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Kisano trembled in Auslin’s arms. “But everyone will hate me.”

“Listen to what they’re actually saying,” Auslin encouraged Kisano. “Because all I’m hearing is people wondering who the beautiful shifter with orange markings dancing with me is.”

“I do not understand,” Kisano said in confusion. “Why are people not making fun of me?”

“Your dad and Mitsuki treated you horribly, but the rest of the world doesn’t share their opinion,” Auslin reassured his friend. “You don’t have to be afraid of people now.”

Kisano’s cheeks flushed in embarrassment. “It is almost harder to endure being complimented by strangers than being the subject of their insults. I have so little experience with that.”

Auslin spied his brother walking over to them. He waved at Sephen to get his attention. “I hope you don’t mind that I stole Kisano for a dance,” Auslin teased his younger brother once he arrived. He hugged Kisano before stepping back so Sephen could step in for the next dance.

Auslin was immediately swept up into another dance with Kitsuki. “How in the world did you convince Kisano to join you on the dance floor?”

“I didn’t really give him much choice in the matter,” Auslin sheepishly answered. “I wanted him to understand he doesn’tneed to be afraid of what people think about him because they don’t have the same awful opinions of your dad and brother.”

Kitsuki nodded in their direction as they danced together. “It seems Sephen fully intends to continue that lesson.”

“Good for them.” Auslin was proud of them both. “Will they have to wait to have a Royal Consort Fatebonding ceremony like we did?”

Kitsuki shook his head. “Since Kisano was never officially named as an heir, he is not beholden to the same rules of formality as I am.”

“Why didn’t you name Kisano as your successor?”

“He has no interest in ruling, and I have no desire to put him in an uncomfortable position. Tyrian has Uncle Jaega’s rational calmness and his mother’s wisdom. He would make an excellent king, so for Kisano’s sake, it was the right decision to make.”

Auslin had more pressing matters to discuss. “How much longer before we can escape to our room and have our own little bonding ceremony?”

Kitsuki chuckled, then kissed Auslin’s forehead. “Soon. Very soon.”

Chapter 45

Kitsuki

It was a relief when Kitsuki and Auslin left the celebration party behind to escape to the privacy of their room. As much fun as it had been, they were eager to have an even better time alone together.

Kitsuki’s heart raced as he stripped Auslin out of his formal ceremony regalia. Part of him thought it was a pity since Auslin looked so handsome in it. But the dragon shifter couldn’t wait to get them both naked.

Once Auslin was bare, Kitsuki appreciated the beauty of his silver shifter lines entwining with Auslin’s purple Power markings as they ran from his left hand over to a beautiful design over his heart. Kitsuki used his magic to strip himself before carrying Auslin over to place him in the middle of the bed to pin beneath him.

The physical evidence of their new bond stirred a burning passion within Kitsuki as he took his time tracing the patterns on Auslin’s skin. Their combined powers sparked an intense lust in the dragon shifter. He kissed their mating ring on Auslin’s middle finger, then trailed kisses up his arm until he reached thecomplex design over the mage’s heart. It mirrored the one on Kitsuki’s skin. The rest of the markings would come after they mated.

Maseo’s orb pendant dragging over Auslin’s skin as he continued worshipping his mate’s body distracted Kitsuki. He was inclined to remove it, but his dragon’s snarling objections stopped him. Kitsuki wasn’t interested in fighting an internal war with him on the night of finally being able to claim his mate, so he did his best to put it out of his mind.

Kitsuki’s dragon surged to the surface, activating the silver lines on Auslin’s skin to glow. His purple Power markings also shined brighter with his immense energy. Nothing was more beautiful.

Auslin’s magic caressed Kitsuki’s dragon through their bond. It was an intoxicating rush of power, which aroused the dragon as he lavished Auslin with attention. The symphony of sighs his actions inspired emboldened the dragon to continue trailing kisses downward until he encountered Auslin’s prominent arousal.

Without any hesitation, Kitsuki’s dragon let Auslin’s cock slide deep into his mouth. His tongue teased the mage as he worked the length with a fervent need for more. Auslin laced his fingers through Kitsuki’s white hair to tug on it as he arched up from the dragon’s devoted worship of him. “Please, Kitsuki,” Auslin begged so beautifully. “I don’t want to hold back anymore. I’m yours, so take me!”

It was an invitation neither Kitsuki nor his dragon could resist. He used his magic to slick his fingers to insert into Auslin to prepare him for what came next, careful to shorten his claws to avoid hurting him. Auslin’s body moved against Kitsuki’sfingers, earning him breathy pleas for more that drove his dragon wild.

But Kitsuki shared his dragon’s impatience. He curled his fingers inside Auslin while swallowing around the cock in his mouth. It triggered Auslin’s orgasm, giving Kitsuki an intimate taste of his beloved he couldn’t get enough of no matter how many times he was privileged to enjoy the pleasures of Auslin’s body. He enjoyed licking Auslin’s spent cock clean.

“Please, I want all of you, Kitsuki. I’m so tired of just fingers.” Auslin’s frustrated groan echoed the sentiments of Kitsuki and his dragon.

All too happy to oblige, Kitsuki slicked his cock with his magic. He pressed the tip against Auslin’s entrance, taking a steadying breath before pushing into the mage’s welcoming body. To be embraced so intimately was a pleasure unlike any Kitsuki had ever known. The heat between them made Kitsuki’s dragon roar with satisfaction, urging him to move.

“I’m good, soplease.” Auslin’s breathy plea broke the last shred of the dragon’s restraint.

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