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The new window was installed in the office that day and Rowan spent the next twenty minutes inspecting the craftmanship, as he tried to keep his mind off Ivy. Rowan bid Alex goodnight when they returned from their run so that he could be alone for a while to gather his thoughts. Ivy had made it ten times harder with her flirting and teasing on the staircase. In that moment all Rowan wanted to do was pull her close and kiss her, mark her and make love to her so her soul left her body. The office was still a mess, from all the files he threw around earlier searching for the book. The builders managed to clean up the glass that was on the floor, which was a plus.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgw4l8c5PkN
Rowan kneeled to the ground with a sigh and started to sort through the piles of paper. He needed to make sure that were in order so he could place them back on the shelf. A noise from behind him disturbed him and he looked up to see Audrey standing by the door. Rowan was confused. She was supposed to be treating their soon-to-be Luna to the massage of her life.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMwDCxgf9A1
“What are you doing? How did it go?”67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlrn0CunCZX
Audrey hesitated to answer.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4lORn6w10A
“Spit it out Audrey,” Rowan’s voice rose.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmvIY3208Jj
“S-s-she requested you, Alpha.”
Rowan leant back on the heels of his feet.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡei8pCloWT4
“Are you sure?”67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsZePDuOsj6
“Positive! Miss Ivy said, Audrey if the Alpha is going to arrange a massage, the least he could do is give me one himself,” the woman recited.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYwD99Fafxv
“Thank you for preparing tonight, Audrey. You can go home, and I will tend to Miss Ivy.”67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxlVHGGj4tJ
Oh I will tend to her alright. If she thinks she can be a tease and get away with it, it’s time the student met the master.
Rowan climbed the stairs two at a time and felt the anticipation rising within him. Olcan stirred excitedly and Rowan used his force to push the wolf back, so he didn’t scare Ivy. Rowan couldn’t believe she requested him, but he didn’t feel entirely comfortable with the idea. He was scared that he wouldn’t be able to control himself with his mate. He hoped that this wasn’t a big tease from Ivy. Rowan knew that she knew they were destined to be together.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ueJdxjl2M
He gathered his breath when he reached the door, and gently pushed it open. Ivy laid on the bed, face down with a folded towel draped over her so that it barely covered her ass. Rowan groaned internally as his cock started pushing against his pants. Her scent hit him hard, and he was immediately drawn to her. At this point Ivy could tell him to do anything and he would. I must have her. Rowan felt like he didn’t have the strength to tease her at that point; she held all the cards.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTFwUbUTg4t
“Ivy,” he said gently, letting her know that he was there.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUp8mYEmEIE
“About time, I thought I sent Audrey ages ago,” she whined.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3kjQ1vz1IL
“So, Miss Ivy, am I correct in thinking that you want me to give you this massage?”67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1CGA2l9W8n
“Well I didn’t send Audrey to you for nothing,” she retorted.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUE88zhb0Eb
Ivy’s smart-ass comment brought a smile to Rowan’s face. It was great that Ivy now showed her true personality, even if it was a little bit.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJqFp47st0p
“Right then, no speaking,” Rowan commanded.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzSfhdEa9tO
He picked up the first oil and read the description on the back. “Honey and Oatmeal-for pure replenishment of the skin…” Rowan couldn’t be bothered reading the rest, he just wanted his hands over his Luna. With one hand, he used the flame of the candle to warm the oil. With the other hand Rowan gathered another folded towel from the end of the bed. Once the oil was warmed, he removed his shirt and pants which left him completely vulnerable in briefs with his erection.
Rowan straddled Ivy’s legs and she groaned under his weight and wiggled slightly to become more comfortable. The towel fell slightly around her ass and revealed that Ivy wasn’t wearing any underwear. She killed him with seduction.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYuEKGxnycl
“You ready?”67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeH9QFiDW7u
“Uh-huh,” she confirmed.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0MhuwYuoMh
Rowan trickled the warm oil over her back, from the top of her neck to the base of her spine. He gently blew cool air over her back in the same motion, to test how her body responded to him. Ivy whimpered. Rowan started to massage her, deeper through the small of her back and softer over her rib cage and shoulder blades. He worked his fingers softly between each rib and ensured that the tips of his fingers grazed the side of her breast as he massaged. Ivy never protested with Rowan’s movements, so he moved forward. He stretched his arms up and over her shoulders to massage her arms and nestled his erection into her ass, so she felt how turned on he was. Ivy stiffened underneath Rowan, but he continued to run his hands along her spine and sat up again. Rowan allowed Ivy to get comfortable once more and moved his hands to her calves and thighs. Rowan took joy in knowing that Ivy had no idea how exposed she was. She felt sheltered with the towel still covering most of her ass, but Rowan could see everything. Every time Rowan rubbed, he touched her inner thigh, her lips throbbed and pulsated, like she was begging for his fingers to make a connection with her clitoris.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1oEbv9xBvR
Rowan fought the urge and kept his hands to the rest of her body.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjqJYnoQWeJ
Ivy moaned when Rowan squeezed her toes and her body melted as he released her tension.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBm9hANgKrF
“Touch me,” she whispered.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUFI3Qn6FiH
Rowan kissed her toes and stifled a laugh. He was more than happy to oblige. His hands ran back up through her legs and his fingers slightly grazed her vagina. He rubbed the apex of her ass, spreading it slightly so that he could see her perfectly pink opening. Rowan was careful to keep himself calm. He didn’t want to take it from her, not here and not now. He’d already made other plans for that.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUtP8jZeUyb
The Alpha groaned and held himself up over her back, his arms over her head, resting on the bedhead. He leant down and gently kissed the middle of her spine. Ivy’s lips spread apart slightly as Rowan planted kisses around the base of her neck, and worked his lips down to her ass, playfully licking each buttock. Ivy gently pushed her ass into his face, and it took all his willpower to not lick her pussy. Instead, Rowan grazed his teeth across her ass with playful nips.
Ivy wiggled and rolled onto her back, still underneath Rowan and their eyes met.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYkuodlSxxP
“Mine,” he stated strongly.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡONFeQ6ur49
Rowan couldn’t help it. The words left his mouth quicker than he could catch them.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4XXYd40hvl
Ivy continued her stare, and the silence was deafening. She searched Rowan’s eyes as if she were searching for his soul. He didn’t know whether to move, forget he said it or wait. Ivy’s mouth twisted like she was trying to suppress a laugh and looked like she weighed up her options.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5auHPadGXK
“Yours,” she confirmed.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCiEb7fc6XF
Rowan returned her words with a smile and a sigh of relief.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ityqhANht
“But don’t think you can stop massaging me,” Ivy ordered.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2puGjqyTm5
Ivy stayed on her back and Rowan squirted more oil onto his hands. He ran his hands over her chest and breasts. Ivy’s body met his hands as he cupped her breasts, by slightly arching her back and moaned. Rowan brought them together with his hands, and gently kissed each nipple. He made sure that he softly wrapped his tongue around each one and completed the playful kiss with a slight tug. Ivy’s tension in her body rose and her lust for Rowan grew. His hands trailed down her stomach in circular motions and slowed as he reached her smooth, shaved pubic line. Rowan sat so that his behind rested on Ivy’s thighs, and felt his erection push against his underwear, which begged to be freed from the fabric. Ivy looked at his face and smiled. Her gaze travelled from Rowan’s face to his cock, and she licked her lips. The provocative gesture sent Rowan crazy within, and he leaned over her, grazing her shoulder with his teeth. Ivy took in a sharp breath from the quick nip. He moved his head over hers and looked into her eyes. The love for Ivy swelled in Rowan’s body as she ran her thumb over his bottom lip. He responded with a moan and rested his head in her palm and kissed her wrists. Ivy used her palm to turn his face in her direction. Ivy changed positions so that she was resting propped up on her elbows and their foreheads connected. She used one hand and ran her fingers down Rowan’s arms and followed the curvature of his muscles. She maintained Rowan’s stare and kissed his bottom lip playfully. Rowan kissed her back softly before deepening his response. His tongue gently moved between the tiny gap in her lips and sought permission to be let in. Their tongues became one and Rowan pulled her closer. Rowan gently pulled Ivy’s hair back to break the kiss and have a breather but what he most interested in was her long, bare neck. He licked from her collarbone to her mouth and continued to passionately kiss her. The sparks that generated against their skin as they collided were fierce and their bond became stronger. The feeling begged him to mark her.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHR3yWpjNgt
Rowan broke the kiss as quickly as he started, confusing Ivy.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVsaXomTwh9
“I’m sorry,” he said, panting.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuqvivuGYd9
“If we keep going, I can’t hold back Olcan, and he will mark you. I don’t want to hurt you Ivy. I want your first time to be special.”67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLpfnDOdVWD
Ivy watched Rowan in silence. He slowly peeled his skin off Ivy’s legs. He held out his hand for her to take it and she accepted. He guided Ivy to the bathroom.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVuaGtbnE7s
“My legs are like jelly,” she finally spoke.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQh5WwbALlg
Rowan made sure the water temperature was still warm in the bath that Audrey ran and helped Ivy get in. He was aware that his cock was still the size of the Eiffel Tower but removed his underwear to get in; his erection sprang free.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhOKmC3QvAU
Rowan heard Ivy gulp when she saw his size, which made him harder. He climbed into the bath opposite Ivy, and she looked dazed, undoubtfully tired. He picked up her leg and used the loafer to lightly wash away the massage oil.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1vMb7kiGQ5
“What does all of this mean?” Ivy asked.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKKACRKdvBI
What is all of this?” Rowan questioned.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw589YbF8eU
“The electricity, the sparks. I’m being pulled to you and it’s so strong. I haven’t known you long yet I want you.”67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb60MEms6TY
Ivy’s eyes were closed, her head rested on the edge of the bath. Her confession made Rowan smile.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxHkOlxp2vA
“I don’t know why it’s so strong Ivy, but I feel the same as you do. I guess we were meant to be.”67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKuzMd3nGwD
“Really meant to be what?” Ivy sat upright.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5zKJT0fDcu
“My mate, Ivy,” Rowan slowly replied.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1JzkQ0yXbz
“Mate…,” the words rolled of her tongue, and she played with the idea.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZyFecHPKxn
“If I’m your mate, then I’m…,”67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2w4AImiTjL
“Luna of the Black Alder Pack,” Rowan finished for her.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSsfFSqcppS
Rowan kissed her fingers, one at a time and watched the fear in her face come and go as she processed.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8dJn6prOn5
“I can’t be a leader, Alpha.”67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtiU7lFMv5B
“Rowan,” he growled.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnkhQRUHBJs
“You are of the same standing as me, do not call me Alpha.”67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiOsGaom5uX
“This is a lot to process,” Ivy confessed.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhGGj7KFw7Z
“I suppose you didn’t expect that in a short time you’d become Luna, just as I didn’t expect to find one.”67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkTd5vPxmev
“You didn’t?” Ivy pressed.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUTUvTnuHzR
Rowan shook his head and kissed her knees. The electricity between them still brewed and Rowan wanted to kiss her all the time. By this time the water had cooled, and he didn’t want his Luna to become sick. Rowan also didn’t want the conversation to end but assisted Ivy out of the bath. He dried her before wrapping a towel around himself.
“Do you always wear your hair in a braid?” Ivy turned and asked.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhNbGQ41Vup
Rowan nodded continuing to dry himself. 67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQUPzKwOfuq
“Before I was Alpha, I thought my father would never lay the gauntlet down and challenge me. So, I focused on becoming the best Warrior I could. I never got rid the Warrior braid because I like it and it’s a reminder that I’d always fight for my pack.”67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeRNuqGTLqh
Ivy ran her hands over Rowan’s chest and through his chest hair, whilst deciding if his answer was acceptable. Rowan grabbed her wrists and twisted her around, facing the door. He used his body to nudge her towards the bed.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwn78PbfdV0
“No, time for bed. No more getting me worked up.”67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkhUvNAw0kN
Ivy threw off the towel onto the floor and got comfortable under the covers.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEZfVbryGd8
“Mmm this bed is so comfortable,” Ivy exclaimed.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6QIySh1gQ7
“I know, now go to sleep. You need rest.”67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsvarFJ45FP
Rowan kissed her on the forehead and watched her close her eyes with a moan, before making his way to his own room.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHHkhox42z8
“Rowan,” Ivy gently called.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj7BYb9T89S
“Yes Ivy?”67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8vdaC4EENC
“Come here,” said Ivy. She patted the empty spot next to her.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRG9NCr28s9
“I will be there in a moment, I have to double check the boundary,” Rowan lied.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHQamubHUhZ
“Don’t be long,” she mumbled.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRgzKwLGKVC
Rowan knew that it wouldn’t be long before Ivy drifted to sleep so he closed the door and headed to the office.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZckdcUlQeU
“Must bond with mate, Rowan.”67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrgFp6FbPL6
“I know Olcan, but I need to know what we are in for.”67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNv0KZJ7JuH
Rowan returned to the office and headed straight for the desk. He still wore the locket and unlocked the drawer. He heaved the heavy book out and dropped it over other files. Rowan scanned the index page, looking for a title that pointed him in the right direction.
“Deaths by Candlelight…no. The Squeal of the Shrill…no,” he muttered out loud.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVmJI7Yb8RX
He scanned further down the page but the titles for the stories were morbid and made no sense. Rowan decided to quickly flick through pages and became frustrated that his father had led him on a wild goose chase. The pictures were graphic with no real meaning.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7ZqxJSnqaf
In the middle of the book, there was a folded piece of parchment that Rowan didn’t see from the outside. It covered an illustration, with a date scribed on the back. The parchment was old, and Rowan couldn’t read the date as the ink was scratched in some spots. He turned his attention to the coloured drawing. It showed a magnificent white wolf under the moon, howling. There were whisps drawn in the illustration, which came from the wolf’s mouth and covered an entire village. Many other wolves bowed down in front of the white wolf and there were other smaller drawings in the background. A person standing with the wolf with what looked like a crystal ball and two others, that stood in the distance, cloaked in black.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWsyVDlUEJK
Rowan was confused as ever and flicked the pages back, to the beginning of the story.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjD07ADVIsp
“The Royal Scry,” he read.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9HDKTTXOEj
“Once upon a time… blah, blah, blah… the White Wolf known as the Saviour of all kinds, Lycan Royalty and magnificent in beauty… born with the power of the Saviour and others destined to help… a mind of her own as wolf when shifted and wolf as human, they share a mind.”67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6MQQ7yCd6d
Rowan didn’t seem to think it was so bad and read on.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyPPbmlUXcj
“…the Saviour will be sought out by another, born into the world as the ‘One’, they will guide the White Wolf to the homeland to fulfil the prophecy. For if the White Wolf does not fulfil its duty and the One cannot achieve their goal, the Moon as we know it will fade and never be full.”67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡENI3Ara3XU
Rowan convinced himself that the book was a ‘tale’ and embellished the story to engage the reader. There was no way that the woman upstairs was a Lycan Royal or had the whole species of wolf on her shoulders. Rowan was frustrated. There was no logical ending to the story and didn’t even explain what the wolf had to do.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVkKbjDqrpw
“Ivy will not be leaving us,” Olcan stated.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjeKZwJJzRO
“I know Olcan,”67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYUcmB40xZz
Rowan had just met his mate and there was no way he was going to let her leave, even if this ‘One’ popped up and demanded it. I will kill them, he thought.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBTvrZtygWG
He decided that all he wanted to do was to go upstairs and crawl into bed with Ivy. He put the book back in the drawer, locked it and went upstairs.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBaca1Pztw4
Ivy looked peaceful in her sleep, cuddled up to a pillow. Rowan gently tugged the pillow from her grasp and moved her over an inch. He pulled the covers over himself and Ivy’s warmth comforted him. Catori purred through their mind link that she’d opened for him and he wrapped his arms around Ivy’s naked body and snuggled his face into the nape of her neck.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnIafA5tZQR
“Mm, mate,” she whispered.67Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj4X5M8V1kL
“Mate,” he answered.
