by Sadie Carter
“Yeah. Duh. Couldn’t you tell from the orgasm you gave me?”
“Yes, but, you are so much smaller than I am. I could have hurt you.”
“Macon, you would never hurt me. So you get a little rough, I can take it. I like it.” She smiled at him. “Guess we have to work on communication. And trust.”
“Zoey told me that you believe the guards were there because I did not trust you.”
“Weren’t they?”
“In the beginning, yes. But I kept them because I was worried you would try to leave me again.”
“Again?”
“You tried to climb down a cliff to get away from me.”
She breathed out a deep breath. “Oh. I didn’t do that to get away from you. I was trying to get away to send a message to Rich.”
“You were not trying to leave me?”
“No.”
“I have been, how do you put it? Firm headed?”
“Hard-headed. Yeah, you have. In your defense, it seems to be an affliction most of your people suffer from.” She smiled at him.
“I had a set view of how a mating would work.”
“And I didn’t fit well into your little one-size-fits-all model. Not like Hagartha would have.”
“Actually, I do not believe Hagartha would have been all that suitable.”
“No?” She had to admit she still wondered if he had feelings for the other woman.
“No, you see she is not an opinionated, rash, little brunette.”
“I am not rash or little.”
“You are both. Luckily, I am here to ensure that your rash behavior does not endanger you. Again.” He gave her a stern look, covering her mouth with his hand as she went to protest. “Make no mistake, I will not tolerate you placing yourself in danger, particularly to save me. I am a warrior; I do not need your protection.”
She pulled at his hand, frowning up at him as he lifted his palm. “And I can take care of myself.”
“This is not something I will bend on, Annabel. I understand you have had to be a warrior in the past. But you are my mate. It is my duty to take care of you now.”
She scowled. “So you want me to just sit back, eat bonbons, and grow fat and lazy while you take care of everything?”
“You could not be lazy if you tried and I would like you to put on more weight. That is on my list of priorities where you are concerned.”
“I can’t be happy like that, Macon.”
“And I cannot be happy with you risking yourself.” He studied her. “But I also wish you to be happy. So what would you need to be happy?”
Okay, she was shocked silly by that for a moment. “Um, I guess, I’d still like to train. And…maybe…if they’re interested, I could teach the women some defensive moves.”
He rubbed at his cheek. “That might work. Provided their mates agreed.”
“You know that women are capable of making their own decisions, right? We’re not all helpless little things who need a big strong man to take care of them.”
“I could only wish.”
Her eyes widened. “Hey, did you just make a joke? You did, right?”
“Certainly not. That was a very real wish.” But there was a smile tugging at his lips.
She reached up with her good hand and cupped his face. “Are things going to be okay?”
“They are,” he said with assurance.
“You trust me?”
He was silent, and she was actually glad he didn’t answer straight away. A quick answer might have had her second guessing him.
“I realize there has been little trust between us in the past and that is something I regret deeply. It will not happen overnight, but we will earn each other’s trust. Zoey has told me that honesty is key. So is sex. A lot of sex.”
“Oh, dear Lord. I can’t believe she said that.”
“That will, of course, wait until you are well.”
“I don’t want to keep rehashing the past, Macon. A clean slate sounds like a great idea. I love you.”
“I do not know what love is. But know that you will always come first. I will protect you, honor you, take care of you, and ensure that you want for nothing. Always.”
“That’s pretty much love, big guy.”
“Then I suppose I love you.”
“There’s no way you are ever watching me pee again, though, got it?” she warned.
“There is nothing to be embarrassed about.”
“There is everything to be embarrassed about. So while you’re in a good mood, I have something to ask you.”
“Anything. I will grant you anything.”
“Good. So while my brother is on Zerconia, can he stay with us?”
“What? Never.”
Epilogue
“I am going to kill your brother.”
“Not the first time I’ve heard that.” She looked up as Macon entered their bedroom, his eyes glowing red. It felt surreal thinking of it as their bedroom sometimes. Their house. Their bedroom. Her mate.
All hers.
And right now, her mate looked like he was ready to murder her brother. Again. This wasn’t the first or even fifth time she’d heard him threaten Rich. Not that she blamed Macon. Rich could try the patience of a saint.
“Come here.” She patted the masic beside her. “Let me see if I can make everything better.”
Macon moved to the side of the bed, and she knelt behind him, massaging his shoulders. Bless him, he was so thick with muscle, she doubted her hands made much impression, but he didn’t say anything.
She soon gave up, placing her arms around her neck. “Fuck me, Macon.”
He turned with a small smile. “Of course, my own.” He gently clasped her face between his hands.
“No.” She pulled back, and he stared at her in shock. “I don’t mean make love to me. I mean fuck me.”
“I do not understand.”
“Yeah, you do, but you seem to think I’m too fragile for what you really want to do to me. I’m not. It’s been weeks. I’m fully recovered. You don’t need to treat me like I’m delicate. Don’t get me wrong, I love making love. Sometimes I’m going to enjoy you being tender. But right now, I want it hard. Rough. I want you to take charge.”
Heat entered his gaze, making his eyes glow amber. “You are certain.”
“God, yes.”
He pounced, pushing her back on the masic and holding her wrists down against the bed. “Keep your hands there.”
“Yes.”
He grabbed the top of her red nightgown and split it down the middle.
“That was a new gown.”
“I will buy you a new one.”
“Oh, you know how much I love it when you get all commanding.”
“You threatened to castrate me this morning when I told you that you could not go running in the evenings without me.”
“Yeah, well, you deserved it. I like when you take charge in the bedroom.”
“Then I will endeavor to do so more often.” He reached down, pulled apart her ripped nightgown and licked at her nipples with his tongue. It was soft, gentle, and not nearly enough.
Just as she opened her mouth to complain, he struck, biting on her nipple and causing her to cry out. Thank God, Rich was out, the last thing they needed was him barging in here right now. All thoughts of her brother fled as Macon moved his fingers to her other nipple, tugging and pinching until she writhed on the bed, need a fire that blazed inside her.
Leaning up, he ran his hands over her body, cupping her breasts, squeezing them slightly. He pushed her legs apart then lay between them. “Open yourself for me.”
Her breath came in harsh pants as she reached down and parted her lower lips.
“You smell so sweet. So delicious.” He tongued her delicately. “Run your fingers through your dew.”
Her heart raced as she did as he ordered.
He sat up and grabbed her hand, holding it still as he licked her fingers. It shouldn’t have been hot, but
it had her clit throbbing in reaction. The mating bond sang between them. It had strengthened to the point that she could often feel his emotions.
Right now, he was as turned on as she was.
“Hold your legs up to your chest. I have to taste you. But no coming without permission.”
She groaned at those words but did as she was ordered. Macon feasted on her, using his tongue like a small cock, he thrust it in and out of her pussy. He pressed his thumb on her clit, and she shook her head, it was too much, how could she be expected to hold her orgasm back. Just as she thought she couldn’t hold back any longer, he withdrew from her pussy, reaching up to pinch both of her nipples. She screamed.
“Macon!”
“Yes, my mate?”
“Please, I need to come.”
“Your wish is my command.” He pulled away, quickly stripping. She wanted to study him, touch him, but he pushed her hands back once more. “Keep them there.”
“What happens if I move them?”
“I stop.”
“Damn. That’s no fun.”
He climbed over her, spreading her legs wide before plunging inside her. Her pussy squeezed him as she cried out in pleasure. “Feels so good.”
“Yes, it does,” he agreed.
She stared up into that amber gaze with a smile. “Take me.”
“With pleasure, my mate. With pleasure.”
He fucked her until they both came, screaming their pleasure aloud. When they were finished, she lay against his chest, completely exhausted. Her personal comm buzzed, and she groaned, rolling over to grab it.
“Hello?”
“It’s Zoey. You better get down here, I’m pretty certain Dex is about to kill your brother.”
Annabel groaned. “Be there in five.” She glanced back at Macon who was already getting dressed, his eyes were glowing purple with happiness. “Why did I want him here?”
“Because he is family. And family is everything.”
Yes. Yes, it was.
Books by Sadie Carter
Zerconian Warriors Series
Alien Warrior
Alien Lover
Alien Mate
Sweet Alien Savage
Alien Savior
Alien Morsels
Alien Mine
All I Want for Christmas is my Alien
Alien Sacrifice
Joyadan Mates
Rye
Shadowpeak Wolves
Big Wicked Wolf
Sinfully Savage Wolf (due out April, 2017)
