Ceremony

The full moon blazed above our head. White like snow. The Goddess stared down at us as we gathered to combine our packs. The courtyard was filled with our pack members each hold a candle.

I stand in the archway waiting for Rex to begin.

"Dea ridere descendit apud nobis. Goddess smile down on us."

My white dress shimmers in the light. My dark hair cascading down my back while tendrils frame my face. I step carefully in my bare feet down the steps and toward Rex.

"Petere sumus coram te nam beneficia. We ask you for blessings."

I touch my candle to his, lighting his wick.

"Et nos unum sumus." I say in response. "And we are one."

Everyone echoes me and we smile at each other. I had to admit, Rex in all white was a sight to behold. All together we blew the candles out. In the dark, I'm reminded how lucky we are to have night vision. Regardless Stella turns on the outdoor hanging lights. They always make me think of the holidays even though they're Edison bulbs.

Everyone's talking and mingling. A bar is set up on one side. Some members volunteered to man the bar.

"You look stunning." Rex says, pulling me out of my trance. "I could hardly take my eyes off you. Never mind trying to speak Latin. Rough translations from old manuscripts...plus it's a dead language! How are people speaking it anymore?"

I laugh pulling him in for a kiss. He deepens it by gently sliding his tongue in my mouth. I groan against his lips.

"It's been three days since we've..." He trails off, his eyes black.

"Nocte!" I slap his arm playfully. "You're lucky no one is close enough to hear."

It had been 3 days because one of those days I was avoiding him in heat. Every month, on three random days, I go in to heat. Praesul fights me for control even while I'm sleeping, I burn through clothes and sheets. Basically writhing in agony until they pass. It sucks. One time it came on in the middle of the night and I had to run away before Nocte or Rex could tell.

Praesul takes over and growls a low seductive growl. Nocte grabs our hand and pulls us inside. Inside our room, he pulls me flush against him.

"We have to do this quickly, we need to be present and supportive for our pack." Praesul demands.

"Agreed." Nocte rips the dress off me and immediately shreds my underwear. I wasn't wearing a bra so I'm exposed naked. In turn, I pull open his white button down and yank his pants off. His boxers come off with his pants and he is already at full mast.

Praesul drops to our knees and puts him in our mouth. He groans and softly caresses our head as we move back and forth. We gag wetting him then licking his tip. His grasp of our head is now firm. Praesul releases him and moves to lick his sack. He moans loudly then pulls us up by the shoulders.

Moving us to the bed, he pulls us down roughly. Our stomach lands on the bed and he maneuvers our hips into the air.

"Your ass is so sexy." He whispers but I hear him.

His lips find my clit from behind and I gasp. I try to raise on my forearms but he pushes me back down so my face is against the comforter. His tongue probes me and I moan loudly. With a flick of his tongue I cum into his mouth. He laps it up before inserting himself inside me. I gasp involuntarily. Will I ever get accustomed to his size?

His hands hold my hips firmly and I rise to all fours. He allows it; it's a better angle. Picking up speed, he thrusts deeper into me. I cry out, clenching around him and finding my release again.

Nocte is in charge and his thrusts are powerful. Thankfully Praesul is still taking the brunt of everything.

"Again." He growls in my ear and I cum spectacularly.

He pulls out while I'm coming and I squirt all over him. Quickly he's back inside me, thrusting harder and faster.

"Again." He groans through clenched teeth.

This time we find our release together. I collapse on my stomach, laying in a puddle of our orgasms.

Our eyes change back and Rex is holding me. He kisses my hair.

"The Goddess must love me," Rex says, "for giving me you. You. Are. Mine."

I smile and turn to face him. "You are -" My body shakes uncontrollably, heat rising on every inch of my skin. "Oh no."

Rex's eyes turn pitch black. "Mate is in heat!"

Shaking his head back and forth, Rex regained control with maximum effort.

"You haven't gone into heat before, why now?"

I'm already off the bed and moving away from him toward the bathroom. "Stay where you are. I need to cool down."

"You know the fastest way to get rid of this is with me." He smirks. "It's taking all my control not to let Nocte ravish you. What we did before was gentle, trust me."

We stare at each other. A game a of chess. Seeing who will make the first move.

"Answer my question Regina." I felt like I was getting scolded, he usually called me Gin like everyone else.

"I have been in heat before." I couldn't lie to him. Our bond was so strong now, he could feel my emotions. He could understand things about me that I couldn't understand myself.

"Then why have -" his eyes gloss over and I know Nocte is explaining to him how I have been avoiding him some days and nights. Nocte takes over because Rex's eyes are black and narrowed. "You have been deceiving us little one."

"No! I just -" I can't finish because a heat wave surges from me and I fall to the floor.

Rex's silver eyes show concern. He's back! He lifts me up and carries me to the bathroom. Placing me gently in the bathtub, he turns on the cold water.

"Thank you." I whimper. Praesul whimpers, she wants to take the easy way out.

*Sex will lessen the pain. If you have sex enough it's like you're not even in heat.*

I know Praesul is right but I'm scared. *I'm not ready for pups!*

*That's for the Goddess to decide.* Right again.

Rex had moved away from me. He is clearly struggling being in the same space.

"Rex." I say reaching for him. All of sudden a pull so strong hits me. I feel my very existence being drawn to him.

"Nocte." He growls turning to face me, his eyes black.

"Nocte, give control back to Rex."

"You have deceived us little one. You must pay the price." He stalks toward me like a predator on the prowl. Good thing I'm not prey.