Scepter flashed himand Starla back to his home.He knew it was a risk not to ask whether she wanted to go back to her sister’s home.
“Where are we?”she asked, blinking big dark eyes up at him.
A vision of them making love in his bed, their bed, filled his mind the moment the moon rays lit on her face through the big bay window.He’d imagined seeing her lying on silk sheets in the middle of the huge mattress.The things he wanted to do to her, with her, were probably obscene.
“Our home,” he answered truthfully.“I saw what you pictured in your mind when you looked at the bedroom back at the home you shared with your sister.This place has been empty for far too long, waiting to be filled with the things my female desired.You, Stellina, are that.You’re my bonded mate.Anything you don’t like or if you want to add more space or whatever, you only have to ask, or think, and it will be so.”
“Put me down.”She tapped his shoulder.
He closed his eyes before shifting her and allowed her to slide down his body.He let her feel what she did to him without embarrassment.A groan escaped him as she pressed up and nipped his bottom lip.
She wore a siren’s smile.“I love hearing and seeing the effect I have on you.The way you are unabashedly you is like the best thing for someone like me.”
Starla ducked her head.Scepter wouldn’t let her hide from him, but he also wasn’t going to invade her mind by looking at her thoughts.He would rather she tell him what she meant.“Explain, baby.”
“In school, I was always the odd girl.Nobody invited me to sleepovers once we got boobs.Guys liked me well enough, and girls were friendly, but not overly so.Not that I didn’t have a group of friends that I hung out with.Aurora would attest to that.It’s just that I always felt like I was the fifth girl in the group.You know?”
He wanted to go to wherever those little bitches lived and show them how stupid and insignificant they were.“Their loss is my gain.It just means there are fewer males I have to kill or blind.”
She snorted.“Oh, I can just see you flashing into my old high school, kicking a bunch of football players' butts.”
Starla had no idea how close she was to that assessment.The heat in his gaze must’ve clued her in.A beautiful pink hue covered every inch of skin he could see.“I don’t think there’d be a lot of kicking.”He shrugged.
No one would ever hurt her.If anyone were to lay one hand on her, they’d learn he’d kill them.Whether it was swift or slow, the precision would depend on how his female suffered from their mistreatment.Even then, he’d be the final judge and jury.
“Your eyes are fiery red, Scepter,” she whispered.
He nodded.There was no sense in trying to hide what and who he was around his mate.“I’m half feral, Stellina.I’ve been this way for a very long time.Staying steady has been my mission as Savage’s second.The Family, that’s what we are.Savage is the Boss.We are a unit.He leads, and the rest of us take part in running the business, ensuring things run smoothly.One day, soon, I’ll explain more about the life you’re coming into.Right now, you need to know who you’re paired up with.”
“I’m paired with you, my other half.Whatever you think is so bad that you think I’d run for the hills is crazy thinking.Besides, you’ve already marked me,” she quipped stubbornly.
He leaned forward, placing his palms on her hips.“I like it when you speak your mind.”
“Oh yeah?I’ll probably squirrel back into my shell of shyness tomorrow.
“Liar.You’re sexy, and reckless, and the most appealing female I’ve ever met.My fangs ache, but not half as much as my cock does from your nearness.Your scent.”He inhaled.“Sweet heaven above.I could get drunk on breathing you in.”
“Are you going to give me a tour of this place, or do you plan to seduce me with your words right here in the grand foyer?”
“How about I bend you over the railing of that staircase?”He rumbled.All pretenses of civility left him.
“That doesn’t sound very Scepter-like.”
He tilted his head to the side.“How exactly does Scepter sound in your beautiful head?”
“Very posh and controlled.You know, like you take but very sophisticated.”
He laughed, tossing his head back and nearly doubling over.“Ah, Anima Mia, you are in for lots of surprises.Of course, I will always make sure you come, no matter where I take you.For instance, if I were to bend you over the stairs, you’d be screaming my name as you drenched my balls in your sweet cream.However, if I wanted to take you when we were having breakfast, I wouldn’t think twice about clearing a spot for you on the table or using the nearest wall.Civility is overrated.Never doubt making you come will always be a priority.”
“Damn, you really know how to turn a woman inside out and back again.How am I supposed to do anything other than thank you?”She walked further into the foyer, running her hand over the curved railing.
He groaned and shook his head.“I don’t want your thanks.”
“So which room are we going to christen first?”she asked, consuming him with her heated gaze.
Scepter smiled, stalked to where she stood.His chest rose and fell.The blood in his veins heated with need.He could feel her essence running within him, too.“You should run, Anima Mia.If you know what is good for you, you’d run,” he growled.
“I always hated running, didn’t you know?”
