Mine for Eternity [Council Enforcers] (Siren Publishing Classic) (16 page)

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Tessa kept her eyes down as she brushed her teeth. She was too afraid to look up and see herself in the mirror. There was no pain, but she could feel the stitches pulling at her skin and itching. She knew the claw marks on her face had to be bad if someone took the time to stitch her up.

She thought about Mitch as she spit the toothpaste out and rinsed her mouth. She had lied to him when she told him that she was okay with killing someone. On the outside, she was calm, but on the inside her emotions were in turmoil. She meant everything she had said to him. Still, to know she had taken a life was something that was going to take some time to get over. With Mitch’s help and support, she knew it was possible.

Tessa smiled at the thought of what kind of support Mitch would offer. She had a feeling it would involve her naked and the closest flat surface he could find. That was fine with her. The man had told her he loved her twice, and Tessa hadn’t said it back either time. She planned on correcting that as soon as she left the bathroom. She was in love with Mitch. There was no doubt in her mind. When she had seen the wolf jump on his back, the possibility of losing him was too much to handle. That alone had given her the courage to do what she did to defend her mate. She loved him enough to kill to protect him.

Taking a deep breath, Tessa gathered her courage and looked up. Mitch hadn’t even flinched when he had looked at her. Staring in the mirror, she understood why. Shocked, she gasped and brought her hand up to her cheek to make sure she wasn’t hallucinating. Tessa could see where the claw marks should have been. Not because of the gruesome scars that she expected to see. There were no scars. The neat rows of tiny, black stitching were the only thing that indicated there had been an injury. Other than that, her skin was smooth and blemish-free.

She didn’t know how long she stared at her reflection with her mouth hanging open. The sound of the door opening behind her and Mitch wrapping his arms around her was her only indication that it had been a long time.

“Are you okay, baby?”

Tessa found her voice. “Yeah, I’m just fine. I just didn’t expect this when I looked in the mirror.”

“We need to get the stitches out before your skin starts to grow over them.”

He turned her, and Tessa let him lift her to sit on the sink. “How is this possible, Mitch? I should be in pain right now with half my face peeled off.”

“I told you that you would inherit my abilities. Accelerated healing is one of them. You have Ben to thank for the stitches. He sewed you up when you didn’t seem to be healing. It wasn’t until I got you cleaned up and in the bed that you started to heal. I guess it had to do with the fact that you actually went into a deep sleep rather than just being unconscious.”

Tessa sat quietly while she listened to each snip of the scissors as Mitch worked. When he was finished, he lifted her in his arms and carried her back to bed. She waited until he climbed in next to her and then climbed on his lap with her knees straddling his hips. She was reminded of the fact that they were both naked when she felt his cock nestle against the slit of her pussy. He was stiff, and she could feel him growing harder beneath her when she teased him by wiggling her hips. Tessa smirked when Mitch groaned and gripped her hips. He started to move her against him, but she placed her hands on his to stop him.

“There are some things I need to say to you, and I can’t think with you doing that.”

“We can talk later.”

Tessa was already panting at the deep growl in his voice that turned her on so much, but she refused to give in. “No, I need to tell you this.” She placed both her hands on his cheeks and looked into his eyes. “I love you, Mitch Ericson. My world was turned upside down the night I saw that rogue kill a woman. It didn’t turn right side up again until you chased me down the stairs and asked me to stay for lunch after I broke into your house. Not only did you take me in, but you took my son in as well. Not only am I yours, but you are mine for eternity as well.”

Mitch kissed both her eyelids as he wiped away the tears streaming down her face. “For a man that was happy living his life alone, you gave me a pride and a family. I can’t imagine my life without you.”

No more words were said as Mitch sealed his lips over hers. The kiss was gentle and slow, different from their usual frantic pace, but no less good. Tessa ran her tongue along his top lip until he opened, letting her have control of the kiss. She used the tip of her tongue to trace the roof of his mouth before sucking his tongue into her mouth and clamping down on it with her lips.

A growl was the only warning she got before the room spun and Tessa found herself on her back in the bed. Mitch hovered over her, never removing his mouth from hers as she felt the head of his cock at her entrance. She opened her legs and wrapped them around his hips, giving him full access to her cunt.

Mitch took her permission and surged into her with one thrust. He held still inside her, and Tessa could feel the pulse of his cock throbbing in her sheath. She was soaking wet, and her clit pulsed just begging for attention. She released Mitch’s mouth when air became a necessity and trailed kisses down his jaw and neck. Tessa nipped his throat and then bit down on the tendon in his neck. That seemed to shred Mitch’s control. With a roar, he pulled out and surged back into her. Tessa closed her eyes and threw her head back with a moan.

“Look at me, baby,” Mitch ordered. “Watch me. Don’t take your eyes off me.”

Tessa complied. She stared into the eyes of the man she loved as he rested his forehead against hers. The sounds of their harsh breaths and bodies slapping together was the most erotic thing she had ever heard. With each thrust, Mitch flexed his hips upward, rubbing against her clit. Tessa whimpered as her clit tingled, signaling her release. She had a feeling it was going to be huge. She wasn’t disappointed when Mitch thrust one last time then ground his hips against her as he came. The combination of pressure against her clit and the heat of his release in her pussy was enough to set Tessa off. She yelled as she climaxed with Mitch deep inside her.

Mitch’s arms finally gave out, and he collapsed on top of her. Tessa welcomed his weight and tightened her arms around his back. She held on to him, never wanting to let him go. They had just made love, but it was no less explosive than all the other times they’d had sex. Tessa had a feeling that no matter if sex was slow and easy or hard and fast with Mitch, either way was going to leave her breathless and panting for more. She couldn’t wait. Just like she had told him, he was hers for the rest of eternity. He rolled them to their side, and Tessa rested her head against his warm chest. His soft purrs were enough to lull her into sleep.

“It’s bad news.”

Mitch braced himself as he and Ben listened to Ryan on speakerphone. All Mitch wanted to do was go curl back up in his bed with his mate. Instead, he was woken up when Ben had come in his room to inform him that Ry and Ken were on the phone. Now, he was sitting in his office and waiting for Ryan to deliver his news which, based on what the man had just said, wasn’t going to be good. At least he hadn’t expected it to be.

“Well, go ahead and tell us,” Ben said when it was clear Mitch wasn’t going to respond.

“We found the council members. It seems they were all oblivious to what has been going on just like we suspected.” Ryan snorted. “Get this. They voted and removed Percival from his seat in the council three years ago when he came to them with his plans of world domination. They haven’t heard from him since then.”

Nothing made sense anymore. “Then why haven’t they let any of the enforcers know about this? Why keep it a secret from us? And for that matter, why haven’t they been addressing the rogue problem and sending us out on missions?”

Mitch could hear Ryan sighing. “Those are all questions I had myself and asked the council.” He laughed. “They didn’t take too kindly to us questioning them, but they answered anyway. It seems they let their pride get in the way. They didn’t want the shifter world to know they lost control of one of their own for fear that we would rebel against them. As for the rogue problem, they didn’t even know about it. Councilman—or I should say former Councilman—Percival was clever enough to have shifters that believed in his cause working for him on the inside. They have been covering everything up.”

“I take it those wolves have been handled?” Mitch knew he didn’t need to ask, but he couldn’t help himself.

“Of course,” Ryan told him. “There is no way to make sure we got them all though. We will have to just wait and see if any more surface. In the meantime, we have been ordered to keep this quiet and they gave us free rein to handle the situation. No one other than us four are to be involved in the takedown of Percival.”

Mitch finally grinned. “That is the best news I’ve heard all day. We finally get to take this bastard down.”

Ben shared his grin, rubbing his palms together. “I have a clue where he might be. He owns a large plot of land close to Chicago. With him and the rogues being connected I have a feeling that’s where he’ll be. He will want to stay close so he can watch his handiwork.”

“How soon can you get to Chicago?” Mitch asked Ryan and Ken.

“We can be there in three hours.”

Mitch looked at the clock. It was 7:00 a.m., and if they used the council private jet, it would take him and Ben only a couple hours to get there as well. That gave them plenty of time to meet up and plan. “We will meet you there then. We take this bastard down tonight before he even realizes we are coming for him.”

He received a grunt from Ry before the call was disconnected. Mitch knew his two friends would be there. Ben’s eyes gleamed as he stood and left the room, leaving Mitch alone. He rubbed his face.
Might as well just go tell her and get it over with. The sooner we leave, the sooner I get to kill something and then come home to my mate. I wanna play with Nico, too.
Mitch laughed. Leave it up to his lion to talk about killing someone and playing with a cub in the same sentence.

“If I didn’t know any better,” he told his lion as he stood and headed to talk to his mate, “I would say you are turning into the big, cuddly kitty Nico thinks you are.” A growl was the only response he got.

His mate was still asleep in bed where he left her. The sheet had slipped down to her legs leaving Tessa’s naked body bared to him. She was on her back with one leg slightly bent up giving him a tantalizing peek at her cunt. Mitch grinned. It was time he repaid the favor and woke his mate up the same way she had woken him up.

So much had happened since that morning that it seemed ages ago rather than a few days. Hopefully after the mission he was about to go on, things would calm down and he could get some nice, quiet, danger-free time with his mate.

He slowly pulled the sheet the rest of the way off her and eased himself on the foot of the bed. Tessa stirred and shifted her knee higher, baring her further to him, and Mitch’s mouth watered at getting to taste her sweet cream again. He hated that he was going to have to leave his mate, but if he had to go, he wanted her scent covering him. He wanted every breath he took to be filled with her as a reminder of what he had waiting at home for him. It was an incentive to make sure he came back alive.

Please, like we have ever needed an incentive. We haven’t lost a fight yet, and I certainly don’t plan on losing this one. Now, stop stalling and please our mate.

Complying with the order, Mitch leaned over and traced the tip of his tongue down the slit of her pussy. Her taste exploded on his tongue, and he groaned. Eating her cunt was something he could do all day.

Put it on our to-do list.

He ignored his lion and used his fingers to part her nether lips. Her plump, little clit was standing at attention just begging for his touch, so he reached out and rubbed it with his thumb. Tessa’s hips shifted, but her breathing remained steady, showing she was still asleep. He couldn’t stop his smile. Even in her sleep, Mitch’s mate was seeking his pleasure. Not one to deny her, he leaned over and took her clit into his mouth. He sucked on the bud as he flicked it with the tip of his tongue.

The smell of her moisture increasing and her gasp indicated that Tessa was awake. The feel of her small fingers grasping his hair proved it. Mitch gently let go of her clit with a small pop and lifted his head. Tessa stared down at him with sleepy eyes and flushed cheeks. “Morning, baby.” He grinned before going back to what he was doing.

Tessa squeaked and raked her nails across his scalp. Now that she was awake, Mitch got more comfortable. He lay on his stomach between her legs and placed her feet on his shoulders. He then pushed her knees toward the bed, opening his mate up to him fully. Satisfied, he blew a hot breath on her pussy and watched as Tessa quivered beneath him. “When I get back, I plan to explore every inch of you.”

Not giving her time to respond, Mitch lapped at her cunt, tracing her from her clit down to her entrance. He circled his tongue around her hole before inserting it inside. His mate was wet, and he could feel her slick juices coating his chin. He surged his tongue in and out a few times until Tessa’s hips began to lift off the bed then removed it to lick up the moisture that had escaped. He followed the trail down to the tight rosette of her bottom, and she bucked, nearly throwing him off when he licked her there. Her moan told him she liked what he had done, so he did it again. The thought of taking her there had Mitch humping his cock against the bed. He made a mental note to put that on the to-do list that his lion had mentioned.