23. Thoren

Kaia’s feet were sore from walking, and her hips ached from the long horse ride yesterday, so she finally let me take her back to the skies. It felt good to stretch my wings again. She was still frightened, but I could tell she was coming around to the idea of it. My tail curled around her calf while her legs clung tightly around my waist. Her heart was pounding violently in her chest. But once we were sailing easily in the sky, she let go just a little.

She made sure my arms were still wrapped snugly around her torso, and then she leaned back, letting her arms go out from her sides. Her smile grew, and the wind whipped through the braids in her hair, pulling even more stray strands out of the intricate knots. Her cheeks were flushed, and her eyes blazed.

My mate is magnificent.

“She has decided to stay!” I shout as we enter the crowded dining room of the inn. My brother and Natalie are behind the bar and turn in an instant to see us walking through the door hand in hand. Their faces light up, and Natalie screams loud enough to break glass. They’re both on us in an instant, hugging both of us at the same time and laughing and cheering.

The rest of the guests chime in as well, cheering as I present my mate to the entire room. There are a few musicians in the corner, and they strike up a cheerful tune as some patrons begin to dance. The place is glowing from the fire and candles, and the happy energy in the room feeds my soul. I’ve never experienced so many joyful emotions at once. And it’s all because my mate chose me .

“Let’s eat and celebrate!” Natalie says excitedly, her arm going around Erik’s waist. He wraps his arm around her shoulders, and I am over the moon that I am now able to do the same with my mate for the rest of our lives.

Natalie leads us all to an open table in the corner. They have one other person working here tonight with the cook, but they still won’t be able to sit with us for long, judging by how crowded this place is tonight. But that’s okay. I want some alone time with my mate anyway.

Kaia scoots up to my side, leaning her entire body against mine in the booth. My arm drapes over her, and I play with the strings of her dress. From this angle, I get an eyeful of her chest, and my cock hardens underneath the table. The moment we are finished eating, I am taking her back to our room and fucking her into that mattress until the whole city hears her crying out my name.

“I know what you’re thinking about,” Kaia murmurs against my ear while Nat and Erik are away getting the food. “And I’m fine with taking this to go, if you want.”

Her little grin is absolutely wicked, and I will do anything she wants if she continues to look at me like that. “To go?” I ask. “Take it with us upstairs?”

“I wish to be alone with my mate.” Her blunt teeth scrape against my ear, making me growl low in my chest.

Nat chooses that time to come back, carrying hefty plates of meat, gravy, and mashed potatoes. There are steaming rolls with melting butter and small jars of gooey, baked cheese topped with berries. Erik follows closely behind with drinks. But my mind is no longer on food.

“We will be taking this to our room,” I announce when they both sit everything down on the table. Erik laughs out loud, his head thrown back while Nat slaps him hard on the belly.

“Of course,” she says. “Go spend time together. The room is yours until you no longer want it. We’ll see you when we see you.”

I carry the plates, and Kaia grabs the drinks, both of us eager to be alone with each other. The mating bond calls to us, begging us to lie with one another again and again, especially now that neither one of us is denying it. It pulls between us stronger than ever.

“I can eat later,” she says, jumping on me the instant the door is locked and the food and drink are sat down. I catch her with ease, one arm wrapping around her ass as my other hand begins tugging on the braids. While I love her long, beautiful neck exposed to me, showing off the marks I left there last night, I miss the long yellow strands of her hair, loose and wild.

It takes a while, but as we kiss, I finally free it all from the pins. It cascades over her shoulders and to the tops of her breasts. She won’t let our lips break, kissing me like she needs it to exist. I feel the same and only wish to part long enough to get us both naked. My cock strains against the ties on my pants, and I can feel her heat even through the skirts between us.

I toss her down on the bed and quickly strip off my clothes, tearing some of them in the process. But that doesn’t matter now. Clothes are replaceable, and our bond is singing between us. Kaia stares up at me, her dark eyes drinking in my body, from my horns to my wings and then farther down. When they land on my cock, she licks those delicious lips of hers.

“I will never get sick of this view.” She can’t even bring her eyes up as she speaks. My cock must truly work magic on her. I like that.

“And now I must see you,” I tell her, kneeling before where she sits on the bed. Her hands move to untangle the ties that cinch below her breasts. But she is too slow. I take over and have them undone in seconds, too impatient to wait through her teasing. She laughs, throaty and sensual.

“So eager,” she teases before standing up to let the green outer part of her dress fall to the floor. My hands grab hold of the bottom of her smock, slowly lifting it over her legs, hips, and then head. She reaches her arms into the air, and I stand as I tug it the rest of the way off. She’s standing before me in only underwear, and it accentuates every curve of her delicious body.

“Thoren,” she says, her voice low and sultry. She pushes her underwear down over her hips and thighs, leaving her completely bare to me. “I would like to go slow tonight. I want to really take our time. I want to feel every part of you.”

“You want to make love with me.” My heart fills with even more love than I thought possible. I will give her whatever it is she wants.

We fall onto the bed together, kicking the sheets out of the way and whispering sweet things to one another. She props her head up on one of the fluffy pillows, and I kiss my way down her body to taste her sweetness between her legs once again. I could easily spend my life down here, dying between her thick thighs.

I lick her slowly, not giving in when she grabs hold of my hair or squeezes her legs to urge me on. Chuckling against her sweet cunt, I devour her. I dip my tongue deep inside, tasting her arousal that is all for me before using the tip to tease her pretty little clit. It’s swollen and begging for attention while my mate writhes in tortuously slow pleasure.

“I thought you wanted slow?” I tease her, letting one finger slip deep inside of her. Her back arches, and she hisses through her teeth. She gives me a scathing look, but it does not scare me. My mate is all bark and no bite.

“I want to come,” she growls, tugging even harder on my hair.

Unable to deny her any longer, I add another finger, and then another, stretching her and preparing her for the girth of my cock. I know even with the salve that Natalie so kindly gave us, it’s still a stretch for her. She is so unbelievably hot and tight. I could get lost in the slick heat of her.

Before long, she’s crying out, her channel clamping down on my fingers as her climax barrels through her. She throws her head back in pleasure, her mouth opening as she whispers my name over and over again. As it subsides, I slip free of her and crawl slowly up her body. As much as I would like to see her lips wrapped around my cock, there’s all the time in the world for that. Right now, I’m desperate to be inside of her.

“Please,” I beg her, suddenly realizing I’ve never asked. “Tell me you want children.”

“I do,” she says, her voice soft as she looks up at me, hovering over her. “And the whole breeding kink you have going on is fucking hot.”

“There you go with that mouth again.” I kiss her lips, and she smiles.

“You like my mouth.”

“I do,” I agree as I reach to the side of us, grabbing the salve that will allow us to fit together again. “And I like it even more when you cry out my name. Shall I make you do it all night?”

“God, yes.” She watches me as I stroke myself. I make sure the salve covers every inch. I don’t want her to have any discomfort.

When I notch the head at her entrance, she lifts her hips for a better angle. I reach behind her and grab a pillow to shove under her hips. And then I’m sinking inside of her as slowly as I possibly can. But her cunt sucks me in, pulsing around my entire length as I bottom out inside of her. Our bodies are molded together, her legs wrapped around my back and my arms holding her close. Those nails of hers scrape down my back when I pull out and then lazily thrust back in.

We are a mixture of moans and heavy breaths, the scent of our sex filling the room. Gazing at each other, we work up to our impending climaxes. I’m determined to come with her this time. I want to feel her milk every bit of seed from me. I look between us, loving the evidence of just how much larger I am than her. With each tortuous thrust, her belly expands and swells. It only spurs me on as it hints at how she could look round with our child.

“Shall I put a baby in you?” I ask her as my pace picks up. I kiss her delicate features and then capture her mouth in a passionate kiss.

“Yes!” she cries out as her orgasm builds.

“Tell me,” I command. “Tell me just how badly you want it, mate.”

“Please,” she begs, her eyes locking onto mine. “Come inside of me, mate. Fill me up and give me a child.” Those pretty brown eyes of hers roll back as I hit a new spot inside of her. “Please,” she whispers one last time.

And then her cunt is spasming around my cock, sparking my own climax. I spill inside of her with a cry of her name. She holds on to my horns tightly, the sensation only heightening my pleasure. My seed sprays deep inside of her, and when we are both finished and spent, I remain inside of her, making sure not a drop is wasted. My tail lazily flicks back and forth, and she smiles when it settles against her thigh.

I caress her soft skin, kiss that spot on her throat she loves so much, and massage her sore muscles. We are in our own little cocoon of love and happiness. The fire burns in the background, and I love the way it causes shadows to dance across her pale skin. Little brown spots decorate her flesh like the stars in the sky, and I find myself tracing them with my fingertips.

“Freckles,” she says, her voice sleepy and quiet. “That’s what those little spots are called. I have a lot of them from all the sunshine I’ve gotten lately.”

“I love them,” I tell her as I kiss where they descend down onto her chest. “Are you hungry, my love?”

“Starving,” she groans. “But I’m so comfortable and sleepy.”

“Let’s eat, and then you can sleep as long as you want. Maybe we will venture home in the morning?” I ask. “I’m sure Selah will be thrilled to see that you’ve chosen to stay. And I am eager to have you in our mated bed.”

“Our home. Our bed,” she says wistfully. “Isn’t that exciting?”

I take a moment to appreciate her smile and the way it reaches all the way up to her eyes that crinkle in the corners. She is truly something, my mate. And I cannot wait to spend the rest of our lives together.

“Our home,” I agree, answering her smile with my own. “Thank you for choosing it.”

She reaches up and kisses me, moving her hips as she does. My cock stiffens all over again, and she moans against me.

“Okay, maybe one more round and then food?” she asks, giggling as she kisses me again.

“As if I could ever deny you, Goldilocks.”