A Gift from the Goddess

Chapter 107

Bonus Chapter – Quick Home Recipes !! Important !! – You need to have read up to at least Chapter 96 to avoid spoilers. Continue reading at your own discretion.

This is just a short one-shot between Aria and Aleric during their time at the cabin. Explicit warning

Meat… herbs… garlic… butter… carrots.... 

I stared at the ingredients as if they were a dangerous foreign entity.

Not to say they were, but it wasn’t exactly like I knew how to approach what I was going to attempt. Things had seemed so much easier when I was just reading about it... opposed to having to actually do it. 

With a sigh, I picked up the kitchen knife and began peeling the carrots; preheating the pan on the stove whilst I did so.

Aleric had been doing the cooking for us both, having at least some experience with it. During times when he‘d been on duty for the Winter Mist, there had been moments he‘d had to cook whilst making camp somewhere random. 

I

I, on the other hand, had experience that went only as far as boiling water for tea. After all, I‘d lived my whole life surrounded by attendants and chefs. 

But it couldn‘t be that hard, right? 

I wanted to surprise him and give him a night off. Between the time spent with me and patrolling, I was sure he was getting exhausted. I thought this might be a good way to show m y appreciation for his hard work. 

I’d only read a few cooking books before, but I hadn‘t retained much. I knew the basic principles and theories, and knew what steps to do. The issue was in actually executing it though and making it taste good in the process.

The cabin had come stocked with bare essentials to last a while, the vegetables coming from a small, adjourned greenhouse and the meat was whatever Aleric picked up from hunting on patrol. Altogether, we were pretty fortunate considering we were in the middle of nowhere.

_ *Slick* 

I winced, looking down to see I’d cut myself.

I definitely needed to focus more. It wasn’t like I could heal quickly, thanks to the silver ring.

After washing my hands and the knife, I threw out the spoiled carrot and tried again. He was going to be home any minute and I‘d wanted to be finished before that. Though that was probably just me being overly optimistic considering my skill level.

Carefully, I proceeded to finish with the carrots, though taking far longer with it than 1 perhaps should have, and threw some butter, herbs and garlic into the pan. When that was sufficiently all nice and melted, 1 placed the meat on top, satisfied it at least smelt nice. That was surely a good sign if nothing else. 

“What are you up to?” Aleric then said from the doorway.

I looked up sharply to see him there, a little surprised since I hadn’t heard him approach over the sound of the pan.

“Oh, I‘m ah... I‘m cooking,” I said, a little embarrassed. “I wanted to surprise you before you got home.”

“I‘m still surprised,” he said walking behind me to wrap his arms around my waist. “Surprised you haven’t burnt the house down.”

“Hey!” I yelled offended, squirming in his grasp. “Come on, it smells good!” 

But he held me against me, laughing as he refused to let me go. 

“Aleric!” 

“No, you‘re right, I‘m sorry,” he said, his head travelling to my neck and nibbling gently. “It does smell pretty good.” 

Though I wasn‘t sure whether he was still talking about the food. 

“Ok, well I need to finish up here and I‘ll —.” 

I didn‘t get to finish my sentence though, instead losing my chain of thought. His hand had started tugging up the hem of my dress and immediately begun trailing across the bare skin of my stomach.

“... I um,” was all I said. 

What was I doing?

I tried to remember as I felt his attention then change, reaching up to grab at my breast and sending a shiver through me from the sensitivity there. 

I could feel his warmth against my back, his breathing deepening near my ear, sending another wave of desire through me. 

“What‘s up?” he asked, his other hand now venturing past the hem of my underwear, causing me to gasp from the unexpected sensation. I leaned back against him, melting into the feeling of pleasure he gave, greedily taking every

second of it he had to offer.

“Aleric,” I moaned, turning my head to capture his lips against mine. His taste was intoxicating

My whole body then started burning up, my heart racing. But just before I was beginning to get too lost in the moment, I completely spun around and pushed him back against the kitchen bench, wasting no time in jumping onto his lap.

I could tell he was just as enthusiastic as me, his own lower-body betraying him, and I proceeded to move my hips against him, relishing in the way he reacted to me.

This was my doing. He wanted me just as much as I wanted him. Did my touch send him into delirium just as his did for me? Was it even better for him with the mate bond?

Before long had passed, it soon became clear that this wasn‘t nearly enough for either of us.

Working as quickly as I could, I then undid his pants and positioned myself perfectly on top of him before….

“... Fuck,” Aleric slowly groaned, feeling as he pressed his length into me, and my own moan accompanied it.

How was it that he felt so perfect against me? As if he was naturally meant to always be there. Every sensation he had to offer me was enough to make me lose control instantly. As if proceeding with only pure desire. 

I started to move again, his hands on my hips as he guided me against him, and every few seconds I would alternate between his lips, ear, and neck. 

His own movement then slowly became more forceful as he quickened my pace, sending me into my own frenzy as that familiar buzz started to build inside me. 

faster we moved, going until he was almost completely controlling me, arms now wrapped around me to hold my body to him. All I could do in turn was coil my own arms around his neck and hold on as

stealing moans from my

escaping my lips, I felt myself come undone against him, shaking as the waves of

his finish, and proceeded to rest his forehead against mine as we both

this good? How was one person able to make me feel so euphoric from their touch? It seemed

course, with every dream, it had to

my trance, reminding me of exactly what I’d

The meat

“Shit!”

and ran to

no..,” I whined, turning it

completely black on the opposite side, no longer looking appetising in any

dejected exhale, I gave Aleric

I’d served us our half–burnt dinner,

had been delicious. It was ‘one of the

*somehow*, I knew he wasn‘t talking about

years prior to the main story. It was a very different time when things were not so accepting. This POV shows the beginning of how Elder Luke became the man he is today and

the day before that. It meant I would need to work late today in order t o finish this in time.

to the back of the library where I would start the process, giving small smiles to those I made eye contact with along the way. This was the life of a

as interesting as say the ranked members of our pack. No, they led

me,” a deep voice then said behind

had followed me all the way to the very back, however, I quickly realised why.

asked politely, taking several

you could help me for a moment. I‘m trying to

the strong build of a warrior, with broad shoulders and a small

eyebrow questioningly as I came to stand directly in front of him. “...Looking for a

replied, looking

today,

up and grabbed either side of my face, sparks immediately erupting throughout my body from where our skin made contact.

right before his mouth

his taste. It was only once I

chuckle escaped me as I pulled away, smiling up at the

doing here, Xavier?” I asked quietly. I was conscious of not being too loud so w e weren’t

reason to visit you now?” he questioned back, his lip pulling

before untangling myself from him, walking

I know you are meant to be a t work right now. And it’s very unlike you to skip out on

guilty one. “I came to tell you that I‘ll be heading out over the border today. Official business in one of the neighbouring packs. My unit has

asked, a small frown forming between my brows. “I would think that you‘d...

topic. “Luke... You know it‘s not like that. I just... I’m so close to this promotion, I can feel it. Maybe today will be the

to stop myself from

waist tenderly. “Soon, I promise. Maybe in a few years, and after I get this promotion, we can make our relationship public. We can even finally buy a

touch was making me want to melt into his arms

say this every time, Xavier. We‘ve been together for almost ten years now

getting older and I‘ve yet to hear the Alpha

and pushed my way out of his arms. “That child? He barely knows what he‘s doing. The only

in his voice. “Don‘t say things

few moments, his blue ones filled with frustration at my

doing my best to sound as genuine

have that reaction. He was a good warrior after all, and a patriotic one at that. Loyal to almost a fault, believing so wholeheartedly

It’s what

was also what I loved about him too. His ability to have hope and see the good in people was one of the things that made me fall for him. Strong… attractive… and genuinely

sighed, his shoulders relaxing. “It‘s fine. Just... you know how important my work i sto me, Luke. I’m sorry that I can’t…

unable to meet his eyes,

definitely seemed to be getting better in terms of change, there was still a while to go before we reached the point we needed to. Movements were already starting across the country, bringing attention to the issue, and people were beginning to realise the truth of the matter. Because if the so-called Goddess could gift us with another being then, regardless of who they were, didn’t that mean there was a

it,” he continued, almost as if he’d read my thoughts. “Don’t lose

my cheek, the sparks emitting through me once more. However, this time, I allowed myself to give in to the sensation, bringing my hand up to hold his head against mine, craving his presence

an uncertain amount of time. There was one thing

was just around the corner. I was relieved; thoughts of my cosy couch patiently waiting

here regularly so I knew they enjoyed this place just as much as I did, always treating the books with the respect they deserved. It was something that made me like them more than some of the more rowdy members we occasionally

politely approaching them. “We‘re closing up now but we‘ll be open

was then that I noticed their demeanour properly, cutting my sentence short. Because they weren‘t huddled together, so much as one was comforting the other.

everything okay?” I asked, worried if someone had accidentally gotten hurt on the

Burimit te pun 

boleh dihanan 

her arm around the other one looked up at me, her expression wrought

it’s so… it’s so horrible. I don’t know how they could have let it happen.”

my curiosity now and my mind began thinking of

her back, soothing her. “It

my body froze, my blood

them. Someone from their unit came and found us not long ago to inform her. Apparently, there was a

knocked out of

to keep composure even though the anxiety was starting to constrict around my chest, almost as if it were suffocating

again. “...Do we... Do you know who was hurt?”

but they‘re bringing the bodies back now. They should be at the

didn‘t hear anything else

the library. I didn‘t care that I didn‘t close up, I

would be fine, right? He was strong. There was no way...

My wolf was already frantic enough, making it impossibly difficult to think

long, I finally arrived at the hospital, and

even stopping to

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