“Do you trust the sirens?”
“No. But I think they’ll fight with us.”
“You think they’ll try something afterward?”
“They’d be foolish to try, but they’re not known for their kindness, and they don’t work well with others. They never have.”
“Maybe they’re changing. They gave us Johnny.”
“Maybe, but I doubt it. They gave us their reasons for helping, and I believe they’ll helpbecauseof those reasons. But I’ll nevertrust them.”
“It was a pretty good reason.”
Lexi leaned closer until her lips rested against his forehead. Cole bowed his head as her kiss warmed his flesh and chased away the ice the shadows left encased on his soul.
He would never be free of the shadows again, they resided permanently in him, but she could keep them at bay. They didn’t try to break free to destroy and kill when he was with her. She gave him peace.
She stroked his beard, and he closed his eyes and savored the tenderness of her touch. When she moved to slide off the bed, he inched back a little so she could settle on his lap and slide her legs around his waist.
He loved her long legs locking around him, the warmth of her breath against his cheeks, and her body pressed against him. Slipping his arms around her waist, he pulled her closer as she kissed his cheeks, nose, and lips.
The shadows stirred inside him, seeking to connect with her, but he kept them suppressed. She washis. And his alone.
When she nipped at his bottom lip, his hands flattened against her back. She smiled against his mouth, and her fingers slid through his hair while she leaned back to look at him.
The concrete floor was cool beneath his knees, but he didn’t feel it as she gave him a sultry smile that caused his cock to pulse in anticipation. His hands trailed up her back until he found her bra hooks and undid them.
The simple, black bra sprang open, and his mouth watered as he took in her lush breasts and hardened nipples begging for his attention. Bending his head to her, he took one into his mouth and nipped at it as she leaned into him.
Her fingers tugged his hair as she released a delicious moan. Excitement pulsed through his veins. It didn’t matter how often he took her; he couldn’t get enough of this beautiful creature, his mate, fiancée, and the woman who would one day be his wife.
She was his light, and he was her darkness, and they were so incredibly strong together.
He flattened his palms against her back before sliding them down to the waistband of her pants. He undid the button and let it fall open before rising and lifting her off the ground. Tugging her pants down her hips, she wiggled before kicking them aside.
They had things to do, battles to fight, and an army to gather, but he didn’t care about any of it as he carried her to the bed, pulled off his pants, and settled over the top of her. The feel of her warm, inviting body beneath his was like coming home.
Propping himself up on his elbows, he brushed the hair back from the beautiful contours of her face.
“Stay with me,” she whispered.
“Always,” he vowed.
She smiled, and then locking her leg around his waist, she shifted so they rolled to the side on the small mattress. Sensing what she wanted, he rolled onto his back, and she climbed on top.
When she planted her hands in the center of his chest, her hair tickled his skin as she bent to kiss him. Content to watch her even though his shaft ached, he folded his hands behind his head while she made her way lower down his body.
Everywhere she kissed, his skin prickled and rippled in reaction. Then she moved down to kneel between his legs. When her eyes met his, they twinkled as she bent her mouth to his dick.
Riveted, he watched while she moved leisurely up and down the rigid length of his cock. Her hand and mouth worked over him until he gritted his teeth against his increasing urge to come.
And then the temptress pulled her mouth away. He was reaching for her when she slid his shaft between her breasts and, clasping them together, started to fuck him. His fingers entwined in the sheets, pulling them up from the bed as pain and pleasure mixed until he was nearly out of his mind.
“Lexi,” he groaned.
The mischievous smile she sent him was nearly his undoing. He grasped her hips, and she started to protest as he lifted her toward him, but her objections died when he brought her down over his face.
She gasped as he tormented her with the same eagerness she unleashed on him. He teased her with his tongue and fingers as he tasted her until she begged for him to end it.
