Our wing in the castle is like a small condo. It has everything—a living room, kitchen, and bedrooms. I walk to the living room to watch some TV while I wait for Nate to come back.

An hour passes since Nate has left; he texts me that it's taking longer than he thought it would and won't come back anytime soon. I decide to do something to fill up the time while I wait for him. I call Ekaterina and asked her to come along with me to the mall. While watching TV, a thought of how I could spice things up tonight for Nate comes to mind.

Ekaterina and I drive to the mall.

"So, tell me how it went with Ava?" Ekaterina asks while I'm driving.

"It went well. I'll send her the code once Nate and I mate."

"I'm surprised you guys haven't mated yet."

"He had some important things to attend to."

"I guessed as much. Why are we going to the mall?"

"I want to buy lingerie," I say and feel my cheeks heat up.

"Someone wants to spice up her first time. That's nice," Ekaterina says, smirking.

"While I was waiting for Nate, I was watching this human show, and the idea came to me. I feel it won't be a bad thing to spice things up."

"It won't; it's a nice idea."

"Is it really as painful as they say?"

"What?" Ekaterina asks, confused as to what I'm talking about.

"The first time he goes in. I hear it hurts a lot," I say, hoping she grasps what I'm talking about.

"It depends. For some people, it hurts a lot, and for others, just a little or not at all."

"How was it for you?"

"How was it for me..." he looks like she's trying to remember. I'm surprised she has to wrack her brain. I assume it's something no woman would forget. "I can't remember."

"You can't remember?" I ask, shocked.

"I was drunk the night I slept with Kyler. I don't remember what happened."

"Oh, and how about the marking? Does that hurt as much as they say it does?"

"That I remember, and I don't know if it's because I'm a witch, but it hurt like hell."

"It could be. I hope it doesn't hurt too much. My body is still healing from everything it went through because of Nickolas and Ava. It doesn't need extra pain."

"I'm sure it won't. Nate will make sure it doesn't."

"Yeah, true," I say, smiling. I imagine Nate marking me once he reaches his climax. That's when the male marks the female.

Ekaterina and I visit Victoria's Secret and buy some nice lingerie. We're at the movies right now. Once we're done at the mall, I ask Nate if he was done, and he said no, so I felt it'd be better to go to the movies than going back to the castle to wait for him alone.

After an hour, Ekaterina and I are done watching the movie. We step out of the cinema room, and the smile that spreads across my lips is huge.

"Nate, what are you doing here?" I ask, walking up to him.

"I thought it would be nice if I picked you up," he says, wrapping his arms around me.

"I drove, who will take the car back to the castle?" I ask, wrapping my arms around his neck.

"I came with Kyler, he'll take it back."

"Alright, let me give him the keys," I say, opening my purse to fetch my car keys.

I walk over to Kyler, who has his arms around Ekaterina, and hand him the keys. I bid Kyler and Ekaterina goodbye and walk outside with Nate to his car.

While on the drive home, I speak up.

"How was your day in court?" I ask Nate.

"It was good."

"Did you get everything you wanted done?"

"Not all but most. I plan to finish tomorrow if you let me leave the bed after I'm done with you tonight."

"Nate," I say, as my cheeks become crimson red.

"Did I say something wrong, honey?" Nate asks, smirking.

"No, you didn't," I say, smiling. "Nate, you just took the wrong turn," I say, once I notice he isn't heading in the right direction

"We're not going back to the castle," "Where are we going then?" I ask, confused. I wonder where else we could be going.

"You'll see," Nate says, smiling.

"Okay."

Nate drives for a few minutes before stopping the car in front of a cabin. I step out of the car and walk to the cabin with Nate. The second the door opens my mouth hangs wide. There are candles and rose petals on the floor. They lead all the way upstairs.

"Nate, what is this?" I ask, walking up the stairs.

"I know how much you wish your first time could be like those you read about, so I decided to make it happen."

"Nate, this is beautiful," I say, opening the door of the first bedroom. Tears form in my eyes once I set them on the bed. More rose petals are everywhere.

"I'm happy you like it," Nate says, wrapping his arms around me from behind.

"I love it," I say, wiping away my tears of joy as I turn around to face Nate.

Nate captures my lips in his and seals them in a passionate kiss. His hands roam my body, and everywhere his hand touches, I feel my skin burn with pleasure. He walks us to the bed and gently places me on it without breaking our kiss. His hands work the edge of my dress, and he lifts it off my head. I help him take off his shirt.

"Beautiful," Nate says, staring at my body.

He brings his lips back to mine and continues kissing me. His hands work their way behind my back, and I feel my nipples harden from the breeze that passes by when my bra is off. His mouths leave my lips, and he works his way down my neck to my shoulders. He takes my right breast in his mouth and sucks on it hard. He squeezes it as he takes as much of it as his mouth can handle. I arch my back as pleasure flows through my body. I can feel myself dripping wet the more his tongue assaults my breast. He takes his time on my right nipple before moving to my left. I close my eyes and enjoy the feeling of his lips on my breast. I jerk my eyes open once I feel two fingers slip into me.

"Nate," I moan as he moves his fingers in and out of me. He didn't even bother to remove my underwear. He just pushed them aside.

I manage to sit up with all the pleasure going through me and unbuckle Nate's belt. I zip his pants down, and he uses his legs to remove his pants, so he won't have to stop fingering me. I grab Nate's shoulders as I feel myself about to reach my peak.

I scream Nate's name once I climax. He says nothing and just smiles at me. He removes his hands from inside me and takes off his boxers. My eyes bulge wide. I remember hearing the more enormous the man is, the more it hurts the first time. I just pray it doesn't hurt too much.

Nate comes back on top of me and rips off my underwear before positioning himself at my entrance.

"Are you ready, mate?" Nate asks, his eyes filled with lust.

"Yes," I say, after taking a deep breath.

Nate slowly enters me. I grab his shoulder and bite my lips to muffle my scream. Shit, it hurts like hell.

"Sorry," Nate says, going deeper into me.

Once he's entirely inside, he starts to thrust in and out of me slowly. The pain is so bad. I feel a teardrop slip from my eyes. Then the pain starts reducing the more Nate goes in and out. Nate kisses me as he increases his thrusts. As his pace increases, the more my core gets comfortable with him inside me. Something starts building in my stomach the more Nate moves.

"Nate," I moan, surprised with the amount of pleasure I'm feeling after the pain when we started.

"Do you want me to go faster, baby?" Nate asks.

"Yes, please," I manage to say with all the pleasure going through my body.

Nate increases his pace, and I feel myself about to orgasm. I grab the sheets as my legs vibrate and I climax. Nate follows suit and releases his seed into me. Once his seed is inside me, Nate's fangs are released and dips his teeth into my neck. I scream as they sink into my skin.

"Sorry, it will hurt for only a minute," Nate says, licking the little blood that came out from the bite.

Nate gets off me and lies down beside me. He pulls me into his arms.

"It doesn't hurt anymore," I tell Nate as he pulls me closer to him.

"I know, I can feel your emotions now," he says, smiling.

"I can also feel your joy that my eyes are still open," I say, smiling.

With the mating process complete, Nate and I can feel each other's emotions. I'm so happy Ava removed the curse, and I'm alive after Nate marked me. I can't imagine what would've happened if I had died the minute he did. I'm so happy Nate and I can now finally live like normal werewolves.