Breaking the Ice by B A Tortuga

Author:B A Tortuga [Tortuga, B A]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Turtlehat Creatives
Published: 2020-01-27T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

Liam woke up, stretching, his tail flicking up over his back. He was warm, and the snow had stopped falling in him. In fact, his den smelled like home…

His eyes popped open. Oh. Home. Kell.

His raven was sleeping hard, curled up against his belly, head hidden under one wing.

Liam wanted to lick him. Just to see what he would do.

He leaned in, huffing softly, making Kell’s feathers flutter.

Kell twitched, but never looked at him. So he stuck out his tongue, touching one flight feather.

Oh. Smooth and pokey, all at the same time. How odd.

He sniffed, then sneezed, which made Kell squawk and flap away from him. Liam rolled to his back, stretching out his paws. This was fun. Baiting the bird. He loved it.

Well, until Kell swooped at him and bopped his nose.

Liam yowled, scrambling to his paws. “No fair! I’m going to get you, bird brain.”

“You’ll try.” Another swoop, and Kell grabbed his tail.

Liam whirled around, snapping, not actually trying to get close. He’d hurt Kell once. Never again. Not even in play. He’d never forgive himself for the first time.

Kell trusted him, though, staying close enough he could snatch the black bird from the air.

He rose up on his back legs, swatting gently, no claws.

Kell landed on the mattress, shifting to hug him with his man-self in a single motion.

Liam rubbed cheeks with his mate, then shifted himself so he could take a kiss. Because he had to.

“Lion. Good morning.” Kell wrapped around him, rubbing against him sweet as pie.

“Good morning, sweet love. Did you sleep well?”

“I did! Nothing dripped, and I didn’t have to wear five blankets.” Kell bobbed up to kiss his nose.

“And we have a real bed and warm milk for sleeping.”

“We do. Well, you do. I like a little jerky.” Kell kissed him again, and all he could do was moan. Kell’s kisses were sharp and needy, the hunger in them irresistible.

Liam understood. They had waited so long, and now they could touch and kiss and make love. He wanted to do it every day.

More.

The world was light and bright, the watery sun shining on the fallen snow. Today seemed full of all the possibilities. Of course, the best thing they could do was stay home and make this house theirs.

“Do you want me to build a fire while we make breakfast?” He stroked Kell’s night-black hair, so silky. His fingers loved to touch.

“Do we need to get out of bed?” Kell winked at him, leaning back into his touch.

“Not if we don’t want to.” They had raced around the bedroom and ended up right back where they needed to be. They could snuggle under the covers, touch and laugh like this was all new.

Which it kind of was.

He had no real precedent for having a live-in lover, let alone a mate. Liam had to feel his way.

Kell straddled his thighs and stretched out against him. “Oh, I have dreamed about this for my whole life.”

“Your whole life? Was I a faceless mate back then?”

“No.

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