Fell for the Alpha-less Queen

Chapter 405 The Beast Beneath His Skin

Tessa and Landon weren't just wolves-they were awakened wielders of the Ancient Wolf Spirit. Their bodies ran hotter, stronger, longer than anyone else's.

And after just two intense rounds of soul-deep sex, the sky had already turned fully to morning.

Landon lay back against the snowbank, completely sated, eyes tracing the soft rise and fall of Tessa's body nestled against his chest. He kissed her forehead, damp with sweat, still craving her.

If it weren't for the fact that Tessa's coming-of-age ceremony was scheduled next, he wouldn't have left her body so easily.

Tessa, who'd tasted real pleasure for the first time in her life, was already hooked. She rested against his bare chest, fingers sliding playfully across his firm pecs.

"I could get addicted to this," she said softly.

The way their spirits had connected... the way their bodies had moved... it wasn't just sex. It was a total union.

It felt like every nerve, every instinct, every part of me said yes to him.

Landon let out a husky laugh, kissing her swollen lips with restraint he didn't feel.

"Oh, I'm way more gone than you are. But after tonight's ceremony? You're mine for the rest of the night."

a slow smile. "Mmm. I'll be counting

shredded mess of fabric in the snow and laughed

those clothes are

intact-over Tessa's naked body. It swallowed her frame, hiding the flushed skin and

her up

to Wisteria Apartment, get cleaned up, and

under the stars, counting down to midnight. Her birthday.

it turned out they weren't mates, he would've still kissed her; still held her; still told her

and thank the Moon Deity

time. He'd dreamed of being inside her.

Sanctum. For her grandpa Walter to sanctify the bond. For her friends to celebrate her birthday, so we could finally steal away

had been

The Beast Beneath His

she flipped everything upside

usual quiet. His fee princess had turned

like animals, right there in the snow.

came with biological safeguards. In an unmarked state, the female's gland barrier kept her from getting pregnant- a defense evolved by the Ancestral to protect unmated partners before formal

hadn't been witnessed by the pack's elders. This wasn't the time

her to the car without protest, melting