chance mate 33

Chapter 33
Noelle
“Did you really have to bite me right where it hurts at the front?” Lucian growls after putting me down on the grass. He sounds grumpy, but the mate bond is already gossiping about his inner happiness. He is pleased.
“Yes,” there’s no hesitation when I tell him that answer, and I don’t even flinch when he glares at me. Instead, I beam at him and cuddle closer as he lies down. “I had to mark you there so everyone can see that you’re taken.”
Lucian snorts. “I doubt you will have trouble with other women trying to steal me away”
“Are you serious?” I ask in an insulted tone. I don’t like it when he downgrades himself. “You’re hot. Your longer hair and pointy ears make you look like a taller, scarier version of Legolas. And what woman doesn’t want a muscular elf boyfriend?”
“I’m a fairy!” he snarls, and I giggle when the blood vessels around his eyes spread out further.
“You are so cute when you’re trying to be scary,” I tell him in a baby voice before grabbing his cheeks.
Lucian looks downright murderous when I smile up into his face, but then I snuggle in closer to kiss his lips. He must like that because his growls turn into purrs-what a secret softie!
Smiling, I break our kiss and press my palm to his chest. Lucian glances down at it before his eyes meet mine. I know he is reading my mind, and therefore, I conjure a picture of him lying in the grass like the brute he is, but with me all coiled up on his chest.
“What a sweet image…” He mutters, but he sounds more amused than annoyed and even size-shift into a ten-foot-tall bed of a snuggly fairy.
I don’t waste a second when he lies down on his back. I drag myself up but grimace at how hard he is. His abs aren’t soft, and he is still a bit pointy.
“You need to be bigger.”
Lucian folds his muscular arms behind his head with another snort. “That’s what she said…”
I slap his pec, but Lucian probably doesn’t even notice. He is size-shifting again, and this time, he becomes the perfect bed. His chest is broad enough to lie comfortably on, and his left pectoral muscle becomes my pillow so I can listen to his heart and just forget about all of my responsibilities. I close my eyes and relax-
“Hey, you can’t fall asleep yet!” Lucian hisses before poking me in the rib.
I shoot him a glare. “I was just getting comfortable!”
“You can get comfortable after we have discussed the future. Do you even know how many problems we have right now? Not only do we have over a hundred new pack members, but we also need to announce you as the new Alpha of the Midnight pack. Get married. Fight off the vampires that have been harassing us and deal with my brother, who secretly wants to become Alpha. Oh, and let’s not forget we need to gather wolves so we can visit the southern continent and find the portal to the magical realm.”
“Woah, woah, woah, slow down! I know we have a lot of responsibilities, but can’t I just enjoy my man for one night?”
Horror spreads over Lucian’s face, and then he sits up, causing me to tumble down to his hip bones. “You want to sleep out here? Naked?”
“I’m a lycan-I won’t freeze to death, and trust me, you’re plenty warm.”
Lucian gives me a concerned look. It’s so unlike him to worry about me in his fairy form that I have to stifle a laugh. The guy looks scary as hell with his grey skin, spiderweb blood vessels, and red eyes, but I think I’m digging my way into the soft spot of his heart.
“And what about the vampires, then? They might run into us if we spend the night here…” Lucian asks, his brows furrowing in deep concern. He brushes a stray lock of hair out of my eye with one huge digit, and I can feel him holding his breath as he waits for my answer.
“Oh, come on. You think they will attack us after we slaughtered half of the Cleopatra pack?” I reply, rolling my eyes at his excessive paranoia.
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Chapter an
“You never know, the mutters, gazing thoughtfully at the dark sky above us. “It isn’t far to go home…”
“I want to stay right here, I mutter into his skin. “I like the smell of nature and the smell of my mate.”
“True, I could really use a shower…”
I burst into laughter at that, clutching my stomach as I struggle to contain myself. Lucian shoots me a disapproving look. He is so serious that he probably doesn’t even realize why I’m laughing at him.
“Gosh, you’re honest when you’re in this form…” I wipe some tears from my eyes.
“Fairies aren’t known for their ability to lie,” he sighs and lies back down, eyes kept on the stars. “Fine, we can stay out here, but I’m not going to sleep”
“Aww, are you saying you’re going to keep me safe and guarded through the night?”
“Uh, yes? As if I would let anything happen to my pregnant mate.”
My eyes widen. “Pregnant?”
“Mhm, we haven’t used protection a single time, and I’ve knotted in you more than once.”
“True.” I trail off and gasp. “Wait, you can smell that I’m pregnant, can’t you?”
Lucian’s lips turn into a thin stretch on his face and I gasp again before pointing at him.
“I knew it!” I exclaim. “How long have you known I’m pregnant? And wait, can anybody smell it on me?”
“No, I don’t think anyone can tell, just me, since I’m your mate. And… you’ve had a faint smell of you since the last time we had sex, but now it’s stronger. Maybe I’m able to tell since I’m your mate, and it’s my job to keep my pregnant mate safe? If you’re pregnant, then you shouldn’t be fighting..”
“Shouldn’t be fighting? But we have so many issues!”
Lucian snorts. “Oh, so now you care? What happened to just taking it easy for tonight?”
“We can’t do that now when-“I trail off when Lucian strokes me with his finger. It feels incredible, and I let out a deep breath. “Fine…we will discuss this tomorrow…”
My evil mate chuckles. “I thought as much.”
“You’re evil…”
“Just how you like it.”
…I can’t argue with that. I find his darker side s**y.