“Now is the time of the marking. May the Universe continue to bless you and yours all the days of your life, Murdock.”
The Elders left the beach as Brannoc, Maddox, Pearce and Declan positioned light blue silk panels around the couple, giving them privacy where just seconds before there had been none. In a flash, the Dragons were gone, and Kalliope was finally and most blessedly alone with her mate.
Looking at the man she would give her life for, Kallie could only stare. Murdock was magnificent in more ways she had yet to discover. He smiled a smile she knew was just for her, the one that made her weak in the knees as she chuckled, knowing immediately that he’d heard her thoughts. It was a comfort she’d never expected to feel to know he felt exactly the same way. The longer they stared at one another, the deeper and darker his eyes became, until they glowed from deep within, outshining the sun overhead.
Lowering his lips to hers, Murdock stopped, hovering just above her mouth, and whispered, “ Tá tú mo ghrá eternal. Ta’ mo chroi istigh ionat,” before capturing her lips with his.
Just as it always was when he opened himself to her, Kallie could feel Murdock and Raibert, the Dragon King within his soul everywhere . She was consumed with a heat that laid her open…body, heart, and soul, to her mate.
Gasping at what felt like a bee stinging the left side of her neck, Kalliope willingly went when Murdock pulled her even closer, moving his lips from hers, and trailing kisses across her jaw and down her neck, reaching the spot that was still tender to the touch. Licking and sucking the offending area until all thoughts of anything but their naked bodies loving one another fled from her mind, Kallie’s fingers gripped her mate’s shoulders letting him know beyond all doubt that she never wanted to be anywhere but in his arms.
Placing her hands on either side of his face, Kallie pulled his lips to hers, pouring everything she felt into their embrace, driving them both until they were breathless. Pulling back, Murdock looked deep into her eyes, a grin curving the side of his mouth at the same time that she saw a mischievous glint that made her chuckle, “What exactly are you up to, Dock?”
“Things that will make ye head spin, Mrs. Dock.”
“Ya’ know, I think I like that name…a whole big bunch.”
Leaning in to give him a kiss, Murdock pulled back. “Ah want noothin’ more than tae kiss ye everywhere fur every moment of the rest of our lives, but Ah hae a surprise fur ye that jist cannae wait.” Winking and making Kallie laugh out loud, he picked her up, moved the silken panels with his boot, and using his enhanced speed, whisked her across the beach.
Travelin’ by Dragon sure beats a broom anyday…
Speeding up a path that led them to a cave that had been decorated with the same flowers as their mating ceremony, Murdock dashed inside then gently set her on her feet. As her eyes adjusted to the dark from the bright sunlight outside, Kallie saw candles burning on every available surface, and a pallet of thick fluffy blankets stacked high in the center of the space.
When Murdock spoke, his voice was full of a longing that echoed her own, pulling her to him, body and soul. “Ah wanted to take you to my home under the sea, but Kalliope, mo ghrá , I cannae wait that loong.” Motioning out to his side, he went on, “So, this is as close as I can get for now.” Closing the scant distance between them, her Dragon added, “For you see, Kalliope Deóireach, you are my world. You make me whole and happy, and I love you with all that I am.”
Struck speechless by the utter honesty of her mate, Kallie could do nothing but throw her arms around Murdock’s neck and kiss her Dragon as if her very life depended upon it. Her hands slid under his surcoat, forcing it to the ground. His black T-shirt followed. Sparks of their connection arched between them igniting a fire neither ever wanted to extinguish.
Sliding down his body, Kalliope placed butterfly kisses on his delectable skin, tasting the special spots she planned to revisit again and again. Appreciating every inch that was her mate, the sassy Witch enjoyed his hiss of pleasure as she rubbed her body against his straining cock.
Removing his belt, she unbuttoned his pants, letting her hand tease the trail of dark hair that disappeared into his pants. Her fingers once again stretched to cover as much of his impressive erection as she could. She smiled as it pulsed against her palm, a sign of just how much she excited him. Working her fist to the tip, she wet her thumb in the warm proof of his excitement making Murdock throw back his head as he gasped into her mind,, “Kalliope, mo ghra’, I love you with all that I am .”
Answering back directly into his mind, just as he had spoken to her, Kallie sighed “And I love you, my Dragon man, so very, very much.”
Moving his hips, his arousal growing with their combined heartbeat, Murdock dragged his cock across her palm a split second before his breathing became ragged and he growled low in his throat. Kalliope marveled at the mark of twin Dragon scales irrevocably intertwined and floating on a set of waves that bounced with Dock’s rapid pulse at the base of his neck.
She knew for certain that tattoo had not been there before. Then, a conversation she’d had with Calysta came to mind, and the little Witch instantly knew it was their mating mark, and that she, too, carried the brand for all the world to see.
Working her fist up and down his generous length, Kallie felt Murdock grow harder still. Using her free hand and with his help, she shoved his pants to the ground. Kicking them out of the way, she placed her free hand on his thigh and leaned forward, taking as much of his cock into her mouth as she could.
His essence on her tongue was a perfect mix of sweet and salty, making Kallie think of the sea, the sky and the man the Universe had blessed her with to love forever and ever. Letting her tongue massage the bulging vein running the length of the underside of his erection, she felt her mate’s cock throb in reaction. Slowly pulling back until she could tease the slit at the tip with her tongue, Kallie was lost on an erotic cloud of love, desire and complete harmony with her mate.
With her hand on his thigh, she felt his muscles quiver and knew he wanted to thrust his hips but was calling upon his amazing strength to hold still. Longing to see her mate come completely undone, as she’d dreamt of more times than she could remember, Kallie, sucked his cock all the way into her mouth until the tip touched the back of her throat. Humming low in her throat, Kalliope chuckled in her mind at Murdock’s low, rumbling groan.
Moving his hands to her shoulders, she felt him try to push her back, even pulling his hips back in an effort to dislodge his cock from her mouth. When she slid her hand around his thigh and pulled him closer, Murdock objected, “Nay, Kallie, yoou dinnae have tae do this. Ah’m ‘bout to come.”
Her need to give him pleasure and the feelings flowing between them spurred her on. She answered, adding a little sass to her tone, “I want all of you. Hold nothing back, my love.”
Pulling him back into her mouth, she mercilessly teased him with her tongue, but this time, she moved her fist up and down the base of his cock, massaging his balls with her free hand. Throwing back his head for the second time, Murdock yelled to the ceiling “Kalliope… Kallie… mo chroi … trócaire …”
Chuckling in her mind at his use of the word mercy in ancient Gaelic and unable to answer his plea, Kallie merely hummed, “mmmmmhhmmmmmm,” the vibrations a happy accident that caused him to groan all the louder and longer.
Feeling him fighting his passion, ready when he tried to pull from her mouth as hard as she tried to keep him with her, Kallie smiled against his cock as the resulting movement was a give and take where they met one another stroke for stroke until his balls in her hand drew tight to his body. Not one to ever give up, her Dragon changed his tactics, sliding his hands under her arms, and trying to lift her from the ground. Instead, Kallie quickened her pace until Murdock roared her name just as she felt the warm flow of his essence fill her mouth and slide down her throat. Accepting every drop, Kallie worked him in and out of her mouth until his breathing reluctantly slowed. Only then d
id she let him fall from her lips.
Kneeling before her, Murdock’s expression made Kallie feel like she was the most beautiful thing in the world and his words quite simply rocked her to the core. “Whate’er Ah did too deserve you, Ah’d do a million times o’er. It’ll take several lifetimes tae show ye the depth of my love for you.”
Ever so slowly, her Dragon leaned forward, placing a kiss above one eyebrow and then the other, one cheek and then the other, loving her with his lips, touching as many places as he could until he had worked his way to her neck. His journey continued to the very top of the white gown she still wore. Every inch of her décolletage knew his worship, while his hands slowly untied and unwound the ribbon holding her bodice tight. Her dress hit the ground like the fall of the leaves from the trees in the beautiful autumn breeze.
Standing before her Dragon in nothing but the white lace panties Daph and Merrie had given her just that morning, Kallie had her first case of nerves. But her Dragon would not be denied. Leaning back, Murdock looked her up and down with passion burning so brightly in his eyes they were once again glowing, he whispered, “Ye are more beautiful than all the stars in the sky.”
At the sound of his voice, husky and raspy with arousal, and the wonderful words he’d spoken, Kallie’s nipples hardened just shy of the point of pain, and the juices that until now had gathered in her pussy wet the inside of her thigh. Slamming his lips to hers, Murdock kissed her as if she was the very air he breathed, pouring more love and devotion than she’d ever imagined possible into that one passionate embrace.
Laying her back on the soft pallet he’d prepared for them, Kallie knew without a doubt she would never be able to survive more than a few minutes without his touch. Murdock had invaded her very being. He was now a part of her in every way possible. She could feel him everywhere , in her heart, in her soul…in the very fiber of her being and she felt as if she could fly without wings. The sensual overload was earth-shattering. His fingers slid under the lace at her hip and a slight tug later, she was completely naked and utterly at his mercy.
Lifting her hips in an effort to force his wandering hands where her need was becoming uncontrollable, Kallie instead heard her Dragon’s chuckle echoed through her mind as he placed one hand flat on the skin above the curls covering her pussy and held her still. Screaming in frustration, she could barely get more than his name across her lips, “Murdock...oh my Goddess…Murdock… Please…Please… I need…”
She could hear the smile in his voice as he answered, “Yes, mo céadsearc. What tis ye need? Ye have oonly tae tell me.”
Trying to move his hand, growling in response to his question, the sudden movement of her mate’s body against hers forced her eyes to fly open only to find Murdock kneeling between her legs. Snared by the intensity of his gaze, Kallie was unable to do anything but look into the eyes of the man she would love for all time.
Placing his hands under her bottom, Murdock gently pulled her closer until the head of his cock touched the outer lips of her pussy. Lifting her hips in response, causing his erection to slide between her outer lips and the base to come in contact with her highly aroused clit, Kallie gasped as pure electricity raced through her veins. Fighting to move her hips forward, she tried with all her might to push him farther inside, her movement causing them both to gasp and his hips to finally, blessedly begin to move.
Rolling her hips to meet his thrust, Murdock’s cock slid all the way into her wet warm pussy, only stopping when he reached bottom. The feeling of utter bliss rolled over, around, and through them. She had no doubt that the angels were singing in exultation that she and her Dragon were finally one in every way.
Feeling him savoring the contractions of her womb around his erection, loving everything they were sharing for the first time, Kallie’s heart nearly burst when her Dragon once again looked deep into her eyes as he asked, “Are ye okay? Ah wanted tae go slow our first time but with ye, all thoughts of caution simply disappear.”
The emotions flowing between them and the depth of love in his words sent Kallie’s excitement and need skyrocketing. “I am better than I have ever been in my entire life. I am finally complete, and it is all because of you, my very own Dragon man.”
Smiling in return before looking down in reverence and lovingly commanding, “Look at us, mo ghra’ , look at where we are joined...always together .”
Getting up on her elbows, Kallie looked at their bodies joined together. One glance and the uncontrollable need to move, to experience the orgasm that was barreling toward her, to share absolutely everything with Murdock overtook the Witch.
Moving with renewed vigor against her mate, Kallie watching Murdock glide in and out of her body. He needed no more motivation. Kallie heard his thoughts as if they were her own. Her Dragon meant to love her as completely and thoroughly as he possibly could.
Driving in and out of her, Murdock rolled his hips forward every time their bodies touched. The change in motion made the head of his cock rub against the sensitive bundle of nerves at the top of her channel, and combined with the way her clit made contact with the base of his cock on every stroke, Kallie was awash in a myriad of emotions that sent her careening towards ecstasy. Letting go of everything but the love and devotion for her Dragon, Kalliope reached for his hands, elated when Dock’s fingers slid between hers at the exact second that she screamed her release and heard Murdock roar his.
Slowly returning to earth, Kalliope reveled in the feel of Murdock continuing to move in and out of her while their hands remained tightly wound together. Opening her eyes, she smiled as he asked, “Hey there, álainn, how ye doin’?”
Purring her answer, totally unashamed of showing her mate how amazing he made her feel, Kallie sighed, “Perfect, my love, just perfect.”
Letting their hands fall apart, Murdock pulled completely out of her, picked her up, and moved to the top of their pallet. Lying back on the huge mound of pillows, he turned on his side, laying her next to him, so they were face to face. Losing all track of time, completely content to spend the rest of her life in a cave gazing at her mate, Kallie was surprised when her Dragon pulled a turquoise velvet box from under her pillow, holding it out in the palm of his hand and winking with a radiant smile on his face.
Taking what he offered, she asked, “What is this?”
“Open it and find out.” Accompanied by his gorgeously cheeky grin was Murdock’s only reply.
“But you’ve given me so much already, and I have nothing for you.”
“Oh, but ye have given me everything. Tis all right here.” He looked around their cave before laying one hand over his heart and the other over hers. “Tis ye, my sweet Kalliope. Now, open your present or Ah’ll tickle ye til ye do.”
Kallie couldn’t help but laugh and wonder if the day would ever come when she would tire of simply being near her Dragon. Carefully opening the box, she gasped. Nothing in all the world could’ve prepared her for what she saw nestled in the turquoise fabric.
Tears ran down her face as Murdock lifted the halo-design aquamarine and diamond ring that looked exactly like the one her grandfather had given to her Grams and slid it onto the ring finger on her left hand.
“How could you have known?” She sniffled.
“Aye, t’was right there.” He gently tapped her temple. “In ye memories and surrounded by so mooch love, I knew it had to be special.” Kissing the knuckle above her ring, he added, “Please tell me tis happy tears ye are cryin’.”
“The happiest. Murdock, always the happiest where you’re concerned.”
Throwing herself into his arms, Kallie placed her hands on either side of her Dragon’s face and gushed, “Do you have any idea how much I love you? How very special you are to me? How in just a few short days you have become the center of my universe? You have awakened my soul, set fire to my heart and given me a peace that outshines all other.” Leaning forward, she laid her lips to his and spoke in the way of true Dragon Mates, “I will love you, Mu
rdock Deóireach, for all time, in this lifetime and the next, no matter where we are.”
“The bottom of the sea, the sky above, the waves as they roll onto the sea or a mountaintop cave…” Murdock’s voice floated through her mind as the couple loved one another just as the Universe intended.
Epilogue
Ignoring the call s from her parents and older sisters, Lulu continued to swim towards the reef nearly a hundred miles off the east coast of the island. She could feel her sister, Nessa’s need to answer their mom and dad, to let them know where they were and that they were all right.
But Talullah by birth, Lulu to her family, knew how that would end up. Mom would cry. Dad would scold and her other five sisters, all older than her, would gripe and complain until Nessa gave up and turned around. Then Lulu would feel bad and follow. And that was not happening this time…no way…no how. She was tracking down the man who needed her help, come Hell or high water.
Well, I’m praying there’s no Hell down here, but only the Goddess and Poseidon know for sure…
Visions of the man from her dreams, the one trapped and begging for her help flashed in her mind like the neon signs the bait shops used to lure in tourists. His long, matted and bedraggled auburn hair hanging in clumps over his face, Lulu could only make out the deep violet of his eyes and the sharp lines of his cheekbones pushing against the translucent, emaciated skin pulled taut over his face.
How could she not answer his call? How could she leave him to suffer? His pleas for help had literally reached into her chest and grabbed hold of her heart. Night after night, she paced the floor, trying to answer his calls. Yelling so loudly within her mind that she faced every morning with a headache rivaling the worst hangover she’d ever had.
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