“Yours,” she agreed and clutched him.
He pulled partway out of her body, and then she grasped him with greedy hands, guiding him back inside.
“I’m not going anywhere,” he promised in a husky growl.
He rocked in and out of her, each thrust deeper and faster than the last. She wrapped her legs around him, clutching on to him as he bucked his hips forward. She arched beneath him, responding to the insatiable demand as each thrust grew wilder and more intense.
Her fangs protruded, itching to pierce the flesh of her mate. The tips of his fangs emerged from between his lips, reflecting her wild desire.
“Tonight,” he declared. “Tonight we become true mates.”
“Yesss,” she agreed.
“You first, my love.”
That invitation sent thrilling anticipation pulsing through her veins, culminating with greater awareness in her core. She held his body to hers and then sank her teeth into the meaty flesh between his neck and shoulder. He roared out in ecstasy. His blood coated her tongue, and she lapped the sweet honey. Her senses overloaded with pleasure, as if she were drugged with vivid sensation. The magic of their mating enchanted her, lulling her with unprecedented pleasure.
When Mila pulled her fangs out what seemed like an eon later, something felt different. She felt changed somehow—more alive than ever before—and deeply and unconditionally in love with Rafe.
“I love you,” she whispered.
Rafe stared into her eyes, captivating her with his intense gaze. “I love you too, Mila.”
He opened his mouth and exposed his fangs. When the tips pierced the flesh near her shoulder she cried out. A feverish shudder rippled through her. The most forceful orgasm of her life rolled through her body, gaining intensity like an avalanche.
The night they mated would be one she’d never forget.
Rafe
Oh, sweet fuck. Rafe sensed the mating bite would be epic, but he never expected it to feel quite like this. He pumped into her as she pulsed around him and her tangy blood coated his tongue, the flavor a sensory explosion that left him spellbound.
He never wanted this moment to end, yet could barely hold on before exploding into the ether with her.
It was too much. She felt too good. He was enraptured by the potent magic that surrounded them, bonding them as mates. Blood and magic surged through his veins and the pressure coiled in his cock. He erupted in a climax that seemed to never end.
His body had to be a thousand degrees when he finally lowered it on top of hers, which was as hot and slick as his own. They breathed hard and their hearts pumped against each other like wild stallions galloping across a field.
Dazed by the magic that continued to bind them together, he couldn’t speak. He’d never felt so connected to another before. Although their bodies were still joined, he was aware of her on a much deeper level.
When his senses slowly came to him, he pulled himself up and glanced at her face. “That was epic.”
“Absolutely,” she agreed. “My body feels so strange—but in a good way.”
“Right.” He pulled out of her and lay beside her. “Satiated and mated,” he added with a wry grin.
She laughed. “Exactly.”
He ran his fingers over her arm in lazy circles.
“I feel like a new woman,” she said. “Ready to start the next stage of my life.”
He stared into her beautiful eyes. “With your new mate?”
She beamed. “Yes.”
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Rafe couldn’t keep from touching Mila that night, and she was just as insatiable. They didn’t rest until hours later, thoroughly spent and drifting to sleep in each other’s arms.
When dawn arrived, the light welcomed a new era on Franconia Mountain. Rafe had to go and address the Sacco shifters. Now that he had a larger pack and broader area to lead, he had even more responsibilities. But with Mila by his side, he was certain they could do anything together.
Epilogue
Mila
Three months later
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The dream had come true.
Mila placed her hand in a protective manner over her belly, cradling the beginning of new life. She had an inkling with all the changes in her body that she was pregnant, but until she felt the movement inside her, it hadn’t seemed real.
She trekked down the mountain, eager to tell Rafe the news.
The last three months had brought with it so many changes. She wasn’t the only one to grieve her father. He’d been alpha of their pack for many years. Lars was not as mourned, at least not by her. Had he intended to dethrone her father all along and take control of the pack? That possibility seemed likely since that was the only reason she could think of for why he wanted to mate with her at all.
It took time for the packs to adjust to combining as one and under new leadership. With Grayson as beta, he’d helped smooth some of the roughest edges. Mila had asked him numerous questions about the green practices at the resort. He patiently explained. The more she learned, the greater her thirst for more knowledge. Rafe suggested she get involved in that aspect at the resort, and she was thrilled to take on that new challenge
Mila had grown closer with Grayson’s mate, Aurora. Although Mila had been frosty to her on first meeting, she often stopped by Aurora’s shop where she sold magical supplies and provided readings. At least once a week, they’d have tea and talk, or the four of them would get together for a bite at Kelly’s Pub. Sometimes Damon and Sophie joined them.
Mila never thought she’d be friends with a witch or a human. Then again, she never dreamed she’d be mated to the alpha of the Franconia pack either. A grin spread across her face as she headed to the lodge to meet Rafe and tell him the good news.
Rafe
When Mila stepped into Rafe’s office, she was beaming.
“What a surprise, my love.” He leaned back in his chair. “You appear radiant today.”
“That’s because I’m happy.” She walked around behind the desk and sat on his lap. She looped her arms around the back of his neck. “I have some news to tell you.”
He arched his brows. “Good news, I hope?”
She nodded. “The best.”
Rafe’s skin tingled as he waited with anticipation.
“I’m pregnant, Rafe.” Her smiled broadened and tears pooled in her eyes. “We’re going to have a child.”
Rafe whooped. He would’ve leapt out of his chair if Mila wasn’t sitting on his lap. He gazed at her. “It’s true?”
“Yes.”
Unable to restrain his excitement, he covered her face with kisses. “You’re right, this is the most wonderful news.” Excitement floored him. “We have to tell the pack.”
Mila agreed with a warm smile. “Our child represents the future, truly uniting both of the packs as one.”
She stood and glanced out of the window. Rafe followed and stepped behind her. He wrapped his arms around her and placed his hand on her stomach, awed that there was life growing inside her. He followed her gaze to view Franconia Mountain. The sun rose high and was full of hope, the start of a new day.
“You’re absolutely right, my beautiful mate. This calls for a celebration when we share the news with the pack.” He held her closer, careful not to squeeze too tight. “But first, I want a few more minutes alone with you just like this.”
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Author’s Note: I hope you enjoyed Rafe and Mila’s romance, part of the White Mountain Shifters series. This series is set in a fictional region in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. I love to visit there with my family to ski and hike, so created a resort inspired by the magic of the area.
This series is a spinoff from the Underground Encounters series, which is set at the Gothic club Vamps that Damon, Grayson, and Rafe entered at the opening of The Reluctant Wolf and His Fated Mate. Enter a world of steamy paranormal romance where the statues are so much more than stone. The series features different couples a
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Acknowledgments
As always, I am so grateful to everyone who helps make each book possible, helping me shape the ideas in my head into a story. Huge thanks to my fellow authors, critique partners, editors, beta readers, ARC readers, Street Team, and you, the reader!
About the Author
USA Today bestselling author Lisa Carlisle loves to write stories about wounded or misunderstood heroes finding their happily ever after. They often face the temptation of fated and forbidden love--so difficult to resist!
Her romances have been named Top Picks at Night Owl Reviews and the Romance Reviews.
She draws on her travels and experiences in her stories, which include moving to Okinawa, Japan, while in the Marines, backpacking alone through Europe, and working in Paris as an au pair before returning to the U.S. She owned a bookstore for a few years as she loves to read. She’s now married with two kids, two cats, and too many fish.
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Book List
White Mountain Shifters
Escape to the magic of the White Mountains with fated mates and forbidden love in these steamy paranormal romances!
The Reluctant Wolf and His Fated Mate
The Wolf and His Forbidden Witch
The Alpha and His Enemy Wolf
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Underground Encounters
Steamy paranormal romances set in an underground goth club that attracts vampires, witches, shifters, and gargoyles.
Book 1: SMOLDER (a vampire / firefighter romance)
Book 2: FIRE (a witch / firefighter romance)
Book 3: IGNITE (a feline shifter / rock star romance)
Book 4: BURN (a vampire / shapeshifter rock romance)
Book 5: HEAT (a gargoyle shifter romance)
Book 6: BLAZE (a gargoyle shifter rockstar romance)
Book 7: COMBUST (vampire / witch romances)
Book 8: INFLAME (a gargoyle shifter / witch romance)
Book 9: TORCH (a gargoyle shifter / werewolf romance
Book 10: SCORCH (an incubus vs succubus demon romance)
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Chateau Seductions
An art colony on a remote New England island lures creative types—and supernatural characters. Steamy paranormal romances.
Darkness Rising
Dark Velvet
Dark Muse
Dark Stranger
Dark Pursuit
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Highland Gargoyles
Gargoyle shifters, wolf shifters, and tree witches have divided the Isle of Stone after a great battle 25 years ago. One risk changes it all…
Knights of Stone: Mason
Knights of Stone: Lachlan
Knights of Stone: Bryce
Seth: a wolf shifter romance in the series
Knights of Stone: Calum
Stone Cursed
Knights of Stone: Gavin
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Stone Sentries
Meet your perfect match the night of the super moon — or your perfect match for the night. A cop teams up with a gargoyle shifter when demons attack Boston.
Tempted by the Gargoyle
Enticed by the Gargoyle
Captivated by the Gargoyle
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Anchor Me
Navy SEALs, Marines, and hometown heroes. Each one encounters his most complicated mission yet, when he will find a woman from his past—who changes his future.
Antonio (a novella available for free to subscribers)
Angelo
Vince
Matty
Jack
Slade
Mark
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Night Eagle Operations
A paranormal romantic suspense novel
When Darkness Whispers
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Berkano Vampires
A shared author world with dystopian paranormal romances.
Immortal Resistance
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Blood Courtesans
A shared author world with the vampire blood courtesans.
Pursued: Mia
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