What my Heart Desires

Chapter 6

“Bring him to me,” I spoke seriously. Looking Drex in the eye. “Please.”

He stares at me, hesitating. He searches my face for any indication that I was lying. Drex must have seen how serious I was because he got up and walked to the door. He looks back at me from the door, naked as a baby. “Are you sure? You can take your time. There is no rush to this my love.”

“Trust me. Please go get him.” I don’t want to leave him in the basement to suffer. Drex nods and is out the door before I can blink.

I start to panic. I’m not even in their presence a full day and I’m giving in and fulfilling the mating bond. How the hell am I going to keep my walls up around them when they tear them down so quickly. I’m moving too quickly. Any semblance of a plan I started when walking in here mere hours ago to shower has gone out the window.

I hear them before I see them. A growl so deep and ferocious it comes straight from your deepest nightmares. I also hear a lot of thuds and glass shattering. It reminds me of a bull in a china shop. Ha. Okay, now is not the time to find any of this funny I scold myself.

Roman soon comes into view, and I can only feel deep sadness at what I see. My gentle, protective giant is gone and in his place is his wolf. He’s still in human form but barely.

His eyes are a glowing amber, his muscles are strained, his incisors have elongated, and his skin is rippling with the need to change. Roman’s wolf locks onto me instantly. “MATE!”

He struggles in Drex’s hold, growling and snapping his teeth, trying to get to me. The sight should terrify me, with his wolf in control. I’ve seen wolf attacks, I know how they can rip their prey apart. But this is my wolf, my mate.

I can see Drex’s muscular arms flexing, keeping an ironclad hold as Roman continues to struggle. His eyes going to mine, “Are you sure about this? He might be too far gone.”

I drop the sheet and walk naked towards them, stopping in front of Roman. He keeps repeating “Mate. My mate!” over and over again. I can feel a tear slip down my cheek. I feel the pain in our bond, it needs to be healed, we need to be one.

“SHH, my mate. Hush, I am here now.” I bring my hands to cup his cheeks, our eyes locked. Roman calms a little at my touch.

“Mate.” He growls, nuzzling my hands.

My grip tightens on his face, as I lean in closer. “Please be careful, Gabriella,” Drex says.

“He won’t hurt me. His wolf is straining for the bond that should be there, he doesn’t understand since he watched me die.” I continue to sooth Roman’s wolf even though my words were for Drex.

“Roman. I know you are in there. I know you can hear me. I’m telling you to let go of any restraint you have on your wolf.”

Drex hisses, “Gabrie-!”

“No! Drex, I know what I’m doing, don’t you dare interfere.” My eyes shooting a glare his way for a split second before returning to Roman. Who started growling again when he noticed my attention leave him.

“Easy, my mate. I am here, everything will be alright.” I soothe. My still naked body is pressed up to Roman’s, who by the feel of it is more than ready to claim me. Being close and rubbing my scent on him is reassuring his wolf but it’s not stopping his instinctual need to mark me, to make me his. His wolf is still desperate to renew his connection to me.

“Let him go Drex.” I murmur, my gaze still locked on Roman’s amber eyes. His nose is flaring as he breathes in my arousal. His growl turns almost into a purr.

I see Drex hesitate out of the corner of my eye. “Gabriella, I don’t think he will hurt you intentionally, but he will be rough. Are you sure you want me to let him go?”

“I know what I’m doing Drex. I’ll be okay. You can stay if you need to but don’t interfere. Roman and his wolf need to claim me in their way, just like you did. You weren’t gentle either if you recall?” I smirk. Thinking of how Drex dominated me, flashed in my mind and made me even more aroused. They both take in a sharp breath, noticing the change. Damn supernatural senses.

Drex lets out a grumble and slowly lets go of Roman.

I expected to be thrown on the bed for another round of hot sweaty s*x. I was not expecting to be pulled into a bone-crushing hug. He lifts me in his arms and kisses me. More like he devours my mouth. I wrap my legs around his hips and hold on for dear life.

Roman doesn’t make a move towards the bed, he just holds me in a crushing embrace and kisses me whatever he can reach. I feel like I’m being adored, cherished. His arms are like a steel cage, holding me to him. But I don’t want to be anywhere else right now.

I barely notice him moving towards the bed. I don’t care that Drex is leaning against the door frame watching us. My entire attention is on my gentle giant as he lovingly makes me his again.

Roman goes slow and sweet. Like he needs to memorize my entire body and my responses to his touch.

I love the attention but I’m getting a bit impatient, I want him inside me. I want to feel his hard length as he pounds into me.

I let out a moan of frustration. Roman’s head snaps up from where he was kissing his way slowly down my stomach. He bares his teeth at me and growls. I hiss at him in response. I honestly don’t know why blame it on my need for him. I want to be claimed and he is taking his sweet time about it.

I can hear Drex chuckle lowly from his position by the door. I was about to say a sassy retort when I’m suddenly flipped onto my stomach and Roman’s c**k slams home. I scream his name as he roughly takes me from behind. His hands hold my hips in a bruising grip. I feel him lean over my body, then his incisors are biting into my shoulder, making his mate claim official.

We come apart together. My orgasm rocks through me, I can feel him coming inside me, our bodies rippling with aftershock. Roman lovingly licks at his bite mark, making me shudder. My whole body is sensitive to the touch.

Roman moves us so that we are laying on our sides, him spooning me from behind. He doesn’t make a move to remove himself from my body. I’m vaguely aware of a blanket being tucked around us and of the gentle kiss placed on my forehead as I drift into a dreamless sleep.

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Drex must have crawled into bed sometime last night because when I woke up, I was sandwiched in between him and Roman.

Drex was facing me, his arm curled around my hip and cupping the top of my ass, holding me close. He doesn’t seem bothered that his hand is also against Roman’s lower abs. Roman is still spooning me from behind, his arm is wrapped over my arm to lay on my chest cupping my breast.

I blow out a huff, men. As comfortable as I am being snuggled up with my mates, I need a shower. Eww. I crinkle my nose a bit at the thought. My bladder is also letting me know that we need to get up, like right now or it won’t be pretty.

I’m trying to think of the best approach to getting untangled when Roman starts nuzzling my neck. “Ella.” He says in adoration. He kisses my neck, leaving a trail of love bites down to my shoulder and back again as he starts grinding himself into my ass. We aren’t joined anymore, for which I’m thankful for because my bladder is getting really insistent.

I let out a groan. “Roman, I need to get up.”

“If you think I’m letting you go anywhere, you are horribly mistaken baby. I’m not letting you out of this bed. Period.” He murmurs against my skin, sending shivers down my body.

I can tell Drex has woken up as well because he pulls me even closer to him, massaging the arch of my lower back and peppering my face with kisses.

I can feel myself slipping into a lusty, s*x-driven haze, resigning myself to their attention when my phone goes off. Bringing me back to reality.

“I need to get up and get that, it’s probably my boss. I also need a shower, again.” I say in between kisses from Drex.

“No,” Drex states and goes back to kissing me. Like he can just order me around and expects me to comply.

“You have to let me up at some point guys. I have to pee, I’m in desperate need of another shower and I need food. Like right now.”

I try again to get up and I’m weighed down by two very muscular men. Seriously? I’m starting to get really irritated. “Watch out Drex, she’s getting hangry,” Roman says with a chuckle.

“Hmm. I guess I can go make us breakfast.” He gives me one last kiss before getting up. He throws on a pair of lounge pants and starts towards where I can only assume the kitchen is.

I sigh in relief. Finally. I get up onto my elbow and start swinging my legs towards the edge of the bed. All of a sudden, I’m swept up, cradled bridal style in Roman’s arms. He moves towards the bathroom.

“What the hell do you think you are doing? Roman put me down! I’m not peeing with you in here with me!” I growl out.

I’m set gently on the bathroom counter. “Baby, what part of not ever being out of our sight again did you not understand? I’ll get the shower started. You can join me when you are done.” Roman promptly starts the huge walk-in shower and gets in. Steam fills up the room rather quickly.

I’m still a bit shocked but I get over it fairly quickly. What did I expect? They were going to be annoying overprotective assholes for the next millennia. I need to think of a new strategy and fast. They can’t find out why I never reached out to them, not until it’s safe. I can’t take that risk. I’ll do what needs to be done to keep my family safe.

I can’t hold it any longer, so I decided to say f**k it and relieved my aching bladder. I wash my hands and open up the shower door to join Roman.