BRAYDEN
EIGHTEEN
After we were all stuffed beyond reason with all the amazing food that Lailah, Sarah, and Cami made, everyone dispersed for the night.
I grabbed Lailah’s hand and took her to a sitting room that we never really used.
It had a large sectional couch with a fireplace and a TV over the mantle.
I flipped on the switch, turning the gas on and lighting the fire, which warmed the chilled room quickly.
Lailah grabbed a blanket off the back of the couch, and we snuggled together under it.
“Thank you for sharing Thanksgiving with us,” I said, kissing the top of her head.
She nestled in closer to me, tucking her head under my chin. “You’re very welcome. It was also an apology for being such a bitch the past few weeks.”
I chuckled at how apologetic she was. “Angel, I think I’ve known you long enough to know that isn’t your normal. Don’t beat yourself up about it.”
“Who knows what my normal will be now? I could lash out at anyone or have a psychotic break in a dream and start hurting people who have wronged me.”
At her words, I thought back to yesterday and how distressed she was. Lailah was a pure spirit, and to see herself capable of doing something like that, even in a hallucination, must’ve made her question everything.
“Lailah, you don’t have to handle this all on your own.
You have all of us to help you, no matter what happens.
I have no doubt that you’ll win this fight against the demons’ tricks.
You are filled with pure light, and it’s much harder to cast a shadow where there is nowhere to hide,” I said, running my hand up and down her back.
“I hope you’re right, because if things change, I don’t think anyone could stop me,” Lailah muttered.
Seeing that she wasn’t ready to believe me on this yet, I let the topic drop.
We could come back to it later when wasn’t not so fresh in her mind.
“Hey, what do you think about coming home with me for Christmas? We get three weeks off, and I figured you could use the chance to get away from school.”
“That actually sounds amazing,” she said, sitting back to look me in the face. “I told my parents I wasn’t going to have them fly me back for Christmas. It would be way too expensive. Instead, I’ll go back the whole summer. Three months is better than three weeks.”
I grinned at her. “I’ll let my parents know, they’re very excited to meet you.”
“You’ve told your parents about me?” she asked, blushing.
“I have talked about you to them, yes, but when it came out that you are Synergy, all the important members of the Elementi were informed,” I said. “It doesn’t change the fact that they are wanting to meet my girlfriend.”
Lailah frowned, and I tried to hide my surprise. Did she not think she was my girlfriend?
“There has to be a better word to describe what we are. I feel like girlfriend isn’t a strong enough word for someone you’re bonded to for life.”
I laughed. “You had me worried for a moment. I thought you were going to tell me you didn’t want to be my girlfriend.”
“No, that’s not what I meant at all,” Lailah said, grasping my arm.
“Well, until you come up with a better word you want me to use, then I will just settle for calling you my girlfriend,” I teased.
“Where does your family live?”
“In another country, but I want to keep it a surprise. I have a feeling you’re going to love it.” Excitement flooded through me from her as she thought about the possibilities.
I smiled and placed a gentle kiss on her lips, unable to hold myself back. When I pulled away, she chased after me; apparently, she wasn’t interested in such a chaste kiss. She curled her fingers into my hair, and it sent a shiver down my spine.
This woman had no idea what she did to me.
My body craved her, and the more I had her, the worse it got.
The love and affection that she could bestow on someone were more magical than the powers we both held.
Never had a woman made me feel so wanted, and not for the typical reasons.
Most wanted the benefit of money, my family name, or the power we held in the Elementi.
No, Lailah, saw me for who I was, never knowing that I was willing to give her anything she wanted.
Without breaking our kiss, I scooped her up and laid her down beside me on the couch so our bodies touched from head to toe.
She moaned into my mouth, setting me on fire.
I gripped her ass and pulled her even tighter to me, tossing a leg over her hip.
Responding, she ground against me, making me growl at her in encouragement.
Sliding my hands under her shirt, I slipped it over her head, exposing her creamy white skin.
I kissed down her neck as she wriggled in my arms, trying to pull my shirt off of me.
Quickly, I let her go and yanked the fabric off so she could have the access she wanted.
Her soft hand roved over my chest as if she were memorizing every part of me.
My cock twitched, pressing painfully against my jeans, trapped, wanting her attention.
Surprising me, she licked my nipple, and I groaned, one hand sliding into her hair to hold her to me.
My other hand went to the fastener on her bra and flicked it open.
Rolling her under me, I slid the bra off her body and showed her breasts my appreciation, molding one with my hand while torturing her with my mouth on the other.
I noticed the other night how much she enjoyed having her nipples played with, and I was more than happy to oblige.
Shifting so I could get her jeans off, I undid the button but took my time slowly peeling them off of her.
I wanted to enjoy her body and the delicious sounds she made when she got frustrated at me.
“Brayden, please don’t tease me. I need you.” She panted once I got her jeans and underwear off.
Shucking off my own jeans, I crawled up her body, placing kisses along the way until I reached her perfect lips. “My Angel wants for nothing.”
I lowered my body, and she spread her legs for me to nestle against her core.
Bucking her hips encouragingly, I reached between us and stroked her, feeling how wet she was for me.
The ego boost you got from having a wanton woman begging you to take her was amazing, but when it was also the woman you loved, it was incomparable.
I slid a finger in, then a second, and pumped them in and out a few times just to make sure she wasn’t too tight.
Last time I thought I was going to bust a load before I got all the way in, she was so narrow.
This time she gave under my touch faster, and I knew she was getting close.
For a moment, I thought about tasting her before I entered her, but looking up and seeing the need in her eyes settled it.
Lining up, I kissed her deeply as I slammed home, causing her to cry out.
I trapped it with my kiss, not wanting her to feel ashamed of the noises she made in her enjoyment.
To me, the sounds she made when she lost herself in passion were everything, but this moment I didn’t want to share with anyone.
She was mine for now, and I was going to take full advantage.
Pulling her legs around my waist, I pulled her up so she was sitting in my lap, and I leaned against the back of the couch.
Thrusting into her, I clutched her to my body, holding her steady as I moved.
She wrapped her arms around my shoulders and muffled her cries in my neck.
Even though she wasn’t as tight as the first time, it was still almost too much.
Feeling myself edging on release, I tried to slow down, not wanting this to end.
Lailah shared her opinion on this by setting her teeth to my neck.
She didn’t bite down hard, but it was a clear warning she didn’t agree with what was going on.
Picking back up the pace, I could feel sweat beading on my skin as I kept the rhythm.
Lailah tensed, letting me know she was close too, then she cried out, and her teeth latched on to me, sending me off the edge.
I lost it, thrusting up into her as deep as she could take me and moaned my own release.
Never had sex been this satisfying, making all others experiences pale in comparison.
Lailah released her hold on my neck and rested her head there, panting.
Neither of us moved, not wanting to break the closeness of this moment between us.
“Lailah, I know this is crazy to say, but I’m falling in love with you,” I whispered into her ear.
Pulling back, she looked me in the eye, searching, trying to determine if what I was saying was true. She leaned in and kissed me, showing me with action how she felt.
“Please don’t hate me, but I’m not ready to say those words to you yet,” she answered, her lips grazing mine as she talked.
Kissing her quickly, unable to miss the opportunity, I answered, “I could never hate you, and it’s fine. I’ll wait however long it takes. I’m not going anywhere.”
“Good, because I kind of like having you around,” she said, grinning at me before her face seemed to fall into a more serious expression. “Is it weird for you knowing that I have to bond with the others to keep myself safe?”
I paused before I answered, searching her eyes and seeing that this had been something she’d been rolling around in her brain for a while.
“The idea we all had to share Synergy is not new to me, we always knew that was going to happen. Does that change because you are human and a woman that I am falling head over heels for… yeah. Am I relishing the fact that I get you all to myself right now? Hell, yeah. On the other hand, knowing that bonding with them will keep you safe, how could I stand in the way of that?”
“So you don’t like it,” Lailah said with a slight wrinkle on her brow.
“Pretty sure that’s not what I said,” I chuckled.
“I am fine with you bonding with the others. It will take some time to adjust for us all. Some will have an easier time than others, but I trust them, and we were all made for you. Each one of us was picked to be in the generation that would be your guardians and everything else that comes with the Bond.”
“You make this sound so easy. I haven’t even had a real relationship, and now I’m going to be bonded to five guys for the rest of my life? What if they change their mind and don’t like me anymore or get tired of me?” Lailah said, snuggling deeper against my body.
“I can only speak for myself on this, but there is no way that I would ever change my mind. Lailah, you are everything that I’ve been looking for in a woman.
I want to spend the rest of my life with you.
” I placed a gentle kiss on her forehead, letting it linger, needing her to believe my words and the feelings behind them.
This seemed to get her to relax again, and I could feel the anxiety bleeding away from our connection. “Would you be upset if I asked you to keep our relationship quiet around school? I’m afraid that the bitchy girls will lose their minds if they find out we really are dating.”
“I can understand that, but when it’s just us or around the guys, I’m not holding back,” I said, knowing that it would be a struggle not to want to hold her and kiss her all the time.
Lailah lifted her face to me and smirked. “Deal.”
Enjoying the intimacy a while longer, I hummed to myself as I stroked her bare skin.