First Beginnings (7 page)

Chapter Sixteen

The next two weeks went by very
quickly for Sarah. There were no more sightings of Marcus or Colt, and nothing
was heard from them since the attack on Seth and Brandon. However, she couldn’t
help but feel uneasy still. Seth had been a complete gentleman – well, perhaps
not a
complete
gentleman, but he had tried. Every night she slept in his
arms and every morning she woke to find one hand on her breast and the other on
her arse –cheek. He kissed her every night before they fell asleep and every
morning before they showered.

He showed her round the island.
She, Hope, and Callie walked every day along the shoreline, spending many hours
gossiping about the brothers and island life. However, every time the subject
of Logan was brought up, Callie would become quiet and withdrawn. Sarah had
asked Callie about it a few times, but she had just said that sometimes life
didn’t work out as it was supposed to and, as soon as it was safe, she was
going home.

Sarah felt her stomach flip at
the thought of going home without Seth and his family. She had come to love it
here and, even more importantly, she had come to love Seth and all the little
things he would do for her. He had bought her an iPad so she could surf the
net, but they just ended up playing games against each other. He let her choose
the films to watch of an evening after he had cooked her dinner, yet not once
had he tried to have sex with her or push her into the mating she knew he
wanted so much.

If she was completely honest with
herself, she wanted to stay here and make Penn Lake Island her home, but could
she leave Callie and their dreams behind? Callie was like a sister to her and
she would never choose a man over her best friend; but she loved Seth and the
thought of leaving him left her feeling lonely and sad. Callie looked over at
her when she stopped walking.

‘Sarah, are you ok?’ Callie asked
worriedly.

‘Fuck, Callie, I think I'm in
love with Seth,’ she replied. ‘Oh god. What am I going to do?’ Tears burnt her
eyes. Hope, overhearing, stepped up beside Callie.

‘I would say you go home and shag
him senseless,’ said Hope. ‘But that’s my brother we’re talking about, so
urgh!’ She shuddered, but smiled at them both.

Callie, however, remained
serious. ‘Sarah, go to Seth. He must be going out of his mind at not being able
to touch you. I'm surprised his wolf has lasted this long without a mate. I
love you and will be here for you; nothing will change that. But I can’t stay
on the island knowing I have a mate who hates me.’ Sarah felt Callie’s pain
but, before she could reassure her, Hope took her hand and kissed the back of
it.

‘He doesn’t hate you, Callie,’
said Hope. ‘My brother is the most egotistical man alive and has always had
women fall at his feet. I think giving up his freedom is making him act out and
you’re his punching bag, so to speak. He will come round and, if he doesn’t…
well, I’ll chop his dick off and feed it to him.’ She smiled benignly.

‘Remind me not to upset you,’
Sarah laughed. ‘But Callie, I just don't think I can let you leave this island
without me. We have worked our arses off for our dream and I can’t give it all
up just because some wolfy sense tells him we’re fated to be together. Can’t
you just stay for a while? Please, Callie? I understand if you can’t, but I promise
I’ll come with you.’ Sarah was now crying openly as Callie hugged her. They
stood like that for several seconds before Hope leapt on both of them.

‘You two are like the sisters I
never had,’ she cried. ‘I never thought I would feel such a close connection to
any women like this. It’ll all work out. It
has
to. I couldn’t bear to
lose you both, especially now you have become part of our family.’ Hope
squeezed them both before letting go.

‘Sarah,’ said Callie, ‘you have
to stay and mate Seth. He loves you and I can see you love it here. I’ll come
back. Lots and lots to see – you, and your baby sitting on you knee…’ She
winked as Sarah paled. ‘And, of course, I’ll be here for the wedding,’ she
added, smiling.

‘Stop it now,’ replied Sarah,
blushing. ‘You’re just teasing me. We are a long way off from all that…’ she
huffed, but the glimmer of hope stayed with her. ‘Plus, I don't know if I can
go through changing into a wolf without you, Callie. Promise me you will stay,
at least until I'm ready for you to leave.’
Which may be never
, she
thought.

For the rest of the afternoon
they discussed what work Sarah would be doing. Hope told her that she didn’t
have to work, as her family had enough money to keep them going for years, but
Sarah needed to do something. After she left Callie and Hope at their front
door, she walked off to find Seth, thinking that she couldn’t wait to have
wolfy senses like him so she could just sniff him out the way he did with her.

She walked toward the main row of
shops and stopped when she saw him walking out of one of the empty buildings.
She could tell the moment he caught her scent and he looked straight at her.
She couldn’t help taking in his strong, muscular body, his thick arms peeking
out from under his white T-shirt, but when he started to walk toward her she
froze. He was stalking his prey, she could tell. His eyes lowered to her mouth
the minute she licked her bottom lip and she knew, at that moment, she would
give him the mating he wanted. He walked to her and swooped down, instantly
taking her mouth in a kiss.

‘Mmm, you taste so sweet,’ he
breathed. ‘I'm glad you’re here. Will you come with me? I have something to
show you.’ He seemed preoccupied about something. ‘You don't have to say
anything now – my brothers and I will do all the work. You would have complete
say in what goes where, but I think you will love it.’ He was talking so fast
that Sarah couldn’t help but laugh at his enthusiasm as she followed him into
the empty building he had just exited. She looked around its shell, thinking it
had been used as a shop of some sort before its closure.

‘Well, what do you think?’ he
asked.

‘Of what, Seth?’ she laughed. ‘I
don't know what it’s for.’

‘It’s for you, my sweetness,’
replied Seth. ‘It’s all yours, for your dream. You could open a bakery here on
the island. I know it’s important to you and the guys can’t keep coming over
every day to sample your cooking. I don't want them in our home when you’re
alone. You’re mine and I don't like it.’ That made her laugh. She knew he hated
the fact that she cooked sweet treats for the guys after they came back from
the hunt; a few of them even came by every morning especially for her breakfast
cinnamon rolls that she and Callie would make.

‘I love you more than my next
breath, Sarah,’ he continued. ‘I’ll do anything to make you happy, including
giving you this building to make your dream come true. If you don't like the
building, we can look at another one. Logan already has some plans in place and
we could go over there now to look at them.’ He was watching her for any signs
of distress and, when he saw her eyes fill with tears, he knew it was all too
much for her. He’d been so sure she would love this little building, but
clearly he was wrong. He wrapped her in his arms as she sobbed against him.
‘Sarah, I'm sorry. Hell, I thought for sure it was something you wanted. I'm
sorry, baby.’

Sarah looked up into his eyes
with a confused expression.

‘Oh, Seth. It’s perfect. You’re
perfect. I... I think... no, I
know
I love you!’ That was it. She didn’t
get the chance to say anything else before Seth picked her up against him and
devoured her. She could feel his pent-up emotions as he kissed her hard. She
pushed at his chest when she finally needed to catch her breath.

‘Of course,’ she added, ‘it’s a
shame we have to go over the plans with Logan, as I was hoping we could go home
and fu...’ She was swept off her feet and thrown over his shoulder before she
could finish her sentence.

‘Fuck Logan,’ he said. ‘I’ll show
you round tomorrow. We’re going home. NOW!’ He growled out loud, making her
laugh. He strode out of the door and down the street, almost tripping when she
squeezed his butt in her hands. When he caught scent of her arousal, he started
to run towards their home. He could feel his wolf prowling the surface.
Mate.
Want mate. Now
.

When they arrived at Seth’s
house, they saw Logan sitting on the porch swing, waiting to go over the plans.

‘Logan, change of plans,’ Seth
growled. ‘We’re going to have to reschedule the meeting for tomorrow.’ He
didn’t even stop, but walked straight through the door. Sarah lifted her head
and saw Logan laughing at the scene before him, making his way back down the
front steps.

‘Hi, Logan. Bye Logan,’ she
shouted whilst laughing.

Inside, Seth placed her on her
feet and steadied her as all the blood came rushing back round her body.

‘Sarah, my mate, you are so
beautiful. I have waited for you for two hundred and twenty years. Tonight I
will mark you as mine, and never again will you ever feel lonely or unsafe. You
are mine, but this time I'm going to make love to you on our bed.’ He walked
her backwards towards the stairs. She turned and sprinted up, knowing he would
follow her.

He caught her just as she got to
their room and spun her around, kissing her with everything he had. However, he
knew he had to calm the fire in his blood or else he might run the risk of
hurting her, and he would never hurt his mate just because he couldn’t control
himself. But he had waited several lifetimes for her.

He kissed her on the side of her
cheek and down her neck, hearing her moan as he kissed down across her
collarbone. His hands moved from her back to the bottom of her T-shirt, which
he yanked up. He helped her take it off and, whilst she reached behind herself
to undo her bra, he worked on getting her out of her jeans.

‘Seth, take off your T-shirt,’
she breathed. ‘I want to feel my skin against yours.’ She looked at him as he
pulled his top over his head. ‘God, Seth, never did I ever think I would be having
sex with someone who looked like you.’ She immediately put her hand over mouth,
realising what she had said. He looked down at himself, wondering if she didn’t
like what she saw, but the scent of her arousal made him smile, knowing it was
just the opposite. He stalked towards her as he undid his jeans, making her
walk backwards towards the bed.

‘Clothes off now, Sarah. I'm
going to take you so many ways you won’t be walking for a week,’ he smirked.
‘And, for your information, we are not having sex.’

‘We’re not?’ she said with a
raised eyebrow.

‘No, we are not. From now on, we
make love, as that’s how I feel about you. I love you. Sex would imply I only
care for you.’ She reached the bed and she fell back, completely naked,
watching him come toward her.

‘Seth, please make love to me.
Show me how much you love me. Please…’ She opened her arms as he came down hard
on her lips. He kissed her, making it hard for her to breathe, but she didn’t
care. She only cared that they were finally going to mate and make love. Seth’s
hands came down to take her breasts in his hands, breaking the kiss to look
down at her body. She was beautiful and she was naked and sprawled across his
bed. He was in heaven.

‘I want to taste all of you,’ he
said as he took her hard nipple in his mouth. He hissed in pain as her hands
threaded tightly through his hair, pulling him closer.

‘Yes, Seth. God, yes,’ she moaned
as his other hand tweaked her other nipple until he moved across to take it in
his mouth. All the time, he rubbed his cock against her moist slit and she
could feel the come leaking from him. Her hands moved down his back and she
reached down to grab his butt, pulling him closer to her, making him rub
against her clit. She was so close she didn’t know if she could hold out much
longer as she writhed against him.

He kissed his way down her body
before he made his way to the thin patch of blonde hair; but just before he
parted her lips and sunk his tongue deep inside her, he glanced up at his mate.
She looked down at him, lifting her hips as an invitation; he sunk deep inside,
licking and fucking her with his tongue, before he sucked on her tiny knot of
nerves and her hips shot off the bed. Her fingers were wrapped in his hair,
holding him to her as she rubbed against his face; she knew she would be
embarrassed about this later, but right now she could feel the wave building.
When he inserted two fingers into her she screamed out and all she could see
were stars.

He watched her chest rise and
fall as she tried to catch her breath; he felt his wolf puff up out of pride at
making his mate come. He kissed his way up the crease of her leg, making her
shudder, watching as she sucked her hard, flat stomach in as his tongue circled
her belly button. When her breathing was less rapid, he removed his fingers
from inside her and felt the tight muscles clamp down as if they wanted to stop
his exit. That made Seth smile as he moved on top of his perfect mate, fixing
most of his weight on top of her.

‘Open your eyes, baby,’ he said.
‘Look at me.’ When she did, it was his turn to gasp. He saw everything in her
eyes – peace, home, family and love. He was completely and utterly in love with
her and he wanted to make sure she felt that love when he claimed her. As he
settled on his elbows, he felt her tense up and watched as she closed her eyes.

‘Sarah, sweetness, what’s wrong?’
She moved her head to the side so she didn’t have to look at him, but he put
both his hands on the side of her head and forced her to look at him. ‘Sarah,
please look at me. If you want to stop, I’ll stop. No pressure. Sure, I think I
might die from blue balls…’ He saw the smile on her lips, ‘but this is all
about you. I’d never force you into a mating. Ever.’ He saw her eyes fill with
tears as she shook her head from side to side.