3013: MATED (3013: The Series) by Laurie Roma Page A

rolled her eyes at
him. Somehow she had known he was going to say that.
    “We shall just have to make it
worth your while then,” Brydan said, his eyes sparkling with mirth. Thorn set
her back on her feet and she shivered as Brydan lowered the zipper of her
dress, stroking his fingers along her naked back. He turned her to look at him.
    “I need you. Are you ready to
mate with us, Lexie?” Brydan asked. “Blood bond and all or are we rushing you?”
    Concern warred with desire,
making her hesitate for a moment. She couldn’t deny that she was still nervous
about making such a permanent commitment to them, but the alternative wasn’t an
option. Just thinking about losing them made her heart ache and she never
wanted to find out what that would feel like in reality.
    Taking a deep breath, she took
the plunge and winked at him. “I guess that’s only fair since I can read your
emotions.” She wrapped her arms around his waist when she saw his glowing eyes
dim and felt his disappointment. Decision made, she gifted them all with a
serious smile. “I was kidding, Brydan. I would be honored to mate with you
fully. I want to be yours. I feel…I know we’ve only just met, but I’m ready to
be your mate.”
    Brydan stroked his hand down her
cheek, loving the feeling of her soft skin as he saw sincerity shimmering in
her beautiful violet eyes. He pushed her dress down, letting it fall to the
floor so she was wearing nothing but a tiny scrap of material that hid her
pussy from him. His eyes narrowed at the offending barrier and took hold of it,
tearing it from her with one pull.
    She laughed. “You could have just
asked me to take it off.”
    “I liked my way better,” Brydan
said with a low growl and he took off her wrist unit and dropped it onto the
floor onto her dress. She was sheer perfection and he could hardly believe that
she was willing to give herself to them. “You are so beautiful.”
    “I feel beautiful when you look
at me.”
    He leaned down and kissed her
sweetly, stroking her tongue with his own, pulling her body up against his.
Sitting next to her at dinner without being able to touch her had been torture.
He’d barely been able to eat, intoxicating by the scent of her need. It had
driven him crazy not being able to hear what she was thinking, and the scent of
her pain had made him lose his mind.
    He had done his best to hold a
conversation with the other people at the table, but he had wished them all to
hell for taking time that could have been spent alone with her. Knowing that
Xavier and Galan had already claimed her made him crazy with the need to take
her, to sate his lust within her body and form a bond that could never be
broken so that no one could ever take her from them.
    Thorn moved up behind them,
pressing against Alexis’ back as he kissed her neck. He loved how she leaned
back against him, and he felt his cock harden to the point of pain as he
imagined taking her ass while his brother fucked her pussy. He could feel the
depth of emotion his brother felt for their little mate, and it matched his
own. Alexis was every wish, every dream he had ever had, and she was finally
going to be theirs.
    Forever.
    By the gods, he was shaking with
the need to take her. Hunger tore through him, making him feel feral. Never had
he wanted a female so much he thought he would go mad if he didn’t claim her.
Just the sound of her laughter had his dick swelling so he was hard and aching.
He wanted to throw her back onto the bed, spread her wide and mount her. Ride her
until he spilled himself deep in her pussy, and bind her to him so she would
never be free of them.
    Thorn made a silent vow that he
would always show her that she’d made the right choice, that she would never
regret binding her life to theirs. He would never fail her, and he would love
her to the end of days.
    Turning his head he glanced over
at Xavier and Galan, noticing that both of his friends were tense. “Will you
be able to wait