Sonya was in her bedroom while the TV played an old movie, but she wasn't focused on it at all. After Hazel left for the night, everyone went to bed and Sonya sat by herself under a blanket trying to keep her mind off what Hazel told them. She was rejected by Darius and it wasn't in her will to fight for what they could have between each other.

Sonya wondered what would have happened if Axe decided differently too. What if he had chosen to deny the bond simply because Sonya was human? It wouldn't matter to her since she wouldn't have been able to feel it without a wolf of her own. However, her heart ached at every moment she thought of not being able to have Axe all to herself. She loved him with every ounce of strength in her. So, it wasn't possible for Sonya to be with anyone else but him.

Fate brought them together, she thought with a smile. Otherwise, how else would she explain finding him in a club amongst hundreds of people. She travelled from across the world and made her home in this country where everything was foreign to her. Yet, she met Angela and they built a life together but both of them were empty and longed to make a new future for themselves. She just never thought that the one that could give her a new life was Axe Luciano.

Sonya glanced at the clock above the TV and it told her that it was inching close to midnight, but Axe hadn't return from work.

She got up from the couch and folded the blanket before neatly placing it on the side. She crossed the lounge room and looked over at the bed, but she didn't want to sleep without him.

Leaving the bedroom, she crossed the hallway and saw that the lights were turned off around the house. She glanced at the kitchen which was empty.

"Madam-"

Sonya gasped almost letting out a scream. "Scar!" she astonished. "You have to stop sneaking up on me."

"My apologies," Scar bowed. "Can I get you anything? Food or perhaps a cup of chai."

"No, thanks," Sonya smiled. "Do you know where Axe is?"

Scar's purple eyes looked back in the dark. "He is in the security room downstairs," she told her as she pointed at the door under the stairs.

Sonya's smile broadened. "Thanks," she said as she made her way over.

"It's the third door on your left," Scar informed.

Sonya opened the door and saw a staircase appear that was made from concrete alone. The light pods above her head lit up and showed her the path. She left the door open behind her and trailed down into the cold basement, that made her feel like it was winter already. Just when she reached the final steps, she heard voices. Following Scar's instructions, she counted up to the third door on the left, it was the only one left open and she didn't need to look inside to know that Axe was there, because she heard his domineering tone. She instantly felt the smile on her lips as she heard him ordering someone around.

She peered around the door into the large room that was surrounded by computers and guards that carried weapons. She noticed that standing around a square table was Detective Reyes, Wade and Darius with a few other people she didn't recognize.

But then her eyes landed on Axe who stood squarely with his muscular arms crossed over his chest and his boots planted on the ground. The man was in black cargo pants that were tucked into the boots and his dark-grey t-shirt clung to every part of his chiselled torso and abdomen. The tattoos on his arms and neck were exposed making her lose her breath.

Despite everyone collaborating, it was obvious that they all turned to Axe for approval. He managed the group without difficulty and she noticed that he did so much for his brother. They were discussing something about the Red Circle, which didn't make any sense to her but it seemed important to them. Sonya regretted coming down here knowing Axe was busy trying to find the assailants after them.

She decided to leave and turned away to make it back to the stairs alone.

-Axe Luciano's POV-


Fucking hell, was Axe's first thought as he heard Reyes explain that the Red Circle was untraceable.

All of them have been searching over the globe to find any hint about the organization. They had to conspire with other criminal lords and use any ally they had to figure out a clue. But everyone said the same thing; the Red Circle could not be located unless they wanted to be found. Despite all the information that Reyes collected over the years, it was only a step closer to finding them. Although, it was obvious that the cop dedicated a lot of time hunting the Red Circle, the reasons were still unknown. But Axe knew why Reyes wasn't close to catching this organization, it was because they were cunning and hid their tracks skillfully.

Frankly, Axe was ready to release a public announcement to the Red Circle to come face him and stop wasting his goddamn time, especially when he was more than ready to go to Sonya, than stay here amongst the guards and hound them to do their job properly. It was clear to anyone with a brain that he was losing his temper for no reason. But he couldn't help it, every single part of his body didn't want to be here. Even his wolf who took his duties seriously wasn't in the mood to be fretting over criminals. On top of that, the Red Circle wasn't something that was going to eradicated overnight. This was going to take a highly skilled team and a perfect plan to be able to orchestrate even a single attack.

Axe raked his hair back irately, when suddenly, the soft fragrance of his mate pierced through his body. His wolf stood to alert and faced the door as Axe plugged out everyone's voices and sensed Sonya. She was here and his doubts were answered when he heard the sweet bells of the anklets. It was almost midnight and she much have come here to get him. But why didn't she say anything? He needed to know and see her.

"Axe, where are you going?" Wade called out.

Axe hadn't realized that he moved without thinking and he was already at the threshold of the door. "I'm done for the night," he told them before he stepped out of the room and shut the door.

He turned down the long hallway and caught his mate making her way to the staircase. She left the gorgeous fragrance that was as if roses caught fire and left a trail for him. The chimes of her bells echoed in the hall and he tracked it.

Crossing the hallway silently, she hadn't noticed him. But his eyes hadn't left her for even a second. She wore a saree that he got her; it was an olive-green shade that gleamed golden under the lights and against her rich skin. The back of her blouse held together by a few strings mimicking a corset, otherwise her back was bare leading to her curvy waist where the top of her skirt rested. He knew that peacock feather that was inked onto her skin was exposed too. She had jewelry on this morning, but she must have taken it off.

Sonya placed her foot on the stair when he reached her and wrapped his bulky arm around her bare waist. She let out a yelp and fell back against him, but his chest acted as a wall. She looked up with her lovely brown eyes that brightened when she saw it was him.

"You scared me," she astounded.

Axe glanced down at her rosy lips before he met her gaze. "What are you doing down here?" he asked as his wolf raked through him to get to her.

Sonya turned in his arms. "It's late, so I was just checking on you," she answered.

Fuck, he cursed inwardly. This woman was going to be the death of him. His hand covered the small of her back and he stepped onto the stair so he could tower over her. She didn't know about the wolf aching to come out to mark her, because she couldn't sense it. But he couldn't hide the hunger in his eyes as he stared at her perfectly shaped lips.

"Axe," her soft voice caressed the animal inside him.

He searched her brown eyes for fear, but he only found innocence. He couldn't use words to describe that he was about to rip her dress off and take her down on these stairs, so he could sit his teeth into her neck and every other delicious part of her.

The fragrance of her purity made him edge closer and closer to breaking out of control, but he couldn't do that knowing it'd scare her. He had to get a grip on himself for her sake. Sonya wasn't just anyone for him. He couldn't hurt her or scare her. He had to be gentle and treat her with honour. However, with the wolf raging inside his body, it was difficult to think with an honourable head.

"Are you coming to bed?" Sonya asked then.

Axe's breath shuddered as he tried to not think about anything that had to do with a bed. He stepped down from the stairs and told himself to calm the fuck down for her. "I'm going to be a bit late," he said though gritted teeth wondering if he should go on a run and cool off. "Head to bed-" a surge of pheromones emerged inside him and he cursed at his wolf for being eager. He tried to understand that Sonya was still recovering from her wound too. Axe glanced at the small square bandage on her stomach and pulled himself together to leave her alone.

"Axe," she called out for him when he turned away.

He met her eyes when she leaned into him and laid her lips softly against his own surprising him. The soft curves of her body pressed into him and she wrapped her arms around him as her lips caressed his own. But she quickly pulled away, except her brown eyes that blazed with need caught his attention.

All control in his body snapped and he grabbed his mate pulling her into one of the weapon's room, that he knew was empty. He pushed the door bringing her inside and he shut it, trapping all the light out. The dark room had only one blue bulb gleaming above him and that was all he needed to see everything.

The sound of her anklets chimed as he noticed that she stepped back from him. But he wasn't going to let her go anywhere now. His wolf allowed him to see in the dark, so he could sense the blush on her cheeks and the way her chest rose and fell as she breathed hard. He seized her hand and stepped in front of her.

"It's just me," he whispered calmly so she wouldn't get nervous because he could read the slightest change in her scent.

"I know," she answered back.

Axe breathed in her scent that was laced with the trust she granted him. He raked his fingers into her hair around the back of her head and fisted it enough to make her tilt her head back. He saw her parted lips as a lustful invitation for him to claim them. He leaned down and licked her bottom lip, the gasp from her made his blood boil over.

"Fuck, Sonya," he growled before he felt this wolf break the chains and he kissed her the way he craved all fucking day.

He pushed his tongue inside her mouth and caged her against a wall. She had nowhere to run and there was no escape for her now because everything inside him was ready to claim her. His tongue caressed hers ruthlessly and he was unforgiving for someone as innocent as her. She should be loved softly and guided through this with praise and mercy. But Axe couldn't withhold the storm raging inside him. Then her tongue ran along his own and he growled into her mouth knowing he was never in control here. She had him on his knees and he was nothing other than the one chosen to serve her.

Axe pulled back but hovered above her mouth. Both of them breathless as the kiss took something dangerous out of them. "I was made to worship you," his grip on her hair tightened and he ran his lips down her throat hungrily. Aching to taste her skin against his lips, he pushed closer and held her tightly against him.

"Axe," she moaned his name as he ran his teeth against her skin.

He locked their lips again and dove his tongue into her mouth making her lose her words but her moans told him everything he needed to know. He lifted her off the ground and put her down on the table, spreading her legs, he stepped between them and she wrapped her arms around his neck. She wasn't taking it slow either.

"You're wound," he cautioned.

"Forget about it," she told him. "I did."

Devouring her mouth, his hands ached to take her clothes off and touch her everywhere. He needed to see her naked and vulnerable for him. Taking her tongue into his mouth, he sucked on it slowly before he pulled back. He needed to get this woman on a bed and he needed it right fucking now.

Picking her up from the table, he put her down onto her two feet and guided her to another room attached to this one. Crossing the short hallway, there was a secret elevator here for emergencies. He slammed his hand on the round button and the doors pinged open. Taking Sonya inside, he didn't let her see the sleek metal container because he covered the entire view with his body when he kissed her again.

She met his vigour with her own ferociousness, that blazed through his body and he was pulled into her magic like a wolf to the moon. Taking in her sweet taste, he noticed that she was giving him everything of hers. There was no restraint in her against him and he fucking adored that.

The doors pinged open and he only had enough attention to get off onto the floor and take her to his bedroom, which was across the hall. Thank-fucking-God, he thought as he pushed open the door and brought her inside before he locked it behind him.

Sonya's brown eyes darkened since there weren't any lights on in here. She faced him but backed away carefully as he approached her. The only thing she didn't know was that he was leading her right to the bed behind her.

Axe's eyes trailed down her body, he studied the soft line of her neck that curved down her shoulder and the blouse hugged her bountiful chest. Sonya's legs hit the bed and she realized that there was nowhere to go. The wave of her scent masked everything else and that was all he could sense in the haze of his desires.

"Do you know what's about to happen?" He stood before her as his eyes got drunk off her. She gave him a nod to his question. "I'm going to claim you as a wolf does." He reached around her back and his hand grabbed the bow sitting in the middle of her back. "That means that I will mark your skin and make sure you're dripping in my scent and I'm buried deep inside you." Axe tugged the bow apart and the blouse loosened, the strap fell from her shoulder and he pushed off the fabric draped over the other side.

"I know," her mesmerizing voice hardened his cock with hunger, "that's why I kissed you."

Axe's hand gripped the top of her skirt, it took a simple tug and it fell open. The long fabric fell apart and it pooled onto the floor around her feet. She stood before him in a black underwear and he grabbed the blouse pushing it out of the way. She didn't have a bra on so her heavy breasts exposed to the cool air in the room and his eyes. The golden skin covered every single part of her and he grabbed her waist guiding her back onto the bed.

He didn't know how he resisted her body for so long now that he had her under him. She watched him with her brown eyes that matched the colour of her nipples, they hardened from the cold air. Axe leaned down and laid his lips right above the dark peak, it drove him wild. He licked over the peak and then took it between his teeth as his hand trailed down the span of her stomach. She moaned breathlessly just before his entire hand cupped her core.

The heat from her body seated into his hand and he closed his lips over her nipple before he pressed the palm into her core. She gasped at the thrilling sensation as he moved onto the other breast. He felt her hips shift away from his touch before she voluntarily pressed closer, aching for more.

He lifted off her and kissed down the column of her neck. "Does that feel good, baby?" he said as his hand pressed into her sensitive core.

Sonya trembled as his voice sank into her blood and heated her body further. "Mhm- Axe," she couldn't think straight as his teeth raked over her skin. Her breasts pressed against his shirt and he focused his attention on her core. He was going to need her soaking wet for his cock to slid between the divine walls of her body without restraint.

Axe grabbed the edge of her underwear and he slid it off her long legs and he tossed it on the floor. She spread her legs for him, submitting to his touch and he ached for Sonya to give herself to him willingly.

"You're beautiful," he kissed her neck, "everything about you was made for me and my wolf." He put his hand over her core again before he slid two fingers between the folds. The blazing heat from her core made his wolf howl with satisfaction. The sensitive nub throbbed against his thumb and he pressed down making her squirm under him with pleasure.

He focused a soft pace over her clit, making her feel the coiling ecstasy that would pool in her body. Axe kissed down her neck and sucked on the golden skin leaving red marks as he rolled her clit. She moaned his name in his ear thinking he'd stop, but that only drove him wild for her. He ached to see her release for him. Taking her hard nipple in his mouth, he bit down on the peak before he left more marks over here too while his hand worked skillfully.

"Axe, oh god," she gripped his shoulders as she bit her lip back from moaning out in pleasure.

Axe leaned over her, his eyes locked with hers and he felt the tremble in her legs as the wave of ecstasy drowned her. "I ached for you every night since we met," he confessed as she rolled her hips into his hand. "To lay my hands on you and to possess your body and soul." She tried to move her legs as the pleasure overtook her and it was too much to withstand. But Axe wasn't going to let that happen. He anchored his sturdy thighs between her legs and spread them ruthlessly, keeping her under his authority as he took from her body.

"Axe-" she whimpered. "I-"

"It's too late to run now," he growled as he kissed her lips. "I already claimed you as mine." Quickening the pace of his fingers, he rubbed the hard nub until she couldn't breathe and the arousal grew into a wild fire. "Come for me, Sonya," he commanded. "Come." In seconds, the rupture pierced through her and she came hard against his fingers. Her body shuddered from the pleasure and it overtook her senses.

She laid under him breathless and dazed, her body flush with a glow that gleamed under the moonlight. She was ethereal and no words came close to describe her beauty. There was no poem or story that could come close to her nor could he use them to understand how he saw the entire universe in her, but he did. Everything of his was in her honey-golden eyes and he drank the sight of her.

Axe leaned off her body as she laid bare for him, nothing hidden nor kept secret. She trusted him with everything and he'd honour her, protect her. However, no one could save her from him. He was the only one that was allowed to feast on her body and owned every orgasm.

He kissed down her stomach as his eyes landed on the peacock feather, he ran his fingers over it and ached to put his mark on her too. Licking over her naval, he saw her eyes following him as he headed to the spot that was dripping for him. However, he sensed that she was nervous now and part of her was uncertain what was going to happen.

Axe's tattooed hands held her thighs apart as his eyes looked down at her golden core, it was gleaming from the orgasm he gave her. His mouth grew dry and he knew that she was all he needed to quench his thirst. Her heavenly body would grant him liberation from every horrid memory of his past. None of that mattered now because he had his mate.

He kissed down her thigh before he saw Sonya take a sharp breath as he laid his lips on her core, he spread the folds as he licked up the sacred place. She moved her legs and he held her down, his hand placed on her stomach was all he needed for her to comply. He ran his tongue up her clit and that was when he knew that he wouldn't hold back. Unable to control his pace, he devoured her core and drank the nectar from her arousal that poured down his throat.

She didn't know whether to push him away or pull him closer. Eating her core, he used his tongue against her pulsing clit and he couldn't resist gripping her thighs, spreading them further apart. His bruising touch dug into her lush skin and she raked her fingers into his hair.

"Axe," she cried out. "I'm going to-" a sharp tremor ran through and she wasn't able to finish before the strong orgasm shred through her.

He didn't move away and took every ounce of that orgasm for himself and for his wolf. Both of them hungered for her taste since that night he walked into her bedroom and she was sleeping innocently without any clue that the monster had chosen her.

Axe climbed over her, she was the one that drew him in and locked their lips together. She was soft and sweet as her tongue caressed his own. He tasted of her but her lips were pure ambrosia for him. He fed off her taste and he could find himself being drugged by her. Axe pressed his hips into her core so she could feel his arousal for her. The hardened ridge inside his pants was begging for release and she knew it.

Sonya slowed the kiss and pulled back, her eyes determined and strong. She got up on the bed and pulled her legs out from under him. He didn't realize what she intended until she seated him down and climbed on top of him. She straddled his hips and his erection right against her core, his pants in the way though. She kissed his lips again, softly coaxing him to accept her tongue in his mouth, like he'd ever resist her. He held her, his arm wrapped around her waist as she rolled her hips on top of him. He let out a dark growl as her molten hot core ran along his erection causing him unbearable agony.

Sonya looked into his blue eyes as she pulled her mouth back. Her naked body draped over his own and nothing could have prepared him for this moment. She kissed down his neck, her sweet lips lingering over the raging pulse that told her he was about to break apart.

"I love you," she whispered and his heart skipped a beat. "You filled the emptiness in my heart by coming into my life." Sonya pressed her body into him, her breast crushed against his chest. "I'll be anything you need as long as you promise to stay by my side, Axe Luciano."

"Forever," he promised.

She graced him her beautiful smile. "Forever," she whispered before her hands grabbed the buckle of his pants.

She fumbled with the belt and it fell open before she unzipped them apart. His cock hid behind the black boxers and she wasn't wasting a second, just like him. He ached to be inside her and he pushed his boxers out of the way as she lifted her hips.

Axe pressed the thick head of his erection into the folds of her scorching hot core. He growled her name as she leaned onto it herself and wasn't afraid. She held onto his shoulders as she lowered her hips. His cock inched into her and he could feel every pulse in her core as he impaled the deepest part of his mate's body.

"I didn't think it was going to be this hard," she trembled on top of him as she lowered further, taking more and more of him.

Axe gathered her close so he could kiss her luscious lips. She met his hunger with her own and he knew that this way he could ease her nerves. She kissed him losing focus on the way he took control of her body. He pushed into her again and she moaned into his mouth. The walls of her core were slick with arousal and he felt every part of her. He felt when he tore through the sacred barrier inside her and she trembled from the slight tinge of pain that was laced with the pleasure he gave to her with his tongue.

Thrusting into her with a final push, his thick length had been accepted by her and he was buried inside her body. She pulled back from the kiss, her eyes hazy with lust as her lips were red from his kisses. She looked down at where their bodies had connected and she laid her hand over her womb before she met his eyes again. They were trusting and full with a radiant light that outshined the moon.

"I can see your wolf," she said.

Axe smiled at her. "He's watching you," he told her as he ran his hand down her back over her ass. She was lost to his gaze, but he was the one that lifted his hips and thrusted into her. She gasped out from shock and gripped his shoulder to steady herself. "My wolf isn't one to yield control," he told her as he thrusted into her again, "but he's loves that you're on top of me." He pushed his cock into her and she braced her thighs around him so she could take him harder. "He takes pride over how strong you are," he said as she smiled before he pulled out of her and slid right back in his spot.

Sonya took that control back now as she met his blazing eyes and matched his wolf's dominance with her gentle love. She lifted her hips and rode him, her body moved sensually over his own and he couldn't take it anymore. He memorized every part of this moment and would take it to his grave with him. His mate was glowing on top of him, her hips taking every single inch of him submissively.

Sonya pushed him down against the bed and sat on his cock, her hips moving over him and she controlled the pace. He let her as she grew comfortable having his size within her body. But just as she threw her head back and her black hair cascaded down in heavy curls, his wolf emerged through his patience and there was no restraint in him.

Axe grabbed her curvaceous hips, his fingers digging into her skin before he pounded into her. He didn't need to know that she loved it too because she let him take over. He thrusted into her over and over again as both of them felt the surge of ecstasy overcome them. The moon gleamed on her golden skin as his eyes watched her on top of him. The heaviness of her breasts leading towards her slender waist and the tattoo, that widened into her hips.

"Axe, I can't take it," Sonya said desperately.

He couldn't either, both of them were close to coming and he was ready to fill her womb with his seed. The second he gripped her hips and kept that hard rhythm as their bodies stayed connected. She cried out his name and he released hard just like her. He filled her body and the walls of her core convulsed around him. Both of them breathless as they never felt something as powerful as this before.

But Axe wasn't done.

He got up from the bed and pinned his mate down on the bed, his seed spilled out of her core even though he was still buried inside her. She laid against the sheets, her hair spilled wildly around her and he held his body against hers. His cock being a ruthless bastard hardened again and she whimpered from how he pushed her hole further apart. Fuck, the sensation of her core tightly wrapped around him drove him crazy.

He was getting addicted off her and he was worried that she'd get sick of him. But he was obsessed with her and everything about her was cherished by him.

He pushed inside her core and she whimpered from ecstasy. He loved that sound and did it again so he could hear it. The walls of his bedroom would hold onto that sound and it echoed it all around him. Riding her core, he was harder on her this time and his hips slammed into her until he was fully inside her. The hilt of his cock was the only thing he could see when he looked down at her golden core.

Taking his dominion over her, he kept that dark pace that made her beg for mercy. His wolf emerged through this haze of arousal and he was more than ready to sink his teeth into her lovely skin. He leaned over her as he thrusted into her wildly, claiming her like an uncontrolled beast. Axe licked up the column of her neck. Her hands ran up his back, her nails raking across the broad surface and he felt the sharp sensation pierce down to his cock. He growled against her skin and he pushed harder into her. Just as the storm brewed out of his control, he knew that both him and his wolf were ready.

Axe collared her throat forcing her eyes to see his untamed gaze that ached for her. She knew right then and there what he intended on doing with her.

His cock pulled out of her full before he slammed right back in and her core tightened around him. The arousal blazed through his body and he tipped right over the edge. Fuck, everything raged inside his body and he couldn't contain himself. Axe wrapped his teeth onto the crook of her neck and bit down ruthlessly. Both of them came hard and he poured himself into her core as she took every single piece of his soul.

"I love you," he spoke his truth as her blood coated his lips, "and now you belong to me forever." He met her kind eyes that were profound to his wolf. Leaning down, he kissed her rosy lips and let her taste the blood that mixed between them. His cock twitched inside her as her tongue caressed his own.

The fire of pleasure awakened yet again and he wasn't strong enough to resist.

However, he took his time and slowly made love to her body and soul. He kissed every part of her, memorizing the curves of her strong body and every other secret. Pulling his cock out of her, he had his mouth around her breast before he went down onto her core, latching his mouth there and drinking every part of her for himself. He settled between her thighs and left many red marks on each side, like a savage pattern that only he'd know about.

"Axe," she moaned as his tongue rolled over her clit. "I'm going to come again."

He heard her loud and clear, but his own cock needed release with her. He wasn't going to let her come unless he was inside her again. Lifting off her body, he lined his cock against her core and pushed inside her soaking wet hole. The channel of her body engulfed him and he felt as if it was on fire.

Axe held onto to her as his body gleamed under the moon feeling its raw power seep into him and bring out the animal that he was. He thrusted into her core and kept a slow and steady rhythm so she could sense each and every stroke.

"Do you feel me, baby?" he teased her as she gripped the sheets. "My cock is buried deep inside you." He thrusted into her again letting her take it hard. She gasped from the intrusion and her eyes stayed on him. He looked down at the way their bodies connected so effortlessly. "I could stay inside you all night," he told her. "But I'm aching to see you come again for me." Picking up the pace, she cried out in pleasure as he gave her what they both needed.

The rupture was powerful and he felt his wolf shred through the cage as the both marked her over and over again with their scent. Axe leaned down and bit into her neck as she was drunk with pleasure. He licked over the mark and loved the sight of it on her radiant skin. But he saw that her eyes were closing and she was too sensitive for anymore.

Pulling out of her core, she moaned in relief and felt her limbs turn sluggish. He leaned over her, kissing her lips.

"Are you alright?" he asked gently.

She nodded giving him a sweet a smile before she laid her hand on his cheek. Axe got up from the bed and tucked his shaft away inside his boxers finally noticing that he still had his pants and boots on. He'd clean up later, he needed to take care of his mate first.

Walking into the bathroom, he went straight for the tub and turned on the faucet. The hot water streamed out into the massive tub. He grabbed the soap he knew that she used and poured it into the water letting it foam up on top of the edge. Once the water reached an ideal level, he turned the tap off and returned to the bedroom.

Sonya was falling asleep on the bed, so he took it upon himself to carry her. Anchoring his arms under her legs and around her back, he lifted her up and she placed her head on his shoulder relishing his strength. Thank fucking god, he trained day and night to be able to hold her as close as possible. Every night in the cage was worth it for her.

Axe brought her to the tub and placed her inside the water. She opened her eyes but frowned at the bright lights. He got up and shut the lights off but grabbed a candle that Scar left here and lit it on fire, so the warm glow illuminated the room. Sonya eased into the water letting it engulf her like a warm blanket. Aching to be close to her again, he stripped out of the rest of his clothes and got into the tub as well. He seated across from her and kept his legs caged around hers, so she wouldn't slip.

"This feels nice," she murmured.

"Does it?" he answered as he took her small foot in his hand and pressed his thumb under the sole. She hummed in pleasure and let him continue. He continued up her foot and towards her ankle, when the bells of her anklet rang and he smiled down at them.

Axe ran his hand along her slick calf that was wet and hot, just like every other part of her body right now. Unable to hold himself back, he got up and crept over her as she rested. Running his hands along her legs, he parted them in the middle and found her core waiting for him.

"Mhm- Axe," she moaned as her eyes met his own.

"Let me clean you," he said.

Sonya gripped the edge of the tub as his fingers touched her clit. "You're not just cleaning-" she accused as he pressed down on that sensitive nub.

Axe leaned towards her as the foam evaporated revealing the curvaceous mounds of her breasts from the water. He bent down and kissed the curve before he took her dark nipple in his mouth. She shuddered under him and her head leaned back as the marks on her neck appeared. His cock instantly hardened at the sight of them. He continued to work his spell on her clit and the water sloshed as she moved to match his rhythm.

Taking from her and controlling her body, he gave her exactly what she whimpered for him to do. Rubbing her clit, she came hard against his fingers and couldn't resist aching for more.

Sonya met his eyes. "I want you inside me," she begged.

Axe smirked. "I planned to do just that," he replied as he got out of the tub and grabbed a towel for her. He held onto her as she lifted out of the tub, so she wouldn't slip. He was going to let her rest, but that plan was forgotten.

Carrying her out of the bathroom, he took her to bed and laid her down on the sheets, that soaked up the water dripping off her body, but he didn't care. The towel was underneath her but it was useless when she moved onto her knees and lifted her hips in the air for his ravenous eyes. He stood at the edge of the bed as his mate willingly submitted to him. Fuck, he loved her. He knew better than anyone that she was a strong and independent woman who thrived off control as well, but for him, she yielded her strength and showed him that he could lead the way.

He ran his hands down her thighs as she rested down on her elbows, her hair cascading to one side. "You're so beautiful," he said as he looked down at her core. He planted a knee on the bed between her legs and swept his fingers through the folds revealing her pink pussy for his eyes.

Axe leaned down and licked up the folds enticing her body to get soaking wet for him. Her back arched down as her breasts pressed into the sheets. The light of the moon glinted off the wet droplets that ran down her limbs, it was fucking mesmerizing to see her in this vulnerable state for him.

"Oh god, Axe," she whimpered muffling her moans into the bed as he stroked her clit making it rain from ecstasy. She cried out for him to stop but then pushed her hips into him like she ached for more.

Axe continued the agonizing slow pace as she felt every single moment of this pleasure that he bestowed on her. However, just as she moaned that she couldn't take it anymore. He lifted off her core and brought his hardened shaft to her entrance. He slowly pushed inside her, watching as her slick core too every inch of him and coated his length with her honey.

Reaching deep inside her, until the hilt of his shaft remained. He leaned down and kissed her back, garnering her attention as she breathed heavily trying to control her body. But it was impossible, he wasn't going to let her get in control. Her body was yielding to him and he was more than ready to claim her again.

Pushing his hips into her body, his cock throbbed inside her body and he drowned in her heat. She had his magic wrapped around him and he was giving himself to her. Riding her body, his cock aching to come inside her and fill her core with his essence. The storm within his body brewed and she was right there with him. Everything blurred as he found himself giving in to the raw desire just to hold her body all night.

The sensation of his body being ripped apart pierced through him painfully and he emptied inside her again. She shuddered through her own orgasm and lost the strength in her legs, but he didn't let her fall. Axe had his arm wrapped around her waist holding her up. He pulled out of her body gently as he guided her down on the bed again. She laid under him, her breath ragged and eyes closed as she rested.

Axe lifted off the bed and went to the bathroom. He grabbed a small towel and washed it under warm water before he brought it back to his mate. He ran his hand gently over her thigh, splitting them apart before he ran the cloth over her core and the warmth eased the soreness instantly. Axe cleaned himself off too before he threw the cloth in the trash.

Grabbing the duvet, he pulled it over his mate and snuggled in next to her. He gathered her in his arms and she rested her head next to his own. He faced her sleepy eyes that barely stayed open like she tried to see if he was alright too. He kissed her forehead and told her to sleep.

"I love you, Axe," she muttered.

Her words fluttered through his heart and he's never felt that before. Nothing ever caught him off guard like this had. She ran her smooth leg over his thigh and he gripped her close, his fingers holding onto her so he nestled right between her legs.

"Say it again," he whispered as he kissed the mark on her neck.

She smiled sweetly. "I love you," she repeated. "I love everything about you-" her brown eyes looked up at him- "especially your hot body." Sonya laughed as she felt his teeth teasingly bite down on her neck.

"It's yours now," he told her. His own body and soul was all hers for the taking and she could do anything she desired with it.

Sonya kissed his lips softly, caressing him as if a dream lulled him to sleep peacefully. He relished in her softness and let her tongue take his in her mouth. They didn't take it any further than that, but he felt as if he was laying his heart out on the ground for her to pick up and take with her. Everything was confessed and he was hoping she'd accept him... and she had.

She pulled away and took a shaky breath. He held her as long as she needed and they didn't fall asleep for a while. She was tired and he knew that since her body had been exerted to a limit, but she wasn't giving in to it. Axe checked on her wound as well, which had been healing quickly. The stitches were fading away too. He shouldn't have pushed her and wasn't going to but this vixen seduced him first when she knew her condition.

He laid his hand on her stomach as he continued to feather kisses wherever he could. She didn't seem to mind since she was smiling at every kiss and her curious eyes watched.

Axe never spent time like this before where he was simply lost to time and calmly devoting himself to bring a smile to someone's face. Yet, he was here tonight making sure that nothing upset his mate and all his time was for her only. He made sure that she was safe in his arms and hoped that everything was perfect for her.

Considering where he was from and the way he was trained on the streets and in the cages, he never would have thought that he'd be here in bed with a woman like Sonya. She was pure and good, everything that he wasn't. He didn't have noble blood or a lineage that she should be proud to be a part of now. He was a criminal who did vile things to get where he was now. He had blood on his hands and killed countless people, he still did since it was his duty.

But now, sleeping in these tangled sheets that smelt of their mating bond, he could live his life over and over again if it meant that he'd find Sonya. All the pain and loss and torment he endured as a Luciano was worth it for her. Everything that he thought was important in the past was wrong. He knew that now.

Despite training in cages, he thought he had hardened into an empty shell. But being with Sonya made his heart beat again. She called out to the carnal wolf inside him and made him loyal to her too.

Axe kissed down her cheek to her jaw before she wrapped her arms around him and he fell into her embrace. She held him softly as he rested his head on her chest. Her fingers ran through his hair and he felt his eyes close to the sound of her heart beating calmly.

Everything was perfect. This moment would remain in his mind until the end of time. Their mating bond was complete and he was hers forever. She would be under his protection and he would love her every single day. 

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