Above^^^ What the mark on Seth looks like! 😎 enjoy!!

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Katrina

I slowly crack my eyes open, and I'm met with the very bare and very muscular chest of my mate. My greedy eyes trail upwards, until they rest on the mark I gave him yesterday. I love it. The rose sits directly over where I bit him.

I trace a finger over the edges, smiling when a low rumble emits from his chest in content. I work my way up his neck and to his jawline, grazing over the slight stubble as I go up to trace his lips, which has a faint scar on the corner that goes down to his jaw, then his eyes...until I'm combing through his soft black hair, his purr like growl rumbling louder. Since he seems to enjoy it, I gently massage his scalp, going in a soothing, circular motion from his forehead to the back of his neck.

"That feels wonderful mate."

I jump a bit at the sound of his voice, and looking at his now open eyes, I can see the silvery glow in them, which means his wolf is the one speaking.

"Oh, hello Damien."

I trail my hands down to his jaw, and he promptly grabs my hand and inhales deeply, kissing the palm and sending tingles through my arm.

"Hello my love. It's nice to officially talk to you, Seth has been particularly greedy."

I laugh a bit, and he pulls me closer.

"It's nice to talk to you as well. I'm sorry if I woke you."

He presses his lips to my neck, licking at the underside of my chin. It sends heat to my cheeks, and that makes him smile.

"You don't have to apologize, I'm more than happy to wake up this way every morning, as well as Seth."

I go back down to his mark, tracing over it faintly. The purring sound returns, and I grin.

"I'll keep that in mind." I reply as I press a kiss to the mark, and the volumes doubles.

"You have no idea how pleasurable that is, mate." He rumbles, rubbing small circles up my back. He nuzzles the sweet spot on my left shoulder, emphasizing his point with the intense tingles that spread throughout my entire body.

"And we are looking forward to the day we get to mark you." He whispers against my skin, and I gasp and shiver when I feel his teeth gently bite my sensitive skin, no doubt returning the teasing I gave him yesterday. I try to bite back my moans as he starts sucking on the spot, deciding to give me a hickey in place of his mark.

After he finishes his work, he pulls his head back to look at it, running his thumb over it softly. Looking up to meet my eyes, he grins at the redness of my cheeks.

"You look so beautiful when you're flustered."

He kisses my lips before I respond, and I kiss back, enjoying it immensely. As he pulls away, I hear Ziva begging in the back of my head.

~I want to meet him, let me out...please.~

~Only if you behave yourself, and no dirty talk.~

~You're no fun...fine.~

I focus back on Damien, who's currently tilting his head to the side in curiosity.

"Before you go, would you like to meet Ziva?"

He nods, an eager look in his eyes. I close mine, and I feel his hands brush over my cheeks and mouth.

~Remember what I said.~ I warn her again, and she huffs impatiently.

~Yeah, yeah, just let me out!~

I sigh and let her take control, allowing myself to drift back in my head. Ziva opens my eyes, no doubt glowing gold instead of my purple. She quickly takes inventory of the male in front of her, and she runs my tongue over my lips in response.

~Goddess...he is one sexy beast...~

~I swear to the Goddess herself, if you say that out loud I will never let you out again!~

~Will you relax? I'm not going to...just let me be!~

~Fine.~

She goes back to trailing up his chest, until reaching his eyes.

"Hello mate..." She purrs out, and I can see a bit of darkness leak into his eyes.

"Ziva...it's good to hear your voice at last."

"Me too...Seth isn't the only one who's greedy."

He chuckles, and Ziva bites my lip at the sound. She brushes my hand slowly up and down his chest, skimming dangerously close to the waistband of his boxers.

"But then again, so am I." She whispers lowly, enjoying his obvious arousal that shows through the thin fabric of the only article of clothing he's wearing. He growls, fighting his instincts as he watches us stare unashamedly.

"Be careful mate, what you are doing is very dangerous..."

~Yeah, cool it wolf.~

~Like you aren't enjoying the view.~

"I do like a little danger..." She responds, ignoring my demands for her to quit before she gets us in trouble as she starts to slip a finger under the band of his boxers. The sudden feeling of being flipped on our back throws her off, our hands pinned above our head. The silver gleam in his eyes is gone, meaning Seth is back in control.

"I think....we both need to take control back..." He strains out, and Ziva whines in an attempt to change his mind.

"But Seth, don't you want to talk to me?"

"I do love, but maybe when we're not in this particular position..."

I feel a devious smirk curl my lips, and I immediately start yelling at her.

~Don't you dare!!!~

"But I quite like our position...."

His eyes go black for a solid 30 seconds before he regains control of himself.

~Alright, that's it!!!~

I force Ziva back as hard as I can, taking her by surprise. I lay panting for a minute before my eyes open again, revealing a very excited Seth straddling me. I swallow hard, trying to calm down before I speak.

"Seth? You okay?"

He takes a moment, seeming to contain himself.

"Yeah...your wolf is...something else..." He finally replies, and I groan in exasperation.

"I'm so sorry, I tried to keep her in check but..."

He shakes his head.

"It's alright. Is she always so...straightforward like that?"

"That's not even the tip of the iceberg."

His eyes darken a bit before he regains his composure.

"I see..."

I sigh in resignation, deciding to be a little more honest.

"She usually doesn't take control unless I'm pissed...and even then I'm in wolf form. Most of the time we share control equally...like when we fight...this is the first time she's had control in a non-combat situation."

"You share control?"

I nod."Yes, we actually did that yesterday, when we marked you."

"I thought I saw her eyes under the black." He pauses, extreme curiosity filling his expression.

"I wonder...considering what just happened, does this mean that all the flirting and teasing is her idea?"

I bite my lip, the redness returning to my cheeks with a vengeance.

"Kind of...we usually have the same line of thought, so there is hardly ever a time where she thinks something that I don't think as well, it's just, she's more likely to say it out loud than I am...screw the consequences."

He releases my hands and leans down on his forearms, pressing his forehead to mine.

"So...you both share those thoughts...but Ziva is more likely to act on them...interesting."

I try to turn my eyes away, but he holds my gaze.

"Don't be embarrassed Angel, I'm flattered. I was worried you didn't want it at all...and that it was just your wolfs instinct to mate that's been pushing you."

"No...it's..." I huff in frustration."Ziva is 100% ready...but I am not quite 100% yet."

He presses a kiss to my forehead in reassurance.

"And that's fine my love, we will wait until you are completely ready. No pressure."

"Thank you for being patient." I murmur just before pressing my lips to his, sharing a kiss that he returns just as tenderly. As we enjoy each other's embrace, a knock sounds on the door. Seth growls in irritation as I groan, interrupted again.

"Why is it that every time we have a moment, someone has to interrupt?" He growls under his breath, and I giggle despite myself.

"Alpha Seth! The Alpha from the pack in Tennessee is here."

He looks over at the clock with me, and we realize that we had both slept in, it's past 12 in the afternoon. He drops his head down and groans before looking at me.

"Do you need to shower before you get dressed? I'll need a moment." He whispers.

"No, I'll just change and go downstairs. Introduce myself as the new Luna and keep him busy."

He presses a quick kiss to my mouth before rolling out of bed.

"You are the best." He murmurs before looking to the door.

"Tell him that Luna Katrina will be down shortly, and I shouldn't be too long."

"Yes Alpha."

The sound of his leaving is shortly followed by Seth running into the bathroom and turning on the shower. I chuckle and get up, proceeding to get dressed in a pair of black fitted jeans and one of Seth's T-shirts, tucking up the sides of the red fabric into the waistband of my jeans. Pulling my hair into a braid, I notice that the shirt hangs off my shoulder, exposing the kiss mark he left earlier. Brushing over it faintly, I smile and put on my flip-flops. I remember that Alpha Trevor hasn't found his mate yet, and with me unmarked, Seth would approve of me wearing his scent and exposing his handiwork. Territorial Alpha.

Going down the final set of stairs, I see the man I assume is the Alpha standing in front the fireplace in the living room, staring up at the painting hanging on the wall. He looks to be a bit on the young side, probably closer to my age than Seth's....probably 18 or so.

"Alpha Trevor, it's a pleasure to meet you."

He turns to face me, a smile crossing his face as he catches sight of me.

"You must be Seth's mate. It's a pleasure to meet you as well, Luna."

He take my hand after reaching me, pressing a kiss to the back of it. As much as I know that it's his way of being respectful, I am glad Seth isn't here to see it. He would have been less then pleased about the action.

"Please, just call me Katrina. We are here to discuss being allies after all."

He nods, dropping my hand. We head towards the nearby couch, talking as we walk.

"I guess you're right, Katrina."

"Out of curiosity, what prevented the alliance of our packs to begin with?"

He sighs, running a hand through his bronze hair as we sit down.

"My grandfather had a grievance with your mates father. An old grudge that's been blown out of proportion by the old Alpha. He made my mother swear she would never sign a treaty with Red Fang as long as he's alive. Well, I'm Alpha now and my grandfather has passed, Goddess rest his soul, so now there's no point in keeping that grudge alive."

I nod along, trivial matters like that should never get in the way of peace. It is better to put the benefit of the packs first before small personal grudges.

"So, you've decided to bury the hatchet, so to speak."

He laughs, finally breaking out of that stiff, formal manner.

"Yes. Bury it with my grandfather, as it were."

We both laugh, and at the same time, Seth comes down the stairs.

"Alpha Trevor, its good to see you." Seth calls out, a determined look in his eyes as he strides towards us. He sits between me and the young Alpha, not surprising, and plants a kiss on my cheek in front of him. Also not surprising, he probably was using the mind link while he was upstairs.

"You too, Alpha Seth. I am glad to see you have found your mate, I'm looking forward to meeting mine as well."

"And you should, having a mate is a wonderful thing." Seth replies, intertwining his fingers with mine, holding up my hand to his mouth to kiss it.

He was definitely listening in with the link. I roll my eyes discreetly, jealous much?

"I've heard rumors that you became Alpha recently, I'm glad to know it's true."

Trevor nods, and I feel Seth's other hand wrap securely around my waist. His fingers brushing under the shirt to touch my skin. Jeez, this boy is touchy-feely today.

"My mother and her human mate have run the pack until a month ago, but now that I'm 20, it's been passed to me. So I made sure to put this meeting as one of my top priorities."

"Well, how about we take this meeting to our office? It will be a bit more private."

I bite back a growl. More private my ass, he just wants the excuse to have me on his lap in front of the poor boy.

~Don't pretend you don't enjoy being in his lap...~ Ziva pipes up as we start heading upstairs to the office, and I internally yell at her to shut up.

This is going to be an interesting couple of hours....

Unknown POV

"The wolves are ready sir, we are waiting for your command."

I nod at the young warrior at my feet.

"Good. We attack tomorrow. It's time to turn up the heat."

"Yes sir."

He bows again before leaving my presence, and I begin to smile at the plans I have made. It's time Red Fang learns who they are truly dealing with.

And like the packs before this one, they will crumble at my feet.