Her Forever

Rosalie

It was so warm around me. I was in a giant burrito, a lightly heated tortilla, and I couldn’t even move, not that I wanted to anyway.

Taking a deep breath, I could smell something masculine with a twist of pine. Letting out a long, loud sigh, I could hear chuckling in front of my face. No longer was I comfortable, but seemingly embarrassed.

Looking up, I see the cheesiest grin of a man as intimidating as Jack could be. His eyes were sparkling, and I couldn’t help but smile back. “JACK!” I screamed and hugged him tightly. I nuzzled my nose in the crook of his neck, and he did the same. His hands wrapped around my torso and brought me close, afraid to let go.

“I missed you so much, Kitten,” his voice hitched.

“I missed you too, Jack, no more leaving me, OK?” I sobbed.

“I swear to you on my life I will never leave you, ever again. You are coming on all my business trips,” he kissed my forehead, “every Alpha pack meeting,” kissed my cheek, “every,” kissed my lips, “f*****g time I leave the packhouse.” His mouth descended to mine one more time, and we tangled our tongues together. He sucked and pulled on my lower l*p while I took his upper l*p. Both of us m****d into each other until I couldn’t breathe.

“Jack?” I tried to say, but it came out a mumbled mess

“Mhmm?” Jack wouldn’t leave my mouth, and I started laughing.

“What’s wrong, Kitten?” he then started kissing down my neck and sucking, and I squealed in laughter. I tried to push him away, but he kept coming at me with his mouth and hands.

His hands roamed all over my body, and I kept screaming and laughing while his k****s turned into smiles and laughter as well. After a few minutes he slowed his pace and looked at me attentively. “OK, OK, I’m done, Kitten. What is it?”

“I need to use the ladies’ room. I’m sure my breath is gross,” I said shyly.

“No, it doesn’t bother me,” he continued, kissing down to my chest.

“Jack! Please!” I whined. “I need to actually use the ladies’ room too.”

“Ah, I guess you’re right.”

“Yup,” I said, popping the p. Jack picked me up, and I grabbed hold of his neck.

“What are you doing?” I huffed.

“You haven’t walked in well over a day and a half. I don’t want you to fall, Kitten.” I laid my head on the side of his chest. I didn’t realize just how much I missed this. He was the only reason I was back here with him. I thought of him through the past week. If I hadn’t, I’m sure I would have submitted just not to be in any more pain. Jack was worth the pain and all the suffering I had gone through the years and a week of torture. I smiled up at him.

“What are you thinking, Kitten?” Jack set me down on the side of the tub.

“I’m just happy to be back here with you. I didn’t think I was going to make it back. I was so scared. I think the only reason I lasted as long as I did was that I thought of you.” Jack kneeled down and put one of his hands on my cheek. “They burned me again, that branding bond thing.” I looked down, and I could hear the rumble in Jack’s chest.

“All I thought about was you; Anana said that they would have to do it a couple of times to make me forget you, to have the pain so bad I would just no longer care and wish for it to be over.” I sniffed.

“Kitten, how many times?” His eyes were full of regret, and I didn’t want to tell him, but I didn’t want to lie either.

“Five, really ten if you could count them both on my front and back. Once it didn’t work, Derek said he would change me. Then he would mark me himself. Anana said I wouldn’t survive both bites, but he didn’t care.”

Jacks’ anger got the better of him and punched a hole through the shower tile. The beautiful marbled shower would have to be completely redone. “Jack,” I pleaded. I pulled his hand down to see the damage, but his hand was already healing; all that was left was a few drops of b***d. I kissed his knuckles gently, and he just pulled me close and hugged me.

“I don’t deserve you, Rosalie. You are so damn strong. How could you go through that all week and not break? Hell.” His voice was all but a husky whisper. I felt a few drops of tears on the crook of my neck.

“I thought of only you. I know I sound like a love-sick puppy,” I chuckled. “I really was, though, every time Derek touched and branded me, I thought of us in bed cuddling in the mornings. Your smile, how you like to fight with Keith over who gets the last piece of bacon, the lovely things you whisper in my ear when no one is listening. That is what got me through it all.”

Jack was full-blown sobbing. He was my knight in shining armor, my rock, my ferocious beast. A man of such power, ruling over a pack, strong, resilient, and here he was crumbling at my feet. How could a girl not swoon?

“Anana knew I wouldn’t give up being with you. Yet, she still let it happen. She wanted to destroy Derek as much as I did. I don’t understand her, though, because she still let an innocent person suffer through it all. I just don’t understand that horrible Witch.” I laid my head on top of Jack while he buried his head in my lap while I continued to stroke his hair.

“Rosalie, I love you, with all my being. I am at your feet. Please forgive me forever leaving.”

“It wasn’t your fault, but I forgive you if it makes you feel better.”

Jack continued to rub his head in my lap and on my stomach. He started to rub my lap harder with his scruffy beard and I felt it tickle my thighs.

“What are you doing!?” I giggled.

“I’m putting my scent all over you, no one can touch you ever again besides me,” he growled. His voice was dark and heavy, I had a feeling I wasn’t talking to Jack anymore. Never had he sounded like this. He looked up at me. His eyes were black, fangs were sticking out of his mouth.

“Jack?” I stuttered my words. I was a little taken aback.

“No, not Jack,” the gruff voice said as he lifted me up and buried his head in my neck. I kept quiet and let him do what he wanted. He continued to rub his head and face all over me. I knew I had to stink, I had been lying in a bed for the past day and a half, but I sat there. It wasn’t awkward or unsettling, just different. This must have been Jack’s Wolf. He wouldn’t hurt me. Would he?

“What’s your name then?” I said, finally showing my courage.

He purred as he started licking between my neck and shoulder. It gave me chills, but I tried to restrain a m**n I wanted to let out.

“Mmm, Sampson.” Sampson looked up at me, eyes still black. “Scared, mate?”

“No, I don’t think I’m scared. I’m…surprised? Jack hasn’t been able to tell me much about you yet.”

“Jack was scared for you. I’m his beast. We do things differently.” I nodded my head.

“Well, Sampson, I need to use the ladies’ room, maybe wash up a bit?” I questioned. I wasn’t sure if he would let me. I didn’t know this beast’s mannerisms.

“I stay,” he grunted. Reluctantly letting me go, he let me get up to use the toilet. Sampson stared at me while I waited for him to turn around.

“Sampson, I need you to turn around or go outside the door. I need…privacy,” I begged.

“Sampson stay.” He turned around and sat on the floor with a huff, and folded his arms. I had never used the toilet while someone else was in the room. I was getting peeing anxiety, if that was even a thing. I got up and turned on the faucet so he couldn’t hear me go, and he gruffed in annoyance. Excuse me, Mr. Wolf… sheesh.

After a long shower that involved grunting and pouting, I was allowed a towel, even though he didn’t want me to use one. He tried to lick me dry. Ew? “Sampson, when will Jack be back?”

“Mate doesn’t like Sampson?” His voice was hurt as his eyes glimmered with sadness. I almost wanted to laugh at how pouty his face got.

“No, no, I love Sampson.” Sampson stomped over to me and picked me up. He made me straddle him while he buried his face into my neck. “Mmm, Sampson, love mate.” I giggled. “Sampson feed mate.” I looked at him in question, but there was a big table full of food when I looked up. When did that get there?

With my towel on, he placed me on his lap and began to feed me. It was the juiciest steak, the flavor exploded in my mouth, and I couldn’t help but m**n at the taste. Sampson’s hand squeezed tight around my thigh while I squealed in surprise. “I like mate’s sounds; it makes Sampson hard.” I blushed profusely while he chuckled darkly.

“Stooop, Sampson!” I whined. The longer he was out, the more comfortable I got. I was really starting to miss Jack, though. He was so worried and vulnerable when Sampson took over. Maybe that was why Sampson was able to take hold of his body so quickly.

Sampson was about to k**s me until we heard a knock on the door. Sampson growled in frustration when the door finally opened. Keith stood there; when Keith realized Sampson was out, he stopped in his tracks. “Sampson, my man,” he said hesitantly. Keith looked at our compromising position; Sampson realized I was still in just a towel covering my assets, barely.

“What do you want, Beta?”

Keith hesitated. “Alpha, the doctor wanted to give Rosalie a physical now that she is awake. I can bring the doctor in here, or we can have her go to the clinic.” Sampson looked at me and what I was wearing. I gave him a small smile and patted his cheek so he wouldn’t freak out on Keith. Sampson’s eyes didn’t leave mine.

“Mate, what do you want,” he purred and put his face into my neck.

“We will go there, Keith. Give me 15 minutes.” Keith let out a breath and mouthed a ‘Thank you,’ and closed the door behind him.

“Sampson, we might need Jack to come back out.” I rubbed my hand through his hair. It was getting long, almost to his shoulders. The sides were still shaved, but when it was down, it would tickle my face when he kissed me. Sampson whined in protest.

“Need mate,” he pulled me closer and buried his face in my chest

“How about tonight, Sampson. You can cuddle with me tonight?” His head perked up.

“K****s tonight?” His eyes were hopeful and playful.

“If you give me Jack for a little right now.” I kissed his nose. In a blink of an eye, I saw Jack’s beautiful green eyes come back to me.

“f**k, I’m sorry, Rosalie I didn’t mean for him to do that,” Jack squeezed me tight.

“It’s OK. I just didn’t know you had another big personality in there.”

“Yeah, I wasn’t ready for you to meet him for so long. He is quite the animal. Since we met you, he’s been that way; he is usually pretty chill and only really shows himself during fights. Everyone is scared of Sampson when he forces control.”

After getting dressed, we both headed down to the clinic to get a check-up. B***d work, b***d pressure, checking on the branding bond mark, which had already faded, I was voted a clean bill of health besides a couple deep scratches leftover from Derek’s bite.

The whole ordeal seemed like ages ago after sleeping for so long, but I still gave me shivers thinking about it. I was glad I was back and ready to get things back to normal.

Jack wouldn’t let me walk back to his room. He continued to carry me bridal style throughout the house. The constant attention would typically bother me, but I was really enjoying it. I craved his touch more and more, and Jack said it was because of the bond. We had become so close in just a month and a half by human standards, but I wasn’t complaining.

Once we got back to our room, I slid under the covers. Even though I had slept for a long while, I was still exhausted. Jack went and changed into some joggers and left his shirt off. To say he looked appetizing was an understatement. “Kitten?” he growled lowly.

“Yesss?” I prolonged my words.

“Did you promise Sampson he could cuddle you tonight?” Jack’s eyebrow was raised in a questioning manner.

“I’m sorry, babe, he was just all cute and whiny like a little puppy. I couldn’t help but promise him,” I giggled. Jack sighed.

“Alright, but I will get you tomorrow all day. We have to put the final touches to the big packs gathering for Halloween in a couple days.”

“Ughhhhh,” I g*****d. “I’m not sure if I am up to it anymore. I only feel comfortable around Amanda, Benjamin, Keith, and you.”

I wanted to dress up, but after seeing a bunch of Vampires and Werewolves fighting, I wasn’t in the partying mood. I would be happy curling up and watching some kid Halloween movies like Hocus Pocus.

“If you don’t want to go, we won’t.” Jack rubbed my worried face. “We can stay up here the entire time, and I can think of some fun activities we could do together since you will be better by then,” he said, wiggling his eyebrows. I slapped his shoulder.

I had only been awake for a few hours, but I had already felt how much I wanted him. Being away made me realize I wanted to be with Jack forever. If that meant I had to be bitten, so be it. I’ve been through a hell of a lot worse, and being scared of another sort of bite wasn’t going to deter me. The doctor mentioned I should be well enough to complete the mating process in a few days. It’s a good thing Jack left the room for that one. He would be so excited if I said I was ready to his face. I smirked inwardly.

Just then, Jack’s eyes turned black, and it was Sampson. “Mate,” he breathed. I reached over and put my two hands on either side of his face and kissed him. The k**s went heated really fast as he shoved his tongue down my throat. For a moment, I thought his beast’s tongue changed because it was so long. “Mmmhmm, Sampson?”

“Mateeeee,” he g*****d.

“We can’t do anything yet, doctor’s orders. I said we could cuddle to sleep, puppy.”

“Puppy? Sampson, not puppy,” he pouted.

“You are my puppy! My big, scary puppy!” I giggled. He grunted and pulled me on top of him while he lay on his back. “Sleep, mate.” He put my head in the crook of his neck while he wrapped his arms around me, my legs straddling around his waist.

“Night, Puppy.”