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Seemingly feeling my desperation, Eacus withdrew his fangs and pulled back from my throat with a moan that revealed how much effort that movement required. I rewarded his action by pulling my arms fully out of my jumpsuit to wiggle it the rest of the way off, removing my briefs with it.

The red glow of Eacus’s eyes flared as the rest of my skin became bare to him. My curves were soft and generous these days, but the flare of lust in the back of my mind told me he appreciated every inch.

Eacus’s hands trailed up from my thighs, his torso crowding me as he closed the small space he had given me to finish undressing. My skin burned in the wake of his hands, one coming up to cup my breast. It filled his palm perfectly, just as I had imagined.

The other hand traced over my collarbone, up to my neck. The heat of his touch mixed with the warmth of the blood slowly dribbling from his bite, and he dragged his fingers through the crimson liquid.

His gaze bored into me as he smudged his blood-coated fingers across my sternum, and a flare of satisfaction that was not my own rushed through me. I looked down to find that he had painted a symbol onto my skin in my own blood, stark against the pale skin of my heaving chest. The round swirls were reminiscent of the markings on his own skin.

“What is that?” I asked.

“My name.”

His answer pulled a whimper from me. This mark was a claim, literally signed in blood. It was a claim I wanted more by the second.

My hands drifted to the ties of his pants, hovering there as I leaned forward to whisper in his ear.

“Make me yours.”

chapterfour

eacus

At my mate’s command,I reached back and undid the panel of my pants that held them in place over my tail. As they fell to a puddle at my ankles, my cock sprang free, so hard it slapped against my lower abdomen.

My mate’s presence shuddered in my mind, the movement a mix of excitement and apprehension. I glanced up from my aching member to see Natalie’s gaze raking up my length, eyes catching on each of the six silver piercings lining the underside.

I took myself in hand as she watched, stroking lazily up and down. I bit back a hiss at the sensation, as Natalie’s fascination with the glide of my piercings under my palm became apparent.

I cocked my head at her, prodding her with a mental question.

“I’ve never…the piercings will be a first for me.” Natalie’s tone was a mix of arousal and nerves.

“I promise, it will feel good,” I purred, continuing to stroke myself. “I got these for you, even though I didn’t know it at the time. Entari warriors get them for their mates. I went along with the tradition, even though I had doubts I’d ever find a mate. I’m glad I did now.”

Natalie’s throat bobbed as she swallowed, the motion causing another drop of blood to drip down and pool in her clavicle, just above where my name adorned her chest. My mouth watered, despite the taste of her still coating my tongue.

“It’s also…bigger than I’m accustomed to.” Natalie licked her lips.

A satisfied snarl rumbled in my chest. “And it’s going to fill you so well.”

Natalie whimpered, and her hand drifted in between her legs again. At that, I leaned in close, fully invading her space once more. This time, her pleasure was mine to give. It was an opportunity I didn’t intend to squander.

I let go of my cock in favor of touching her, as it was nearly painful to keep my hands off her for too long. I let my fingers trail up her sides before brushing my knuckles on the underside of her breasts. She arched her back with a shaky gasp at the touch, pushing her perfect chest toward me even further. I rewarded her by tweaking her nipples gently. Her mouth fell open and her head fell back against the star port with a dullthunk.

I wanted to keep teasing every last reaction from her, but the sight of her wet lips forming a perfectOas she moaned had my neglected member throbbing.

“Turn around, mate.” I gave the command both with my voice, and with my mind. “It’ll make it easier for you to take me.”

A visible shudder ran up Natalie’s spine, making her breasts quiver, in response to my instruction. I almost regretted her tight nipples being hidden from my sight as she hurried to comply, but that was quickly overshadowed by the pang of arousal at my new view.

With my right hand, I gripped the base of my shaft to keep myself from spending right there. Meanwhile, my left hand gripped one of Natalie’s ass-cheeks as she bent over the control panel. Her flesh gave way under my fingers as I squeezed my generous handful, spreading her open to my perusal.

She was pink and glistening andperfect.I suspected the taste between her legs would be just as intoxicating as her blood, but confirming that would have to wait. Right now, her pretty hole clenched around nothing, and I ached to fill it.

Myxigia’s power,already strong from drinking from my mate, surged within me, making my tattoos flash brightly and my tail swish insistently against the floor. It urged me to claim my mate and deepen the connection that had been forged by her blood on my lips.

I nudged forward, slipped the head of my cock between her folds, coating it in her wetness. She whimpered, falling forward onto her elbows, opening herself to me further.