Page 74 of Titan’s Mate

There was an answering note in Titan, perfect harmony. They climaxed together, riding the wave on and on, more intense than ever before.

She didn’t know how long it was until they came down, only that the water was cooling, and she was safe in Titan’s arms. Both their claiming marks had healed to scars, and there was blue light flickering over their bodies.

Titan smoothed his hand over her back. “It’s a good thing it’s not electricity,” he rumbled. “Or we would have fried ourselves, doing that in the bathtub.”

Mari said, “The gods would never have let that happen, after all we’ve been through today.”

“You never know. That panther god was a piece of work.”

No kidding. No wonder panthers were how they were.

They got out of the bathtub and dried each other off, and then crawled into bed. Mari snuggled up to him and asked, “Will you read to me until I go to sleep?”

“Of course.”

He tucked the covers around her, picked up the book, found their place in the story, and began to read.

Epilogue

It was Sunday morning, early. Titan and Damien, being as quiet as possible, laid two ladders horizontally over the gap between the guest suite balcony they were standing on, and Remy and Jaeda’s balcony next door.

Over the ladders they put heavy boards, making a bridge.

The first across were Mari and Colt, both clutching lumpy bags, careful not to let the contents make any noise. Callie was next, carrying a video camera. Titan and Damien brought up the rear.

They peered through the gaps in the blinds, into the bedroom of the suite. Remy was lying in bed on his stomach, asleep. Jaeda, as planned, was not in sight.

Colt and Titan were already unpacking the bags as quietly as possible. The others crowded around so they could see into the room. Titan and Mari exchanged glances, and he nodded.

Callie pressed the camera up to the glass in the French door, where she could get a good angle through the blinds.

Mari, her face lit up with mischief, tapped a button on the phone app she had open.

Faintly, they heard the sound of a tiny motor coming from the bedside table near Remy. Mari hit another button, and the sound changed to a repetitive RARR rarr RARR rarr RARR rarr.

Remy said sleepily, “Babe. If you want more, I’m right here for you. Why use a machine when you’ve already got one?”

He reached out to the other side of the bed, and realized it was empty.

Titan heard Mari smothering her giggles.

Remy sat up, frowning, and then glared at the bedside table, where the RARR rarr RARR rarr RARR rarr could still be heard from inside a drawer. “What the fuck—” he murmured.

Mari hit the button just as he opened the drawer. The vibration stopped.

Remy, looking puzzled, pulled out the hot pink dildo and examined it. He turned it on. It not only vibrated, but the middle third of it had accordion-like pleats, so the dick thrust and retracted, thrust and retracted in a disturbingly almost-realistic manner.

RARR rarr RARR rarr RARR rarr.

He jerked back, looking startled, and shot a glance at the bathroom door. They could hear the shower running.

Titan leaned over to Mari and whispered. “He’s wondering if he’s being replaced.” Mari choked back a snort and elbowed him to make him stop.

Remy shrugged, turned off the dildo, and closed it away in the drawer.

Mari hit the button again. RARR rarr RARR rarr RARR rarr.

“Fuck!” Remy opened the drawer. It stopped.