Defying the Rogue Alpha
Chapter 70: Need

Chapter 70: Need

Lucas staggered slightly as he fully returned to himself, blinking as if reorienting, before his lips twisted into a smirk. "Well, at least I know whose side Manic is on."

Ava rolled her eyes, trying to ignore the way her body still throbbed with need.

"How’s Kade?" she asked, her voice softer now, genuine concern slipping through.

Lucas exhaled, running a hand through his already messy hair. "He’ll live." His gaze softened as he took a step toward her. "For now."

"Come to me, Ava," he murmured.

"I hate you."

Lucas smirked, "I know."

And then he pulled her close, his arms locking around her.

"I’m dumb," Lucas murmured against her temple. "I made all the wrong decisions today. This past week has been terrifying for me. I wasn’t thinking right."

"Ahhh..." she moaned softly, gripping onto his shirt tighter.

Lucas kissed her, to ease her a bit.

Ava’s world tilted, her fingers slipping into his shirt and digging into his skin.

She shouldn’t want this.

She shouldn’t forgive him yet.

But the way he kissed her, the way he held her...

She was drowning.

And she didn’t want to come up for air.

Lucas pulled away, breathing heavily, his forehead pressed against hers. "I don’t want to do this here," he muttered. "And I need to get you out of here without every unmated wolf in this fortress catching your scent and losing their damn minds."

Ava’s brows furrowed. "What are you planning?"

Lucas smiled.

"Come with me."

Ava let out a dry laugh. "Walking isn’t exactly an option right now, Lucas."

Lucas groaned, rubbing a hand down his face before suddenly scooping her up into his arms.

The second he did, a fresh wave of her scent slammed into him, making his knees buckle slightly.

"Fuck." He squeezed his eyes shut, jaw ticking. "Let’s hope we make it there."

Ava’s laughter was breathy, but there was warmth in it. "What, afraid you’ll lose control?"

Lucas shot her a dark look. "I don’t think you fully understand how close I am to losing it."

Without another word, he carried her out of the concubines’ quarters, straight to a waiting car.

Gently, he placed her in the front seat before getting in and peeling away.

He pulled up to a separate building beside his.

She frowned. "Where is this?"

Lucas turned off the engine.

"It’s where Lunas stay," he said quietly.

His gaze locked onto hers.

"It’s your home now."

*****

Lucas laid Ava down on the large bed. The bedroom was ridiculously extravagant, but there was no time to admire the luxury of the Luna’s quarters.

Right now, the only thing he wanted to marvel at was her. His mate. His Luna. His everything.

Lucas stood at the edge of the bed, his eyes dark, smoldering, taking in the way her breath hitched, the way she trembled slightly under his gaze. His woman. His perfect fucking woman.

He pulled his shirt over his head in one swift motion, tossing it somewhere behind him. His pants followed in record time, leaving him gloriously bare before her.

Ava swallowed hard, her gaze dropping down.

Lucas smirked. Oh, she liked what she saw.

He crawled onto the bed, his large frame caging her in, his body heat wrapping around her. He ran his thumb over her parted lips, his voice a rough whisper.

"I want to make this beautiful for you. Tell me what you want, Ava."

Ava’s breath was shallow, her pupils blown wide with desire. She reached up, tracing his jawline, then his lips, memorizing him with her touch.

"I trust you," she whispered, her voice soft, yet filled with certainty.

Lucas’s heart clenched.

He didn’t deserve this woman.

He dipped his head, pressing a slow, reverent kiss against her mark, his tongue flicking over the sensitive skin. Ava gasped, her body arching into him on instinct. He trailed kisses from her neck to the delicate curve of her shoulder before moving down, his hands finding her perfect, soft breasts beneath the thin fabric of her nightdress.

He squeezed, gently at first, before his hunger took over, his fingers tugging, rolling the sensitive peaks. Ava let out a breathy moan, her nails digging into his shoulders.

"Lanaya said if we make a baby after you’re marked, he or she will be the most powerful Alpha ever seen."

Ava let out a soft, breathless chuckle. "You trust her, don’t you?"

Lucas hummed as he worked the nightdress up and over her head, tossing it aside. His gaze drank her in.

"With my life," he admitted, then leaned down, nipping at her lower lip. "But don’t tell her that."

Ava laughed again, a soft, musical sound, but it quickly turned into a moan when he dipped his head and wrapped his mouth around her nipple.

"Lucas... oh, fuck—"

Her back arched clean off the bed, pressing herself further into his mouth. Lucas groaned against her skin, relishing the way she responded to him.

His hand drifted down, his fingers brushing against the heat of her, teasing her, feeling how wet she already was for him.

"So damn wet, baby," he muttered against her breast, his fingers finally sliding through her folds, parting her, stroking her with excruciating slowness. Ava gasped sharply, her hands flying to grip his biceps.

"Lucas..."

"Shhh, let me take care of you, Luna."

One finger slid inside, then two, curling just right, setting a rhythm that had her panting, thrashing, gripping him.

She shattered so fast, it almost startled her.

Her body tightened, and she came apart around his fingers, her moans filling the room.

Lucas grinned wickedly, keeping his fingers moving through her climax, drawing it out until she was a shaking, whimpering mess beneath him.

He kissed his way up to her ear, his voice low, teasing. "No wonder everyone always looks forward to the mating after the marking."

Ava’s breathless laugh turned into a sharp gasp as he pushed her over again, his touch never relenting.

Again. And again.

Until she was nothing but pleasure, nothing but his.

"Lucas... enough... please... I need you now."

Lucas finally relented, pulling his fingers from her with one last teasing stroke.

His cock stood thick and proud, ready for her.

He leaned down, brushing the damp hair away from her face, pressing a soft, reverent kiss to her temple.

"I love you, Luna Ava."

"I love you too, Alpha Lucas."

His fingers trembled as he guided himself to her entrance.

He pushed in, slowly, his jaw clenching as her tight, wet heat wrapped around him.

"Fuck, baby," he groaned, barely keeping himself together. "You feel so fucking good. It’s like you were made for me."

Ava whimpered, her nails raking down his back, her body shuddering beneath him.

"Lucas..." Her voice was wrecked, pleading.

He moved, slow and deep at first, dragging out every moment, every delicious sensation, letting her feel all of him, every inch, every ridge.

Ava thrashed beneath him, her muscles clenching around him, and then she was falling again, another orgasm tearing through her before she could even comprehend it.

"Oh bloody fuck!" she cried out.

Lucas groaned, squeezing his eyes shut, fighting the urge to lose himself completely.

"I can’t believe I met you," he murmured against her ear, his lips dragging along her jawline, his body straining to hold back.

Ava’s hands found his face, cupping it, forcing him to look at her.

"Don’t hold back."

Lucas let out a shaky exhale, his control snapping.

He gripped her thighs, spreading her wider, thrusting into her with deep, powerful strokes. Ava gasped, her fingers gripping his shoulders, her body meeting his movements with desperate, aching need.

"Oh, yes... yes... ahn... please... don’t stop."

Lucas let out a low, guttural growl, his hips snapping faster, rougher, the pleasure coiling, burning, consuming.

He never wanted to stop.

Never.

Ava began to match his rhythm, rolling her hips against him, wrapping her legs tightly around his waist, pulling him deeper, harder.

Lucas snarled, his teeth bared, drunk on her, drowning in her.

"Fuck, Ava!"

He slammed into her one last time and then he ripped himself away, leaving her panting, dazed, and unbearably empty.

Ava whimpered in protest, reaching for him.

Lucas chuckled, his eyes dark with promise.

"Oh, baby, I’m not done with you yet."