Talon (Uncompromising #1)(118)

Cradling her head, Siren put Maddie in her new crib. I placed the blanket around her and she tucked her in. Siren may not have noticed it, but I did. We worked seamlessly together.

I took her hand and led her toward our bed. Slow, gentle, I pulled one of the shirts I’d bought her over her head and tossed it on the floor. I dropped to a squat and kissed her scarred thigh as I dragged her shorts down her legs.

Holding her wrists at her sides, I kissed my way up her naked body then let her hands go with a gentle command. “Don’t move.”

I pulled my T-shirt over my head and stepped out of my board shorts. Already hard as fuck, I wanted to devour her but more than that, I needed to show her what she meant to me.

I kissed her once then I brushed my lips across her temple. “I love touchin’ you.”

She shivered.

I moved behind her and my breath caught in my throat seeing the evidence of what she’d lived through. I drew my fingers up her spine and traced her gorgeous tattoo. I kissed her shoulder. “I love your scars.”

A tremor went up her back.

My chest to her ink, I stepped up against her and lowered my lips to her ear. My fingers skimmed across the top then under her perfect breasts. Fighting the urge to rock my hips into her, I trailed down to her stomach and over her hips then I traced the scar from her C-section. “And I love your body.” I cupped her between her legs and pushed a finger through her wetness. “But mostly…” I sunk two fingers inside her. Her back arched and she moaned. “I love how we fit together.”

I turned her around and brought my mouth to hers. My tongue swept in and I kissed her how a man kisses a woman he loves. Holding her, curving my body around hers, I stole her breath and took what was mine. I devoured her lips and dominated her tongue. Her arms wrapped around my neck and when she pushed into me, a groan ripped from my chest. I couldn’t hold back another moment. I needed to show her how we fit together.

I grasped the backs of her thighs and she wrapped her legs around my waist. Her slickness rubbing up against me, I fought for the control not to thrust inside her and take her up against a wall. Holding her tight, I gently lowered her to the bed. I grasped her ankles, untangled them from my back and pushed her legs wide. With one last sweep of my tongue, I released her mouth.

Her sound of protest turned into a moan as I sucked her hard nipple into my mouth. Using my teeth just enough to sting, I kissed away the burn and moved lower. The second my mouth landed on her wet heat, she cried out. My dick pulsed painfully and I swirled my tongue over her clit but then I crawled up her body and settled my weight between her legs because tonight wasn’t about how many times I could make her fall apart.

My arms cradling her head, my mouth hovering above hers, I stared down at my Siren and gave her a quiet command. “Keep your eyes on me.”

“Okay,” she whispered.

I thrust forward and sunk deep inside her.

Her lips parted with a gasp and for one incredible moment the only thing that existed was me and her. This beautiful, strong woman was giving herself to me, body and soul. Sharp need slammed into me and I drove my hips into hers, chasing away any doubt or distance between us.

Holding her gaze, I pulled out then thrust deep and gave her something I thought I’d lost two years ago. “I love you.” I gave her my heart.

He gorgeous hooded eyes widened and she stilled.

I brushed my lips against hers. “I want it all with you. Your heart, your hand. My future is you.”

“Talon,” she whispered.

Thick with emotion, my voice dropped. “Heart and soul, I love you, Nicole Marie Archer.”

“Talon.” Soft and hauntingly beautiful, she caressed my name like the siren she was and cupped my cheek. “Heart and soul, I love you too.”

I made love to my Siren.





“COOKIE.”

I pretended I was still asleep.

Tiny little hands landed on my chest a second before a toddler crawled on top of me. “Cookie,” she stage whispered like only a two-and-a-half-year-old could.

Swift and sure, I wrapped my arms around her and let out a roar worthy of a lion.

Maddie dissolved into a fit of giggles.

I covered her in kisses and sat up in bed. “Is that how you wake a man up, sweetness? Demandin’ food?” I tickled her ribs.

“Cookies!” she squealed, dropping the stuffed bunny she carried everywhere.

I fought to hide my smile and make my voice stern. “Cookies are no kinda breakfast. Bacon and eggs, fruit, that’s what you’re gettin’.”

Her little face scrunched up in thought then she smiled. “Smoothie,” she countered.

I narrowed my eyes and faked a grave seriousness. “With protein powder?”