Arden’s Mate(36)

“You’re the most frustrating man in the world. What the hell happened back there? You went from killing a man to forgetting he even existed.”

He shrugged, and she let out a frustrated scream.

“I swear to God, Arden. If you shrug one more time instead of answering my questions I’ll…I’ll… I don’t know what I’ll do, but it won’t be good or nice.”

Arden started laughing—the dipshit actually laughed.

“You have got to be kidding me. Have you lost your frigging marbles?”

“No. You, my little pixie, like me.”

“I have to like you, you’re my mate.” Of course she did, she loved the man. Shit, how the hell did he do that to her? It took Faith and Sara years to get to her. How on earth did Arden do it so quickly?

“Yeah, no you don’t. You like, like me.”

Crossing her arms over her chest, she stared at the man she loved—black hair now cut short and spiked, a day’s growth on his face, a barbed tattoo on his arm, and a gorgeous, muscular body that had the evening sun glistening off it. Wow, he was amazing and so...so yummy.

“Thank fuck we are going home. Your smell is intoxicating. I love it when you get turned on.”

Groaning, she crossed her legs and closed her eyes. Damn man. Damn shifter senses.

Fingers slid under her shirt and trailed up.

Opening her eyes, she grasped his hand. “No way, buddy. We’re going to talk about what happened. That general was scary, and why did he have a file on me?”

“He will be taken care of.”

“What! No. You guys can’t kill him.”

Arden parked the car in front of their house...crap he had her calling it theirs. She narrowed her eyes on him, daring him to shrug.

“We won’t kill him, but the saying ‘keep your friends close and your enemies closer’ is true for General Beal.” Arden took the key out of the ignition and opened his door, getting out, and she followed. He came to her and wrapped her in his embrace. “We keep him close because it’s easier to keep our eyes on him. He has basic files on all the people around us. They are basic, nothing we don’t want him to know. I hate the fact he has them at all, but we have to let him think he has some leeway.”

His mouth captured hers in a kiss that took her by surprise. It was full of passion and eagerness. His lips left her and she stared up at him, panting.

Arden stroked her face. “You called me babe. That was a big step for you. You’re so hot.”

“I’m not trying to be now.”

He smiled. “You are that kind of hot too, but you’re beautiful and every step you take toward me has me stepping back from the brink.”

His mouth fused to hers again as they stumbled toward the door. Arden’s hand left her waist and fumbled with the door. Opening it, he pushed them through it then used his leg to shut it. Arden let her go and yanked her clothes off. Remy helped, and when she stood naked she tugged and pulled to get his off.

“You’re so prefect,” Arden said. “I got lucky getting you for a mate.”

“Oohh, you say the sweetest things,” she groaned.

He gathered her back to him and took her mouth again. Arden’s hands came to rest on her back before sliding down and gripping her ass in his palms. He squeezed her globes as his mouth took everything she could give until she pulled away, gasping for breath. Arden didn’t stop. His lips trailed down, nibbling on her neck. He pulled her closer against his hard body, grinding against her.

Remy couldn’t seem to catch her breath. Her body was burning up, and not in the way that set other things on fire. She felt the all-consuming passion she got anytime she was with Arden. The man she loved. Her body tingled in anticipation of what was to come. Arden’s touch had her aching with need.

He picked her up, walked down to their room, and placed her on the bed. Remy stared up at his perfect form and smiled at him as he hovered over her, his legs on either side of her. Arden gathered her hands, holding her wrists up above her as he caged her in. Before she even had a chance to think about the new position, he nuzzled her neck and began to suck and give her gentle, tantalizing nips.

Arden glided his hands from her wrists and down her arms and across her body to cup her breasts, pushing them up like an offering. His lips left the crest of her neck and he eased back, staring at the offering.

“I love your breasts. They’re so full, round and perfect for my palms. You are perfect, and made just for me.” He leaned down and licked one of her puckered nipples, doing the same to the other before sucking the tip into his warm mouth.

A shot of ecstasy slammed straight to her pussy. Arden’s fingers massaged and caressed her breasts as he pulled on her sensitive nipples, swapping to make sure he didn’t give one more attention than the other.