Since we're still in crossover time, it's a double Leana day.
We push hard all day the next day, only stopping for food, and it isn’t until well into the night that we stop to rest. I’m tired again, but since Drake and Lily let me sleep last night, I agree to take the first shift. Drake lays next to where I’m sitting by the fire. He lays beside me, holding my hand and putting it up against his face, so he can smell my scent. I’m looking down, watching him sleep when I hear a twig snap. I jerk my head up, lifting my nose into the air. I can’t smell anything, but the wind is at my back. I disengage my hand from Drake’s and stand. Besides my mother’s Guardian gift of being able to tell when someone is lying, my strongest Guardian gift is being able to sense auras. I push out and suddenly, I can see the auras of a pack of wolves that have surrounded us and are closing in. I howl a warning as I leap and shift, jumping at the first wolf that breaks through the trees around us. Another comes up behind him and then several others come running out fro
We run all day, trying to make up time. Leana told me that Lily was given a deadline by her mate and she’s trying to make it, but when we finally stop for the night, I realize that she’s going to be late. I don’t know anything about Lily’s relationship with her mate, but if it were me, I’d wait for Leana. I’d wait as long as it took and if Leana decides to reject me, I’ll wait for an eternity, or at least until her life comes to an end, for her to change her mind. When we stop, Leana’s phone begins to ring. I see her look at the caller ID and sigh. “Hey Dad,” she answers. Since she doesn’t move away, I take that as acceptance that I’m going to hear the conversation. “Do you want to explain to me why I heard from your brother nearly a week ago that you and Lily were headed to Araphyra? And why he told me that you’d call and check in with me, but you haven’t? And why I had to hear from Rik that you and Lily had problems with the vampires? Where are you? And why did it take so long for
As we begin heading back to the city, I divert our path so I don’t have to pass through King Lance’s lands again. I’m still so angry at the reception that Lily received in Araphyra that it takes hours before I’m ready to stop for the night. Drake gets some firewood and then I build a fire. “Do you want me to catch you some food? I’m not sure how much you eat? Would a rabbit suffice or would you like another deer?” “I can catch my own food, Drake.” “I know you can, but…I like taking care of you. Feeding you is an easy way for me to take care of you and not hurt you in any way.” I look at him, still seeing the guilt from the other night. “What about you? Are you hungry?” He shakes his head. “At the risk of sounding like a blood lusting vampire, your blood was exquisite. I don’t remember a time in my life when I didn’t feel the constant thirst in my throat, at least until now.” I’m not sure if that’s a good thing or a bad thing, but it sounds good. Unless, of course, he wants more
This question and answer conversation, back and forth, is probably the most intimate situation I’ve ever been in. That sounds crazy because unlike my mate, I’m not a virgin. But, I’ve never been this open, this raw, with anyone before. It scares me and it excites me all at the same time. And I love that my mate is being just as open with me. She may have used her food as a reason to collect her thoughts, but she’s being honest, and she hasn’t refused to answer me. However, everything changes when she tells me she wants to feel my tongue on her again. She and I want exactly the same thing. When we finally settle down for the night, I know there is no way I can sleep, so I insist that she sleep while I keep watch. As she sleeps, I realize I’m completely and totally bewitched by this wolf. Besides her incredible beauty, her heart and her goodness make me feel like I’m the luckiest man in the world, just to be near her. I’m sure I’m being a total creeper by watching her sleep, leaning i
I suck in air and arch my back as Drake slides his cold finger over my clit. My body shivers at his touch, aching for more. “Do you masturbate, Leana?” he asks. “I think I get a payment for that question,” I say, my back still arched, my eyes closed, and my voice once again sounding like a woman in the throes of passion. “What payment do you require, my mate?” I love that he doesn’t even flinch at my request. He’s willing to do whatever I ask. I look at him, biting down on my lip. “Strip.” He pulls his fingers from inside me and brings them to his mouth. His tongue snakes out and his eyes flash bright red before he growls, and his fangs come out. He licks and sucks my taste off his fingers before pulling his boxers off. Then, his eyes lock on mine as he begins sliding his cool fingers over my clit again. “Your answer?” he asks. “Yes, I masturbate,” I say. “Show me,” he commands. He slides his hand away and I slide mine down my stomach and then to my clit. His eyes are so inte
Ecstasy. Nirvana. Rapture. There are a million words to describe something that feels incredible, but all of them fall short of the feelings I’ve had tonight. I thought that feeding on someone, feeling their warm blood spread throughout my system while finding my release inside them was the ultimate bliss. Then, I had tasted Leana’s blood and hadn’t even been inside her when I’d found my release, multiple times. The taste of her blood was unlike anything I’d ever tasted before. That is until I tasted her arousal. The taste of something untamed yet beautiful, wild yet floral. The memory and residual taste still teasing my tongue. For the first time since becoming a vampire, my mind hadn’t been thinking about blood at all. I had been overwhelmed with the taste and smell of my mate, more delicious than anything I’d ever tasted, by far. Until I had both tastes together, her arousal and her blood when my fangs had pierced her pussy lips. My body shivers just thinking of it. If you told m
I’ve never been in a situation where I had to take on this many vampires at once. Actually, I've never taken on a vampire before killing Amir. Not only that, but Drake still doesn’t seem to understand that as a Guardian and his mate, it’s my job to protect him. I may not have fought against vampires before, I may not have battled against a foe without a pack or other Guardians there to assist me, but I am a Guardian. I guess it’s time for me to stretch my wings and see what I’m really capable of. I just need to figure out quickly how to kill these vampires. As soon as Giovanni gives the command, the vampires all race forward. Unlike Drake, I can see these vampires, which would be a good thing if they weren’t coming at me from all sides, also attacking Drake and using their faster speed to try and best me in the fight. Unlike with the werewolves, Drake does not know how to fight the vampires and he’s very effective. As he fights, Kella pushes forward but doesn’t shift as her claws ex
My father’s actions make me wonder if he is the one going against the Guardians. Now, not only do I have to find the woman my grandfather asked me about, but I also have figure out if it’s my father that’s going against the werewolves and the Guardians. I’m almost as angry about being attacked as I am about the missed opportunity with my mate. We had one more night, alone in the woods, but now, we’ll make it to the city before it gets dark. I probably should feed again before going into an environment where I’ll be surrounded by humans. Although, I still have no need or desire to feed. It’s incredibly refreshing to be able to focus on something other than my thirst. We slow down and begin to walk as we get close to the city and the possibility of running into someone that shouldn’t see us moving so quickly. “Where will you go now?” Leana asks me. I turn and look at her, frowning. “I’m assuming that you can’t go back to your grandfather’s castle now that you’ve left that message fo
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