Friday Free Read! Beloved LifeMate 17 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.
He began slowly shifting me. I was whimpering by the time he stood up with me. He carried me across the wide room and into another room. It had several doors leading from it. He went straight ahead through the single open door.I closed my eyes. The movement made me dizzy.He stopped and I opened my eyes in time to see a frown crease his face. He leaned down with me still in his arms.I squealed like a stuck piglet. “What’re you doing? Just help lean against the counter and I can make it from there.” No way in this world was I letting him set me on the commode and have my backside shine the world.“You’ll fall flat. I’m not letting you go,” he said in a no-nonsense tone of voice, his worry leaked into me. “I'll hold you until you finish.”“No, no way. I can’t go with you holding me.” I fretted. I really had to go, but there was no way I was going with him holding me on the commode or whatever they called it here.I groaned. I forgot I had my surface thoughts open to him. For just an instant, I felt hurt that he hadn’t opened his thoughts to me. I quickly buried that thought so he wouldn't feel bad over my hurt. Talk about confusing.“Please, I can’t go with you holding me. It’s just humiliating,” I said. “We could compromise. Help me sit down and then leave. Okay?”He finally sighed, “Let’s get you down and then go from there.”He set my feet on the floor and I whimpered as pain shot through my hips. I felt his anger and frustration skyrocket and I cringed.“Shh, love, I’m not angry at you,” he said warmly. Then his voice grew hard. “I’m angry at myself for having hurt you so badly.”“It’s okay,”I said, gasping past the pain. I finally gave in. “I don’t see I have a choice. Can you hold me while I go?”Tears fell down my face. I was so embarrassed.I felt his panic and worry as he looked at me. Then suddenly he felt relief.“My love, do you trust me?” he asked hesitantly.In shock, I blinked at him. He was my bonded lifeMate. “Of course, I trust you.”He slightly shook his head and smiled. I felt his wonder and a feeling of overwhelming love flow through the bond and into me.“Most halflings,” he grunted, “most elves would run backward at what I'm about to do.”The words were barely out of his mouth when I understood. I watched living crystal flow around me. I giggled as Colin released me, and the firm yet cushion-soft crystal completely supported my body.Colin mentally commanded the synth crystal to hold me in position on top of the commode. He was brilliant; I essentially had an exoskeleton of living crystal. My Colin was the Chi’Kehra. He controlled synth crystal. Whether it was in solid form, like what was currently wrapped around my body, or liquid form. The crystal was a form of pure energy; the scientific combination of a dozen different ingredients that modern scientists believed to be mythical poppy-cock.I watched my beloved walk out of the bathroom, but I heard him stop immediately inside the next room. I chuckled. He was still not leaving me completely alone.I finished and was trying to figure out how to flush the silly thing when it suddenly did it all on its own. How? Then I knew. I felt Colin’s humor at the back of my mind. I looked-up and found him peeking around the door frame.I chuckled. I couldn’t be angry with him, not with his love and concern pulsing around me. If he had been in my position, I would have been just as concerned.“Thank you,”I said and sent a caress of love across our bond. I watched his face light up as he felt my love flow into him.He grinned. “You’re welcome. Now, no arguing, I can feel your pain throbbing through our bond. Let’s get you in bed.” He reached to pick me up.“Since we’ve gone this far, would you help me take a shower or a bath?” I asked and held my breath.His worry pulsed through me with increasing intensity. “Mia Cara, you need rest.”When I saw him hesitate, I bit my lip and plunged on, using every advantage I could. “I don’t want to beg and you think I’m being manipulative like the other women.” I sighed. “But I really want to be clean. I can smell the dried blood in my hair. It’s just gross. I feel icky.”“I won’t let you in the bath by yourself, not even with the crystal holding you up. You’ll have to let me help you,” he said, briefly stroking my cheek with his knuckles.“Okay,” I agreed and felt my blush rush up my neck, into my face, and finally fill the tips of my slightly pointed ears I inherited from my half-elvish mother.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.
He began slowly shifting me. I was whimpering by the time he stood up with me. He carried me across the wide room and into another room. It had several doors leading from it. He went straight ahead through the single open door.I closed my eyes. The movement made me dizzy.He stopped and I opened my eyes in time to see a frown crease his face. He leaned down with me still in his arms.I squealed like a stuck piglet. “What’re you doing? Just help lean against the counter and I can make it from there.” No way in this world was I letting him set me on the commode and have my backside shine the world.“You’ll fall flat. I’m not letting you go,” he said in a no-nonsense tone of voice, his worry leaked into me. “I'll hold you until you finish.”“No, no way. I can’t go with you holding me.” I fretted. I really had to go, but there was no way I was going with him holding me on the commode or whatever they called it here.I groaned. I forgot I had my surface thoughts open to him. For just an instant, I felt hurt that he hadn’t opened his thoughts to me. I quickly buried that thought so he wouldn't feel bad over my hurt. Talk about confusing.“Please, I can’t go with you holding me. It’s just humiliating,” I said. “We could compromise. Help me sit down and then leave. Okay?”He finally sighed, “Let’s get you down and then go from there.”He set my feet on the floor and I whimpered as pain shot through my hips. I felt his anger and frustration skyrocket and I cringed.“Shh, love, I’m not angry at you,” he said warmly. Then his voice grew hard. “I’m angry at myself for having hurt you so badly.”“It’s okay,”I said, gasping past the pain. I finally gave in. “I don’t see I have a choice. Can you hold me while I go?”Tears fell down my face. I was so embarrassed.I felt his panic and worry as he looked at me. Then suddenly he felt relief.“My love, do you trust me?” he asked hesitantly.In shock, I blinked at him. He was my bonded lifeMate. “Of course, I trust you.”He slightly shook his head and smiled. I felt his wonder and a feeling of overwhelming love flow through the bond and into me.“Most halflings,” he grunted, “most elves would run backward at what I'm about to do.”The words were barely out of his mouth when I understood. I watched living crystal flow around me. I giggled as Colin released me, and the firm yet cushion-soft crystal completely supported my body.Colin mentally commanded the synth crystal to hold me in position on top of the commode. He was brilliant; I essentially had an exoskeleton of living crystal. My Colin was the Chi’Kehra. He controlled synth crystal. Whether it was in solid form, like what was currently wrapped around my body, or liquid form. The crystal was a form of pure energy; the scientific combination of a dozen different ingredients that modern scientists believed to be mythical poppy-cock.I watched my beloved walk out of the bathroom, but I heard him stop immediately inside the next room. I chuckled. He was still not leaving me completely alone.I finished and was trying to figure out how to flush the silly thing when it suddenly did it all on its own. How? Then I knew. I felt Colin’s humor at the back of my mind. I looked-up and found him peeking around the door frame.I chuckled. I couldn’t be angry with him, not with his love and concern pulsing around me. If he had been in my position, I would have been just as concerned.“Thank you,”I said and sent a caress of love across our bond. I watched his face light up as he felt my love flow into him.He grinned. “You’re welcome. Now, no arguing, I can feel your pain throbbing through our bond. Let’s get you in bed.” He reached to pick me up.“Since we’ve gone this far, would you help me take a shower or a bath?” I asked and held my breath.His worry pulsed through me with increasing intensity. “Mia Cara, you need rest.”When I saw him hesitate, I bit my lip and plunged on, using every advantage I could. “I don’t want to beg and you think I’m being manipulative like the other women.” I sighed. “But I really want to be clean. I can smell the dried blood in my hair. It’s just gross. I feel icky.”“I won’t let you in the bath by yourself, not even with the crystal holding you up. You’ll have to let me help you,” he said, briefly stroking my cheek with his knuckles.“Okay,” I agreed and felt my blush rush up my neck, into my face, and finally fill the tips of my slightly pointed ears I inherited from my half-elvish mother.Continued next Friday :)
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Beloved LifeMate Copyright 2011 by Jodie B. Cooperwww.jodiebcooper.com
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