“No,” he growls, clearly unhappy. “Unless they try to take you from me.”

“No one can take me from you,” I reassure him.

I turn to look back at my brothers. “Glad to see that doe-eyed look she does doesn’t just work on me.” Forest says.

“Her eyes are perfect.” Koda kisses me on the top of my head. “You don’t need to worry about her doe eyes. Only I get them now.”

“Ahh. That’s so sweet. See, I told you, Stone. He’s a marshmallow on the inside. No one believed me,” Winnie says, coming over to me and trying to pull me into a hug, but Koda won’t let me go.

“Let her go,” she huffs, and Koda reluctantly lets me go with a grunt.

She wraps her arms around me. “Thank you,” she whispers in my ear. “I already see the old Koda coming back.” Releasing me, she steps back. “How about a family dinner? All the families come together and really meet,” she says, clapping her hands together.

“No,” Koda says, making me laugh.

“Koda,” she says, sounding annoyed and looking over at who I’m guessing is her mate, making him the Alpha from what Koda had told me. She looks at him as if she expects him to demand we all have dinner together.

“I want to meet the man who’s going to be with my sister,” Flint says.

“No,” Koda says again.

“What Koda is trying to say,” I say, cutting in, “is that we’d love to have dinner.” Koda growls behind me, pulling me back into his grasp. “Maybe next weekend. We need some alone time. He’s still a little on edge. Then we’d love to have you over for dinner. I can even cook for everyone.”

Winnie and my brothers start to voice their complaints.

“Winnie, let them be for a little,” Stone tells her. Her eyebrows furrow a little, and she’s clearly not liking what he’s saying. “Maybe you’ll get yourself a little niece or nephew,” he adds, making me blush.

“Everyone out!” Winnie yells, trying to shuffle everyone out of the room, making Stone laugh.

We all say our goodbyes, and my brothers reluctantly leave after I assure them (four times) that I really want to stay. I promise them we’ll come by tomorrow or the next day. I also get them to move a little faster when I vow to make meals for them that they could just pop in the oven.

When the door finally closes and all the locks click back into place, I don’t even have a moment before Koda has me in his arms, striding towards the bedroom. He lays me on the bed and hovers above me. Reaching behind him, he grabs his collar and pulls off his shirt.

Slowly, he moves down my body, pushing my shirt up as he goes. His mouth lands on my stomach and he starts to place gentle kisses there.

“You want cubs?” he asks, and I can see the longing in his eyes.

“I want everything with you, Koda. The family I’ve always dreamed about. I’ve watched my brothers get mated one by one, and I never thought I’d get that, too. You’re like my prince. Not only did you rid me of my father, but you’re going to give me the life I’ve always wanted. A real-life happy ever after.”

“I’ll give you anything, Snow. Just tell me what you want.”

“Just you. Make love to me, Koda”

Chapter 9 Koda

Nuzzling her skin, I push away the rest of our clothes off until we’re both naked. I need my mate, and I need all of her.

Sliding further down, I move between her legs and lick her pussy. I don’t know how other male bear shifters are, but I can’t seem to get enough of the honey between her legs. I lap at her over and over, until her body eventually shakes under me. I hope that she likes what I’m doing, because I want to be a good mate, and having my mouth between her spread legs is something I love to do.

“Koda,” she breathes, gripping my hair and pulling me closer.

I suck her clit, and she seems to like that the most, because when I do, she orgasms into my mouth. More of her honey drips from her body, and I lick it up. Just as her peak hits, I turn my mouth, biting the inside of her thigh. The mark sends her into another orgasm, and my own is so close it’s painful. But I hold on to it, wanting to cum inside her. I lick the small bite to seal it and then kiss the tender flesh around it. Her thick thighs open even wider, welcoming me in between them.

Her body is open and ready for me, and I can’t hold back any longer. Climbing up her body, I’m impatient, but I try to go slow. I want this to be perfect for her every single time.

Leaning down, I kiss her lips and lie over her gently. The taste of her sweetness passes between our tongues, and she moans around the kiss. I push past her wet folds with my hard cock and thrust all the way inside her. I should have taken my time, but if I have to spend one more second outside of her body, I may die.

When her pussy is wrapped around my cock to the root, I finally feel like I can breathe. My mouth moves down her neck and to her breasts, and I lick her nipples, loving the feel of them on my tongue.

“So beautiful,” I whisper against the full mounds.

I push them together, and bury my face in between them. The warm globes pressing against my cheeks as I nuzzle in her valley.

She giggles and says my beard tickles, but she makes no move to push me away. So I thrust into her with my face buried there, loving the soft snuggle I get with each stroke.

“What did you say?” she asks, another giggle coming from her.

I lift my face up, smiling at her because she couldn’t understand my mumbles against her breasts. “I said I love you.”