His chuckle was low and pleased. “I can feel your fury, Snow. I like that rage. Give me more.”
He pulled out of me completely and I almost screamed at the loss. When he lifted me onto my back, he slid his hands under my ass and angled me so he could thrust inside in one rugged movement.
“Fuck me, mate,” I demanded, and his eyes darkened as he stilledonce more. “Please,” I quickly added. “Please claim me until I can’t remember my name.”
Pacified slightly, he crowded over the top of me, until all I could see was his chest. Throwing my head back, I met his piercing green eyes and my existence unraveled and reformed around this shifter.
As he moved faster, I dug my nails into his shoulders and he huffed out a smoke-scented groan. The delicious expanse of his strong throat captivated me. I wasn’t sure how much longer I could hold out not biting him. My gums and jaw ached as the essence of my wolf and his dragon danced between us.
“Please,” I begged again. “I will do whatever you say, Alpha. Please claim me.” Instinct had me arching up into him to add, “Please, sir.”
His pupils flared, and his pace increased until he was driving into me, both of us desperate for the claim. Pressing my nails deeper, I scented his blood, and the bite of pain was enough for him to jerk against me.
When he groaned, the sound sent me hurtling off the cliff. I came so hard my release drenched our thighs. Slade roared my name as his jaw elongated, the dragon blooming with his impending release. I tilted my head back to give him free access and his bite landed on top of my shoulder, beside Hunter’s and above Talon’s.
I immediately knew it was the deepest of all the bites, the pain leaving me breathless, but it was quickly followed by pleasure as another orgasm took me under.
In the throes of this, my wolf knew what to do, as we partially shifted to bite our mate back. As we did, sealing the last of the quintet, our beasts rose up together.
Only it was more than just our beasts—it was all of our quintet as one.
In the strands I felt the dominance of Hunter, the calm stability of Finley, and the exuberance of Kellan. Along with Talon’s steadfast lethality.
Our quintet.Finally as one.
With that thought, everything went dark.
CHAPTER 9
EMME
Rumbling voices roused me, and disorientation lasted a brief second, before I scented my mates and remembered exactly what had happened.We formed a complete quintet.
The perfect circle of shifter power was sealed, and I’d been so overwhelmed by thatand all the damn orgasmsthat I’d passed out cold. My eyes fluttered open as I heard a growl in my mind followed by,Little mate, are you okay?
My brain froze, and as I fought panic, I tried to figure out why there was a voice in my head.
Little mate?
Wait.Not just any voice, but one I knew well.Hunter Reeves was in my freaking head.
Ah…I tried to direct a thought toward him through my panic.I think so. Are we really communicating like this?
There was a brief pause, and I swore I could feel relief wafting from the entitled alpha, though he was clear across town.Yes. I think this is part of our bond now. The power surge almost knocked us out, and Slade said you were unconscious.
Focusing on my surroundings, I found Slade and Talon standing over me on the side of the bed, staring down with confused and worried expressions. “Snow,” Slade breathed, and I wasn’t sure I’d ever seen any form of panic on his face until today. “Thank the fucking goddess. Are you okay?”
Talon reached out for me, running his hands through my hair,soothing my aching brain. “We’ve got you, sweetness. We won’t let you go.”
Emmeline,Hunter said, his voice filtering in once more.Can you hear me?
I shook my head, trying to deal with the internal and external conversations happening at the same time.I’m okay. But we need to figure out this mind-speak. It’s making me dizzy.
His essence retreated a fraction, and as I focused internally, I realized that I could see all of our beasts. In my fucking mind.
They were gathered together, my wolf center of the pack. Hunter’s beast started to retreat step by step, revealing more of Finley’s bear and Kellan’s wolf.
With that, they poured themselves into the bond.
