Lance I waited an hour before I followed Lakota upstairs; she was exhausted and I wanted to give her the chance to fall asleep. I hate that her birthday starts out horrible every year, just because some asshole felt she wasn't good enough for him and wanted to keep her as a breeding machine. She is fast asleep when I finally walk into her bedroom, and I stare at the gorgeous female sprawled on the bed in just her panties and one of her sleep shirts. She doesn't even realize that she is hot as fuck, or that I have trouble keeping Bolt at bay when she sits close to me. I crawl into bed next to her and pull her onto my chest to go to sleep, but it takes me some time before I am ready to drift off to sleep. I stroke her back up and down with my nose buried in her hair, her scent comforting me as it always does, and I feel my eyes close slowly. I woke to her scent, but this time it is a lot stronger than it normally is, and it takes Bolt yelling Mate in my head to understand what is going on. It feels so good holding her in my arms, to hear her scream my name when she comes undone, and to feel her pussy walls around my rock-hard cock. She moans loudly as I slam my cock back into her pussy, and I can't wait to make her mine completely, to see her grow with our Pup. My cock twitches at the thought of filling her up, and I start pounding her even harder. "Lance, please..." She whispers just before she comes around my cock. I slow down just a little to give her a chance to catch her breath, wanting to make her come again as I mark her, and I lock my eyes with hers as I pick up the speed again. I kiss her deeply before I start kissing down to her neck, and I start sucking and licking her marking spot; at the same time, Lakota starts sucking and licking my marking spot. My movements become erratic as she sucks hard on my marking spot, and I know I will not last much longer before I come inside her; I feel my canines elongate as I feel myself coming closer to my orgasm. Her canines scrape my marking spot just before we both bite down, marking one another and coming at the same time.As I promised her, I spend the rest of the night making her scream my name, and in the early morning hours we drift off to sleep, my arms wrapped tight around her body. I wake up to the persistent pressing against the block I put up on the mind-link, and I release the block to whoever needs me. "Lance, is she still asleep?" Keir asks me, and I tell him that she is still asleep. We have only been asleep for a few hours, but I don't tell him that as I like to keep breathing, and I hear Bolt chuckle in my head. I tell him that she is sleeping peacefully, and I hear him release a sigh of relief; I know he hates her nightmares as much as I do. "She hasn't stirred since we went to sleep; I doubt she will be having that nightmare ever again," Bolt says in my head, and I smile down at the woman I have loved for quite a few years now. She slowly moves her head up as I kiss the top of her head, and before she can say anything I pull her towards me to lock our lips. I place our heads together and whisper, "Happy Birthday, my Love." She smiles at me as I place a kiss on her nose; I am reluctant to let her go, but I know breakfast is almost done. "I wish we could just hide away here all day, but your Father might break down the door if we don't show up for breakfast," I say. It seems that my Mate doesn't care, because she starts to straddle me again, and I know we will be too late for breakfast. "I want you, and if my Father has a brain he will wait until we show up," she growls as she slides my cock inside her, and I groan as I feel every inch slide into her pussy. She sets a steady pace moving up and down my cock, and I pull her closer to kiss that addictive mouth of hers; I will never be able to keep my hands off of her. I kiss my way down to her ear and whisper, "I love you; I have loved you for a while now, and I am never letting you go." She stops moving up and down my cock and she stares at me with tears in her eyes. "I love you too, Lance. I will love you until the day I die," she replies before she starts moving again, and I can feel the love she has for me through our bond. Bolt is grateful that Jace rejected her, even though we both wish she hadn't lost Jake. I flip her on her back to push her knees towards her chest, slamming my cock into her pussy as deep as I can go, and I hold still for a second before starting to slam in and out of her body. I lower my head towards her breast and I let my tongue circle her nipple before sucking it into my mouth, drawing a moan from her lips. Bolt pushes forward like he did a few times during the night, and I see a twinkle in her eyes when she realizes that he is near the surface. Lotus makes herself known as well, and I pull out of her pussy to flip her on her stomach, sliding my cock back inside her as fast as I can. "Please..." I hear them whisper, and we start pounding into their body as I let my hand travel towards her clit. I press down on her clit as I slam into her pussy, and as I pull my cock out I release the pressure, picking the pace up every few seconds. I feel her muscles squeeze my cock just before both of us come hard; I slow down my ministrations little by little and I roll us on our sides as I pull her closer to my chest. We have another two rounds under the shower before we are finally ready to go down for breakfast and our morning meeting with Quinn, Cian, Darrius, and Matt. Lakota opted to wear an off-shoulder, long-sleeved shirt to show off my mark, and I have to adjust myself as I see her walking into the room looking gorgeous as ever. She walks over to me with a smirk on her face, and I know exactly what she is up to. "Oh, no," I say as I grab her hands. "We better head down before someone sends up a search party; we have the rest of our lives for this," I say before I pull her against my chest and place a kiss on her forehead. I open the door to the raised hand of Keir, and I see his eyes glide from me to Lakota, his eyes widening as he sees the mark on her shoulder. "Are you.." he lets the sentence trail off as his eyes switch between the two of us a few times, and I pull Lakota closer to my side as we both nod our heads. "About damn time," he says before he hugs both of us. "Dad, Lance is my third chance at happiness," Lakota whispers, and he takes a step back to see if she is kidding, but I tell him that she is telling the truth. The smile on his face becomes even bigger, and before we can stop him he turns around, rushing down the stairs as he shouts that we are fated Mates.By the time we reach the dining room, Keir has told everyone that Lakota and I are fated Mates, and the room is buzzing with excitement. "He could have saved himself a lot of time by using the mind-link," I whisper into her ear before I kiss the top of her head. Everyone congratulates us, and they all remember to wish Lakota a happy birthday. Breakfast is a bit noisier than usual as everyone is talking about us, and from time to time Lakota hides her face in my chest, especially if a remark on Pups is made by someone. I am sitting in the Alpha seat with Lakota in my lap, and I run circles on her lower back with my thumb, just enjoying holding her close to me. Keir has had a smile on his face since he found out the Goddess paired us together, and I really hope he will find a second chance Mate someday; he deserves to be happy just like his Daughter. After breakfast we head to the office for our morning meeting, and Colton is already there with the border patrol report from last night; I doubt that something really happened, or he would have linked me. "Should I say congratulations or condolences, Alpha?" He asks with a smirk on his face, and he is quick enough to avoid my fist. "Maybe you should take the night shift for the next two weeks, Colton. See if you're still cocky when that is over," I growl at him, but he knows I am not serious, just as he hadn't been. He places his hand on my shoulder as he says, "The Goddess made the right decision with pairing the two of you; she did take her time though." We walk into the office and sit down at the table near the window, talking through the report on last night's patrol. As I already suspected, there was nothing of interest in there, and it gets filed with the rest of our night patrol reports before we start discussing the next item on our list. "Lance, does this mean that you will step down as Beta?" Quinn asks, and I shake my head. "No, Lakota is our Alpha and she has done a great job so far. We are all handling the Luna duties, so there is no reason for me to step down as Beta, and it has an advantage being the Beta. I get to accompany my Mate everywhere she goes; it is a perk of being the Beta. Besides, I am not pretty enough to become the Luna," I say, and Lakota spits out the sip of water she just took.