***Remington's POV***

Everything is going great. It has been a week since I found my mate. Talon seems to fit right in with all of us. I truly couldn't have expected a better transition.

Talon is also healing properly. Jenny says it won't be long until she gives him a full medical release on the physical issues. She is even suggesting allowing Talon to exercise. Talon is one hundred percent on board. He explains that he feels better when his body releases the endorphins that accompany a workout.

Our game of rewards and eating has become a spectacle. Our families and pack member's find too much fun in pushing the envelope of encouragement. Needless to say, Talon gained three pounds this past week.

I seriously have no issue rewarding him with kisses and sexual play.

His body tho, mmmmm.

I have noticed when Talon pushes himself to eat more than his body deems a necessity, he involuntarily gags. This is either psychosomatic or his body has a threshold he is surpassing. I'm beginning to think our deal is back firing. He may be trading one type of control for another.

I fully plan on discussing that with Angela.

I come from the shower to see this otherworldly god stirring from his sleep. He is hands down the sexiest wolf to exist. His body is firm and lean. The muscle is defined but not too prominent.

My mouth waters as he stretches and his lightly defined abs are exposed under his t-shirt.

"Baby, you are teasing me." I accuse as I crawl across the bed. I stop directly in front of him.

"Not on purpose. But, now that you are here." Talon draws the words out in his raspy morning vibrato.

I can't even help myself. I immediately take his shirt off and lay kisses upon his healing flesh. I lick his side and nip at his stomach. I return to the opposite side and do the same. He trembles under my tongue and lips.

"Remi." He pants out.

"We have to go to school." I try to remind him thru the hoarse texture of my own grunts.

He pulls my shirt off and starts licking down the ridges of my obliques. He lays kisses on each individual bulging abdominal muscle. My body ripples goose bumps against my tan flesh.

He bites down roughly against the v of my hip bones and I scream out in pleasure.

"Hmmm I think I found a sensitive spot." Talon grins before nipping me again.

I cry out again. My cock is begging to be buried in his hole.

"School." I almost plead.

Talon smashes his lips into mine and digs his tongue straight passed my lips. His tongue slinks in and out, tasting the crevice in exploration. I moan against his skilled tongue.

When Talon pulls back, he kisses me three times with short pecks.

"I fucking want you." I whine.

"Take me. I'm yours." Talon gives no resistance.

I groan as I separate us. Fucking medical gag. Can't even claim my mate.

"Soon baby. Just gotta get you released." I whisper in sheer disappointment.

I grudgingly tread down stairs with Talon in tow. We get in my car and head to school.

"We don't have any classes together, but if you need me, find me. Jace and Ally are around too." I direct my mate, trying to keep him safe.

I kiss Talon sweetly on the lips and fingertips before we walk our separate ways towards our classes.

I sit through English during first period. It's boring.

Talon surrounds my thoughts. I wonder if he is in any pain. I question if he needs me. Maybe he just wants me. I hope so, because I miss him already.

Second period ticks by like the minutes on a broken clock. Math has never been my favorite subject. It is a colossal road block between me and my mate. I like it a lot less now.

Talon and I don't even share the same lunch. It has been five hours since I looked into his eyes. I feel like I have gone crazy. Who can't go five hours without missing someone? Me! That's who.

The next two class periods inch by like a snail caught in molasses. By the time I make it to the parking lot, I feel drained.

I immediately perk up at the sight of my 5'9 mate. His sandy blonde hair is laying to the right but, sticking up like he has used it for entertainment. His oceanic blue eyes are peeking behind his school glasses. They are for reading. Sexy as fuck!

I whistle at him in a cat call. His perfect peach skin blushes in a lovely shade of sunset pink. I take my eyes up and down him like the hungry fucker I am.

"Talon." I whimper as I wrap my arms around his waist and pull him into me. My forehead immediately falls to his and I make kissing sounds.

That is my personal signal that I am in need of emergency kisses.

Talon immediately delivers the antidote to my illness. His plump, pink lips slot with mine and I moan contentedly.

"I missed you." I confess with zero shame.

"Oh, Alpha." Talon whispers seductively. His lips find my ear and he slides his tongue up and down the shell. Chills slink up and down my spine.

"Gorgeous, we have a doctor's appointment today." I remind Talon in a quivering voice.

"Yeah, yeah. Cock blocking doc." Talon rolls his eyes and huffs.

"We have to keep you healthy." I encourage my little vixen with tiny kisses to his sweet spot below his ear.

"Yeah. Let's go. The sooner it's all over the sooner you mount me." Talon jumps up with a renewed energy.

Fuck!

I shake my thoughts and replace them with anything to cool my throbbing erection.

Mom, Dad, Cats, Girls, Girls, Girls, Vagina. Ewww.

That did it. Flaccid as wet bread.

We get in the mustang and head to Dr. Angela's office.

Once we arrive, we are immediately taken to the back. The first thirty minutes I sit in the waiting area. Talon spends this time in a private session with his Psychiatrist.

Soon, I am beckoned to the room where I take my seat on a couch beside my mate. I curl my hands around one of his. I rub my thumbs over his boney hand as I listen intently.

"Talon is doing better, on the outside." Dr. Angela begins.

I feel Talon stiffen. The small movement is not lost on me.

"However, he is struggling with a few issues. I believe we would make more progress if you were aware of those barriers." Dr. Angela looks towards Talon with an encouraging nod.

"Um, I am not doing well with um, my self." Talon hangs his head as if the confession is a thousand ton boulder he can't possibly lift.

"Sweetheart, it's okay. Just help me understand. I am here with you. I promise I'm not leaving." I swear to my mate, urging him to believe my truthful words.

"I'm scared." Talon sniffles and I quickly catch his slipping tear.

"What are you afraid of?" Dr. Angela prods the complicated structure of Talon's thoughts.

In a moment of stunned silence, I watch as Talon's mask slips and falls.

Talon looks up and blinks rapidly toward the ceiling. His fingers twiddle inside of my large hands. His breathing comes slow and concentrated.

"Everything." He whispers as he shakes his head. His blonde locks sway as he gathers what I can only imagine is his courage.

"I'm worried I'm not enough. I can't do this. What if I fail? I will disappoint you. I can't bear to disappoint you." Talon whimpers in agony as his words sting my heart.

This man is so far off the mark it's infuriating.

"Never." I promise wholeheartedly.

"You can't say that." Talon argues.

"I'm not normal. I want to purge every time food touches my tongue. I fight the internal battle to swallow. It's like a pressing weight that I beg to lift. I try to convince myself I can do it. But, the minute you aren't beside me, I falter. I can't do it." Talon cries large warm tears that splatter against my arms that cross his lap.

"Oh, my sweet love. I respect you so immensely for your efforts. I'm not naive. I realize you struggle. No one expects you to be perfect. No one that matters expects that." I hold Talon's chin as I stare into his watering orbs.

"Talon, dear, tell us what is one thing you love about yourself." Dr. Angela instructs.

"My eyes." Talon smiles and I literally lose my breath. Goddess he is stunning.

"Another." I urge.

"My heart." Talon breathes out.

My heart swells with the pride of a fucking lion.

"Perfect." I whisper.

"Why?" Dr. Angela asks Talon.

"I love hard. I truly do. My heart keeps me afloat. I know that it is stupid. But, I feel like my heart knows a truth I haven't quite learned." Talon admits.

"So. Fucking. Perfect." I capture Talon's lips in an emotional soft kiss.

"Talon, I believe you. The goal is, we need to make you believe in yourself. You are far better than you care to accept." Dr. Angela pours conformations of praise into my shattered little mate.

"Tell me how." Talon almost begs.

"Everyday, I need you to write down one time you accept something good about yourself. A different thing each day. Then you have to explain your feelings. Then write down the opposite. Write down as many times as necessary the things that disappoint you. Explain it. Can you do that?" Dr. Angela softly requests.

"Yes." Talon nods his head in confirmation.

"I also want you to express the moments when you feel your self control slipping. If you struggle to swallow, speak up. Tell your mate. He is supporting you one hundred percent. Therefore, it is fair for him to understand your head space. Do you feel comfortable with my request?" Dr. Angela asks.

"I trust Remington." Talon promises and my heart warms at his words.

So, absolutely perfect.

"Remington, you have to express the same. If you have a question about Talon's behavior, go to him directly. He is giving you something major, trust. You have to respect that. Don't break his trust. That is too fragile to be careless with. Allow Talon to speak freely with you. This is communication and will strengthen your bond." Dr. Angela tells me. I nod in a silent contract.

I would never break that trust.

"With all that said, I will see you at the end of the week. Bring your journal please." Dr. Angela dismisses us.

We left and headed back home. Once we entered the pack house I lead Talon to the kitchen.

"Are you willing to eat?" I asked.

"Yeah." Talon shrugged.

I walked over to the guy who holds my heart in his soft palms and cradled his head in between my hands.

"I am so proud to call you mine." I whisper as I part Talon's lips with my own. I swipe my tongue across his smooth bottom lip and lick my way into his warm mouth.

Talon's arms wrap around my neck and he pulls himself into me. His legs wrap around my waist and I push him against the island.

My mouth assaults his in a bruising kiss of passion and devotion. My mind is saturated on all things Talon as he steals my breath. My heart beats wildly in my chest.

Goddess, Talon is a blessing.

I knot one hand in his hair and balance his weight by my hand that is resting under his bubble butt.

I pull his head back gently and lick and tug at the soft creamy skin of his neck. His head falls back and he grants me unending access to his flesh. His hips buck in my hand.

"Fuck" I hiss against his shoulder.

"Please do something. It hurts." Talon whines.

I kiss his neck and shoulders as I carry us up stairs and deposit my sexy mate on the bed.

I immediately undress both of us and mold our bodies together as I climb on top of his exquisite body.

"We can't go all the way." I warn him as I palm his leaking member.

"Just do something. Anything. Please." Talon cries out.

I pull him onto my face and take his hard rod in between my lips while I knead his round ass with my hands.

Sucking and lapping at his skin I bring him to the edge before forcing his hips quickly back and forth across my waiting lips.

When Talon screams out in pleasure, I eagerly drink his satisfaction. My body is on fire and I don't stop. I turn him around and let him jerk me off as I drain his hardened member for a second time.

His body relaxed against my mouth and his lips sucked me into a torturous growl of ecstasy that ended with my seed shooting into the back of his throat.

"Thank you." Talon cooed as he finished gulping down my climax.

"I can't wait to make you mine completely." I threw my head back in euphoria.

"We can eat now." Talon offers.

I licked up the mess from his lap and got us dressed and headed back down to the kitchen for a proper meal.