Betrothed

Chapter 36: Raving Moon

Willow

"Fuck!" I heard the loud scream from Brayden as I continued to sob.

Oh, course! The fucking full moon is tonight. Just my fucking luck! That has to be the issue of the intensifying strength behind this heat cycle. It has to be better after this day is over. It has to be a little after noon, so the sun is just barely under its highest peak for the day.

No matter the issue of Brayden having to fight with his inner self because of this difficult time, but rather the fact that I was unprepared. Normally you plan your marks so that you can prep for your first heat cycle, but I was not given that option either and yet another thought at the back of my mind.

"Why me? Huh, Moon Goddess! When will my luck change to good fortune? If I am supposed to be so great, then why is this the start of our story together. It's humorous only to you! I could have lost one of my mates today all because you never planned to give me the option to plan any of this out because you wanted it to happen like this. For what?" I screamed as the tears rolled down my face.

I put one knee up getting ready to stand, hand on my knee now pushing to stand tall, I am not weak! I stood now carrying my head held high as if my crown was upon it. The one yet to be bestowed upon me.

I wiped my tears away with the back of my hands. Clearing my throat, I spoke again, beaming my words above me at the faint moon in the sky.

"Moon Goddess, I know you are watching your perfection take its course, so please know that I will not waver, but I also will not settle for anything less than what I aim for. If I do something I will have it done my way and only when I want it to happen. It's my turn! I am in charge now so you can watch this or spare yourself from the imperfection amongst you."

I turned seeing Arashnic approach me slowly, now in his human form clothed, walking towards me with his hands held up in submission.

"I mean no harm, beautiful." Ash says through our bond.

I ran to him, jumping onto him wrapping my arms around his neck as he supported me by placing his hands under the bottom of my thighs right under my rump with my legs loosely at his sides, but ankles crossed behind him.

Snuggling into his shoulder I started crying happily.

"I was so scared. I did not know what else to do." I fearfully projected into our bond.

"Did he purposely hurt you?" Arashnic spoke aloud. "If he did, I will not stop short of killing him even if it hurts you for just long enough for you to get over the loss because trust me, beautiful angel, I will give you the world and more. You do not need a vindictive abusive mate in your life! Especially not when you have another mate willing to give you everything at no cost to you but only when you want it."

Arashnic placed his chin on my head giving me a squeeze which soothed me but also brought up the heat again. It got worse when I was near them. Of course it had to!

"Ash," I lifted my head and so did he our eyes meeting, "Brayden was fighting the instincts as much as I was so bad that he froze at war with himself I am certain of it. He would never hurt me! I appreciate knowing you would protect me even if it were from something that would hurt me in the process as that would take recovering from, but I assure you Brayden did not want to hurt me, nor did he want to freeze up. He hates doing that. Something he is working through from a horrific scene that had me in a coma gave him PTSD." I explained in a short and quick way.

He shifted his hold so now he was holding me right at the rump. I fought the smile back, but it broke through.

"Is this, okay?" Arashnic asked me quietly.

"More than okay but I know a few things that would make this better." I told him, biting my lip softly.

I stared into his beautiful brown eyes engulfed in his scent of cedarwood and sage.

"Oh, beautiful angel, I am and always will be under your command."

At his remark, I leaned in and gently collided my lips with his. He did not pull back instead he pushed for more. I pushed back with everything I had.

"I already love you too much to ever fathom being away from you." Arashnic spoke into our mind bond as we still eagerly kissed.

"I will never fathom leaving you, but I do regret not knowing where we end up after tonight because unfortunately, I love you both too much and this heat is too fucking strong to resist without being apart from you both." I returned to his words.

I removed my hands from around his neck, placed them to both sides of his chin and brought his mouth closer to mine not wanting to break our locking lips, shifting my legs to lock around him and he adjusted his grip on my ass.

May the Moon Goddess have mercy on me!

"Beautiful angel, your wish is my command, but I do not like sharing, so that may take some time." Arashnic declared to me.

Brayden approached his scent getting thicker as soon as I felt his hand on my back rubbing soothing tingly circles onto my back as I broke my lips from Ash's to see Brayden standing directly behind Ash next to his shoulder just close enough for me to push myself up further on Arashnic's body.

Ash is still firmly gripping my ass ensuring I do not fall, and do not go far but sending shock waves up my spine as he gives them a squeeze adjusting to my movement.

I move my hands to grab both sides of Brayden's head to pull him closer in one swift movement.

"Thank you for fighting your urges to protect what I wanted! I love you both! Right now, I need you both to shut the hell up, get along, and kiss me!" I demanded them both.

Brayden's lips greeted mine and my fingers gripped his hair tightly. I felt something hot and without warning on my neck as I made out with Brayden Arashnic planted soft kisses along my neck and it made me melt.

I felt my head dip backwards and leaned into the blissful lust. Brayden returned the soft kisses to the other side of my neck and my legs grew heavy as I felt myself slide Arashnic pushed me back up.

"I need more please." I begged them.

"Are you sure?" Brayden asked me.

"I am not sure that I want to go all the way tonight or even this cycle, but I need more!" I replied as I sat back up grabbing Arachics lips with mine.

"I think we should lay down, queen. Is that okay?" Brayden asked me, probably eager to get me shared more equally between the both of them.

"Yes!" I replied through both our bonds.