She collapses forward onto my chest.I grab her hips, holding her in place as I fuck up into her snug pussy.It only takes three strokes before I spill inside her, groaning my release into her neck.
“Mine,” I whisper, licking over my bite mark.
I want to lick every inch of my girl, but the sun has risen, shining through the window, and I know we don’t have time.Taylor will want to see her sister, which means we need to shower and get dressed.And I need to prepare the guest room for Landry in case she comes home today.
“Are you hungry?”I ask as Taylor rolls onto her side next to me.
“Yeah, a little.Want help to make breakfast?”
“No, I’ve got it.You take a shower.If I join you, Lord knows we won’t be leaving this bedroom for a while.”
“That doesn’t sound so bad,” she says huskily.
I grin.“Is that what you want, mate?Say the words, and that’s what we’ll do.”
“I want to, but…”
“Landry will be expecting us soon,” I finish.
Taylor nods.
I lean in for one more kiss before I climb out of bed and tug on my boxers.“I’ll go get started on breakfast.Take your time.”
“I’ll be down in a bit.”
I watch her head into the bathroom before I go down the hall and get the guest room ready for Landry.Then I go downstairs to the kitchen.I’m just finishing our eggs and toast when Taylor appears, freshly showered and dressed.
After we’ve eaten, I jog upstairs to take a shower and grab a change of clothes for Landry.
Downstairs, I take my mate’s hand, and we head out the front door.
TEN
Taylor
I don’t thinkI’ve ever been this happy.
The thought sneaks up on me while I’m curled against Reyes on the uncomfortable clinic sofa, watching Landry sleep peacefully in the hospital bed.Sunlight spills through the window, warming the room, and for the first time in days, I can breathe without panic clawing at my chest.
She’s safe.We’re both safe.We’re going to be all right.
Reyes presses a kiss to the top of my head, his fingers threading gently through my hair.“You okay, mate?”
I tilt my face up toward his and smile.“Yeah.”
His expression softens instantly, as if that one word means everything to him.It probably does.I still don’t fully understand fated mates or shifters or any of this insane new life I’ve somehow stumbled into, but I understand Reyes.I understand the way he looks at me like I’m precious.The way he touches me carefully, reverently, like I’m something to treasure instead of a burden.No one has ever loved me like this.
Landry shifts in the bed with a groan, blinking awake slowly.The second she sees me, she smiles.
“Morning,” she rasps.
“Morning.How are you feeling?”My voice still sounds a little hoarse, but the ache is gone from my throat.
Reyes warned me that would happen.As soon as he bit me, I absorbed some of his shifter healing properties.Already, my vision and hearing are better.The marks on my wrists and ankles are almost healed, and my voice is stronger.
Landry clears her throat.“I’m okay.”
“I’ll get you some water.And I’ll see if Christian is in yet,” Reyes says, pushing to his feet.
