XERAPHINA“My mate requires some attention,” Vaegon’s wolf states, his voice seducing and husky. Vaegon rises from my bed, his eyes flitting back and forth between the gold of his wolf and his grayish sky-blue.Vaegon approaches me. Fixated on sky-blue irises, his eyes reveal he has achieved total control over his wolf. One hand tangles in my thick hair, while the other grips my hip, bringing me closer to him. He presses his lips against mine as his partially erect penis rests on my belly button. I experience a burning blaze within me, accompanied by the spectacle of shooting stars behind my closed eyes. Tingles electrify my entire body, traveling to the very center of my being, and my core pulses with need.We’re both struggling to gain control, even though we’re clueless about what we’re doing. It was at that moment when I understood he had kissed no one before, just like he said. My heart fills with happiness, knowing that we are experiencing our first kiss together.Vaegon draws m
XERAPHINATurning off the engine, I’m saddened by the distress emanating from Vaegon, clear in his tense body and sweaty forehead. His wolf Vane growls as Vaegon tries to control him. It’s not surprising that he’s upset. Losing me is his biggest fear. He’s been attempting to persuade me to stay in his room here at the lodge. I’m torn between staying with him and keeping my word to Cassius. I have a strong distaste for liars and have no interest in becoming one myself.Once Vaegon has gained control over his wolf, Vane he glances over at me with a pout on his face. “Xeraphina, please don’t go to Cassius tonight. Stay with me, please. I don’t think I can stand to be away from you now that I’ve found you. Let alone knowing you are going to another man. Vane and I need you. I swear to be a true gentleman and not touch you beyond holding you close to me all night. It’s not physical now. Only a need to be near you every second. The mate bond is intense, and Vane is whining and thrashing aro
CASSIUSAll fucking day, my nerves have been shot all to hell. It doesn’t help that Talon is pacing back-and-forth growling at me as he yells at me, telling me what a fucking idiot I am. I’ve been mimicking his actions, pacing back and forth, checking my phone every five seconds to check the time. Xeraphina is never late to anything. She’s always early to anything she does. But right now she’s fifteen minutes late and I’m wondering if she’ll show up at all.If I had just kept my cock in my pants and not married Charity in the first place, Xeraphina rejecting me, never would have happened. She wouldn’t have a second-chance-mate I would have to compete with. I’ve tried everything to get Xeraphina’s attention and make amends. If this next plan of action cannot get her attention, I don’t know what else I could do. I can’t lose her to a fucking stranger, and I won’t. Xeraphina is mine and I’m going to earn her love and trust back. No matter what it takes. Even fighting Vaegon to the death
CASSIUSFeeling a surge of panic, I find myself rooted in place as Xeraphina walks away from me. The urgency to stop her consumes me, and without hesitation, I break into a sprint. “Xeraphina! Wait! Please, don’t leave me!” gasping for breath, I catch up to her. Desperation fuels my grip on her elbow as I spin her around to face me. In that moment, an electric jolt courses through my arm, igniting the intense bond between us.Tears swim in her eyes as she glares at me. “What do you want, Cassius? Why can’t you just give me some space? After all that has happened today between us and the party tonight, I’m so exhausted. This day has just been…” she trails off, shaking her head as tears fall down her cheeks.“You hurt me, Cassius,” she says, as her gaze sears into my own. “I haven’t even got to know my wolf because of you. She’s been asleep all day. I’m so angry, sad and confused. This is not how things are supposed to be. I’m supposed to be with my mate, and going over marriage and mat
XERAPHINAI believed the mate bond would be unbreakable with Vaegon. That our mate bond was stronger than what I was feeling for Cassius. But my connection with Vaegon pales compared to what I share with Cassius. Now that our mate bond has healed, I can sense the immense contrast between being with a second chance mate and that of your destined, fated mate. It’s incomparable. Oh goddess! What the hell am I going to do now?!“We won’t die from rejecting one another now. We are going to be alright,” I whisper, staring into his heated captivating eyes, and still clinging on to Cassius, like my life depends on it.“Yes, darling. Nothing will ever come between us again.”Resting my head on his chest, I can hear the rhythmic thumping of his heart synchronized with mine. The sound is comforting and I wish we could stay like this forever.“Please don’t be upset with me, Cassius,” I whisper, tightening my grip on him as he stiffens. The weight of my promise to Vaegon hangs heavy in the air.“I
XERAPHINA Cassius chuckles and puts his fingers through my hair, smiling ear to ear at me. “If it means that much to you. Then yes. You can come with me.”“If she starts anything, I’ll put her in her place. I have some words for that little wench.”“Yeah. I know what you mean. I have much to get off my chest as well. But I want everything to stay civil. So we can all part ways and be done with this whole situation. You are right, though. She’s going to throw an all out fit over me selling the mansion for only seventy-five thousand dollars. But, like I said; I would just hand it over to Trevor for nothing if I could.”“I get your point, Cassius. You don’t want any drama. You just want to get everything over and done with,” I say, rubbing against his erection that strains for release inside his pants.Oh, goddess, I want him so badly right now. “But I’m gonna give her a piece of my mind. No matter what. She used you, Cassius. My mom thinks Charity has known who her mate was this whole
XERAPHINAIn a cautious manner, we tip-toe through the silent pack house, finding our way into my bedroom and closing the door, making sure the knob produces minimal noise. Thank goodness all the rooms within the pack house are sound proof. I can understand now why my father wanted me to leave my door open when Vaegon was here. We still wound up doing things we shouldn’t have done anyway, though. So it’s whatever I guess. It’s a good thing Cassius was on his way to my room when I shifted. Otherwise no one would have heard me and I couldn’t have been able to link with anyone yet. My first shift into my wolf Xariah would have been an utter disaster if it weren’t for Cassius. I shouldn’t have Cassius here with me now. But I promised my dad I wouldn’t have sex with Vaegon. No one said anything about Cassius. So in a way, I’m keeping my promise.“I’m sure the party ended a while ago. Newfound mates went off to have alone-time together,” I say, giggling as Cassius pulls me towards him, bru
XERAPHINA “I’ll do my best to keep control, but Talon is already clawing at the bit to take over. So I don’t know. If he takes over when we’re in the middle of mating, I don’t know what will happen, or if I’ll be able to hold him back. We’ve waited seven years for you, Xeraphina,” he finishes, shrugging his shoulders and sighing in defeat as he shakes his head.Xariah yips and growls in annoyance. ‘Xeraphina, we are not in heat. So it doesn’t matter. We can’t get pregnant right now, even if we wanted to. Normal female wolf shifters normally don’t go into heat for a month after connecting with their fated mate. We are good for a long while. Believe me when I say you’ll know when we are in heat. You will have mood swings, run a high temperature, amongst other things, but we can get into that later. We need to mate with our fated mate. The sooner the better. We’ll both feel better afterwards. It’s what normal mates do.’‘Cassius and I are anything but normal, Xariah. But I understand wh