Friday Free Read! Beloved LifeMate 15 of 18
Beloved LifeMate is the first book in the Song of the Sídhí series.Each book in the series is a stand alone novella.
YA paranormal romance
Story contains sexual content/innuendo and mild language.Recommended reading age is seventeen and up.
“During the Great War…”My laughter interrupted him and he reminded me of a big-eyed owl when he blinked at me.“Do we need to go back four thousand years?” I asked through my laughter.“Yes, for you to fully understand. I think we do.” His lips twitched into a huge smile and he sighed; his face softened into a look I could only describe as adoring. “You are beautiful, but do you know exactly how exquisite you are when you laugh?” He didn’t wait for my answer he leaned forward and pressed a soft kiss on my cheek.His eyes never left mine as he continued, “During the war, the streets of every town ran red with the blood of lifeMates who either killed themselves after their bonded lifeMate died on the battlefield or dropped dead from a brain aneurysm. The written accounts of that time are filled with horrific detail. I think it mentally damaged the children and every un-bonded person during that time.”“Those poor kids, they got hit with double misery. Not just a father, but their mother died as well,” I said, trying to imagine the pain of growing up in a time like that, but I couldn’t.“I was born three thousand years ago.” He stopped and chuckled at my gasp.I groaned. “I just turned seventeen. Talk about an age gap. I don’t even know your name yet. I’m Miranda Michelle Trellick. Most people call me Miranda,” I said.“It’s a beautiful name. My name, on the other hand, is longer than you could ever imagine. I am Colin Andrew Smithton Allen Drametri Theodus Malichins,” he said with a twist of his lips.“We aren’t going to label our children with a name that long,” I said emphatically, then groaned when I realized what I had just said. Without looking up, I sort of apologized. “Now that I’ve totally stuck my foot in it, do you have a preference?”Gently pushing up my chin, he kissed my temple. “I can’t resist kissing you when you blush like that.” He chuckled. A smile entered his eyes making them twinkle with pleasure. “Are you asking my preference of what we shall name our first child or what I prefer to be called?”I groaned and his chuckle turned into laughter, while he continued raining small kisses across my hotly blushing face.“Whatever you decide is fine. No one, not even my parents, ever used my name. From the first day, I’ve been called Chi’Kehra,” he said with little emotion.I was still wrapping my mind around that absurd comment when he hesitantly began speaking.“You speak as if you want a child. Most women make the man beg for a child,” he said with a frown.“That’s not normal. Of course, I want to have children. Um, I mean, uh,” I groaned in utter embarrassment, “after we’re married. Anyway, why would any woman make her lifeMate beg? That’s just horrid.”“For people on Sídhí that is life. I need to finish explaining about Women’s Choice. By the time I was born, most women refused to form a lifeBond with their lifeMate.” He quickly pressed a finger to my lip. “Save your questions and ask after.” To soften his order he gently kissed the corner of my lips.“That is the single law women have. They have twisted its use to create a powerful position for themselves. They can, and do, eventually make their lifeMate do anything they demand.” He snarled. “The women in my family are some of the worst.”“From your expression you don’t understand,” he said with a questioning look.I sighed, shaking my head and slightly winced at the movement. I was really starting to hurt, but I didn’t want to give up my time with Colin. “I’m sorry, my love. I honestly don’t understand. Are you saying, women are basically property, but they have the power of the owner?” I frowned at his face-splitting grin. “Don’t you dare tell me that you own me and you find that funny.”“Never.” He leaned closer to me and gently wrapped his arms around me. He caressed my lips with his, but before I could respond he rubbed his cheek against mine and held me with – what I knew – was restrained strength. His body was trembling.“Colin?” I asked, prodding him for an answer.He rained kisses across my cheek and leaned back with a self-satisfied smile. “You called me ‘my love.’ I hope and pray you never become like the women of this world. Anyone of my sisters or female cousins would make their lifeMate wait months or possibly years before they gave any form of endearment to their mate.”“They aren’t bonded, are they?” I asked in a horrified voice.“There is only one, among all of my relatives that bonded,” he said and gently leaned his forehead against mine. “Not even my parents are bonded.”I'm glad he held me, because this was too much to believe. But, I needed more than his arms around me. I needed to bond with my lifeMate. Whether he knew it or not, I believed, he needed it just as bad.“Will you bond with me?” I asked him.Continued next Friday :)
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Beloved LifeMate Copyright 2011 by Jodie B. Cooperwww.jodiebcooper.com
YA paranormal romanceStory contains sexual content/innuendo and mild language.Recommended reading age is seventeen and up.
“During the Great War…”My laughter interrupted him and he reminded me of a big-eyed owl when he blinked at me.“Do we need to go back four thousand years?” I asked through my laughter.“Yes, for you to fully understand. I think we do.” His lips twitched into a huge smile and he sighed; his face softened into a look I could only describe as adoring. “You are beautiful, but do you know exactly how exquisite you are when you laugh?” He didn’t wait for my answer he leaned forward and pressed a soft kiss on my cheek.His eyes never left mine as he continued, “During the war, the streets of every town ran red with the blood of lifeMates who either killed themselves after their bonded lifeMate died on the battlefield or dropped dead from a brain aneurysm. The written accounts of that time are filled with horrific detail. I think it mentally damaged the children and every un-bonded person during that time.”“Those poor kids, they got hit with double misery. Not just a father, but their mother died as well,” I said, trying to imagine the pain of growing up in a time like that, but I couldn’t.“I was born three thousand years ago.” He stopped and chuckled at my gasp.I groaned. “I just turned seventeen. Talk about an age gap. I don’t even know your name yet. I’m Miranda Michelle Trellick. Most people call me Miranda,” I said.“It’s a beautiful name. My name, on the other hand, is longer than you could ever imagine. I am Colin Andrew Smithton Allen Drametri Theodus Malichins,” he said with a twist of his lips.“We aren’t going to label our children with a name that long,” I said emphatically, then groaned when I realized what I had just said. Without looking up, I sort of apologized. “Now that I’ve totally stuck my foot in it, do you have a preference?”Gently pushing up my chin, he kissed my temple. “I can’t resist kissing you when you blush like that.” He chuckled. A smile entered his eyes making them twinkle with pleasure. “Are you asking my preference of what we shall name our first child or what I prefer to be called?”I groaned and his chuckle turned into laughter, while he continued raining small kisses across my hotly blushing face.“Whatever you decide is fine. No one, not even my parents, ever used my name. From the first day, I’ve been called Chi’Kehra,” he said with little emotion.I was still wrapping my mind around that absurd comment when he hesitantly began speaking.“You speak as if you want a child. Most women make the man beg for a child,” he said with a frown.“That’s not normal. Of course, I want to have children. Um, I mean, uh,” I groaned in utter embarrassment, “after we’re married. Anyway, why would any woman make her lifeMate beg? That’s just horrid.”“For people on Sídhí that is life. I need to finish explaining about Women’s Choice. By the time I was born, most women refused to form a lifeBond with their lifeMate.” He quickly pressed a finger to my lip. “Save your questions and ask after.” To soften his order he gently kissed the corner of my lips.“That is the single law women have. They have twisted its use to create a powerful position for themselves. They can, and do, eventually make their lifeMate do anything they demand.” He snarled. “The women in my family are some of the worst.”“From your expression you don’t understand,” he said with a questioning look.I sighed, shaking my head and slightly winced at the movement. I was really starting to hurt, but I didn’t want to give up my time with Colin. “I’m sorry, my love. I honestly don’t understand. Are you saying, women are basically property, but they have the power of the owner?” I frowned at his face-splitting grin. “Don’t you dare tell me that you own me and you find that funny.”“Never.” He leaned closer to me and gently wrapped his arms around me. He caressed my lips with his, but before I could respond he rubbed his cheek against mine and held me with – what I knew – was restrained strength. His body was trembling.“Colin?” I asked, prodding him for an answer.He rained kisses across my cheek and leaned back with a self-satisfied smile. “You called me ‘my love.’ I hope and pray you never become like the women of this world. Anyone of my sisters or female cousins would make their lifeMate wait months or possibly years before they gave any form of endearment to their mate.”“They aren’t bonded, are they?” I asked in a horrified voice.“There is only one, among all of my relatives that bonded,” he said and gently leaned his forehead against mine. “Not even my parents are bonded.”I'm glad he held me, because this was too much to believe. But, I needed more than his arms around me. I needed to bond with my lifeMate. Whether he knew it or not, I believed, he needed it just as bad.“Will you bond with me?” I asked him.Continued next Friday :)
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