Page 68 of Alphas Never Hide

“Yeah.Ifyou have three fingers in my ass,I’mready.”

Iblew out my breath.Hewas right.WhywasIso anxious about this?Noone had ever complainedIwas a terrible lover in my past.Sure, some of us had more chemistry than others, but?—

WhywasIthinking about past lovers whenIhad the sexiest manI’dever met waiting for me?Ilooked down at him and dragged my hands over his back.Mycock was hard and so ready to do this, but something wasn’t right.Thiswas my favorite position, entering a man from behind, feeling his muscles tense as he braced for my thrusts, but that wasn’t whatIwanted this time.Thisposition was too impersonal.Ineeded to seeHayden’sface.Ineeded to kiss him.

“Geton your back,”Isaid asIswatted his ass lightly.

Hehesitated a moment before flipping over.Haydenwatched me asIgrabbed a pillow and tucked it under his ass.Imoved between his spread legs.Helooked so damn turned on and vulnerable all at once that it nearly undid me.Ileaned forward and pressed a soft kiss to his lips.

“Areyou sure you want this?”Iasked.

“Yes.”Thesingle syllable word said so much more than yes.Itsaid,more than anything,Iwant you, you are more thanIcould have imagined.

Orthose might just have been my own thoughts.

Ipositioned the crown of my cock against him.Haydenheld his legs open wider.Ipressed forward, slowly, steadily.Ourgazes locked as our bodies joined.

“Hayden.”Iwhispered his name reverently, because there was something magical and beautiful and so fuckingtender growing between us.Ineeded to acknowledge it.Ineeded to know he was there with me, not only in body, but in spirit, too.

Wesimply stared at one another for a long moment.Hereached for me, pulling me down until our mouths met in an exquisite and oh so fucking gentle kiss that seemed to convey all the thingsIwas too overwhelmed to put into words.Theplace where my magic lived burst to life, andIsworeIcould feel it rush through me, filling me, until it was too much to contain.

Aswe moved together,Iwas sure my heightened emotions were playing tricks on me becauseIswore lights sparkled to life around us.Iblinked.No, it wasn’t lights, it was magic.Andsomething deep inside me told me this wasn’t justanymagic, butourmagic—mine andHayden’s.Itburst free from our bodies to dance and spiral around us.Thevivid, rich green of his wolf shifter magic and the pale yellowy-green of my own shimmered as they wove together until they merged into something that wasn’t his or mine, but ours.

I’dnever seen anything like it.Iwould never have thought a half-supe like myself could experience it.HowdidIhave enough magic to manifest it like this?Buthere it was.Beautifulseemed an inadequate word to describe it.

Theswirling magic pulsed in time to the rhythm of our bodies, faster and brighter.Isank deep inside him with each thrust, needing to be as close as possible to him, andHayden’ships rocked against mine as if feeling the same need.Hiswolf shone through his eyes, and when his mouth dropped open,Isaw the sharp edges of his elongated canines.

Yes.Iwanted that.Iwanted him to bite me and taste my blood.Iwanted everything with this man.Iwanted him forever.Inever wanted to be without him.

“Mymate,”Ichoked out.

“Mymate,” he agreed.ThenHayden’seyes widened, as if he was surprised by his own words.Hisgrip tightened on me.

Somethingin the air changed.Atfirst,Ithought we were on the precipice of our release, but it was more than that.Loveand joy and such an immense feeling of home surged through me.

Strangewords in a languageIdidn’t know started falling from my lips.I’dnever heard them before, butIwasn’t scared.Instinctively,Irecognized the ancient incantation as a magic-filled blessing from theEternalMagicherself.

“Ryley, no.”Hayden’sfingers bit into my hips. “Youdeserve so much better.”

Thewords poured from my mouth.Icouldn’t stop them to soothe him, soIdid whatIcould with my body.Iheld him tight, willing him to understand thatIwas choosing this.Choosinghim.

Herelaxed in my arms.Thenhe shuddered and moaned, succumbing to the power of this moment likeIhad.Assoon as his mouth opened again, the same magic-laden words burst from his lips too.

Asour voices joined as intimately as our bodies, our magic became brighter and more radiant.Itpulsed like it had a heartbeat of its own, as if to suggest we were nolonger two separate individuals but one.Somehow, the magic from my core kept feeding it, nurturing it.I’dthoughtIbarely had enough magic to shift, but here it was, streaming from me strong and full like it had no end, andHayden’swas right there with it.

Whenthe words faded,Islammed my mouth ontoHayden’s.Thenour bodies raced toward completion.Iwas so damn close, butIneededHaydento be there with me.Ireached between us and stroked his hard length.Hegrunted and bucked into my grip.Ona low groan, he shuddered.Assoon as his release sprayed across my stomach, my own climax had me shuddering and shooting deep inside him.Markinghim as mine.

Allaround us, our merged magic, that beautiful green with a hint of yellow that reminded me of pine needles, erupted in a dazzling explosion.Theshimmering sparkles of magic floated down to us, coating us, until they faded into our sweat-soaked skin.

Ilifted up to look intoHayden’seyes, scared of whatI’dfind there.He’dtried to stop me from speaking theEternalMagic’swords.Hadhe not wanted this?Notwanted me?

Haydenswallowed and looked away.

“Hayden?”

“I’msorry,” he whispered.

Myfirst reaction was one of anger, butIknew that anger was born out of fear.Fearingthis man theEternalMagichad given me was about to reject me was easy.AndIdidn’t think hewasrejectingme.Isuspected he was rejecting himself, if that made sense.