good
measure.
Harris’ bashful smile spiked Rohan’s desire.
The bear shifter was a tempting combination of
sweet shyness and bravery. However, Rohan had
learned over the past few weeks that Harris’
boldness faded when it came to personal matters.
He comfortably shouldered a large weapon and
handled a brush with ease; however, having him
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share his emotions ended up in stumbling words
and wistful smiles.
If Rohan couldn’t smell the need pouring off of
Harris whenever Rohan was near, he’d swear the
bear shifter didn’t need him as badly as Rohan
craved Harris. Mindful of the possibility of being
watched, Rohan slipped his hand around the back
of Harris’ neck, relishing the feel of warm flesh
beneath his fingers. Harris shuddered from the
touch.
The limo stopped in front of them. Not waiting
for the driver, Rohan opened the door and all but
shoved Harris inside. He didn’t want his mate to
be a large target for any attack. He didn’t know
what the sorcerers were up to, but an encounter
with them had never resulted in anything positive.
Harris didn’t speak as they headed back to
Rohan’s house. “You’ll be safe in my house,”
Rohan reassured him.
“I’d be safe at my house, too,” Harris
countered.
“No!” Rohan didn’t trust anyone else to watch
over Harris. “I need you by me. I won’t be certain
you’re safe unless I can see you.” He didn’t try to
hide the panic piercing his chest.
Harris touched Rohan’s knee. “Hey, I’m fine.
You were the one under attack.”
“I was, but if they know how I feel…”
Harris frowned. “How do you feel?”
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Rohan cupped Harris’ face. “If you were
injured, I’d never forgive myself.” He held back
the words he yearned to say. Harris wasn’t ready
to hear about Rohan’s dedication. The rest of the
coven was going to have to get used to having a
bear in their midst, because Rohan planned to be
around for a long time. They were doubly bound
by vampire and shifter bonds, they couldn’t be
parted.
“I’m a bit tougher than you seem to think. I’ve
trained with Aden. Unless it’s a Special Forces
soldier trying to take me out, I’m pretty safe. I’m
not exactly a fluffy kitten, you know.”
Rohan realized he needed to do damage
control. “It isn’t that I don’t think you can protect
yourself. It’s just that I worry. You are precious to
me.”
Harris lunged. His hard mouth pressed against
Rohan in a soul-searing kiss. For the first time in
centuries, Rohan let another person take the lead.
Harris wasn’t like the others; he had nothing to
gain. The shifter only wanted Rohan. The vampire
could feel the need pouring off his mate in waves
of hunger like a feral beast. Harris licked, nipped
and held Rohan still while he feasted on Rohan’s
mouth.
“I need you,” Harris moaned.
Not close to what Rohan was hoping for, but
maybe, one day Harris would change need to love .
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Rohan relaxed beneath Harris. “How do you want
me?”
“Right there,” Harris slid to the floor of the
limo, then deftly unzipped Rohan’s pants. “I’m
going to suck you down, and when we get back to
your place, you can fuck me into the mattress.”
“Sounds like a plan.” Rohan hardened even
more after hearing about the details.
“It does, doesn’t it?” Harris said agreeably. He
slid down Rohan’s underwear, exposing his cock.
Wrapping a big hand around Rohan’s erection,
Harris lapped at the tip. “You taste delicious.”
“I’m glad you think so.” He’d never seen
anyone that invested in sucking him before.
“Like honey,” Harris flashed Rohan a teasing
smile through his dark lashes.
“No biting,” Rohan warned. “That’s my thing.”
“Not even a nibble?”
“No.” Rohan tried to keep his voice firm while
Harris did obscene things with his mouth. For a
sweet-natured man, he knew his way around a
man’s
measure.
Harris’ bashful smile spiked Rohan’s desire.
The bear shifter was a tempting combination of
sweet shyness and bravery. However, Rohan had
learned over the past few weeks that Harris’
boldness faded when it came to personal matters.
He comfortably shouldered a large weapon and
handled a brush with ease; however, having him
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share his emotions ended up in stumbling words
and wistful smiles.
If Rohan couldn’t smell the need pouring off of
Harris whenever Rohan was near, he’d swear the
bear shifter didn’t need him as badly as Rohan
craved Harris. Mindful of the possibility of being
watched, Rohan slipped his hand around the back
of Harris’ neck, relishing the feel of warm flesh
beneath his fingers. Harris shuddered from the
touch.
The limo stopped in front of them. Not waiting
for the driver, Rohan opened the door and all but
shoved Harris inside. He didn’t want his mate to
be a large target for any attack. He didn’t know
what the sorcerers were up to, but an encounter
with them had never resulted in anything positive.
Harris didn’t speak as they headed back to
Rohan’s house. “You’ll be safe in my house,”
Rohan reassured him.
“I’d be safe at my house, too,” Harris
countered.
“No!” Rohan didn’t trust anyone else to watch
over Harris. “I need you by me. I won’t be certain
you’re safe unless I can see you.” He didn’t try to
hide the panic piercing his chest.
Harris touched Rohan’s knee. “Hey, I’m fine.
You were the one under attack.”
“I was, but if they know how I feel…”
Harris frowned. “How do you feel?”
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To Bite a Bear
Rohan cupped Harris’ face. “If you were
injured, I’d never forgive myself.” He held back
the words he yearned to say. Harris wasn’t ready
to hear about Rohan’s dedication. The rest of the
coven was going to have to get used to having a
bear in their midst, because Rohan planned to be
around for a long time. They were doubly bound
by vampire and shifter bonds, they couldn’t be
parted.
“I’m a bit tougher than you seem to think. I’ve
trained with Aden. Unless it’s a Special Forces
soldier trying to take me out, I’m pretty safe. I’m
not exactly a fluffy kitten, you know.”
Rohan realized he needed to do damage
control. “It isn’t that I don’t think you can protect
yourself. It’s just that I worry. You are precious to
me.”
Harris lunged. His hard mouth pressed against
Rohan in a soul-searing kiss. For the first time in
centuries, Rohan let another person take the lead.
Harris wasn’t like the others; he had nothing to
gain. The shifter only wanted Rohan. The vampire
could feel the need pouring off his mate in waves
of hunger like a feral beast. Harris licked, nipped
and held Rohan still while he feasted on Rohan’s
mouth.
“I need you,” Harris moaned.
Not close to what Rohan was hoping for, but
maybe, one day Harris would change need to love .
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Amber Kell
Rohan relaxed beneath Harris. “How do you want
me?”
“Right there,” Harris slid to the floor of the
limo, then deftly unzipped Rohan’s pants. “I’m
going to suck you down, and when we get back to
your place, you can fuck me into the mattress.”
“Sounds like a plan.” Rohan hardened even
more after hearing about the details.
“It does, doesn’t it?” Harris said agreeably. He
slid down Rohan’s underwear, exposing his cock.
Wrapping a big hand around Rohan’s erection,
Harris lapped at the tip. “You taste delicious.”
“I’m glad you think so.” He’d never seen
anyone that invested in sucking him before.
“Like honey,” Harris flashed Rohan a teasing
smile through his dark lashes.
“No biting,” Rohan warned. “That’s my thing.”
“Not even a nibble?”
“No.” Rohan tried to keep his voice firm while
Harris did obscene things with his mouth. For a
sweet-natured man, he knew his way around a
man’s