Whew, is it hot in here? And we're not done yet....
When I finally start to come down, I can feel the tears streaking down my face, the pleasure that he gave me was so incredible. “Breathe Lily. We’re not done yet. Breathe.” Again, I follow his lead, taking deeper breaths until he slides his fingers out of my body. “Did you like that?” “Yes. But I want to make you feel that good too.” “You will, but not yet.” He holds out his hand to me and I take it without hesitation. He slowly walks me to a chair I didn’t notice before. He sits, pulling me into his lap, but facing away from him. As soon as I look up, I realize there is a full length mirror in front of us. “Lean back against me, continue to breathe with me and don’t look away.” He says, rubbing his nose against my ear as he whispers huskily. Hera is as front and center as she's ever been with me, Aolis making her a part of this as well. In this position, I can feel his hard length seated between my butt cheeks and pressing against my back. As I watch him in the mirror, Aolis sl
I knew our mating would be intense, but no amount of reading about it or speaking to my father could have prepared me for what I experienced with my mate. Her arousal, her responsiveness to me was unlike anything I have ever felt in my life. No matter how many times I’d dreamt of it, no matter how many times I had planned for this moment in my life, nothing came even close to the real thing. I wake, having passed out from the pleasure of our love making, just like Lily did. Her mouth is still on my neck, my hands still holding her against me. Since I had closed the blinds, I have no idea how long it’s been since we’ve been out. The only tell-tale sign is that the candles look like they are nearly burned out. I don’t care. She is mine. She and Hera are finally, finally mine. I’m still buried deep inside her, and somehow, I’m still hard. I want her again, but I also know that we are both covered in massage oil and bodily fluids. When she wakes up, I’ll order us food and get us bathed
“How? How did this happen?” I ask, looking around in amazement. This isn’t just spring, this is the spring to end all springs. If Araphyra was magical before, it’s an enchanted forest now. I look at Buppig, but he’s looking at Aolis, his eyebrow raised. I turn to look at Aolis, just as his arms come around my waist. “Do you remember the stories of Safe Haven when my father mated with Anastasia?” I look at him and my eyes go wide. “You did this?” I ask him. “We did this.” He says, running his nose over my hair. “Whoa.” I say, looking back over the fields in full bloom, miles and miles of them. I turn looking at the line of people standing and waiting to try and pull Aolis’s sword from the ground. “When that which is sealed Becomes unsealed” I say and I feel the magic in the air, making the hair on my arms raise. “When the last of her kind Shares her light and life” Aolis continues and the feeling increases, making the hair all over my body raise. “You will know that she I
When I turn the corner, ready to face Lorelai and finally end this war, I’m shocked to see Alpha Richard Holstin, Emlyn’s mate and the current Alpha of Shadow Falls Pack. After finding out that he's finally here to be with his mate, I let him know that I will only allow him to see Emlyn if she allows it When he agrees, I take him to her. When Emlyn agrees to let him meet his minutes-old son, we leave the room to give them space to get reacquainted. When I step outside, Samlael is there. “Samlael, what are you doing here?” Lily asks him. “Alpha Richard got past me. That has never happened before. I’m here to remove him from Araphyra if need be.” I look at Samlael. I know this must be hard for him. He has never failed to protect our borders. “Samlael, Alpha Richard is allowed to be with Guardian Emlyn and their son as long as she is willing. If she changes her mind, feel free to take whatever measures are necessary to remove him.” “Yes, My Prince.” He says smiling. I take Hera for
I really wanted to catch up with Leana, but when Aolis told me that the fae councilman was not the one he had appointed to cover for him, I knew that I had to be by his side. I still made a point of saying hi to Drake. I don’t know what’s going on with him and his father, but King Lance seems to have made a decision about which side of the Guardian battle he wants to be on. I’m hoping this is a positive thing for Leana. When Aolis and I pull Phiren into the council chambers, I can tell he’s terrified. “I’m going to ask you questions and your life expectancy depends on the honesty of your answers.” Aolis says and I don't think I've ever heard this level of menace in my mate's voice. “Yes, Your Majesty.” “Where is Illithor?” “Lorelai has him in the same place she has the other family members that she captured.” “And where is that?” I ask. I know Aolis has had warriors out looking for the missing families. They haven't yet been able to find them. “They are in NightStar. The last I
After arriving back in Araphyra, I went to see my father to let him know what had happened at the council and my conversation with Phiren. He immediately sent out scouts to go see what we could find out about any hostages in NightStar. “Aolis, depending on what we find, I will need you to lead this attack on Lorelai and get our people back.” “I know father. This time, I won’t leave Lily behind. I agreed that we wouldn’t be separated again and as much as I hate the idea of putting her in harm’s way, I know that we are stronger together." We agree to meet again at breakfast to see what information has been gained from our scouts and I go in search of Lily. Even though we have a lot going on, I know Hera enjoys our nightly runs, and I do as well. It will also give us a chance to check the borders and make sure they are secure. When I walk outside, I see my mate standing beside the sword. I can feel a mix of excitement and confusion coming from her. I walk up, wrapping my arms around
I spent the next several days helping to heal the fae who had been held captive by Lorelai. It wasn’t just the physical pain that they had to heal from. Many of them had lost their loved ones in the fae war when Lorelai had attacked Araphyra. At the end of the day, I’d fall into bed, exhausted. Then wake the next day, getting whatever news there was of Aolis before heading back to the hospital. A couple days after he left, another group of survivors was brought in and my days continued to be long and arduous. By the end of the week, I’m exhausted but I need to get outside. I’ve barely seen the sun over the past week, because I’ve been so busy helping those that needed me. I decide to go for a walk in the forest. I need to breathe the fresh air, smell the forest and hear the sounds of the fae. As I walk, I close my eyes, letting Hera’s senses guide me, as I soak in the calm around me. I find myself taking the same deep breaths that I take when Aolis and I are mating, feeling the wor
My warriors and I finally decide to trudge home after searching several dead ends to find Lorelai. While we were, at least, able to find another group of hostages that Lorelai had taken, we were not able to find her and what is left of her army. It’s been a week and I’m ready to see my mate. I miss her and while I understand her need to remain in Araphyra, I don’t want to be away from her for too long. We did that before, and now, I think we both understand that we’re stronger together. When I arrive at the castle, I’m disappointed that she isn’t there waiting for me. I know that I shouldn’t expect that she’s sitting around, pining for me, waiting for me to come home, but I did think that she would be here when I returned. My father is here and I greet him, giving him the news that we still have been unable to find Lorelai. “Lily has been wonderful this week, Aolis. You’d be proud of her. She has been in the hospital every day, all day, helping to heal our people.” My father tells
Nineteen Years Later“Mom, why do we have to go to this Beta ceremony?” Genevieve, my daughter, one of the twins, asks.“It’s not a Beta ceremony, Gen. The vampires don’t have Betas, you know that,” I tell her.“They’re second in command, mother, that makes them Betas,” she argues.“And besides going to see your cousins take their place as the mates of Urien’s second in command, it will be a good opportunity for you to look for your mates.”Malin’s daughters, Kayleigh and Sasha, found their mate, Lorenzo, the son of Ennata and Demetrius. Demetrius had been Drake’s second in command until he decided to retire with Ennata and move to the city to help Xander and Maeve with the witches. Now Lorenzo is taking over as Drake’s second in command.“Mate or mates?” Marcella, the other twin asks.Unlike me and Malin, both of our twin daughters are identical twins. It caused a lot of worry for me and Malin while they were growing up, wondering what would happen if our daughters were mated to one p
Watching my mate on her birthday had been one of the best feelings in the world. I know every man in all three packs had hoped that she would be their mate. But she isn’t. She’s mine. All mine, forever. And tonight, I get to claim her in the last possible way, officially making her my Luna.Last night, we’d watched as Malin had taken her official place as Luna of the Canyon Ridge pack. It was special for Quinn, but I’ll admit to feeling jealousy when Cohen announced to everyone that Malin was carrying his pup. After finding out at Quinn’s birthday party that my sister, Emlyn, Quinn’s sister, Leana, and her sister-in-law Maeve were all pregnant, and now hearing that her twin is pregnant, I suddenly realize that I want a pup too.I’ve never given much thought to how many pups I want. I need an heir, and of course, I’d like to have a little girl that has Quinn’s sweet personality, but otherwise, I hadn’t thought much about it. Until now. Now I know that I want pups with Quinn. I don’t eve
I’m exhausted and pleasantly sore between my thighs, but I don’t care. I’m wearing my mate’s mark, wearing my new necklace, and it’s my birthday. Emerson skipped warrior training this morning to spend extra time with me. We’d finally fallen asleep and I’d slept soundly for a couple of hours laying on top of his body.I feel his fingers softly rubbing over my back.I grumble, knowing he’s trying to gently wake me up.“I don’t want to get up either, birthday girl, but we have a party to get to,” he says.I snuggle against him, not budging. He chuckles. “If you don’t get up, I’m going to take you again.”“Is that supposed to be a deterrent?” I ask him.“You must be sore, Quinn.”“Not that sore,” I say, looking up at him.His eyes darken. “Damn, you are one sexy woman, Quinn. And you look fucking incredible wearing my mark. You know what?” he asks, sitting up and lifting me as he gets off the bed and walks into the bathroom carrying me.“What?” I ask.“I want to take my mate while I look a
Emerson and I have been together every night for the past month. He’s tried every possible position, explored every inch of my body and found places that even I didn’t know I liked being touched. But tonight feels different. I can feel it in the air around us, feel it in him, and feel it in our wolves.“What does my sweet mate want for her birthday?” Emerson asks me.“You. Just you,” I say and he leans down, kissing me slowly and deeply, as I wrap my legs around his body.“Just me, not my mark?” he asks, his warm breath blowing against my ear and moving to my neck, making me shiver.“Having you means I get to wear your mark and I ge to put mine on you as well.”He growls as I lift my chin, exposing my throat to him. I feel his canines graze over my mate mark, the feeling of it so much more intense now that it’s my birthday.“Not yet,” he says, before flipping us over. “I thought my little Guardian might want to be in control on her birthday, to ride me any way she wants before sinking
The day has finally arrived, the day when I can leave my mark on my mate and it will finally, finally stay. I’ve been looking forward to this day for years, literally years, since the first moment that I recognized Quinn as my mate.Even though I know I can’t leave my mark until midnight tonight, I still wake my mate by sliding inside her. I look forward to my evenings with Quinn and waking up with Quinn. I make a point to see my mate throughout the day. Then nights and mornings are when it’s just us and I can be me and she seems to thrive on me being me. I was so terrified for so long that I would hurt her, that I’d scare her off, that it never really occurred to me to trust that the Moon Goddess would give me the exact mate that I needed to fulfill every dream and fantasy that I’ve ever had. But here she is, in my arms, screaming my name. Fuck, I love waking up to her body contracting around mine and my name coming from her mouth.Even though I’m behind her and we’re both laying on o
I love being in Emerson’s room. Well, it’s ours now. Going to bed at night is so much more enjoyable. And everything about Emerson has begun to fall into place. During the day, he still shows me affection, more than he used to, but it’s at night that he strips away his reserved side and gives me everything that he is. And what a man he is.Our first night, he was careful with me, in the sense that we didn’t have sex. But that didn’t mean that I didn’t have one of the most intense nights of my life, at least up until that point. I know my mate wants control, and I’m happy to give it, as long as he gives me what I want. Just to be sure, I ordered some sexy lingerie, wearing it every night, just so Emerson can rip it off me. It seems to be all he needs to let go. And oh wow, I’m not even sure I realized how many ways my mate could take me, but Emerson wasn’t kidding when he said he wanted to know all the ways he could make me come by my birthday. It’s like he’s on a mission and every nigh
I let her sleep about an hour before I wake her. We need to get ready to have breakfast with her sister and Cohen before we head back to our pack. I pull her into the shower with me, laughing at her sleepy grumpiness.“None of that or I won’t wake you up like that again,” I say to her.“I need coffee,” she pouts as I push her under the shower. “And how come you’re not exhausted?”“I didn’t have as many orgasms as you did,” I say smiling, exceedingly pleased with myself. I counted ten. I made my mate come ten times. Now, I need to see how I can increase that number.“You know, you called me greedy, but you’re awfully greedy when it comes to giving me orgasms,” she says as I wash her hair.“Are you complaining?” I ask, smiling at her.“Nope. I like that greedy side of you,” she says and I laugh, truly laugh.“And, I love seeing this happy side of you,” she says softly and I look down at her.“You did this. You make me this happy,” I say, kissing her nose.That seems to make HER happy and
I wake for the first time with my mate in my arms. I’m not sure I’ve ever slept through the night. It’s not that I don’t sleep, but I tend to toss and turn. I can tell that I didn’t move all night, my body, mind, and soul all at peace having this fascinating and incredible woman beside me.I look down at her, her white, blond hair spread out across my chest, a stark contrast to my dark skin tone. I’m not sure I expected her to give herself to me so completely. I kept Clint’s words of advice in my head, and he wasn’t wrong. Quinn giving me control over her perfect body, letting me taste her and fill her had been beyond anything I’d ever experienced, well, at least until I’d had my first orgasm inside her. I thought I’d died and gone to the Moon Goddess’ realm. Yeah, I know I’m going to want to taste and fill this woman every damn day. I can already tell that I’ll never, ever be able to get enough of her. And now, I’m excited to find all the ways I can dominate this body and to see what
There is something extremely attractive about Emerson being so dominant. I can tell he’s on the verge of losing control and the only thing keeping him in check is dominating my body. And oh, holy mother Moon Goddess, is he dominating my body.I’ve touched myself, found my own release many times in my life, but this…this is way beyond anything that I’ve ever made myself feel. And he hasn’t even moved past my breasts. I didn’t know it was possible to come just from your mate sucking your nipples, but I’m here to tell you, it is possible. At least if you have Emerson licking and sucking on them like they are the most incredible thing he’s ever put in his mouth.His hands are everywhere, his mouth is everywhere, and while I want to be a participant in this, our first of what I hope is many matings, he’s overwhelming my senses. On top of that, he seems to want and need control and I’m willingly giving it to him.When he commands me to say his name when I orgasm again, I feel heat flooding m