Reborn (Shadow Beast Shifter, #3)(71)

I rocked harder, moaned louder, and relished in the pleasure of this moment with him. When he’d had enough of letting me lead the pace, he released my nipples and placed his hands on my hips, lifting and holding me in place so he could slam up into me.

“Shadow, fucking fuck,” I cried, my body starting to quiver as the first thrums of a heady orgasm made itself known. We’d had sex not that long ago, but somehow, with Shadow, it always felt like the first time.

“Hold on, Sunshine,” he growled, and he spun me in a heartbeat, his fucking magic once again doing the impossible of keeping him buried deep inside even while we shifted positions.

We were now in a modified reverse cowgirl, so I felt every thrust of his length, almost instantly losing my battle to draw out the orgasm any longer. I came hard, my body vibrating and jerking against him, and as my muscles relaxed, Shadow pushed even deeper until I swore to fuck I could taste that dick in my mouth. Dude was rearranging reproductive organs down there, but that was cool. I’d heal whatever he threw my way.

When the stars finally faded out from my vision, orgasm two was building, and as my over-sensitized pussy clenched around his length, he was the one to groan, his pace picking up at the same time.

“You were made for me,” he said in his deep brogue. “There’s no other, Sunshine. Not now, not ever.”

His words were a love poem, delivered Shadow-style, and it made me love him even more. If that were possible. “True mates,” I whispered, my throat tight with both emotions and an impending orgasm. “Through this world and the next. For eternity.”

We both came then, like eternity had been a trigger word, and no lie, my heart was literally hurting. I loved him so much that I could feel it in my chest, like a tangible thing. A tangible thing that we had to protect no matter the cost.





39





We stopped by Shadow’s room to clean up, and after, I dressed in perfect-fitting jeans, a white tank, red hoodie—Shadow’s color, of course—and some comfy slides. The quality of the clothing was second to none, and I took a real moment to give thanks for my mate.

This beast had style.

“Come on. You need to eat,” he said when I stepped out of the bathroom, my hair brushed and braided, the thick rope falling almost to my ass.

“I need a haircut,” I said, flicking the length over my shoulder. “I have no idea how the hell it got so long, but it’s not the most manageable style when we’re on the run and going to war.”

“You’re born of the Nexus,” he told me. “Your energy is that of a creation goddess. Sure, it’s a little muddied by Dannie’s meddling, and I know you’re not at your full potential, but it’s enough that you will find new changes within yourself constantly.”

I shrugged. “The hair isn’t really a big deal. I can always cut it.” Now that Torin wasn’t making the decision, there was no reason to keep trying to grow it to my ankles.

Shadow’s lips tipped up in a sexy smile, and I was trying really hard to remember what the hell the conversation was about. “There’s a decent chance that if you cut it off, it will grow back instantly.”

Of course there was. My hair was as stubborn as I was. “Might just leave it in a braid,” I said with a sigh.

“Your hair is spectacular,” he rumbled. “The red draws me in, reminding me of my fire, and I just want to bury my hands…”

He trailed off, but ten to one both of us were thinking of our last sex session, where he’d had a very decent hold on my hair.

“Fuck,” I managed to get out, and he just laughed.

“You need to eat,” he said again.

But did I? Really?

Managing to hold onto my pout, I followed him toward the lair exit, where we found Inky, doing exactly as Shadow had asked. Surrounding the portal to the library, giving us extra privacy.

We’d needed these uninterrupted moments together. “Whenever we have a spare second, we should have sex, okay?” I said to Shadow, taking him by surprise.

“Sunshine?”

I shrugged. “Look, we might all perish when we go up against Dannie. I’m realistic enough to know that she’s Solaris System powerful, and we might all be squished like bugs in the first minute of seeing her, so I want us to find moments to love on each other. If we can.”

His eyes softened, but he refrained from laughing at me. “Firstly, I will never be a bug,” he said seriously, “and secondly, we will have all the eternities together, Sunshine. You’re mine, for now and always.”

The always part was a nice addition to his growled statement.

When we stepped through to the library, it was as busy and bustling as it had been the first time I’d seen it. Night and day held very little meaning to the beings who ventured here from the worlds, especially since all of the time zones, weather, and hours in the day varied between the ten worlds.

It might have been nighttime in the library, with the view outside the windows dark, and the lovely chandeliers and lights above illuminating everything, but that didn’t mean it was night everywhere else.

Shadow greeted almost all of the beings he saw by name, and it was the usual crowd, mostly from Brolder, Valdor, Faerie, and Karn. Everyone returned his greeting, bowing their heads, and it wasn’t just a show. They might have feared the Shadow Beast, but they also respected him.