“You’re not.” She shakes her head and kisses me softly. “Remember when I tried to push West off of you—”
I groan. “Not West again.”
“This is a good thing, bear with me here.”
“Okay.” I smile at her.
“I felt something.” Her eyes lift in thought.
I sit up straighter. “What did you feel? You said you didn’t feel anything for him anymore.”
She gives me a dirty look. “I felt the start of a premonition. I saw him and Tarek. Maybe it was the same one you had.” She’s animated now. “I was reading West. Don’t you see?”
I shake my head. “I’m a guy…you need to spell it out.” I wince.
“All these years, and I got nothing from him. Not even leading up to the death of his brother. I should have seen something. I read you when I met you, and yet, nothing since. And we’ve touched quite a bit since then.”
I smile and kiss her. “Yes, we have. Not as much I would like, but…”
She rolls her eyes. “That’s your fault. We could’ve been having lots of sex. My point being, I don’t think I can read someone if I have real feelings for them. I can’t read you anymore. I couldn’t read West before, but that changed.”
“So, we’ll be okay then?” I ask, my gaze on her lips and then her beautiful eyes. Her cheeks are flushed. Her hair is wild. My cap is somewhere on the floor. I’m not sure when that came off.
“We’ll be more than okay.” She smiles at me.
“You’re not leaving town?” It was my other worry. What am I saying? It’s still a major worry.
She shakes her head. “No, I’m not sure where we’ll stay, or what we’ll do, but…” She shrugs.
“We’ll figure it out.”
“We?” she says.
“Yes, we. You’re not alone anymore. None of you guys are alone. Not Maddox, or Barrett…not Zale or Star. Even West,” I push the last out.
“If he turns himself around, he might even have friends again,” Raven says.
“Yeah…maybe,” I try not to sound like a grumpy fuck.
Raven sticks out her magnificent chest. She ropes her arms around my neck. “You know you have nothing to worry about, right?”
“I know.” I kiss her. I break the kiss. “You, on the other hand, have a whole lot to worry about.”
She frowns. “How so?”
“I’m about to make you come harder than you ever have in your whole life.” I’m pulling a condom out of the box next to me.
“You are?” Her cheeks suddenly look more flushed.
“I am!” I use my teeth to tear open the foil. “And you’re not going to utter so much as a sound.” I turn her onto her back.
She squeals as I position myself over her. There isn’t much room on the sofa, but I’m used to working under difficult conditions.
I’m rolling the condom on. Her eyes are on my dick. They’re wide. Her breathing is elevated. Way fucking elevated. “If you do…” I warn her.
“Then what…?” Heavier breathing. “What will happen?” She’s blinking fast. I’ll be damned, but she looks turned on.
“If you make so much as a tiny squeak, I’m going to have to bite,” I say. “I might even need to spank you.” I move back, turning her onto her knees. I give her ass a sharp slap. Shit! Maybe too hard. Her cheek jiggles.
Raven yells. I see how hard she’s breathing, and I think that maybe I took it too far. I can’t see her face. I can’t tell either way.
Then she giggles. “Holy shit! I’m so wet right now.” She sounds excited.
“Shhhhh,” I whisper as I plunge into her tight heat. I’m thrilled when she squeals because it means I can spank her again while fucking her hard.
“What the hell?” someone growls loudly.
I sit upright. Rage is here. He’s in the house. He’s looking at the Doberman.
Raven moves and mutters in her sleep.
“Fuck!” I groan as I grab one of the throws and pull it over her.
“Relax!” Rage is frowning. “I didn’t look at your girlfriend.” He locks eyes with me.
Girlfriend.
I have a girlfriend.
Holy shit! It makes me happy. It makes me grin.
“Was she here when you got here, or has she arrived since?” His voice cuts through my excitement.
“Is that a dog bed?” I ask. I don’t remember seeing it when I walked in. The dog is curled up in the thing. It’s big and furry and looks like it cost a ton of money. “Did you buy that for the dog?”
“Answer The question!” His eyes are blazing.
“Yes. Your dog—”
“Not mine!” he growls.
“The dog was here at your front door when we—”
He curses. “Really?” he says to the dog. “We spoke about this. I don’t want a dog.” He sighs. “I can’t have a dog. You need someone else. Not me,” he says to the poor creature. She wags her tail.
He goes to the open closet. I’m pretty sure I remember the closet being closed. I could be mistaken. My mind was on other things at the time. Rage takes out a lead and a collar. I note with interest that the collar sparkles. I keep my mouth firmly shut. He puts on the collar and then clips on the lead. “I’ll be back. Clean up!” he growls the last.
“There are no dishes.”
He frowns at me. “I’m talking about the condoms. And that throw. And while you’re at it, burn that sofa…or take it. I don’t care which.” He turns and leaves.
I see that Raven is awake. She’s clutching the throw to her chest. “Hi,” she whispers.
I feel everything in me soften. “Hi,” I say. I know at this moment that we’re going to be okay. More than fucking okay.
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Charlene Hartnady is a USA Today Bestselling author. She loves to write about all things paranormal, including vampires, elves and shifters of all kinds. She lives on a couple of acres in the country with her husband and three sons. They have an array of pets including horses and a gecko named Pickle.
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