Sneak Peek
Queen’s Guard
Book 2
Shifter Royalty Trilogy
Callyn
These boys, my boys, they know what they do to me when they touch me. It’s been there from the very beginning, an energy drawing me to them. From the moment I first touched them I felt electricity run through my body. My energy, my magic is drawn to theirs, calling to theirs. Like now, with Graydon running his fingers down my arm. I can feel the tingle of magic lying under my skin. I know who they are, who they have always been.
Mine.
They’re my mates and when they claim me, it’s going to be powerful. Minute amounts of energy is released when we touch. It’s been happening since we meet and we didn’t know. It’s part of the reason the Elder Council didn’t want us together. They fear the power we will wield once we fully mate. We aren’t ready for that just yet, but I want to see what their lips feel like. I want to see what happens. What kind of energy we could release. If Graydon doesn’t stop, he’s first on my list.
I peek at Graydon from the corner of my eye. He doesn’t seem as affected as I do by him touching me. I bite my lip. What’s stopping me honestly? He’s mine. I can kiss him… them, anytime I want. Just go for it Callyn. I shift so that I’m sitting sideways on the couch. Graydon looks at me with a raised eyebrow. I bite my bottom lip again. The motion drawing his gaze. He shifts slightly, angling towards me. I lower my eyes to his perfect lips.
His fingers tracing the same path on my arm, but up instead of down. His fingers didn’t stop, skimming my shoulder following line of my collarbone to my neck. His hand expands around the base of my throat, not gripping. His hand slides up the slender column of my neck, stopping just under my chin. He tilts my head back slightly. My heart is pounding in my chest. Graydon searches my eyes. I try to convey how much I want… no, need this.
He curls his fingers under my chin, using his thumb to brush across my bottom lip. I part my lips, using my teeth to nip at the pad of his thumb. Graydon growls. He moves his hand to the back of my neck bringing me closer to him as he descends towards me. His lips crashing to mine. The second our lips touch, a jolt runs through me. It shocks me, causing me to part my lips, giving Graydon all the invitation he needs.
His tongue enters my mouth, tasting, teasing. I push my tongue into his mouth, doing the same. A burst of energy flows from us. Graydon growls, changing the angle of our kiss. My hands fist the front of his shirt, tugging him closer. Sensing what I was trying to do, he uses his free arm wrapping it around my waist. Keeping the hand on the back of my neck, he pulls me onto his lap. The motion causing me to straddle him. I let go of his shirt and press my body flush against his. My arms going around his neck, my hands fisting his hair tugging slightly.
Graydon moans, pulling back just enough to look into my eyes. My chest is heaving, trying to get air. I know he can see the desire in my eyes because it’s reflected right back at me from his. His mouth finding my neck, kissing and nipping his way down. His teeth biting at the pulse point. I let out a moan before his mouth finds mine. Kissing me like I’m the very air he breathes. Devouring my mouth, like a man starved.
“Hey guys, did you feel that small energy wave. Oh.”
I pull back to find Max standing at the threshold between the kitchen and the living room. I know I should be embarrassed, but I’m not. They’re my mates. It’s bound to happen. Then I go and do something unexpected, for me at least. I look Max in the eyes keeping the contact the whole time. I bend down and bite the pulse point on Graydon's neck. Max sharply inhales. I see his eyes sparkle. He likes what he sees. Graydon moans and pushes his hips up, his hard length meeting my core, eliciting a moan from me.
That’s all it takes for Max to close the distance between us. I’m still straddling Graydon when Max’s hands cup my face. Max crushes his lips to mine. He uses his tongue to coax my mouth open. I let him. The second our tongues touch, I feel another pulse of energy. Max moves his hands from my face but places them on my hips, lifting me off Graydon. On instinct my legs wrap around his waist, my arms going around his neck. I push myself as close to Max as I can get. We both moan. We change the angle of our heads, giving me a moment to draw in some much-needed air.
We kiss until we both need a breath. I look into Max’s eyes. I love what I see there. Desire, longing, love. I give him the biggest smile I can muster. You can feel the spark. The current surrounding us. If this is how it feels to kiss these two, I shake my head. I can’t wait to find out how kissing Zeke and Lucian will feel.