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I scoff-laughed, then rolled my eyes, making to climb off him. That purr I've grown to crave started up again. It's comforting resonance reminding me of time spent drawing or reading curled up with my family cat in bed. “Well, what the fuck are you waiting for then? Do you need a formal invitation? I accept you. All of you. There, it’s done.”

Bane laughed and rolled me onto my back. “In due time, Honeybee. Once I do that, you'll be mine forever, so, I’d like you to think about it. Please.”

A light sensation of fear trickled through my blood and I struggled to swallow. My heart cracked as I spotted the broken vulnerability exposed behind his eyes.

He nodded, studying my face closely. “And that's why I haven't yet. You're not ready for that type of commitment.” I opened my mouth to protest but he continued. “Hush. That's more than okay. We'll get there eventually.

I huffed, then mumbled, “Sure, if the HHC doesn't cage us permanently or kill us first.”

CHAPTER 27

The Big Bad Wolf

BANE

We spent the next day and night in bed, finally, letting our bodies do the talking, rather than just bickering with each other. Not that I didn’t enjoy teasing her, but I couldn't deny the sheer euphoria of feeling her giving in to the pleasure I wrung from her body.

All the same, what she said about the witches capturing or killing us weighed greatly on my subconscious.

We, no, I wasn’t trying hard enough to find a resolution. I knew that, but it was so easy to simply try and forget that we'd spent at least half of our time together in some form of danger or another within the Fairytale Realm. Against our will or not, I wouldn't change a thing. Still, that didn't mean we could allow this to continue. No, the risk was too great for my mate and the Heechus. They deserved better than my half-arsed attempt at securing their safety.

Miko rolled over in her sleep, an adorable snore issuing from her with every inhale. I knew a lot of humans hated it when others snored, but to me it was just another reassurance that she was here with me.

Real.

This was real.

My palm flexed against her hip as she adjusted to her new position, wiggling her arse against my groin. Gods, how I want to bite my mate. I couldn’t decide whether I wanted to mark her on the neck or upper curve of her breast. No matter where I end up marking my mate, it would be visible to all. Miko sighed in her sleep as I trailed my fingers leisurely from her hip to her throat, honeyed arousal perfuming the air.

Tempting lassie.

I hesitated for a split second, pondering the moral dilemma of pleasuring her while she slept on, but the freshly acknowledged mating bond hummed against my sternum as if encouraging me to continue, throbbing in time with my stiffening erection between her cheeks. I smiled against her hair, breathing in her addicting scent.

I couldn't get enough of her. Still, doomed to be ravenous for this woman for eternity wasn’t a bad place to be.

My tail swished against the sheets as my excitement and desire sharpened. I nudged my knee between her thighs, then slipped my cock into her pussy, still slick with my cum from our last bout, and groaned against the top of her head. Miko echoed my sound of pleasure, slowly rocking her hips back as she dreamed on.

Maybe it was wrong of me and I should've talked about it with her first, but seeing her in this unconscious state, her body easily welcoming me inside, just did something for me. And it seemed like it did something for her as well.

My wings twitched as pressure built within me. I craved to take my honeybee somewhere I could fully extend them, using the power they generated to rut into her deeper, faster, and harder. The top or curve of one wing slipped beneath the overabundance of pillows on the bed, and something tickled my senses. Although, locked into pleasure as I was, my mind didn’t make the connection to what my wing grazed. It didn’t matter. I couldn't have stopped the movement of my hips if I tried.

I clung desperately to my mate as we fell through time and space together, claws lightly piercing her skin where I gripped her, my tail twisting securely around her thighs.

Something soft broke our fall and my eyes blinked open. For a moment, I thought maybe the witches’ latest attempt to capture us had failed. I never stopped thrusting, tunneling into Miko regardless of the abrupt change of location. I found her clit with my thumb, then focused my attention on rubbing the sides of her clit beneath the hood and deeper under her skin between two long fingers. “That’s it, Baby Girl” I hummed as her channel clamped around my cock, massaging my shaft in a way that caused my eyes to roll back as she orgasmed in her sleep. I stared down at her delicate features, her lips parting on a long moan.

“Bane?” Miko asked sleepily and I slowed my pace. “No. Don’t stop.” So, I didn't, knowing I was incapable of depriving this woman of anything she wished for. Although, I had a feeling she wasn’t aware we were no longer in her bed, but someone else's.

The door flew open, slamming against the wall and causing me to lose my rhythm. It’s then that I heard the angry footsteps.

I’m not about to let some fairytale fuckers ruin my release.

Increasing my pace, I pumped into Miko faster than a human man ever could, then I came on a shout, jet after jet of cum painting her inner walls. I glanced past the threshold and into the front yard where two women stood, one in a red hooded cloak.

I had a suspicion which fairytale this was, but at the moment, my concerns shifted to protecting Miko.

Before they could think to attack, I pulled out, stood, and lifted Miko, her legs instinctively wrapping around my waist as my tail flung open the chest at the end of the bed and grabbed whatever fabric was inside before racing to the exit and shoving the women aside. Talons ripping up the forest floor, I bolted away from the modest house. “Many thanks for your hospitality. Solid four stars.”

Miko cleared her throat and tapped my shoulder. “Uh, one of them is chasing us. Do you think you could speed up?”