Page 17 of Sevan

Chapter Nine

“Devi!” someone shouted.

Sevan spun around quickly. He centered the weapon Lorelei had given him on the two men running towards Lorelei. Their eyes were wide as they caught a look at the scene before them.

“Are you hurt?” one asked as they slowed their pace.

Lorelei stepped in front of him and put her hand out towards the wolf on the ground. The men stopped instantly. “Please inform the Chieftain the threat has been eliminated. I’ll need you both to stand watch here for any more. I’m not sensing any, but Stegian’s tricks have gotten to us before…” The way her voice trailed off at the end left Sevan wondering who this Stegian was and why the hell he had mutant wolves attacking his woman.

My woman?The thought of that made him smile. She would be his, of that he was sure.

“As you wish, Devi,” they said in unison, bowing their heads slightly.

Devi?

Lorelei took him by the arm and the men gasped. He tried to jerk away, afraid that he’d somehow violated something sacred to them, but Lorelei yanked him to her.

Damn, she’s strong.

In an instant, she had his face cupped in her hands and was pulling his lips towards hers.

Hearing the men’s shocked responses, he tried to stop her, but he was too late. Her full lips met his and the world around him was lost. The only feeling left was that of Lorelei’s lush body pressed tightly to his. His cock throbbed and his body ached to toss her to the ground and ravish her. When she raked her nails lightly down his back, he groaned in her mouth.

She pulled back slowly, leaving his lips tingling. He dared a sideways glance at the men who’d arrived and found them with one knee on the ground and their heads bent. He looked at Lorelei and she smiled down at the men.

“You shall act as my witnesses.”

“Yes, Devi,” they answered, rising slowly to their feet. They looked at him, and for a second Sevan almost checked to see if he’d sprouted markings as well.

Lorelei bit at his lower lip, leaving his cock twitching and his body aching to find release in her. Bending down to meet her head-on, Sevan gave in to the urge to pick her up. Being face to face with her only made his hunger grow. Now, the need to fuck her actually bordered on painful. “I need to be in you.”

Pulling back slightly, Lorelei pushed on his chest and dropped to her feet. She glanced at the men before them and smiled. “Bear witness that this man is not my mate.”

An uncontrollable urge to peel his shirt off hit him. It was so spontaneous that Sevan gave in to it without a fight. He pulled his black shirt over his head and turned his back to the men, hoping to get Lorelei to speak with him alone.

The men gasped.

Lorelei’s smile faded. “What is it?”

Sevan noticed her markings fading to the point they were almost gone and his breath hitched. “Lorelei?”

“What?”

“Say you were to find that mate of yours and things were to happen…you know, progress further.”

Lorelei cast a wary look at him. “You mean we fuck?”

“Yeah, that will do. Say you were to find him and be intimate with him. How long would it take for your markings to fade?”

“I don’t know. I’ve seen them fade instantly on women who simply stand next to their mates. I imagine they would…” She stopped suddenly and looked down at herself. Her blue eyes widened. “No. You can’t be him.”

Slightly offended, Sevan raked his hot gaze over her tight body. “Why not?”

“Well, I don’t know why, but there is no way you are my mate. Stegian and the gods who brought us into the same dream plane are all mad.”

“Hold on,” Sevan said, putting his hand up. “What do you mean, dream plane? Are you telling me that…” He stared at her stomach and watched as the circular markings began to regain their color quickly. “Lorelei, what does that mean?”

She followed his gaze and covered her mouth fast. Shaking her head, she tried to run past him. Not wanting to let her out of his sight, Sevan grabbed her arm and pulled her to him, careful not to harm her. “No. You will stay here and answer my questions.”

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