point of pain, but she didn’t care. The only thing that mattered was claiming her mate.
“Dave, are you sure?” she asked.
“I’m sure, baby doll,” he said, sitting up. “Mark me.”
She placed her cuffed hands over his neck and pulled him closer. He held onto her waist as if she were a life raft. Together, they came, and she sank her canines into his neck.
They stayed joined together, even as their breathing returned to normal, and the reality of their mating rushed to the surface. She was exactly where she wanted to be.
Dave ducked out from under her arms and reached for a key. He released the cuffs, and rubbed her wrists. His care reiterated she’d made the right decision, and she met his gaze with one of her own.
“You’re mine now,” he said.
“And you’re mine.”
“Thank god,” he said, and kissed her gently on the lips.
***
Dave cracked open one eye when the sun’s bright rays lit up the cave. Knowing their location, and the direction of the sun, it had to be around ten in the morning.
Shit!
He was supposed to work at nine. Luckily, his boss would be understanding once he explained everything. He smiled when he thought about the two other times he took Emma after their mating. Once she let go, and gave him everything, their chemistry moved to a combustible level.
Emma stirred in his arms and he smiled when he saw the ripped strap on her dress. During their third joining, he’d yanked on the material and it gave up without a fight.
“Wake up, sleepy head.”
“Mmmm…,” she moaned and snuggled in closer to his bare chest.
He’d righted her dress, and put back on his jeans, but his shirt had stayed on the ground for the little protection it offered.
“Dave! Emma!”
“Emma! Dave!”
“Wake up, baby doll. We’re about to have company.”
He recognized the voices of Gage and Seth, and he had a feeling Gage might not be as understanding as he had hoped.
Emma got to her feet and he shook out his shirt and pulled it over his head. She smoothed down her dress, but it was a wasted effort. Nothing except a warm shower and clean clothes could make them look like they hadn’t been having sex all night.
“Your hair is sticking up all over the place. Is mine?” she asked.
“You look like you just got fucked all night long by your loving mate.”
“So wild, hot sex hair?”
“Yep. You ready?”
“Yes. Let’s go.”
They emerged from the cave holding hands, at the same time Seth and Gage walked up the hill to inspect the dwelling.
“What the hell is going on?” Gage roared, but he didn’t let them answer. Instead he continued to yell and point an accusing finger at each of them. “First you go missing for a day and a half, and then you don’t show up to work. You two need to get your act together and either be a couple or break up for—”
Gage zoned in on his mate mark, and a smile lit up his face.
“Well, I’ll be damned,” he laughed. “Congratulations.”
Gage hugged Emma, and Seth pulled him into a hug, offering congratulatory words. They switched places so Seth could hug Emma, and Gage shook his hand.
“I already considered you a member of my clan, but it’s nice to make it official. Welcome to the family,” the man said, and pulled him into a hug.
Suddenly, Aaron appeared on the top of the hill behind them.
“Gage, it’s Kate,” he said. “She’s in labor.”
Epilogue
Emma looked around the tiny waiting room of the clinic and studied her clan mates.
At six feet, seven inches tall, her cousin Seth had always been bigger than everyone. He’d always been like a huge teddy bear to her, but she’d seen others keep their distance when he walked into a room.
Even though Darcy stood nearly a foot shorter than him, she somehow made him seem more approachable. Maybe it was because his love for her was tangible, and everyone around could see it surrounding them.
She’d only had a few encounters with the twins, but if you saw Sam, their mate,
“Dave, are you sure?” she asked.
“I’m sure, baby doll,” he said, sitting up. “Mark me.”
She placed her cuffed hands over his neck and pulled him closer. He held onto her waist as if she were a life raft. Together, they came, and she sank her canines into his neck.
They stayed joined together, even as their breathing returned to normal, and the reality of their mating rushed to the surface. She was exactly where she wanted to be.
Dave ducked out from under her arms and reached for a key. He released the cuffs, and rubbed her wrists. His care reiterated she’d made the right decision, and she met his gaze with one of her own.
“You’re mine now,” he said.
“And you’re mine.”
“Thank god,” he said, and kissed her gently on the lips.
***
Dave cracked open one eye when the sun’s bright rays lit up the cave. Knowing their location, and the direction of the sun, it had to be around ten in the morning.
Shit!
He was supposed to work at nine. Luckily, his boss would be understanding once he explained everything. He smiled when he thought about the two other times he took Emma after their mating. Once she let go, and gave him everything, their chemistry moved to a combustible level.
Emma stirred in his arms and he smiled when he saw the ripped strap on her dress. During their third joining, he’d yanked on the material and it gave up without a fight.
“Wake up, sleepy head.”
“Mmmm…,” she moaned and snuggled in closer to his bare chest.
He’d righted her dress, and put back on his jeans, but his shirt had stayed on the ground for the little protection it offered.
“Dave! Emma!”
“Emma! Dave!”
“Wake up, baby doll. We’re about to have company.”
He recognized the voices of Gage and Seth, and he had a feeling Gage might not be as understanding as he had hoped.
Emma got to her feet and he shook out his shirt and pulled it over his head. She smoothed down her dress, but it was a wasted effort. Nothing except a warm shower and clean clothes could make them look like they hadn’t been having sex all night.
“Your hair is sticking up all over the place. Is mine?” she asked.
“You look like you just got fucked all night long by your loving mate.”
“So wild, hot sex hair?”
“Yep. You ready?”
“Yes. Let’s go.”
They emerged from the cave holding hands, at the same time Seth and Gage walked up the hill to inspect the dwelling.
“What the hell is going on?” Gage roared, but he didn’t let them answer. Instead he continued to yell and point an accusing finger at each of them. “First you go missing for a day and a half, and then you don’t show up to work. You two need to get your act together and either be a couple or break up for—”
Gage zoned in on his mate mark, and a smile lit up his face.
“Well, I’ll be damned,” he laughed. “Congratulations.”
Gage hugged Emma, and Seth pulled him into a hug, offering congratulatory words. They switched places so Seth could hug Emma, and Gage shook his hand.
“I already considered you a member of my clan, but it’s nice to make it official. Welcome to the family,” the man said, and pulled him into a hug.
Suddenly, Aaron appeared on the top of the hill behind them.
“Gage, it’s Kate,” he said. “She’s in labor.”
Epilogue
Emma looked around the tiny waiting room of the clinic and studied her clan mates.
At six feet, seven inches tall, her cousin Seth had always been bigger than everyone. He’d always been like a huge teddy bear to her, but she’d seen others keep their distance when he walked into a room.
Even though Darcy stood nearly a foot shorter than him, she somehow made him seem more approachable. Maybe it was because his love for her was tangible, and everyone around could see it surrounding them.
She’d only had a few encounters with the twins, but if you saw Sam, their mate,
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