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A warning ; there's a little nsfw, but not really? You'll see and make your own judgments.
It was noon several days later and Bella found herself lazing on the double bed, sprawled across it in a pair of shorts and grey tank top. The fire crackling from the room across was blasting the small cabin with heat. Alice, whom she'd been tolerating fairly well, sat at the dining table, writing away in a little book of hers. Bound with green leather, her name printed in bold lined with silver.
Bella thought it odd, having a diary, but didn't comment on it. Truthfully they've barely spoken. The first night they'd spent concocting their ideas, figuring out a strategy on what they'd tell everyone at the bonfire celebration tonight. Alice wanted a strict plan whereas Bella was more of, 'see where it goes and we'll wing it' plan of action.
But even so Bella was full of dread. They hadn't mated, there was no shift, she wasn't sure how she was going to fake it. It seemed impossible to take, hadn't heard of anyone being able to, or at least no one around today. Most people were caught and that settled a brick in her stomach. She hadn't bitten Alice's neck to claim her, so they'd come up with an alternative story. Bella had been too carried away and bitten her thigh. Something that was easily hidden. It would get curious looks… But it was better than them all questioning the validity of the statements.
Her stomach sank as she sat up, the strap slipping off her shoulder as her ears twitched to the sound of Alice's pen scraping across the paper.
Bella's mind wandered to Charlie, who was now her pack leader. Would he be able to tell? She hoped not. Trudging down the thoughts she hauled herself out of bed, aiming for the kitchen and grabbing something savoury to fill her stomach.
"Are you prepared?" Alice piped up as she chewed on the seeded roll. Crossing across the room Bella perched herself on the dining table, away from the shorter wolf and glanced out to the trees through the window. Her arm bracing the wood as she leant, getting comfortable.
Bella shrugged after a moment, "Sure, not like we have any more time." A long stretch of silence filled the wooden walls of the cabin as she pondered. "It'll work." Was finally spoken, but Bella couldn't tell if it was for Alice's sake, or to calm her worriedly beating heart. If they were found out the consequences could be… dire. Expulsion from the pack, bonds broken, she'd lose her father. Her mother would shun her. She couldn't risk that, her family were her life. They had their awful moments, bickering, but she loved them. It's all she knew.
Familial and pack bonds were everything to her kind along with mating.
She sighs.
Azaleas flowers bloomed on the windowsill, their white leaves catching the light graciously, trickingling through the petals and leaves.
They had a few hours until the bonfire, it was to be lit under the first cover of darkness. It's pretty cold, winter is still encroaching which means it'll be earlier than normal. Sure that's fine, they had days to plan. None to practise… but that's fine. Bella groaned lowly and pushed her hands into her eyes, rubbing them as if it'll alleviate all the bad thoughts swarming… It does not, her visions a little blurry as she looks towards Alice again.
Notebook closed and focused on her.
"Right?" Bella asks.
"Yeah. It'll work." Alice reassures, a hint of a smile on her lips. Gone too quickly before Bella can notice it properly.
"Right." With not much to do other than ponder her now very concerning existence Bella heads for the shower. The only time she truly has to herself nowaday and revels under the hot steamy water. It flows over her freely, washing away the nerves, her hands tangle in her hair, helping to lather and rinse, and she feels calmer as she exits with a towel wrapped around her hips.
She knows they'll expect to see mating marks, or bruises, any form of the signs of copulation and those range from scratches and bites and bruises. As she looks over her toned abdomen and the rest of her tanned skin, completely unmarred she frowns. They'll have to do something about that.
"Alice. We might have a problem." She calls out through to the dining area where Alice is once again sat. She perks at the urgency and walks into the beddroom, eyes darting to the ceiling upon seeing Bella cloaked in just a towel.
"A warning would've been nice." She mutters irritably.
"Yeah yeah, sure for next time, but for now I need your help." Alices raises her eyebrows, still staring at the ceiling.
"Help with what? Can you hurry? My neck is cramping." Bella chuckles and pulls the towel up to cover her breasts.
"We need mating marks, bruises, something or they'll never buy it." Alice's eyes drop to Bella's incredulously. "And I obviously can't do them myself."
Oh my fucking god.
The shorter wolf's eyes widened. "Are you insane!?"
Bella rolls her shoulder and falls back onto the bed.
"Maybe. But if we look shiny and new, someone will notice."
"I'm not fucking you." Bella laughs and slowly slips the towel lower, exposing the curve of her breasts.
"I wasn't going to ask you to, sunshine. I just need some bites. Maybe a bruise. Scratch or two. You also." Alice can hardly hear her over the insinuation.
"No- I..No Bella that's crazy."
"Do you have a better idea?"
"Well no but-"
"Then get over here already. We don't have long, just make it look real." Alice scoffs and climbs over onto the mattress, shuddering as she straddles Bella's hips, eyes darting everywhere that wasn't her muscled body. She feels different than him, it all felt wrong. Everything about this. Wishing it was him underneath her, his toned abs for her to run her hands over, his golden hair to pull and play with and his soft plump lips to kiss and bite. She struggled to breath as she leant forward. Her lips connect to the junction between Bella's neck and shoulder.
The brunettes fists ball in the duvet as the first bite lands, wincing from the pain. There was no love, no feral need, just structure, precision to make it believable. Her nails scratch over Bellas shoulder, down to her chest where they hesitate, bumping into the towel wrapped there.
Bella nods, unsure of herself, but there's no other way.
"It's okay. "
Alice gulps and tugs it off.
The cool air hits Bellas chest, rippling it with goosebumps, her nipples hardening.
Alice averts her eyes slightly, and constantly reminds herself that it's so they won't get caught. Her nails trace over the supple flesh, pressing lightly over the curve of her chest.
"Do it harder Alice." Alice bites her lip and grips hard enough to bruise over her ribs, while leaning forward to bite even more bruises into her chest.
"Is this okay?" She asks as her hips shuffle further down to her lower stomach, to her thighs where she scratches hard, clinging to her as she would an almost lover.
As if Bella were him.
Moving closer she sucks hickeys into her inner thighs, careful not to draw any blood.
Bella bites her lip, panting, mahogany eyes fixed to the beams on the ceiling.
It means nothing. It means nothing, It means nothing. Fuck.
Several more minutes of this and Bella pulls the towel over, face flushed as she locks eyes with Alice.
"That's uhm, yeah, it should be good enough. "Alice gulps, nodding in agreement. "Thank you. Now your turn."
Alice can barely agree before Bella is on her, hands gripping her waist and teeth bite into her neck. Immediately she's overcome with disgust and repulsion, her hands are too soft, there's no callouses scraping where they touch her hips under her top, she doesn't smell like hard liquor or the taste of pine. She's floral, but heavy, there's something strong about her as her fingers dig in harder.
"W-Wait." She gasps.
Bella stops immediately, looking up to Alice who was kneeling on the bed. Her towel had slipped and she hurried to cover herself.
"Sorry." She stutters, gripping the fabric of the towel, her damp hair clinging to her cheeks, along with flushed and stinging neck. "I'm sorry. But we have to."
"Fine. Fine." A deep breath and she steels herself. "But I need a minute." She backs away from Bella, to the dining room, towards the fire on trembling legs, leaning against the carved stone frame with a vice grip holding her upright. The heat envelopes her, the erratic heart beating in her chest threatening to burst through her rib cage with every thump.
So many things about this were wrong.
How did it come to this? Not even a month ago she was with him, a man who empowered her, whose love had consumed her, who had spoken to her so tenderly that it had tilted her world. A leader that had collapsed every thought about her being entangled with another man for the rest of her life. He was it for her, the one she wanted. He gave her oxygen and a reason for her heart to beat. She knew he had felt it too, so why hadn't they bolted like they planned?
They could've left and been on the run.
Like unrequited lovers do.
A soft smile slips onto her face as she watches the flames dance, pictures of his amber eyes amidst the oranges and reds flash through her mind. How his laugh would cover her in warmth as the heat spreads over her.
He was perfect.
"Are you alright?" Asks Bella from the bedroom doorway, standing tentatively, unsure whether they should continue.
"I-I'm fine." She would have to do this.
That man was no longer allowed into her life, not since he met his mate. They were forbidden from any further encounters. That was the reason she was sent here, to be with her, and she loathed her family for making her do this, every second of it.
With a hard gulp, Alice finally tilted her head to the brunette.
"Just get it over with."
"Very well, are you coming back over here, or?"
"No, we'll do it here." Her fingers grip the stone, holding her body steady as Bella came to kneel at her feet, lifting the hem of her skirt to expose her thighs and leant in cautiously. Brown eyes melding into her golden ones before dropping from her view.
The very first touch sent a shudder through Alice, curling in her stomach. Alice gasped as soft hands spread her legs a little further apart.
"What are yo-" Her hand slipped over her mouth.
She felt a kiss over a particularly hard bite before Bella continued to maul her thigh, where her supposed mating mark was bitten.
The biting got harder, aching, burning into her pale flesh. Bella grunted as she bit a little higher, close to her hip, the mess of brown curls hidden under the flows of the violet skirt. Hands skirted up her outer thighs, to the curver of her ass. The soft fabric of her underwear caused Bella to pause.
Alice reached down to hold the top of her head, the strands entangling and she pulled back harshly to get her to stop the assault on her thighs.
She pants, her own cheeks flushed.
"That's good enough, Bella." Her voice was resolute, though it came out a little shakier than it meant to. Her digits flattened out in her soft brown hair and she let go, having the decency to look apologetic as she made her way to the shower, needing to freshen up after… Whatever the hell that was.
Next time will be the pack bonfire... Let's see if they can convince everyone yeah?
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