"We're leaving."

"I am not going anywhere with you!"

Her raised voice caught the attention of a few people nearby, even over the din of laughter and music. The last thing he wanted to do was make Sam mad. He wasn't, however, leaving without Sookie. His options were few: he could walk away defeated and even more pissed off than he already was, or he could haul her ass out of the bar and take her home. The stubborn expression on her pallid face suggested that she could not be negotiated with.

"You leave me no choice, Sook."

In one swift movement, Alcide seized her by her upper arm and dragged her out of the booth towards the exit. The pair didn't go unnoticed. Several people stared at their odd behavior, but chose not to cross paths with the stormy were. Sookie was shocked into submission: no one, not even Sam or Jason, whom she both pleaded for help, would rescue her. Alcide growled at anyone who got close or stood in their way. Remembering that she had limbs, Sookie flayed her arms and tried to plant her feet. She pulled back against his weight, keeping in mind that her shoulder could disconnect. The feral grin on Alcide's face demonstrated his lack of determent. To add to her embarrassment, Alcide had her in over his shoulder in a fluid motion that she barely saw. Her fists bounded his back as she attempted to kick him in the chest.

"You're only making it worse, Sook," he chuckled.

"This is classified as kidnapping! And soon it will be rape!" she hollered, her fist never ceasing their assault.

By the time they reached the door to his place, Sookie had given up. She lay draped over Alcide's well-muscled shoulder, contemplating how she could possibly get out of her predicament. As soon as they were in the house, Alcide had her pressed up against the nearest wall with his body. He pinned her arms to the sides of her head and nestled his leg in between hers. With the feel of his thigh against her sex, she pursed her lips together to fight back her moan. Alcide drew in a long breath, smelling from the nape of her neck to her ear.

"You reek like that dishwasher."

"Maybe that's because I was trying to seduce him and take him back to my place" she spat back, purposefully trying to get a rise out of him.

"Why would you do that, Sook?" he murmured huskily against the flesh beneath her jawbone.

"I needed a night of uncomplicated sex ."

"You know you can come to me for that," he said, frowning as he met her eyes.

"Sex with you is anything but uncomplicated."

Words caught in his throat. Hurt flickered across her features, but she looked away quickly before he could read into it. She shifted in discomfort against the painted brick, inadvertently rubbing herself against his thigh. Not knowing the words to comfort her, Alcide used his mouth instead. As much as she could take whatever Alcide threw at her, he had to be gentle. He wanted to ravish her completely, succumb to his animal instincts, but he had to hold back.

One hand held her by her wrists above her head, while the other picked her up by the back of her thighs, bringing hers legs around his waist. He ground his arousal against her while his lips attacked her neck, nipping and tugging at the soft flesh he found. It didn't take long before her hips were rocking back against him.

"Bed?" she gasped, as his mouth latched onto the flesh of her exposed cleavage.

Alcide was torn between taking her roughly against the wall and… his thoughts immediately concentrated on that idea. The bed would have to wait. He answered her by hiking up her dress only to find that she wore nothing underneath. She winced when her bare behind met the brick again as Alcide thrust against her.

"You weren't wearing panties all night?" he said through a growl.

Busted. She could have made up some excuse about panty lines, but it was pointless. A gasp escaped from her throat at the speed in which Alcide had her on the bed, underneath him, with her face in the mess of sheets and blankets.

"What happened to later?" she asked, her voice slightly muffled against cotton and down.

"That's the least of your worries right now, Sook."

Straddling her knees, Alcide unzipped the back of her dress and then tore it off her. She whimpered at the loss of one her favorite dresses. The leather jacket and the flannel button up shirt joined her ruined dress on the cool floor. His jeans quickly followed suit, then his boxer-briefs, leaving him nude.

"You will only dress like that for me," he said against the small of her back before kissing his way up to the back of her neck.

Her body shuddered under the feel of his stubble scratching her warm skin. The sheets stifled her moan when his hand found her breast, palming the generous amount of flesh he found before pinching her nipple roughly. Her hips bucked back against him.

"Did you hear me?" he whispered hoarsely into her ear.

"Yes," she hissed out.

"Can you do that for me?"

Her head nodded in response. His other hand gripped her hip possessively. Twisting beneath him, Sookie desperately wanted him to touch her where she needed him the most, where his hands seemed to be avoiding.

"Touch me, Alcide. I need you to touch me," she breathed out.

Both hands pulled her up by her hips and onto her knees. Bending her head the right way, she watched as his finger traced a circled around her navel before sliding down and separating her wet folds. The groan in his chest vibrated against her back. She clenched around him, desperate for her orgasm. The gradual draw of her power left him slightly lightheaded until she gently backed off.

"You will only get wet for me," he declared.

If Sookie didn't know any better, she could have sworn that she was in the middle of Alcide's ritual for claiming his mate. A shudder of desire past through her body at the thought of her being his mate. It was an idea that she had warmed up to quickly.

"Sook," he said, drawing her out of her thoughts.

"Only for you," she said breathlessly.

A whimper filled his ears when he slid his finger out of her. It was replaced with a surprised cry when Alcide thrust to the hilt inside of her. Her muscles were tight and hot against him, nearly sending him over the edge at once. She knew she was in for it back at Merlotte's, but she was still shocked by Alcide's uncharacteristic dominance and coarseness. The cries that rose in her throat encouraged the pace of Alcide's hips. His relentlessness and unyielding thrusts had her breathing heavy. He grabbed a fistful of her long hair and pulled.

"No cheating," he admonished.

"Please, Alcide."

He knew he must have been hurting her when she couldn't support herself anymore, collapsing onto her stomach. His movements quickened and he breathed in her heightened arousal, bringing himself closer to the edge. Between her pliant body and the soft mattress, Alcide found her clit and played with the swollen flesh until she shuddered against him, crying out her orgasm. Her clamping inner walls ultimately welcomed his orgasm and he spent himself, growling against the nape of her neck. His body flat against her sent her further into the mattress and increased her need for air.

"You're crushing me," she squeaked.

The couple groaned at the abrupt lack of contact when he pulled out of her. Slowly, his arm circled around her shoulders and drew her to his side. She draped her leg over his thighs, bringing them closer, wondering if he would explain what had just happened.

"Don't do that again," he said softly, against her hair.

"It got me in your bed, didn't it?"

In the moment that he paused, she glanced up at him with a mischievous grin on her bruised lips. A rumble of laughter echoed faintly in the stillness of the room.

"There are easier way to get you in my bed."

"Apparently not," she muttered.

His crooked finger tipped her chin up so that she had to stare straight into his eyes.

"I'm serious, Sook. Don't ever do that to me again."

"Or else what?"

"I'll have to publicly claim you," he replied sternly.

"That doesn't sound so bad," she joked.

"It's what a mate has to do if someone isn't respecting a claim."

"That's odd, because I'm not your mate and you haven't made a claim."

"I think everyone in Merlotte's who saw you over my shoulder would disagree," he answered craftily with a smirk tugging at the corners of his mouth. "You're mine, Sook, and I plan on keeping it that way."

"Then start acting like it," she replied honestly.

"Trust me, that's not a mistake I'm going to make twice."

Content with his answer, Sookie ducked out of his hold on her, nestling herself back against his chest. The night had turned out more successful than she had planned.