Connor

My heart dropped and I felt the blood draining from my face when Dean said the council is coming. They are basically just for show. They never actually do anything, only stepping in for grievous acts against our kind. There is nothing good about the fact that they are coming here.

"Did they say when?" I ask Dean, still shell-shocked from this news. He shakes his head gravely.

"No, they just said soon. But you know them that could mean months from now." I sigh and run my hand down my face.

"Something tells me they won't wait that long. Hope is a threat to their power. They will want to investigate it as soon as possible." I say, looking over at Hope who's staring at me wide eyed and terrified.

"Thanks, Dean. We'll be down soon." I say. He nods and turns down the hall, me closing the door after him.

"What do they want, Connor?" She asks, her voice trembling with fear. I go to her, encircling her in my arms and holding her close, willing the danger away so this sweet girl can have a god damn day off.

"I don't know, sweetheart. I don't know. But I do know that you are more powerful than them. And that we will fight them if we need to." I say quietly, holding her against me until her shaking stops and she starts to breathe normally. When I look at her, her beautiful eyes are full of tears and rage consumes me.

"I will kill them for making you cry." I say and she giggles in response.

"You can't kill everyone that makes me cry because I cry about everything. When I'm sad, angry, frustrated, happy. Tears for all of it." She says sniffling and I wipe the moisture from her cheeks.

"These aren't happy tears, and I'll make them pay for it." I say through gritted teeth. She sighs and turns around to straddle me, tucking her little face into my neck and running her little fingers through my hair. My wolf starts to purr and I scold him.

I was trying to be scary.

Hope giggles in response and the sound lifts some of the weight off of my shoulders.

"We'll be ok." She says with much more certainty than I thought possible.

"Yeah, we will." I agree leaning down to kiss her. She gasps at the ferocity of my kiss, but quickly yields to me, allowing my to leas with my tongue. She moans into my mouth and rolls her hips, causing my cock to harden painfully fast.

I flip her over onto her back and she gasps at the sudden movement before smiling and ripping my shirt in half. I smirk at her and she rolls her eyes.

"Yeah, you're that sexy. Now show me that cock." She says greedily pulling at my shorts. I slip them off and she licks her lips at the sight, twirling her hand around my base and pumping up and down at a harsh rhythm. She doesn't stop until precum leaks from my tip, and she leans down to lick it off. I groan at the move and she gives me a sly smile.

"You taste so good, baby." She whispers in my ear and I pin her to the bed, pulling her arms above her head and holding them with one hand as my other one explores her body. Soft curves, softer skin, pebbled nipples. I slink down to capture one on my mouth and suck gently. I can feel her arousal dripping down her leg, onto the thigh I've put in between them. She smells like honey and musk and I so want to taste her, but I know what my girl needs and right now, she needs the connection of me inside of her. To know that we are one, and that will never change.

I position myself at her entrance and only push the head in as I kiss her firmly. She moans and twirls her hips, trying to take me deeper. I growl at her and she gasps as I pull back.

"Connor please!" She begs and I smirk at her before sucking on her mark making her scream and writhe beneath me.

"Who do you belong to?" I ask her quietly, my voice low and almost that of my wolf.

"You, Connor! I'm yours!" She pleads and I reward her with a few more inches of my steel hard cock.

"More, please!" She says and I kiss her again, pulling out and slipping in a little further.

"Yes, please more. I want it all baby." She murmurs seductively and it's my undoing. I thrust into her to the hilt, making her cry out in ecstasy.

"Oh God I'm gonna come." I pound her harder until I feel her clenching around me, screaming her release.

"Good girl." I say kissing her again, slowing my pace as she comes down from her high.

"You planned that didn't you?" She asks breathlessly and I smile again.

"Maybe." I quip before sitting up, pulling out, flipping her to her hands and knees and pounding right back in. She screams my name again and my wolf is beyond proud of himself.

The new angle allows me deeper and I keep up a steady pace, enjoying every smack of our bodies colliding. Hope moans on every deep thrust and the sound is intoxicating. My own release quickly builds, so I reach down to rub her clit furiously. She pushes her hips back against me, meeting me thrust for thrust until I feel her tighten around me and cry out my name. The sound of my name makes my balls tighten and I spill inside of her, slowing my thrusts and riding out our highs together.

I slip out of her as I fall onto my side next to her, pulling her close to me.

"Holy shit, baby. That was amazing." She laughs breathlessly turning around to snuggle into me. Hope always smells good, but Hope after sex with my seed slipping from her is the best scent in the entire world. My wolf rumbles in agreement making her smile as I kiss her forehead.

We lay there together for awhile in our comfortable bubble, willing the dangers outside these walls to go away. I know we could be so happy, if people would just leave us alone and let us live our lives.

"Why are you angry?" Hope asks quietly, tucking her head under my chin. I tighten my arms around her, basking in the sparks that help to calm me.

"I'm just being annoyed about all of the people trying to make our lives difficult. I have everything I ever wanted. I'm Alpha, I have an incredible mate, my pack is doing well. There's no reason for this added stress. All I want to do is enjoy our lives together." Hope sighs and nods before looking up at me.

"Sometimes I feel guilty that you were the one chosen. How much easier your life would be if you had a normal mate." I shake my head and force her to look at me.

"I'd be dead if you weren't my mate. I would have died in that rogue attack if you hadn't healed me. I wouldn't change a single thing, Hope. I love you." She looks at me with adoring eyes and smiles gently.

"I love you too." She murmurs. I kiss her sweetly, not wanting to let go. Our naked bodies now cooled down, I sigh and go to stand.

"I'm sorry, stóirín. We need to go and talk to everyone about the council. We need to make some kind of a plan." She sighs and nods before showering fast and dressing in my t-shirt and her favorite sweatpants. She looks so cute in my clothes I can't help but grin. She sees me in the mirror as she brushes her hair and smiles back.

"What?" She asks amused.

"You're just adorable." I say and she scoffs.

"I'm the most powerful wolf on the planet and you're going to call me adorable?" She asks incredulously and I shrug.

"You don't scare me." I say and she smiles.

"Good." She answers. I take the brush from her and run it gently through her long, soft brown hair. I always love to run my fingers through it, but brushing it is soothing. The repeated motion does something calming to me and my wolf actually curls up in my mind, yawns and falls asleep. I keep going until she takes the brush from me and grabs my hand, pulling me to my office where Dean, Kade, Draven and her parents are waiting. I try to carry her, but I think she's getting a little annoyed with the princess act. I pull her into my lap regardless and wrap my arms tight around her and everyone looks at us before speaking.

"Well," Kade starts. "What are we going to do about these asshole council members?"