Chapter One

Mira’s POV

The window creaked open at midnight like it always did. I was already awake, waiting. Three years of this and my body still tingles the second I heard his soft footfall on the roof.

He slipped through the narrow frame, landing quietly on the worn floorboards of my tiny room.

Even in the dark I knew those broad shoulders anywhere. Kael.

He crossed the room in two strides and pulled me up from the bed before I could get a word out.

His mouth crashed into mine, hungry, desperate, like he hadn’t kissed me just last night.

His hands moved over me, rough but careful and I melted right into him the way I always did.

“Couldn’t wait,” he murmured against my lips, already tugging at my thin nightshirt. “Been thinking about you all day. Every damn meeting, every training session. Just you.”

“Kael—” I started but he cut me off with another kiss, deeper this time. His tongue swept against mine in a slow stroke that stole my breath.

He walked me backward until my knees hit the bed and we tumbled down together. The old frame groaned beneath us. I didn’t care.

His hands found the hem of my shirt and pulled it over my head with care.

Cool air kissed my skin but his mouth followed immediately, trailing hot kisses down my neck, my collarbone, and across the swell of my breast.

I gasped, arching into him, fingers tangling in his dark hair.

“You’re so beautiful,” he breathed in a husky voice “Every time I see you, I can’t believe you’re mine.”

“I’m yours,” I whispered back.

When he reached my breasts, he took one nipple into his mouth and sucked it gently while he teased the other with his thumb.

“Kael….” I gasp arching into him.

He continues for a while, trailing kisses all over my body, making me tremble with need.”Please…” I begged, not sure of what I even wanted.

He drops to his knees in front of me and I could see the faint glow of his eyes in the moonlight.

He begins to kiss me over my pants rubbing his hand over my clit

“Kael please…..” I moaned as I felt shivers down my spine. He hummed in response, enjoying my reactions.

He hooked his fingers into my panties and dragged them slowly down my legs.

“Been dying to taste you,” he said, his voice husky.

He pressed a kiss to my hip, then my inner thigh, before spreading my legs and licking me very slowly up my center.

“Fuck ….”I moaned my knees buckling. He gripped my hips to hold me steady as his tongue explored me—teasing my clit with firm strokes, then dipping lower.

Suddenly without warning two thick fingers slid inside me, curling just right while his mouth sucked gently on my most sensitive spot.

The wet sounds of his mouth mixed with my ragged breathing filled the tiny room.

“You’re soaked for me already,” he groaned against me, the vibration sending sparks through my body. “Such a good girl. Come on my tongue, Mira. Let me have it.”

Pleasure crashed through me fast. I cried out, thighs shaking around his shoulders as my orgasm hit hard. He didn’t stop until I was trembling and whimpering, only then rising to kiss his way back up my body.

I could taste myself on his lips when he claimed my mouth again.

My hands moved frantically, shoving his shirt up and over his head then removing his belt.

His cock sprang free, I could never get used to the sight of him.

He was thick and long, the shaft covered in bulging veins, curving slightly upward with a fat, flushed pink head that was already leaking precum.

It looked so tempting and hard for me, the tip shiny and swollen, making my mouth water and my pussy throb with fresh need.

“My turn,” I whispered, pushing him back until he sat on the edge of the bed.

I knelt between his thighs and looked up at him. Kael’s hand gently threaded through my hair.

I took him in my hand first, stroking the hot, thick length. I then licked a slow stripe from base to tip, swirling my tongue around the head before taking him into my mouth and sucking him deeply, moving my head up and down while my hand worked what I couldn’t fit.

He groaned and his fingers tightened in my hair.

“Fuck… Mira,” he rasped, his voice strained. “You’re too good at that.”

I hummed around him, sucking harder, loving the way his thighs tensed and the low growls that escaped him.

After a few more deep strokes I pulled off with a wet pop, teasing him just enough.

He hauled me up instantly, kissing me like he was starving, and we tumbled onto the bed together.

Skin to skin at last, the mate bond flared hot and bright between us. He settled between my thighs, his cock nudging my entrance but he paused his forehead resting against mine, breathing ragged.

“Tell me you want this,” he said softly. He always asked.

“I want this,” I answered, cupping his face. “I want you, Kael. All of you.”

He pushed inside me slowly. I moaned at the stretch. He filled me perfectly

When he began to move, the bed banged rhythmically against the wall. I wrapped my legs around his waist, heels digging into his back.

“Yes… right there,” I moaned. “Don’t stop. I need you.”

“Gods, you feel incredible,” he groaned, his breath hot against my ear. One hand slid down to grip my hip. “So tight, so wet for me. I love how you take every inch of me.”

I raked my nails gently down his sweat-slicked back. Our bodies moved together—slow and deep one moment, faster the next.

He kissed me through it all, whispering between gasps. “You’re squeezing me so perfectly. Come for me, love. Let me feel you.”

The words pushed me over the edge. I cried out his name as my orgasm crashed through me, body shaking.

He suddenly increased his pace trying to catch his own release and moments later

“Ahhh….fuck Mira, I love you” he groaned as he spilled inside me kissing me.

We stayed like that for a while chests heaving. He finally lifted his head and brushed damp hair from my face. “Stay in bed. You look wrecked in the best way. Rest.”

I caught his wrist. “Do you really have to go so soon? Can’t you stay just a little longer tonight? I barely get to talk to you outside of… this.”

He sighed. “You know the risks. If my father or any of the warriors caught me…” He leaned down and kissed me slowly. “Three years we’ve kept this quiet. But you’re my mate. My everything.”

“But I miss you,” I whispered. “Not just this. I miss hearing about your day, your plans… anything real.” I hesitated. “Kael… when are we going to tell them? About us. About the fact that we’re mates.”

He goes stilled, then lets out a long breath, “Soon. I swear it. Tomorrow.”

My heart fluttered “Tomorrow?”

“There’s an alliance meeting at noon—my father’s signing the pact with the Eastern pack to strengthen the borders. He’ll be in a good mood after it’s done. The pack will be celebrating. It’s the perfect time.” He cupped my face. “I’ll tell him everything. That you’re my fated mate. That I’ve known since the night I first shifted and recognized you as my mate.”

“You really mean it this time?” I asked in disbelief.

“I do.” His voice was low and earnest. “I’ve been waiting for the right moment. The pack’s been too volatile with the border threats, but once the alliance is sealed… he’ll be happy. Relieved, even. A strong mate bond only strengthens the pack. You’re not just some border wolf to me—you’re mine. And tomorrow, everyone will know it.”

I searched his eyes. “I love you.”

He kissed me again, deeper this time.“I love you too. Now sleep, little mate. Dream about me buried inside you—because tomorrow night, I won’t have to leave before dawn.”

At the window he paused, glancing back with that half-smirk. “Sleep well.” Then he was gone.

I lay there, still trembling, staring at the ceiling. Tomorrow. After three long years, tomorrow everything would change.