Chapter 38

Amelie

"Am, is this the first time you have gone into heat?" I feel a bit of possessiveness coming from Gideon. It's like he wants this experience only ever to be his.

"I think so. I thought I had before, but after experiencing this, I know I didn't before." I push my feelings of love and security through the bond.

Gideon hums when he feels my emotions, "These two days will be intense. We will swap back and forth with our wolves and continue to solidify our bond." Gideon's hands slowly trail down my back. I feel him push his emotions through the bond. The rush overtakes me. It's not a feeling of lust or desire but need and longing.

I cup his face in my hands, "You are the greatest gift I could ever receive." I pull him to my lips. It's different than any kiss we have shared before. It's like a greeting in a way. As if we are embracing for the first time. I guess, in a sense, we are. The bond changes everything.

We continue to kiss, and Gideon pulls me on top of him. His hands softly explore every curve of my body as I look down at him. This feeling was different from before. Gone were our playful games; it was replaced with a burning desire to be connected in every realm possible. I sit up and slide Gideon inside me, and he gently pulls my hips, rocking me back and forth. He pulls me back down to his lips with one hand while keeping the other on my hips. He kisses and nibbles my ear and neck making his way to my mark. He kisses it ever so gently, sending shivers down my spine. We take our time learning every secret spot the other has.

I can't even count how many times I came. It didn't matter. I was one with him. I was connected to him physically, emotionally, and mentally. We slowly journeyed through our exploration of each other. He entered my mind again. It was a bond link, not a mind link; it was stronger. We could talk but also pick up the other's thoughts. I didn't realize it was possible. We used this to our advantage and didn't use our mouths to communicate but used them to devour each other.

I could feel Gideon holding himself back for me. "Gideon, we have time. Let's come together." I tell him through our bond. I'm straddling his lap as he sits on the edge of the bed. He pulls my hips so he can get deeper in me. He kisses my mark at the same time.

"I love you, Amelie." He sends through the bond.

I feel him release inside me. I climax too. I feel warmth rush in and overtake me in an instant, and bright light feels like it enters my body. I feel weightless for a moment, and it's gone.

"What was that? Did you feel that?" He had to have felt it too.

"I felt you. I felt the bond." He lays us down on the bed. The sun was starting to rise. We were both exhausted and hungry.

I shake off the strange feeling and chalk it up to the mate bond and look at my phone for the time. It's almost 7:00 AM. I know Becky will be starting breakfast soon.

"Let's go get something to eat and we can come back and rest. I know Dad is giving you a pass on training because of my heat. I'm starving, and I feel awkward to have food brought up by someone." I start to get up and slip out of bed when Gideon pulls me back to him.

I look into his eyes, and they are flashing between red and green. I feel a strong desire to possess me and guard me coming through the bond. Ulv's instances are kicking in, and he is in rut. He doesn't want any other males around his mate while she is in heat. I wrap my arms around Gideon's neck and nuzzle his cheek.

I kiss his mark, "No one would dare try and touch me. The only two unmated males are your men and my brother, who would fight to protect me. I am safe." I can feel Ulv reseed and clam.

"Inari, connect with Ulv. He needs to feel you." I can feel Inari pull Ulv to her, and the last bit of tension in Gideon's body is gone.

He breaths in my scent deeply, giving me a quick peek. He looks in my eyes, "You are my calm and my storm. I love you."

"I love you too. Now let's go before I pass out from hunger." I jump up and attempt to drag Gideon with me. This damn mountain of a body of his. He doesn't budge.

"Pull harder. I know you can do it." He's egging me on. I drop his hand

He gets up, we get dressed, and we make our way to the kitchen. As we enter, we are met with a failure sight Becky and Benjamin enjoying a moment together. Somethings different I can smell it. "I think they marked each other," I tell Gideon through the bond. "I wonder when? We need to find out so we can make sure we give them time too."

Gideon nods. I can tell he mind-linked Benjamin so Becky wouldn't be embarrassed. "It happened last night. Their marks just healed this morning. So your heat will finish before her starts."

Becky and Benjamin turn in our direction, "Hey, Luna!" Becky is exploding with excitement. "Look at our marks." She grabs poor Benjamin's collar before he can even greet his Alpha. "Benny has thyme, and I have lavender. I never expected to get anything more than a stare or paw!"

Gideon chuckles, "Well 'Benny' is a high-ranking Delta so that you would have a more detailed mate mark." Gideon walks over and slaps Benjamin on the back. "Benny, hmmm."

Benjamin looks up at his Alpha, "Alpha, she's so little and cute, but when she get's excited, I can't handle her. It's easier subduing a Rouge than handling her." Becky pinches Benjamin's arm, and he winches.

Both Gideon and I laugh. Gideon slaps Benjamin on the back again, even harder, almost knocking him over, "Looks like this little Omega is too much for an elite Delta like you to handle."

Becky stands there, arms crossed with a smile of satisfaction on her face at Gideon's comment. She had grown so much in these few months. She was always happy and bubbly, but I could see her confidence grow.

"OK, OK, OK. I am starving! I'm jumping in and making food. Move it or lose it, boys." I felt like I was about to go feral if I didn't eat.

"Don't be stingy. You woke me up early." Gideon grazes my arm as I walk past.

I bit my bottom lip and smirk, "you did work hard, I suppose."

Becky giggles and jumps in to help me. Benjamin stands there as awkward as ever, not sure if he should sit or stand. Gideon gives him a look, and Benjamin relaxes and sits at the counter.

I want something hearty. I whip up some biscuits, and Becky starts some sausage gravy, but I also want some fried eggs and hash browns. Once everything is done, I notice everyone is in the kitchen. I was so focused on cooking because I was so hungry, I didn't even realize it.

James has his torso leaned all the way over the counter, and he's trying to steal a biscuit. I smacked his hand. "Hey, who said this was your breakfast." He looks at me wide-eyed then turns away from me.

"Mom, Amelie won't feed me, and she hit my hand." Celeste just shakes her head. James turns back to me. I stick my tongue out at him. We become children when we are together. It's worse when Hope's around. I missed Hope. I want to visit her soon. I know she and Phillip will be back for the Ember Moon Festival in June, at least.

"OK, if your eating, come and get it," I yell out. I dish up plates for Gideon and myself and sit down.

"You should hurry and eat. The next wave of our heat is building. We need to get back to our room soon." Inari interrupts my meal.

"I just sat down to eat. Can't you hold it off a bit longer? I feel like I'm going to die if I don't eat and sleep a little." My heat had only started a few hours ago, and I was already physically drained.

"You have a little time, but eat fast." Inari's warning was needed but not well received.

I linked Gideon, "Inari said we need to hurry and eat. The next cycle of my heat will start soon."

Gideon turns and looks at me. A quiet chuckle leaves his lips. "You are going to be the death of me."

"Oh, can the big bad Alpha not handle his mate Heat?" I give him my signature eyebrow raise.

He smiles wide, "I'm not worried about me, but you I'm concerned with.

That's how the next two days went. We slept when we could and ate when we could. We had no other concept of time, just the start of a heat cycle and its end. Our connection was more substantial than I ever could have imagined. How could I have fooled before? I now know what I had back was never real.