“Fucking deal with it.”
“It's fine. I'll just go,” Caleb whispered.
“No, don't walk away because of him.” I swung back to Caleb.
With a roar, Xaedren grabbed me and tossed me over his shoulder. I had a glimpse of Caleb's terrified face as the entire hall went silent. Then I was bouncing against Xae's back as he carried me out of the dining hall.
“Uncle Ember!” Sally shouted. “Uncle Xae-Xae, you let him go!” She ran after us, abandoning cake for me.
“I'm fine!” I called back to her. “Uncle Xae-Xae is just playing with me.”
“Oh.” She stopped. “Really?”
I made a face at her.
Sally's giggle was the last thing I heard before Xae faded, taking me with him.
We reappeared in our bedroom, and I had a moment to catch my breath. But then I was flying through the air. I landed on the bed and, panting, gaped up at Xae.
“What the fuck, Xae-Xae?!” I sat up. I shook my head and amended, “I mean Xaedren.”
Xae's face had gone bestial, hard lines taking over as his stare locked on me. “Take off your clothes.”
“We just had sex a few hours ago!” I crossed my arms over my chest. “And I'm mad at you. I'm not giving up the ass.”
“We can fight later.” He tossed his belt aside and yanked off his tunic. “I need to get inside you. Now, Ember!”
The sight of Xae's solid chest, sprinkled with pale hair, always shut me up. And made me salivate.Yeah, all right. We could fight later.My hands had a new mission. They fell to my belt and undid it while I stared at my wild lover and licked my lips. The room, which was expansive, didn't seem big enough to contain him. The bed that could sleep eight was too small. Xaedren's presence was that magnificent. And when he bent to push down his pants, I groaned.
“Too slow.” Xae launched himself at me.
His enormous body caged mine while his hands went to work, yanking my clothes from me.
“Hey! Easy now. Don't tear my pants!” I tried to help him, but he was beyond that, his wolf too close to the surface.
At last, I gave up and only helped by lifting my lower body so Xae could remove my underwear. When he had me naked beneath him, he calmed a little. Only a little. But it was enough to remember the oil. Xae leaned to the side and snatched the bottle from the bedside table, then narrowed his eyes at me.
I followed the command in his stare, lifting my legs by the knees and pulling them back to expose myself. Xae grunted and poured oil over my hole, massaging it in with his free hand. He rubbed the remnants on himself, palming his big cock, then stroking it so that the blushing tip popped in and out of the ring of his fingers. I watched, transfixed.
Then Xae put the oil away and got into position. Before he shoved in and hurt me, I grabbed his cock and held on, preventing him from going too deep.
“Don't you trust me?” Xae snarled.
I instantly released him.
That helped calm him further.
“You know I would never hurt you, Ember,” Xae said as he gently eased in and out of me, preparing me before going deeper. “Unlike that motherfucker downstairs.”
Right. So he hadn't forgotten about Caleb.
“That's in the past.” I sighed at his gentle strokes.
“Yes, it is.” He leaned over me and shoved deep.
We both cried out with his penetration.
“You're my future.” Cupping his cheeks, I said, “I love you, Xae. I never loved him.”
