“No don’t.”
“I want…no…I want to savor your blood.”
Her eyes widened and her pulse quickened, exciting him even more. “What do you mean?”
“To complete the mating bond, I need to bite you and drink a sample of your blood.” He shook his head. “I think I better shift instead.”
She gripped his face with her hands and met his eyes. “This bond is like a wolf marriage.”
He chuckled. “You might say that. In
fact, I am not going on reason or memory but my wolf’s instinct to mark you as his. Forever.”
“Oh?”
He held back his hungry wolf and sighed. “I know. Too weird for a human.”
“No. It’s not. Bite me.”
“Are you sure?”
She tilted her head, exposing her soft throat. “I want you forever.”
Kane growled and gently bit her. She flinched, but relaxed with a satisfying moan. Careful not to kill, only suck.
As he drank her blood, she shuddered. “Oh, yes…”
He couldn’t believe it, his bite rather than hurting made her climax. No longer able to hold on, he imbibed her blood and with several powerful thrusts abandoned himself to the best release he’d ever experienced. Together, they rode the waves of their mutual pleasure. He licked the spot of blood from her neck and drew her in.
She sighed and draped her leg over his. “I’m too tired to finish showering.” She yawned. “I feel so…sleepy.”
“Gaby?” Worried he’d drained her, he noticed her small wound had healed and her pulse steady in relaxed sleep. He fingered her tussled hair off her face and kissed her forehead. He too joined her in sleep. Yet, something was different as he rested in the twilight state. He dreamt, but this time, Gaby joined him in his dreams.
Chapter 13
Gaby glanced around the landscape. She wore a long white gown and a red cloak that looked straight out of the Middle Ages. A pristine forest surrounded her. No birds or insects sang. No roads or signs of humans. Yet, up on the mountain stood a castle. The one Kane described in a dream. Odd. Could she have entered his dream? A howl broke the silence. The call echoed. Distant. Alone. She recognized him. Her mate.
She cupped her hands over her mouth and called, “Kane!” The howling ceased.
A shadowy gray body flashed through the trees. A wolf, her wolf, approached. He trotted toward her. Big magnificent, confident, fearless.
He shifted to human form. Kane, naked and glorious. He smiled. “I thought I lost you.”
Gaby blinked. Within seconds of shifting, he wore a black uniform of sorts. The front shoulder of the coat displayed the same stylized wolf graphic tattoo on his arm. Tall black boots gave him even greater height. “Where are we?”
He took her in his arms and tenderly kissed her forehead. “Home.”
“Which is where, exactly?”
He furrowed his brow and scanned the area. “The forest looks and smells familiar. Yet, I can’t remember.”
“I think I’m in your dream or are you in mine?”
He took her hand in his and met her eyes. “The blood bond. We are dreaming together.”
“Seriously?”
Kane chuckled. “My wolf informed me when you shared your blood, our souls connected in the spirit land.”