“No, I’m not. Right now I’m ‘poor me’, and remember when I ran because all I was thinking about was me? I’m a selfish person.”
“My silly little pixie, I bet those are the only times you can think of. I know for a fact that you’re not selfish. Someone who’s selfish doesn’t get a job as soon as they’re old enough so they can help their grandmother with bills. They don’t befriend the chubby, strange kid and stick up for her against bullies.”
Remy smiled. “Faith wasn’t that strange to me, remember what I can do.”
“Yeah, she was still odd.” He kissed her and rested his forehead against hers. “Selfish people don’t offer to let their friends come and stay with them when their werewolf mates are being a jackarse. They don’t go nose to nose with some of the scariest shifters to stick up for their friends. Selfish people don’t deliberately get caught by fucking demons so they can save ungrateful family members who don’t deserve to be saved.”
A sob escaped Remy. “You heard what she said?”
“Yes. You don’t need them, Remy. You have gone nearly all your life without them and turned out fantastic. You have me, and you have our child. If they don’t want to be a part of our family, then that is their loss.”
Straddling his lap, she circled his neck with her arms. “I wish I’d come back earlier, or never ran in the first place. I will always regret leaving you, Arden, because you are the best thing that ever happen to me. I love you more and more each day. Thank you for being mine.”
Remy squealed as Arden stood up. She wrapped her legs around his waist and clung to him. “The shower in our bathroom is off. Grayson heard us—I know the sneaky cat is listening. He can sort them out while I make love to my mate.”
He walked them into the house. “Arden, we can’t. Everyone will hear us.” She buried her face into his chest.
“Grayson will put on a movie if you’re that worried. But they are in our house so they should get used to hearing us, because I’m not going to stop loving you just because we have guests.” He walked into their room and placed her on the bed. Then he went back to the door and shut and locked it.
Remy backed up on the bed until she hit the headboard. Arden stalked her and the look in his eyes had her body coming alive and heating up in ways that had nothing to do with her power. “Arden, we really shouldn’t.”
He slipped out of his clothes and she homed in on his muscular body, her protest dying as she drank his body in. Arden crawled up the bed. “We really should. I want you so bad. I need to check every inch of your body to make sure you’re okay. You scared the life out of me when I came home to find you gone, and then you get caught by demons deliberately. I’m so angry that you put yourself in danger, but my relief and need of you is winning over my side that wants to yell at you and fight over how stupid you were. I love you, Remy, and don’t want to ever live without you.” His lips brushed hers and his hands tore at the clothes she wore. “Open up for me.”
She opened her mouth and met his tongue with her own in a kiss that ignited her whole body. Remy moved her hands up to explore his perfect body, groaning when he lifted her up to remove her torn clothes and chuck them to the ground. When their naked bodies touched, warm skin to skin, it sent delicious tingles through her. Arden’s mouth devoured hers, and she clutched at him, needing more, needing everything. He rubbed his body against hers and deepened the kiss. Needing air, she tore her mouth from his, panting for breath. Arden trailed kisses down her neck, nipping at her sensitive skin and sending shots of ecstasy coursing through her.
“Arden, I need you.”
He looked up at her. “You have me. I’m yours.” He nibbled his way down her body, stopping at her breasts as his hands glided over her to rest between her thighs. He dipped his hands between her thighs and sunk a finger into her wet pussy. “Ah, pixie, you’re soaking.” He circled one of her nipples with his tongue and she moaned. Arden swapped breasts, doing the same to her other nipple before he gently sucked it in.
She arched up into his touch as he eased his way down, kissing every inch of skin available to him. Her fingers sought out something to hold onto as he rested between her legs, and she wrapped her digits around the sheets, holding tight. The first swipe of his tongue had her shaking in anticipation and eager for more. He nestled in closer, resting his lips over hers and moving them back and forth before easing up over her clit. He licked out and sucked on her nub, causing delightful tingles to flow through her.