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Lewis lifted his head and looked over at the bench. “There’s no water there though.”

I winked at him again. “There is, I just didn’t turn that faucet on. If you’d like to fully shower sitting down, that can be arranged. If you think your legs will support you better now, I’ll set you on your feet. No matter your decision, I’m not going to be far.”

Lewis gestured toward the bench, so that’s where I took him. “This is more like a ledge,” he said. “And one not for someone as short as I am.”

I chuckled. “Well, I can ask Master Edison to make it shorter, or since my mate has magical powers, he can just do that himself.” I reached over and turned the water on, and Lewis grinned when he was suddenly being showered with falling water.

“Or even better,” Lewis said, “you could sit here with me on your lap.”

I could certainly do that. I quickly grabbed the shampoo and bodywash that were in the little built-in shelf area on the other side and took them over to where Lewis was. After placing them on the far side of the bench, I picked my mate up and sat, placing him on my lap. “I will always shower with you on my lap if that’s what you desire,” I told him. I smiled down at my mate before I pulled him closer to have another kiss. Lewis kissed me back but pulled away quickly, which left me wondering if something was wrong.

“We claimed each other,” he said. “Shouldn’t our bond be in place? I tried to reach out to you, but I can’t feel you like Beau said he can Roman. I don’t understand.”

I reached up and ran my fingers through his hair, smoothing it away from his forehead. “Sometimes it will fall into place right away. But sometimes, with gargoyles especially, it won’t until I’ve claimed you in both forms. It was that way for my brother and his mate, Marley. They didn’t have a complete bond until he claimed her in his gargoyle form.” Because of that, I had assumed that it would be the same for Lewis and me, and that had been confirmed when I didn’t sense him after we’d claimed one another.

“Oh.” Lewis looked disappointed. “But you’ll claim me in that form too, right? You said you would be willing.”

I nodded. I certainly would, just as soon as he showed interest. Earlier, he’d seemed a bit overwhelmed or rather intimidated by the thought. “Whenever it is that you are ready for that, I absolutely will,” I told him.

Lewis blinked up at me before smiling sweetly. “Why not now? We’re already in the shower. And I’m already stretched, right?” Lewis ran a finger down my chest from the claiming bite he’d given me to my nipple, and I sucked in a sharp breath. Not only was that the most erotic touch I’d ever felt, but the thought of claiming him in my other form so soon had my cock already rising to attention, and I could feel my beast pressing to come out.

“Are you utterly certain? It will be more passionate than what we just did.” My beast was intense when it came to sex. It was just how we were. We were possessive when it came to our mates, and that came through during sex, especially claiming sex.

Lewis looked up at me with rounded yet determined eyes. “Yes,” he whispered. He leaned in and kissed the claiming bite he’d given me not long ago, and I moaned as another wave of desire ran through my body.

Even if I felt I needed more than that simple word and gesture from him, that was all my beast was going to allow because seconds later, I felt my body change. The familiar stretch of my transition from human to beast was complete in moments, and I peered down at Lewis, looking for hesitation or any other uncertainty he might actually be feeling. The smile that my little mate gave me was all the reassurance I needed. How had I been so lucky to be gifted Lewis as my mate?

Chapter 10

Lewis

When I said I’d always wished for a tall mate, I hoped I might end up with a dragon mate. Being paired with a gargoyle hadn’t really entered my mind simply because there weren’t many in the council. But here I was—sitting on a sexy blue gargoyle’s lap in a shower that was massive and was somehow now ours. Why? Because I’d been gifted that sexy gargoyle as my fated mate.

Honestly, I was a bit terrified about the prospect of him claiming me again in his changed form. Vaughn had been a lot to take in his human form. I’d seen his gorgeous blue dick earlier, and yes, it was certainly different in that it was naturally blue, but it was the size that really had me worried.

“You seem a bit uncertain now,” Vaughn said.

“Not really,” I told him. “I’m wondering if I should use some more magic, though, because this version of you is larger than the human side.”

Vaughn smiled at me. It conveyed nothing but understanding, which was a relief. “If you aren’t absolutely certain, we can wait. I’m more than delighted that you were willing to allow me to claim you as I’ve already done so.”

I shook my head. “But are you? I know this side of you wants to claim me,” I said as I hesitantly reached out and wrapped a hand around the hard, blue dick that was hanging heavily between Vaughn’s legs. It wasn’t even fully hard yet, and I was sure it was already just as large as the other version had been.

“I only wish for you to feel the most comfortable with what we are doing. I promise you, I can wait. It is understandable because a gargoyle’s cock can be a lot to take.”

I shook my head again before I started stroking Vaughn’s cock. “I do understand that. My only hesitation came from trying to decide if I should use more magic or if I was good to go from what we have already done.” I took a chance and leaned forward to lick the claiming bite I’d given him earlier. It was quite visible in his current form. It was still red, and that stood out against his blue skin. I knew I’d made the right choice when Vaughn’s hands tightened on my behind, and he moaned.

“Lewis,” he said quietly. “You’re teasing my beast, and he doesn’t exactly like to be denied.”

I snorted and continued to stroke Vaughn’s cock as I moved my mouth and then licked over the dark blue nipple. One of his hands suddenly threaded into my hair and held on just tight enough to keep my mouth right where it was. I took that as more of a demand than a hint, and I gave the nipple a gentle bite followed by a kiss. When I did, I felt Vaughn’s cock flex in my hand and smiled around his nipple. He really liked that.

I was suddenly lifted up off his lap and found myself face-to-face with a passionate-looking Vaughn. So that was what he meant when he said intense. I couldn’t say how it even happened, but I was slowly lowered onto Vaughn’s fully hard cock, and I closed my eyes and moaned as I felt the thick head of his body slowly enter me.

I grabbed hold of his biceps and held on tightly as he continued to slowly lower me onto him. It wasn’t until I started panting that Vaughn finally stopped, and it took what felt like forever for him to gently lift my chin, but I knew in reality it was only a few seconds.

“Too much?”

I tried to answer. I truly did, but when I opened my mouth, no words would come out. Instead, I shook my head because there was no way I wanted Vaughn to stop.