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“Evan,” she moaned as I ran my hands down her body, slipping my fingers inside her pants, finding her already wet for me.
I growled, dragging my mouth down her neck, flicking my tongue against the sensitive skin where her pulse hammered. She angled her head, giving me better access, and I lapped at her again, moving my fingers in tight circles as I found her clit, building up the pleasure that’d wash away the pain.
But as she got closer to the brink, I found myself shoving her pants down, then mine. I lifted my head, staring into her eyes, dark with lust.
“I want to be inside you when I claim you,” I breathed, and she nodded, gasping for breath.
“Yes…” Her eyes were desperate. “I want that, too.”
Aligning my body with hers, I continued to tease, wanting her as wet as possible before I slipped inside, but there was no need to wait. She was ready.
I locked my gaze with hers as I placed my cock at her opening, then rolled my hips. We both moaned in pleasure the moment I thrust inside, her soft, warm walls gripping me tight. Fuck, she felt so good.
I brought my mouth back to her neck as I moved steadily, still playing with her clit as she clamped down around me like a vise. It was then that I felt it.
Her dragon was opening up to me, reaching out for me in a way it hadn’t yet. I could feel it there, a presence wholly separate from my mate, but still one and the same. I could feel her love, her dragon’s love, and the power of our connection pulsing between us, our bond waiting to be fulfilled.
My fangs jutted out, and Mariah’s eyes widened slightly, but she was already in the beginning throes of pleasure. Her pulse pounded, calling to me, and I eyed the thin flesh just above where her neck met her shoulders.
“Are you ready?” I said, barely able to contain myself or my dragon any longer.
She nodded wordlessly, and I bent my head, sinking my fangs into her flesh. She cried out, but more in wonder than pain as a sudden brightness seemed to fill the air. The candles burned brighter, their flames reached higher, and the brightness extended into my body, filling my chest.
Our bond burned through us as our very souls entwined, becoming one as the coppery taste of her blood filled my mouth. It grew stronger and stronger until I thought I might burst with the feelings blazing through.
She clung to me, body convulsing as she came, and I withdrew my fangs so I could watch her face as pleasure wracked her. Already, the small puncture wounds were closing, her new shifter body healing.
But the look on her face. It was something I’d never forget, filled with shock, awe, and undeniable love, purer than anything I’d ever known. Our bond had solidified, and I could sense her dragon in a whole new way. Unable to contain myself, my dragon surged, wings sprouting from my back.
Then the most incredible thing happened. Mariah stared at me in shock as her own fangs pushed their way out for the first time. Her dragon was demanding to stake its claim on me the same way I’d claimed her. She swallowed, eyes wide, as instinct propelled her forward. I bared my neck to her, ready for this next step, my heart full to bursting.
As she sank her new fangs into my neck, our bond peaked, the candles in the room burning even brighter as I came inside her, my own body wracked with pleasure. And then, so fast it took my breath away, the mate bond was sealed, a permanent living thing between us, connecting us in the most intimate of ways.
Mariah stared up at me, breathless. My cock still throbbed deep inside of her as I held her gaze. It was more than I’d expected, and I could barely wrap my head around how it felt to be connected to her like this, and to have the full effect of the mate bond coursing through our veins.
I whispered, “I love you so fucking much.”
The words weren’t enough. No language could be enough to express what I felt for my mate. But I didn’t need it anymore. She could feel it, just as her own love reverberated in my very bones.
She was mine, and I was hers. I’d never felt more complete.
Chapter 31
Mariah
Sometimes it was hard to believe only two months had passed since Evan became the alpha and claimed me—since I’d become a dragon shifter. Our lives had changed so dramatically in such a short amount of time, and I was still adjusting to everything. Some days were better than others, but the good days outnumbered the bad at this point.
I watched him from across the room while I sat on a couch in his office, where I was supposed to be reading one of my assignments for school, but I couldn’t take my eyes off him as he worked. He was so natural, so confident, and truly in his element, despite the doubts he’d shared with me over the past few weeks.
Even now, I could sense it, just like I could sense every other emotion that flickered through him. That’d been one of the hardest things to get used to, not the enhanced hearing and vision, the ability to move more swiftly, or the unparalleled strength. I was still coming to terms with it all, to be sure, but feeling another person the way I felt my mate…it was incredible.
Evan had met with many of Sebastian’s old allies in the weeks since his death, but it seemed those who’d once been loyal to Sebastian kept coming out of the woodwork, letting Evan know he had their support, too. It’d been like that each and every time he’d had these meetings, and it solidified my belief that Evan was exactly where he needed to be. It warmed my heart to see their loyalty extended to my mate.
As Evan continued working, I reflected on our conversation from just a few nights ago. We'd been lying in bed, my head resting on his chest, listening to the steady beat of his heart. The weight of his new role had seemed to press down on him more than usual, and he confessed to me how strange it felt to have so much power.
“Sebastian was an incredible leader,” he'd said, his fingers gently tracing patterns on my arm. “It had to have weighed on him more than I knew, now that I know just how much he was worth, how diligent he was with finances to support the clan.” He shook his head. “I’m no stranger to wealth, Mariah, but I never could have fathomed I'd live to have this much money.”
Evan was successful in his own right with his and Mason’s clubs, but it was true that Sebastian's wealth and influence surpassed anything either of us could have imagined. It seemed Evan uncovered more of his vast resources each day, but Evan didn't dwell on the wealth. Instead, he worried over whether he could be as good a steward.
