He braces one hand against the tree, the other holding me up nicely. I lean in to take his lips against mine, our tongues tangling together in a hot need to feel one another. He massages my ass nicely before letting a single claw rip down the sides of my pants dropping them to the ground.

"Ares!" I moan, but he doesn't care. We are both sweaty, bloody, anything disgusting but fuck his need to be with me is such a turn on. I hadn't realized how much I missed his touch, his scent, his cock.

"Be quiet. I'll let you scream later." He mumbles against my throat kissing the mark. My core starts to drip in excitement, my lack of underwear making this that much easier.

Please, please just fuck me.

We don't bother too long with foreplay. He fills me so deliciously that I have to bite my lip to keep from telling the world. I am such a bipolar bitch.

He keeps my hips still so I don't rub the tree, but rails me like I need. My shallow breaths are the only tell that my body is building to that sweet release. Ares picks up his pace, his own breaths quickening. I feel something swell inside me, something I hadn't before.

The orgasm rips through me, I throw my head into the crook of his neck to quiet myself, his seed spilling into me as well. The swell that I had felt almost tightens within me, holding itself close. I pull my head back with a raised brow, and Ares seems to have something to say. After a few moments he removes himself and lets me settle onto the ground.

"We should get you some tea." He mumbles grabbing at the duffel bag.

"Didn't you have something to speak about? And I don't like tea." The world starts to spin a little, the food I've had in the past two days not enough to keep my iron levels at a satisfactory range.

"This tea is a special tea." He pauses pulling the sweats on, throwing me the other smaller pair in the bag. Oh fuck, Jessica. I laugh to myself pulling them on, Ares watching me like a crazy human. Something I deserve and then some.

"Can you please speak logically. A lot of shit has happened, and I really just want to go back to your manor, eat a giant burrito while vegging out on the really soft game room couch that has a permanent indent from my ass."

"First and foremost, as you have been gone, the indent is as well." He laughs as well pulling me into him for a large hug. I wrap my arms around him in return as we take in each others sweaty bodies. Comfort, "However, to be frank. My wolfs excitement to see you led to something that I am convinced you aren't ready for."

I pull myself from him waiting, "That worries me, come on Ares just spit it out."

"Let's get you inside, and then I'll answer everything, over tea."

I release myself from him and start walking towards the hotel. He knows he's pissed me off so he doesn't say much walking behind me with the rest of the duffel. When I enter the smaller location no one is behind the counter. Ares grabs the elevator to an upper floor waving me over. I thumb at the counter but he shrugs, "This is a pack hotel, it's made for our travels. We don't see the need to keep it staffed."

"Oh." I walk myself over to him sliding past into the very large elevator. He joins me clicking the bright number four. We move quickly up to the floor, the doors sliding open to reveal a beautiful pent house style room.

"Alpha's quarters. Come in, I've had the tea sent up." He goes to another smaller sliding door like one would see to send laundry down a shoot. Opening it, a couple glasses of tea sit on a beautiful plate. Worried for whatever reason, I sit at the table waiting for an explanation.

He sits as well, "I am sorry to be so cryptic, however I needed to get you here before things settle so you could make a decision," Ares runs a hand through his hair. It's now that I can see the light bleeding covering his body, the bright red scars that are still healing, "Since I've met you, I've been drinking a tea that keeps my wolf's need to produce a heir controlled. Much like wolves, we have a knot that secures our seed in you, almost a guarantee for pregnancy. This tea will act like a birth control for you and for me, keeps me from knotting during my release. No other birth control can stop it, condoms are useless. If you don't want to risk the chance I would encourage you to drink."

I slide the tea over to myself. He's been taking birth control for me? And I accused him of wanted to breed me like a good little Luna. Grabbing the handle I lift it to my lips letting the awful taste run down my throat. Ares waits patiently, no expression of emotions as I make my decision, "Uh, thank you." I finally spit out when I set the cup down.

He nods in return, "I'm sorry to throw that on you. It wasn't what I wanted to speak with you about. There are other things that are much more imperative than conversations over pups."

"Oh? What's going on?"

"In your absence, rouges and other Alphas have been sending challenge. They want to fight for my land and power, especially now that I've taken over the west Alpha."

"And what does that mean?"

"We go home, we work for a month to get you up to status and understanding of pack, and then we travel for the trials. I can't deny the challenges, but I can rip their heads off for trying."

Ares leans back in his chair sipping on his tea compared to my chug. I throw my back against the chair as well. Mother fucking trials?