Page 73 of Titan’s Mate

“As many as you want. You can have all my kisses.” She unwrapped one and fed it to him.

When they rounded the corner into the loft, she stopped and gasped. The bedroom and bathroom were full of fat glowing candles, and more duckies with kisses.

In the bathroom was a steaming bubble bath, with Sebastian floating in it. “They must have just done this,” Mari said. “It’s still hot.” She was already peeling off her clothes.

In a minute she was sinking into the heavenly water. “This was an awesome idea.” Then she saw that instead of a kiss, Sebastian had her necklace riding in the middle of his back—the mating ring that Titan had given her. She’d been afraid to wear it today, in case something happened to it.

Smiling, she picked it up and hung it around her neck, glowing golden just at the top of her cleavage.

Love. Devotion. Forever.

She looked up at Titan, leaning against the doorjamb, just watching her. Like she was the most precious, valuable, amazing thing he’d ever seen.

And also the sexiest.

She ran her fingers through the bubbles. “Aren’t you coming?”

He got her favorite little smile at the corner of his mouth. “I hope so. You first, though.”

She felt a rush of heat all through her. “It’s a good thing you left Alaska,” she said. “You would have melted the permafrost by now, just standing on it.” She crooked her finger at him in a ‘come here’ gesture.

The smile got bigger, and he undressed slowly while she watched. Then he climbed carefully into the tub, settling behind her.

He picked up Sebastian and set him on the side, his back to them. “I don’t think he should watch this. It would be too embarrassing for him.”

Then he picked up the sponge and began washing her, stroking every inch of her skin.

He cupped her breasts, rolling her nipples between his fingers, teasing them while he kissed down the side of her neck. She leaned back into him, moaning.

One hand smoothed down her stomach and continued lower to trace her folds, stroking and caressing until she was slick with more than soap.

Mari pressed back against his erection, undulating her hips until he gave a soft growl. “You are so beautiful,” he murmured in her ear. “Come for me.”

She dropped her head back and gave herself over to the sensations. He coaxed her to the edge, keeping her there until she writhed against him, forgetting everything but the way he made her feel, the way he held her safe in his arms so she could shatter, knowing he would put her back together. He took her over the edge and let her come down slowly, murmuring words of love in her ear.

When she had recovered, she turned to face him, straddling his legs. She wrapped her hand around his thick, hard length, and he growled.

“There’s your bear,” she murmured, looking into his eyes. She slid her hand up his shaft, running her thumb over the head, and was rewarded with another growl.

She moved forward until her cleft was pressed against him, her hand still cupping his shaft, rubbing it against her.

Titan pulled her in for a deep, hard kiss, his tongue mimicking the rhythm of her strokes, devouring her. His bear was a constant thrum in his chest, and he was reaching the edge of his control.

Mari kissed his face, his neck, down to his shoulder. “I want to claim you back,” she whispered in his ear. “Can I?”

In response, he lifted her hips and pulled her down onto his shaft, so he was deep inside her. Mari cried out at the sudden intensity of it—the way he filled her, the way he wanted her, the golden glow that seemed to fill her chest when she was with him.

Mate, her bear said. True mate.

And she heard his bear. Yes. Claim us.

They moved together, him thrusting deeply, into her heart, into her soul. The wave began to build inside her, stronger than ever before, built out of everything they’d shared, all their sorrow, all their loss, all the love they’d found together.

As they came to the crest, she lost herself, knowing only that she and this man were two halves of the same whole, meant to be together forever—and beyond. She could feel he was close, losing control, needing only to be part of her. Finally, as his bear gave a great shattering snarl, Mari sank her teeth deep into his shoulder muscle, harder and harder until she tasted blood.

Life.

Blue magic burst out around them, filling the room, sparkling in the air. Mari felt a deep humming note inside her, almost like when the bear god called out.