Resisting the Moon (Royal Shifters #2)(31)
Watching me suck on my fingers, he lowered his mouth to my breast and nibbled on its peak. “You’ll be the death of me, love.” He grazed my skin with his teeth, but didn’t draw blood. I was glad he didn’t. Whatever our next vision would be, I didn’t want to see it on this night.
Reaching between my legs, he spread me wide and aligned himself at my opening. The moon glowed inside the bedroom, its magic swirling, like invisible threads all around us. I couldn’t see them, but I could feel them. As soon as we completed the bond, those threads would be inside us, tethering us together. His magic would be mine, and mine his. I’d become a royal.
Pushing until he was as deep as he could go, I gasped and squeezed my legs tighter around his waist, pushing him farther in. We moved together as one, our bodies and minds fully connected. The bond we’d already opened up, floated to a whole new level. Our power merged and as each second passed, I felt stronger than I ever had before.
My insides tightened and I felt my release threatening to break free. Fisting his hands in my hair, Sebastian grunted with his hard thrusts, his cock pulsating inside me. I cried out as I finally reached the edge and trembled from the best orgasm of my life. Sebastian pounded his hips into mine as he chased his release, arms clutching me tight.
When he reached completion, I gasped as those magical threads bound us together. His soul was inside me and mine in his, unbreakable. I prayed if anything ever happened to him, death would take me as well. There was no way I could live without him from this day forward.
Leaning on his elbows, Sebastian bent down and kissed me, our bodies still connected. “I wouldn’t be able to live without you either,” he murmured against my lips. “I love you, Tyla.”
Heart racing, I looked up at him and let the tears fall. “I love you too, Sebastian. I’m sorry it took so long for me to realize it.”
He brushed the hair off my face. “Don’t worry, love. We have the rest of our lives for you to make it up to me.”
It was a task I was more than happy to accept.
Tyla
The moment I woke up, everything was different. My vision was sharper, my mind clearer, and the bond connecting me and Sebastian together had never been stronger. I felt like I could lift a tractor trailer with no issues at all; although, I wasn’t about to try it.
Sebastian rolled over and opened his eyes. “Good morning, love. How do you feel?”
“Amazing. You?”
He stretched and sat up. “Never better. And to think, you didn’t want any of this.”
I smacked him on the back. “Hey, I never said I didn’t want it. I was just too scared to take it, only to lose it.”
He turned and leaned over me, brushing the hair off my face. “There’s something I haven’t told you. I didn’t want to bring it up because I was afraid you’d mate with me for the wrong reason.”
“What is it?”
He glanced over at the blue stone sitting on the desk. The sun shone through the window, giving it a glow. “I talked to Seraphina the other day and she told me something that might help us. Now that we’ve mated, it might actually work.” He rolled to the side of the bed and fetched the stone. I wanted to touch it, but I didn’t want it to suck me dry. Sitting back on the bed, he grabbed my hand. “Seraphina said that if we mated, our power would be stronger than the stone, that it probably wouldn’t take your energy away as a royal.”
Eyes wide, I gasped. “If it doesn’t take away my energy, I can keep looking through it.”
“Exactly,” he mentioned happily. “Wanna try it and see what it does?”
Taking a deep breath, I closed my eyes and nodded. If I could look through the stone any time I wanted, there was more of a chance we could find Amelie. “Let’s do it.” When the stone touched my hand, I expected the jolt of electricity to suck away my power, but it didn’t come. My mind opened up and I could see through Amelie’s eyes. Sebastian squeezed my hand and I gasped. “I can feel you. It’s not completely taking me under. Can you see into my mind?”
“Yes.”
With my eyes still closed, I concentrated on the visions. Amelie was no longer in the dark basement, but in a car. There were bruises on her wrists but she wasn’t restrained. She was in the front seat, looking out at the woods as they drove past. “That road looks familiar,” I said.
I felt Sebastian jump off the bed. “That’s because it’s not far from here. She’s on her way back.”
Heart racing, I kept watching. “Who are you with, Amelie?” I whispered, hoping she’d turn her head. The next road they took was one I definitely recognized. “They’re at her house!” How could that be? Something must’ve happened while Sebastian and I had been indisposed the night before. I was grateful for seeing the visions, but wished I could hear. It was like everything was on mute. “Maybe this is just a memory?”
“It can’t be,” Sebastian said as they pulled up to the house. “The dead wolves are still in the driveway.”
I wanted to jump up and get dressed, but I had to see more. “Dammit, Amelie, who are you with?” She got out of the car and rushed over to the wolves, bending down to look at them. When she looked up, I got a good look at the man she was with. “It’s Jaret. He must’ve saved her in the middle of the night. We have to get over there.” Excitement bubbled in my chest. Amelie was back.