Freeing Starr✔️

Chapter 39 ~ Together as one🔞

Tranquility.

As I stood there under the stream of water that cascaded down my naked frame, I took in a deep breath and placed a hand over my racing heart.

Leon and I had excused ourselves from the reception early. He said that there was something he needed to do and I had followed behind him, not wanting to stay behind if he wasn't going to be there. We came back to his room, or should I say our room? To relax and go to bed... or not.

I was madly anticipating this moment. I heard from Stacia that the connection between soulmates intensifies when you fully mate and mark each other. I haven't marked Leon yet and we haven't mated either but now was our moment to. I was ready.

Just thinking about what was going to happen had my eyes clouded in lust. I knew I was wet, and not because of the water that trailed down my frame. I placed a hand between my legs to feel the moist sticky area and flinched when my finger brushed against a sensitive area.

I was definitely ready.

After another five minutes, I came out of the shower and dried myself. Then, I picked up the tiny lace piece that Stacia happily provided me and threw it on. I refrained from sliding on any underwear, knowing that I wouldn't be needing it.

I stepped out of the bathroom and into the room to find Leon sitting behind his desk in one corner, typing away at his computer screen. I padded across the carpet and came up behind him. I placed a hand on his shoulder and leaned in, peering over his shoulder and lightly pressing my boobs up against his back. I found satisfaction in how stiff his body became at my touch.

"What are you doing?" I asked curiously, my eyes scanning the screen and the letter he was typing addressed to someone from Glacial city.

"Go to bed without me, I'm finishing up here," he muttered, eyes never once leaving his screen.

I frowned as a bit of disappointment washed over me, "go to bed as in sleep?"

"Yeah."

My frown deepened, "but our mating ceremony isn't completed until the couple mates with each other."

"We don't have to rush into anything, Peach. You've been through a lot so I'm not going to force you into anything."

I exhaled a breath in frustration and turned his chair around so that he could face me. He raised an eyebrow and tried his best to school his expression but it didn't work. I could see the turmoil in his eyes as lust and caution fought against each other. His wolf was pacing, agitated, wanting to let go but not sure if he could. As much as the thought comforted me, it also annoyed me.

I voiced my frustration, "I'm tired of you treating me like I'm fragile."

He hesitated slightly before he admitted, "because you are."

I narrowed my eyes, "but you said I was strong."

"You are."

"But you just said that I'm fragile. How can I be both?"

He was at a loss for words, "I... I... you are."

Anger rose quickly as I threw my hands up in frustration and turned to pace the room, "why can't you get that I want this!? Do I have to beg? I can see that you want me so what's stopping you goddamnit!? This is our mating ceremony and you don't want to complete our bond! How do you think the people will look at me after becoming queen in name only and not physically as well!? Well it's not like I'm trying to please them either. This isn't for them and I don't want you to think I want this because it's my job or anything. I want this because I want you. I want to feel you, I want to be close to you and I want us to be a real couple for goddess sake! I don't want you to walk on egg shells around me. I want to see the real you without you thinking I'll get scared by it and don't tell me that bullshit about you only being soft to me. I want to see all your sides. I want to see you when you're angry, sad, happy and I want to see that scheming side you showed when we first met. Don't think I forgot that you played a part in Nadia attacking m-," I turned around and slammed into his tall frame.