“We wanted to thank you for overseeing the ceremony,” I say to her.
“Oh, it was my pleasure,” she says. She looks almost as joyful as we are. “The love-bugs were a nice touch. I’ve never seen them react so strongly before. You were both glowing so brightly with them. Look, I think you’ve still got a couple in your hair.”
She’s right, there are several twinkling lights still nestled happily in Myra's hair. “I think they’ve made a home there,” I say.
“It’s not surprising, you make me feel so content,” she says. “I think I could probably breed them.”
Staxin tries to wriggle out of my arms to get to his Aunty Eva. Staxin doesn’t seem to care that her hands are already full with Raxnor. He loves her almost as much as he loves Myra and myself.
“Shall I keep hold of him for a while, so you can go and mingle with your guests?” she asks. She shifts Raxnor to one hip so that her other one is now free for Staxin and puts out a hand to take him.
“I’d rather get something to eat right now,” Myra replies. “I could barely eat anything this morning. I was so nervous. Come on, Zair, let’s go get some food.”
“You always know how to say exactly the right thing,” I tell her, taking her by the waist and escorting her to the buffet.
I’m walking on air as I escort my mate across the pavilion. I must be the luckiest man alive.
29
MYRA
“Oh, lord. What a night.” Zair crashes down into a seat next to me. He puts his arm around me as we watch the final guests of the mating ceremony afterparty saunter off. “Did you have a good time?”
“The best.” He bends down, and we kiss. I’ll never get tired of the taste of his lips.
The only ones left in the room are the two of us, the twins, and Eva. For a while now, Eva has been happily playing with the boys, allowing Zair and I to enjoy the festivities. But now that the night is over, we should probably take them off her hands.
I rest my head on Zair’s shoulder as we watch Eva pick them both up across the room. She carries them over to us, and I can see Staxin is basically asleep already. Raxnor is is still alert, just looking around silently. I stretch my arms out to take them.
“Oh,” Eva responds. “Don’t worry. I’ll watch them for the night.”
“Are you sure?”
“Of course! They’re all tuckered out. They won’t be a problem. Besides, you two need some alone time to do whatever it is two newly mated people might do.” She gives me a wink and carries the twins away.
I look up at Zair, and he looks down at me. We both smirk at each other.
“Well…” Zair says. “You heard the woman.”
“We wouldn’t want to disappoint her, would we?”
“Definitely not.”
Zair stands up. He wraps one arm around my back and the other under my legs. With one solid movement, he lifts me up, and we’re off. Luckily, we booked a room in a nearby hotel, so we won’t have to wait long.
I kiss his neck as he rushes to the elevator. His fingers dig into me as I taste his flesh. His breathing quickens the longer I do it. I love knowing I have this type of effect on someone as big and strong as him.
I get so caught up in kissing his neck that the next thing I know, we’re at our hotel room. Zair’s handprint unlocks the door, and it swings open. He carries me in and straight to the bed.
He gently lays me down on the bed. I watch him eagerly as he begins to undress himself. First, he removes the top layers, exposing his bulging muscles. His blue scales almost glow in the moonlight shining into the room.
Next, he drops his pants. His cock is already pressing against his undergarments. He goes to remove those, too, but pauses, his eyes locking on me.
“Aren’t you going to get undressed, too?”
“I want to, Zair.” I smirk. “But I’m so tired.”
“Oh, you’re tired?”