Escaping Wildfire
Chapter 36: Mates

Noah

I woke up to the most amazing feeling of tingles everywhere, and when I opened my eyes, I looked down to see my beautiful mate in my arms. Her long hair was pulled up into a messy bun, and she had faint traces of the makeup she'd been wearing two nights ago still smudged on her eyes. She had never looked more beautiful.

Yesterday, when Jordan showed up at the clinic, I had been pacing in the waiting area. Having known me all my life, he could tell I was nervous. We sat down, and he ended up talking sense into me. Jordan would give anything to have a mate like Gema who would want him unconditionally, and he made sure I remembered how lucky I was to have her. Everyone was so certain that we'd end up being fated mates that a part of me was worried we would disappoint everyone if we weren't. Even Cosmo was certain, so as soon as I saw Cristian come out of Gema's room, I pushed past my nerves and went inside.

As I opened the door I was hit by the overwhelming scent of red apples and honey. It was the same scent I had always loved but a million times stronger. Her eyes were closed, and I could tell she was just as scared as I was. When she opened her eyes though, all I could think about was how much I loved her. I could spend my life staring into those beautiful brown eyes of hers.

Cosmo, however, was already planning for our mating and marking. He was sending me all kinds of images that would have to wait until Gema was completely healed.

Gema stirred in the bed, and I took that as my cue to get off the bed. It was much too small to fit two people, but we made it work. I also didn't want to be without touching my mate all night.

"Good morning," She stretched out as she smiled up at me.

"How are you feeling?"

"So much better, it doesn't hurt to move like it did yesterday."

"That's good, the doctor said he'd be in this morning to check on you, but I'm pretty sure he's really coming in here to check on your friend. He's been in and out all night making sure she's okay."

"Has she woken up yet?"

"No, but she was a little more scraped up than you were. The doctor said her wolf must still be tired from trying to heal."

"Can you move the curtain so that I can see her?"

I slid the curtain over, and the sound of the sliding seemed to startle her friend awake.

"Hadley?"

"Gema, is that you? Where are we? What happened?"

Gema proceeded to recount the events that led to them being in the hospital, and her friend relaxed after hearing they had made it safely to Harvest Moon.

"There's also something else, or should I say someone else? I won't ruin the surprise, but you'll be so happy when you replace out."

"Well, now I'm intrigued." She paused and looked over at me before turning back to Gema. "Dark hair and green eyes…is he?"

Gema gave her a big smile and nodded. "I'd like you to meet Noah, my mate."

"Oh, Goddess, he's your mate!? That's wonderful, so you were right this whole time?"

"Yes, the Goddess actually gave us to each other." Gema looked back at me with the biggest smile and sparkling eyes.

As I was busy staring at my mate, a knock sounded at the door and Dr. James walked in.

"You're awake." He stared over at Hadley, and she stared back at him.

"You're…my mate." Her eyes were wide as she looked back over at Gema. "I have a mate, too!"

Gema nodded excitedly at her friend. "He came by yesterday when we first got here and found you then. He's been waiting for you to wake up."

"I'm awake now." She turned back to face her mate.

"You have blue eyes," He gazed at her with a mixture of awe and nervousness. "I'd been wondering what color your eyes were all night."

"You have blue eyes, too." Hadley smiled back at him with the same stupefied expression.

"How about we give you two some privacy?" I said as I slid the curtain back into place.

"That was so perfect. How long do you think we'll have to wait before he comes to check on me and lets me get out of here?"

"I think they'll be like that for a while."

Just as Noah said that Dr. James peeked his head over to our side. "I'm so sorry, I was supposed to check on you. Here let me look you over, and then I can get back to my mate.

I giggled and waved off his apology, "We get it, we just found out we're mates, too."

"Oh, well, congratulations then." He said as he continued to check my vitals and make sure my cuts and bruises had healed. "Everything looks healed, so you should be good to go. Let me sign off on everything, and we'll get you unhooked from these machines."

Before long, I was out of the hospital and heading to the pack house with Noah. Hadley had also been released but had decided to spend some time with her mate. We agreed to meet up later for dinner.

"We're all on the same floor upstairs. We got a room ready for you, but I was hoping you'd want to stay with me instead."

"Of course, I want to stay with you. Now, show me to our room." She grabbed my hand, squeezing it for me to lead the way.

I led her up the stairs and opened the door for her. It was just a plain guest room with no personal touches instead of the Gamma suite I originally could have offered her, but it would have to do for now.

"I need a shower, join me?" She gave me a sexy little shrug as she started to strip off her clothes. I groaned as she stood naked before me. How could I not join her when she was the perfect mixture of cute and sexy?

'Hurry up!' Cosmo urged me as she walked into the bathroom and started the water.

When I got to the bathroom, she had found the extra toothbrush and had finished brushing her teeth. I figured I should do the same as she stepped into the shower. I wasn't prepared for the sight of her with water dripping over her naked body, so I stood there like an idiot with my toothbrush stuck in my mouth and my dick standing at attention as she let the water run over her sweet little body.

'Get in there, you're killing me here!' Cosmo nearly pushed himself through to get to Gema, but I pushed him back and rushed into the shower with Gema.

As soon as I got in, she turned around and smashed her lips against mine. She tugged at my hair as she tangled her tongue with mine. I pulled her body flush against mine and kneaded her firm ass in both hands as we continued to kiss.

Gema pulled back to look at me, "I've missed you so much."

"I have too, Gem, but we're together now." I hugged her close to me as she started to cry again. "Here, let me wash you." As much as I wanted to finish what we started with making out, I knew I needed to take care of her, so I grabbed the shampoo and washed her hair before getting the soap and washing her body. When we finished showering, I wrapped her up in a towel and carried her over to the bed.

Gema wrapped her arms around my neck and pulled me down with her. "I want you to mark me."

'Mark her! Mark her! Mark her!' Cosmo started his crazy prancing around and chanting.

'Calm the fuck down, Cosmo. We can't just sink our teeth into her, we have to do things the right way.'

'Okay, let's go then. The sooner you do the mating and marking, the sooner I can go run with my mate.'

"What's Cosmo saying now?" I blushed as I realized Gema noticed me zone out as I talked to my wolf.

"He wants me to mark and mate you so that he can go run with Amora."

"Well, I think I agree with Cosmo." She leaned forward making contact with my lips and reached down to stroke me as we kissed. I wanted to take my time with her, but I also knew it had been so long since we had been together that I wouldn't be able to hold back for long.

"Fuck me, Noah." She breathed out as she kissed my neck. "Show me who I belong to."

I reached down to her core, and she was so wet and ready for me, so I lined myself up with her entrance and entered her in one swift motion. We both groaned at the feeling of us together. I kept the pace slow for her, and she met every thrust. We kissed and enjoyed the feeling of each other's bodies for a few minutes.

Gema pushed me back and gave me a mischievous smile before getting on top of me and settling down on my cock. She then started riding me hard and fast, impaling herself on me over and over again. I grabbed onto her hips, helping her ride me, and feeling myself get closer to my end as I watched her bounce on top of me.

"Mark me, Noah…need you to mark me." She called out breathlessly as she pulled her hair to the side revealing her neck to me. I sat up and started kissing and sucking on her neck. My fangs protruded and I bit down on her soft skin. She cried out as I pierced her skin, and I felt her teeth on my neck. As I bit down harder, I felt her shatter around me, which triggered my own release. The crazy mixture of pleasure and pain drew out my orgasm longer than I had ever experienced, and Gema and I fell together on the bed in a tangle of sweaty limbs. She was completely mine now, and I was hers, and no one would ever be able to keep us apart again.

Gema

Noah and I spent the rest of the day in bed together and only decided to emerge once we were too hungry to stay in the room. We had also promised our wolves a run, so they were itching to get us out of the room.

Jasmine had brought over some of her clothes for me, so I put on one of the dresses she brought for dinner. I was busy pinning my hair up as I wanted everyone to see my new mark while Noah finished getting dressed. Our marks had had enough time to heal, and we were able to see the design now.

Aside from rare cases, mates usually had matching marks to designate them as mates. Our mark was cobalt blue flames, and inside of the flames was the silhouette of two wolves under a full moon. It was as if the Goddess wanted to remind us of the journey we had been on these past few months with our marks. They were perfect and beautiful, and no one would be able to take me away from Noah now as the fated mate mark couldn't be removed.

"Let's go show everyone our marks." Noah wrapped his arms around my waist as he led me downstairs.

All of our family was already at a large table, and I waved Hadley over when I saw her. She was glowing, I had never seen her look so happy.

"You're marked!"

"So are you! Let me see!" She pulled her hair off her neck to reveal a wolf sitting on a crescent moon with vines and a tree wrapped around the moon. It looked amazing on her neck.

"So, you like him?"

"I didn't plan to get marked so soon, but one thing led to another…" She blushed, "And well, he's kind of wonderful. I never would have met him if not for you." She hugged me tightly, and we let go once our mates showed up.

"Let's eat, Cosmo's about to riot in my head if we don't hurry and go on that run."

We had dinner with our family, and everyone congratulated us on replaceing our mates. I met Alpha Kedrick and Luna Ellis, who were the kindest people ever, and I met their adorable little boy, Oren. Everything was so bright here, like back home at Cobalt Falls.

'Don't worry, we'll make it back home. Alpha Marek doesn't know what's coming.'

I was startled to hear Noah's voice in my head, "Mate bond, we can hear each other's thoughts now."

"Oh, that's right! This is so amazing."

We finished up our meals and headed out for our run. I shifted first as Noah wanted to meet Amora.

"You're beautiful." He scratched and rubbed at her face, and she was smitten with her human mate, licking his face and arms. When Noah shifted into Cosmo, she continued licking him, and Cosmo happily licked her back.

'Our mate is perfect. His wolf is so strong.'

Cosmo puffed out his chest at the compliment and then led Amora into the trees. Our two wolves ran and played together for hours in the forest. We were all finally complete, and for the first time in weeks, we all felt at peace.