**Double update for not updating when I was supposed to. YOU'RE WELCOME.

UPDATED: 9/20/2016 - For some reason I'm an absolute dumbass and didn't post the chapter that is supposed to be between this chapter and the last chapter??? I could've swore I did (maybe wattpad deleted it), so if you're confused because it seems like there's missing content, that's why. I will post the missing chapter tonight after I get home from both of my exams.**

Aceso's POV

I still wasn't ready to forgive Xavier for being such a bonehead at breakfast, so I decided a suitable punishment would be the silent treatment. No male ever wanted to experience their mate intentionally ignoring them. It was complete torture not only for their wolf side, but also their human side as well. Most male wolves craved their mate's attention constantly - It was all they really cared about - so you can imagine how it made them feel when they are deliberately snubbed by the one person they want the most.

Xavier and I had retiredd back to our bedroom after breakfast to spend some "quality time" together. Little did he know of my plan to get back at him, but he caught on quickly. Once he realized the full extent of what I was doing, he panicked.

"Aceso? Promise I never do again. What do you want? Rub your feet? You said they hurt from shoes. I run you a warm bath? Watch movie? Please? Talk to me." He begged. My resolve was quickly withering down to practically nothing at all and I knew I would have to give in within the next few minutes. Hearing him try to string together sentences was my ultimate undoing. I know he's not used to talking, that much I gathered from his past as being a Wild, but here he was trying to negotiate with me. I turned away from him and headed towards the balcony doors when I heard the most heart-shattering whine resonate throughout the room. It caused a pang in my chest that I couldn't ignore. I quickly turned back around to face him, unable to stay "mad" any longer.

I sighed before saying, "If I ever catch you pulling some shit like that ever again, we won't be sharing the same bed until I decide you've earned the privilege back. Understand? What we do in the bedroom is for us to know and no one else." He quickly nodded his head up and down eating up the space between us in three large strides and enveloping me into his huge, muscly arms. His warmth soothed my wolf and I instantly, doing away with any guilt we previously had over causing him any emotional distress.

"Does still count if somebody else bring up? You're little loud, my queen." He teased cheekily. My cheeks heated up ever so slightly and I groaned before pushing at his chest. He took the hint to shut up before pulling away from me and latching his plump lips onto my own.

The kiss we shared was full of raw passion that had my knees quivering, barely able to hold my own weight up. At that moment, I couldn't remember why I was ever angry with him in the first place, but I did know I would never get used to his kisses. They were all consuming and made my toes curl with bliss every single time. I broke the kiss first; needing to breathe and regain what little sanity I had left.

"We need to stop, Xavier. The plane is leaving soon and we haven't even started to pack." I spoke breathlessly. He was clearly unhappy with my statement because he began to pout like a five-year-old child.

"Don't wanna pack. Wanna keep kissin' you." He grumbled, trying to persuade me with his best puppy dog eyes that he could muster. I had to fight back the laugh that threatened to escape because of the sight before me. Xavier, who was a grown man, was actually pouting because he wasn't getting his way. Unbelievable.

I quickly looked away from him and focused my gaze on the beach through our room window. I knew if I stared at him any longer, any ounce of self-control I had would be completely thrown out the window and I would end up letting my mate have his dirty way with me. I know that I made the right decision in deciding to wait until we were back in the safety of his – our – pack before mating, where I knew no one would bother us, but it was times like this, last night, and even this morning where I was beginning to second guess myself. It was taking so much more effort than I originally thought it ever would to keep myself from jumping him every two seconds.

Damn you hormones!

I could wait. I know I could. The moment would be perfect. We would be in our pack house, in our very own room, on our very own bed, with nothing separating our bodies. Perfect. The memory of Xavier's calloused hands roaming over my bare body this morning caused goose bumps to arise rapidly. We needed to get home, and quickly.

"You know Xavier, the faster we get packed, the faster we get home, the sooner you get to bury yourself in me and officially make me yours. So, we can either stand here and kiss or we ca-" I didn't even get to finish my sentence before he was frantically running around the room, shoving all of our things back into random suitcases with renewed vigor. The sight itself was enough to have me in stitches.

**

I rested my head against the small plane window, my mind blank of all thoughts as Xavier absentmindedly drew patterns on my legging covered thigh. The action was making me sleepy, but I didn't mind. I wasn't too keen when it came to flying. Ever since I saw the Grey's Anatomy episode where they were all stranded after their crash, I'd become much fonder of long car rides instead.

The flight was going just fine, but I suddenly became very uncomfortable. The longer Xavier's hand rested on me, the hotter I became. I could feel the burning heat from his touch intensify and it was almost as if there wasn't a single barrier between his skin on my own. All of a sudden, an agonizing pain rushed to my head, and I gripped my skull between my hands. I applied mild pressure, hoping to get the abrupt headache to go away, but it was no use.

Xavier sensed my obvious distress and tried to sooth me, but nothing was working. My internal body heat seemed to kick up another notch and I was finding it hard to breath. It felt as if my body was cooking itself from the inside out. As another wave of pain attacked my head, Xavier's hold on my thigh tightened to the point of bruising me.

"Fuck." He hissed through clenched teeth. I glanced over at him to see his eyes completely black and clouded with lust and want. He shut his eyes and sucked in a deep breath, trying to reign in his wolf. I could see the tent in his pants gradually growing despite his effort to make it stop. When he finally opened his eyes again, they were darker than I've ever seen them and I knew then and there that he had lost all control over his human side to his wolf. This wasn't going to end well at all.

"Aceso." He growled out. His voice was so deliciously deep and husky it caused the searing pain coursing through my entire being to flare once again, only more intense this time. I let out a sharp squeak as he ripped me from my seat and firmly planted me onto his lap, jutting his hips upwards while simultaneously pushing my hips down, effectively grinding his already rock hard length against my soaking wet core. I let out a feral moan, and silently thanked my lucky stars that everyone around us was either asleep or had headphones in, and that we were hidden away from all the other passenger's view from our seats in the back corner of first class.

"Aceso." He growled out again, but this time his voice was even deeper and more demanding. The sound alone was enough to have me grinding my hips against him once again. I couldn't believe this was happening now of all times. Couldn't my stupid fucking body have just waited another two damn hours for the plane to land before it threw me into heat? Why of all places did this have to happen on a fucking airplane where people were surrounding us - two of which just so happened to be my parents who are currently seated three rows ahead of us.

"I can't – we have – you're in" Xavier couldn't formulate a single coherent thought as every fiber of my being was screaming with need for him. That was the point of heat. Its sole purpose was to give a marked, but not yet fully mated, couple the final push they needed to lose all control and finish what fate had intended for them. This meant intertwining their DNA together and becoming one. It threw a female's body and hormones into complete and utter overdrive until you and your mate couldn't take it anymore. The pain and need for the intimate touch of your other half became unbearable. Most couples didn't wait long enough before fully mating after marking for heat to even take affect.

Although I was thankful that Xavier understood my want to wait, I couldn't help but mentally curse myself out as the pain refused to let up. I'd read all about heat for my biology class. Every article said that the pain wasn't supposed to take effect until after about an hour of it beginning, but it's been barely five minutes and I'm failing to fight off tears. They also said that just the simple touch of your mate's skin upon your own would be enough to dull the side affects until you finally decided to consummate your bond, but if anything, Xavier's touch was only making things worse.

As the minutes ticked by, my strength dwindled and my tears had begun to flow freely. Xavier wasn't providing me any comfort either; he was too preoccupied trying to hold his wolf, who refused to give control back, from mating me right here, right now. I could see that it was breaking him to have to witness me in so much pain and not be able to do anything about it. Well, there was something he could do, but I had no intentions of joining the mile high club – as of right now at least. I can't guarantee my answer will be the same in another 30 minutes.

My cries of pain gradually raised in volume, until they couldn't be ignored anymore. If there had been any unmated males on this plane, they would have known the second my heat began. The scent of an unmated female's heat is the second most enticing smell to a male wolf, right after the scent of his mate.

My parents were the first passengers to notice my obvious distress. My mom immediately realized what was happening and sprang into action. Jumping from her seat as if someone had lit a fire under her ass, she came charging towards me. Xavier was quick to notice her swift incoming, and flipped our position so that his body was in front of mine, caging me into the seat. He released a terrifying growl before baring his elongated canines at her while extending his claws. Everybody quickly got his message of "come close to my mate and you die".

My mom looked helpless. She knew there was nothing she could possibly do to calm Xavier down while I was in this condition. My shriek of pain promptly got his full attention back on me. He picked me up and cradled me in his arms as he tried to sooth the burn by kissing my skin anywhere he could reach. Black dots began to cloud my vision and I knew there wasn't a damn thing I could do to keep myself conscious. Not that I really wanted to anyway. I gladly gave into the darkness, letting it consume me along with the mind-numbing pain I was in.

I wasn't sure when my next episode of heat would take place. It could be five minutes from now or five hours from now. I prayed to the Moon Goddess for the latter because I knew I wouldn't be able to handle anything close to that type of pain any time soon.

**

My body jostled mercilessly wherever I was. I wanted to scream at whoever was near me to cut the shit out, but my voice had evaded me. My mouth was dry and my tongue felt like sandpaper. I tried to swallow, which proved to be much more difficult, as well as painful, than it should have been. I mustered up every last ounce of strength that I could and cracked my eyes open. I was met with darkness, except for a weird bluish-green glow from in front of me. Someone gently push the sweat-coated hair from my forehead, and by the mildly irritating tingles they left in their wake, I knew it was Xavier.

"How you feel?" He asked, his voice barely above a whisper. Before answering, I examined his eyes, taking notice that he was once again back in control, assuring me that my heat was gone - for now at least. I couldn't find any energy to try and speak or even mind link a response to his question, so I let out an exhausted sigh/whine instead. He seemed to get the hint as he leaned over and pecked my forehead, dropping the topic.

It took me a few minutes until I realized that I was in the back of a car with my head resting on Xavier's lap. I was assuming we were on some sort of gravel road because of how bumpy the ride was. Xavier's strong arms wrapped around me and pulled me into a semi leaning position with all of my body weight resting against his chest. I lulled my extremely heavy head back to rest on his shoulder, unable to keep it upright on my own.

"Don't know how long until next heat wave. Lucky it hasn't come yet. Don't understand why touch isn't helping, but I don't think I can hold back next time it hits." He whispered worriedly in my ear. I nodded in reply, understanding what he meant. There was going to be no holding off our mating until we got to know each other, that much I knew.

Right after he finished his sentence, white-hot pain surged through my body, causing me to cry out to no one in particular. With the condition my body was already in, I knew that if Xavier and I didn't finish what we started last night, I wouldn't live to see tomorrow. Xavier began to panic behind me and started growling frantically at the driver in the front seat.

"Alpha, we're still an hour and forty-five minutes away from the border of our territory. I'm already going thirty over the speed limit. There's nothing more I can do." The driver rushed out nervously. Xavier let out a frustrated growl before punching some button on the ceiling of the car. I heard a strange whoosh noise and was vaguely aware of the partition that now separated us from the rest of the car. Before I could even think, Xavier had shoved his hand into my pants and began to pleasure me with his thick fingers. I sucked in a large breath of air and spread my legs farther apart for him, thankful for the slight relief in pain he was providing me. I could only hope his distraction tactic worked until we reached our territory. I couldn't imagine having my first time in the back seat of a car, but then again I wasn't sure what how far my heat could push my limits.