Screaming her release as Cy continued to thrust in and out, he brought her down from one climax while building the next. With each stroke, she closed tighter around him. Looking at him with an expression of complete abandon and total satisfaction, Nessy had never looked more amazing. His chest puffed with pride that he’d put that look on her face.
Feelings he’d never thought he’d feel overtook him. Nothing in all his years could ever compare to what being with Vanessa meant to him. She was simply magnificent, and she was his.
She was a vision. Naked as she was meant to be, haloed by the rays of the golden sun, sitting atop him like the Polar Bear Princess she was, there had never been anyone or anything more spectacular. Leaning forward, she laid a chaste kiss to his lips, and Cy’s heart skipped a beat.
He rocked slowly in and out of her, in absolutely no hurry to abandon their connection. Dancing their own erotic tango to the beat of their hearts, Vanessa gasped as she contracted around him again.
Closing her eyes, she sighed, “This is heaven.”
Swiveling his hips, Cy rubbed all the sensitive spots he knew made her writhe in pleasure.
“Oh, Cyrus…”
Rotating her hips in the opposite direction of his motion as she slid down his length, their intricate lap dance made it hard for him to think. Then Vanessa leaned forward, placed her palms on his chest, and mewled, “Oh my Heavens…yes…oh, Cyrus, yes…”
“That’s it,ta’ mo chroi istigh, take what you need.”
Moving faster, Cy angled himself against her change in position, making every sweep of his erection tease the bundle of nerves that drove her wild. Their slow burn exploded. The sounds of their lovemaking filled the room as they built to their ecstatic completion. Their eyes locked. Their hearts raced. From one heart beat to the next, Cyrus and Vanessa screamed their release.
Collapsing, boneless, and replete across his chest, she struggled to catch her breath. Grinning with absolute satisfaction, Cy ran his fingertips up and down her spine, simply enjoying the sound of their hearts beating as one.
Opening his mouth to tell her for the hundredth time how much he loved her, Cyrus didn’t even get a chance to take a breath as Vanessa sat up, looked him in the eye, and matter-of-factly said, “The baby’s coming. I think we need to go.”
6
She had barely gotten the words out of her mouth before Cyrus was up on his feet, with her in his arms, and out the door. Throwing open the front door with a bump of Magic, they were out the door, and her Mate had jogged halfway down the snow-covered sidewalk before Vanessa was able to get his attention.
“Cyrus, Cyrus, stop!”
“Wait… What? Why?” Head snapping to the left, to the right, and then down to her, his eyes opened wide as she yelled, “Holy shit! We’re naked!”
“Yeah, we are.”
“I’ll just…” Before he could get turned around and head back to the house, Celeste’s voice filled their minds.“It’s a damn good thing you two have me.”With a flash of warm Magic and an Enchanted hug, both Vanessa and her Mate were dressed, and the Polar Bear Princess laughed, “Now, get over to the Clinic.”
“But we need to call…”
“Already done,” Vanessa chimed in, tapping her temple and laughing at the frantic look on her Mate’s face. “Should I tell her to get a bed ready for you?”
“You might need to,” Cyrus panted as he ran so fast that the beautiful white landscape was nothing but a blur. “I’m about to be a dad.”
Filled with a love and happiness she truly hadn’t known was possible, Vanessa could only laugh, “And you will be great at it.”
Met at the door by a gorgeous woman who looked to be in her fifties but had the Magic of an Earthen Witch with centuries of wisdom in her soul, Vanessa got as far as, “Cy, do you…?” before her Mate breathed a sigh of relief and greeted, “Della? You’re here. Am I glad to see you? But how?”
“Did you think I was going to take a chance with my adopted grandchild? Three powerful Healers should make for a beautiful birth.” Carrick’s deep, baritone brogue came from in front of her. Looking to the Ryder Pounce Healer, Ruby Wildwood, and her sister, Amethyst, their Spiritual Healer, he bowed his head and added, “Don’t you think?”
Both ladies smiled brightly and nodded. Then Ruby made a sweeping motion with her right hand and directed, “Go to that room right there. We are all set up.”
“Thank you,” Vanessa called over Cyrus’s shoulder as once again, he moved so fast everything was a blur.
Into the room and on the bed in the blink of an eye, Vanessa scooted down on the bed towards the stirrups and wiggled to get comfortable as a massive contraction tightened the muscles of her stomach and her back. Unable to stop the pained shout that flew from her lips, her eyes went to Cyrus’s as he grabbed her hand and soothed, “Give it to me. Give me all your…”
But that was as far as he got before, once again, they were covered in the beautiful red scales that had kept her safe before. Gone was the pain. Gone were the contractions. Gone was everything but the anticipation, joy, and more than a few nerves about becoming a mom.
From one second to the next, Della, Ruby, and Amethyst were in the room. Flames atop the white, yellow, and green candles of every size and shape sitting on every free surface– something she hadn’t seen until that moment– burst to life, and the room filled with the scent of citrus, jasmine, lavender, and eucalyptus.
The very powerful Earthen Witch came to Vanessa’s side, smiled sweetly, and laid her hand on her shoulder. “As I am sure you have figured out, my name is Della St. Croix. My sister is…”
