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“Oh. My. Goddess. The view, it’s absolutely breathtaking,” she ex
claim
ed as she squirmed out of his hold and plastered herself against the full wall of windows overlooking the south vineyard. It was a beautiful view, he would admit, but she was stealing all of his attention at the moment. “Can we sit out here? I’ll put my foot up, I promise.”

Good. The cooler air from the outdoors might help the heat growing inside of him. Caedon’s heart was nearly beating out of his chest and he had to fist his hands to control his desire to grab
her. “Definitely.” Caedon pulled the glass panels back until the room was opened to the patio as if it were one large outdoor room.

He guided Eloise to the cushioned love seat so he took most of her weight, which was slight. He considered that should he not be careful, he could harm this fragile woman and the thought reminded him just how slow
ly
he needed to make their claiming. He wouldn’t risk hurting his mate.

“How about something to drink? You should stay hydrated. Water?” Caedon fussed over getting Eloise
’s
foot onto the bench he
’d
placed in front of her and then stood, wiping his hands over his denim thighs.

“Yes
,
please. Water would be perfect
.
M
aybe with lemon?”

“I’ll be right back. You sit.” Caedon was relieved to have a mission. Missions he was good at
.
He liked
having a task kept him focused. Damn, he felt so out of his element with Eloise. He wished he could read her mind. Crap, she couldn’t read his, could she? He needed to text Madden and ask. He’d never considered it until now. This
had been
much more fun when he watched Madden deal with mating.

Once he brought the water to her,
Eloise
drank in deep gulps while he watched. He should look away. Watching her head tilted slightly, her throat working to swallow the water was giving him ideas he needn’t have while trying to remain calm.

“I need to check in with the Comm Center
downstairs
. I’ll be back soon,” his voice squeaked out as he held back the rush of desire running through his veins.

“Couldn’t you just sit with me a
while?” Eloise reached down to remove her shoes and stretched out her perfect toes. Caedon couldn’t breathe. He sucked air in through his nose which raised her scent and filled his senses.

“I just need to check in. Then I’ll take some time off. But first I have to make sure they’ve got it covered. An hour tops…”
Caedon’s
words were cut off when he realized Eloise was reaching behind her and unzipping her dress. The sound of the zipper slowly coming down was all he could hear. “W-what are you doing?”

“I’m getting comfortable. If I’m to relax, I need to be comfortable
.
W
ouldn’t you agree?” Eloise fluttered her lashes just enough for Caedon to wonder if she knew what effect she was having on him. He swallowed.

“You can’t be out here without your dress on,” Caedon’s senses were
heightened
enough to know the security cameras might pick up this movement. He couldn’t be certain and he wasn’t letting anyone else see his mate
unclothed.

“Maybe you could bring me a robe?” Eloise asked him as she began to work the tiny straps over her shoulders

her now bare shoulders

and the dress dropped low enough to expose a lacy bra. It was no more than an adornment ever so slightly covering her softly rounded breasts.

Eloise looked up at him and he heard her gasp. He knew immediately that his eyes must have been blazing. He needed to get out of there. “I’ll get you my robe. Be right back. Don’t take another thing off. For Goddess sake, I don’t know if the security cameras will swing this far over.” He only had time to see her quirk an eyebrow before he headed to his bedroom.

Using his preternatural speed, he returned within moments with
his robe. It would be ridiculously large on her
,
but it would keep his mind off of what she would be hiding beneath it. Maybe. Shit, Eloise now had her dress off, draped over the arm of the sofa. She sat against the deep plaid, her alabaster skin nearly glowing. Her bra, a scrap of lace panties
,
and her stockings
were
the only things hiding her body from full
sight
. Trying not to look

ok, trying to look without seeming to look

he laid the robe over her.

“Why are you trying to cover me up? Don’t you want me,
Caedon
” Eloise’s voice dripped sensuality.

“O-of course I do. But I’m trying to be a gentleman, to allow you time to ease into this.”

“Why?” Eloise looked confused. The emotion washed the eagerness away for a moment.

“I don’t want you to be afraid.”

“I’m not afraid. I’ve wanted this for as long as I can remember.”

“What about taking some time to get to know each other? I thought you’d want that,” Caedon hopelessly tried to clear up his own confusion.

“I’m starting to get the idea you think too much.” Eloise’s mouth quirked up in a grin. He was fairly certain she was toying with him.

Caedon made a choice then to set aside Madden’s advice. On missions and in his work, he’d always relied on his intuition–his gut feeling- and he was going to do that now. With this t
h
ing that mattered most, his mate. “I could stop if you want.”

“Stop thinking? Yes. Definitely,” Eloise smiled up at him and ran her hands along the contours of her stomach. His eyes caught the motion of her stroking up and down. His tongue darted out to lick his lips and he swallowed back the urge to trace the pattern with his own touch.

“Let’s go inside,” Caedon offered Eloise his hand to help her stand but she pulled away.

“I want to stay out here. It’s private. I haven’t heard or seen a single person since I’ve been sitting here. And I don’t want to move,” Eloise stuck out her bottom lip and pouted. Goddess, she was irresistible like that
, n
early naked and so obviously asking him to claim her. This was something he wasn’t sure he’d ever find.

“Shit. This goes against my better judgment
,
but I get the sense I might do that a lot with you,” Caedon grinned as he gripped the edges of his shirt and pulled it off over his head.
Then h
e moved to kneel beside her legs
.

Caedon laid his head on her stomach and breathed in her scent, a natural emollient of herbs and flowers. He could smell her desire and skimmed his hands down to gently touch her lacy panties. He licked his bottom lip and bit down on it, considering all that was now his. This woman would forever belong to him.

Very slowly, gently, Caedon ran his index finger under her panties. He felt her soft curls and then the wetness of her core. She jumped when he touched that precious point and her soft sigh caused air to brush the hair at his nape.

Caedon t
urn
ed
his head
to
look
into
Eloise’s eyes.
He
spoke in a barely recognizable voice, “It’s ok
ay
, Eloise. I’ll go slow
ly
. I just need to touch you, to feel how ready you are.”

She smiled at him and his mouth descended to her breasts as he kissed her ripe nipples through the lace. She ran her fingers through his hair and Caedon allowed himself to become
absorbed in the intense feelings rushing through him. A strange aura, nearly visible and certainly palpable, seemed to wrap around the patio and embrace them.

Caedon moved each cup of Eloise’s bra down. He looped the
bra cups
underneath her breasts
to
push them higher. Her ripe little nipples called for him to suck on them. Who was he to deny it? Lowering his head, he took one beaded tip into his mouth and pulled. Eloise moaned. He sucked harder. She moaned louder. Moving to the other breast, Caedon followed the same pattern until her moans were pleading.

“Please, Caedon…” Eloise’s words were cut off when Caedon used his teeth to nip at her flesh, gentle but enough for Eloise to feel the bite. Her nipples grew harder, her back bowed off the sofa and he couldn’t stop the chuckle that rose from his chest. She was absolutely explosively responsive. He couldn’t be more pleased. Eloise was perfection.

Caedon’
s
dark stare overheated her skin while his soft breaths cooled it each time he drew away from her nipple to look down at her again. He completely devoured her breasts, annihilating her reserve along with any resolve
Eloise had
to be patient. Eloise had never felt something so tantalizing. No other man she played with had ever satisfied her
,
but that was about to change. Caedon’s mouth and tongue were burning hot, such a striking difference against the cooler touch of his lips. She arched into his mouth for more friction, greedy for more, and he laughed.

“You like it. Goddess, how did I get so lucky?” Caedon’s voice was incredibly deep and rough with desire.

As part of the Valendite Breed, his parents raised Caedon to know the prophecy, to appreciate the significance of claiming a mate. He may not have listened to all their parental advice but he did plan to worship Eloise
just as they had taught him until the day he died. The sharing of blood
was
so sacred
that
nothing and no one could tear them apart. Not only would their blood bond them together but it would also sustain Caedon and prolong Eloise’s life so she could live as long as he did.

Leaning up to Eloise, he brushed his lips against hers, quickly deepening the kiss. Eloise sighed–this was exactly what she needed-
a
nd opened to him when she felt his tongue swipe along her lips. Not one to sit back and be controlled, she dared him with her tongue, dueled for supremacy. She was certain this man would challenge her right back. In fact, he was already. Oh, she so loved this. He really was delectable.

Touching him now, running her hands along the contours of his chest was equal to touching raw power itself. He exuded strength; the vibrations emanating from him flared Eloise’s desire higher and higher. The glowing aura surrounding them was nearly too bright now. Caedon was enormous above her, so tall and broad compared to her smaller frame, and his muscles bulged as his arms held him above her.

Eloise was completely lost in sensation. The heat inside her grew more intense and she couldn’t fight her need to touch every part of this man. She wanted to know him intimately, in all ways she wanted him to belong to her. Eloise pulled at the long locks of hair that came down along his neck. She ran her hands down his back to the waistline of
the
pants he’d yet to remove and then moved her hands between
herself and Caedon
. She felt for the sprinkles of hair that formed a line down his abdomen. Everywhere she touched was hard male flesh and she wanted to feel more of it.

When Caedon pulled away from her, Eloise clung to him in protest afraid he was going to stop now. He only chuckled and buried his face into her neck, “I’m not stopping.”

“How did you know I was thinking that?”

“I can’t read your thoughts, if that’s what you’re
wonder
ing. I just saw the look on your face and it was easy to guess.” Caedon assured her but he paused for just a minute before she saw his clothes literally disappear from his body. There was a slight breeze and then his warm skin was all she could feel beneath her palms. She held his buttocks in her hand, firm globes that flexed as he leaned in to her once again.

Caedon framed her face with his large hands and drew her head up to meet
his
eyes. He kissed Eloise again with the same fervor he’d used the first time and her arousal shot right back up again. When he stopped, she could hardly breathe, a sensation she wouldn’t ever get used to.

“Do you know what to do, Eloise?” Caedon looked at her expectantly and she felt foolish. She knew about the blood exchange but hadn’t considered the details. She shook her head.

“While we kiss, take your tongue and run it along my sharpest teeth. Then the blood exchange will bind us and I can take you.”

Caedon’s words were barely spoken when Eloise dove in for the kiss. There was no gentleness, no easing into it. Eloise licked a long, delicious path across his entire set of upper teeth. She felt the pinch of puncturing her tongue and then tasted the first drops of her blood. Caedon growled, his chest rumbling with his own desire for her. She tensed infinitesimally and then relaxed into his warmth. She could feel his desire now as if it
were
her own. Like vine
s
wrapped around one another, they were connected
,
and the knowledge and emotions that followed it multiplied her need to be claimed.

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