A rough groan left him, and his mouth came to mine.
That made everything even more, tenfold more.
I fed from him, and his energy, and when I was done, he lifted me back up. His mouth never left mine, his tongue slipping inside. He took me back to his bed, laying me down, and coming to cover me. He lay gently over me, but I groaned, needing him.
“You’re sore—”
I shook my head, my mouth catching him. Not anymore. I need this.
His whole body shuddered as he began kissing me back, answering my demand. He took control and demanded from me instead.
I have never felt this before.
I was scared to say the name of what I was feeling, but it was bringing tears to my eyes as Kieran undressed me.
As he kissed me.
As he moved back over me.
As he slid inside of me.
As he filled me.
He was me. We were one.
Humans didn’t know what this feeling was. They said it, but they could never experience it. I was inside of Kieran, feeling me through him and he was doing the same. He was thrusting, and the sensations were a continuous wave of pleasure.
This. He said in my head, watching me as he moved inside of me. You are my mate.
I watched him back. Yes, a whisper back from me.
Yes.
Under my touch on his back, I felt his own dragon mark surface.
20
Explain Yourself
A day later.
Nikki: Hello? ARE YOU ALIVE?!
Cale: Yes. Sorry. Caught up on stuff. I have some things to tell you.
Nikki: THE HELL YOU DO! OMG FREAKING KIERAN RAOUL? R U KIDDING ME?
Cale: Give me a few more days.
NIKKI: DAYS?! I’M FREAKING OUT HERE. Also, Brad is serious about trying for a relationship. What do you think? I need my girl’s input.
Cale: Are you serious? I knew that was the reason for the party, to make up for the shitty Halloween that you had, but … What are you thinking?
Nikki: I have no idea. None. I need you to come and tell me what his energy is saying.
Cale: Okay. Just hold off. I need a few more days with Kieran and then I’ll be back.
Nikki: OMG! KIERAN. I can’t. Holy shit, holy shit, holy shit. He rules the other half of the world, literally.
Cale: Dude. I’ve not even told you about Rakon.
Nikki: RAKON?!
Two days later.
Nikki: I can’t wait any longer. What’s going on? I need to know.
Cale: lol I know. There’s a lot of changes going on.
Nikki: I can only imagine.
Cale: A few more days?
Nikki: What about your classes?
Cale: I had my last exam. That’s getting worked out too.
Nikki: Okay. I miss you. Jay asked about you.
Cale: Jay?
Nikki: He was in the cages with us. He fought for you.
Cale: I had no idea.
Nikki: He’s saying he’s just concerned about you, about Kieran. He’s sniffing, being nosey.
Cale: That’s none of his business. How are things with Brad?
Nikki: You’re just trying to distract me.
Cale: Yes. Did it work?
Nikki: YES! Now I can only think about Brad. Let’s have an actual conversation tomorrow. I’m heading to Bass for a shift. Guess who are being super friendly to me? Trey and EVERYONE. I’m loving it. They’re all kissing my ass because of you. Anyways, love you girl. Miss you. I have to babysit Bud tomorrow too, so a phone call would be awesome.
Cale: Yes right back. Grrr to Trey and everyone else. Stay sane with Bud. Follow your gut with Brad. You might have to just try it to get him/it out of your system?
Later that night.
Nikki: Yeah.
Cale: What?
Nikki: Brad showed up at Bass during one of my breaks…
Cale: You opened your bedsheets for him?
Nikki: I’m weak. We’re going to try.
Cale: Now you’ll know, though. I’m being supportive for you trying. But, if it goes bad, you’ll finally know.
Nikki: I’d rather know more about you and your MATE!
Cale: lol soon. Promise. Love you lady.
Nikki: Love you back.
21
Don’t Calm Me
I can feel your nerves.
I didn’t spare Kieran a look because I was keenly aware of everything about him. How he was sitting next to me in the back of his vehicle. How he was multitasking by working, having conversations in his head with some of his workers, and how he was now tuning into me. Sometimes I could hear his conversations. He never allowed them in his head, but he’d go into theirs. Some were powerful enough to converse back, others couldn’t. I was learning all that out because as an energist, telepathy wasn’t one of our skill sets.
At least it wasn’t mine until Kieran.
But he was feeling my edginess, and I had a lot going on.
We were on our way back to Bass.
We’d been at Kieran’s estate in Indonesia, and it’d been amazing. More than amazing. Overwhelmingly amazing.
Seriously. Very overwhelming.
Kieran and I were still learning about each other, but we were psychically and magically linked. We knew the core of each other and because of that, I could feel his concern for me even before he said anything.
Everything is going to change now.
I could feel the buzz of three conversations he was still having with his employees, but his hand slipped to mine. He gave me a squeeze, and shifted his focus to me.
It’ll be fine.
He meant it when he said that, and I felt him pushing some of that reassurance over to me.
Stop.
But I thought that with a grin because I knew he wouldn’t.
Within seconds, I was content. The worry was pushed out, and he sent a surge of strength right after.
Nikki and I had our phone conversation, but I wanted to wait for a girl’s night before really filling her in on all things Kieran. Because of that, I told her the gist of what happened and how it came to happen, then asked her about Brad. The plan was to head to Bass where Nikki was working her shift.
Everyone knew
