Mates Since Birth by Miranda Stowe

Author:Miranda Stowe [Stowe, Miranda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Whispers Publishing
Published: 2013-02-07T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

Ari took a moment to let her body settle. She stretched on her mattress and stared at the ceiling until her lungs stabilized and the aching between her legs calmed to a subtle drumbeat in the base of her abdomen. Blowing out a breath, she sat up and straightened her clothes.

Still in her work suit, skirt and heels, she shook her head. Had it only been an hour ago she’d pulled her little yellow car into her drive and seen Whiskers hovering fearfully in her tree? So much had changed in a span of minutes. She felt permanently altered.

But then, she was altered, wasn’t she? She had a mate now. Well, okay, she’d always had him, but now she was aware of him. She could even sense how his body had calmed after jacking off in the shower.

The thud of her heartbeat steadily synced with his, which explained so many things: strange moments in the past when she’d become irrationally upset or happy when nothing in her own life had caused it. All this time, she’d been experiencing Dane’s emotions with him.

She glanced at the door shielding him from her view. She felt closer to him than she’d ever felt to anyone. They really were bound together. Ari bit her lip, not so sure she wanted to sever the tie. She’d been linked to him her entire life; what would happen if that stopped?

The shower water in the bathroom continued to run. She crawled off the mattress with shaking legs and purposely left her abandoned panties on the bed for Dane to find when he finished his shower and exited the lavatory.

He might want to break their connection, but she was no longer convinced it was the best path. Unknowingly sharing a life source with him for twenty-five years told her he was a male of worth; she could feel his merit deep in her chest. Spending an hour in his company said he was a male of sensual pleasures.

Honestly, it was everything she’d ever wanted in a mate. And here, she’d had him the entire time. Her face lit with pleasure. Well, that certainly cut out a lot of useless dating and searching through all the toads for her perfect dream shifter.

As she entered the hall, however, she spotted her father leaning his forehead against his own closed bedroom door, and her smile faltered.

“Jaycee.” His pleading voice cracked and he pressed his palm to the wooden panel. “Please try to understand. I did it for Ari. For our daughter.”

When no muffled response came, Ari winced. She and her mother both knew how much the silent treatment bothered Knox. With a sigh, she approached. “Daddy? I need to borrow some of your clothes for Dane to wear.”

He jumped as if her catching him at such a weak moment mortified him. But when he spun her way, a scowl marred his face. “What the hell ever! That cub’s not getting shit from me.”

He started to rage on, but the door to his bedroom opened.

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