Page 6 of Winter Unleashed

But it’s also because more shifters are finding their mates. The packs had finally nixed the ridiculous rule that prevented females from attending the Annual Pack Summit. It’s the one time when packs from all around the globe meet. The chances that every shifter will match up with someone in their own pack or community are slim, so the APS opens the world up to single shifters everywhere.

I nibbled my lip while I thought about the repercussions of a larger shifter presence in the world. My kind have existed much longer than humans, but the humans breed so quickly it’s hard for me to believe we’d ever come close to equaling their global population, let alone grow to a number large enough to call attention to ourselves.

“And what do you think about it? Should we prepare?” I asked him after a few moments.

“I think we have time before we need to even think about it. Our numbers are growing, but they’re nowhere near enough to worry about right now.”

“That’s a relief. We don’t need that on our plates right now while that crazy fairy, Celeste, is still out there trying to get to us.” I set my wine glass down and moved to straddle him. “I think we’re done talking, Mr. Fraser.”

“No arguments from me,” he said, moving his hands up my legs to cup my ass.

A soft moan slipped from me when I rubbed against his hard length. The sensation through the thin fabric of my leggings spiked my need for him. When our lips met, the world faded away. Any thoughts of breeding or ancient fairies slipped from my mind. All that existed was this moment with Liam. All that mattered was him.

He slid his hand under my shirt to my breast, gently cupping it in his palm. When he tweaked my nipple, my back arched to press into his touch. Our kiss grew frantic with need when he pushed his length against my center, hitting my clit through our clothes.

I wriggled down his body to unfasten his pants. His erection jutted out, tall and tempting, and I took a moment to appreciate its beauty. He moaned when I let my fingers play over the smoothness of his shaft. After gliding my hand over him a few times, I slid my tongue around the head of his cock before sliding it into my mouth.

He drove his hands into my hair as I worked him the way I knew he liked best. I looked up at him as I took him deeper into my mouth. His lips were slightly parted, and he pinned me with a smoldering look. A moan escaped me when he tightened his hold on my hair, urging me to go faster.

“Fucking hell, Red, you’re driving me crazy,” he said, the words coming out on a growl. The knowledge that I could make him feel so good he thought he’d go mad from it had my center throbbing. There was a certain power that came with being able to make someone as formidable as him lose control.

He moaned and pulled my hair when my teeth grazed the head of his cock, then he held me still as he pumped himself into my mouth. A deep growl escaped him as his climax hit, sending waves of pleasure through his body. His hands dropped to the side and his hips lowered to the ground.

“Fuck, Red,” he breathed, tucking his arms under his head to watch me with half-opened eyes as I undressed. “I think you more than made it up to me.”

“I’m not done with you yet, Mr. Fraser,” I whispered as I slowly lowered myself onto his cock.

His hands rested on my hips as I moved them in small circles. We held each other’s eyes as the pressure built in both of us. His hand slid up my back to push me forward until our lips met as I slowly rocked my hips.

He moved his hips in time with mine, bringing me closer to the edge. On a moan, I broke the kiss to place my hands on his chest. The feel of him filling me and the hardness of his muscles under my palms made for an intoxicating combination. His hands smoothed over my body to my breasts, and his rough skin brushing against my nipples brought me to orgasm with ripples of pleasure pulsing through me.

As the waves from my orgasm faded, my body grew too heavy to hold up, and I shifted to rest my head on his chest and drape my arm over his abdomen. We held each other in silence, gazing at the stars and listening to the sounds of nature until I shivered. “We should go back to the house,” he said as he ran his fingers through my hair.

I grunted my agreement and dragged myself off him to get dressed. The walk back to the house was slow as if neither if us wanted the night to end. We strolled hand in hand, then he slid his arm around my waist to hold me close. Once we were in the bedroom, we snuggled under the covers in each other’s arms.

I rolled onto my stomach and rested my chin on his chest. “We’ve been together for over three months, and I still don’t know about your past.”

He tucked an arm under his head, looking down at me while his other hand trailed over my back. “There’s a lot there. It could go on for days, weeks. Tell me what you want to know the most.”

“Your childhood. Your family. After Stella gave me my dad’s actual suicide note, I mentioned to Philip how shitty shifter parents are. He said there are a lot of wonderful parents, but Fate brought us all together because we understand each other. I assume he meant we all had shitty parents, so I wondered about your upbringing.”

“All right,” he said with a nod. “My parents weren’t physically or mentally abusive like your dad and Stella’s parents. At least not often. Though they may have if they’d ever been around. My sole purpose in life was to be the Fraser heir. Therefore, my father needed me to learn everything about the Vinur role. He didn’t want to take the time to educate me, so his most trusted servant taught me everything I needed to fulfill my destiny.”

“Philip?” I asked. He nodded. “Philip raised you?”

He smiled down at me. It was soft and warm, but it didn’t reach his eyes. “He did.”

“That explains a lot.”

He furrowed his brow and frowned a little. “What does it explain?”

I shifted to sit up, and his hand moved from my back to my lap. I took it in mine, lacing my fingers through his. “It explains why you don’t like when he acts like a servant, and why you’re so patient with his bullshit when he does. It also explains why he told me he’d put your needs and happiness before his own mate.”

He sat up at that. “He said that?”

“Yes.”

Something like concern clouded his features as he shook his head. “He can’t mean that. The bond wouldn’t allow it.”

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