyes of her beast look right up at him, smiled to see her on the surface properly. Let Atlas push forward to look down at her. He loved those amber eyes already. He reached out to touch her face for himself only to have her suddenly shove him away from her, quite violently. Then she was rolling over away from him and was up and gone, running away from him and his beast, a lot faster than El had ever moved before.

It was not El running from them, he felt Atlas tilt his head slightly as she ran away from them and just laugh, and shoot off after her to chase her. He’d loved chasing El, now he was going to chase his own Mate, he still didn’t know her name. They were marked by him but not them by her. They could actually hear a laugh coming from the woods.

She was fast and his wolf was loving it, hunting her out in the woods under the full moon to Mate her and he was going to. She was playing with him already. Had been released by El’s claiming of him, gifted by the goddess to come forward finally. Her first instinct was to run away from them, but the laughing they were hearing was all her beast. It was high pitched and had this little chuffing noise to it.

Atlas was tracking her through the woods, gaining on her, his excitement to Mate, his Mate was building with every second of his hunt of her, hadn’t even seen her yet, was hunting his Mate in human form and didn’t even care. Loved that body as much as he would her shifters.

Ducked off to the side and shot forward with all he had to get in front of her and then was in front of her, blocking her way. There was so much happiness on her face and those amber eyes were filled with mischief, she didn’t stop running at him, if it was possible, increased her pace and just when he thought she was going to smash right into them, slid right between his spread legs and was up gone from him once more.

Heard Atlas laugh as he turned and looked at her, she was grinning wildly at him, saw his own Mate wink right at him and then was gone, running off through the trees once more, saw Atlas stand and track her. Then just rip right out of him and go after her in full wolf form. He was faster and more agile in wolf form and his Mate wanted to play with him. He was going to show her just how playful he could be.

How big and strong he was, how he to could turn on a dime and race through the woods, hunt her for as long as she wanted to be hunted, knew that the first time out in the woods was so very exciting and freeing. But not only was this her first time out in the woods, this was her first time with her Mate. She was not only having fun, she was really happy he was chasing her as well.

Chased her for hours through the woods till he had her cornered in a ravine, she had come to a skidding halt and his wolf stood watching her as she looked for a way out, saw her turn and look right at him. Atlas shifted back to their human form but stayed in full control and stalked her once more. Watched her look for a place to escape, there wasn’t one. He’d been tracking her and watching her learning how she moved, how she turned and slid, all the ways she dodged him to get away from him. Was prepared for all of it, to snag her and have his way with her right here in this ravine. She was not getting past him this time. He was more than ready to Mate his Mate.

Growled right at her all needy and wanton, saw her amber eyes move right to him, and watched her head tilt, and watched her actually smell him. She was still smiling at him, had enjoyed running from him and being chased by him. Then she growled right back at him and shot forward, was on him wrapped around him and her mouth was on his all hard and rough, kissing the hell out of his beast.

Atlas was already ripping at her clothes, tearing them right off of her in his need to have her. A full battle for dominance ensued between him and her. Two Alpha’s trying to assert control over each other, till he had her held down to mate her furiously, took his Mate with all he had, saw those teeth of hers try to take a piece of him, leaned right down into that bite of hers as he knotted himself to her, and felt her fangs sink right into his flesh, her venom burn into them, searing hot at first and then that Mate Bond connection finally fully establish between the two of them.

They had yet to see her shifter and even with her Marking them and claiming them for herself, he couldn’t see her, should have been able to, but couldn’t, just darkness and a pair of glowing amber eyes was all he could see in his mind.

But Atlas knew her now “Petal.” He growled all softly as he looked down at her. “My little flower.”

“Atlas.” She laughed back up at him, “My whole world.” Pulled his mouth right back down to hers, lay there under him and kissed him the entire time she was knotted to him. Then she sighed as it released and she pushed him over to look down at him. Then simply got up and stepped away from him. “Stay beast.” She told him, when he moved to get up. Her voice was a little higher pitched like her laughing, though still held that gravel of a shifter to it.

Watched her walk away from him and then just look up at the moon, close her eyes and sigh softly, liked being under the light of the full moon. It was blissful to her. Then, before his eyes started to shift, she stood before him in her fully shifted form, a Kitsune, not a fox. A beautiful two-toned Kitsune, of Black and Brilliant Orange, a Melanistic Kitsune. Her face was black but her ears were brilliant orange, her four long slender legs were all black, as was her chest, but her underbelly was that brilliant orange and down her back was a mixture of brindled orange and black and then those 9 tails of hers as she stood there before them, in all her magnificent glory, waved and swirled them about were a variety of orange and black, each one different to the next, but each one held a white tip to their tail.

She was the most beautiful creature he had ever seen. He’d never seen anything like it before, had been expecting a silver fox breed or silver kitsune due to her father’s collection of artworks. The pack gate symbol of a black and white kitsune with 9 tails, seemed to be that black and white was their lineage.

Felt Atlas shift to his wolf and walk on over to her. She was smaller than him in stature, had those long legs but her body was still smaller than his, touched his nose right to hers and slid his muzzle along hers till his whole head was sliding down her body, knew his beast was going to try and mate hers.

Didn’t exactly know how that was going to go, got hit with all her tails and Atlas shook his head, and growled a little at her. She growled right back at him, turned and looked right at him, wound herself under him and through his legs, allowed those tails of hers to curl around him as she did so, ran her head along him and then just walked herself under him, her head rubbed against his chest and she looked up at him as those tails of hers, part and curl around his body.

Was ready, it seemed, to be mated by his wolf.