Chapter 14 ~ Fluffin

The more the massive wolf advanced towards her, the more her heart pounded in the chest. All around him there was such an aura of ferocity and danger that, instinctively, Elena stepped back with an unconscious yelp.

And his reaction was priceless: Mirko's wolf whined and lowered his furry ears.

Biting her lips, she felt guilty, knowing deeply that he would have never hurt her.

With a deep breath, she started to approach him in small steps, wrapped in his hypnotising smell. In the meantime, he was lying on his stomach with his huge head between his front paws, carefully watching Elena's every move. At the sight of the legendary Craken staring at her like a lost puppy, a laugh had almost escaped her lips. He was so beautiful and yet looked so mighty, just as the stories had pictured him. Being his mate was an honour, yet a complex matter.

Elena didn't personally know him and the tales about him weren't much in his favour. Without doubt, Mirko instilled fear and a certain amount of deference to everyone around him. Furthermore, she could have never forgotten how Craken had crushed Lord Skull's fierce warriors as if they were simple crickets.

Despite everything, Mirko had proven to be nothing but cute towards her... although he had ignored her for a week.

'About that..I will make sure to teach him a lesson...'

Anyway...at the end he had come over to Full Moon to see her. And, at the moment, he did look quite upset, thinking he had scared her.

After observing him for a few more minutes, Elena had come up with an evil plan. Her initial doubts and unease had all evaporated.

'Let's do it!' An excited Titilas barked cheerfully while Elena grinned at her mate, receiving a confused stare.

Out of the blue, she shifted and jumped straight on his massive back. When she had trapped him successfully, or he had left her do so, Titilas growled in a way that resembled a chuckle.

His head snapped to hers so quickly that Elena thought he had detached his neck.

And then, the phase two of her plan began: she started to lick him repeatedly on the side of his muzzle, even a little bit on his shocked eye.

The surprised expression of Mirko/Craken was soon replaced by a sly grin. In an instant, Elena found herself under him, with her back on the floor. The roles completely reversed, she was under a licking attack, with no escape routes.

And what had Titilas decided to do!? As the coward she was, she shifted back... So, a very naked Elena was under attack.

"Eww Craken! Stop that" She giggled, trying to cover her face, forgetting for a moment her nakedness.

After some more 'wet' seconds, he had leaned back to stare at her with a playful expression, with his tongue hanging on the side.

Elena chuckled softly at the sight.

Unable to resist, she ran a hand through the long fur under his neck and up to the shorter one on his head. With a purr, he nuzzled his wet nose into the crook of her neck, inhaling deeply.

"Oh!! You are so soft! Like a giant plush toy!" She wrapped her arms around his neck, lowering him towards her to disappear into a fluffy world.

Her arms could barely hug half of him, considering his large size.

"I think I will rename you Fluffin from today! Craken is just too scary." She murmured, receiving a low growl.

'Guess big bad Alpha didn't enjoy his new wolf's name!'

Her giggles were interrupted by a sudden realisation. A nervous cough escaped her throat. "Ok… now please let me grab some clothes." She said avoiding his eyes.

"And don't look!" She then semi-yelled when he started to move away from her.

After finally spotting a change of clothes ~ stolen from someone else's hidden place ~ she came back almost running, excited to spend more time with her mate.

But then she froze.

Mirko was standing there, in all his splendour, like a god of the woods. The big arms were crossed over his naked chest, his raven hair soaked with rain and an amusing expression was lingering on his chiselled features.

"Fluffin?" He mocked with his husky voice, a deep baritone. Elena swooned at the sound.

"I-I was-" She stuttered under his intense stare. He raised an eyebrow at her, with a knowing smirk.

Elena was speechless until a thought hit her.

"YOU!"

She pointed her finger at him, fuming.

An alarmed face had already replaced his sexy grin.

"Why haven't you called or even texted me in all this time?" With her little hands on her hips and feisty green eyes, Mirko thought that a little angel had just fallen from the sky.

"Why weren't you angry at me before?" He asked confused, rubbing the back of his neck.

"I was with Fluffin before!" She replied with a mischievous glint. He growled, not liking the new nickname not even a little bit.

But he was too overwhelmed by those few special moments he had just spent with her to be really disturbed by it.

In a blink, he was in front of her, looming over her petite figure.

"Come here, mate.." He murmured.

Trapping her in his big arms, he placed his chin on top of her head and her right cheek on his chest. Elena had probably blushed in all shades of red by then.

They had remained like that for ages, hugging each other tightly, with an army of tingles exploding everywhere wherever their skins touched

"I'm sorry if I didn't call you." He broke the peaceful sound of the rain. "I just wanted to give you some space after Marco's accident." Elena had to tilt back to look at him. He was so tall!

"Really?" She asked in disbelief.

"Really." He confirmed, sincerity was shining in his eyes. "And I'm not the most technological person... I don't really use mobile phones." He added with a small blush and avoiding her eyes. Elena's heart melted at the sight of his big bad mate being embarrassed. "Thank you for rescuing us." She whispered, cupping his cheeks.

With his big index, he traced the right side of her face down to the her chin.

Her heart skipped a beat and her stomach clenched.

"I have missed you too, Elena" He sighed deeply, understanding why she was upset after he hadn't contacted her.

"I didn't say that I mi-" She began to tease him but was interrupted by his nose brushing on hers. They were so close that she could get lost in the complex facets of his eyes. Eyes that hid a universe of emotions and secrets.

When he leaned forward few more millimetres and his eyelids lowered in anticipation, she felt too shy. Being trapped between his bare chest and muscular arms under his mesmerising gaze and wrapped in his wonderful perfume ... all this was too much to bear.

She had already kissed guys before, but this one was her mate, Alpha Black. 'Intimidating' was the understatement of the century.

So, the sassy alpha's daughter peed her pants and decided to speak, ruining the moment.

"Ehm...M-Mirko.." She uttered with a gulp.

He hummed in response, opening his dark blue eyes. They were filled with a dark mixture of possessiveness and lust.

"H-how d-did you enter my territory… without getting notice?" He had leaned back as she spoke to him.

The magical spell was broken.

''Why???? Why do I need to share my body with youuu?!''

Titilas cried out. Elena could imagine that her wolf was pulling her hair out of exasperation.

Technically her question was important, he was an intruder. A very sexy and perfect one.

A mixture of concern for his safety and her pack's inability to detect him tugged at Elena's heart.

"Don't forget who I am, mate." He winked at her. "It wasn't hard to sneak among your father's warriors and go unnoticed."

She felt a little nauseous at the mention of her dad. "Ouch." She yelped.

"What's wrong? Did I hurt you?" He quickly scanned her body, anxiety filling his eyes. She was so tiny and delicate he was afraid of accidentally hurting her. This mate bond was making him a wuss.

"No!" She laughed patting on his shoulder. "I'm not made of jelly! Don't forget who I am." She mimicked his previous sentence, when he stressed who he was.

He rolled his eyes and sat down, pulling her next to him.

"I'm scared of his reaction when he finds out that his precious daughter is the mate of Boogie-Wolf." She pouted.

His eyes had drifted to her lips before they snapped back to her eyes.

"He isn't my biggest fan, is he?" He chuckled lowly.

"Well, not exactly..." She had breathed out as his masculine laugh made her stomach dip.

"Wait, what? Boogie who?" He asked, furrowing his eyebrows. Elena chuckled and, in the spontaneity of the moment, she hugged him around the neck, placing a noisy kiss on his cheek.

"It's ok… we can wait to tell him or everyone else. I don't care." He nodded, staring at the floor with a cute blush after her kiss.

"But not too long." He snapped as he glared at her mark's spot on her neck.

Ignoring Elena's weak protest, he had lifted her like she was a little pot plant, and deposited her between his legs.

Their whispers had continued for a while, before Mirko sneaked back to his pack, hidden by the pitched darkness of the night.

~~In their bubble of a newly-born timid love, they hadn't noticed a certain bush observing them... studying them attentively... with a pair of very familiar yellow eyes...

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