Even the beast inside wanted Callie to choose me, which was the only reason I was able to take control again.

Callie’s inner muscles clenched, and she cried out my name as I drove into her as deep as possible, trying to make us one. Stars exploded before my eyes as shots of pure bliss rocketed around my body. “Oh, fuck, baby. That feels so good. Oh, yeah. Fuck! Squeeze that pussy, baby. Oh, fuck yes!”

Without warning, I dropped forward, taking us down so Callie was on her back, and I loomed over her. I grabbed her legs and pushed her knees to her chest, then opened them wide so I could watch, mesmerized, as my cock slid in and came out shiny with her juices.

It was the sexiest thing I’d ever seen, and a tingling built at the base of my spine. “You have no idea how unbelievably hot it makes me to watch my cock fucking your pussy, baby,” I grunted. “Coming out glistening and smeared with your virgin blood. Fuck! My fangs are aching to taste you.”

“Take it,” she breathed, making my head fly up to meet her eyes. “Not that,” she said quickly. “But you can drink from me, Braeden.” She bucked her hips, and her nails dug into my biceps. “Take it.”

My fangs extended, and I pulled out, only to grab her ass as I bent over and lifted her pussy to my mouth. I licked up her slit and the sweet tang of her virgin blood sent my senses reeling. The tip of my tongue circled her clit twice before I sank my teeth into her pink, swollen flesh and sucked hard on her clit with every pull of her blood.

“Braeden! Oh, yes! Yes! Yes!”

Drinking from one's mate was the strongest aphrodisiac for a daywalker. And it caused a pleasure like none could ever imagine until they experienced it for themselves.

Callie flew apart, screaming my name and shuddering from her violent climax. I was about to explode along with her, so I straightened and thrust inside her, my balls slapping against her when I bottomed out. I slammed in and out a few more times, then planted myself deep and shouted her name as my orgasm hit me.

My body had barely recovered when I realized my cock was still rock hard inside her, and when Callie moved, it sent streaks of pleasure straight to my cock. Fuck. I needed to calm the hell down and let her rest.

Then her legs wrapped around me, and she whispered in my ear, “Can we do that again?”

A while later, as we lay in each other’s arms, recovering from two rounds of earth-shattering sex, I wondered if Callie would bring up the subject of my inadvertent declaration earlier. But when I leaned back to glance down at her face, she was fast asleep. I’d worn her out, so I decided to let her rest and soon joined her in slumber.

6

CALLIDORA

Mind-blowing orgasms had to be nature’s form of the perfect sedative. I’d barely broken a sweat before Braeden interrupted my training session with Ren and had gotten a great night’s sleep, but I’d still passed out after two rounds of amazing sex. Taking a nap with my destined consort’s arms wrapped around me was my new favorite thing—behind making love with him, of course.

I had a sneaking suspicion that “love” was the apt word in that phrase...and not just on my part. I’d been half out of my mind with pleasure when Braeden had called me “my love.” If I hadn’t been distracted, I might’ve freaked out over how quickly things were moving between us. Not with the physical stuff—I was more than okay with losing my virginity less than twenty-four hours after meeting Braeden. I hadn’t expected my emotions to be involved quite so much this quickly, but there was no denying my feelings for my destined consort were already growing by leaps and bounds.

“Our second start to the day is a fuck of a lot better than the first,” Braeden murmured, his arms tightening around me. “This is how I want to wake up every night from now until eternity.”

“We could’ve experienced this sooner if I hadn’t rushed away earlier without waking you up.” I rolled over and brushed my lips against his. “I’m so sorry.”

“You already apologized, baby. No need to do it again.” His kiss was no quick graze of his mouth, like mine had been. Instead, one of his hands cradled the back of my head while his tongue swept inside. He didn’t lift his head again until I was breathless. “Just promise me you’ll never leave me alone in this bed again.”

I flashed him a playful grin. “Not even to go to the bathroom?”

“No exceptions. That’s what never means,” he confirmed with a rueful smile. “Maybe in a hundred years, I’ll be okay waking up without you.”

Any insecurities he was feeling about us were my fault, and I didn’t know how to fix them. He would only be truly reassured by claiming me, but I was nowhere ready to take that step. All I could do for now was avoid doing anything to add to his uncertainty. “Then I promise to wake you up anytime I need to leave the bed, no matter the reason. And in a hundred years, I’ll check to see if you’re ready to lift the restriction.”

“Remind me to kiss you before asking you for favors in the future.” He captured my mouth again and didn’t let up until I rocked my pussy against his hard length in an attempt to relieve the ache between my legs. “It makes you much more agreeable.”

I couldn’t argue with that logic. His kisses had the power to scramble my brain...and so did his bossiness. “You didn’t really ask. It was more like a command.”

“What can I say?” he asked, mischievousness gleaming in his bright blue eyes. “You proved how well you take orders from me when I had my cock inside your perfect little pussy, so I figured it might work for this, too.”

The sensual thrill racing up my spine came to an abrupt halt when a familiar female voice called, “Callidora Yellen, get down here right this instant.”

“You’ve got to be kidding me,” I grumbled, burying my face in the crook of Braeden’s neck. “My mom’s pushiness is a mood killer.”

“You heard your mother,” my dad hollered.

“I suppose that it’s safe to assume your parents decided to pay us a visit?” Braeden asked, his chest shaking with suppressed laughter.

I pushed up to an elbow and glared down at him. “This isn’t funny.”