I wasn’t about to test him on it, so I added two fingers, the oil and its healing properties enough to make it a pain-free glide. With my three fingers inside of him, I moved them around, stretching him further. His lips glistened from where he’d bit into them, so I kissed them, unable to stop myself. I needed to taste every part of my mate and I knew he’d be the best damn meal ever.
“You ready for me?” I rasped, slicking up my cock, his eyes glued to the motion.
He licked his lips, still not moving his gaze from where I stroked myself. “I’m so ready.”
Smirking, I got into position, slowly easing my tip in and letting him adjust. He grabbed my hair and tugged me down, his tongue claiming mine as I filled him up, making him truly mine.
“Casey,” I panted, searching his eyes. Everything I felt was mirrored in his. Love. Desire. Passion. Trust. And so many other feelings.
“Jamie,” he whispered, throwing his head back against his pillow as I pulled back a little before slamming back into him. He’d told me he wanted it rough, and I liked whatever would make him sing for me.
“So damn beautiful,” I growled, tightening my grip on his hips as I thrust harder into him, fucking him with a speedthat made me see stars. He was so warm and tight around me, so perfect. My fated, forever mine to fuck and love. “Mine,” I rasped, needing him to know that only I could ever have him like this.
“Yours, only yours,” he agreed, holding on to the bed frame as I continued with my brutal pace.
“I-I need—” Casey whined as his whole body trembled. I grabbed his cock, loving how right it felt in my hand, then stroked it. My touch was all he needed. My mate’s eyes found mine as he moaned in relief, his cum painting his stomach. He was beautiful when he came, a thing I knew well already, but feeling him come around my cock was new.
I was close, my own release just a few thrusts away, so I fucked my mate harder, chasing the pleasure. Soon, the pleasure peaked and I reached heaven, coming inside my lovely mate and filling him with my cum.
He kissed me, not softly but with a renewed need to taste me on his lips. “I love you so much,” he whispered against my lips before kissing me again. “So much.”
“I love you, too, sweetheart.” My voice was raspy and I fought to catch my breath. I had no idea when Nym would return, but I wanted cuddles. Carefully, my cock slipped out of his perfect hole, and I hurried to snuggle into his back, pulling him flush against me as I grabbed his duvet and threw it over us, shielding us from the world.
Chapter Fourteen
Willa stood in front of the forest; her arms were spread wide and she seemed intent on making this class seem more exciting than it was.
“Imagine,” she said, still acting like she was about to amaze us. “Two shifters that are completely identical! Now, we’ve already established that just because two shifters share the same form, that doesn’t mean they’re identical,butwith fated mates, that’s the opposite!”
She turned her attention to Nym and Harpy, waving them over to where she stood. “Now, I want you to show us Harpy’s cat form. They both shifted into the fluffy white cat, but it was obvious who Nym was from the irritated tail flick. Had I not seen him shift, I would know for certain who he was, even if they were identical.
“Perfect!” Willa exclaimed. “Did you know that if Harpy trains his cat, running around and exercising, he could improvehis strength and that Nym’s cat will follow even though his cat hasn’t been exercising?”
Well now, thatwasinteresting.
“Many focus on their own form, bettering it for their own sake but also for their mates. We recommend you focus on your born form, letting your mate do the same. This way your forms can become more powerful, even if only by a little.”
A girl held up her hand as Willa gestured for Nym and Harpy to return to the grass where the rest of us sat and watched. Willa pointed to the girl. “Yes?”
The girl cleared her throat. “Why are you so intent on training us for battle? Doesn’t it seem like a waste of time when no wars are being fought?”
Willa didn’t miss a beat when she replied, “Who says there aren’t?” I swallowed hard at the thought of war, but I knew our kingdom was good allies with our neighboring kingdoms, so if there were war, it thankfully wasn’t near my family or home kingdom.
I spent the rest of the class reminiscing about last night. The way Casey had felt as I worked my way into him, how utterly beautiful he looked when taken over by pleasure. My mate was the greatest gift and I couldn’t seem to stop myself from reliving our mating.
Nym had returned to their room an hour later, making it possible for me to claim Casey a second time before I had to leave. We’d bathed at the same time this morning, not sharing a bath but picking ones next to one another and talking casually between us, knowing others could come in and overhear.
My attention returned to Willa where she showed off Hans in his phoenix form. He was magnificent, there was no other word for it. Myve was sitting close by and I hated that she was forced to watch him.
“Now, with phoenix’s who’re said to be the most painful form to have, it’s important to know the cycles,” Willa continued whatever she had been saying before, when I wasn’t paying attention. “When they’re close to their burn phase, they’ll be more aggressive simply because they’re in pain. It doesn’t just affect their shifted form, but also their human forms.”
Now that was news to me. I glanced over at Myve again, pleased to see she was still paying attention.
Willa went on, “Once a year their form burns hot enough to shed its old feathers and grow new ones. On the day of the burning, they’ll be in such agony that it’s advised they stay away from people. Their forms take over just like with dragons and they often lash out. This is why you must know these facts. It might seem like it's only bad, but a phoenix is also the strongest a week up to their burning phase. Their bodies are literally molten hot and ready to burn anyone who gets too close. I’d failed in noticing this in one class and poor Hans here had been scared of shifting, for which I apologize.” Willa then went on to talk about how they couldn’t cause fires unless they wanted to, their flames wouldn’t catch without intent.
Myve was staring at her lap, worrying her robe between her fingers, deep in thought. I felt awful on her behalf, but perhaps now she could ask Hans directly and learn from him and not Willa.
A raven caught my attention then, it was sitting in the tree closest to Willa, all its attention on me. It seemed my mate’s class was over for the day.Someonewas eager for our next date. I sent him a wink, almost chuckling when Casey responded by ruffling his feathers at me.
