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“Chanin, please,” she begged, tossed her head back and whimpered.

“Let me give you what you need, mate.” And he did. Chanin used his tongue to part her folds as he slid it down along her slit. He glided it back up and collected more of her cream in his mouth. He swallowed her down and went in for more.

He pushed in closer, locating her clit, hard and poking through her swollen lips. Covering the stiff kernel, he sucked it once, twice, three times. Then he released it and swirled his tongue around it.

“Oh... oh...oooo, yes...” Morlie arched toward him as she flexed her plump ass in his palms.

Squeezing her ass, he pressed her closer to his mouth. He alternated between nipping and flicking her clit.

She was thrashing her hips. “Please...aww.”

He shifted one hand until he could slide a finger along the seam of her ass to her center. Once there, he pushed in his middle finger.

Morlie’s body stilled, and then she tried to back away, but he held her ass tight and kept her in place.

Around and around, he continued to ply her clit with attention while he entered her tight pussy further.

He only made it past his first knuckle before he had to pull out and work it in again.

She was squeezing his digit so hard he wanted to stand up and wrap her legs around his hips and drive his cock inside. But he didn’t.

In and out. In and out, Chanin took his time getting his finger inside of her. When she finally relaxed around him and began rocking in the same rhythm as his finger fucked her, he then curled it forward, making sure he caressed the supple ridges along the front of her walls.

Flick. Flick. Flick.

Swirl. Swirl.

Flick. Flick. Flick.

Swirl. Swirl.

And in and out, he thrust his hand harder and harder inside her.

Morlie began to chant his name, and yes, so fast that it became a language on its own. When she tossed her head back and screamed, coming all over his hand and face, her pussy clenched and then quaked around his finger. Chanin sucked and licked her through her climax.

When her body began to settle into slow, erratic quivers, he rubbed himself from left to right until her essence coated the lower half of his face and the rough stubble on his jawline.

She just smelled so damn, fucking amazing.

After a soft parting kiss, he removed his hand from between her legs. He could feel and see the weakness of Morlie’s body as he brought her legs down from his shoulders. Her feet hung over the ground more than they were trying to dig into the Earth to keep her upright.

He kept a hold of her waist to steady her as he rose to his feet, ignoring the demands of his stiff cock and his scratching wolf, who would have liked nothing more than to shift and have Morlie shift so he could claim her. But it wasn’t time for that yet.

He removed her skirt from its hold and covered her sex again. Standing before her, he pulled her body into his with one hand at her hip, then cupped the back of her head. He drew her forward, her eyes still closed as he kissed her lightly on her lips.

“You did beautifully, mate.”

“Hm,” she moaned in response.

He stared over her shoulder and wondered why no one came searching for Morlie. Even though he could now see Aodh and her sister, the woman who threatened him the last time he saw her with a sword, stood by the opening of the building but remained in place.

Chanin shifted his attention back to what was important to him—Morlie.

When he swooped her body up and pulled her away from the tree, her arms crashed down useless and limp. He spotted her hands in her lap. Redness covered her palms, accompanied by scratches and bleeding from the rough bark digging into her delicate skin for so long.

But she never let go of the branch.

Gratification for her filled him as he cradled her tighter to his chest and headed deeper into his Pack’s territory.

“Let’s go. Let’s go home, little bunny.”

~YH~

Little flame.

Her growling stomach pulled her out of her deep sleep and the salacious dream she was having about Aodh and the hot, sensuous way he whispered her name.

She stretched and attempted to pull herself out of the Sandman’s clutches.

Struggling to drag her body into a seated position on the bed, she yawned and wondered how long she’d been out and if she had missed Aodh coming home.

He said he wanted to show her something, and she was excited to discover what it could be.

As she glanced toward the stairs from the bedroom down to the lower level of the spacious suite, she noticed the light of day had faded, and more shadows were flickering along the wall.

She frowned. That’s when she noticed the glow of the flames in the fireplace in the room. Kai glanced around to see what else had changed while she rested and spotted the items on the table beside the chair.

Tana. The older woman’s care made her smile.

Kai placed a hand on her stomach and thought about the fear seated like a dense, heavy, coal block in her core.

It would be different for her to have her mother’s support, but that wasn’t the case.

However, with all the wisdom and quiet strength in her tone, Tana, their attendant, comforted Kai.

She would need all the support she could get.

This wasn’t only a baby she cared for, but a dragon or half-dragon. ..she didn’t know.

Did any of them?

She scooted over the big bed with her butt and heels until she got to the edge.

Once there, she rose and sat beside the table to take in the dried meat, nuts, and sliced peaches.

Before she was pregnant, the items would have been considered more than enough for a complete meal.

But now, and how much the baby demanded of her, could only be described as a snack. She and Aodh would eat later.

Reaching for a strip of meat, she dug in.

Mate, I’ll be with you soon .

Kai turned and glanced toward the front room. When she didn’t see Aodh, she realized the voice was inside her. She didn’t know they could communicate over distance.

She responded as she swallowed the sweet, juicy piece of fruit. Are you here ?

No .

Then how can I hear you ? She scooped nuts from the bowl and ate them while waiting for his response.

You can always hear me through the link. But when there is a great distance, it is a faint hum. The closer we get to each other, the sharper the line becomes .

How close are you ?

A few miles as the dragon flies .

Good. I want to see you . Kai wasn’t only talking about Aodh, but she also missed his dragon. Now that she had seen it and knew he wasn’t threatening her, she yearned to connect with Aodh’s beast.

A growl filled her mind.

A fire built from her core and licked along her spine and infused her body with desire that quickened her pulse. She felt how her acceptance of Aodh’s beast affected him. Her cheeks heated, and her lips curled into a smile. Anxious, she rose and padded barefoot toward the sliding glass door.

She wanted to go out and stand on the ledge and watch her mate fly in. But Aodh’s dragon was massive, and he didn’t need to worry about maneuvering around her to land.

Her heartbeat kicked up with her excitement at seeing such a sight.

Bang. Bang.

The firm pounding on the front door startled Kai.

Her brow tightened as she walked away from the big sliding door and started across the room.

Bang. Bang. Bang.

She wondered who knocked on the door. Who could it be?

Answer the door, mate, and share with me what’s happening .

Okay . Kai continued around the furniture and went to the door.

It shouldn’t be Morlie. Her sister had plans with her friends and, by now, should already be eating or dancing in the great hall.

A few steps from the door, she glanced over her shoulder to check if Aodh was there. Not seeing him, she grabbed the handle and began to pull.

Thankfully, the male on the other side helped her by pushing with one hand.

She recognized the man. Ladon.

Why has a guard come ? Aodh’s voice boomed in her mind.

“Good evening, Ladon. Is something wrong?” The young man had been one of the guards assigned to watch her sister. However, she hadn’t seen the young man since that detail ended.

“Forgive the intrusion, Aguya Kai.” The tall man stared down at her; his brow pinched with what appeared to be concern.

It made her nervous to observe his expression.

“I’ve been asked to come get you.”

“What for? Why?” It couldn’t be Aodh because he was still on the route and would have said something if anything had happened. Wouldn’t he?

I would, little flame. I am over the suite now .

“I am here to inform you that your sister has fled the territory,” Ladon declared.

Morlie. Kai shoved by the big frame filling her door and darted down the stairs.

Mate. Mate. Kai !

Kai ignored Aodh’s gravelly voice as she continued toward the door. She rushed and leaped down the mammoth steps, focusing on getting outside and discovering what happened to her sister.

Not paying attention, she didn’t realize she had stepped wrong. The rough cement edge grazed her heel, and she flew, the concrete landing coming up fast to greet her face.

Her heart was pounding in her chest, and her breath was whizzing out of her lungs as she stared at the ground a foot from her nose. Strong hands held her like a band around her arms and chest, slowly bringing her to her feet.

She investigated the clementine flames blazing high in Ladon’s gaze.

“Careful, Aguya. Careful.” Caution and agitation laced his tone.