Broken Heir: A Dark Fated-Mates Romance (Ruthless Warlords Book 3) by Alison Aimes

Author:Alison Aimes [Aimes, Alison]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781735456652
Published: 2022-03-23T18:30:00+00:00

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Alexi pushed off the wall and stalked toward her.

Keira stood her ground, her pulse a wild flutter at the base of her throat, her skin hot.

Was she being reckless? Perhaps.

But as beast or Alpha, Alexi’s care and protectiveness called to her. His pain and need too.

Enough to leave her breathless. Aching. Willing to risk everything just to be close to him. To feel his strength surrounding her, his flesh against her own, his power deep inside her.

Even if it was only temporary, it was more than she’d ever hoped to find for herself.

Only a fool would miss out on the chance to bask in the glory of a pull so strong that nothing else mattered—and she had never been a fool.

He was only a hair’s breadth away when he stilled. Near enough for the heat of him, the sheer power of him, to set all her nerve endings aflame. Close enough for her to see streaks of white mixing with the red of rut in his gaze.

“You’re sure?” His growl skated across her skin and slid between her thighs like the softest of touches.

She liked him all the more for that question.

“I am.” She reached for him.

He caught her hand. “You…” He swallowed hard. Looked away. “You can’t touch me.”

Keira’s hand fisted in his grasp, the sting of rejection pricking her chest. “I see.”

“I don’t think you do.” He drew her hand to his lips. “It’s for your protection. It’s safer not to bait the beast.”

This time, she really did see. Alexi was looking after her. Again.

“You need to leave the touching to me.” His fangs scraped gently over her knuckle, a tantalizing, sensual caress. “I didn’t steer you wrong in that pleasure house or the punishment room. I won’t now.”

Heat flared low in her belly.

“Safety before satisfaction, omega.” His thumb drew a slow circle over her pulse point. “Though I’m aiming for both.”

She stifled a moan. She wasn’t sure what affected her more. The slow, teasing stretch of his lips into a grin—or the vulnerable need he was trying to hide.

Alexi wanted her. Just as badly as she wanted him. But he wasn’t sure the truth of what he was wouldn’t send her running for the door.

No wonder she’d sensed that connection the first night they met. They were more alike than she ever would have suspected.

Both broken, both trying to be brave, both striving to protect those around them and maybe, a little, to protect themselves. To find a way to live with the parts of themselves they feared made them less in the eyes of others.

She met his gaze. “If that’s what you need, that’s what we’ll do. Neither of us planned for this, but we are in this together. I will do my best to guard you too—however you need.”

“Such fire and strength.” He raised her hand to his lips and nipped at her knuckle. “I hope you realize how rare and incredible that combination is.”

Suddenly, she didn’t feel worthless at all. “Alexi…” The wealth of emotion crowding her throat made it difficult to speak.

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