56. Kitsuki

Chapter 56

Kitsuki

I t felt like an eternity before Kitsuki could retire to his room to reunite with his mate. As soon as they were alone in the bedroom, Kitsuki was on Auslin in an instant, smothering him in demanding kisses. He was less than pleased when Auslin stopped him.

"Before we get too distracted, your sister gave us a mating gift."

"It can wait," Kitsuki growled, not interested in anything other than getting Auslin naked and under him.

Auslin took a small box out of his pocket, then opened it to show Kitsuki the two rings inside of it. "Kizoshi said I'm supposed to wear the silver one and you wear the purple one on our left ring fingers. She called them a bond amplifier but didn't really explain any details. She only said we'd appreciate exploring it."

Despite wanting to move on to intimately enjoying their reunion, Kitsuki took out the silver ring and slid the ring onto Auslin's finger before reverently kissing it while looking up at his mate through lowered lashes. Auslin removed the purple ring before setting the box aside, then repeated the action of putting it on Kitsuki and kissing the ring once it was in place. Kitsuki had expected an immediate difference in their bond, but nothing changed yet.

Done with the delays, Kitsuki used his magic to strip them of their clothes to get naked as fast as possible. Auslin could only laugh as Kitsuki picked him up and carried him over to the bed. The dragon shifter caged his mate in place beneath him. "I missed you terribly," Kitsuki confessed as he brushed Auslin's dark bangs from his face.

"I missed you, too." Auslin leaned up to capture Kitsuki's lips in a sweet and unhurried kiss.

It stirred Kitsuki's pressing need for more. He set about worshipping Auslin's body, determined to reclaim every inch of him now that he had returned. When Kitsuki reached his chest, he lovingly kissed the center of the intricate lines above Auslin's heart, marking them as mates. He used his magic to activate their bond. Kitsuki almost came from sensing Auslin in an entirely new way because of the amplifier rings. Their connection ran so much deeper, making everything more intense than normal. His cock ached with a need to be buried deep in Auslin's body, but he held off to continue his explorations.

Kitsuki experienced what he was doing to Auslin, overwhelming him with the dual sensations. Although it pushed his limits, Kitsuki couldn't stop himself from caressing his mate's body with his claws while he used his tongue to trace the bondmate markings. Auslin arched under the treatment. His gasps and pleas for more made Kitsuki burn with need.

Unable to deny his mate, Kitsuki prepared Auslin before their bodies joined intimately. The link between them intensified again. Auslin cried out, tightly gripping his cock to prevent himself from coming early. Although they had barely done anything, they both trembled from the overwhelming feelings echoing between their deepened bond.

As Kitsuki moved, he forgot where he stopped and where his mate began. Their bond hummed with a new joy as their bodies moved as one. Kitsuki fell deeper and deeper into their link as he continued pleasuring his mate. With every thrust of his hips, Kitsuki's sole thought was, "Mine," which was echoed by his dragon insisting, " Ours ."

When Kitsuki used his magic to manipulate the mating marks on Auslin's cock, his mate came with a loud cry. The sensation ricocheted through Kitsuki, bringing on his own orgasm and knot, which swelled inside his bondmate. Auslin shuddered with pleasure as he arched up with a moan. It made knotting even more enjoyable for Kitsuki as he kissed the mage under him with passion. He loved how their bodies fit together when Auslin's body embraced him so intimately.

They remained trembling and entangled, unable to think of anything in the white haze of the afterglow. The only thing that mattered was the love humming through their bond.

"So that's what she meant by an amplifier," Auslin said with a tired laugh. " Wow ."

"Remind me to thank my sister later," Kitsuki murmured as he lovingly nuzzled his mate. Once his knot faded, he snuggled closer to Auslin, who wrapped his arms around the dragon king.

Being held by Auslin after spending time apart so soon after their mating soothed Kitsuki's soul. He melted into his mate's embrace. There was nothing else in the world Kitsuki wanted. He experienced peace in a new and beautiful way after so many centuries of endless turmoil and pain. They would eventually have to move, but Kitsuki continued luxuriating in the light caresses Auslin absentmindedly gave him.

"Who knew one little piece of metal could do so much?" Auslin held his hand up to study the band. "Hey, did your ring change?"

Kitsuki didn't feel like moving, but he checked. Rather than the plain metal it had been, it was now marked with a shimmering replica of their entwined mating marks. "It did."

"Fascinating." Auslin snuggled against Kitsuki. "And just when I thought our bond couldn't get any more amazing."

Kitsuki chuckled. His heart had never felt so free as love echoed through their connection. Auslin had been more than worth the centuries of waiting.