* * *
There it was,Sirius thought.
The feeling of fire was coursing through him down to his very soul. It was as if his world was being tilted off its axis, and the only one that could make sure his feet were firmly planted on solid ground was the man kissing the hell out of him. Sirius had been kissed before but never in such a way that made him burn with desire and lust. He moaned when Alphonso bit and nibbled on his lower lip before their mouths separated.
When he opened his eyes, Sirius gasped at what he was seeing. His mother had told him that the moment he’d recognized his mate his magic would allow him to see the threads of their lives connecting them together. Forever tethered to each other no matter how far apart they may be in the world. Alphonso was his forever mate. Sirius reached up and brushed the back of his hand against Alphonso’s cheek.
“I can see it,” he whispered.
“What can you see?”
“Our lives coming together,” he told him. “I was so focused on other things I missed what my magic was trying to tell me. I don’t know anything about you, and yet, I can’t see my life without you.”
Is this because of the bewitching?
Sirius felt the urgent need to mate and didn’t want to slow things down. He wanted to feel the burning bite of Alphonso claiming him. He could tell that Alphonso was both vampire and werewolf, he could see it in the changes in his mate’s eyes, the red and gold mixing with the green.
Alphonso pressed his forehead against his. “I was going crazy looking for you. I figured if I got to see you one more time than things would be fine.”
“And now that you’ve seen me?”
“I want to claim you as mine,” he growled, his deep voice vibrated through Sirius, making him gasp.
“I know we should take it slow, and there are things I’m still confused about. And hell, we might be rushing into things, but right now I want the same thing you do. Claim me, Alphonso, make me yours.”
“Before we go any further there are a few things we need to get out of the way first.”
“And they are?”
“You know I have a daughter, but how do you feel about kids?”
“I love them, still not sure about giving birth to them. But I’ve always wanted to adopt. And I can’t wait to get to know Tamia. She seemed like a handful.”
“She is, but she’s the light of my life.”
“I like that,” Sirius said.
“What?”
“I like how your eyes sparkle when you talk about her, I can tell you love her a lot.”
“I do love her, and I know it will take time, but we’ll work out the whole getting pregnant thing. But I wouldn’t mind adopting as well.”
“Okay, so what else?” Sirius asked him. Even though his body was vibrating with lust, he realized this was Alphonso’s way of slowing things down, but he didn’t want that. He wanted and needed his mate now.
“What’s your favorite color?”
“At the moment, green,” he answered and kissed Alphonso, stopping any more questions he might ask next. “No more questions, talk later, make me yours now.”
“I can see you’re going to be very bossy.”
“You have no idea what you’re getting yourself into.”
“Fuck, you’re hot,” Alphonso moaned then kissed his way down to his neck.
“You’re not so bad yourself, my alpha.”
"Fuck, say that again," he growled sucking up a mark on his mate’s skin.
