“Make love to me, mate, in the light of the full moon.”
Lachlan shifted and took my hand. Together, we sank down in the grass. He kissed me then, our tongues tangling in the lush kiss. There was no urgency in his touch as his hands moved over my skin, his fingertips trailing from my shoulders to my breasts. As his thumbs swept over my nipples, drawing them into tight peaks, I curved one hand around the back of his neck and smoothed the other over his hip before moving it between us to stroke him lightly.
Lachlan nipped my bottom lip before moving his mouth lower. He pressed a kiss to the mark he’d left on my shoulder, a bite he repeated often to keep the imprint of his teeth fresh in my skin. He wanted everyone who saw me to know that we belonged together.
Then he moved lower, stopping to flick my nipple with his tongue. I gasped but he continued on his journey until he reached the small scar on my ribs. He kissed that as well, noting the wound that had nearly taken me from him before we mated.
I threaded my fingers in his hair, enjoying the fact that the strands were growing quickly. Though I loved being able to see his face when his hair was short, I’d always liked his hair long. I knew that he was growing it out for me.
His mouth returned to my breasts and he ran the tip of his tongue along the bottom curve of each, making me shiver at the light contact. When his mouth finally captured my nipple, I sucked in a sharp breath.
My hands roved his body, running over the corded muscles of his biceps and chest. When I reached between us again, curling my fingers around his cock and stroking him firmly, he growled. His hands captured my wrists, pinning them above my head.
Unwilling to submit, I twisted suddenly, rolling us both until he lay beneath me. He grinned when I straddled his hips and released my hands. I lifted up, guiding him inside my body and we both groaned as I sank down until he filled me completely.
His fingers gripped my hips as I began to move, preventing me from picking up my pace.
“Ian,” I whispered. His name was a plea. I was desperate to move faster, my body no longer content with the indolent motion of my hips.
Without releasing me, he pulled me down as his body bucked, driving himself deeper inside of me. He repeated the act again and my body tightened in response. Only then did one hand move from my hips to the center of my body. His thumb pressed against my clit, rolling firmly, and I cried out, my head falling back.
Our bodies crashed together over and over until I was begging for release. Lachlan put his other hand between my shoulder blades, urging me to lean down, and his mouth closed around my nipple, sucking hard.
At the contact, my climax rushed over me. My muscles trembled from wave after wave of bliss and I collapsed on his chest. His mouth closed around the mark on my neck and I felt his teeth break the skin once again. I mirrored the gesture, sinking my teeth into his flesh as my orgasm renewed.
His body jerked beneath mine with a growl and I knew he was coming. As we both came down from the pinnacle, Lachlan’s arms drew me tighter against him and he remained deep inside me.
We lay there together, our hearts beating in unison, and I was awed by the love that emanated from him. When I recognized him as my mate, I never thought that he might one day return my feelings. Now that we were together, I promised myself that I would never forget how blessed I was that he was able to love me in return.
As the moon rose in the sky, my mate and I made love over and over, celebrating our love with the gift of each other.
It wasn’t until a few weeks later, when I found out that I was pregnant, that I realized we conceived our child.
Epilogue
Rhys
Iknew assoon as I opened my mailbox that the brown package inside was from her. Somehow she always found me.
Sure enough, when I looked at the return address, Kerry Gayle’s name stared up at me.
“How in the hell do you find me?” I mused to myself. I could almost picture her secretive smile, knowing that would be the only response I would get to my question if I asked her in person.
I carried the envelope into the house. It was the only piece of mail I received that day, which wasn’t uncommon. Since I moved to this little rental home in Austin a couple of months ago, I rarely found anything in my mailbox. Unless it was from her.
The first envelope she sent came to the seedy motel I’d stayed in right after I’d left Dallas and contained an amulet on a long, thick chain. Confused, I’d opened the note enclosed with it, wondering why in the hell she would be sending me jewelry.
Rhys,
This should help you out with those pesky electrical problems. I had a dream about you riding a bike everywhere. Since you’ll never be able to pick up chicks that way, I thought you might be able to use this.
Love,
Kerry
The words were ridiculous, since I wouldn’t need a strange invention with two wheels to reach a desired destination. I had the power of teleportation. If I wanted to go somewhere, I picked a place and made myself appear.
I’d almost thrown the amulet away, thinking that it was a cruel joke, but the promise of being able to use the phone or a computer, maybe even watch television, had been too much of a temptation. When my hand closed around the pendant dangling from the chain, I felt the pulse of power within the stone.
