Chapter 21-The Ritual

Hermione and Draco had been swirling gracefully around the dance floor to yet another song. She was having the time of her life with her friends and family around her, teasing her and calling her Lady Malfoy and sweeping into deep bows and curtsies. It does sound a little strange. Lady Hermione Malfoy. But it's completely worth it. The song ended and Draco leaned down to whisper into her ear.

"Can we leave yet bella? As much as I love our friends, I'm not sure how much longer Mirzam will wait."

Hermione's stomach immediately began churning. Oh stop it you big ninny! It's not like you've never done this before! Yes, but then it wasn't life-altering. Now it is! You're already married, I don't think it gets much more life-altering than that. Hermione smiled in spite of her nerves and nodded yes to Draco that they could leave once they said their goodbyes. After telling her parents that she was leaving, and seeing that Draco had told Blaise and Ginny and they would tell the others, she began to head up the staircase to Draco's their bedroom. Before she reached the door, her husband had caught up to her and swept her into his arms. Shrieking with laughter, Hermione told him to put her down.

"Not a chance love, I was told we were doing things the Muggle way today, and this is a good Muggle tradition. I'm carrying you over the thresh-hold." With that, Draco pushed open the door with his foot, strode into the room, and dropped her onto the bed. Hermione's laughter stopped as her nerves caught back up with her.

"Draco…"

"What is it bella?"

"I…I'm scared."

"Of what 'Mione? Of me? Of Mirzam?"

"No, it's not that. It's…" Draco waited patiently. "Will the bite hurt?"

Draco laughed in relief. "That's what has you nervous? Bella, you won't even notice that, I promise you. Now, let's mess up that perfect hair of yours." Draco leaned down like he was going to kiss her but just before she could reach his lips with hers, he changed course and ruffled his hands in her hair like a ten-year old, effectively ruining the hair-do that the girls had worked on for hours.

Hermione shrieked and tackled Draco to the bed, ruffling her hands through his hair ruining it as well. He got an evil glint in his eye. Quickly flipping them over so that he was on top, Draco began tickling Hermione mercilessly. Hermione was shrieking with laughter and wriggling around, trying to get away from Draco's playful hands. She looked up and her eyes locked with his. Draco's hands calmed. Reaching up around his neck, Hermione pulled him down to her to kiss him lightly on the lips.

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Draco's hands were running light as feathers up and down her sensitive sides. But now, instead of tickling her, they were causing heat to pool between her thighs, which had wrapped themselves around Draco's waist. He drew his mouth away from hers to kiss along the side of her neck eliciting a gasp of pleasure. He ran his mouth down the column of her throat and along her shoulder causing Hermione to moan in pleasure. When Draco tried to continue lower however, her dress blocked his progress.

"Dress, off, now." He said.

Hermione rose from the bed, her cheeks red and her breathing heavy. Slowly, teasingly, she reached behind her to the zipper at the back of her dress. Pulling it down slowly, she let the dress fall and pool around her ankles. Draco growled at the sight. She reached behind her back again and undid the clasp on her bra, letting it fall to the floor to join her dress. Draco's eyes were raking up and down her body, when they landed on the twin garters. He raised a questioning eyebrow.

"One for you," Hermione whispered, crawling up the bed to him to land on top of his bare chest, as he had removed his clothes while she lost hers. She began kissing her way down to his toned abs. "And one for Mirzam." Draco growled again, louder than before.

"Hermione…I need to be inside you. Now." His eyes were flicking from grey to amber.

"You have to take the garter off first," she teased in a sultry tone. "Otherwise Ginny and Luna will have wasted their money."

In response, Draco flipped them over, so he was once again in the dominant position. He ripped the garter from her body and plunged himself into her depths. Hermione moaned at the feeling. Draco was still above her, lost in the simple pleasure of being inside her. When Hermione began to gently thrust her hips against him, he started a slow rhythm, no longer as impatient as before. He leaned down and kissed her.

As the kiss became more heated, his thrusts became rougher, deeper. Hermione pulled back to look at his eyes that were clouded with lust. They were deep amber. Hermione began to thrust her hips harder against her werewolf. Moaning and gasping she begged,

"Harder Mirzam!" The werewolf complied, his thrusts getting deeper and harder. Then he changed the angle of his hips. Hermione was crying out now. He was hitting the spot deep inside her. Without warning, she climaxed around him, crying out the wolf's name. Grunting with effort, Mirzam's thrust became more erratic as he neared his end. He leaned his head down to her breast, sucking on the hardened point, trying to bring Hermione to the edge again. His hand reached down to rip off the garter he had neglected to remove earlier.

"Can't have wasted money," he growled.

His hand reached lower to circle her clit. Feeling his hand on her, she fell over the edge again, this time dragging Mirzam with her. As his orgasm hit, he bit down on the top of her breast. Hermione saw stars. When his climax finished, he collapsed on top of Hermione, his eyes fading back to grey.

Draco rolled off Hermione to look at the mark Mirzam had left. Three runes were left in place of the bite mark. Looking at them quizzically, he turned to her and said,

"What do they say bella. I never took Ancient Runes."

She looked down at the mark on her left breast, just above her heart. Smiling she answered, "They say Mate for Life." Draco smirked.

"You're mine now bella," Draco said. Mirzam growled. "I mean ours. Forever." Hermione smiled.

"Forever."

A/N Seemed like a good place to stop. I know it's shorter but c'est la vie. We only have one more chapter, and maybe an Epilogue left until this story is done.