Malakai (The Stone Society Book 13)

by Faith Gibson

  “That’s why we move around. It’s why I left California and came here. We don’t have to worry about that for a while. And if the time comes and you still aren’t ready to move, there are prosthetics we can wear when we are around others.”

  “Will we live here?” Josie looked around the bedroom. Kai hadn’t decorated in the year he’d been staying there since he didn’t know where he was going to end up. Maybe that would change soon.

  “That’s up to you. If you like this house, I’ll talk to Sixx about buying it. If you’d rather have something smaller, we’ll start looking.”

  “What do you want?” Josie bit her bottom lip, and Kai groaned.

  “You. I want you. Doesn’t matter where. As long as we’re together, all I want is you.”

  Josie released her lip then licked it. “You have me.”

  Chapter Ten

  Josie’s mind was spinning, and her body was heating back up. Not with fever, like before, but with need. She couldn’t miss Malakai’s erection. She also couldn’t stop herself from rubbing against it.

  Kai grabbed her hips. “Sunshine, you’re killing me.”

  “Oh. I thought…” She moved to slide off his lap, but his grip tightened.

  “No. You thought right. I want you. I want to strip you down and make love to you all day, but if we do that, I won’t be able to stop until I claim you.”

  “I thought that’s what you wanted. Why your friends brought me back here. To convince me to accept all this is real. To accept you.”

  “They brought you here because I was dying. And yes, for those reasons too. But I need to know you’re doing this because you want me. Want us. This isn’t like marriage where we can get divorced if it doesn’t work out. Once I claim you, you’re mine for about another five hundred years. Are you ready for that?”

  “That’s a long time. What about you? Can you see yourself with someone like me for that long?” Josie didn’t want Kai to be stuck with her when he could have someone prettier and less… rambly. “I admit thinking about living that long is mind-blowing, but it’s also exciting. I get the hot guy, and you get—”

  Kai cut her off with his mouth. Josie didn’t know how it happened. One second, she was straddling his legs, and the next she was on her back with him on top, kissing the shit out of her. All she could do was hang on for the ride. Malakai kissed her breathless. Literally. He devoured her mouth. It was unlike any kiss she’d ever had. Not only could she feel his passion because his hard dick was pressing against her thigh, but he poured everything he was feeling into the kiss. His tongue was soft yet demanding. His hand gripped her hair. Not hard enough to hurt but just tight enough to get her attention.

  Kai broke the kiss long enough for her to suck in a breath, then he was back on her. Josie didn’t know if it was the mate bond making him crave her, or if he truly found her sexy. In that moment, she didn’t care. She needed him. Needed him to make love to her. To fuck her hard. To claim her. She had never felt so wanton, and she liked it. She really liked it. If this was what she had to look forward to for the next five hundred years, then yes, please.

  When Kai’s hand slid under the scrub top she was wearing, reality crashed down. “Stop.”

  Kai disappeared. Somehow, he’d gotten to the other side of the room in seconds. His chest was heaving, and he looked wild. Like he was moments away from devouring her. She propped up on her elbows. “I didn’t mean stop, like I don’t want this. I meant stop because if you touch me, I’m going to come apart. I want that. I want you. But I really need a shower. I’m kind of gross.”

  “I don’t care about that.” Kai stalked back to the bed and pulled her ankle, dragging her to the edge. He bent and picked her up, tossing her over his shoulder.

  Josie laughed. “What are you doing?” Then she sobered because she had a perfect view of his perfect ass encased in nothing but tight boxer briefs. Since she needed somewhere to put her hands, she grabbed hold of both cheeks and squeezed.

  “Putting you in the shower. I don’t care that you don’t feel clean, but I can sense how much it bothers you.” With her splayed over his shoulder, Kai turned on the water. “Here’s what’s going to happen. You’re going to take the quickest shower of your life. I’m going to change the sheets. Then I’m going to get both you and the bedding dirty again. At some point in messing you up, I’m going to claim you. I’m going to show you how desirable I find you. Eventually, I’m going to feed you because you’re going to need sustenance for rounds four or five.”

  Oh my.

  Kai set Josie on her feet. “Chop-chop, Sunshine. Daylight’s burning, and so am I.” Kai adjusted his erection, his eyes full of heat. Like her body. Maybe she didn’t need a shower after all.

  Kai grinned and put his hand out to stop her. “Nope. Shower. Now. I feel your indecision, but I also know you feel gross, as you put it. Enjoy this alone time because it’s the last shower you’ll be taking without me.”

  Kai left the bathroom without a backward glance. Josie never stripped down so fast in her life. The water was the perfect temperature, and as she washed the residual sweat from her body, her core tingled with what was to come. Me. I’m going to be coming. Past lovers had been okay. Some got her off beforehand, but most had left her aching and taking matters in her own hands later. She knew sex with Malakai Paloma was going to be different. Josie didn’t want to waste time washing her hair, but she knew if she didn’t, she’d regret it. There was no conditioner, but she couldn’t be bothered to worry about that. After drying off, she used a bit of Kai’s deodorant then brushed her teeth with his toothpaste and her finger. She finger-combed the tangles as best she could. Josie paused to look at herself in the mirror. After today, this was the face she would be seeing the rest of her life. Her abnormally long life. A giggle escaped, and a loud growl sounded behind her.

  Malakai, all naked six-plus-feet of the male, was watching her from the doorway. One hand was on the doorframe, but the other… Josie’s mouth watered at the sight of Kai’s fist stroking a leisurely path up and down his erection. Holy shit, his dick was a thing of beauty. It was long and lean like the rest of him.

  Without conscious thought, she turned and closed the few feet between them. When she reached for his dick, he took a step back. “As much as I would love your hand or your mouth on me, I want inside you more.” Kai picked her up, bridal-style. He carried her to the bed, which had been turned down, and placed her in the middle. After letting his eyes roam over her nakedness, he settled his body on top of her. Josie’s legs opened for him, and his erection nestled at her juncture. Josie was expecting down-and-dirty sex, but Kai had other plans.

  “I promised you lovemaking, and that is what you are going to get.” Starting at her neck, Kai placed open-mouthed kisses down her body. He bypassed her breasts, which were aching to be touched. Kai’s tongue teased her navel before traveling lower. Josie’s hands carded Kai’s short hair before sliding up her stomach and cupping her breasts. As Kai focused his attention on her clit, Josie pinched and pulled her nipples. They were sensitive, and the more she played with them, the wetter she got. Or it could have been from Kai’s tongue flicking her nub. He alternated between licking, biting, and blowing on it. Josie writhed beneath him, needing more.

  “Kai, please. I need you.”

  “You’ve got me, Sunshine.” He pushed a couple fingers into her slick passage, massaging her inner walls. “Gods, you smell delicious.” He pulled his fingers out and sucked them clean. “Taste good too.” He doubled his efforts. Between licking her clit and stroking her core, Josie was a mess. Fire stoked deep in her belly. Her thighs trembled. She squeezed her legs, bracketing his head, and Kai laughed against her mound. She didn’t find the situation funny. She seriously needed to come. “Kai, please, I’m begging here.”

  Kai moved his fingers quicker and sucked hard on her nub. Josie’s orgasm rocked her body, and she pushed against his mouth. He continued licking and stroking until she couldn’t take any more. J
osie’s body trembled when her orgasm hit.

  Kai kissed the inside of her thigh before crawling up her body.

  “Are you ready for me?” he asked. Josie nodded and pulled his head down for a kiss. Her essence was on his tongue, and she sucked hard. Forget making love. Josie needed Kai to fuck her. Fill her up. She needed to feel his dick hitting her chest from the inside.

  “Yes, I need you to fuck me. Hard.”

  “I don’t want to hurt you.”

  Josie smiled and pressed a hand to his cheek. “Make it hurt good.”

  Kai’s cock slid easily between her slick folds. In one move, he was all the way in. Josie wiggled her ass, rolling her hips, trying to get him even deeper. Kai pulled his cock out until the tip was at her entrance, then slid back in. “Harder. Faster,” she pleaded.

  “I’m trying to make this last, Baby. My beast is demanding I claim you, and I’m barely holding on.”

  “Then let go. Claim me. Make me yours.”

  Kai searched her eyes and must have found what he was looking for. He wrapped his arms around her legs, placing them on his shoulders. With her ass not touching the bed, Kai thrust faster and harder, just like she asked.

  “Gods, you’re perfect. Your pussy is gripping my dick like a vise. I could stay inside you forever.” Kai’s face was pinched as if he were in pain. “I’m close. Too close. Are you sure?”

  “I’m sure. Bite me.” Josie never thought she’d say anything of the sort, but there she was.

  Kai eased her legs back down, placing his hands next to her head. His fangs dropped and his wings unfurled behind him. Josie couldn’t stop herself from reaching out and touching the edge of one. A low grumble came from his throat as he dipped his head and sank his sharp teeth into her neck. Another orgasm came out of nowhere. Hard. Kai pumped his seed into her body as he thrust harder and deeper than before. Josie felt no pain. She felt… euphoric. He hadn’t been lying. Josie floated with both a lightness and heaviness. Dizzy with being one with this male, and heavy with his weight on top of her.

  Yes! She’s ours.

  Josie gasped. “What was that?”

  Kai pushed up onto his forearms, rocking back and forth gently. “That was our Gargoyle.”

  “But… he was in my head.”

  “Yeah, he can be a mouthy bastard. I should have warned you that might happen.”

  “Oh my god. That’s amazing. Can I talk to him?”

  Kai grinned. “If you wish.”

  “Hello? Mr. Gargoyle?”

  Malakai tossed his head back, laughing so hard he shook the bed. “Oh, Sunshine. You are so fucking perfect.

  Don’t listen to him. Not that you aren’t perfect because you are. But you don’t have to call me mister. Just use your mind, and I’ll hear you.

  What if I want to talk to you in private? Josie was talking with her mind! How fucking cool was that?

  “It doesn’t work that way, Sunshine. He and I are one and the same.”

  “You heard that?”

  Loud and clear.

  “Oh, my god. That’s… can all couples talk like that?”

  Kai eased his spent dick from her body and rolled to his side, taking Josie with him so she was sprawled against his chest. “I don’t think so. I mean, they can speak to each other, but I’ve never heard any of the mates mention talking with the beast.”

  We are special. It’s the Blessing of Sevens.

  You mean the curse.

  Josie smiled at her mate as she listened in on his conversation with their Gargoyle. She had a Gargoyle!

  No, I mean blessing. The connection we share with Josie is unique. We are blessed with such an amazing mate, and the bond is unlike most. I know you feel it.

  I do. And I agree; she is amazing.

  Josie had to be dreaming. If she was, she never wanted to wake. Speaking of waking, Kai’s dick was hard again, and she knew what she wanted. Josie turned around so she could wrap her lips over the plump head, tasting him for the first time. The mixture of both their releases coated his erection, and she liked it. A lot. Kai grabbed her hips and settled her pussy against his face, lapping at her folds. Guess he likes the taste too.

  Oh, we love it. But what I really would love is to know where your birthmark is.

  Josie giggled around his cock, and Kai let out a rumble against her opening. Josie did her best to please Kai. She kept getting distracted by the way he ate her out, but he must have enjoyed her sloppy blowjob because within minutes, he was warning her he was close. Josie didn’t pull off. She wanted to swallow his cum, and she did. Mostly. Some of it escaped the sides of her mouth, and she vowed to practice until she could take it all.

  When they were both sated, Josie rolled over and pointed to her right thigh, just below her butt cheek. Malakai grinned before kissing the seven on her skin.

  They spent the rest of the day making love. Yes, Kai finally took her slowly and gently. He was true to his word about not letting her bathe alone. She never knew wall sex in the shower could be so good. Or slippery. Kai carried her to the kitchen where she got to enjoy the dessert he’d made the night before. She never wanted to leave their little slice of happiness, but his words burst her bubble when he carried her out to the patio. Sitting in the same chair as the night before, angled so they were looking at one another, reality crept in.

  “We need to sneak you back to the hospital.” She knew her face showed displeasure when Kai cupped her cheek. His thumb pulled at the side of her mouth. “Don’t worry, Sunshine. I’ll be there waiting for you to ‘wake up.’ When you do, we’ll head back to your apartment. We can either stay there, or grab your clothes and come back here. Not that you’ll need many clothes, except for work. But know this – you’re mine now. From the moment I claimed you, we became one. Where you sleep, I sleep. It’s your decision on where that is.”

  “Here. I want to sleep here.”

  “Okay then. We’ll pack as much as both cars will hold. Let me call Gregor so he and Tessa can come get us.”

  “Why not call Tessa directly?”

  “First, I don’t have her number. But mostly, it’s out of respect for Gregor. He won’t hesitate to hand the phone over to her. We have a code engrained deep within. Most Gargoyles are inherently good, and we will protect all mates and children with our lives. It’s not that we can’t be around someone else’s mate because we do it often when protecting them. But if the male is around, we respect their bond.”

  “You said most. Not all of you are good?”

  “Unfortunately, no. As with humans, there are those who seek power, and they don’t go about the right way of getting it. There’s a lot that has happened in the last few months. Things that are still happening, and I promise to explain it all tomorrow. For now, let’s see this charade of you being in quarantine through so we can come back here and pick up where we left off.”

  Kai called Gregor, and it wasn’t half an hour before he and Tessa returned. Josie had never laughed so much in her life. Tessa Stone was a force of nature. She had no filter, and Josie wanted to be her when she grew up. If Gregor growled “Red” once, he growled it twenty times on the short drive to the hospital. Josie, dressed in the dirty scrubs she’d left the hospital in, was ushered through the back entrance where the morgue was. A young man with a purple stripe in his hair met them with a gurney.

  “Hey, Nerd Boy,” Tessa greeted the man.

  “Hey, TFR. Who do we have here?” he asked, looking at Josie. Then he looked at Kai, and his eyes widened. “Is this our newest?” he asked, rubbing his hands together.

  “Trevor, I’d like to introduce you to Josie. And yes, she’s my mate.”

  Trevor bowed deep. “At your service, M’lady.” Josie couldn’t help but like him.

  “Oh. You’re the...” Josie snapped her mouth shut. She’d almost said something rude.

  “The what? The fabulous one? The cute one? The smart one? I would say token gay one, but since I’m not the only queer in the bunch, that would be
wrong, so you can take your pick of the others.”

  When Tessa told Trevor he needed to get a move on, the quirky young man didn’t miss a beat. “I’ve got this. Keep her covered. Don’t let anyone see her until I get her back upstairs where Sabrina is waiting.” He motioned to Josie. “Your chariot awaits.”

  Kai picked her up, placed her on the gurney, then kissed her in front of the others. It didn’t surprise her because Tessa and Gregor had kissed as soon as they got out of the car. “I’ll see you soon, Sunshine.”

  Trevor pulled the sheet up over her face. “Sorry about this, but if anyone sees me with a live body, they’ll know something’s up. And I should probably shut up now because if anyone sees me talking to a body they believe is deceased, they’ll think I’m… No, they won’t. They would expect that. Well, my coworkers would, but those visiting their family members don’t need to know the crazy man who works in the morgue likes to talk to his patients. Technically, I know they are no longer patients when they reach my cold, stainless table, but it sounds nicer than corpse. Jeez, you’re not going to want anything to do with me. Sorry. I tend to ramble. I don’t need an excuse; it’s just something I do.”

  “I think we’re going to get along swimmingly. I ramble too. And I’m sorry if I offended you just now. Kaya threw several names at me, and I was happy to have remembered yours.”

  “Kaya’s good at that. Throwing things. Mostly it’s attitude, but she has to, being the Queen to all that badassedness. Just wait until you see all the males in a room together. It really is something. I’ve had a while to get used to it, but it’s still something to see. I’m glad you’re one of the mate club now. I look forward to rambling with you more and getting to know you.”

  “Me too.” Josie felt weird talking to Trevor, mainly because she couldn’t see him.

  “Hey, what was that you called Tessa?” Josie asked.

  “TFR. Stands for third favorite redhead. Jasper’s my favorite for obvious reasons. Tessa used to be my second favorite, then Katherine came along. I’m mostly teasing Tessa because she’s truly one of my best friends. If I had an older sister, I’d want it to be her.”