Her father's laughter rang out from the other end of the mansion into the small office where Trina was looking over the monthly bookkeeping for the dry cleaning business. The tone of her dad’s happiness carried throughout the large high foyer, filling her heart with warmth. She hadn't heard her dad laugh like that in years. Marcia's gentle voice followed his laughter. It sounded like they were in the kitchen, probably preparing dinner or discussing the latest mystery thriller. It was so cute the way Marcia wheeled him about throughout the mansion while she cleaned and they talked for hours on end about just about everything under the sun. It pleased her even more that her father had accepted that Marcia was a shifter before he'd been aware that Dane was. Marcia revealing herself first made things easier when it came time to tell her father about Dane and his Alpha status.

Trina put down her pen and leaned back in her chair. Several moments had passed before she realized the house had suddenly gone quiet. She frowned and then got up to peek out of the window over into the back courtyard. To her relief, she spotted Marcia and her father moving away from the house and along the path outside. Her father had a picnic basket sitting on his lap and two fishing rods laid horizontal across his thighs. Fishing was another thing the couple enjoyed together.

She sighed. Her dad was going to be just fine. And so was she…

"Trina…"

Dane's voice entered the room and so did he. Trina turned around to revert her attention to the man she'd come to cherish.

"You're home early," she said. "I thought you were taking care of business in town."

"I was and I did." He slipped his hands around her waist and pulled her up against his body. "I couldn't wait to get back to you…to this." He kissed her sweetly.

“Your father and Marcia went out to the lake again,” he said.

“Yeah, I saw that. We shouldn’t be expecting those love birds back anytime soon. Did you get everything sorted out?" she asked, lifting her chin to allow him better access to press delicate kisses into her throat, right against their mate mark.

"Yes. I also had some time to meet with the Pack officiant. Our mating confirmation is set for Friday. Soon we'll be official. My Pack mates are excited."

She smiled. "I am too. I'm excited about our future together, but you know what else I'm excited about?"

Trina grabbed his shirt by the collar, pulled him closer into her body, and then deepened the kiss. Her core instantly heated in avid need of him. His cock was already erect, the hard length pushing against her belly.

"Mmmm…" he groaned.

"And do you know what I'd like now that you're home?" she whispered, dragging her lips across the veins on his neck.

"I can take a wild guess…or would you like to show me?"

He slid his fingers into the waistband of her jeans, gripping at the tops of her ass cheeks. She dipped her hand down the front of his pants, moaning when her fingers met thick, solid muscle.

"Why don't we start with your cock…" she demanded.

"You were supposed to be a nice girl." He groaned as she undid his fly.

His cock fell out into her hand and she knelt down on the floor in front of him. "Nice girls can be naughty too, especially when there's a big treat involved."

She licked him from shaft to tip, noting how the veins along his shaft flooded with excitement. He pulsed against her tongue as she tasted and pleased him. Before long, he was pumping into her eager mouth with long drives. His balls grew taut against her fingers and he pounded into the back her throat, pushing her head against the desk to hold her steady.

Trina's clit pulsed and her soaking pussy ached. Her fingers slid down her belly where she caressed herself, fully intent on joining him in his pending release.

Dane had other ideas. He pulled his cock out of her mouth and backed her up until her front was pressed against the wall. Without warning or small talk, he dragged her jeans and underwear down her leg, pushed her hands up against the wall and entered her pussy from behind.

She bit her lip to keep from screaming as he fucked her with vigorous intensity. The pads of her fingers gripped the wall and she pumped her ass back, meeting him thrust for thrust. There was no mistaking that they had a common agenda. They both needed release almost constantly now.

"I will make this quick now, Trina," he rasped into her ear as he drove into her, deep and hard. "But when I get you in bed tonight, I will play with, eat, and fuck this sweet pussy for hours. You are mine, kitten. And I will forever be yours."

They came together in a frenzy. Bursts of light blazed against her eyelids. Hot seed coated her and ran down between her legs. Jolts of ecstasy seized her body, causing every nerve ending in her body to tighten and her legs to feel like putty.

"Dane," she panted against his lips when he turned her around to kiss her. "I'm glad you came into my life when you did."

"I share the same sentiments. From the moment I met you, my desire for you…my need to protect you and keep you safe has always been untamed. I will do whatever you want to make you feel comfortable. And I'll remain in your life forever, Trina."

He kissed her softly, sealing his promise.