Page 48 of Forever My Siren Luna (The Hidden Cove #2)

Lachlan covered his mouth with his hand as I stepped out of the mess of dresses, left in nothing but the silky red bralette and red silk underwear that was snug and lacey over my rear. It rode up my crack a bit, but Yasmin said that’s just how it was supposed to fit.

By the look on Lachlan’s face, I could tell he liked it. All of it. A lot.

“Wow,” was all he managed to say, with a cough and dry throat.

Feeling bold, I turned so he could see the back, looking at him from over my shoulder. “I think it’s a bit much, don’t you?”

“Not at all,” he said, his voice cracking, causing him to clear his throat. “Not at all,” he tried again.

He slowly moved forward, his fingers tracing the outline of the outfit, a soft moan leaving me from his touch.

“Come,” he whispered in my ear. “Let me get a closer look.”

~

Lachlan

“ Bite it,” Killian growled. “ Just a nibble.”

The second Lira stepped out of her dress, he went wild, telling me to eat her in every way imaginable.

I'm usually the one he tries to keep in check around her. Now the tables are turned.

Right now, staring at her from behind, he’s mentioning every red-colored fruit there is, telling me to see if she tastes like any of them. The red lingerie is bringing out his wild side, making a hunger build inside of him.

That hunger was in me as well. Cherries, strawberries, apples; I don't think any of those could come close to being as sweet as my Lira.

I was tempted to see for myself. I’ve never been more tempted in all my life, but I just got her comfortable with me. I was not pushing her or acting like a wild fucking animal. Not yet, anyway.

After leading her to the bed, I slowly and deliberately kissed her neck, making sure the bond she felt with me kept her relaxed.

Killian and I talked at length about this all day while we were making sure this new wing of the castle was completed.

We talked about ways to help her not to be triggered.

Trust can only take you so far when you have been through the things she has been through.

Using the bond to keep her relaxed and at ease was what we thought would work best.

Easy conversation, easy dinner, easy dancing as I softly hummed in her ear; I want everything about tonight to be easy for her.

Nothing in her life has been easy, me being her mate the least of things.

Tonight, more than anything, more than I want to even mark her or finally come together as one, I just want her to feel at ease. If I can achieve that and nothing else, I would say the night was a success.

This outfit she is wearing, though…..

It wasn’t helping me maintain my easy and calm attitude.

“ Just a lick. Just bend her over and lick her from rump to neck,” Killian continued on, making it hard to keep my self-control.

“ You have to calm down, or we might scare her, you beast,” I grumbled back at him.

He mumbled to himself, but tried to recede enough so I could concentrate on my beautiful mate once again. My beautiful, very sexy and desirable mate.

She was whimpering and letting out soft moans as my hands gently skimmed her waist, and my lips lingered on her neck.

“I love you, Lira,” I whispered in her ear when I felt my own body reacting.

She was going to feel it pressing against her, and I didn’t want her to freak out.

“I love you so much, no matter what. If you need to stop, or if anything starts to feel overwhelming, tell me. I’ll stop right away and just hold you the rest of the night. ”

She turned around, wrapping her delicate arms around my neck. “I’m ready, Lachlan. I love you too, and I trust you.”

I could see it in her eyes, the conviction in them, and I knew she was telling the truth. I could feel it in every touch, every breath, every action of hers that she really did love and trust me. At last. It’s been a hard road, but I got from her what I wanted most of all. Her love and her trust.

“You trust me, and I will trust you to tell me if we need to stop,” I told her, resting my forehead on hers. Her emerald green eyes almost glowed in the dim room. “I’m trusting you too, tonight.”

Her answering smile was everything to me. I would kill for that smile. I would die for that smile. The way my heart was racing, I might die right now. It felt as if it would beat right out of my chest.

Slowly, she lifted up on her tiptoes and kissed my lips.

I savored the taste, the soft feel of them, then began to kiss her back.

Kissing her is always great, but this was so much more tonight.

These are the kisses that will lead to my whole world being complete.

My soul will be at ease. My body might just burst into flames.

I took a shuddering breath, trying to keep my cool, though I felt anything but cool and collected right now.

What started out as slow, soon bult to overwhelming passion. I was trying to hold myself back, but she was not letting me. She was demanding, her body feeling desperate as it molded against mine.

I might be trying to make this night easy for her, but it sure as hell is not going to be easy for me.

~

Elelira

“ Bite him,” Val growled at me. “ Just one bite.”

I tried to tune her out, but she was over eager to claim him, making it hard to think about anything else.

" Come on, you wuss. Less kissy, more bitey."

I tried not to cry out loud from her pleas. She was making me want everything so much more.

“Lira,” Lachlan husked, his eyes hooded and face contorted with desire.

Another moan escaped me, his hands moving down my spine to the top of the lace covering my rear.

I wanted him to touch me. Really touch me.

He was holding back, being gentle, but gentle wasn’t what my body wanted.

The bond and the sparks were driving me crazy enough, but when you combine that with the total devotion I felt coming from him, on top of how badly I wanted him, all I wanted was to go crazy and finally make him mine.

With a soft growl, I took his hands and moved them where I wanted them, right on my ass, pushing them firmly against my skin, using all my strength to get him to grab me like I wanted. He made a choking sound, then started to knead my flesh, his kiss suddenly getting more aggressive.

Suddenly, he lifted me, causing me to wrap my legs around his waist. I felt something long and hard in his pants and my body automatically started to move against it.

He was not being careful with me now. I started to rip away his shirt while he moved my body up and down over his girth, making a heat build inside me like never before.

When he was shirtless, my hands moved frantically over his firm skin, whimpering when I discovered how each muscle flexed when he held me like this. He began to make that strangled noise again the more desperate my movements became.

“Lira, you have to tell me now. If you aren’t ready for this, you’ve got to tell me before I lose it. You’re driving me wild.”

“I want you!” I demanded. I’m hanging on to his neck, kissing along his jawline. It felt like he was fighting something inside himself, his chest and arms tense, like he was holding back. His movements are more jerky, less smooth.

Was he scared of hurting me?

“I don’t…. Lira, I don’t know if I can…..”

My frustration began to build.

“ Just bite him!” Val hissed, done with the waiting. She wanted to finally be able to communicate with her mate, and I was ready to fully be connected to mine.

I gripped the back of his head by his hair, turning his head to expose his neck, and with a fierce, possessive growl, I let Val come forward, her canines protruding before sinking into Lachlan’s neck.

The instant my teeth found blood, the connection started to form. Lachlan gasped, feeling the sparks for the first time.

“Mate,” he hissed, holding my body tighter to his. “Mate,” he said again like a strangled cry, his body shuddering against mine.

He was crying. I could feel his emotions, and the overwhelming relief and contentness. I could feel his love. I could feel his elation.

I could feel him.

He was finally my marked mate.

My canines retracted, Val pulling back into my mind, retreating with Killian to the subconscious space they can now share. Her happy tears matched mine as they came streaming from the corner of my eyes.

“My Lira. My mate,” Lachlan sobbed. His hand was on the back of my head, anchoring me to him as I started to seal my mark with my tongue. He was shivering from the sparks he could finally feel. His breath kept hitching and quaking with every tremor that moved up his body.

“You can feel it,” I said, as if I wanted to make sure even though I already knew.

“I can feel it, baby,” he whispered hoarsely. “I can feel the sparks.”

Then, his lips came down on mine, and we moaned together and the sparks overtook us both.