A Love For Lera (Haikon) (14 page)

‘I’m not a threat to you, mate to my vaj. She
needs you more than she knows yet. Just as I suspect you need her.’

The masculine voice in his mind even sounded
wise. Removing his gaze from Lera, he looked at the wolf and stared. The animal
lay on the ground, and watched him with  obsidian eyes.

‘So you’re not claiming she is your mate?

‘I’m flesh and blood wolf. This is my shape.
But, in order for either of us to be whole, we need one another. Our bond is
different than the one you two share.’
Adric pushed to his feet and padded
over to Lera and leaned against her.
‘I know my vaj has questions, and I’m
sure you do as well. There are things the two of you need to know before we go
and speak to her father.’

With a nod, Kori reached out and cupped Lera’s
face. “Let’s figure this out,
mo anam
.”

“You’re okay with Adric, Kori? I can’t give him
up.”

His wolf growled but much softer. “I’ll learn. I
know you can’t,
mo ghrá,
and I would never ask you to. You need him like
I need you.”

“I need you, too, Kori.”

And just like that both he and his wolf were
soothed. Stepping close, he brushed his lips along hers. She wrapped her arms
around him and kissed him back with more passion. He rumbled deep in his chest
and lowered his hands to cup her ass and lift her against him. She wrapped her
legs around his waist and nipped at his tongue when he slipped it into her
mouth.

‘I hate to interrupt but it would not be wise
to keep Dane waiting,’
Adric’s voice wove into his mind.

Kori reluctantly ended the kiss. Lera’s gaze swam
with passion and need while she looked at him.

“We need—”

“I know, Kori. I heard him. And he’s right.
Daddy’s not gonna be very patient.” She unhooked her legs and glanced at Adric.
“I think we need to talk to Daddy first.”

‘Cavan. Bring back my vehicle. I need you to
take Lera’s bike back to Savoy.’

‘Since when did she agree to not ride her
bike?’

‘Don’t be a smartass. Dane’s waiting for us.
If you like, I can mention you and Rissa to him.

I’m coming, I’m coming.’

He looked at his soul mate and her wolf. “Cavan
will be here with my vehicle and he’ll take your bike back to Savoy.”

Her fingers disappeared into the plush coat and
she nodded. “Okay.”

A slight grin turned up the corner of her mouth,
and he knew she was communicating with her vaj. They all walked toward her bike
and waited for Cavan who wasn’t long in arriving. He stood with his brother
while Lera and Adric were a short ways off.

“She’s Haikon?” Cavan’s asked in disbelief.

“Apparently. Even Dane was blown away. I mean, as
far as I know, they’re legendary. Only around in stories now.” He crossed his
arms. “Hell, I don’t know if I ever truly believed they existed.”

“This is amazing, brother. But you need to get
going or Dane is really going to kill you.” Cavan clapped him on the shoulder.
“I’ll be right behind you.”

“Lera,” he called. “Let’s get going.”

She rubbed Adric’s head before they both headed
toward him. Her brown eyes sparkled, and she had a grin upon her face. Lera
walked past him to his brother and handed him the key for her bike. He noticed
she still didn’t allow physical contact with his sibling.

“Take care of it.”

Cavan sketched a bow. “Of course, little sister.”
He climbed on the bike and started the engine.

She didn’t move until he drove away. Kori led her
to the Humvee and held the door. As Adric leaped effortlessly into the
interior, he could feel the wolf’s displeasure at being in the vehicle.
Slipping behind the wheel, he pointed them in the direction of Savoy and
hurried along.

It was dark when he stopped them at a hotel. While
Lera and her vaj walked around near the edge of the woods, he secured two
rooms. One for him and Lera and one for his brother.

‘Come get something to eat,
mo anam.
’

He breathed a bit easier when she entered his
line of sight by the door to their room and smiled softly at him. Slipping his
hand along the curvature of her face, he pressed a kiss to her full lips and
struggled to keep it simple. The urge to lock out the outside world and explore
her body all over again doused him as if he stood under a waterfall.

Lera ended the kiss. Pulling away slowly, she
stared at him. “Let’s go eat.”

“Adric?”

“He’s hunting for his own meal.”

She walked off, leaving Kori to follow. For a
moment, he stood there and stared at the seductive sway of her leather clad
derriere. When she reached the back of his Humvee, she paused and glanced at
him over her shoulder.

‘Coming, Kori?’

His heart pounded hard at the intimate tone to
her voice. A few long strides and he was at her side. He slid his arm around
her, loving the way she felt tucked against him. That was how they entered and
left the diner.

“Good night, Cavan,” he told his brother.

“Night, Cormac.” A slight bow and he added,
“Little sister.”

Once inside their room, Kori gathered her closer
yet and lowered his mouth to hers. His body hardened way past what it had been
during dinner. He held her tightly against him and devoured her mouth until she
sagged nigh boneless into him. Then, he carried her to the bed, all the while
making love to her mouth.

Setting her upon the queen-sized mattress, he
pressed his body to hers, allowing her to feel his desire for her. Her soft
cries stroked him to an even harder state. Hands braced on either side of her,
he pushed up and stared in her swirling eyes. The amount of love and trust they
contained would have knocked him off his feet had he been standing.

“Valera Grace,” he murmured.

“Kori?”

“Yes,
mo anam
?”

“What happens now?”

“Well, I was thinking more of me buried deep
inside you for starters. I want to be buried so deep I can feel your
heartbeat.”

Her pupils dilated. Kori kissed his way down her
sternum and to the waistband of her leather pants. He undid the zipper on one
hip and removed her boots then pants. Then, her shirt, leaving her clad only in
a bra and underwear. He stared at her, memorizing every dip and swell that made
up her body. Magnificent. Every inch of her perfect to him. Fit and muscular.
Yet at the same time most definitely feminine. With two fingers, he traced the
faded scars on her belly. Her lithe body trembled beneath his touch.

Dipping his head, he kissed the smooth skin right
above her valley of her breasts. She writhed. With patience he really didn’t
have, Kori removed her final two articles of clothing. Her breasts with their
dark chocolate kissed nipples made his mouth water. His cock pressed even
harder against his pants. He sucked a pebbled tip in his mouth, her gasp
heating his blood even more. The point in his lips, he licked, laved, and
rolled it. Her body squirmed beneath him, her soft cries filing the air. With
difficulty, he progressed to the other nipple and gave it the same treatment.

Kori moved down her form and settled on his knees
upon the hotel’s tan carpet. His gaze fixated on her pussy; the protective
black curls held proof of her desire. Spreading her thighs, he refused to let
her clamp them back closed. He slipped one finger between the lips and into her
hot wetness.

Shit!

“Kori!” she cried, arching up as her slit gripped
his finger like a vice and coated it with her cream.

“Fuck, Lera,” he groaned, praying to remain in
control. “So tight. You’re so damn tight.”

His cock threatened to burst from his pants. Kori
added another digit to her heat. Then, he sucked her clit into his mouth. Lera
screamed and bucked hard, driving his fingers deeper and holding them there. He
knew he wouldn’t last long.

Her moans grew as did her motions. He swapped
fingers and tongue. His shaft grew painfully hard when her cream soaked his
thrusting tongue. She tasted like honeyed spice. Her cries ricocheted through
him. It was almost too much.

Unable to wait any longer, he made his own
clothing disappear, rose above her naked and with one thrust sank his entire
length into her velvet heat. Fingers which had been digging into his scalp
gripped his forearms with incredible strength.

“Kori,” she gasped, arching into him.

He was at a loss for words. Every ounce of
control focused on not losing it and exploding within her right then and there.
Her slit held him tightly.

“Please…K…Kori.”

Pulling back until the head of his cock remained
in her, Kori held her gaze and drove back into her. Her lids fluttered, and a
guttural moan slipped past her lips.

“More,” she said.

He couldn’t have said it better himself. His nice
even strokes grew deeper and harder with each spine tingling sexy cry which
emerged from her. Lera’s sex held him as she undulated and rolled her hips with
each forward drive he did.

“Mine,” he swore.

Sweat beaded on her skin as she fought to reach
her pinnacle. Her eyes begged for release.

“Tell me.” A demand.

“Kori…I…I…you…ne…I…”

She shuddered, her internal walls rippled along
his length. His balls drew up, and he forced back his impending release.

“Tell me.” He needed to hear it from her. Needed
her admittance of the fact.

Her lids dropped before lifting to expose her pooling
eyes to him. Her pussy milked his shaft. His thread of control nearly frayed
through. Her tongue snuck out and dampened her plump bottom lip.

“Yours.”

The single word resonated through him and he lost
his hold. The wolf pushed through, and he powered hard and fast into her, five
more times. Jaw clenched, Kori erupted deep within her as his low growl echoed
her cry of pleasure. Drained, he lowered onto her and rolled them so she lay
upon his chest. He remained buried inside her and held her until her even
breaths told him she slept.

Once out of bed, he turned to maneuver the
blankets up over her and froze. Desire rose swiftly at the sight of her naked
body. His fingers itched to grab her ass and take her over and over again.
Drawing the covers over her, he pulled on a pair of pants and opened the door.
Adric walked in and lay on the floor by Lera.

Not much later, Kori slipped back into bed and
gathered her close to him. She sighed and relaxed into him. Kori hadn’t a clue
how he’d survived without her. The next morning after their shared shower, he
sat beside her on the bed where she tugged on her boots.

“I have something for you, Lera.”

The smile in her eyes took his breath away.
“You’ve given me more than enough, Kori. More than I ever dreamed I would experience.
I don’t need gifts.”

He loved this woman. Beyond anything he’d ever
known. He reached for one of her hands, turning it palm up. Then, he placed her
necklace back in it. Eyes focused on her face, he watched her expression. A
sheen of tears made her eyes shine like diamonds.

“Kori,” she said softly. “Thank you.”

Her fingers clenched briefly around it before she
handed it back to him. Adjusting her body, she gave him her back and gathered
her hair out of the way. Without hesitation, he put it back on her. He kissed
the back of her neck after the clasp was fastened. Slipping his arms around
her, he nuzzled her ear.

“Thank you for returning it to me, Kori.”

“It belongs on no one but you,
mo ghrá
.”
He closed his eyes, relishing each second he had her in his arms. “We should
go. Your father will be waiting.”

“I know.”

All loaded up and with Cavan following behind on
Lera’s bike, Kori put them back on the road to Savoy. Pulling up before Dane’s
cabin, he shut off the engine as the imposing man stepped from the house and
onto the wraparound porch. Kori’d had questions about whether Adric had told
her anything else but let it go, for Lera had seemed completely lost in thought
on the ride. There would be time later for him to ask. After she’d had a bit
longer to adjust to the shock of learning who she was.

Lera bounded out, Adric on her heels, and ran to
the man who had given her a family to grow up with and be a part of. Dane
embraced his daughter while his gaze narrowed upon Kori. He got out and walked
up with Cavan beside him. Tawny-green-gold eyes shifted from him to his
brother.

“Welcome to my home, Cavan MacLochlainne.”

“Thank you, Dane Sidorov.” His brother spoke with
respect.

“Lera, take Cavan in and get him a drink. I need
a word with Cormac,” Dane ordered.

Her gaze shifted between Kori and her father but
she didn’t argue. With a silent gesture, she disappeared with his brother,
Adric on her heels. A fleeting thought of how it would have been nice to have
his brother as back up came and went. Kori shook his head. It wouldn’t have
mattered. Even with his brother, Dane would mop the floor with them.

“What?”

Kori met Dane’s gaze, no longer gentle or kind.
The look he faced made him actually have to dig deep to refrain from flinching.
He’d faced many dangers in his life but Dane Sidorov topped the terrify list.

“Just thinking how quickly you could kill me.”

He could tell the tiger in Dane lurked perilously
close to the surface, and despite the disadvantage, his wolf rose to the
challenge. He wasn’t a Beta. Not to anyone.

“Believe me, it wouldn’t be a quick kill,” Dane
commented in an emotionless voice that had more effect than if he’d shown any.

Kori did believe him. The desire to put his hands
on the man who’d touched his daughter leaked from Dane’s gaze. A million things
raced through Kori’s mind as he waited for Dane to decide if it was over or
not. But he didn’t say a word. He would
not
apologize for taking his
mate.