KENNA

My mother's face twitches, like she doesn't know whether to be angry, ecstatic, or keep it together.

"Mother," I reply.

"You failed to mention your romance with the alpha," she grits before mustering a polite ass-kissing smile for Kaden.

Goddess, it has been such a long day. I just want peace. Maybe a smut book, maybe a porn video and a vibrator, but most preferably Kaden's face smashed between my thighs. That way, he'll be too busy licking to question what I just got us into.

"Excuse us, but I need some time with my soon-to-be Luna," Kaden interjects.

"Oh, but..." My mother is clearly dying for the tea.

Kaden raises an eyebrow, waiting for her to challenge him. My mother wouldn't dream of risking scaring off her rich son-in-law, so she submits. "Alright. I'll see you at home, sweetheart," she says in a sticky sweet voice.

I send a look to Chaney, begging her to set my cabin on fire before my mother gets there so she won't have a choice but to leave the territory.

"Respectfully, I would not count on it, ma'am. Kenna will be quite... busy."

I choke on air. Did he just suggest to my mother I'll be preoccupied getting my back blown out?

"Ah, yes. Of course." She fans herself. "Young love and all."

The woman is overheating under the heat waves that Kaden radiates.

Kaden takes my hand and directs me away from the crowd. We receive only a handful of congratulations, but most of the pack avoids our gaze. I'm sure Kaden is used to this, being so intimidating and all, but I'm still unnerved.

He takes me to his home, and as soon as I step inside, I notice he added curtains to the living room. My chest warms, because I know he did it for my comfort. The curtains are a dark navy blue– of course they are. I'd suspect Kaden was kidnapped and cloned if they were any other color.

"Nice curtains." I clear my throat.

I must ignore the elephant in the room like my smut collection depends on it

"Thanks... mate." He wraps an arm around my waist and carries me to the couch, where he sits with me straddling his hips. A meaty hand slaps my ass.

"Ow! What was that for?"

"For blindsiding me." He lifts my skirt and slaps my other cheek.

"Okay, okay. I have an explanation for that!"

He crosses his arms over his chest. "Go on, then."

I rack my brain for an answer.

"I looked like a damn idiot, Kenna. If you told me you agreed to my proposal, I could have announced it long before, and the circus show wouldn't have gone on for so long."

"Aren't you happy?" I bite my lip. "I thought this was what you wanted?"

He dips his head. "Of course I am. I'm over the moon, but I need to know why you blurted such important news to the pack before running it by me. I don't like surprises."

I clear my throat, because I know my reasoning will sound bonkers. "I mean, I saw the daisy by her feet and I felt like the Moon Goddess was passing a flower to me, just like your mother gave one to Sylvie. It was an epiphany, I guess. I don't know. I just did what felt right at the moment."

"So if I spontaneously feel like the Moon Goddess is telling me to fuck you into the ground like I warned, then I should listen?"

"You said you'd only do that if I kissed Sylvie's feet!"

"Listen here." He touches my chin and tips my head back. "I'm going to give you five minutes to pray to the Goddess for strength for your knees and back, because they will need it."

"Are you serious? You want sex now?"

"I'm not hearing any resistance," he replies, ever so cocky.

I mean... I'm down to turn this white dress brown as he digs me into the dirt, but I was thinking he would want to scold me for a while longer.

Since I'm silent, Kaden slides me off his lap and goes upstairs. I guess he has started the five-minute countdown.

I chuckle, because I found a way to escape Sylvie, even if it was messy. I don't regret it. After sleepless nights, countless arguments, and ungodly sexual tension, I've accepted that my place is beside Kaden. I don't want the spotlight, but if that's the cost to be with him, then so be it.

He returns within minutes, shirtless. He beckons me over, and I hesitate, fearing he's going to light my ass up again. When I reach his side, he takes my hand. Instead of taking me upstairs, though, he leads me out the backdoor.

"Kaden? The bedroom is the other way."

What game is he playing? I've been promised dick and I demand it now.

"There's no dirt in my bedroom," he replies.

It takes me a second to realize he's serious about his earlier threat.

"But we can't!" I protest. "The pack will see us." I bite my lip. I would be mortified, and with my luck, it would probably be my mother who found us.

"You brought this onto yourself, Kenna."

I want to kick him.

"You're being crazy. Where are you taking me?"

He crosses a few houses until reaching one that sits empty. There's a white fence around the backyard.

Kaden pulls the gate open and closes it. The fence surrounds what looks like an abandoned garden. There are tools here, but the vegetation isn't cared for.

"Don't tell me you brought me here to–"

Kaden jumps me, his mouth sealing against mine. I cling to his shoulders for balance, and he cups my ass, massaging me over my dress. His lips are frantic against me. He has never kissed me like this. It's like he's no longer kissing his friends with benefits, but his Luna.

His hands slide under my dress, and he weighs my ass in his hands, squeezing and releasing. His cock grows hard between us, and I reach for it.

Kaden is quick to push my hand away. He fusses with his belt-buckle. With every clank(i), the ache between my legs thrums stronger. I need him. Since he won't let me grip him with my hands, I'll take him in with my mouth.

I fall to my knees, and he cups my shoulder. "Get up. I wan't to fuck you."

As I look up at him, I lean in and open my mouth, flashing my tongue.

"Kenna," he warns. "That was an order."

I grin, because when the fuck have I ever listened to his orders?

My mouth circles his tip, sucking gently, and he's a goner. He throws his head back and moans at the sky.

I pull more into my mouth. Every time I retreat back to his tip, I release the pressure with a smacking sound before swallowing him again. I'm determined to choke as I speed up my pace. Drool slides down my chin, tears fall from the corner of my eyes, pre-cum mixes with my saliva, and my throat contracts with every gag. I'm a mess on my knees as I grip onto my alpha's thighs and thrust my head to and from him, trying and failing to accommodate all of his girth.

Kaden groans out to the Moon Goddess. He's only this delirious when he has my lips attached to his dick, slurping all he offers. It empowers me seeing him like this.

I gag for the dozenth time and go up for a deep breath.

Although Kaden is high with pleasure, he's not shaky in the knees. He easily claims my hips and swings me around so I'm on all fours, the dirt warm against my skin.

He pushes my skirt up. Based on his groan, he must like what he's seeing. My panties are white, but must be damp at the crotch. He pushes my panties aside and surprises me with a long, fat lick.

I nearly face-plant into the dirt, because unlike him, the pleasure leaves me weak and flimsy.

I spread my thighs wider. Kaden separates my cheeks, demanding even more, as he licks my pussy from the back. He's an animal, rubbing his cheeks, nose and chin all over me until he's covered in my wetness. My ass burns from the pressure he's using to spread me open, and my pussy clenches every time he shoves his tongue inside.

He pulls away, but I'm only alone for a moment before he's entering me. I grip fistfuls of the dirt below me and brace for impact. My eyes remain on the entrance gate, making sure it stays shut. We're fucking in the open, and the only thing hiding our transgressions is that fence.

Knowing we could get caught is thrilling and horrifying, but I wouldn't dream of walking away.

After a few shallow thrusts, he's inside. I should know what to expect– this isn't my first rodeo, but Kaden still surprises me. He takes my hips and picks up a steady pace that gets greedier with every thrust. My knees burn as they skid on the ground, and my breasts swing under me. It seems like he's very much dedicated to fucking me into the dirt.

I'm panting, trying desperately not to moan. Kaden doesn't have the same reservations. He's grunting, slapping his hips so roughly against the back of my thighs as if intentionally wanting to make our bodies clap.

We hear distant chatter as a group walks by in the distance. If they listened closely enough, they would hear us; smell us. I still my body and hope Kaden gets the idea to pause until the group passes, but he doesn't care. He fucks me harder, my ponytail becoming undone as I'm thrashed around, my pussy throbbing, my breasts bouncing.

Kaden slaps my ass one final time, bottoms out, and growls so loudly I'm sure everyone in the pack pack–- even his mother, heard him.

Warmth splashes inside me, and I realize that the damned Alpha came in me.