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His chest rumbles, a sexy sound that encourages me more.
I drag my nail around his belly button, then toward his hips, but he catches my wrist. “Cait.”
“Roman.” I mock his tone but immediately burst into laughter. “Seriously, though, if you want me to sleep, then you need to help me out here.”
He starts to roll over and my mouth drops open. He wouldn’t really deny me, would he…
As I move to get out of bed and go sleep elsewhere, my mate grabs my hips and grumbles, “Where do you think you’re going?”
Before I know what’s happening, he’s lifted me up and positioned me on top of him. My smile returns, and I rub my hands over his abs, then chest. “Right here.”
His fingers lightly move up my ribs, then grab on to my shoulders to pull me forward. “You drive me crazy.”
I raise a brow, and he continues, “But I wouldn’t want to live a day without you or your big heart.”
“Thank yo—”
“I’m not done,” he says gruffly, cutting me off. “You are the heart and soul of this pack.” He moves to sit up further, then kisses my cheek before continuing. “You are and have always been everything I didn’t know I needed in my life. Without you, I undoubtedly know that I wouldn’t have known joy. Not the kind I have with you or the family we’ve built together.”
His lips move over my chest as he pushes the straps of my pajamas down my shoulder.
My body hums with energy I don’t want to contain, and the tether connecting us is like a live wire, wrapping us together and begging us to let it explode.
His hands cup my neck as his thumbs push my chin up. “I love you more than my own life.”
“I don’t know where all that came from, but I love you just the same,” I whisper against his mouth as I start to pepper him with kisses.
“Because you reminded me today what family is about, and it’s not about retiring and running away,” he says the words, making me tense in his arms.
“What do you mean?” I ask, because it sounds like he’s not going to relinquish his position to Dawsyn, and that’s going to be a problem.
“We’re not leaving our daughter,” he explains, staring longingly into my gaze. “We’re not going to spend our days lounging around like Vaughn prefers. Right here, in this pack, where we’ve created our best life, is where we’re going to stay unless you tell me that’s the worst idea I’ve ever had.”
Emotions burn through my throat and up to my eyes as I hold him tighter, unable to hold back from wiggling over him. “It’s a perfect idea. Just like you are. Not to say I don’t want a vacation now and then, but being here in East Texas is the best retirement plan you could have come up with.”
“Good,” he says with a deep tone. “Now, how about we take care of that adrenaline you’re having a problem with, huh?”
His hands grip my shirt, then tug the material until the cotton rips apart, falling to my waist.
The hunger in his gaze has my blood pumping with fervor, and I nod eagerly. “Yes, please.”
“Always,” he promises, and right then, I know this has been the best damn Christmas I could have ever asked for.
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Want an update on Lexi and Lykem, or better yet, keep going with the Mystics and Mayhem world? Preorder Fractured Mates, a full-length standalone, and start reading on January 4th. Then, check out the recommended reading order on the next page for more details!
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Mystics and Mayhem
Mystics and Mayhem is a world where you’ll find fierce, yet relatable leading ladies and strong alpha males who sweep them off their feet, along with humor and intrigue that will keep you turning the pages.
While you don’t have to read the series in any particular order as there are no spoilers between each trilogy, this is the recommended reading order:
Broken Court
Dark Fae Cursed — Dark Fae Freed — Dark Fae Unrivaled
