The King's Return

35| I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU

KIERA'S POV

The way he said that made my knees go weak. I have never seen such a gorgeous man in my life. His brown skin makes him even more handsome. Sam was right.

He didn't take his eyes away from mine, not that I wanted him to and I know he was trying to read my reaction. I wanted to kiss him so much.

When he approached me, I involuntarily bit my bottom lip and his eyes changed colour. All of a sudden, it was just me and him in the room.

When I bit my lip again, he growled and kissed me. I kissed him back just as eagerly.

"Can we keep it PG, please? There's a minor in here." That completely broke the spell. I realised we were still in the same room with the same people except someone else was also there.

"Alex?" He has really grown. I haven't seen him for a few months and yet it feels like it's been years because of how much he has grown.

"Hi, Kiera. I see you have moved on." It always amazed me how much he looked like Logan. He is like a carbon copy of him, just that he is a little copy. He even has the same smile.

If he had the same eyes as Logan, people would think they were father and son, not half-brothers. Jake's growl made everyone laugh in the leaving room, except for me, who blushed like a teenager.

I haven't blushed in years. Maybe the last time I blushed was in high school when Logan flirted with me.

"Come on Jake, I loved her first, so don't be bitter about it." I had forgotten just how much this little guy can talk.

"I'm not bitter, Little Highness, I just hate that I will have to compete with you for my mate." The possessiveness was evident in his voice when he called me his mate.

Of course, it works in his favour. "Yeah, I understand. It's embarrassing. After all, you're old and I'm just a kid." He loves calling himself a kid when, of course, it works in his favour. "Am I not getting a hug? Or you're scared Jake will be jealous and throw a tantrum?"

Everyone laughed and I found myself laughing along. Well, that was until I saw the scowl on Jake's face. I felt the need to just kiss it away, but then I reminded myself that we were surrounded by people and, of course, the fact that I had just met the guy.

He kept looking at me and I looked at him too every time I felt his eyes on me. I would be lying if I said I've ever felt anything like it.

It was like I was the most precious thing in his life and I wouldn't be a girl if I said that didn't boost my confidence at all.

"Jake, why don't help me check if everything is ready for the party? I still have something with my sister."

Jake looked at Logan and then back at me. It was obvious that he hated Logan at that moment for keeping me away from him. Even his eyes started changing from their beautiful brown colour to pitch.

"You can take Kiera with you. I'm sure she would love a tour around the castle. A lot has changed over the years." Logan looked at me with pleading eyes. He didn't want me to refuse his offer.

"I would love to." I didn't even wait to hear what they said after that. I made my way out of the room and he followed me shortly after.

I have to admit that I was also disappointed when Logan asked him to leave, because that meant I would be away from him, which is ridiculous because I had just met the guy.

"Kiera..." No one has ever called me like that before. It feels like my name somehow changed and I'm hearing it for the first time.

I don't even know how I stopped walking. When I looked at him, his eyes were pitch black and even though I hadn't known him for long, I just knew it was no longer Jake standing in front of me, but his wolf.

I couldn't move and that seemed to make him happy. He approached me and I didn't know if I should be scared or what. I don't know his wolf and I don't know how he's gonna react to meeting me for the first time.

"Hello there." Well, I didn't know what else to say except that.

"Hey, little mate." I haven't been called little for more than ten years and my parents are the only people who have called me little. Their little daughter. "I've been waiting for you, you know that."

I didn't say anything and he didn't seem to mind. He kept looking at my neck, and since I have a werewolf for a best friend, I know what that means. He wants to mark me and I can see that he is trying so hard not to.

I didn't know how to react to that. Sam has told me how difficult it is to know who your mate is but be unable to mark him for certain reasons.

I know he is hesitating because he doesn't know how I will feel about it and he doesn't want to take advantage of me, which is kind of cute.

"f**k! You don't know how much I want to put my mark on that beautiful neck of yours. I won't do it though, until I have your approval. I would hate myself if I ever took advantage of you."

I suddenly realized I had no control over myself when I was around him. I slowly approached him and kissed him hard. He kissed me back and when I opened my eyes, Jake's eyes were back to normal.

"Come with me." I didn't ask where he was taking me, I just followed until we reached a room I soon realised was his. I don't know how I could figure that out, but it just smelled like him.

It's been a while since I last had s*x and I haven't been to the gym recently. From what Sam said, werewolves are insatiable. I don't know if I could match him.

I was so caught up in my own thoughts that I didn't realise he was just in front of me, his eyes staring back at me as if asking me if it was okay.

I nodded my head and kissed him. He picked me up and wrapped my legs around his waist. I don't know when he moved, I just felt my back touching a wall.

I seriously wanted him to mark me, so I did the only thing that came to my mind. I moved my hair to the left shoulder and his eyes instantly changed from their brown colour to black.

He growled a little and then closed his eyes. When he opened them again, they were back to normal.

"Kiera?" I knew what he was asking me.

"I'm not a werewolf, as you know, but I know a lot about werewolves. Even though it was your wolf who said he wanted to mark me, I know you want that too.

"I am giving you my neck to show you that I would love to wear your mark. It is my decision unless you don't want to mark me."

"Jesus f*****g Christ woman! Watch what you say. Why wouldn't I want you to wear my mark? You have no idea how long I've been waiting for you."

This is the first time he said more than one sentence to me. I couldn't help but smile.

"What's funny?"

"I was thinking to myself that it was the first time you've spoken more than one sentence since you've spoken to me. I'm happy."

He smiled at me. "I'm glad I've done something to make you happy."

"So, about your mark...."

"It's not that I don't want to mark you. I'm just worried you don't fully understand what that means. I don't want you to make a decision that you will regret later."

"I know what I'm doing. Sam briefed me a long time ago and now I am familiar with a lot of things." I don't understand why we are even discussing this.

"Really? Tell me, you do know that if I mark you today, we are bound together for the rest of our lives? Like there is no going back?"

"I know all that."

"Since you know there is no way you're leaving this room without being thoroughly f****d, you do know there are 99% of chances of you getting knocked up with my child? I don't keep condoms in my room and I don't get STDs."

"Well, if you say knocked up, you make it seem horrible. I prefer carrying."

"It's the same s**t, just different names."

"I'm on birth control. Forget the condoms. " Let's just skip to the fun part!

"You do realise that the seed I will be planting inside you isn't a normal seed, don't you?" How is it different? The only difference is that it won't be from a normal human being.

"Birth control doesn't work unless you use the one the females of the pack use. Supernatural birth control."

I didn't know all that and I never asked. I know Sam would've told me if she thought one day I would find a mate since I'm human.

After finishing school, I focused so much on my dancing career that I never thought about raising a child of my own.

I have always loved kids, but the fact is that I have never met anyone worthy of having my firstborn, at least not until now. I know that what I feel for Jake should be frightening to me, but it doesn't.

It is giving me assurance instead. It makes me feel safe and at home, which is something I've never felt before unless I'm back home in San Francisco.

I saw how he was with Alex earlier. He was loving and caring, which is something every mother wants for their child. A loving and caring father.

I know Jake will be more than that for our child. I have no reason to doubt him. I know he will be with me every step of the way and he won't change his mind about me in the future.

I know he will support me in whatever I do in my life and I will also be happy with him. With all these things I just said, why wouldn't I choose to spend the rest of my life with him?

"You don't have to make any rash decisions. I can just make love to you now without a condom, and when I buy them, which will be tomorrow morning, I can mark you and we won't need to worry about the pregnancy. How does that sound?"

It sounds amazing except...

"You don't need to buy condoms." We won't be needing any.

"Don't tell me you've changed your mind about s*x. It's a crime to play with a man's feelings." He actually had the nerve to feign being hurt!

"Why does your mouth always seem to say s*x in every sentence? And you've been cursing a lot." I had initially ignored it.

"About the s*x thing, we both know it's gonna happen. Delayed doesn't necessarily mean denied. And the last part, it's a black thing."

"Ugh! I don't know what to do with you." His smile told me that he wanted to make a comeback with a naughty remark, so I decided to cut him off.

"No one said anything about removing s*x from the equation. I just made my decision and it doesn't involve a condom, just a lot of sex."

"What if you get pregnant then? What will you do? What about your career?"

"Who said pregnant women can't dance? I want you to mark me and I also want to carry your pup and many more to come. How does that sound?"

"Sweet Jesus! f**k!"