The four sisters glanced at each other as Q raised his hands in surrender. After a few moments, B finally broke the silence.
“We accept your apology. Welcome back, Brother. Congratulations, Selena, on becoming an official sister.”
Chapter Thirty-Six Kaede
After Selena left, they all congratulated him once again and Aunya claimed she had won their bet. Kaede wasn’t shocked to hear they had wagered on his love life; this was their way of showing support and faith that he would mate Selena sooner or later.
Sighing, Kaede walked into his room after that long meeting with his siblings. Just as he was hoping Selena would be in the galley so he could drain himself, he was hit by her delicious scent.
Every night sleeping with her had been a blessing and a curse. He was finally happy they had established their relationship, but her scent alone tempted him to bury himself in her. Every time she pressed against him, released little moans in her sleep, or wrapped an arm around him, he wanted to throw his reason and reservations to the wind and take her on the spot.
He could sense her on their bed before he set foot in their master bedroom. She was tempting him to join her even now. Yet he couldn’t. He was afraid of losing control, triggering his mating heat, and accidentally hurting her in the process.
Holding his breath, he teleported into the bathroom and hurriedly turned on the shower as he deactivated his suit and tossed it on the counter.
Kaede could feel his sacs were full to their limit without prodding them with his tongue. The Bahzyl had started to drip into his mouth, burning arousal coursing through his veins and begging him to act.
His mind repeated the same chant over and over: Mate. Mate. Mate.
He knew his mate was asleep in the other room, but he couldn’t take her like this.
A monster.
He was a monster trapped in a lust-driven body, desperate to claim what was his. The overwhelming urge was raw, primal, and he was helpless to resist.
Growling, he entered the shower, feeling sheets of warm water cascading down upon him. Placing his head against the cool wall, Kaede wrapped one hand around his ribbed cock and began to work the length as he used his other thumb to press his venom sacs, draining them into the shower where the venom belonged.
“What are you doing?”
He stilled, panting against the shower wall.
“You can’t be here,” he gasped.
“You’re going into heat, aren’t you?”
Sounds of clothing hitting the floor registered louder than the water beating against his back. He was hyperaware of everything about her—her scent, the pulsing of her blood, and how her neck wasn’t bearing his mark.
“You are torturing yourself for my sake, Kaede, and you don’t need to.” Her voice called to him as she placed a hand on his back. “I want you at your highest and your lowest moments. You warned me about this, and I’m not scared. Take me, claim me, have me, use me in whatever way you need. The more you fill our time mating and sleeping, the less I spend worrying that my world may soon fall apart. Stop fighting your biological needs and make me yours!”
“I wanted our first time to be slow,” he panted, shaking his head against the wall. “I know I won’t be able to hold back now. I am too far gone.”
“I don’t need slow, Kaede. Take me however you want me.”
Chapter Thirty-Seven Selena
As soon as the words left my lips, he whipped around and pinned me with his wide eyes.
“You are mine, Selena,” he hissed, his black, forked tongue tasting the air. “Mine. My mate.”
“Yours, Kaede,” I confirmed, licking my lips. “I won’t resist you, Kaede. Take me. Stop fighting and take me as your mate.”
Growling, he suddenly scooped me off the floor and carried me from the shower, throwing me onto the bed. A moment later, he grabbed my hips and pulled me toward him. Pressing his feet between mine, he spread my legs wide and bit down on my neck as he sheathed himself inside me from behind. His cock jumped, growing within as shimmering liquid dripped from our junction.
I screamed as an inferno instantly coursed through my veins, burning me from within. He wrapped his arms around my waist, pinning me down as he drew blood from my neck, injecting his venom in turn. Suddenly, my senses flared to life as the flash of pain faded into pleasure.
He released his fangs from my neck and licked the wound before pulling his face away. Gripping my hips, he began to work his textured cock inside me again, slowly at first then transitioning to rough, jerking thrusts. Cupping my breasts, he became more aggressive, pounding fast and deep as my sensitive nipples rubbed against the comforter’s fabric.
His venom in my system and the excitement of finally coming together after waiting so long heightened the experience. The sensation of him filling me over and over drove me crazy. My insides began to quiver, and I could feel my climax building.
Looking over my shoulder, I could see his arm muscles bulging as he pulled me against him harder and faster as if trying to claim me from the inside out.
Kaede began groaning loudly, and I felt his cock throb deep inside, the ridges buzzing against my walls. Then his release filled me in bursts as he came with a choked grunt.
Releasing my breasts, he pulled out and flipped me onto my back.
Panting, I stared up at him, wondering why he had paused in easing this burning lust.
“You are mine, Selena,” Kaede growled as his eyes traced my body and landed
