I shouldn’t.It’s not right.Some day, maybe not tomorrow but maybe in ten years, she could grow up and realize she got bamboozled into mating a dominant male who is way more than she can handle.
Maisy collapses back on the bed, wrung out from her orgasm, and I ease my fingers out and lick them.
“I’ll be right back, beautiful.”
“Okay,” she murmurs sleepily.
My bear snarls, furious that I’m leaving her.
Stay.Down.
I have to get to my medicine bag and shoot up with Moon Cure again.
Fuck.I thought I could handle touching my mate, but this is getting impossible to manage.
ChapterFifteen
Matthias
I leave Maisy sleeping to inject more Moon Cure.It’s the middle of the night, but I don’t trust my bear, not with my sweet wife sleeping next to me.
While I’m up, I check my phone.Lucius called soon after sundown, which would be when he rises.
I return his call immediately, which is the courtesy the ancient vampire deserves.Once I’ve caught him up on everything, he offers his help, and I tell him I’ll take him up on it when I know more about how we’re going to deal with Allen and Lucky Lou.
“And how are you finding the lake mansion?”Lucius turns the conversation to a happier subject.His accent has softened, but he still sounds Old World.Because he is.
“It’s fabulous.And thank you for letting me know about the playroom.We made good use of it.”
“No need for thanks.”He sounds satisfied.He loves being a good host.“I’m glad you’re enjoying yourself.I’m sure your new wife enjoyed herself too.”
“I made sure of it.She’s sleeping now, or I’d have you meet her.”
“Worn her out already?”Lucius runs the best dungeon on the West Coast–Club Toxic.Not that I've played there.I haven’t touched a female since the day I realized Maisy was mine.
I peek back in the bedroom, where Maisy is still slumbering.“No comment.”
He chuckles.“I’m sure you are training her the way you want.”
Guilt flashes through me.I glance back at Maisy.Her eyelids flutter with the telltale signs of REM sleep.Her lips are swollen from my kisses, and under the blanket, I know her vulva is too.
I’ve probably pushed her too hard.She wanted it, but she’s so inexperienced.I should’ve slowed down.
She loved it.She came hard.But…I can’t shake the feeling that a normal boyfriend would’ve been gentler with a new partner, who’s a virgin to boot.
My bear growls at the thought of anyone else touching her.He’s prowling in the background, ready for my control to slip, so he can pounce on my wife and mark her.My fangs throb with the need to sink into Maisy’s sweet skin.
Fates, I just took Moon Cure.Do I need a double dose?
Lucius is still talking, so I tune back in.
“--assume she’s your mate?”
“She is, yes.”
“How fortunate we are, that Fate provides a perfect match for us.And you found her so early in your lifetime.”
I stiffen, thinking he’s talking about how I found Maisy was my mate seven years ago.
