Chapter 14

We spent the night making love until the early dawn broke through the windows and we passed out from sheer exhaustion. I roll over and slide my hand down Kade's warm chest.

He growls, his arm tightening and pulling me close.

"Good morning. Or is it afternoon?" I murmur, blissed out beyond belief. I'm sure happiness is a spectrum, but I didn't believe people could be this happy.

"It better be afternoon, because we didn't fall asleep until daybreak," Kade grumbles, pressing a kiss against my forehead.

Opening my eyes, I let my gaze travel down his body, surprised he has another erection. "Again?"

He chuckles. "I'll always be at least semi-hard around you, and it is morning."

"Wow."

He rolls me to my back and then away from him, curling his body against mine, his member pressed against my ass. Nuzzling my hair, he kisses my neck and nips at my earlobe, which I learned last night is a highly erogenous zone.

Who knew?

"How's your pussy feeling? I bet you're sore."

The throb between my legs accentuates the soreness, but in the most delicious way. "I am."

"Let's give you a rest until this evening." He sucks in his breath when I reach behind me and wrap my fingers around his erection.

"I have something else I want to do, anyway."

"What's that, Honeysuckle?"

"You've given me pleasure with your mouth, now I want to do the same."

"Sweet Fates," he groans, pressing his forehead between my shoulder blades.

"Will you teach me?"

"Dinah, are you saying you want to suck my cock?"

"I think so."

"Fuck. You don't have to ask me twice. Let's take a shower." He moves so fast, I'm in his arms before I realize he's moved, giggling as he carries me to the bathroom. He sets me down and turns on the overhead shower before stepping under the spray and offering me his hand. I step in and he closes the shower door, the tub larger than the standard size we grew up with. Water sluices down his chest and over his erection, which he squeezes and strokes in his big hand.

"What do I do?"

"Kiss me." He leans down and claims my lips, his tongue teasing mine until I'm dizzy with desire. I press my hands against his sculpted abs and slide down, wrapping my fingers around his… cock.

Cock. I like the sound of that.

Pulling back, I look him in the eye as I crouch down, pressing a chaste kiss to the tip that is slick with shower water. I ask again, "What do I do?"

"Whatever the fuck you want to do," Kade growls, his eyes glowing, his bear watching me. "Don't bite down. Otherwise I will love everything you do."

Emboldened by the lust in his eyes, I slide my tongue up, down, and around the head of his engorged cock. Kade's breathing grows shallow, and he places a palm against the shower wall behind me, blocking the water from hitting my face. It falls over his back and around his hips like a waterfall, dripping on my breasts as I stroke him with my hand and wrap my lips around his erection. I figure sliding inside my pussy feels good for him, so instead of licking him like a popsicle, I should suck him like he said in bed. I take him into my mouth as deep as I can and hollow my cheeks, pulling my head back until he falls from my lips with a pop.

Glancing up at him, I look for a sign if what I'm doing is right or not.

Kade slides his thumb over my bottom lip before thrusting his fingers in my hair. "Keep going, Honeysuckle. A lot more of that, but flatten your tongue and keep me wet."

I grin and return my attention to his cock, licking and sucking until his fingers flex against my scalp and a low groan reverberates off the shower walls. "Fuck, yes. Just like that. Sweet Fates, you are perfect, Dinah. A goddamn natural."

Power sizzles in my veins as I continue to lick, suck, and stroke his cock. His breathing grows ragged and his abdominal and thigh muscles tighten because I'm doing something he loves and providing him boundless pleasure through my skills.

"I'm going to come, Dinah. Do you want to try swallowing?"

I nod, unsure what I'm getting into. The cum from his stomach yesterday tasted slightly sweet, and also salty, but I didn't mind it. No, if I think about it, I wanted to lean down and run my tongue through the pool on his abs, but I wasn't sure if that was wrong at the time.

Now I know nothing between us is wrong—ever.

"Breathe through your nose, keep your mouth open and your hand moving." Kade gathers my hair up in his hand, his hips pumping in time with my fist, and his butt tightening as the first spurt of come hits the back of my throat. I breathe through my nose and suck harder, swallowing everything that shoots out of his cock. I'm so into what I'm doing, I don't hear him grunt and tell me to stop.

He jerks back, pulling his cock free from my mouth before pulling me into his arms and pressing my back against the cool shower wall. "You are, by far, the best student I could've ever asked the Fates for."

Wrapping my arms and legs around his big, powerful body, I preen under his praise. "I enjoyed doing that, and think I'll do it often."

"Sweet Fates, I don't deserve you." He shakes his head and brushes his nose against mine. "Are you hungry?"

"Starved."

"Do you want to come first?"

"Yes, but I want you inside me when I do."

"You're not too sore?"

"Even if I am, I need you to make me feel good."

"Oh, Dinah. You have me." He reaches underneath my legs and gently presses his fingers against my no longer virgin hole. I am sore, but I arch into his touch just the same, wanting more. I suspect with him, I will always ask for more, as I'm sure nothing will be off limits between us.

"My insatiable mate." He slides himself in, forcing a gasp of pleasure from my lips.

"Yes, I am."

Kade made me come twice before we finished our shower. Now I'm standing next to him in borrowed jeans and the T-shirt Nan left me yesterday with a matching pair of royal blue undies underneath. He says we're going shopping after we visit Jimmy at the clinic this afternoon.

I'm excited because I've never shopped for my own clothes before.

We walk hand in hand into the Broken Diner. It's in the middle of town and only one block from the clinic. We take a booth along the far wall and slide into the seat facing the rest of the tables.

A waitress walks up, her gaze glued to Kade. She has a swagger to her hips and a sweet smile on her pretty face. "Hey you. Where were you last?—"

Her nostrils flair and her eyes come to me. "No."

"Yes." Kade's eyes flash golden as he brings our joined hands up to his mouth and kisses my fingertips. "Carla, this is my mate, Dinah."

"Hi." I smile but don't offer her my hand. She doesn't have a friendly vibe coming off her shocked face.

"I…" Carla glances around and I realize there are a handful of people staring at us while the rest of the diner seems oblivious to whatever is going on.

At that moment, Sly, Cricket, and Erick walk in the front door and head to our table. All three of them are wearing leather vests like the one Kade put on before we left the house.

Cricket chuckles. "Hey Carla. I see you've met Kade's woman."

Her jaw remains slack as she glances at Kade's friends as Sly and Cricket slide into the bench across from us while Erick grabs a chair and sets it at the end.

"Can you grab us five coffees and a couple of menus?" Erick says, effectively dismissing her.

She sputters and turns on her heel, walking through the kitchen doors into the back.

"That went well." Sly arches his brow.

Kade shakes his head. "It was this or hide in the cabin for the rest of our lives."

"What's going on?" I murmur. "Is that an old girlfriend?"

"No, Honeysuckle. We can't talk about it right now, but I expected this."

"Why can't we talk about it?" Erick leans forward and places his forearms on the table, keeping his voice low enough that only we can hear him. "Yes, there are humans here, but none of them are within listening range. And for all the fucking shifters listening right now, let's hash this out quickly. One of us was lucky enough to find our mate. Finally. And yes, she is human and knows all about the four of us at this table. She doesn't have to know about you if you don't act a fool and draw attention to yourself. We trust her. You don't have to, but you do have to respect her as Kade"s mate. Deal with it, or answer to us."

Or at least, I think only we can hear him? I keep my eyes down, afraid to look around to see who is reacting to his challenge. A loud crash comes from the kitchen, bringing my head up. A guy walks out from the back wiping his hands on a kitchen towel and heads straight to our table. His kind blue eyes land on me and he offers his hand. "Hey there. I'm Milo. I ride with these fools."

I glance at Kade and tentatively give him my hand. "Dinah."

"Nice to meet you, Dinah." He turns and offers his hand to Kade. "Congratulations, man."

"Thanks." Kade shakes his hand while Erick stands and slaps Milo on the back.

Milo glances at the men assembled at the table. "I take it the MC doesn't know yet?"

Kade shakes his head. "I figured I'd let the rumor mill do its thing."

"Good plan. You have the support of the people who matter. I don't think there's going to be a problem."

"I really hope not. I fucking hate moving," Kade grumbles as Carla walks up with a tray of mugs, sugar, cream, and a carafe of coffee.

She sets them down and offers me a small smile. "Dinah, was it? I'm sorry about that. You just took me by surprise."

"Um, it's okay." I have no idea what's going on, but apparently my presence is upsetting people.

"No, really. I'm thrilled for you both, and I hope we become great friends." Carla smiles at everyone and places the menus in front of Erick. "I'll let you look at the menu and be back in a few minutes to take your order."

Cricket chuckles as she walks away. "I'm so glad you invited us to lunch, Kade. This is fucking entertaining."

Milo shakes his head and raps his knuckles against the table. "Never a dull moment with you SpecOps guys. See you at church."

I watch him walk away, unsure if I can speak out loud or not. I have so many questions about more secrets that Kade hasn"t told me. He slides his hand on my thigh and squeezes. "It's okay, Honeysuckle. I'll explain everything later."

The guys talk about the store and the customers, the motorcycle club and upcoming rides. And then Sly and Cricket tell me stories from when they were in the military with Kade and Erick. Conversation flows between bites of food, Kade's friends unfazed by the curious glances at our table from the other patrons in the diner.

I, on the other hand, can't ignore the black cloud hanging over us. I woke up feeling so good—on top of the world—and now there's a ball of dread rolling around next to the pancakes in my belly. Kade will let nothing happen to me or Jimmy, but are we in danger because of what we know?