“I am through, Shaun. It’s done! It’s over!” She picked up her purse.
“I’m so sorry!” He rubbed a hand over his face, his expression stricken. “I should never have slept with those girls. I should never—”
“Women.”
He frowned. “What?”
“Women, they’re women, not girls and quite frankly I feel sorry for them.”
“Why would you say that?” He really was clueless.
“It would take me too long to explain, and I don’t want to waste my time.” Shaun wouldn’t listen anyway. “Goodbye! Have a nice life.”
“But, Erin, I—”
She ignored him. Mountain was already at the door, holding it open for her. She didn’t look at him or thank him.
Page heard him follow her. They got into the SUV. Page buckled up as they pulled off. “You didn’t have to do that, you know.” Shit! She sounded angry.
“I did,” Mountain growled, sounding angry as well. “I absolutely did. You do know that jerk wasn’t going to tell you?”
“I don’t care. I didn’t need to know.”
“You didn’t need to know?” He did a double-take. “He lied to you. He has an STD. A sexually transmitted—”
“I know what an STD is,” she countered.
“I could scent it on him. I caught him scratching his balls. Did you want to catch that from him?” Mountain’s hands tightened on the wheel. “Is that it?”
“I wasn’t going to catch anything from him because I wasn’t ever going to stay with him.”
“You could have…” Mountain stopped talking, realizing what she had just said. “You weren’t going to make up?” He stopped at a red light.
“No! I can fight my own battles. I didn’t need you to fight them for me.”
“But the kiss. What was that about?” He glanced her way and then pulled off as the light turned green.
“That was him catching me unawares.” She made a disgusted noise, feeling sick to her stomach. “I didn’t expect it. Didn’t want it. I need to scrub my face and singe my skin with scalding water.”
“You were about to take back his ring.” Mountain sounded hurt. His eyes looked wounded. His hands were tight on the wheel.
“I wasn’t. I never agreed to any of what he was saying. He left to go and scratch his balls,” she bit back a laugh, “before I could set him straight.”
“You…” Mountain clenched his jaw for a moment. “You told him we weren’t dating.” They pulled into the parking at her apartment block. “I heard you say it clear as day. I guess you don’t want either of us then? Do you need time? Or—”
“You shouldn’t have been eavesdropping.” She unbuckled her seatbelt.
“I couldn’t help it, okay? I was going nuts in the car. Especially after that kiss.”
“He barely even got my lips,” she mumbled. “You shouldn’t eavesdrop because sometimes, when you eavesdrop, you get the wrong end of the stick. That’s what happened today.”
“Wrong end of the stick. How could that be? You said we weren’t dating. How can I have gotten that wrong? I heard you. He asked, you answered.” He twisted around in his seat, looking at her head on.
“Are you done?”
Mountain took to looking sheepish. That, and concerned.
“I told Shaun that because you and I are way past dating, Mountain. I hardly know you. A part of me is freaking out right now because of that fact, but one thing I do know is that I love you. I want to be with you, not Shaun. Forget Shaun! You,” she touched his shirt, “mean everything to me.”
She watched his facial expression go from sorrow, to shock then to happiness in the space of a few seconds.
“You love me?” He narrowed his eyes. The corners of his mouth twitching
“Yes, I do.” A whisper.
“I really thought you didn’t want me. I thought you had decided to stay with him. I’m sorry, but I couldn’t let that happen.”
She pulled in a breath, getting ready to argue all over again.
“Before you say anything,” he put up a hand, “I should have let you handle it. I should have known you would do the right thing in the end. I’m your guard. I’m here to protect you. My instincts to do just that may have taken over.”
“I somehow doubt that getting Shaun to confess falls into the spectrum of duties.” She raised her brows feeling skeptical.
“Screw my duties.”
She couldn’t help but grin at that admission.
“I don’t give a shit about my duties. I care about you, Page.” He cupped her chin, looking deep into her eyes. “I want to keep on protecting you. I want to be the protector of your heart. I want to love you and keep you safe, happy, content.”
“Sold!” Page yelled, throwing her arms around his neck. “Can we please have sex now?”
Mountain grinned. “I would love to have sex.” He closed his mouth over hers, deepening the kiss. Then he pulled back. “You have no idea how much I want sex.” He took back her mouth.
Page pulled back. “No, I think I do.”
Mountain leaned over and gripped her hips in his big hands and Page moaned. He smelled so good. Woodsy and earthy and soapy. He tasted even better…like Mountain, like hers.
Mine.
She smiled against his mouth. It was her turn to say it.
“What is it?” he asked.
“You’re mine,” she murmured.
“Yes, I am.” He lifted her onto his lap, and she straddled him. She slid her arms around his neck and pushed herself against him. Mountain squeezed her breast, making her moan again, louder this time. He rubbed his thumb over her nipple, and she felt it harden. They kissed with an urgency she hadn’t felt before.
Then his hand was between her legs, he rubbed her through her jeans. “Oh god,” she moaned against his mouth, feeling need pulse through her.
Knock! Knock!
She pulled back, her mind feeling dull. What—?
“You can’t…do that here,” the security guard said, staring at them through the window. He was frowning heavily, looking unhappy.
“Oh shit!” she whispered, peeling herself off of Mountain.
“Sorry,” Mountain stammered. She clambered back over onto her side of the car. Mountain opened his door.
“Extremely, sorry…it’s Carl, right?” She peered over at the guard, her face feeling hot.
He nodded, still looking stern.
“We’ll go inside now,” Page quickly said as she got out of the vehicle.
“Best you do that.” The guard looked from Page to Mountain and then back again. “I should have called the cops but that won’t happen again, will it?” He looked at Mountain as he exited the vehicle as well.
“Oh, it most certainly will, but not in public,” Mountain added, walking over to her side and shutting her car door for her. He locked the SUV and the alarm beep sounded.
“You guys just start dating?” Carl’s expression softened.
“We’re not dating,” Mountain answered. “We just got engaged and it’s going to be a short engagement. We may have gotten a little carried away.” He winked at her.
Page felt her cheeks heat even more.
“I’ll let this slide with a warning then.” Carl smiled. “Congratulations on the engagement.”
“Thank you,” Mountain replied, taking her hand.
“We’ll see you, Carl,” she said over her shoulder as they began walking towards the apartment. She bit down on her lip to keep from laughing. Mountain had a naughty grin on his face.
“I always thought you could do better than that guy you were with,” Carl called at their retreating backs, voice raised.
She glanced back, her smile growing by the second.
Mountain walked so quickly she had to jog a little to keep up. “We’re engaged?” she asked as they arrived in the foyer.
Mountain turned to face her, his eyes stricken. “Shit! It’s okay I said that, isn’t it? Wait a sec,” he added before s
he could say anything. He got down on his knees. It was heartwarming seeing such a big guy down on the floor in front of her.
She clutched her chest with one hand and held his with the other.
“I’ll admit this isn’t the most romantic way of proposing but please know it’s from the heart. Will you mate with me Page Bell? We’ll have a short engagement because I can’t wait to make you mine…officially.”
“Yes.” She nodded. “I would love that.”
“Good.” He jumped to his feet and kissed her, his arms enveloping her. He pulled back. “We’ll go ring shopping…later.” He brushed his lips over hers, smiling.
“Much later,” she said against his mouth. “But first—”
“Sex.” His eyes practically glowed with excitement. He pushed the elevator button five times in quick succession.
Page laughed when he pushed on it another two times. The doors pinged as they opened. As soon as they closed behind them, Mountain had her up against the wall. He cupped her ass, hoisting her against him. He kissed her neck, nibbled on her ear. Then he kissed her mouth, deepening the kiss instantly, rubbing his hardness against her core. Making her lose her mind.
He pulled back and she almost fell on her face. Would have too if he didn’t grip her elbow. The elevator door opened with another ding. They rushed down the hallway. This time at a jog. It took her a few seconds to find her keys and then they were in her apartment. His mouth on her. His hands on her. Her hands…all over him.
Page broke the kiss but only so that she could pull her shirt over her head. His eyes zoned in on her chest. He yanked his own shirt over his head and made quick work of his jeans while she pulled hers down her thighs.
She stepped out of her shoes and then her jeans, almost at the same time.
Mountain growled low, tugging at her bra. There was a ripping noise and her boobs popped free.
She made a sound of desperation as he picked her up. She put her legs around him, feeling him there, against her core. She’d never been crazy for sex before. She rubbed herself against him and Mountain’s chest vibrated with a low groan of raw need. Clenching, puckering, aching. Lots of her parts were doing all three.
Then her ass was hitting something hard. Mountain flipped her onto her stomach. It was the table. Her boobs mashed against the hard surface. Her feet made contact with the ground.
“Open for me.” There was a desperate edge to his voice, as he gripped her hips. He growled low when she did as he asked. “So pink,” he moaned, sliding a finger into her.
She mewled. The noise tearing free and reverberating around her small apartment.
“So wet.” He sounded like he was in awe. His voice was deep and animalistic. It did things to her.
Her eyes widened and she struggled to breathe as his finger moved in and out of her. His thumb found her clit, which he rubbed as well. She moaned, her hands splayed on the table. It was already so good. So unbelievably good.
Then he was gone. She made a noise of frustration, wanting more…so much more. Her eyes widened up when he put the thick head of his cock against her opening. At this point, Page was panting. He nudged her pussy, breaching her slowly.
Mountain groaned loudly as his head slid into her. God, but he was big. It stung a bit. She made a whimpering noise, trying hard not to tense against him.
“Keep breathing,” he cautioned. “It will start to feel good in just a few seconds.” His hand tightened on her hip.
“O-okay,” she stammered. His finger found her clit again and he strummed it with firm, even strokes.
Her panting increased, becoming louder, laced with the start of a moan.
Mountain nudged his way in using slow, easy strokes. Page moaned as he pushed deeper. It stung a little, but it also felt good. Mountain grunted hard as he bottomed out inside her. His hips were against her ass. His cock pulsed inside her. He crouched over her. “You feel amazing.” It sounded like he was straining. “You ready?”
“Yes,” she whimpered.
“Good,” he growled as he slid almost free of her before thrusting back in…hard. Page yelled, but only because it felt so good. The table scraped against the floor, moving a little with each thrust.
Shit!
Shit!
It felt…it…it felt…amazing. He thrust again and there was another scrape. After a good few hard thrusts, the table thud against the wall where it anchored. Her yells and moans were loud, but she couldn’t stop making them. He had one hand on her hip and the other on the table next to her. By the noises he was making, she could tell he was going to finish soon, which was okay. Perfectly fine.
Her mouth was wide open. Her eyes were fixed that way too…unblinking. Page could feel the coiling inside her. She could feel he was hitting a place inside her that was doing things…incredible things… Oh god! There was a chance she might make it there. Then again, his movements were so determined. She mustn’t be disappointed if it didn’t happen. Even though this was the closest she had ever come to having an actual orgasm during sex.
He grunted and groaned and grunted some more. His thrusts coming quicker now…more urgent. Her lower belly seemed to tighten.
Any second and he was going to start jerking and groaning. The crazy thing was that this would still be the best sex she had ever had. She felt him crouch a little lower over her, could feel his weight increase, could feel his heat down the length of her back. He kept thrusting into her, using hard punching movements. Easing off the pace though. He swiped the hair from her ear. “Stop thinking so hard.” His voice was a deep rasp. “No thinking. You need to feel.”
Page tried to talk but a moan slipped out instead.
“Do you feel me Page?” Thrust. Thrust. Thrust. Long. Hard. Deep.
“Yes,” she sobbed.
“Because I feel you.” Thrust. Thrust. Thrust. “Wet, Soft, fucking tight.” His voice had a strained edge. “I could do this all day,” he grunted. “All. Fucking. Day.” He touched her hair, really softly. Her senses were in overload, goosebumps sprung up all over. Thrust. Thrust. Thrust. He picked up the pace and gripped a fistful of hair which he tugged backward, exposing her throat. The move was rough and yet tender. It was utterly dominating.
She couldn’t move. In that moment, she couldn’t think either. Could only feel as her body gave in to his demands. The coiling reached snapping point. She gulped for air and then wailed as an orgasm blasted through her. Mountain clutched her hair a little tighter which made her come harder. Even though her eyes were open, she saw nothing. She kept making the wailing noise but couldn’t stop.
Mountain gave a startled yell and his hips jerked forwards as he grunted loudly. He kept up the thrusts for a time and then eased off, letting her hair go, as he slowed. He finally pulled out and flipped her back over, lifting her into his arms. “I’m sorry, that came as a surprise.” His chest heaved.
“Sorry for what?” She was still fighting to catch her breath as well. Page was frowning.
“For coming so quickly. It was just that…feeling you spasm around me…” His eyes were wide and he shook his head. “I could barely move…you squeezed the living shit out of me.” He chuckled, still panting. “Felt so damned good.”
“I’m still not getting the apology.” Her voice sounded husky. He had held off for her. There was nothing to apologize for.
He picked her up, walking in the direction of the bedroom.
Page wrapped her legs around him.
“I planned on giving you two,” he explained.
“Two what?” Surely not?
“Two orgasms. We’ll rectify that right now.” He touched his lips to hers for a second.
He was still completely deadpan. It wasn’t a joke. “It’s just that this was our first time.” He was still apologizing. “It’ll get better…much better.”
“That was the best sex I’ve ever had.” She may as well say it. “The best. I loved it.”
He grinned and then his eyes turned stormy. “I want to be happy abo
ut that fact, but I can’t. I’m going to make it my mission to blow your mind from here on out.”
“Let’s go to Vegas,” she blurted. “Let’s find Elvis and he can marry us right away. I love you so much. You’re unbelievable. A dream come true.”
He sat down on the edge of the bed. Page straddled him. Mountain cupped her face. “I love you too.” His eyes filled with emotion, making her eyes sting and her chest squeeze tight. “I want our mating ceremony to be special. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t want to wait either. Not long at any rate, but I want it to be an amazing day. A day we’ll remember.”
She smiled. “That sounds good.” Then she thought of something. “Oh crap.”
“What?” He narrowed his eyes in concern.
“You didn’t use a condom. I mean, I’m on birth control, but look at what happened to Alex. I…we…”
Mountain smiled. “Hey,” he murmured. “It’s fine. We love each other. We’re going to be mated soon.”
“Very soon.”
“Very soon,” he agreed. “We love each other. I would love to have a couple of babies with you.”
“Shew!” She nodded. “Okay, good, so we’re not worried?”
“Not even a little bit.” He brushed his lips over hers and then flipped her on her back. “You ready for round two?”
“Oh yes!” she laughed.
Mountain kissed her.
Chapter 20
Six weeks later…
Page looked over at Alex who was beaming. Her sister had the biggest smile on her face. Beck slid the ring onto her finger.
“No kissing yet,” the elder – a dragon version of a minister – warned. He was also smiling.
Beck pretended to be put out and the audience erupted in laughs.
Alex giggled as she looked their way. “Your turn guys.”
Beck also turned a little so that he faced them.
It was a double ceremony. Alex and Beck had just finished saying their vows. It was so sweet when Beck had gotten onto his knees to kiss Alex’s rounded belly before proclaiming his undying love to Alex, who cried. A lot. She’d been doing a lot of that. Tearing up whenever she was happy, or nostalgic…heck, even when the kettle boiled, or a bird chirped, or a hat dropped. She blamed it on the hormones. Page believed it was all the years of having to hide her emotions. Now that she was free, she could express herself as much as she wanted, and express herself she did.
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