HIS MATE

At this point, Hope felt like she was caught in a storm. Her desire clouded her mind when she pulled on the shirt that Lucien was wearing.

In response, Lucien squeezed her breast, which elicited moan from her lips.

Hope's eyes roamed over his smooth, marblelike shoulders. Her skin prickled, as she wound her arms around his broad neck and devoured him with a deep kiss.

As he was kissing her, he slid his hand between her legs. The moment she felt his fingers stroking her sensitive flesh, her body shook violently. This was the right sensation and was way better than when she touched herself earlier.

Hope writhed beneath the overwhelming sensations and a growl escaped Lucien's throat.

"Yes, I miss this voice of yours…"

His hot breath that tickled her skin made Hope shuddered. She was so wet and she could hear the slick sound from the movement of his finger, as his finger slid deeper inside her. Hope quivered even at the smallest stimulation, which drove Lucien crazy, he couldn't wait any longer.

Lucien yanked his pants down and thrust into her, as Hope let out a long moan when he filled her. it almost felt like a burning rod entered her stomach.

Startled by the tightness, Hope began to writhe, thankfully she had applied the lubricant, thus it was not as painful as the first time, but still, she was too tight for him.

Meanwhile, Lucien held her against him, soon he began to rock his hips.

With that movement, Hope began to bounce up and down with only his arms holding her up. Each time he drove into her, it caused a tingling deep within, and her lungs felt as though they would explode.

Her head was spinning.

"Lu… Lucien…"

With the way Hope called his name, Lucien started to move faster, thrusting deeper into her, forcing her to stretch to her limit, unable to withstand the motion, her body convulsed as she clung to him.

And finally, he grew rigid, as she felt his lukewarm essence erupt within her. The sensation made her quiver, as a sharp pleasure rippled through her, and it felt as if she would burst into tiny pieces.

"Damn it…" Lucien cursed under his breath. He still held her tightly when he scooped her up and went to the bedroom.

Helplessly, Hope clung to him and wrapped her legs around his hips. She was tired and her eyelids threatened to drop.

She felt the soft bed behind her back and thought she would sleep, but not until she heard him whispered to her ear.

"Don't sleep. The night is long. I will have you again, little one."

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It was still dark out there when Hope woke up and felt someone sturdy and strong arms wrapped around her body, she was slightly dizzy, but she remembered everything that had transpired, as blush crept on her cheeks.

She turned her body around and found Lucien's face right above her head, he was still wearing his mask, as he slept soundly.

'Next time you do it, you should take off his mask.'

Daniel's voice rang in her head.

Should I?

Hope bit her lip, as she stretched out her hand.

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'Should I do it?' Hope felt her heart thump wildly.

'Damn it, Daniel! I shouldn't listen to him.'

'But…'

Hope's internal struggled led her to extend her hand and touch Lucien's mask. He was sleeping soundly, it would be fine.

'He will not realize it.'

The tip of her finger grazed the cold mask, as her curiosity got the better of her, but when the mask moved a little bit, as she pushed it upward, a hand grip her wrist firmly.

"What are you doing?" a pair of dark eyes stared into her like the darkness of the night sky.

Hope startled, because she thought he was in deep sleep, but the eyes that looked at her was very sober, there was no trace of sleepiness.

"Ah…" Hope wrecked her brain to find an excuse. "There is something on your mask." That was the only excuse that she could come up with in this critical situation and prayed it would work.

There was no reaction for a moment, but then Lucien closed his eyes again and his body became relax. He pulled Hope's body closer and buried his nose in the crook of her neck, breathing in her scent.

"Sleep, my sweet Hope, you need to rest."

And with that, Hope closed her eyes.

Yes, she needed to rest, or else she wouldn't have the energy to go with her day tomorrow. This alpha knew how to drain your energy.

It was not sure how long Hope slept, but she woke up when she felt someone peppered her with kisses around her face and neck.

"Hm…?" Hope tried to push this person away because she was still sleepy. She was very tired.

"Wake up, my sweet Hope," Lucien chuckled when he watched how the girl curled herself into a ball, like a lazy kitten.

Hearing his voice made Hope opened her eyes widely, as at the same time, all the memories from the event last night came flooding into her mind.

Consciously, Hope grabbed the blanket and started to cover her naked body, which made Lucien smirked.

"I have seen everything, is there something that I have not seen?" The corner of his lips tugged upward arrogantly.

'Bastard.'

Hope blushed feverishly, but she didn't put down the blanket.

"What are you doing?" She tried to move away when Lucien extended his hand.

"Stay still." Lucien cupped her face and his big and callous hands glided down to her neck, which made her body stiffened, especially when his warm breath tickled her skin. "Okay, done."

'Done? But, he did not do anything.' Hope bit her lips. 'What do you think that he will do to you?' she chided herself for that foolish thought.

"It suits you."

"Hm?"

Only then Hope realized that he put a necklace on her, the small pendant was the color of red. Was this a ruby? She couldn't tell.