Page 66 of Dragon Awakened

I let out another sob, but it's drowned out by our kisses.

The pleasure that steals over me this time is deeper and bigger--all-consuming in its intensity. My voice dissolves into a high whine as my body gives itself over to the inevitable, and as the first wave crests, I'm staring straight into his eyes.

"I'm yours," Storm promises, "Forever."

I choke on desire and on the impossible lump in my throat. "But--"

"Forever," he says again, and his hand is on my heart.

It's like he's pushing all of that love into my very soul, and it's true in a way I can't deny or even question. My pussy spasms in ultimate pleasure, but my heart is opening.

Light and air pour in, and so much of the pain I'd been holding onto is carried away on the wind.

"Storm," I cry out, but his name isn't torture on my lips anymore.

It'll take more than one mate-bonded moment of passion to erase everything that happened between us, but as magic sparks in my fingertips and in my toes, the impossible suddenly seems possible.

His eyes shine, like he can feel my hurt melting away. "Ember--"

We rock together, our movements in perfect sync as my orgasm fades, only to be chased right through me by another one. My mouth is open, my hands threaded through his hair. I close my legs around his body, and there's no leverage, but it doesn't matter.

Ecstasy wells up within him, cascading into my own pleasure, whipped into a tornado that surrounds us and lifts us. His mouth falls open, and his eyes fly wide. His cock kicks inside me, and I swear to the gods themselves, I come again--before I've even finished with my last peak, I'm soaring.

His orgasm hits me like my own. Hot come floods my insides, and I shudder with the pleasure echoing back and forth through our connection, redoubling itself until my vision goes white, and my entire body explodes.

Even as I'm lost to the euphoria of it all, silver light streams through the space between us, tying us together, and it's freedom like I've never known. The empty places within my chest close over and fill in, and I'm floating on him and his touch and the power of releasing so much resentment from my heart.

Only for it to occur to me--

I blink off the haze of pleasure and look down.

No, really--we're floating.

Chapter

Seventeen

EMBER

"What--" Storm's eyes fly open, too, and we dip in the air.

Clinging to him, I laugh, full-throated and free. I'm not going to pretend that having sex with him fixed everything between us, but consummating our bond opened up our wounds and gave them a dose of healing magic.

It also opened up our elemental magic, it would seem.

"Yeah," a dry voice says from behind me. "That happens sometimes."

I look over to find Rafe standing just inside the open door. Fire burns in his eyes, and I hide my face in Storm's shoulder. Deep inside, fresh wetness blooms in the place where Storm and I are still connected. My pussy flexes and pulses, and my other mates' hunger erupts into our bond. Gasping, I curl my legs around Storm even more tightly, reveling in the flushes of warmth shooting through my body.

Storm gathers me close, his cock softening, but the desire in his side of our connection isn't weakening at all. "A little privacy," he grumbles.

"Sorry," Jianyu says, following Rafe into the room. "Not really a thing in this group."

"Like I said." Malik brushes past them both, his bright eyes lit with passion. "It takes a little getting used to." He reaches up to brush a hand over my thigh, and I shudder as a ripple of aftershocks rock my core.

"Ember--" Storm starts.

I kiss his questions from his lips. I want to help him adjust to this new dynamic--he never had to share me before.

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