The Mystical Attraction of Alpha

“What?” Roger asks, going suddenly rigid and raising his head, his alpha instincts probably anticipating an attack of some kind “No,” I say, gaping up at the sky. ” Roger, look -”

And he turns to follow my gaze, his own mouth falling open as he sees. What looks like a thousand shooting stars cross the sky in a blink, one after the other, chasing each other across the blackness above the sea.

“Oh my god,” he murmurs, his head falling back as he stares upwards. Instinctually, I close the slight distance between us so that my body is pressed seamlessly against his, and I take his hand, and we both stare.

His body, like mine, is still thrumming with the joy of it – of the promises, the s3x, the marking, all of it – but this – the awe we both feel We’re both silent for a long time as we stare up at the sky, marveling.

“Cora,” Roger says after a long moment, turning his head to me a little but unable to tear his eyes away from the meteors that flash across the sky. ” Did you…do this?”

“What?” I ask, shocked.

“I mean,” he says slowly, “I’m pretty sure that you did the wind, and the earthquake –

“The what?” I gasp.

He turns to me for real now, a wide smile breaking out on his face as his eyes meet mine. “I mean, I know I’m good Cora, but you had to have noticed-

“An earthquake?”

“The ground shook, Cora! What did you think it was?”

“I thought it was just a – a little shake! Not an earthquake.”

“Well, yes, just a little one,” he replies, still laughing, giving me a tiny shrug. “I mean, I don’t think you levelled any cities – though, I mean, I can try harder next time – ”

It’s my turn to growl now, smacking him on the chest. “You don’t get to take credit for my gift, mate – ”

waist, pulling me flush against him again, stomach to stomach, “I get some

joy rippling through me as he kisses me back. But then he pulls away a bit, staring into my eyes for a long moment

sky, where the meteors continue to streak, leaving behind their long tails of golden light. They’re slower now, more patient, less a frantic rush of stars. Now they seem to take their time, wanting to put on a show. “I mean…that,” I say, pointing up to them, “sort of matches how I feel.

to see it. ” Nobody’d better piss you off, Cora,” he says, considering. “Or we’ll get an asteroid and another species-ending event, like

I say, giving him a playful shove. “So, keep that in

mine. “Oh, I intend to piss you off every

him then, making him laugh, inviting it. Because honestly, he doesn’t piss me off – not

fine line of teasing, bringing me right to

right. It makes

his handywork on my neck.

real pretty Cora. You’ll like

him then, spinning my head back, grinning. “Jealous,” I accuse, narrowing my

to my collar bone. “I want everyone to know

well with the humans we’re trying to convince that we truly believe human and wolf kind are equals – for the only human in our little wolf family to start walking around in a t-shirt that says ‘ Property of

little and grinning down at me. “I can get you one for each day of the

harder now, shaking my head at him. “Only if you wear a matching

be helpful, honestly,” he says, his voice full of mischief as he brings his face again close to mine. “I already have to beat the women off with a stick – this will cut

smacking at him with my hand, “you shut up! You so do

I know, it is a loss for womankind, to have a specimen like me off

a bit into his skin. “You’re a liar,” I murmur, bringing my lips to his, “but if you push it, I really

before he kisses me,

my eyes and taking a deep breath, relaxing, bliss still

smile. Roger laughs again, glancing

“Baby’s up,” I murmur.

he replies, “hard

own little feeling along the bond