Page 5 of Monster's Baby

I swallowed hard.

Hayden.If he doesn’t like me, it won’t matter how tight our soul bond is.Hehasto like me.

Aiden squeezed my hand as we walked behind Charlotte to a dark room off to the left.The only light was provided by the three fire beasts, in full shifted form.

Ah.The full intimidation.

“Aiden, how lovely to meet your friend,” his mother said, approaching us.

It took everything in me not to flinch away from her fire.I’d never been close to another fire shifter other than Aiden.

What if it hurt me because we weren’t bonded?

I sucked in a breath, bracing myself for the potential searing pain.I embraced her lightly, breathing in relief when her fire didn’t sear my skin, and following her lead with the kisses in the air beside my cheeks.It felt awkward, but I couldn’t decide if that was because I wasn’t used to the greeting or because I knew it was fake.

“Thank you for welcoming me into your beautiful home,” I said, as if this was a normal conversation.“The history here must date back centuries.”

“Chateau Evans has been in our family for almost as long as the Blackthorn Castle has been used as a school,” Hayden said.

“That’s incredible,” I murmured.“What a legacy.”

“You can understand why we would want to keep it in the family,” Hayden continued.

“Naturally.The fabric of your magic would be tied to the building.Your family is more powerful the longer it stays your home,” I said, smiling sweetly.

Silence met my statement.

Aiden, who I noticed had not shifted, squeezed my hand gently.I could feel his approval radiating off of him.

“Grandfather sends his regrets for not joining us,” I added.“He wanted to beat the storm.I’m a little concerned about him, actually.Would it be possible to take a moment to check on him?”

CHAPTER2

“Ready for today?”Aiden asked, skimming his hand over my shoulder to wake me up.

I only groaned and buried my face in the pillow.

Aiden chuckled.“You handled yourself beautifully yesterday.”

I flopped onto my side to glare at him.“Right, because your family posturing was such a warm welcome.”

“Technically—”

I raised my hand to cut him off.“It’s too early for puns.”

“But you know I was thinking it.”Aiden grinned at me cheekily.

“I amnotlooking forward to today,” I said with a sigh.

“It won’t be so bad.”Aiden’s hand quested beneath the sheets, pushing on my hip to roll me onto my back.He pressed hot, open-mouthed kisses against my neck, working his way down my body slowly.“Not only did you hold your own with my family, but you won Charlotte over, your grandfather made it home safely, and now you’re going to have an earth-shattering orgasm.”

“Am I really?”I teased.“That remains to be seen.”

Aiden shot me a toe-curling grin and hiked my thighs over his shoulders.“When have I ever disappointed you?”Keeping eye contact, he lowered his head and sucked my clit into his mouth, his tongue flicking furiously over the little bundle of nerves.

My hands flew to his hair, holding him against me as I started to rock my hips involuntarily against his mouth.

His horns grew on either side of his forehead, giving me a better grip as I rode his face to completion.

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