6-Birthdays!

Claire’s POV

“Party time!” Liam said, grabbing Grace from behind.

They touch a lot more, not kissing yet, but I’m sure it's coming.

“Happy 17th birthday and anniversary, baby,” Nic said, handing me flowers.

“Thank you,” I said, taking a kiss. He has been much better about space, since Daddy’s “lesson.”

“Okay, what are we doing?” Liam asked.

“We are the birthday girls, aren’t y’all supposed to have something planned? I mean, didn’t you two cancel our awesome big jamin' party.” Grace asked confused.

“Oh, right, so follow me lovely,” he said, taking her hand and leading her away.

“You and me, are going this way,” Nic pulled me to the patio, which had a table set up with candles and twinkle lights everywhere. Nic hit a button and a song I don’t know starts playing. It’s smooth and romantic.

“Where did you find this?” I ask, as we start to dance.

“G****e, sorry I’m not good with music,” he apologizes and pulls me close.

“I can forgive that.”

We dance under the lights for several songs. He steals little kisses and I swear, there is no way I could ever love someone more.

We don't talk, we just hold each other, under the lights and stars.

After dancing, he has my favorite foods, which he feeds me. We laugh.

Then he takes my hand, and we walk the back yard to a section with more tinkle lights over a blanket and pillows.

My heart gets heavy. I’ve told him a million times, I’m not ready for sex.

“Baby, it’s not for that, just trust me,” Nic says, smiling at me. “Come here.”

We lay down on the blanket and he pulls me close.

“I want to talk about a year from now. Baby, it’s going to be magical, I’m going make sure our daughters will be jealous and expect no less from their mates. And, IF, we do mark each other that first night, it won’t be during our first time. I was actually thinking of the more public marking ceremonies some packs do.”

“Really?” I ask, shocked. I heard marking makes climaxing better.

“Yes, it would be my honor, to mark you at your Luna ceremony,” Nic smiled at me, putting a crown ring on my right ring finger. It’s similar to Mom’s Luna ring.

“Yes,” I say.

We make out, until a chill sets in. Happy Birthday.

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Grace’s POV

“Where are we going?” I ask, as Liam opens his car door for me.

“Our first solo date,” he smirks.

“But, we aren’t dating, remember,” I remind him.

“Right, so Grace, will you be my girlfriend?” Liam asked, his face very close to me.

“Yes,” I say, putting my hand on his cheek.

He pulls me close and looks at me. “I’m going to kiss you now,” he says.

“What ya waiting for?” I ask, standing on my tip toes.

His lips are soft, as they touch mine. His hand on my cheek and the other wrapped in my hair. I run my fingers through his hair and before I know what is happening, I open my mouth and his tongue is in my mouth. After our first kiss, I can’t breathe.

I’m in a daze, but I can see he is too. Do all first kisses do this to a body?

“We have dinner reservations,” Liam said, breathlessly. “But if you want, we can grab drive through, go up the mountain and make out.

I laugh. “I like that better, I think.”

He opens my car door again and helps me in. He jumps into the driver seat, and we speed off, grab dinner at a drive through, and I feed him going up the mountain.

“I should be feeding you,” he said, his mouth full of fries.

I laugh, holding his drink up. We get to a spot with a parking lot and a scenic view of the trees below. Liam takes the trash to a nearby can then opens my door and helps me out of the car and over to a spot, where we can see the stars.

We lay on our backs, looking at the stars.

“I love the night sky it’s so beautiful,” I say.

“It's the second most beautiful thing out here,” Liam rolled on his side, and I turned my head.

Our second kiss is just a passionate as the first. I want to pull him on top of me. I’ve had the biggest crush on him forever. He resists my move and keeps one hand on my stomach and the other supporting his head.

“I said make out and I meant make out only,” he said, pulling back. “I'm not taking your virginity, I’ve never even dated someone from our pack, so I’m already crossing boundaries. Slow down.”

“I’m not a virgin.” I tell him. His shock registers immediately and his eyes flash lust.

I feel he his hard on next to my leg and I know he can smell my arousal.

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Liam’s POV

Dad’s words are seared in my brain. “Don’t go too far. She deserves her mate, and he deserves to have her whole.”

I keep repeating that in my head, as our make out session heats up. If this was any other girl, I’d be deep and heavy already. But, this is Grace, and my dad is right, she deserves better.

Then, she drops the bomb. Damn, I’m ready, I claim her lips again.

“Damn, you’re a great kisser,” she says, against my kiss.

All I can do is moan. This is nice.

“If we keep it a secret?” I say.

“If anyone asks, it never happened.” She smiles.

“Here?” I ask.

“Now,” Grace says.

Thank the goddess, I keep condoms in my wallet. Damn, this woman is everything.

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Claire’s POV.

We walk up to the packhouse and Nic walks me to my bedroom door. Grace is sleeping over, so we are going to say goodnight. As we kiss against the door, we hear giggling.

Grace and Liam come down the hall and I’m sorry, did he just kiss her.

“Good night, lovely,” Liam said, kissing her deeply.

Nic and I look at each other, with raised brows. One last kiss and I open my door, so my best friend can float inside.

“Nice night?” I ask.

“Yes, he asked me to be his girlfriend and then we made out under the stars.” I smell more than making out, but keep it to myself.

“Oh, I’m so happy for you,” I hug her.

“We both got the men we want. In just a year we will have them forever.”

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One year later!

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Claire’s POV

It’s almost midnight. Mom and Dad have had Nic hide somewhere in the packhouse. They say, if he is really truly my mate, his scent will intensify, and I won’t be able to resist him. Like, I can resist him now. He just got home from Alpha training and this past 8 months has been brutal.

First, we had to endure werewolf speed dating. He did as he was told, and I won’t lie every time he left, I was so scared that he would find someone, and I would lose him. But no, he always came home still unattached. I would run down the porch steps, into his arms. Grace in tow, to jump Liam, who also remained unattached and thoroughly falling for Grace.

Then, he left for Alpha training in the human realm. We endured, but barely. When he came home yesterday, I swear, I almost locked him in my room and screwed his brains out, like I was in heat. But, my mom calmed me down.

Now, I’m standing with my parents, in the packhouse foyer, waiting for freaking midnight.

Liam had just dropped Grace off at home and went up to his room, not wanting to watch “my brother rip into my sister.”

I could see my dad was also hoping he wouldn’t witness the deflowering of his only daughter.

First, I felt a new part of me fill my brain. My arms and legs felt warm, and tingles ran down my spine. I cracked my neck right and left.

“Oh, her wolf!” Mom gushed! Dad looked so proud. Finally, I had my wolf senses. All of them. “Okay, baby, let the wolf take over. She will guide you, if your mate is in the house, she will call to his wolf, who will take over and he’ll come to you.”

I relax and my wolf comes forward.

MATE!

I see him through the haze. The handsomest man ever created. His eyes are black, I can only assume mine are too. We run to each other, as my parents gasp behind me. I jump into his waiting arms, wrapping my legs around him, so we were eye level.

“MINE” he growled and we kissed.

This was not a normal kiss. This was full of lust and need. My body was burning and only his touch, his kiss, could calm me.

Once we claimed each other with a kiss, our wolves returned control and we looked at each other in complete horror.

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Nic’s POV

I’m standing in the kitchen, looking in the foyer. Waiting for my wolf to take over and claim my girl. I see her wolf take over and I smile, but my wolf stays quiet. What is happening?

She takes off running and jumps into his arms, her legs wrap around him in possession, my mom is almost screaming. It’s the one person I trust more than anyone. He growls “MINE” and then claims the love of my life with a kiss.

All I see is red!