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If she hadn’t marked him quite as brutally, brusquely, and without warning, they might have been more civilized about it. But, as things were, Ava opened her jeans and glided them down her legs. She lifted her knees to get them past her thighs, but, without giving her a second to do it, Coveney grabbed her arms, pinned them above her head, and plunged balls deep inside her in one hardthrust.

She yelled out in pleasure and surprise. Sitting up, Coveney angled himself to hit the deepest point inside her and thrust in again, and again, and again, so fast it was all a blur of sensations. Every single muscle inside her was tenser than ever when he clawed at her top, ripping it to shreds, before descending on herbreast.

He bit her hard, drawing blood as she yelled out, her pussy contracting around him as he exploded insideher.

They were entirely still and silent for an instant. Her bird cooed happily, and Coveney’s eyes flashed light blue, like histiger’s.

Mate.

She felt it in her heart, beating alongside his. In her blood and her bones. He was hers, and she washis.

Laughing softly, he finally finished helping her out of her pants, before kissing her ankles, and placing each of them on one of his shoulders, spreading herlegs.

“I sincerely hope you’re well-rested, Ava mine,” he purred as his thumb pressed on her clit, the shallow movement of his hips reawakening every part of her. “This may just last a littlewhile.”

Sucker Punch

After takinghis mate all night, Coveney should have had a hard time moving. The first thing he saw when he woke up, though, was his mark, right on her breast, and he just had to kissit.

There was a long, elegant symbol drawn on her skin now, like a perfectly healed tattoo, which had appeared overnight. It was the sexiest thing he’d ever seen, proving that they had been shaped by nature, destined to belong to each other. He wished he had a mirror to see his on his back where she’d claimedhim.

She moaned, so he then had to kiss her lips, too. And, somehow, he found his dick pushing inside her wet folds from the side. Turned out, he could move justfine.

He could also move fine in theshower.

What he did have a hard time doing, though, was talking. But that conversation couldn’twait.

“So, how did Knox’s ideago?”

The words practically strangled him on the way out. He saw it now, there was never any choice. He would have to go with her when she left, and if she chose to stay away, there was nothing he could do aboutit.

“Surprisingly well, so far. Most of the Alphas agreed to talk to me. When your tiger barged in yesterday, we were actually arguing about whether it could be done via Skype. Rain’s idea. I think it would probably suit everyone - there area lotof flocks of eagles, and it might take months to manage to get us all in one place. But a group conversation online - that could be donetomorrow.”

He lifted a brow, incredulous. “So, you wouldn’t need to goanywhere?”

“Well, if they are going to attack Dale for me, I probablyshouldbe there, I think. But, let’s face it, even if each Alpha only brings two people with them, that’s practically two hundred eagles. The Enforcers who rose against my family? There are only a dozen of them. The Dale flock doesn’t even have fifty members. With their backing, it’s just aformality.”

“And thenwhat?”

Shefrowned.

“It’s you and me, now. I need to know what you want. If you’d like to go back toDale…”

“I already said I didn’t. I meantit.”

He thought she had at the time. “There’re an awful lot of people who seem to see you as theirAlpha.”

Coveney was strong, powerful, loyal, and smart, but he was no Alpha. Not a born Alpha, in anycase.

Ava…

When he’d first seen her, she’d taken an arrow to save what she, on some basic level, must have understood was hers. Before, unbeknownst to him, she’d intervened to help his entire pride. She was shy, and her confidence level needed a boost, but those issues didn’t cloud the rest. He saw it plainly - just like Aisling, she was born torule.

He intended to show her, and tell her everything she was until she saw it, too. But it might mean they’d have to leave the pride he loved forgood.

She justsnorted.

“You think I wantpower.”

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