Kissed by Krista Street

Chapter 18

~ WYATT ~

I knew Avery wanted to head to the fae lands immediately, but Bavar needed an hour to mobilize his squad, and she hadn’t eaten since the sandwich I’d prepared for her last night. Not to mention, she still wore her pajamas.

After Wes left to confer with the sorcerers, assign additional members to Squad Three, and arrange for more squads to join us later today, I inched toward my mate and put an arm around her shoulders.

Energy sparked from her, sharp and vibrant. I didn’t think she was aware of it.

The guards in the room watched us, but I didn’t care. Avery was my mate, and if they didn’t like that I was constantly touching her to settle my inner wolf, then that was their problem.

I massaged her stiff shoulder muscles, then leaned down and whispered into her ear, “Why don’t we return to my apartment, get dressed, and have something to eat? Squad Three won’t be ready for an hour. We have time.”

I nuzzled her neck, inhaling her scent.

She shivered, her eyes closing. When they opened, violet light swirled in her irises. “Do you think she’ll still be okay in an hour? She’s dying.”

“I know, and no, I don’t know what she’ll be like in an hour, but I’m hoping she’s strong enough to survive. Besides, I think you need to wear proper footwear before heading back to the fae lands.” I nodded down. “Don’t you?”

She shuffled in her flip flops and sighed. “You’re probably right, but I feel so scared for her.”

I pulled her closer, her lilac sent wafting up. My wolf rumbled in contentment at having her so near. “I know. And we’ll go soon, but let’s get properly dressed before we do.”

I didn’t force her from the room, though. Instead, I waited for her to make her own decision, thinking again about her explosive reaction this morning when I’d accidentally exerted my dominance over her.

Thankfully, she seemed to come to the same conclusion as me. “You’re probably right. We have time to dress properly and grab a quick meal.”

Avery reluctantly let go of the goddess’s hand and I gently propelled her toward the hall. Once in the hallway, she whizzed into action.

I marveled at her speed, which once again I wasn’t sure she was entirely aware of, as I followed her back to my barracks. She moved as fast as a vampire, turning into a blur on the sidewalk.

Once inside my apartment, she hurried to my bedroom, then whipped her shirt off over her head and scrounged around in her boxes.

For a moment, all I could do was stare. Her breasts were on full display, the lacy bra she wore doing little to hide her dusky peaks and protruding nipples.

Unable to stop my reaction, my length hardened. Damn, all I had to do was glance at my mate and I had a boner rivaling the Sears Tower.

She nibbled on her lip, peering into her boxes of packed clothes, completely oblivious to the effect she was having on me. “Is it always like this at the SF? It seems like it’s one crisis after another and you’re always dashing from one place to the next in the hope of saving whoever’s in harm’s way.”

The corner of my mouth kicked up. She wasn’t wrong. It was actually more accurate than she probably realized. “Sometimes, yes. Other times, there are periods of peace and we can focus more on training and keeping our skills sharp. But you’re right, there have been plenty of times in the SF’s history when we’ve been stretched thin and we’ve had to jump from one crisis to—”

She slipped her pants off.

Fuck, she has nice legs.

She cocked her head. “What were you saying about a crisis?”

I cleared my throat. “Um . . . one crisis to—”

She unclasped her bra, and her breasts sprung free.

Gods. How the hell was I supposed to carry on a conversation after seeing that?

She seemed to finally understand why my tongue was tied. With a coy smile, she turned fully toward me, her breasts bobbing, and only those damned lacy panties covering her.

She knew that drove me crazy.

“Like what you see, Commander?”

I couldn’t help myself. I crossed the distance between us in a blur and locked my hands on her hips, yanking her toward me. “Fuck, yes.” My hands came up to cup her breasts, my thumbs flicking over her erect nipples.

She shuddered but placed her hands on my chest and pushed back. “We really should be getting ready to go.”

I made a non-committal sound. “You’re right, we should be.” I stepped closer, my hands leaving her tits to curve around her waist. I slipped my fingers around her panties’ thin waistband.

“We’re supposed to be getting dressed and not undressed,” she added, when I tugged her panties southward, but her voice had turned breathless, and a hint of musk entered her scent.

“Perhaps, but given how fast you move now, I have no concerns that we won’t be able to redress quickly.” Her panties fell to the floor, and I ran my fingers near her core. “Besides . . .” I glanced at my watch. “We have forty-five minutes. It doesn’t take that long to dress.”

She gasped when my finger dipped inside her, her warm heat clamping around me.

“This could be quick too,” I continued, my voice turning husky. I slipped my finger out and then back in, pumping the digit. Her channel clamped tightly, getting a growl out of me.

She tilted her head back and moaned when I pumped into her again.

“All I’d have to do is bend you over the mattress, slide my dick in, and I could have you coming in seconds. We have time for that, don’t you think?”

Her eyes fluttered when I leaned down and kissed her neck. I drifted lower and sucked her tit into my mouth.

A soft cry parted her lips, and with a spin, she positioned herself over the bed, her tits hanging on the sheets, and her ass pointing my way.

Her sex was already swollen and ready. My nostrils flared when I caught the scent of her arousal.

Damn . . .

She eyed me over her shoulder, her eyes clouded with lust. “Don’t waste any time now. I have a goddess to protect.”

In less than a second, I was naked and positioned behind her.

She cried out when I penetrated her in one swift thrust.

True to my promise, and as demanded by my mate, I didn’t waste any time. Her body tightened and coiled around me as I dipped my other hand to the front of her, finding that nubbin of nerves which guaranteed her pleasure.

She moaned, the sound lighting my blood on fire.

My tempo increased. “Damn, I love the hot, slick feel of you.”

She pushed back against me, grinding her ass into my groin, burying me deeper inside her.

I hissed. Already, her body was gripping me so tightly—just like it did before she came. Her aroused scent grew, and my cock throbbed. I swirled my fingers over her clit some more.

“Come for me, babe.” I leaned over her back and nipped her ear.

Her fingers curled into the bed sheets, and I rubbed her nubbin harder. Her inner walls enveloped me like a glove, so hot and wet. Fuck, so wet.

My erection grew even thicker.

Her moans increased, and I knew she was close. I rubbed her harder, and it was enough to send her over the edge.

She cried out when an orgasm ripped through her.

Thrusting one final time, I came hard and roared my release as her cries continued to fill the room.

Breathing hard, she collapsed on the bed, a small smile on her face as her hair covered her eyes. “That was—”

“Quick? As promised?” I panted.

She pushed a lock of hair from her eyes and laughed. “That too, but it was also—” She sighed. “Gods, that was good. I think I needed that. I was feeling so stressed about the goddess, and now I feel like jelly.”

I chuckled and bent over her back again, biting her playfully on the neck. “I aim to please.”

“Well, you certainly know how to do that, Commander. You make me come so easily.”

I growled, pleasure rumbling through me. “That’s because you’re my mate.” I kissed the soft skin at her nape. I was still inside her, and she wiggled, getting a groan out of me. “I was made to pleasure you.”

“Well, you certainly do that.”

I chuckled, then groaned when she wiggled again. Already, my dick was hardening for round two. “I hope so, ’cause as long as I’m pleasing you, then I’m hoping you’ll let me fuck you every chance I get.”

She laughed, the sound making me grin. “Since that round was so quick, maybe we have time for another? How much time do we have?”

I glanced at my tablet. “Thirty-nine minutes. Plenty of time to pleasure you again, shower, dress, and eat.”

“In that order?”

“Yes, ma’am.”

She giggled and pressed against me again, her tight sheath gripping me. “Then what are you waiting for?”

Growling, I grasped her hips, my erection hardening until I grew thick inside her once more.

Fucking hell. No woman had ever turned me on enough to make me ready again that fast, but all I had to do was look at Avery and my dick was a rod of concrete.

“Your wish is my command.” I slowly pulled out before pumping back into her.

Her back arched as a deep moan parted her lips. That musky aroma coated her lilac scent again as her fingers curled into the bedsheets. “Do that again,” she commanded.

I was more than happy to oblige.

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As promised to my mate, our morning quickies didn’t make us late. We were showered, dressed, fed, and my mate thoroughly pleasured, by the time we entered the main SF building.

My wolf purred since the stress lines that’d been marring Avery’s mouth were gone. I knew she was still worried about Verasellee, but the anxious panic that had tinged her scent an hour ago had given way to one of contentment.

It was a scent I would love to smell on her for the rest of my life.

When we stepped into the command center with its benches lined with advanced magical machinery and holographs, Avery saw Eliza and grinned.

The fairy skirted around the control panel, obviously on duty for the day. Her purple hair was pulled back in a low ponytail, which highlighted her pointed ears.

“Good morning, friend!” She pulled Avery into a hug as a shimmer of fairy magic pulsed from her. “I’ve been informed that you are departing shortly for the fae lands.” Eliza pulled back but kept her hands on Avery’s shoulders. “Charlotte told me that she shall be joining you, too, and I wish you a most uneventful journey and many blessings as you strive to correct all wrongs.”

I bit my cheek to stop the smile that wanted to form. Considering Eliza was from one of the older villages in the fae lands, she still spoke in the old ways: formal and stiff.

But Avery had either already gotten used to it, or didn’t realize that it was unusual for a fairy to speak as Eliza did in the earthly realm, because she just shrugged casually. “Thank you. I’m sorry we’re leaving so soon. I was hoping that you, Charlotte, and I would have time to get together today, but—”

Worry etched across my mate’s face again when she glanced behind us to the goddess.

Verasellee was already in the command center. She’d been transported on a hovering stretcher which was magically enchanted to keep her supine and warm while the device drifted a few feet above the floor.

Eliza nodded in understanding. “It is nothing to be concerned about. After this situation has come to a conclusion, I will be delighted to see you again, and then you, Charlotte, and I shall join together in a merry celebration.”

Avery grinned. “I’d like that.”

The sound of footsteps came from the outside hall. A second later, Bavar, Heidi, Terry, Bishop, and Charlotte appeared in the doorway.

And just behind them waited Reese, Avery’s sorcerer trainer during her new recruit program, along with Nick Baker, another new recruit from Avery’s former squad.

My eyes widened when I spotted the young sorcerer. Nick was tall and somewhat lanky, with brown hair and a calm demeanor. He kept glancing toward Charlotte.

Nick was still in magical training, but as a naturally talented sorcerer who was incredibly powerful, I wasn’t surprised Wes had chosen him.

Considering Nick’s potential, I wasn’t surprised to see Reese either. Reese was often chosen to teach our gifted recruits. I had a feeling those two had been handpicked for this assignment because of how powerful Nick inherently was, regardless of the fact that he was still fairly new to the SF.

Scratching my chin, I opened my mouth to asked Wes if Nick possessed the specific magical strengths that would be needed to unlink the goddess, Avery, and Lord Godasara, when another supernatural appeared behind the group.

A grin streaked across my face when Dee Armund strode into the room.