THE AWAKENING

Cassandra snuggled against Tieran, loving the way his bronzed skin was tight with muscle yet smooth as granite. She allowed
her hand to drift down the ridges of his hard belly until she encountered the softening length of him that she adored the most.
“I used to think I was a raging nymphomaniac because of the Phase but now that I’m no longer Phasing I can’t really blame it
any longer for the way I feel when I’m around you.”
“And how is that?”
“Completely and utterly insatiable.”
He cocked his brow at her, a smile growing on his handsome face. “Is that so? I have seen no evidence of this insatiable nature
you speak of,” he teased. “Perhaps you are imagining it.”
Cassandra made a sound of mock outrage and straddled him, her wet core sliding against his cock, her ready heat encouraging
it to plump and harden once again. “Perhaps I’ve been holding back for fear of wearing you out,” she challenged.
He grinned and filled his hands with her full breasts, pinching the sensitive nipples. “I fear it’s the other way around. As you can
tell,” he thrust his hips against her, pressing his full erection against her. “I am nowhere near worn out as you say.”
Cassandra’s giggle was cut short as he maneuvered his cock deep inside her. She rocked back on his length, sucking in a tight
breath as wondrous sensations spike through her like comets streaking through the night air.
She rolled her hips, griping his thighs with her own, bracing herself with the bed. A flush stole up his neck as she rode him,
undulating on his length, finding her own pleasure and creating pleasure for him at the same time.
“Cassandra,” he gasped, his grip tightening on her hips as she rocked his cock, the sound of their joining filling the room with a
sensual rhythmic music that spurred her to greater pleasure.
A carnal joy swept through her as she lost herself to the sweetness of Tieran’s cock inside her, his big hands cupping and
squeezing her breasts, as she clamped down hard with her internal muscles to milk every last drop of his seed from his staff.
An ever-building wave of momentous pleasure crashed down around her in one big swoop as she came hard, shaking and
crying his name over and over.
“Tieran! Yes, Tieran!” Tieran followed with a shout that echoed from the rafters as he filled her sheath with his essence, flooding
her channel with the most sacred part of himself and she shuddered as her body trembled with each receding wave of tiny

pleasurable spasms.
She leaned down to take his mouth fiercely, kissing him deeply even as his cock remained lodged inside her.
She could live a lifetime just like this, entwined as one. She pulled away only when it became hard to breathe because of her
belly. Cassandra slid from his body and rolled to her back, still breathing hard from her exertion.
After a long moment when he’d finally recovered his breath, Tieran rolled to his side to regard her with an expression of love,
tenderness and possession — and it thrilled her senseless.
Tieran shocked her by dipping his finger into her honeyed sheath made wet and slippery from their lovemaking and then, with a
serious gaze, began spreading his seed around her folds and mound, as if marking her with his essence.
“You are mine, Cassandra. From now until forever. No other man will ever spend his seed in your body and I will never share my
seed with another. You are my True Mate and I will spend my life being the man you deserve.”
Cassandra stared in awe, her heart cracking with pure joy and elation. Nothing before that moment mattered. Tieran was
everything she’d ever wanted, even if she’d never known what she’d wanted until then.
“I’ll spend my life being the mate you deserve,” she said with a watery smile. “And I’ll do my best to learn the ways of our kind so
we can teach our pups together. I want to make you proud.”
Tieran’s gaze lit up at her promise and he sealed their covenant with a soft kiss. “You already have,” he answered, rubbing her
nose with his. They shared the sweet moment together until Tieran sighed with reluctance and pulled away. “As much as I’d love
to remain here in our bed, there are many details to attend since Ulster’s defeat. I cannot be remiss in my duties even though I’d
love to simply lose myself in your lush body many times over.”
“Such a sweet talker,” she murmured with a smile, stretching like a satiated cat drunk on cream. “But I understand. I guess that’s
what happens when you’re the Alpha’s woman, right? Duty before booty.”
He barked a short laugh at her short joke and swung his legs from the bed to tug on his jeans. Cassandra was sad to see all that
lovely skin disappear behind clothing but she supposed it was unrealistic to lie around naked all day.
She reluctantly followed his lead and redressed her in gauzy white pajamas. “Would you like to take a walk in the garden later
this evening?” he suggested.

“Under the full moon?” she asked. At his nod, she agreed with delight. “I would love to.”
“Good. I will return to bring you more food if you like.”
“As if you need to ask,” Cassandra replied dryly. The need for food was the only constant in her life as long as she was
gestating. “Something crunchy,” she added. “And salty. But don’t bring me a pickle.”
“No pickles, I promise. I will do my best to find something that will satisfy your craving. Until then, you need to rest.”
She sighed. “All right but only because I am pretty tired. You took all my energy,” she teased, smiling with genuine happiness as
she snuggled down into the soft bed to sink into an exhausted sleep filled with nice and naughty dreams of her sexy Alpha beast.