“Oh, aye, that I love.” She bucked and moaned, her beaded nipples hardening even further and his cock lengthening and filling as if he hadn’t just come. “Come here, my fierce protector.”
“You’ll have to wait until I’ve finished devouring you. Are you ready for more?”
“Aye, always.” She fisted the fur bedcover either side of her, a delicious grin on her face. “Devour away.”
He stroked into her harder and faster, rubbing his thumb across her nub until she arched into his touch and panted. Then he added a second finger, dipped his head and licked her flesh as he desired and as his bear demanded. The other half of him, contained so deep within, rumbled his appreciation. Aye, this was just the beginning. He removed his fingers and thrust his tongue inside her, stroked the inside of her channel then retreated only long enough to begin doing the same all over again. Building her next orgasm to a peak, he lapped and pleasured her with his mouth and tongue alone.
“Tavish.” She tunneled her mind deep inside his, her passion rising to such a height the desire she shared with him had his cock throbbing, so heavy and full as he drank at the very heart of her. “I cannae take any more.”
“Wait there, my sweet love. I’m coming.” He took one last lick of her below, lifted up and covered her mouth with his. He kissed her, twining his tongue around hers and gorging himself on her full lips. She was his, an intoxicating and heady blend he would never be able to get enough of.
“Inside me.” She gripped his shoulders, her nails digging into his flesh and making his bear roll around with pleasure at her very clear marking. He kissed her and she swished her hands down his front, brushed the head of his cock with the soft pad of her thumb then with her sweet fingers firm around his erection, worked him in long pulls.
His spine tingled and the pressure in his shaft built, with such a swiftness he could barely contain himself. Kissing her, he savored the luscious recesses of her mouth then gave into the need to join them both together. Blood pounding, he pushed his cock deep inside her hot sheath, her mouth-watering scent bathing him below.
“More,” she moaned against his lips. She clutched his butt, pulled him in even deeper and rocked underneath him. “You’re my fierce protector, the other half of my soul.”
“Just as you’re the other half of mine. From this moment forth, we’ll always be together. No one will ever separate us again, not the enemy and certainly not time itself.” He thrust deep, every inch of her welcoming heat pulling him in further. “Bite me, my love, the same time as I bite you. I want your full possession.”
“That I will never deny you of.” With her mind open to his, her body wrapped around him, she sucked the skin of his neck between her lips.
He slid his hand around the back of her head and held her against him as he razzed his teeth over her fiercely beating pulse. “Now,” he demanded.
She sank her teeth into him and he bit her in return. Bucking into her, his pace wild and feverish and driven by the very heart of his bear, he marked her and made her his, forever and for all time.
Meeting each of his pounding thrusts, she bit him again on the other side of his neck and he roared his pleasure, bit her again in the same way and sent them both spiraling over the edge and flying straight to the stars.
Never had he experienced such a perfect union, his shifter soul connecting and locking tight with hers. Forever, they’d keep each other safe and close, a forever he desired with all of his heart and soul.
Chapter 13
Inside their sacred cavern two weeks later, Julia slumped on top of Tavish, the sand underneath them a heavenly bed and the bath-like pool of water next to them offering a cool reprieve from the steamy heat. Happiness and peace invaded her soul as she played her fingers through her mate’s silky black locks.
The day before, Cherub had brought them, her parents and Matthew—all now fully healed—back to the past and that very day their clan had celebrated their safe return with a hearty feast, a celebration that had lasted all day and night until the two of them had finally been able to sneak away.
“You certainly do keep your word,” she whispered in his ear. “Do you recall all of my requests?”
“Let’s see.” Smiling, he caressed down her back and over her bare bottom. “We’ve made love in my shower and our bed, many times over, and now we’re back in the past, we’ve also done so here within our sacred cavern.” Slowly, he rolled her over on their tartan blanket and came up over top of her. A delicious spark lit his beautiful golden shifter eyes. “But you also requested I give you my babe, for us to start a family all of our own.”
“That I did.” Her courses were late, only by two days, but still two all-important days.
He breathed deep, scented the air then released a low growl, one that rumbled in his throat and vibrated against her chest. “You smell incredible. Like vanilla and hot honey all rolled into one, but there’s something else, a heady new aroma I’ve never caught the scent of before.”
“What do you think that might be?”
“Have I ever told you our shifter males can scent when our mates are at their most fertile, as well as the change within our chosen one’s body when they conceive?”
“Nay.” How intriguing.
“It’s been that way since the very beginning. Your scent calls to the very heart of both me and my bear.” Wriggling down, he dragged in another deep breath and on his knees between her legs, spread her thighs wider. Gently, he smoothed one hand over her hip then bent and nuzzled her flat belly. “You’re carrying my cub.”
“Aye, a babe all of our own. I may even have conceived right here in this cavern, the very first time we came together.”
“The timing would be just about right.” A sensual grin lifted his lips. “I need to make love to you again.”
“I need that too.”
“I love you, Julia. You’re all I could ever desire in a mate, all I could ever hope for as a wife and the mother of our children.” He rose up and kissed her, so deeply and passionately her core pulsed, and when he slid so perfectly inside her, his aura fully enveloping hers, joy overwhelmed her.
Her mate held her very soul in his hands, just as she held his in hers.
Love. Theirs had transcended the endless streams of time, and forever would.
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Highlander’s Heart, (Book Two)
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Author’s Note
Clan Matheson descends from a twelfth century man called Gilleoin, a man who was believed to have been from the ancient Royal House of Lorne. The name Matheson has been attributed to the Gaelic words Mic Mhathghamhuim which means “Son of the Bear,” and the clan chief’s arms carry two bears as supporters. In the twelfth century, clan Matheson settled around the area of Loch Alsh, Loch Carron, and Kintail, and gave their allegiance to clan MacDonald whose chiefs were the Lords of the Isles. Clan Matheson became a large and powerful clan with a force of around two-thousand men, although by the middle of the sixteenth century they’d diminished greatly in size and influence due to the blood feuds raging across the isles at that time. This warring left them to possess less than a third of the original Matheson property on Loch Alsh.
The first series I wrote about this clan titled The Matheson Brothers, showcases the initial time of Gilleoin and features a large and wonderful cast of characters.
This series titled Clan Matheson, is a spinoff series from The Matheson Brothers, which has allowed me to delve deeper into this clan and bring you stories that show both the blood feuds that raged at that time, and the alliances made between the clans.
It’s time for the whispers to reignite. Clan Matheson are the “Son of the Bear.”
This book forms part of the Clan Matheson series, a spinoff from The Matheson Brothers series, and each story within it is stand-alone.
Please feel free to search for any of my other works. I simply adore strong heroines, and have a ton of fun matching them with their honorable alpha heroes.
Joanne Wadsworth
I love reading romance, but even more, I love to write it. My characters hound me, demanding their stories are told. I’m happy to oblige, giving them the romance they’re after, provided they can accept a little angst and adventure along the way.
In beautiful New Zealand, I live with my hubby and four energetic children, and adore using the stunning countries of Scotland and the South Pacific as backdrops in many of my books. One day I hope to travel further afield, to visit the Scottish Highlands, America, and everywhere between.
With several series underway, I write historical Highlander romances featuring strong heroines whose paths collide with their delicious Highland heroes, as well as fast-paced YA/NA fantasy romance, and heart-pounding romantic suspense.
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Clan Matheson Series
by Joanne Wadsworth
Clan Matheson Series
(Spinoff from The Matheson Brothers Series)
Highlander’s Kiss, (Book One)
Highlander’s Heart, (Book Two)
Highlander’s Sword, (Book Three) - Coming early 2016
Amazon Author Page: http://www.amazon.com/Joanne-Wadsworth/e/B00AVRVIBM/
Highlander’s Heart, Book 2
Clan Matheson, #2
(Amazon)
Highlander’s Heart: Blurb
There can be only one…for both of them.
Fae-blooded Layla holds a fearsome battle skill, the ‘power of thought.’ She can levitate, move objects and people, and all with only a thought from her mind alone. Her skill is coveted by their allied clan, and when she comes of age, a marriage of alliance is agreed upon. Her betrothed is a fearsome warrior, the son of one of the greatest Highland chiefs, a man she holds no feelings for but intends to wed all the same.
Highlander warrior shifter Tor Matheson has traveled from the twenty-first century into the past in order to find the one woman who was always meant to be his. He awaits the night of the full moon, the one night when he should be able to sense who she is. Except only one woman draws him irresistibly in, the one woman who is completely and irretrievably forbidden to him. She is betrothed to another and if he wishes to claim her, he’ll need to come up against one of the greatest challenges ever thrown at him.
Plunged between two fierce warriors intent on claiming her, Layla must decide whether to allow duty to prevail, or to hand her heart over to the one man prepared to fight for it.
Never has there been such a battle for love.
The Matheson Brothers Series
by Joanne Wadsworth
The Matheson Brothers Series
Highlander’s Desire, (Book One)
Highlander’s Passion, (Book Two)
Highlander’s Seduction, (Book Three)
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Highlander’s Desire, Book 1
The Matheson Brothers, #1
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Highlander’s Passion, Book 2
The Matheson Brothers, #2
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Highlander’s Seduction, Book 3
The Matheson Brothers, #3
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Highlander Heat Series
by Joanne Wadsworth
Highlander Heat Series
Highlander’s Castle, (Book One)
Highlander’s Magic, (Book Two)
Highlander’s Charm, (Book Three)
Highlander’s Guardian, (Book Four)
Highlander’s Faerie, (Book Five)
Highlander’s Champion, (Book Six)
Highlander’s Captive, Novella (Short Story)
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Highlander’s Castle, Book 1
Highlander Heat, #1
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Magio-Earth Series
by Joanne Wadsworth
Magio-Earth Series
Protector, (Book One)
Warrior, (Book Two)
Enchanter, (Book Three)
Hunter, Novella (Short Story)
Amazon Author Page: http://www.amazon.com/Joanne-Wadsworth/e/B00AVRVIBM/
Bodyguards Series
by Joanne Wadsworth
Bodyguards Series
Witness Pursuit, (Book One)
Bodyguard Pursuit, (Book Two)
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Copyright: Highlander’s Kiss
Copyright © 2015, Joanne Wadsworth
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First electronic publication: September 2015
First paperback publication: September 2015
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