"Where there is great love,
There are always
Miracles."

~~Willa Cather

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~Nova~

My hands shook as I tried to unlock the door, palms sweaty and fingers trembling so bad I nearly dropped the keys. Taking a deep breath through my nose, I clenched my jaw and forced myself to move more slowly. I was nervous, more nervous than I had ever been in my life including the night I gave my virginity to Daniella Ashford when I was fourteen. Gods that had been awkward.

Please don't let me make a fool of myself, I silently prayed as the key slid into the lock and successfully allowed us in. 

The cabin was dark except for the moonlight drifting through the brand new windows, the curtains pulled back and out of the way. I could feel Robbie's hands on my hips and his presence at my back as we crossed the threshold. My heart thumped wildly in my chest, like a caged animal pounding against its prison walls. He gently turned my in his arms, kicking the door shut with his boot.

"Relax, baby, I got you," he whispered as he cupped my face.

The kiss started out slow, almost hesitant but quickly grew hard and hungry as I wrapped my arms around his neck to pull him closer. Robbie groaned into my mouth, his tongue tracing over mine as he carefully pushed me backward and through the beaded curtain. I broke away long enough to take a breath and Robbie took the opportunity to trail kisses across my jaw and down my neck, nipping lightly at the sensitive flesh below my ear.

I didn't even realize we had moved into a bedroom until the backs of my knees bumped into a mattress, the wood frame cool against my calves. Opening my eyes, I looked around trying to comprehend where we were. It didn't really matter because I probably would have fucked him in the grass in the front yard if he had let me. My eyes tried to flutter closed once more as his hand roamed under my shirt and up my back while other fingers dipped just beneath the waistband of my shorts. A moan fell from my lips as his denim clad erection burned a delicious friction against my own when he ground out hips together.

The curtains in this room were closed, moonlight trickling in just around the cracks in the fabric, leaving us in almost complete darkness. I wanted to see his face, not just the glow of his eyes, as we claimed each other, when our bodies met for the first time. My mind was sluggish, filled with a hazy lust filled fog, but I was able to register the outline of a candle.

"Robbie, wait," I managed, my voice hoarse and words breathless. 

"What?" he mumbled distractedly, raining more kisses down my neck and across my collar bone.

I stilled his hands that were trying to raise my shirt, making him groan. But he finally looked up at me, the silvery golden hue of his eyes bright and hungry. 

"What is it?" Robbie's voice was as rough as mine, his hands still trying to tug at my shirt.

"Hold on," I repeated, moving towards the candle but kicking my shoes off as I went. "I want to try something."

"Now?!" he asked impatiently, but let me go despite his resistant tone.

I didn't answer as I took the candle in my hand. Part of my mind registered a few others nearby as I did so, closing my eyes and taking a deep breath. I took the heat I was feeling, the burning desire that threatened to devour my entire being, and pictured it as a tangible thing. In my mind's eye, a flame burst to life, small and drifting on my thoughts like a whispered prayer. It slowly grew in size and I felt the candle in my hands warm mildly beneath my fingers. Light flickered low and delicate behind my closed lids and a smile tugged at my lips.

When I opened my eyes a moment later, a dozen candles or more had sprung to life around the room. A soft glow, dancing and flitting all around us, and I looked at Robbie. His eyes were wide as they took in the burning candles, casting shadows and light all at once, before he looked back at me. I smiled, happy I could see his face and the hard planes of his body currently hidden beneath his clothes. 

"Gods, you're so fucking amazing," he breathed as he pulled me back to him. "Why are our clothes still on? Why am I not inside you, marking you for the whole goddamn world to know you're mine?"

A shiver ran down my spine at his words and I bit my lip as I watched him remove his shirt and kick off his boots, one flying across the room in his haste. I drank in the sight of his bare chest, my fingers running over the sculpted muscles and my cock ached in my shorts as they flexed beneath my tough.

"Fine, I'll let you top this time," I replied, swallowing the urge to drool and fangirl over his glorious body, lightly tracing his collarbone with my tongue instead. "Don't get it in your head it'll be every time though because, lover, I am yours but you're also very much mine."

I emphasized the word with a rough bite to his shoulder, drawing a growl from deep in his chest and a wave of lust washed over my senses. Before I could blink, the sound of fabric ripping filled the room and my shirt was nowhere to be seen. My back hit the mattress and Robbie was instantly there, hovering over me with my hands trapped in his grip above my head.

"Don't worry, lover," Robbie growled, crashing his lips to mine, quick and hard before pulling back, "there will be plenty of opportunities for the both of us."

Any level of nervousness I had felt before had completely disappeared, all coherent thoughts shattered and dispersed into nothingness. Fevered kisses and roaming hands left my skin burning and my body aching for more. My shorts were suddenly gone and I watched with hooded eyes as Robbie slid momentarily from the bed. He took his sweet time taking off his jeans, watching my face as I lay naked on the bed. 

Impatient and not wanting to be teased, I decided to do a little teasing of my own. Taking my shaft in hand, I held his gaze as I slowly stroked my hand upward, biting my lip to hold back a moan when his jaw clenched and his eyes tore from mine to watch my hand. It had the desired effect, his pants in a pile on the floor as he joined me.

"Starting without me?" he asked as he lay beside me.

"Foreplay, babe," I breathed, sliding down his body without preamble and took him into my mouth.

"Oh, fuck!" Robbie exclaimed, one hand gently gripping my hair as his hips buckled involuntarily. 

I hummed in approval, slicking my tongue in a circle around the head before sliding my lips around him again. Robbie was big, in length and girth, but I wasn't worried. He had been made for me, every inch and random freckle created me, and I for him. The sounds he made, his fingers in my hair, everything about him was mine and I moaned in anticipation, my body throbbing with a need I had never felt before.

"Fuck, come here," he demanded in a gruff voice, pulling my head up roughly but still somehow so careful I thought I would die. "We'll do this again later but right now… now I need you."

Robbie sat up with his back against the headboard, guiding me to straddle his hips as he kissed me deep. No one had ever kissed me like that, like I was the only reason they existed. His skin was cool against my own heated flesh, fueling my arousal even more as it soothed and ignited the nerves beneath my skin.

Warmth flooded through me, from my head to my toes, magick sizzling through my veins and filling the room around us. The familiar snap of a lube bottle cap opening and closing almost registered in my head but it was drowned out a moment later by the hum of my power boiling to the surface. 

Robbie's hand slipped between us, his mouth moving away from mine as he kissed down my neck. My back arched and my body tensed when I felt his fingers brush the ring of muscle between my cheeks.

"I got you, baby," he soothed as I buried my head in the crook of his neck.

His free hand gripped my hip, holding me in place as his finger slowly pushed passed the ring. I shuddered above him, breathing out slowly to relax the muscles in my body. It had been a long time since I had been with anyone like this but I remembered what to do, like a muscle memory that comes to life the moment it's needed.

I straightened my back, pushing myself farther down on his finger and his other hand tightened on my hip, digging into the soft skin. I would probably have bruises in the morning but it would be completely worth it. 

A whimper left my lips and I closed my eyes as he moved his hand, advancing and retreating in a steady rhythm. Soon enough, one finger turned to two and then maybe even three but by that point I didn't care. Pleasure soared through me, sweat beading on my forehead and I stroked his erection in time with our movements. He let me set the pace, his hand on my hip holding me upright but it wasn't enough, I needed him in every way possible.

"Robbie," I panted, kissing him and biting his bottom lip between my teeth as I pulled back slightly, "please, please."

Candlelight danced across his face, painting his pale skin with a soft, golden glow as Robbie's eyes blazed up at me like molten pools of heat. His lips were swollen, his tongue darting out to moisten the ravaged flesh as he brushed a dampened lock of hair from my forehead. Without warning, Robbie flipped our position and my back hit the cool sheets just as his hand slid away from my entrance. 

I gripped his hair, crashing out mouths together, whimpering against his lips at the loss of him. Gently untangling my hands, he pressed them into the mattress and trailed kisses down my chest.

"Keep them there," Robbie breathed against my skin, his soft demand feeding my lust while his cool tongue traced around the sensitive flesh of my naval.

I gripped the sheets on either side of me, doing my best to keep my eyes open but as the tension continued to rise around us, it became harder to stop them from fluttering closed again. His presence surrounded me, the energy of his existence caressing the edges of mine in a tantric dance of power that left me feeling drunk with magick.

Robbie knees pushed my thighs wider as he hovered over me, his jaw clenched and muscled flexing as if he was struggling to control himself. I gripped his shoulders when I felt his cock press against me seeking entrance, my nails biting into his skin and noises I never knew I could make falling from my lips.

"You're so beautiful," he whisper, one hand raising my leg as the other braced his weight beside my head. "So fucking perfect."

"I lo-," my words wedged in my throat along with my next breath as he slowly pushed inside, my back arching as pleasure mixed with the pain of being stretched.

Robbie groaned as he slid home, his body trembling above me as he stilled. "Okay?"

Warmth filled my chest at the joy and concern in his eyes, my vision fuzzing as I smiled up at him, the pad of my thumb tracing his lips. 

"I'm more than okay," I promised, biting his jaw lightly. "But if you don't move that sexy ass, I might turn a little savage."

I flexed my hips to prove my point and Robbie growled, the sound vibrating through me like an electric shock as he began to move. Our bodies moved in perfect synchronization, fitting together in just the right way. My cock throbbed hard as steel between us, pressed against his stomach and mine, aching for release.

Magick swirled all around us, tangling with his presence and melting into one. With each thrust, passionate grew higher and our bond tighter, turning into something strong and beautiful. It was better than anything I had ever imagine and I never thought something so perfect and pure could be mine. Yet here he was, wrapped in my arms and lost in our love just as I was.

Robbie tilted my hips, sharpening the angle as he thrust in hard and I cried out as pleasure tingled down my spine, pooling in my groin. The candle flames spiked higher around the room and my orgasm built.

"Fuck! Don't let me… burn the… house down," I panted out between moans, my body trembling beneath him. "I'm gonna -"

Robbie fangs pierced my neck, euphoria flooding through me as I tumbled over the edge. White hot fire blazed through my body, my toes curling as I released on our skin, fisting my hands in his hair and holding him tight against me. I could feel him pulsing inside of me as warmth trickled down my neck, drawing out my orgasm in seemingly endless waves.

By the time I felt his tongue soothe the bite on my skin and his member slip from my body, I was drenched in sweat and my limbs were impossible to move. I could feel him everywhere, inside me and beneath my skin and in my head, against my skin and wrapped around my soul. 

"I love you so much," Robbie whispered against my neck as I clung to him. "Gods, so fucking much."

"I love you more," I replied, my voice hoarse and my throat dry, but I didn't want to let him go.

We lay there for a while longer, neither of us needing or wanting to say any more, simply holding each other. I threaded my hands through his hair, untangling the small knots I had accidentally created, relishing in the feel of him against me. But then Robbie rolled away with a groan, one I immediately recognized as discomfort. 

"What's wrong?" I asked, smoothing my hand over his face, brushing away strands of his dark hair. "Baby, look at me."

He didn't say anything, merely groaning again with his eyes shut tight as he wrapped his arms around his torso. I put my hand on his chest, looking him up and down for injuries or some sign as to what was wrong, but I only felt his heart pounding beneath my hand.

Wait… what?

My jaw nearly hit the bed as it fell open and all I could do was stare at Robbie in complete shock. My thoughts were still scrambled from sex and I couldn't make sense of anything. Snapping my jaw closed, I pressed my ear to his chest and my eyes widened until I feared they might pop out.

His heart was beating. 

"Uh, babe… y-your heart…," I stammered in disbelief, "it's beat… it's beating!"

He didn't seem to hear me as he rolled from the bed and tore from the room. Scrambling after him, my jelly limbs struggling to hold my body up caused me to stumble more than once before I gained my foot. Naked and worried, I ran from the room and found the front door standing wide open. Grabbing a throw blanket from the back of the couch, I rushed onto the porch as I wrapped it around my waist.

Robbie was gone, the yard empty except for the SUV in the driveway. 

"Robbie, babe, where did you go?" I called, my voice shaking. "Talk to me, please!"

I circled the cabin, my bare feet finding sharp rocks and pointed sticks but they didn't register as I searched in the dark for my mate. When I rounded the front of the porch again, I stood on the front walk and peered out into the darkness. Leaves rustled and a twig snapped somewhere in the treeline directly across from me, and I held my breath, waiting. 

The first thing I saw was a set of bright silver eyes, watching me from the darkness. I held their gaze, unwavering and unafraid. As I watched, a shadow seemed to move away from the tree line as the eyes grew closer, but as the shadow stepped into the moonlight, a gasp left my mouth. 

A large, solid black wolf stopped in front of me, his head eye level with my chest, just an arms length away. His bright silver eyes watched me, flecks of amber glittering in the moonlight. I was at a loss for words, in awe of the miracle before me, but I did the only thing I could think of which was to raise my hand, reaching out to him. 

I smiled, tears falling from my eyes as I looked at Robbie, trying to wrap my head around what the gods had done. My fingers grazed his fur, sliding through the soft yet thick strands, marveling at the beautiful monster that was standing before me.

"Oh, babe," I sighed, sniffling as my smile threatened to break my face. "You are absolutely magnificent."

And completely mine…

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A/N: Woah... so yeah that just happened lol.

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