Page 55 of His Fate

I kiss the crown of her head and smile. My mate really does just take everything in stride.

"We will also be able to speak via a mind link. It is something only fated mates are able to do. We will be able to access each other's thoughts, speak to each other telepathically, and I will be able to communicate with you that way when I am in my dragon form."

"Which means no more auto corrected text messages or surprises."

"Not necessarily. We will have access to each other's thoughts but we can also shield them if we choose. It will feel like there is a wall in our minds, a barrier between that thought and the rest but we will still be able to surprise each other. And it can be turned off and on, so to speak. If you are thinking about me directly I will always be able to access it but if I want to hear more I have to put conscious effort into it."

Posey nods. "So I could still surprise you for your birthday or our anniversary and it would only drive you crazier because you'd know I was planning something but couldn't figure it out."

I chuckle. "Yes, my beloved. You could still torture me despite our life-bond.”

"Good." She starts to draw circles around my nipple and my cock stirs to life again but I don't stop her. "So what else? No more pesky aging, sharing of emotions, physical pain, brain walkie talkies. Tell me more."

I sigh and finger a few strands of her silky hair. "It is possible you will share my dreams and my memories."

"I thought that was only dragon females?"

Which you technically are and have already shown signs of, but I don't say that.

"There is no telling what my venom will activate when it enters your bloodstream. In the rarest of cases it could also allow me to share yours as well but that is a rarity even between two full-blooded dragons after mating."

"Were your parents able to do that?"

"They were. They were the first mated pair in over four hundred years capable of that."

"Then I'd say our chances are pretty good."

I laugh and kiss her again. "Your optimism is refreshing."

"Is there anything else? Anything that I need to know before I take your pants off?"

I laugh a little harder because damnit I am a lucky male.

"Not really. Those things are the standard, so to speak. Anything else that comes along after the mating ritual will be a learning process." Then I frown. "Perhaps there are two things I should make you aware of if you do intend to see this through."

Posey kisses my chest before she sits up, then without warning, she renders me speechless.

I watch my beloved gift me the most beautiful smile then grab the hem of her tank top and lift it up over her head. She tosses the fabric and settles on my hips, her smile becoming very satisfied as my jaw drops.

Her breasts.

Posey's perfect, perky, beautifully round, larger than I realized breasts are right in front of me.

Gods, and her nipples, those tight little buds are the most gorgeous shade of dusky rose I have ever seen.

Perfect little bite-sized peaks on top of glorious handfuls of fleshy mounds.

She has freckles scattered across her chest and shoulders as well, a gold constellation that I will most definitely be tracing with my tongue at some point in the near future.

Posey has struck me dumb.

My hands move of their own accord, slide over her strong thighs, up her hips and the flat expanse of her stomach until my fingers sit under the delicious curve of her breasts. I stretch one index finger and trace the curve, revelling in the way her creamy skin breaks out into goosebumps, the way she visibly shudders from my touch.

Slowly I circle her nipple the way she did mine, my eyes glued to my hand until Posey's head tips back, eyes fluttering closed, her bottom lip pulled between her teeth.

She moans low as I brush my finger over the peaked tip then smooth my thumb over it. "Tell me what I need to know, Kai. Tell me now because I want you so bad it almost hurts."

Her arousal grows thick in the air, the dewy scent of sweet warmth and soothing floral so heavy I can practically taste it.

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