Mate (Bride, #2)

by Ali Hazelwood

Clearly, they’re guzzling the Kool-Aid.

His ‘little sunlight glint,’ that’s what he called you.”

Gross

You know, there’s no need. We have a handful of Weres who’ll be happy to service you.

Koen sits back. “Lady, fuck you and your tea.”

and you don’t even remember if you fucking killed her—”

Oh girl shut the fuck up. Until the lasthour you had no idea who she even was

And that, as they say, is that.

“Get the fuck away from her.”

“Contraceptive pills.” I blink. “What? I can’t even…”

“Layla, I don’t understand.” “If I don’t answer, Sem will. But for the most part, it’ll be a very intuitive process—” “Layla.” At last, she stops. She glances in the direction of the door. Then murmurs, “I won’t tell a soul. And neither will any of the seconds.”

“No one will ever know where he’ll spend the next few days.

Indecent. Filthy. Outrageous. Lewd, in the best possible way. Those are the words he’s thinking of.

“I doubt someone who’s regularly having interspecies sex has a single toe to stand on. Besides, she rarely needs to ask to find out shit.”

“Less about making nests, and more about…wrecking them.”

This is it, then. What he was born for.

“You need to be fucked, Serena.”

You’re annoying your mate, a pick-me voice whispers in my ear.

“That’s where my come goes.”

Boi what

“I didn’t mean…I’m not interested in my best friend’s husband’s penis.

“I hope you never find out the things I’ve done while thinking about them.”

I guess I’m listening.

I’ll never know. That’s the stipulation: afterward, we’ll go our separate ways.

I’m rapidly approaching the point where I’ll beg him, but this is my first chance to truly look at his knot.

“Out of all the things to ask permission for, touching my knot is not one you need to worry about.”

I smile, truly happy, and lick his knot once. It’s so rewarding, how he immediately starts coming.

“Dwell on the intrusive thought that everyone knows the nasty shit you and Koen have been doing to each other for the past few days.”

“Good. Keep it that way. Koen’s inner circle is very happy that Mommy and Daddy got it on.”

“I’m going to step down.”

“She mentioned something about Irene. And her…plans.”

“Chained you to my fucking radiator. I still could. I will.”

And that’s when I realize that I may have underestimated Irene.

“You want me to just piss myself?” “I mean…yeah.” I consider pulling

“Yes, but that’s beside the point. And you deprived me of the pleasure of making fun of you for having a three-day compulsory fuckfest.” She sighs.

“Not for sure. But there were signs.” “Oh.” I blink. “Really?” “Serena, our first meeting sent you into Heat.”

“That’s why they rescinded the covenant.”

This time he does come a little bit.