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Chapter 7

Zayne

ThetasteofAshexploded on my tongue when I coaxed his lips open and deepened our kiss. My hand went to the back of his neck, and I held him against me. He leaned into me. His chest flush with mine and the heat of our bodies mingling.

My thumb brushed over the silky-smooth skin of his cheek, and he shuddered against me.

“Zayne,” he whispered.

“Yes, mate?” Gods, I loved the sound of that. Loved the taste of him. How I had I lasted this long without him?

“Is this real, or did I get electrocuted this morning and this is just a dream?”

I chuckled softly. “It is real, mate. If you want it. We can slow down. We can just talk—”

We needed to talk, there was no denying that. But for now? Now I wanted my lips, teeth, tongue, hands, and cock to do it for me, not my words. My mate seemed to feel the same way.

Ash’s lips slammed down on mine, cutting off my words. If I had any doubt that he felt it too, that was long gone. He pushed at my shoulders until I was pinned against the cabinet. This wasn’t a shy, meek omega—he saw what he wanted and he took it. Gods, that was hot.

He tugged at the shirt I wore until it was untucked from my pants, and then his hand was pressing against my bare skin. His touch lit a fire under my skin. I needed more of him. I needed everything.

I nipped at his lips, and he hissed in a breath.

“I do want this, Zayne. I didn’t let myself even think it. I was going to ignore this attraction. But I’ve wanted you from the moment I saw you.”

My heart pounded in my chest. This was the bond between mates. More real and powerful than anything I’d ever felt before. Fuck, how cold had I been to this wonderful man who was mine. He was be treasured and cared for, not ignored. I had a lot to make up for.

“The bond between mates cannot be ignored. Ash, I’m sorry... I should have—” So many things.

He put a finger to my lips. “Show me with your body, Zayne.”

That I could do.

I swept Ash into my arms and continued to kiss him as I walked him through my house to the primary bedroom, the one I hoped we would share from now on.

When I came upon him looking so dejected and hurt, I didn’t think before I acted. He needed a place to stay, and I had one. But then his hand slipped into mine or mine into his, I wasn’t even sure which anymore. It didn’t matter, all that did was the way his skin felt against my own and how it changed everything in that split second. I was no longer able to deny to myself who he was to me, and containing it? Yeah, that wasn’t going to happen.

Once inside the bedroom, I set him down, and we pulled apart long enough for us to remove our shirts. Ash was all toned muscles and smooth skin, while my body was more buff and my chest coated in hair. He ran his hands down my chest, each caress telling me more than our words had been able to.

Ash leaned forward and pressed a kiss to one pec, then the other. His mouth traveled downward until it latched onto my nipple.

My cock grew hard, and I pushed down the track pants I wore and kicked them across the room. This was really happening. Ash was mine and I was his.

While Ash laved at my nipple, I began to explore his body more thoroughly. My hands roved over his shoulders, his chest, until I reached the lean line of his hips. I worked my hand underneath the waistband of his pants until I found what I was looking for. My mate’s cock was long, hard, and hot beneath my hand. He wanted this every bit as much as I did.

Ash hissed at the touch. The sounds he made while I jerked him had my own cock leaking. I had no idea it could be this good, and I never wanted this moment to end.

“Slow down.” Ash clutched at my shoulders. “I want you inside me before I come, and I’m already so close.”

So was I.

As much as I wanted to see him come undone just by my hand, watch as he blew his load over my body, I knew my dragon wouldn’t be satisfied until I claimed Ash in the most primal of ways. There would be more time for other play later. Lots more time.

“You know what that will mean, Ash?” I refused to mark my mate without his permission, and asking while I was balls deep wasn’t consent.

He nodded. “I’ll be yours.”

“And I’ll be yours. We’ll be mates, Ash. Forever.”

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