“Honey?” Brandon’s graveled voice pulled her out of her turmoil.
She lifted her head to find him staring at her, cobalt-blue eyes shining. He gave her a tired smile.
“Do you—” he coughed and cleared his throat. “Do you need me to take over? I feel stronger.”
She wiped away the moisture and shook her head. “I can handle it. Promise. How are you feeling?”
She leaned over to check on him, but he shook his head. “Don’t touch me. Not yet. My skin is screaming at me.” He cleared his throat and swallowed. “My body is settling back into its skin and the wolf is calming down. My shoulder is…better.” He licked his lips and let out a slow yawn. “Just need sleep.”
“OK, let’s go home. Once you’re better, I’ll tell you what happened. You just sleep, OK?” She wiped away a few stray trails of moisture and flicked up the turn signal.
“Not under yet. What happened to Alberto?”
She trained her gaze on the street as she recounted Dalton’s ruling.
“So, Dalton is our new alpha. He’s fair.” The leather creaked under Brandon’s shifting weight.
Kelly resisted the urge to ask him if there was anything she could do to make him more comfortable.
“Yeah, he’s accepted our mating and declared us a couple before the pack. We can be together.” She whispered the last part.
“At last. Took us long enough.” He coughed out a laugh. “My mate, my beautiful, intelligent, sexy, mate.”
She smiled. “All yours as you are mine. No one can tear us apart. Ever.”
“So shall it be. Now take us home, honey. I want to spend my last birthday weekend night with you.” The material creaked again.
Kelly risked another peek at him. His eyes were closed and his breathing was slow and even. “Happy birthday, Brandon, my mate. Later, we’ll try those cock rings out.”
“I heard that,” he muttered, voice deep and rough.
“Just checking.” She grinned.
He grunted, but didn’t protest further. She looked forward to helping him recover, using pleasure and comfort to heal him. They had fought for their future together and won. Everything they did from here on out they would do together. They were mates now and forever. No one could tear them apart, just as the vow said.
“I love you, Brandon.” The words came out strong and clear, without wavering.
“I love you too, Kelly.”
Brandon’s hand came over and rested on her thigh, allowing some of his body heat to seep past the denim into her skin. By that simple touch, their words were sealed. No more running or hiding or ignoring their feelings.
They were mates, and Kelly wouldn’t have it any other way.
END
~ About the Author ~
Multi-Published Author, part vampire, part pixie, Selena Illyria was born with a need to write and enable. Her imagination takes her into the paranormal, sci-fi and fantasy genres and all sorts of mischief. When not writing she enjoys catching up on her TBR pile, watching some of her favorite programs and listening to her favorite music as well as teasing people with posts on decadent food and plot bunnies.
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Try the first in the exciting Bachelor Auction series!
Mate Not Wanted
Bachelor Auction Book One
Selena Illyria
Letting Madison go unmated? Pierce won’t stand for it…
Lioness shifter Madison doesn’t want to be mated. So when her friends bid and win tiger shifter Pierce McKinney at the Bachelor Auction, she knows she’s screwed. Pierce is the one man who can get under her skin. Especially when she knows that sex with Pierce will burn hotter than the sun…
Pierce McKinney has been trying without luck to wear Madison down. So when her friends win him at a charity auction, he’s determined to win her for his own. He’ll give her what she needs and desires, and he’ll even bring in a friend to play to her fantasies. But Madison belongs to him, and only him. And he intends to show her that he plays for keeps. Even if she’s too stubborn to admit it. Because Pierce is too stubborn to let her walk away…
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Bewitching the Vampire
Flushed and Fevered Book One
Selena Illyria
A stubborn witch vs a vampire king…who will win on Halloween?
Bridget is a witch who has been given a sweet deal—nab a rogue vampire and score a big payday, but she must deliver him within twenty-four hours. She’ll need help from Joe, the local vampire liege, to find the rogue vampire fast. Joe agrees to give her the information...if she agrees to play a few hands of poker with him. For each hand, she must reveal a bit about herself. And for each hand she wins, he'll answer any question she asks. But Bridget isn’t sure she can keep things objective—not when Joe gives her that seductive grin.
Joe has always had an interest in the little witch. She defies his expectations and surprises at every turn. But despite his natural inclination to help her, he decides to make her work for the information she needs in the most delicious ways. With a little bit of seduction and a little bit of bondage, he tests her resolve to play the game…and tests his own self-control to contain the blood beast inside him. The stakes are sky-high, for both of them. But on Halloween, the most powerful night of the year, which one will be the winner?
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Making Demons Purr
Flushed and Fevered Book Two
Selena Illyria
They will bind her to them in every way they can.
Seraphena, a black panther shifter and familiar, hasn’t had a night off in months. Between work, dealing with her mother, and issues with her pard, her life is one challenge after the next. So when she finally finds herself with a night to herself, the last thing she expects is spending it with her secret crushes, Carver and Thorn, demons and owners of her favorite café, The Java Demon. Neither does she expect what happens when you play high card strip with a couple of pros. They give her a hot game, a night to remember with a little kink on the side. But Sera knows it can’t last with all the complications in her life. The last thing she needs is having to explain two men at once—and demons at that.
Carver and Thorn have wanted Sera from the moment she first strolled into the Java Demon for that low-fat caramel macchiato. Now that they have her in their life, they refuse to let her go. They will bind her to them in every way they can, fulfill her fantasies, and show her the love and support she needs. Nothing will stand in their way—not work, not her mother, not her pard. But it might be Sera herself who shuts them out if she can’t stand up to those who would dictate their love…
Reader Discretion Advised: Contains ménage, spanking, exhibition, and light BDSM elements
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Carnevale and Subterfuge
Hades Helmet Crew Book Two
Selena Illyria
If he can’t resist her, he’ll put her in danger...
On leave from her ship, Anarrae Lavender wants to indulge in her desires on Ill Doge. But a night on the town and one case of mistaken identity later, Anarrae finds herself in the arms of a charming and mysterious thief, having the hottest sexual encounter of her life. But who is that masked man with the talented hands who makes all her bondage fantasies come true? And when it’s over, how will she learn the identity of her lovable “Dodg
er?”
When Diego stops in at a pub for a drink he doesn’t expect to be mistaken for someone else. Intrigued by Ana, he kidnaps her for the evening and indulges her fantasies—and even some of his own. He doesn’t want it to be a one-night-stand, but his mission to protect the Ambassador from an assassin demands his complete anonymity. The assassin’s eyes are everywhere, and if he loses his focus again, he’ll endanger them all...
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At Drogan’s Command
Hades Helmet Crew Book One
Selena Illyria
Who knew one little disc could cause so much trouble? Certainly not Rena, until the disc in question—the one in which she lives out every sexual fantasy she’s ever had, including a few inspired by her crush, Captain Drogan Carter—falls into the wrong hands. Drogan’s. Rena is desperate to get it back—she can’t let him know all her darkest, dirtiest secrets…
When Drogan finds the disc and watches the very private contents, his first feeling is guilt. But that guilt soon turns to a raw, sexual need to have the wanton, carefree Rena in his bed. He knows she’ll never come to him willingly, but once he gets her, he’ll have plenty of time to win her over, and to prove to her that reality can be so much better than fantasy. But first he needs a plan, a way to get her right where he wants her: at his command.
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Dragons at Midnight
Dragon New Year Book One
Selena Illyria
One dragon is hot enough, but three can make this tiger shifter burn in the most delightful ways.
Tiger shifter Louisa thought she'd ring in the New Year all alone. Little did she know that three younger dragon shifters plan on making sure she celebrates things right. Add a little steam, a few dragon shifters with dirty minds, and some creative use of furniture and New Year's Eve becomes the perfect scorching-hot party for four.
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Dragon Ugly
Dragon New Year Book Two
Selena Illyria
Can a dragon shifter give more than just hot sex?
After Brent’s New Year’s fling with his friends Fletcher and Tor—and Tor’s mate Louisa—Brent is determined to find his own mate. His dragon wants him to find their mate, too, and if Brent doesn’t find a way to locate her soon, his dragon will take matters into his own talons. And that could spell trouble.
Wolf shifter Carissa has no desire to live up to her wild musician mother and artistic father’s vision of free love and sex parties. She’s buried her sexual desires and focused on building up her aromatherapy store, Scentify, no distractions allowed. Until she meets Brent. The sexy dragon shifter makes her burn with suppressed need. The only problem? His dragon wants Carissa, too. And pursuing the dominant dragon would be playing with fire.
Giving in to his dragon saps Brent of his focus and energy. Things are turning ugly—dragon ugly. How can he bond with his mate when his dragon only wants sex?
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Seven Sins Inn: Pietro and Callisto
Selena Illyria
Pietro doesn’t think he has time for love. Being a demon king and part owner of Seven Sins Inn leaves him little time for women. But when his friends claim that they’ve found the perfect match for him, Peitro is determined to prove that he doesn’t need a set up--he can find his own date, thank you very much. Undeterred, his friends send him to investigate a “problem” at one of the Inn’s guest functions, where Pietro sees the woman of his dreams, right there in the very kissable flesh.
Paranormal negotiator Callisto Monroe went to the Seven Sins Inn for a friend’s wedding, hoping she could scope the place out for work. But she didn’t plan on being swept away by the hot, dark-haired demon, or spending a weekend having the hottest sex of her life. All that’s well and good. But when things get too hot to handle, how is she supposed to protect her heart?
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Roman: Fallen Lovers
Selena Illyria
Can a mere woman heal a fallen angel's wounds?
Author Tristina Deveroux has been dreaming of a man—a tall, dark, sexy man whose nightly visits bring her to a fever pitch. But come morning, she always awakens agitated and unsatisfied—and alone. When her agent suggests a writer's getaway in Scotland, Tristina can’t resist the chance to gain a little distance, hoping a change of scene will help her escape the dreams and get her mind back into her latest book.
But when she receives a passionate letter from a mysterious Scot, she can't resist the urge to meet him. Can love triumph and heal them both from past hurts? Or will the clash of fantasy and reality bring the past back to haunt them?
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Renny’s Mate
Selena Illyria
One Island. One Werewolf. One week of wicked sex in the sun...
When Larissa's given a week at her boss's private island, she jumps at the chance for some sun, sand, and complete relaxation.
Avoiding his family's annual get together, Renny hops a plane for his brother's private island. But once the werewolf in hiding spots Larissa coming out of the surf--wet, nude, and irresistible--hiding is the last thing on his mind. And the last thing he expected was to find his mate. But how can a woman like her trust the black sheep of the family who's never committed to anything in his life?
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“Dragons at Samhain”
Selena Illyria
Halloween Heat II
An Anthology of Erotic Paranormal Ménage
Three stories of blazing paranormal ménage. Hot dragons, sexy wolf shifters, and scorching threesomes to make an unforgettable Halloween night.
"Master Me" by Rachel Firasek
"Dragons at Samhain" by Selena Illyria
"Witchvine Seduction" by Dawn Montgomery
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More Romance from Etopia Press
Feral Serenity
Kelly Nicolson
A tranquil lake…a feral passion…
Mellissa has everything she needs to enjoy her tranquil, lakeside vacation: peace, quiet, wine, and books. But the serenity doesn’t last long when a big, wild-looking man shoves his way into her cabin, then promptly falls unconscious at her feet. Mellissa never expected hot sex to be on her itinerary, but she can’t refuse the dominating male who sets her body on fire with a simple touch. Her heart, though, is another story.
Dax, a bear shifter, is injured and on the run from the cats who had imprisoned him. Finding refuge in the lakeside cabin, he’s overwhelmed by the luscious female who makes his instincts roar and his body ache with the need to claim her as his own. But the stubborn female doesn’t seem to understand that she’s his. He’ll have to convince her that he’s worth the gamble of her heart, but when the cat shifters come for him, his feral side will do anything to keep her safe…
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Valentines Heat III
Paranormal Romance/Werewolves
Christy Gissendaner
Jayne Ripley
“Rated Ex” by Christy Gissendaner
A blind Valentine’s date mix-up pairs Rebecca with her geeky high school boyfriend. Geek no more, Parker’s now the alpha of his pack, and he
’s determined to show Rebecca what the last few years have taught him...
“Crash Me Once...” by Jayne Ripley
Cenn and Redlan are part of the werewolf pack on the space cruiser Wolfstar. But Redlan has never claimed her in front of the pack...and she’s starting to wonder why. When a foraging mission on a remote moon throws an unexpected catastrophe their way, each of them must decide exactly what to risk...and which of them will be the first to yield to their true feelings.
"Crash Me Once..." contains a scene of erotic spanking
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Stealing the Wolf Prince
Wylderland Chronicles, Book One
Elle Clouse
Goal: A Mate (Bachelor Auction #2) Page 12
