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Chapter Twenty Three
"Jake," Bella whispered against the hot skin of her mate's neck. She could not be sure of how much time had passed while she had curled against his large, warm body and reveled in the comfortable feeling of being under his protection. While her mind had been an utter disaster with every thought running through it, he had murmured and whispered to her, at some points she hadn't even been able to truly make out what he was saying. Perhaps he'd been praying his thankfulness that nothing tragic had happened, but she was content in not having to speak quite yet, so she hadn't said anything about it.
"Bells, sweetheart, I'm here. I've got you, everything will be alright. I'm so sorry I left you alone," Jake's voice was soft and broken and Bella shook her head, wiggling her body against his to try and get closer, if that was even possible at this point. But still, his large arms wrapped her more tightly in their embrace and she sighed quietly.
"I made you leave. I was upset with you, and I asked you not to stay. That wasn't your fault, and you couldn't have known... she would show up," Bella gulped and shivered at the thought.
"Don't think about it now, baby. We'll figure things out later, just be with me right now. Focus on us," Jake whispered to her, his voice slightly frantic as he tried to chase away the terrible thoughts in her head. Bella nodded again and closed her eyes, focusing on the steady whoosh of air that went in and out of his lungs. The strong beating of his heart under her ear made her body tingle with awareness that her mate was with her, and she was completely and perfectly safe with him.
And she loved him.
It was a realization that she had known she would make eventually. There's only so long that someone can go after realizing that they have found the entire other half of their soul and not fall in love with them. But when she began to think about it more and more, she realized that she had loved him for longer than she would admit to herself. Perhaps even that first day that she'd learned that he was her imprint, although she'd never claim to be the "love at first sight" kind of girl. And she'd keep telling herself that until the day she'd die, but for now she had to find a way to tell him.
Perhaps it should be done, in a romantic way. She could suggest going to the beach where he had first taken her? Tell him while they sat on that piece on bleached driftwood and watched the sunset? Or maybe she would tell him while trying to seduce him. He was so ready to give her everything she wanted, but she knew he wouldn't unless he knew that she loved him in the same way that he loved her. Which... She did, at least, she knew now that she did. There were so many ways to go about this, and she did not want to mess anything up, or come off as being sappy.
But this was Jake. Her Jake. And he wouldn't care how she did it. She knew that he would be ecstatic just to hear her say it. And so that's what she did.
"Jake, I love you," her lips moved slowly as she whispered into his blazing skin. For a long time there was absolute silence. Jake's breathing had stopped entirely for a moment and his heart picked up speed underneath her ear.
"Tell me again," were the simple words that he replied with. A small smile curved Bella's lips as she drew her head back slightly and looked up into his face. His eyes were trained on hers and in them, the dark abyss of emotion threatened to suck her inside of his very soul.
"I love you, Jacob Black," she said again. And this time, he did not freeze, instead he had stood up from the floor of the living room that they had stayed on since his arrival, and Bella found her back pressed against the wall next to the door leading into the bedroom.
"Do you have any idea how incredible it is to hear you say those words?" Jake asked in a gravelly voice as one of his arms supported her body while his other hand cupped her cheek. Their eyes remained locked, and Bella felt tears prick the corners of her eyes from the intensity of the moment. She nodded slowly and his fingertips brushed down her face and neck, tracing the outer curve of her bare breast through the material of the t-shirt she'd worn, then wrapping his arm around her waist.
"Bella, I cannot begin to explain how much I love you, will love you. You are the other half of my soul, and I will spend every moment for the rest of my life protecting, caring and loving you. Do you understand?" Jake said to her. His voice was so sincere and so completely cemented in what he was telling her that she could not control the tears that slipped down her cheeks.
"Yes," she whimpered, completely crumpled by the incredible force of the emotions they were exchanging in that moment.
"You are mine, Isabella Swan. Every part of you, for the rest of eternity, just as I am yours," he whispered in a trembling voice as his forehead pressed against hers.
"Show me, Jacob," Bella managed to say as she reached her hands up to trace both of his cheekbones, "Please show me."
There was no more need to beg on her part as his searing lips met her own in a fierce and dominating kiss. The entire essence of his masculinity and the fact that he was truly an alpha resonated throughout every part of their embrace. Bella whimpered as the feeling of being entirely feminine and submissive raced through her. It was not demeaning as she had always associated the term submissive with. There was absolutely nothing degrading in the way Jake's powerful arms held her body against hers making her feel so small and delicate, or the way his velvety tongue slid inside of her mouth and took the initiative to explore.
One of his hands trailed up the skin of her bare thigh and held onto her equally bare backside. The growl of approval that rumbled in her chest produced a responding moan from Bella. His hand squeezed her flesh and she wrapped her legs tighter around his waist, squirming to get as close to him as she possibly could.
"Bella, I have to tell you before we get too far," Jake suddenly broke away and opened his eyes. Bella opened her own eyes, completely dazed by the cloud of lust that surrounded her. Her expression made it clear that he should proceed.
"I've... I mean, I imprinted on you a while ago... And usually, the wolf claims his mate as soon as it happens, and it isn't really... Slow, by any stretch. I've been going crazy by putting it off for so long, but Bella, my wolf has been literally going insane with the thought of claiming you. What I'm trying to tell you, Bells, is that this isn't exactly going to be gentle. That doesn't mean I'm trying to hurt you, it's just, fuck!" Jake growled out as his head nestled into Bella's shoulder. Bella's hand quickly reached up and stroked his soft hair.
"I understand completely, Jake. I want you and your wolf to take me. We have the rest of eternity, didn't you say that? There will be plenty of time for you to be gentle," Bella murmured to him with a soft smile. For a minute Jake did not move and she wondered with disappointment if he was going to put a stop to this time as well. Her mouth opened once again, but before she could speak his mouth was glued to hers once again. She moaned into his mouth as his lips slanted over hers and his hand tangled into her long hair.
Her back left the wall and Jake brought them into the cramped bedroom. He set her down on the sheets, his fingers grabbing the hem of her shirt and pulled it off of her body in one smooth movement. She fell backwards onto the bed, entirely exposed to her mate, whose gaze raked over every part of her.
The scorching heat from his eyes made her skin tingle as she wiggled underneath him, squirming for him to start touching her. She needed his hands on her body before she spontaneously combusted.
"Please, Jake," her voice was more sultry sounding than she had ever heard it before. She watched Jake's eyes darken further as a primal growl vibrated through her entire body from his own. Reaching her hands up she grasped at the button on his jean cutoffs, thankful that was the only article of clothing in between her and her mate from finally being together. Her hands trembled slightly at the thought of finally seeing him in his entirety. His glorious body was already incredible to look at, but she wanted to see every part of him and judging by the enormous bulge that was already visible against his thigh she could imagine that he was going to be quite a sight.
Moving her trembling hands to the side, Jake ripped his cutoffs away from his body, completely disregarding the button fly on them. Bella could not stop the small intake of breath as her eyes finally landed on his manhood. It stood at attention, long and thick, and pulsing. To be honest it almost looked painful. The clear fluid that leaked from the tip made her want to push him down and lick it, just to see if he tasted as good as she imagined it to be.
"Bells, I need you," Jake brought her out of her thoughts with his gruff voice. She could see the war that raged inside of him. He was holding the human side of himself together, but only by a thread. The wolf was rattling the bars of his cage, and he was so dangerously close to breaking free.
"Take me, Jacob. I'm yours," Bella replied as she cupped his cheek gently, looking into his conflicted eyes. She watched as they softened for a moment, before the animosity inside of him took over entirely. His eyes slipped closed as he breathed in deeply, looking as if he was scenting the air. When his eyes opened again she stared back into the endless ink pool eyes of her Jake, except this time, it was the wolf's side of him.
Bella was almost unprepared for how fast Jake had grabbed her rounded hips in his hands and flipped her body so that she was now on her stomach. Still grabbing her hips, Jake pulled her bottom half up into the air so that her knees propped her up, spread open and entirely his for the taking. Bella blushed at the idea of being so vulnerable and bared for Jake to see, yet at the same time the rush of desire that flooded through her was unlike anything else.
"Mine," Jake's voice was so deep that Bella felt it vibrate directly through her bones, and she knew without a doubt that she was unquestionably his. She always would be his.
Without warning, Jacob slammed into Bella, producing a short yelp from her. The pause was almost infintesimal, but she could feel Jake still for a fraction of a second, if only to make sure that she was not truly hurt in anyway.
"Fuck. Mine. All mine. Bella." Jake's grunts were barely audible through the loud growls he was emitting as he began to pound deeply into Bella's warmth. Bella's mouth opened uncontrollably out of pleasure as she was consumed by the feelings of being so filled, both physically and emotionally. The connection she now felt to Jacob was unlike anything she could have imagined. She swore that she could actually feel the attachment of his soul to her own as he filled her in the most intimate of ways. She could feel it wrap around her own, encasing it in his protection. There was no comparison to make to the scorching heat that both surrounded and filled her as he fucked her mercilessly.
His hands gripped her hips and palmed at the curve of her ass as he pumped in and out of her. The searing heat that began to coil inside of Bella was unbearable in the most delicious way.
"Jacob, oh God, Jake," Bella managed to whimper into the sheets pressed against her face. She was entirely surrounded by him. By his heat, but his masculinity, by his soul, everything.
"Fuck, Bells, you're mine. Say it," he growled in return.
"Yours, Jake. All yours," she whimpered.
"No one else gets to fuck you like this, ever. No one else, Bella. No one but me. Do you understand? MINE," he nearly snarled and Bella became confused for a moment. Then she realized that he now knew for sure that she was not a virgin. Had he been a virgin? The thought of him being with another girl made her blood boil under her skin.
Using her hands she pushed up her torso so that her body was now on all fours. Without breaking his pace, Jake pulled one of his hands from her hip and twisted it into her long hair, drawing her body up vertically. Her back pressed tight up against his chest as his hand left her hair and tightly grabbed her breast, pinching the erect nipple and breathing hotly into the skin of her neck. Her body trembled as his cock hit the perfect spot within her warmth. Once again, Jake seemed to be tuned to how her body had reacted and he continued to move at that angle.
Every thrust made the coil inside of her abdomen tighten more than she had thought was possible. She felt his hand snake down from her breast and settle on the bundle of nerves at the top of her womanhood. The sensation was overwhelming as his blazing hot finger made tight circles around the swelling, pulsing flesh of her clit. She could not hold herself together any longer as she felt her body finally ascend the peak of her desire.
Her body tensed and her mouth opened as Jake delivered another hard thrust inside of her, and she exploded around him, pulsing wildly around him and screaming Jacob's name as pure ecstasy washed over her. Her eyes clenched shut as her entire body shuddered through her orgasm for what felt like hours. It was as if she was caught in a tide of pleasure, being dragged in and out in an under-toe. She was drowning in the sensations he had given her, and it was unlike anything she had ever felt before. She was sure that if Jake had not been holding her, she would have fallen into a crumpled mess on the bed.
"Mine, mine, MINE," Jake's growl was growing deeper and louder as he continued to push inside of Bella while she rode out the incredible high of her orgasm. And then as his hands tightened on her hip and breast, she felt his hips jerk out of their normal rhythm slightly. She could feel his body shaking behind her and she spoke softly.
"Yours, Jake" she said to him, and then he lost control. The roar he emitted was near deafening, but she could barely hear it as she felt the sharp sting of Jake's teeth sink into the flesh of her neck near her shoulder. She cried out from the sharpness of the sting, but she did not struggle against it. It was not entirely unpleasant as she could feel Jake's heat soothing her, almost as if it was pouring into her through her wound.
And then it was over. Jake's body shuddered gently a few times as he managed to lean forward and lay Bella's quivering body down on the sheets. His lips barely brushed over the stinging bite mark on the back of her neck with a completely human tenderness, but when his tongue slowly licked along the length of the mark she knew that the wolf was still scratching at the surface. However there was no denying that the wolf had been sated, at least for the time being, and her Jacob would come back to her.
Bella and Jake simultaneously let out a moan as he pulled out of her and left the room. For a moment she panicked, but then heard him walk into the small bathroom off the bedroom. She was too tired to move in any direction, even to turn and see what he was doing.
She felt the mattress dip behind her as Jacob returned.
"Turn over for me, Bells," his voice was heart wrenchingly tender as his warm hands moved her pliable body. Even if she hadn't wanted to move, Bella's body felt equivalent to a pile of Jell-O. A warm, wet cloth was dragged between her legs softly, and if she hadn't been so tired she would have thanked Jake for his kindness. Her eyes dropped closed as she nestled herself against the pillows, completely satisfied.
"I love you, Bella," Jake's whisper echoed through her mind as she felt his arms pull her head against his chest, kissing the top of her head. Her arms wrapped around his torso, hitching a leg onto his own and revelling in the heat of his bare skin against hers along with the new heat that resided inside of her.
"I love you too, Jake," she replied in a sleep clouded voice. She wasn't sure if she had dreamt her response or if she had actually said it, but it didn't entirely matter. She loved him, and he loved her. And it would be that way for the rest of eternity.
LOL well, that was my first attempt at a *ahem* "full" lemon, I suppose is the accurate term for it... I hope it wasn't too terrible! But you know what they say... Practice makes perfect! ;) Leave some feedback if you care too, and I hope that you enjoyed it! Thanks for reading!