LUCAS

Time seemed to be moving faster than I thought and before I knew it, it remained less than forty eight hours till the coronation.

But the most thing I was happy about was about Iris, she had become more confident in herself than before. I am so proud she's beginning to see she's more than what she thinks she is.

Today we were finishing up the decorations and the chefs were dealing with the meals since Adrian had everything under control I went to meet Iris, she was in the room upstairs

"Iris?" I called as I opened the door, I saw my mate sitting by the window staring outside like the world was more beautiful from there than anywhere else.

"Iris" I called to gain her attention but she was completely lost in thought, I had noticed over time she comes here when she thinks or reads.

"Iris?" I called the third time placing my hand on her shoulder and that's when she jumped and turned to face me

"Hey" she smiled a bit shaken

"You're thinking again" I scan her.

She sighs and nods "you noticed" turning back to the view out the window, which was the large garden and beyond that was a thick vegetation of trees.

"You okay?" I asked taking her hand and rubbing it to ease her tense body.

She shivers a little as her shoulders relaxed. She tried to open her mouth to say something but closes it back, I gave her a reassuring squeeze to tell her it's okay. She smiles at me acknowledging the support.

"I was thinking...why haven't I seen your parents? Don't they like me?"

I tense at her question but I don't show it in my face, so not to make her panic. After what happens at the eclipse and the argument with my Dad, my Mom tried to calm me down and said my father didn't mean it like that and she apologized on his behalf.

She insisted that we should have a family breakfast and to get to know her but I declined, at the time Iris was nervous about being around unfamiliar people, and a day after they said they were leaving.

Maybe I shouldn't have declined it and instead help Iris to get used to them but I was still angry at what my father said. If i had did things differently I wouldn't be feeling like I let Iris down right now.

"They do like you" I let her know.

"Daphne said they were always busy that's why they don't visit but...half of me says there's another reason" she looks at me deflated

"Hey, hey don't get all down now. I'll make it up to you okay. I'm sure they'll love to get to know you"

She sighs thinking again "you think so?"

"I know so love" I told her and kissed her on her head. Her smile makes me smile, she looks at me and her smile widens.

"What?"

"Nothing you just have these cute dimples" she smiles still admiring my face.

"Not as good as your enticing drowning eyes"

Red tints her cheeks and I chuckled at her and she shoved me but that only made me laugh harder.

"Why are you laughing?" she pouts hitting me on my shoulder.

I managed to stop laughing and look serious at her and I could see her trying to hold her own laughter back.

"What?" I raised my brow and she suddenly bursts out laughing. "Who's laughing now?" I grinned taking her by the waist and lifting her up, causing her to gasp.

"Ahh Lucas!" She yells but before she could start ranting at me, I hoist her on my lap and kissed her. I could feel her body shiver under my touch and I grinned into the kiss on the impact I had on her.

She moans when I nibbled on her lips and I instinctively wrapped my hands around her waist bringing her closer and her hands make way to my hair and shoulder.

I love the way she combs her hands through my hair.
I love the way she reacts to my touches
I love how she moans when I bite on her lip.
I love the way she looks when she's thinking.
I love the way she's positive about being better.
I love the feeling she makes me feel.
I love the way she smiles, the way she talks, her giggles, her funny random gestures, her random shy kisses on my cheek.
I love the way she's different from the others, she sometimes thinks that the differences makes her unusual but I think she so fucking special with her differences.

And I love it. I love her.

Fuck. I love her, I fucking love her.

I would do everything to make her happy, I had already gotten the ring I was meant to give her but I was just looking for the right time to propose to her.

"I love you" I moaned against the kiss, and pull apart to see her face. Her cheeks were flushed and her hair was a mess thanks to me, her lips were plumped and her chest heaving up and down. I stared at her with a grin playing on my face at her look, and she stared back at me with raw emotions playing in her eyes.

She opens her mouth to say something but pauses, I know it's makes me seem more vulnerable because I confessed my feelings for her but I don't fucking care, this woman has gotten me wrapped around her finger and honestly I don't plan on coming off.

"Lucas..." She smiles.

"Honestly you know I love you right"

She bites on those plumped lips of hers and nods. She's doesn't know but I could see the fire in her eyes as she stares at me and I know she loves me too but still hasn't figured it out yet.

I kissed her forehead and hugged her and she immediately hugged me back. We stayed like that enjoying the warmth of the moment.

Later on that day, I sent out a message to my parents narrating everything to them and hoping they could make it before dinner.

The meals ahead of tomorrow were done and I was called for the tasting. I went and Adrian was already waiting for me, along side with Nate.

"You ready?" Nate asked grinning at me.

I sighed rolling up my sleeves "yeah let's get this done" I turned to get myself a spoon untill I smelt it. Her scent, she's here.

She peeps her head past the door and I immediately spotted her making her gasp. "Iris, you can come out now" Adrian said smiling.

I heard her deflated sigh and she comes out and into the kitchen. "What are you doing here aren't you supposed to be with Daphne and Christie?" Nate asks

"Unless..." I smirked and walked straight up to her "you're hungry" I said more of a statement than a question.

"Well... actually not only me" she says and I knew what she meant cause I could scent Daphne and Christie not far from here.

"Aaah so all three of you are" I grinned and I could hear Nate and Adrian snickering behind me.

"Well these dishes are for the coronation but I'll let you taste it under one condition" I leaned in and whispered something in her ear making her cheeks flush with red.

She nods her head as a reply "words baby"

"Yes. Okay" she mumbled

"Good" I grinned. "You can come in now girls" I waved turning back to the dishes and heard when they came in.

Eventually we were able to taste them and I used the opportunity to see which one Iris preferred so I could put it for her coronation. But with girls tasting everything in site it was hard to keep up.

"Ugh I think I'm stuffed" I heard Daphne groan

"Me too" Iris second

"Me three" Christie adds

"Me four" Nate groaned as well and I turned to see him taking another spoon of food into his mouth.

"Seriously" me and Adrian said in union.

He shrugged and looked at us "don't blame me. They're just too good"he mutters.

"I think this calls for a movie?" Christie asked.

"Hmm. Sounds fun" Daphne giggles

"I'm in" Nate chimes and we all looked at him but he just shrugged "what's with you guys. It's just a movie" he groans.

"I think I'll come" Adrian sighs, and everyone else looked at him surprised.

"Really!" The girls gasp and Adrian just rolled his eyes.

"Or... am I not in invited?" He asked looking at them quizzingly.

"Umm. Sorry, of course you can come" Daphne chimes in

"That's leaves you two!" Christie smirks at Iris and casts me a glance but doesn't look right at me, seems like she's still nervous around me.

I looked over at Iris and I could already tell she was tired and needed rest.

"I apologize, you guys. But I'm rather tired and kinda need a nap" she yawns

"Awwn too bad" Daphne whines "then what about big brother" she turns her attention to me.

"I'll pass"

"Like that wasn't already obvious" Nate muttered, I snapped my gaze at him and he immediately shut his mouth.

"Alright then let's go" Christie smiled and they all left the kitchen leaving me and iris alone.

"You know you could have gone with them right?" She says smiling as she touches my arms.

"Yeah. But I wouldn't concentrate"

"Why?"

"Cause you wouldn't be there with me"

She chuckled then yawns "c'mon let's go upstairs" I chuckled, she was literally closing her eyes.

"No... I'm fine" she blinked struggling to keep her eyes open.

"Alright" I scooped her into my arms taking her unaware.

"Hey-"

"Ah. I'm taking you to bed, it's been a while since you had a siesta"

"You-"

"Ah"

"But-"

"Shh"

"But-"

"You know I'm going to keep shutting you up if you keep talking"

She groaned, rolled her eyes then sighed. "Fine" she mutters

On our way upstairs we passed by everyone, they seemed to already snuggled in to watch the movie. They were so busy bickering over what movie to watch that they didn't see us pass by.

"Should we do something?" Iris asked, her eyes tiredly looking at mine.

"Nah. They can handle it" I shrugged as I confirmed to make my way upstairs.

"Yeah they will" she nodded and rested back in my chest.

We got upstairs and I immediately laid Iris on the bed, she instantly stretched and squeezed back into a baby.

"You seem to be enjoying yourself"

"Hmm hm"

"Care if I join?"

She opened her eyes, to scan me "you're not busy or anything else?"

"Nope. We're pretty much done with everything"

She smirks then nodded and made some room for me.

I chuckled and quickly took off my shirt and when I went to drop off my shirt I could tell Iris' eyes were on me the whole time.

Is it me, or did it suddenly get hit in here?

I felt her eyes running through my back and when I turned sideways, I saw she was trying to take her hoodie off, and I could see her eyes studying my torso and the battle scars and the tattoo I had on my left side of my chest.

Her mouth gaped when she saw what was written.

IRIS

Walking back to the bed, she eyes watched me intently as I laid next to her.

Is it wrong that I wanna feel those muscles.

"No it's not. And yes you can"

Her eyes widened and her cheeks immediately tinted. "Y...you heard that" she squeaked

"I haven't told you? The mark not only connects our emotions it also enables us to hear what we're thinking" I explained.

"Wait you mean you can hear me and I can hear you?"

"Yep"

"Then....you probably been hearing everything I just said huh?"

"Yes" I chuckled

She buried her face in the pillows screaming into them.

You know you look so cute when you're flustered

She stopped screaming and looked at me. "I don't"

"That's not what I think though" I shrugged.

She huffed and sat up right, studying my features, her eyes lingering on the tattoo.

"I thought I could put it there, to show that's claimed"

"What?"

I took her hand and placed it on my chest "My heart. You already claimed it" her eyes widened in realization.

And I could feel my heart beating faster under her touch. Her hand lingered there under she slowly started tracing my upper torso.

"These marks..." She traced my chest. She had compassion, pain and hurt bubble up inside her.

"They hurt didn't they?" She looked up to me with a sad smile on her face.

"Baby... come here" I sat up right and pulled her in so she would be sitting in between my legs. "That was in the past and you... you're the present, the future and the continuous part okay"

She nodded but I turned her head to face mine "words baby"

Looking down at my lips and back up to my face, she closed in "okay" and land her lips on mine.

The kiss was slow and emotional each of us pouring emotions into the kiss.

My hands slid up her shirt feeling her boobs. I squeezed them through the bra and her moan was satisfying, in a quick shift move I turned her to lay on the bed while I tower over her.

"Lucas..." She breaths.

"What about that nap?" I teased placing wet kisses on her neck.

"It can wait. You're more important" she then wraps her hands around my neck and pulls me back kissing me with need and I could sense her arousal.

"Baby... you're aroused"

"That's how only you can make me feel" she breaths squirming under my touch.

I growled against her lips and with my hands at her ribs I slowly removed her top revealing to me her bouncing boobs.

"They have gotten big" I grinned and I saw her face heat up again. "I'll admit I'm pretty jealous of your bra, cause I prefer my hands holding them up"

She took the opportunity and unclipped the bra and tossed it aside, I stared at her large nipples and the way they bounced.

I took one into my hand and squeezed it feeling how soft it was. She shivered as I slowly massaged her soft breasts before putting them into my mouth, she gasped and rose her chest higher. I played, sucked, nibbled, bit, and squeezed it giving each one my attention.

"L..Lucas" her voice shaking "I..I need-"

I kissed her again this time with more need and eagerness. I slowly lowered my hand to her shaking legs and into her undies massaging her core.

She gasped into my mouth and instantly rapping me with her hands.

I started off slowly making sure she could take it, before completely feeling my way inside. She was warm and tight around my fingers and after a few minutes of strokes, she let loose on me.

"Lucas...ah"

"Say my name like that again" I grinned whispering into her ear.

"Lu- Lucas" she panted

"Again"

"Luc- ah! Lucas" she whimpered.

"I own you. You're mine. No one else can see you like this but me. You're my mate. My world, my other half. Your body belongs to me" I gritted at did one last rough stroke and she came undone again.

I let her go and laid on the bed. "How do you feel?" I asked.

"Like I'm the luckiest person alive" she smiled. "And the most lucky mate to have a man like you"

I smiled and kissed her, "let's get you cleaned up" I chuckled

"Okay" she agreed and tried to come down bed but flopped on the floor.

"Are you okay?" I immediately went to help her.

"Yeah just a little bit wobbly" she nervously chuckled

"Baby if this is handle fingers then you won't be walking for weeks by the time I'm done with you" I smirked and her eyes widen.

She quickly tried to get up to get to the bathroom falling multiple times on her way.