Page 116 of The Omega's Bloodline: Part One

A few more days of rest, and he would be back to his old fire. His purr radiated through his chest, so impressively loud that I could hear it over the shower.

Seth liked a firm grip, one that hovered only a bit heavier on the side of pleasure from pain. My thumb teased the piercings at the tip of his cock, and I devoured his moan, eager to give him something positive after all he had been through.

“Fuck, Haru—” Seth gasped, making a valiant attempt to buck into my fist, but he was too weak for that just yet. I could tell that even what little he managed to wriggle was tiring him out.

I dipped down to his throat, tongue licking over the fresh bite Logan had put there. She didn’t have fangs that I could see, but maybe her magic had created them just for this purpose.

I had imagined putting a bite like that on Seth more times than I cared to admit. Yelena had never put one on me, but she knew I wanted one. Four years was a blink in the lifetime of most shifters. I didn’t blame her for wanting to take things slow in that regard.

Seth’s whimpers were a symphony in my ear. His pleasure was music, pure and simple. His grip on me trembled, the sounds growing more desperate with every stroke.

“Haru, fuck, please, I can’t?—”

I sank lower, taking him into my mouth moments before he exploded on my tongue. Seth clapped a hand over his mouth, his other gripping my hair like a lifeline.

I eased off him slowly, sliding up to breathe deeply at his throat before he turned his mouth to mine. His fingertips tucked the long strands of my hair behind my ears, his kiss gentle as he shook, trembling in my grip.

He was perfect. My panther was safe. And he was mine again, just like fate wanted.

Lust and affection pounded through my body. I shivered, trying desperately to focus on my nighttime routine and not the ghosts of sensations on my skin. My brush stilled as Caden hopped up onto my lap.

What’s wrong? What’s happening?

“It’s the matebond,” Yelena said.

“Thewhatnow? What are you talking about?”

Yelena’s eyes were bright with amusement. “Precious, we discussed this. Did you think a bite was all there was to it? You and the more amenable panther are inextricably tied now.”

“I’mwhat? To Seth?”

Caden looked away when I turned to him for answers.

“Did you know about this?”

He nodded, still not looking at me.

“Why didn’t you tell me?”

I was sort of pretending that it hadn’t happened. Seth never said anything to you, so I wasn’t sure if it had actually taken.

Yelena set her hand on my shoulder and a spike of lust shot up my spine, goosebumps breaking over my skin.

“How exactly did it happen?”

When you saved his life in the car. The two of you exchanged bites and blood, and a very focused intent to keep each other in your lives.

I absorbed the information slowly, trying to think past the feelings I was pretty sure weren’t mine. “So Seth is mine? Forever?”

“Bonding is rather permanent, precious.” Yelena sat down on the edge of the vanity, her eyes searching my face. “Does that bother you?”

“I mean, I would have liked to be able to plan it, at leastknowthat’s what would have happened, but I’m not upset. It feels…good? Kinda. Weird, but I’ve thought since the beginning that Seth belonged with us.” I stroked a hand over Caden’s fur. “Does that mean that you and I can bond now, too? You always said that I wouldn’t survive it, but I did.”

Caden’s cat eyes turned into saucers.We could, yes. If you still wanted me. Your unbound magic probably makes it possible.

A fresh wave of desire cascaded over me. All those times I had begged him to bite me, to claim me…He didn’t have to say no anymore.

“Precious, as happy as I am for you with these revelations, it is very late and all of us should be getting some sleep.”

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