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JaddWard

Rhea took a half step back as Wolfram started to shift into... whatever he was. Her hand raising, fire wreathing around as as she prepared to smite him from this earth, but as he finished shifting and she looked over him, her anger was quickly replaced by confusion. Where were the horns? Why wasn't he covered in angry red skin other than that one very attention grabbing part that seemed to be staring at her. The fire in her hand went out as quick as it had ignited and now staring at Wolfram in his true majesty, her knees wanted to wobble. "You're.. you're not an incubus?"

She took a tentative step down, holding onto the railing. Her eyes exploring all of him. By all the gods he was a sexy beast. Literally. It was a force of will to not just stare at his ember red length. A will that came in bursts as she tried to stay hold of that thread of confrontation that she'd worked herself up with. "You weren't... you weren't trying to magically seduce me." She wasn't really asking that of him, more confirming it for herself as her womanhood ached and burned for him, trying to logic her way through the fog of lust muddling her thoughts.

Another step down, and without really realizing it herself, her hand not at the railing moved to her belt, detaching the decorative belt buckle and tossing it aside, then unfastening it and letting her leather pants fall, stepping out of them to reveal another layer of clothes, simple tunic pants the crotch of which were absolutely soaked with arousal, surely the underwear beneath them were similarly drenched, the red slip of her shirt having ridden up just a bit, revealing the barest section of her midriff. Rhea could hear here heard hammering in her chest, her body flush with arousal as she looked over him. Some part of her knew, as certain as she knew herself, that he was hers. And she was his. And she was okay with that.

"Okay, I'm ready for you."

Zero

Rhea had thought him an incubus? The wolf gave a derisive snort at the very idea. He was far more magnificent than some vile, ill-conceived demon. Despite his outward confidence he did feel a great sense of relief that she had let go of the fire she had been holding, and even more relief was felt that she did not try to flee from him in fear. If anything his mate seemed confused, curious, and still very much aroused.

Remaining still as she slowly started coming down the steps toward him was the hardest thing he had done all day. His ears flickered back as she continued approaching, her words filtering through the hazy fog that clouded his senses. Wolfram didn't know if the mate bond was considered magical, but to him it was simply an intrinsic part of who and what he was. For his kind there was nothing more sacred than the bond between a werewolf and his mate. It was a precious gift, a soul to intertwine with his own, a companion and lover that would stay by his side through all the long years of his life. In return it was his duty to love, protect, and provide for her so that she would be safe and happy. Was that magic?

All rational thoughts slipped from him again as he watched her partially undress. If the scent of her arousal had been difficult to resist before it was positively overwhelming once those leather pants dropped away. His eyes were drawn to the patch of fabric between her legs that was darkened with her feminine fluids. Wolfram licked his lips as his pupils blew out, growing until there was only a thin ring of silver left of the iris. Her sent was saturating his mind and he grew even harder as he sensed that she was ovulating. His instincts were screaming at him to breed her now.

Even without the invitation he wouldn't have been able to hold himself back any longer. He didn't just want her, he needed her. His body was aching and in pain from how desperate he was to mate to her before someone could try to take her away from him. It was completely irrational, but that part of his brain was driven by instincts over logic.

Wolfram charged out of the water with a low, rumbling growl, coming to a jerking halt in front of her, close enough that his fur would tickle her, and his throbbing cock was certainly pressed against her abdomen. With a tender care that belied his frantic actions, the wolf seized the clothes still covering her body from him in his razor sharp claws, easily shredding them so that they fell away from Rhea to the ground without a second thought. He dropped down to a crouch so that he could bury his nose against her neck, inhaling deeply as he basked in her scent, tongue flicking out to finally taste her sweet skin for the first time, lapping lovingly at her throat with a purring growl.

JaddWard

Rhea would likely mourn the loss of those close, especially that few nice red slip that she thought so highly of since it tied her whole outfit together. And was her last one. But for now the clothes that had been shred to ribbons was barely an afterthought. She was enraptured by the speed and grace of the magnificent beast. Her clothes, which had been clinging to her in some places, now lay in tatters around her and she hadn't even felt the claws, hadn't felt so much of a tug as the clothes were torn to shreds. That couldn't be real, could it? Certainly the heat of him felt real, the massive cock that had into her navel felt real. But he wasn't real yet.

her hands started to move, one outwards to curiously touch at his neck and shoulder, then press and caress, fingers combing through his course fur. The other went downwards, sliding to hold the underside of his red hot length, it felt like holding an iron rod pulled directly form a forge, the heat coming off it incredible. And she could smell him now too. A deep musk with layers of clean sweat, woodfire smoke, charcoal, and something else that she couldn't quite place, something so familiar yet so unknown to her, it made her feel safe in his grip as she stood rather dumbly between two steps, she'd been expecting to meet him at the bank of the river, but Wolfram had come to meet her in the blink of an eye.

Suddenly, she laughed, as the word for what he was bubbled to the surface of her mind. "Canis Lycanthropis. You're a werewolf." And then she stepped into him, burying her face into his neck to take in his addictive scent, her arm sliding around to hold him, and her southern hand sliding down his lenth to grab at his hips. He was hers, and he was very real.

Zero

Wolfram was also struggling to wrap his mind around reality as he felt his mate run her fingers through the thick fur around his neck and shoulder. His powerful arms encompassed her frame completely, the large clawed hands running over her bare skin in a gentle and exploratory way as his tongue continued to lavish against her neck until he felt the hand slide against the heat of his shaft. A low groan escaped the huge beast as he shuddered visibly. He needed her so badly; having her hands on him was almost unbearable.

He lifted his head, ears perked forward at the sound of his mate's sudden laughter. The way his head tilted as he looked down at her was extremely canine. What she had to say brought out a chuffing sort of sound from the wolf, the closest sound to a laugh he could produce in that moment. Wolfram wondered what else she thought he might have been. Werewolf seemed kind of obvious to him.

The amusement was short lived. He was far too deep into lust to be distracted for very long. The stairs actually helped him as he moved away from Rhea, shuffling himself backwards down them so that his size didn't make him tower above her. As much as he would have loved to drag making love to her out, slow, passionate, and sweet – that would have to come later. Right now wasn't about tenderness, not to his animalistic mind. He had a purpose, a goal to accomplish, a destiny to fulfill.

Without further ado, Wolfram pressed his snout right against the soaking slit of his mate, inhaling deeply with a soft grumble. She was already dripping wet, but he was massive and she needed to be warmed up before he attempted to fill her to the absolute brim. His tongue flicked out, giving a tentative taste of his mate. One little taste was all he needed to be completely enraptured with the flavor of his mate. He reached up to gently grip her hips as he dove in, large tongue warm as he gave long laps against her sex, each stroke of his tongue trying to touch and taste more of her.

JaddWard

Rhea couldn't help but keep giggling as he tilted his head at her. In that brief instant, he looked like a puppy to her, a very large, very sexy puppy that suddenly buried his face into her snatch. The sorceress gasped from the shock of it, moaning out into the darkening sky. Her legs would have buckled out from underneath her had she not suddenly braced herself against his head. Both using his head to steady herself as starting to involuntarily try and ride his face, the intense pleasure from his tonguework radiating up her body. By time he reached out to grab her hips, her legs were jelly.

Had it not been for his holding, she'd have liked to try and lay back onto the steps, toes curling and uncurling as her body shook. She could feel herself building up towards something monumental, but she'd never known herself in this way before, so she had no idea if it were close or far away, but god was his skillful tongue sending her flying straight for the peak. Her cooing and moaning wasn't the only thing that filled the air. Her rather sultry voice filled the air with foul language, her mind not really knowing what to do with the barrage of pleasure, "Fuck, Wolfram, oh.. oh fuck that's.. nnnngh gods that feels soooooohhhh fuuuuuuuuuuuuuck." as all the while her fingertips kneaded into his scalp.

Zero

It was almost a shame that he was too preoccupied to be smug about the sounds coming from his mate as he lavished her in attention. She had such a sexy voice, he loved the sultry quality, and apparently Rhea possessed a colorful vocabulary. Wolfram wasn't sure he was consciously aware of everything, but on some level he had to be at least a little, because he sensed the way his mate was relying on his hold to stay on her feet. Very gently he eased her down so that she could rest on the step, but was careful not to let up on his relentless teasing.

Wolfram wanted to feel her tumble right over the edge, wanted to hear her cry out with ecstasy. As much as he ached and needed, bringing her pleasure filled him with pride and only served to ramp up his desire to mount her. Not that he needed any help with that. His cock was already oozing precum as he worked his tongue into his mate, digging deeper with every exhale of his panting breath.

JaddWard

He wouldn't have to wait for long, her back was already starting to arch as she sucked in breath, she was beginning to pant as the feelings and sensations overwhelmed her, her cursing into the growing night air becoming less frequent as Wolfram reduced her to moaning and whining, her fingers digging into his scalp as her legs flexed. Hips bucking against the male as she started to climax.

It was a rush of power that exploded up from her womanhood, detonated a second time in her skull, then reverberated outwards all over her body, like pins and needles poking outward from her everywhere, Rhea would have practically painted his face by time she slumped back down onto the stairs and whimpered. "What... was that...?"

Zero

A low, rumbling growl escaped the wolf as Rhea's fingers dug into his scalp, but it wasn't pain or discomfort that drew the noise from him. He felt her body reach that peak, and if that wasn't enough to confirm her climax, the gush of fluids spilling into and onto his muzzle was even more evidence of his achievement. Wolfram didn't pull away from her as she came for a long time; his tongue wasn't teasing her frantically any longer, instead lapping lazily at her juices as she slumped down onto the steps.

When she asked what that was, though, he pulled his mouth away from her core to look at her with smoldering silver eyes. If Rhea wasn't aware of what an orgasm was, then he would be the first male to ever taste his mate's body – and the last one. That pleased him greatly. Wolfram had never been interested in slacking his physical needs on anyone but his mate and she had waited for him too.

"You climaxed, released, came, orgasmed." Speaking wasn't as easy in this form, his voice rumbled out even lower and more growly than in his human form. Wolfram didn't know what Rhea did or didn't know about sex, so he had just let the words he knew for the sensation tumble out. Hopefully she recognized at least one, but even if she didn't, he was in no condition to try to give a detailed lesson on copulation. The pain of his built up need was becoming unbearable.

Wolfram hooked one of his arms under Rhea's knees; the other supported her back as he cradled her protectively against his chest. The stairs wouldn't be very comfortable for either of them while they mated, and afterwards when they were tied he'd prefer not to have to move a great deal while they were stuck together. He carried her down to a soft patch of grass near the river, setting her down carefully on her knees in front of him.

"Down, please." One of his hands was on her back, gently encouraging her to lean forward onto all fours so that he could mount her

JaddWard

"Ahha, I see." She didn't see, but at least she had a name to put to the sensation. Several really. She'd try and figure out what those names really meant later. For now she felt spent. Incredibly spent, like she'd just run miles without stopping. Leaning her head back and closing her eyes, she practically purred when Wolfram lifted her up. Good god, he was so warm.. and he made her feel so good. Was this a one time deal? Or could she convince him to do that every night? She was partway through half figuring out how much trouble it would be to relocate here permanently if he agreed to keep making her feel this 'release' when he set her knees into the grass.

Given how she felt now, a bit sleepy, and bit giddy, and more relaxed then she'd been in years, it didn't take much prompting for her to politely plop her upper half onto the grass, leaving her womanhood and rear pucker in the air and on full display for him. She smiled back over him over her shoulder, giving her hips a little wiggle as she purred at him, "Just what are you planning now, puppy~" giggling mostly at just how silly she was being, maybe he was about to make her 'release' again.

Zero

Wolfram couldn't have asked her to position herself more beautifully for him. He admired the view for a moment, hands sliding appreciatively over her hips and ass after she wiggled them at him. That chuffing chuckle escaped him again when she asked him what he was planning now. Rhea seemed to have no idea how any of this worked. It was a shame he hadn't been able to explain to her about mates, and the process beforehand, but primal instincts and needs had won out over reason.

His fur would caress and tickle at her skin as he moved his large body over hers, one arm hooking around her waist to keep her in place as he moved his hips into place. Wolfram clamped his teeth together; he could feel the effort of not rutting his mate senseless. Instead he gave gentle rolls of his hips, rubbing his cock against her folds until the tip caught on the entrance of her sex. With a low growl he pushed into her slowly, spreading her walls gently until his knot was pressed against her flesh. It took every ounce of his willpower to remain still like that, letting her adjust to having something inside her, filling her to near bursting – and there would still be the knot to fit too.

JaddWard

Rhea giggled softly as Wolfram slide over top of her, now that his length slid between her legs, she had a pretty good idea what was about to happen. Shuddering with anticipation, she remembered hearing once that it hurt the first time and wondered just how much it would hurt. Her head lowered fully, looking under her breasts to see his great big mammoth of a cock sliding across her nether lips, wetted by both his saliva and her feminine fluid. Good lord that was an erotic sight. Her spine shuddered again and she arched her back to press up against him, enjoying the security of his arm around her.

When he finally did move to enter her, she moaned low and loud, almost like a whining howl to a moon that hadn't yet risen. Her sex parted for him easily, for he was not an unknown invader, but the long awaited guest. Her virginal tightness surprisingly not inhibiting his gentle progression, but flexing and caressing around him, somewhere between trying to milk him and pull him deeper. Rhea could only describe the feeling as a deep ache, like scratching an itch that's gone ignored for the whole day, making her body tense while relief radiates out from her core. The only response she could give was more of her low, prolonged moaning.

Zero

Those sounds were music to his ears, and an immense relief. Wolfram had been very worried about hurting his beautiful, fiery mate, but going so slowly was an agony. He actually marveled at her ability to take him so easily. The hybrid form he was in positively dwarfed his mate, but she seemed not only capable of handling him, but – if those moans were any indication – was absolutely enjoying it. This was his first time too. He could think of words to for what it felt like to be inside Rhea: hot, tight, wet, but that didn't really describe what he was truly feeling. It was beyond description.

Wolfram felt himself groan as he finally managed to move, the pleasure was overwhelming just being inside her. Moving, no matter how slightly, was even better. He leaned further over Rhea, the arm around her waist moving to press diagonally across her stomach, his clawed hand covering one of her breasts and giving it a gentle squeeze as his head tilted down so that he was nuzzling her neck.

"Mine." The guttural growl was low, but right next to her ear. After delivering that single, possessive word Wolfram began to truly move. The motion of his hips started slow, but with each push inwards he thrusted faster and harder, letting his knot slap against her nether lips with each rock forwards. It was barely swollen now and already thicker than the rest of his giant member, but it wouldn't truly swell to its full size until after he seated it inside her.

JaddWard

There was some pain to be sure, but it was minimal enough to be absolutely drowns out by the pleasure assaulting the sorceresses mind as her bestial lover started to take her in earnest. Wolfram had done such a good job 'preparing' her that there would be no tearing. She'd definitely feel this in her legs tomorrow, regardless. Rhea's legs spread slightly as she sought to alleviate some of the pressure as her lover really started moving.

She was panting and moaning before long, her skin alive with sexual tingles, like a limb starting to come back from having fallen asleep, made all the more intense when the werewolf riding her groped at her breast, her voice wailed into the air with the intensity of it and her thighs drew in, toes curling as a microgasm raced across her body, seemed her breasts were a touch sensitive to erogenous attention. When she shook of the minor explosion in her head, one hand lifted off the grass to reach back over her shoulder, grabbing the fur where his neck and shoulder meet, tangling her fingers into the fur and grabbing at him, before echoing his claim, "Mine."

Zero

Grunting, groaning, growling, panting - those were the only vocalizations that Wolfram seemed capable of as their sounds of pleasure mingled, along with the slapping of their bodies connecting harshly with every thrust, and the wet sounds of his cock pushing into her rapidly and repeatedly. The pleasure and tension were mounting quickly. He was overwhelmed by all of his senses, and a deep, approving growl escaped him as she grabbed at his fur and echoed his claim.

Wolfram shifted slightly, cupping both of her breasts, one in each palm as he pulled her back against him, hauling them both upright as he slammed his hips upwards while pulling her body down on his cock, straining as he applied constant pressure until her sex stretched over the bulge of his knot. As soon as he felt her body clamp over the base of his knot it began to swell inside her, becoming far too large to be pulled out. At the same time he struck, teeth sinking into the place where her shoulder and neck met on the left side. When he tasted her blood on his tongue his cock began throbbing harshly inside her, each pulse an eruption that spilled hot, thick seed into her waiting womb.

JaddWard

She was rapidly losing track of herself, little climaxes bursting about her body every few thrusts. Gods she could exist like this forever, slowly climbing towards the peak of sensation that Wolfram had helped her achieve earlier, but she was half pulled out of her reverie of pleasure, she turned her head to look over at him. Then began the pulling and the stretching. And that hurt.

She had already been full of him, stretched to a comfortable fullness that sated aches she didn't know she had, but as Wolfram forced his knot into him, Rhea felt a spike of pain piece through the waves of pleasure that she'd been riding. And once his knot finally popped in an began to expand, she ached in another way. Uncomfortably full as it continued to expand, coupled with the confusion of not understanding or having even heard of anything like this happening. Her eyes searched out his as she sought reassurance just in time to see his bared fangs sink into her shoulder, feeling the sudden flash of pain as his teeth broke the skin. She screamed out, her hand at his neck becoming white hot, the air itself filling with the acrid smell of burning flesh and hair. Then the pain was gone, and she felt this orgasmic heat blossoming out from her core, growing, radiating, a sensation supernova. The heat from her hand died just as quickly, not leaving the angry red handprint that she'd suddenly branded him with as her thighs pulled together and she started shaking violently. A massive climax causing her to toss her head back in a silent scream- the force of it completely overwhelming her.

Zero

Wolfram had been completely consumed by the pleasure wracking his body, blinded by it in the depths of the moment and throes of his climax, but when that hand pressed against his shoulder flashed white hot he ripped his muzzle away from Rhea's shoulder and roared in pain, in pleasure, and in triumph, because despite the burning against his flesh, he had claimed his mate. The heat in her hand left quickly as he felt her riding an explosive orgasm of her own. He loved the feeling of her body spasming and milking at his cock, which felt like it was pumping never-ending wave after wave of cum into her tight body.

Of course it wasn't truly never-ending. Wolfram felt his body trembling as he was finally spent, arms still clutching Rhea to his body, her back to his front and his shaft still knot-deep inside her, preventing all that precious semen from leaking out when it had a job to do. He nuzzled gently at her neck before he began lazily licking the bite wound he had inflicted on her, not even aware of his own injury beyond a vague sense that the flesh burned and stung where her hand had rested.

"Mine." Wolfram purred softly against her ear. His mark would scar nicely, a beautiful symbol that she was his. He had never felt so happy or satisfied in his life, and knew that he would dearly love and fiercely protect the astonishing woman in his arms for the rest of his life.

JaddWard

By the time Rhea recovered enough to be, well, aware of her surroundings, her lower abdomen had expanded with the sheer volume of her lover's seed, looking maybe two months pregnant already, like a sign of something to come very soon. Not that she could see her belly at that moment. No, Wolfram's hold on her was absolute, and she kept her head lolled back, resting on his other shoulder and she panted, feeling absolutely drained, but reveling in the resonant pleasure. "Nothing.. could have prepared me for that.." she said with a tired giggle, pulling her hand away from his shoulder- and feeling the fresh burn she'd seared into the base of his neck stick and pull, flashburned skin sticking to her hand as she pulled it away and her mood instantly changed.

She tensed in his arms, slowly pulling her hand into view, the pleasure bleeding out of her body- as much as it could as his cock continued to twitch and pulse within her -dread replacing it. "FUCK! No! Wolfram, are you alright? I didn't.." she tried to turn her head to see where her hand had been, but with the hybrid form of her smith lover lapping away at where he bit her... he bit her.. Her eyes flicked down to the bite might, then back over to where the burn should be.. a hint of a whine creeping into her voice, "I didn't mean to hurt you.. I just.. you bit me and I guess I just reacted. How bad does it hurt? I have some burn salve in one of my bags, we can go get it."

Zero

Wolfram started to rumble an agreement to her statement, nothing could have prepared him for just how intense it had been either, but the content sound pitched into a whimper as her hand pulled away the charred upper layer of skin that had rested beneath it. That was distinctly less pleasant than everything else, but ultimately he would consider it well worth a little burn. His mate quickly made it clear that she didn't seem to think so.

His ears folded back as she spoke rapidly, gushing about hurting him. It was very touching, that she was so concerned, but given their current position and situated letting her work herself up was far from ideal for either of them. He let one of his large hands gently stroke up and down her arm soothingly while the other still supported her gently.

"Shh. Shh. I'm fine, love. We're not going anywhere for a while." Neither of them would be comfortable for very long on their knees, even on the soft patch of grass he had chosen. Wolfram carefully held Rhea to him, not wanting to pull too much at where they were still securely joined, as he shifted their position until both of them were laying in the grass on their right sides.

"I'm sorry if I scared you when I bit you. I was too caught up in the heat of the moment to warn you about that. Does it still hurt? I don't want you to be in pain, thinking of hurting you makes my chest hurt." The wolf slid one of his arms under her head so that she could use it as a pillow; his other hand resumed stroking lightly along her belly in that same lazy, soothing way he had her arm a few moments before.

JaddWard

Rhea ignored his question for the moment and struggled to sit up then turn as Wolfram laid them down. She couldn't just drop it, she had to see it. And while it took an awkward amount of turning and propping herself up, causing the member buried deep in her core to shift in new ways, she finally got to see just what she'd done to him.

There was the very definite outline of a hand, scarred an angry red and exposing the deep tissue- parts of which were slowly bleeding from where skin had stuck to Rhea's hand and pulled away. The outline of the hand was traced in blackened skin which itself was ringed with blisters, at least three inches of fur was singed away in all directions. It looked incredibly painful- Rhea grimaced just looking at it. "No. the bite doesn't hurt anymore. At all. It did briefly when you first bit me, but now it's kinda tingly actually, really mild and a little pleasant. That burn needs the salve when we get back. I don't want it getting infected so try not to touch it. It's going to make a pretty bad scar anyway but maybe I can keep it from getting worse.."

And then, surprisingly, she settled back down. There wasn't much else for her to do, so she rested back down against him and set her head on his pillow of an arm. While she worked at picking away the charred skin that was stuck to her hand she was quiet, pensive, more than a little unhappy that she'd hurt the man who was making her feel so good. She tried, fruitlessly, to find her way back to the fog of ecstasy that she'd been in just a few minutes ago, barring that, the intense, pleasant heat radiating from her womb was quite the salve on her mood.

Soon, her now clean hand moved down to explore herself, poking at her distended belly through his bestial fingers, then down further, feeling the outline of Wolfram's member through her skin, still hard and rigid. Then she felt his knot, forming it's own bulge under her skin as it kept them tied. She poked at it a few times, then slipped a finger inside to prod at the underside of the plug quite curiously before she straightened back out, settling against her bestial lover and resting her head back on his arm. "I take it that isn't a common occurrence among people having sex. The bulb I mean.. I've never heard of it happening before at least."

Zero

Wolfram couldn't help but grunt softly at all of Rhea's twisting and wiggling in her quest to get a proper look at the burn she'd given him during their vigorous and eventful copulation. With so much movement he wanted to start squirming as his knot shifted and pulled as his mate moved. Her grimace was enough to tell him that the wound was quite ugly. Given how badly it had hurt that wasn't very surprising, but he acted completely unfazed and certainly unconcerned about himself.

"Love, I'm fine." He was glad that his mark wasn't causing her pain. It was still touching and very amusing how very worried she was for him. The sorceress had shown that she had a fiery temper, but it was extremely adorable that she apparently had a very soft spot for him already. His mate was such a sweetheart under all that sultry confidence from earlier. Wolfram approved greatly.

The beast let out a quiet, tired sigh when Rhea finally settled back down, a pleased hum vibrating through his chest as his eyes closed. He cuddled against her, sensing her pensive mood, but not knowing what to really do about it. Honestly Wolfram thought his mate had more than earned a little time to mull over her own thoughts. This was all a lot for a human to take in unexpectedly, and she hadn't even learned all of it. He didn't want to overwhelm her with too much too quickly.

Grey eyes popped back open when she started exploring. If she could feel his rigid mass inside her, well he could also feel the curious presses and pokes of her hands. He couldn't stop his hips from squirming as he groaned softly.

"You're going to start something up if you're not careful there, love." It was only polite to caution her, he wasn't sure she would want to rile him back up before he had even been able to untie from her after their first time. Wolfram wasn't about to ignore her questions either. "It is for werewolves, in this form and the wolf one, we do that every time. Humans have differently structured anatomy, they don't have knots or tie to their lovers like we do."