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  "Of course." Cadeyrn tilted his head back up so they were looking each other in the eyes. "Always."

  Eadric smiled wide and bright. Cadeyrn smiled to echo it.

  "Are you mates now?" Feidlimid asked. She was the pale-haired child, the first fae youngling Eadric had met a full year before.

  Eadric reached forward and tugged her braid gently. "Yes," he said. "I apologize, Fei, we have to go now."

  Feidlimid pouted. "Will you come play later?"

  "Later, you will have to get ready for the festivities," Cadeyrn reminded her. "Tomorrow, I am sure Eadric will love to play with you."

  "Fine." Feidlimid gave them both a hug and then ran back to where the other children had left Eadric and Cadeyrn alone.

  Eadric stood and Cadeyrn followed him to his feet. "I know we are not officially mates until you mount me."

  Cadeyrn smiled, resting their foreheads together. "We can wait. I am content knowing you wish to be mine."

  "I do," Eadric said. "I do not need to wait." He grinned and tugged Cadeyrn's hand.

  "Now?" Cadeyrn seemed surprised.

  Eadric nodded, still grinning. Cadeyrn's purple eyes lit with delight and he easily followed Eadric up the wooden ramp to their den. Eadric stripped off his robe, throwing it back in the clean pile because it wasn't like he'd gotten it dirty in the few moments he'd been wearing it. He turned around to see Cadeyrn throwing his pants in the corner.

  Eadric shivered. The look on Cadeyrn's face couldn't be described as anything less than predatory. It sang to him like the call of the moon. He was helpless to resist as Cadeyrn stalked toward him.

  The fae placed warm hands on Eadric's hips and gently pushed him down to the furs. Eadric opened his mouth and Cadeyrn covered it with his own. They kissed for what felt like an eternity. When Cadeyrn pulled back, Eadric couldn't think of anything but the need burning in his gut.

  "Please," he begged. "Cadeyrn."

  "Just wait." The words were softly chiding. Eadric settled back, content to sink into his own submission and let Cadeyrn take care of him.

  Cadeyrn rewarded his submission with a few soft kisses to his neck. Eadric arched his head back to give the fae more room. Cadeyrn nipped at his jugular. Eadric shivered. His cock was more than half-hard and stiffening further the more Cadeyrn's body slid against his own.

  He wanted more. He let a whine escape the back of his throat.

  Cadeyrn chuckled. The vibration echoed across Eadric's skin. And then Cadeyrn rocked his hips forward. Eadric only just managed to control himself, else he would have bucked wildly. Cadeyrn's hard cock slid against his own. It was hot, full of rough friction. Eadric had never felt anything like it before.

  Cadeyrn's body was warm against his. In the cold air of winter--even enclosed inside the den's walls--the heat was blissful. Cadeyrn rocked their bodies again, and suddenly Eadric was filled with a whole different kind of heat. He gasped aloud.

  "You are so beautiful like this," Cadeyrn murmured against his skin. "I cannot believe you are mine."

  "And you are mine."

  Cadeyrn laughed then. "Yes. I am. I have been for a year now."

  Eadric looked up into the fae's purple eyes. "I am sorry it took me so long."

  "Never apologize for that." Cadeyrn pressed a hard hand to the side of Eadric's neck. "I love knowing that you are sure, that you are truly mine. As I claim you, I love knowing that you submit to it happily."

  "Very happily." Eadric smiled. "I love you."

  Cadeyrn froze, and then let out a shaking breath. "Oh, love."

  Eadric laughed then. He rocked his hips. "I thought you were claiming me."

  Cadeyrn dipped his head back down and took Eadric's mouth in a kiss far rougher than the earlier ones had been. Eadric opened his mouth against the onslaught, accepting Cadeyrn's dominance. Cadeyrn's kiss gentled, but only just slightly.

  Eadric raised his hands to touch Cadeyrn's body. Cadeyrn grabbed them both and pressed them against the fur. Eadric left them there as Cadeyrn drew his hands away to caress his arms, though he wanted badly to be allowed to touch Cadeyrn. Some other time.

  His thoughts were slowly fading into a haze of emotion and physical lust. Cadeyrn drew back, tracing his mouth down Eadric's body. He left bites, never too hard but always noticeable. With each stroke of his teeth, Eadric's heartbeat jumped in his chest.

  Cadeyrn sat up and reached for a small jar by the furs. Eadric frowned at it in question.

  "Oil," Cadeyrn said. "It will ease the way."

  Eadric nodded in understanding. Wolfshifters used the same in their manskin, though it was rarely necessary in wolfskin. He spread his legs. Laying there, his body exposed before Cadeyrn's hot gaze, Eadric felt at once vulnerable and loved.

  Cadeyrn stuck two fingers in the oil. They came back glinting. There was plenty of light in the den from the opening. It was still daytime outside, of course. Eadric liked it better that way, because he could see Cadeyrn as the fae dragged his oily fingers across his thigh.

  He shivered before he could help it. Cadeyrn smirked. He circled Eadric's virgin hole with his fingers. "Relax for me."

  Eadric let out a deep breath and tried to do as ordered. He lifted his legs up, bent them at the knees, and planted his feet on the furs. Cadeyrn gave a pleased noise at that. Eadric let his head fall back, his eyelids closing halfway.

  "Has anyone ever seen you like this?" Cadeyrn asked. "Seen how gorgeous you look?"

  Eadric wondered if Cadeyrn truly wanted to hear an answer. The tone was wrong for a real question, but he answered anyone. "No. You are the first."

  Cadeyrn sucked in a quick breath. He kissed one of Eadric's knees. Eadric let himself smile at the gesture, and then a finger was breaching him. He growled out at the uncomfortable sensation.

  "Calm," Cadeyrn said. "Relax, Eadric. I have you."

  Eadric closed his eyes and tried to sink into that place in his mind where all that mattered was Cadeyrn. Cadeyrn waited for him, massaging the single finger around inside him until it stopped hurting. It still felt strange, but no longer so strange that Eadric wanted it gone immediately.

  Cadeyrn kissed his other knee and then added a second finger. Eadric's cock had fallen back to half-hard. Cadeyrn learned forward and licked the tip. The cock jumped to attention as Cadeyrn slowly sucked on it.

  "Cadeyrn!" Eadric begged.

  Cadeyrn sucked him down. His mouth was hot and wet and perfect. Eadric barely noticed as Cadeyrn added another finger inside him. He gripped his fingers into the furs around him. He wanted to thrust into Cadeyrn's mouth, but he knew Cadeyrn would pull back if he did that.

  Cadeyrn pulled back anyway. Eadric whined, but then the fae was shifting forward. He looked down at Eadric, his eyes dark with desire. The tip of his cock nudged Eadric's stretched hole. "Breath out for me."

  Eadric did and as he did so Cadeyrn's cock slid inside. It burned and Eadric began to growl. Cadeyrn leaned down and kissed him squarely on the mouth. Eadric kissed back roughly, trying to combat the uncomfortable feeling of Cadeyrn's cock stretching him wide.

  Cadeyrn bottomed out. His hands gripped Eadric's side. He breathed heavily against Eadric's lips.

  Eadric wanted to ask what he was waiting for, but then he knew. The uncomfortable burn was morphing into a more bearable stretch. Cadeyrn rocked and the fire reignited in Eadric's gut. He moaned low and needy.

  "I have you," Cadeyrn repeated. "You are mine."

  "Mine," Eadric repeated. He lifted his hips slightly as Cadeyrn slid in and out. The world was a dark haze of love and lust. Little jolts of pleasure sparked as Cadeyrn's cock brushed against something inside Eadric. He moaned louder to show his appreciation.

  Cadeyrn bent down and clasped his teeth around Eadric's neck. He bit down hard, harder than any bite he'd given Eadric before. Eadric arched up before he could help it and let out a low howl. His cock jerked and then began to spray out cum across Cadeyrn's chest.

  Cadeyrn came inside him moments later. Eadric w
rithed against it, loving the feeling of being claimed. He was Cadeyrn's and Cadeyrn was his. They were mated, tied together for as long as they both should live.

  Cadeyrn collapsed against him. His cock had softened inside Eadric, but neither of them moved to disentangle. Eadric's chest heaved, his body sweaty and covered in his own seed.

  "We should go dip in the stream," Cadeyrn said after a long moment.

  Eadric whined as the fae pulled out. Cadeyrn kissed him, murmuring a quick reassurance. Eadric huffed and rolled away. His body was on fire, but it was good sort of ache. He stretched and then shifted to his wolfskin. He didn't want to put on clothes yet.

  At the mountain stream, after Eadric had shifted back into his manskin, Cadeyrn wiped the cum off both their bodies. He ran a hand over Eadric's hole and dipped a finger inside. Eadric was numb from the cold and barely felt it. He leaned his head against Cadeyrn's shoulder until Cadeyrn seemed satisfied and pulled back.

  "Come, before we both freeze to death."

  They got out of the stream and dressed into their Yule robes. Cadeyrn laced their fingers together as they walked to the dwelling.

  "When will I get my tattoo?" Eadric asked.

  "Tomorrow, likely. I will have the artist informed so she is ready."

  Eadric nodded. He was happy as they took their seats on the log next to Boudicca and Aed. Both seemed to notice something about them.

  "We have mated," Cadeyrn told his queen, wrapping a secure arm around Eadric.

  "I am so happy for you both," Aed said as Boudicca smiled. "I wish you a long and joyous life together."

  Eadric smiled at his friend. "Thank you."

  The food came and then the performances started. Eadric leaned back against Cadeyrn's arm and watched as the fae danced and sang about love and family and home.

  He looked at Cadeyrn as the performances ended later that night. "A happy Yule night to you."

  "The best Yule I have ever lived," Cadeyrn said. He placed a warm hand on the back of Eadric's neck and drew him close.

  Eadric smiled, until Cadeyrn kissed him and he had to use his lips for other reasons. They clung to each other underneath the falling snow. When Eadric pulled back, he looked into the purple eyes of his mate and knew with a certainty that he would love Cadeyrn for the rest of his days.

  The Yule magic seemed to sing around them, humming with their happiness and the joy of the others surrounding them. The bright moon shone down, basking them in its glow. Eadric was both man and wolf and those two sides of him loved Cadeyrn with every fiber of their being.

  Cadeyrn kissed him again. As he pulled back, he ran a hand down the length of Eadric's back. "I do not believe I will ever regret challenging you at the end of the Wild Hunt."

  "I will never regret submitting to you," Eadric said.

  Cadeyrn hummed the end of the tale of the first Yule and Eadric laughed because that was what it felt like. The world was blessing their mating and, in that moment and for many moments beyond, they were truly happy.

  Skylar Jaye

  Skylar Jaye, as a writer and a person, is eccentric, eclectic, and excitable. Of her many hobbies, she enjoys some of the weirdest and most ridiculous activities out there. From medieval recreation to equestrian games, D&D, muggle quidditch, and beyond. She loves learning, but all of those interests (psychology, anthropology, and sociology) tend to lead her back to her main passion, writing.

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