Alexa's Warrior Mate (Guardian Warrior Mates, Prophecy of Salvation Book 1)

by Bernard, Lynnette

  Sebastian inhaled deeply, taking in the scent of her desire—for him. It was a heady feeling to know that he had affected her so deeply. Her body could not hide her desire for him. He could smell her need. He could see the wetness glistening at her core—wetness that was there to ease his passage inside of her. He could not wait to bury himself deep inside of her and feel her wet heat surrounding his shaft. But first, he had something else in mind—something that would increase her desire for him and give her pleasure.

  Drawing her toward him, he licked through her folds and gathered the cream that was meant just for him. He felt her gripping his hair tightly and hummed as he increased the pressure and movement of his tongue, biting lightly on her sweet button and licking at it with just the right amount of firmness.

  Lexi’s legs began to shake as pleasure coiled within her. To be so open and vulnerable was something that made her blush, but Sebastian’s obvious enjoyment of what he was doing to her made her understand that to be so vulnerable with the man who was your destined life mate was a very good thing. She trusted Sebastian with her life. She also trusted him to protect her privacy. She felt no threat from him or the world around them. The embarrassment that she had been feeling was slowly slipping away as the pleasure that he was intent on her achieving with him coiled tighter.

  She felt Sebastian slip his right hand up her side while his left held her hip firmly to keep her in place. When he palmed her full breast and tweaked her turgid nipple just slightly, she couldn’t help but moan at the dual sensations he was giving her.

  In an instant, pleasure shot through her, her body shaking with the intensity of the orgasm. She leaned back and braced her hands on Sebastian’s torso, arching her breasts and calling out his name as pure joy pinged through her body.

  Sebastian lapped up her cream, humming in delight at her taste, her scent, and her pleasure. He was going to be certain to give her more of that pleasure before the night was over. Lexi did not understand what the bonding process would entail. He hoped that she would be open to all that they needed to do in order to ensure that their bonding was completed. He needed her to be good and truly his—for the entirety of their lifetime together.

  Sitting up carefully, he gathered her within his arms and gently placed her on the burgundy blanket that lay beneath them. She was boneless from her release. There was a soft smile on her face as she looked up at him, and her beautiful breasts were heaving as she fought to control her breathing. She looked well and truly loved, and he was determined that he was going to see that same look on her many more times before the morning sun had risen.

  “You will tell me if I hurt you in any way,” he told her seriously.

  “I will tell you,” she promised, understanding she would feel some pain but knowing that he would not intentionally hurt her.

  Sebastian nodded, taking comfort in the fact that she would tell him if she felt any discomfort at all. He took hold of his hard shaft, moaning at the pain that his own hand caused.

  Lexi’s eyes widened as reality crashed down upon her. Sebastian was in pain, and it was all her fault. She reached down between them and pushed his hand away then carefully gripped his shaft and drew it toward her entrance. She felt the broad head press against her and lifted her hips to take him inside.

  “Careful, my lady,” Sebastian groaned out, his warning ending abruptly as Lexi’s movement took the first two inches of his shaft inside of her. Her warmth and tightness stole his breath away.

  “You shouldn’t have tried to touch yourself, sweetheart,” she whispered as she fought to catch her breath. “I didn’t remember that you would be in pain if you touched your shaft, but you should have. I don’t want you to ever be in pain again because of me.”

  Sebastian, held her hips tightly, controlling her determination to take all of him inside of her in one push. She wasn’t ready to take his entire length. She needed to be cared for. He needed to ensure that he entered her body slowly and with gentleness.

  Those thoughts were definite and determined within his mind, and he used every bit of control that he had to hold himself still as her body adjusted to him. He could not help but smile as happiness filled him. She had used a term of endearment when she had spoken. To be called sweetheart by his woman had meant a great deal because it had come from her naturally. He could sense the true feelings within her. She held beginning love for him. It was as it should be between life mates. He would be certain to be worthy of her love.

  He felt her tensing and paused, allowing her a moment to adjust to his thickness. He began to rock his pelvis, slowly embedding his length inside of her in small increments, pulling back slightly each time and carefully making his way deeper into her body with each returning push.

  He felt the maiden barrier within her and froze all movement. His heart swelled at the thought that she was giving him this beautiful gift. She was his, and his alone—always and forever.

  Pressing closer, he eased inside of her sweet body just slightly deeper, watching Lexi’s face for any indication of pain. He pulled his hips back and had to clench his teeth to remain in control. Her tightness pulled on his shaft deliciously. He slowly pushed until he was settled as deep as he could go and his body was flush against hers.

  The wetness of her channel pleased him. It meant that she desired him. A man could know the truth of his woman’s desires if he paid attention to her body. Lexi was his, body and soul. She could not hide her want of him. He would always know.

  She was looking up at him with an expression of tenderness that he would never forget for the remainder of life. He watched as she licked at her bottom lip before catching it between her teeth. He did not know if it was because she was nervous, or if it was because she was in pain. He just knew that he had to ensure her well-being.

  “Am I hurting you, my love?” he whispered, leaning down and kissing her lips lightly, licking at her bottom lip to ease the sting that her teeth had caused.

  “No,” Lexi answered without hesitation, her voice quiet. “I feel full.”

  Sebastian smiled, pressing a little deeper inside of her. “I like filling you,” he told her quietly. He remained still, his shaft buried deep. He knew of no more perfect place to be.

  When she opened her legs wider and wrapped her calves around the back of his thighs to pull him closer, he could not prevent the groan of pleasure that escaped him. Leaning forward he traced his tongue across the fullness of her bottom lip and smiled when he heard her soft sigh before she pulled his body closer and eagerly accepted his kiss.

  His lips covered hers gently, carefully coaxing her response and delighting in her eager participation. He gently nipped at her lower lip with his teeth and could not contain the satisfaction that filled him as she opened to him, accepting the gentle sweep of his tongue.

  His heart rate increased and his breathing became labored. He closed his eyes in an attempt to calm himself. He needed to find his control and center himself. Lexi needed his tenderness and his love. She needed to be made love to slowly and thoroughly.

  Lexi pulled him closer, kissing his chest lightly and breathing in his scent in a slow inhale. The soft sigh that escaped her made him smile. It seemed that his sweet little warrior was a very sensual person. That pleased him greatly.

  “Don’t hold back, Sebastian,” she whispered against his neck. “I won’t break.”

  “My love,” Sebastian whispered. “I know that you are strong, but I cannot help but be tender with you. You own my heart. You own my soul.”

  “I own your body,” Lexi teased, squeezing her muscles and clamping down on his shaft tightly.

  Sebastian’s growl of pleasure made her happy. She felt his hips press closer against her, sending him even deeper inside of her. She felt the thickness of him spreading her wider. She couldn’t help but moan at the sensations that were rushing through her body. She could feel herself throbbing as he pressed deeper and dragged his pubic bone across her swollen button.

  “More,
” she whispered, gripping his hips and doing her best to pull him tighter against her body. She needed all of him inside of her.

  “Demanding little warrior,” he teased her, his words ending on a low growl as he settled inside of her even deeper.

  He held still and fought to catch his breath. The wet heat of Lexi’s body welcomed him home. He looked down at her and was lost in the beauty of her violet eyes—eyes that were looking up at him with complete joy, desire, and love. He could see deep into her soul. This woman was going to love him fiercely, just as he knew he would love her.

  “Damn right. Get used to it, sweetheart,” Lexi told him, her passionate declaration ending on a gasp as Sebastian started moving within her.

  She felt every inch of him. He pressed so deep within her and connected with her so profoundly, she couldn’t imagine ever being without him. He was so careful with her, yet he pressed with just the right amount of force to send stars shooting through her skull.

  “Good,” she whispered, unable to keep the soft moans from escaping her as he began to pump in and out of her.

  Sebastian’s body was on fire. He had connected with Lexi in both body and spirit. He could feel her soul permanently merging with his. He could feel the intensity of her pleasure, and he was determined to make her lose complete control. His sweet warrior needed to release the control that she had always had to exercise. She had to give herself over to him and trust that he would catch her if she fell.

  He slid his hands beneath her body to slip them under her shoulders and hold her firmly in place. Moving his hips slowly, he pressed his shaft deep then pulled out until just the head remained at her entrance. Pressing back inside, he began a slow rhythm of press and retreat, watching Lexi’s face as he made love to her.

  She was breathing in tandem with him. Her heartbeat was synchronized to his. Her hips moved to ease his claiming of her. With each movement, he was able to slide deeper within her. He was where he dreamed of being—deep within his life mate. His woman. His queen. Lexi was all of those things and more.

  Lexi dragged her nails down Sebastian’s back, fighting to hold him closer and take him deeper. She felt his shaft swelling within her. His eyes were glowing golden and white sparks of magic were exploding around them. She had a moment of worry that their lovemaking was drawing attention to them. How could Sebastian’s magic not be seen by anyone who was near them?

  “I don’t care!” she called out, knowing that she wasn’t making any sense to the man who was loving her. She gripped his hips tighter and moved to take him deeper. She had never felt anything so good or so right in her entire life.

  Sebastian could not help but smile as he heard Lexi’s words. His sweet mate was completely caught up in their lovemaking. Looking down at her, he was taken by her beauty. She was surrounded in a bright white light that attested to her goodness and her pure heart. It was glorious.

  He pulled her up onto the incline of his thighs, wrapping his arms around her back and holding her in place while he pumped up into her over and over again. Her constant sweet noises of pleasure spurred him on. He could feel his body tightening and knew that he would not be able to hold back his seed for much longer.

  “You will find your pleasure, my love,” he demanded.

  He slipped his hand between their bodies and gently spread her swollen folds, growling at the wetness that greeted him. His fingers were coated with the gift of her desire. Easing the pad of his thumb over her button, he caressed in a circular motion, pressing just hard enough to draw Lexi toward the path of her release.

  Lexi leaned forward and bit into Sebastian’s shoulder, white hot pleasure bursting through her as she exploded in ecstasy. The deepness of his voice was filled with passion as he demanded her release. It was all that it took to send her that last little bit over the precipice into complete bliss. She bucked against his hand, the movement pushing his shaft even deeper within her.

  He surged into her one last time and found his release, his seed spurting inside of her in long pulses of pleasure. As she cried out in completion, he moaned her name as his life’s essence found a home deep within her.

  She held him tightly to her as each throbbing pulse of his shaft sent multiple waves of sensations throughout her body, the contractions of her internal muscles pulling every bit of seed from him. The sounds of pleasure he emitted made her love him more. She loved that he allowed his rapture to flow from him so that she would know his joy. She was glad that Sebastian was a vocal lover. She wanted to know that she pleased him. She needed to know that he garnered just as much joy from their joining as she did.

  She felt the hot explosion of his seed as it filled her and reveled in the beauty of it. She would swear that he grew larger as he found his release. It certainly felt like he was even tighter inside of her. She rested against his shoulder, unable to move. She laughed softly as he continued to make noises of pleasure as he pulsed within her over and over again.

  The sounds that he made, the gentle way he was kissing her temple and caressing small circles across her back made her know that he enjoyed having her within his arms and was in no hurry to release his hold on her. The comfort level she had with him told her that this relationship was going to last a lifetime. Something within her settled because of that knowledge.

  She eased back slightly so she could look up at him and couldn’t help but smile as shyness assailed her. To be so intimate and face him afterward, was something that was difficult for her. She was used to facing an opponent that she had to challenge. She was used to facing the people who threatened her sisters or her niece. She was not used to looking into the eyes of her lover since she had never had one before Sebastian.

  The intensity in his eyes was a little overwhelming, but what she saw there eased her shyness. His look was one of tenderness and caring. She felt his love surrounding her with its warmth. She also felt his magic tingling around her and within her.

  “Your magic is helping me,” she told him, smiling at the relief that immediately appeared on his face. “I can feel my body relaxing.”

  “I am pleased,” he whispered. “I never want to hurt you.”

  “You didn’t,” Lexi told him with surety. “Even though you’re still inside of me, I don’t feel any discomfort at all.”

  Sebastian hesitated a moment, knowing he had to be truthful with his woman. Their bonding had begun, but it was not over. The need to be with her, love her, and be inside of her would not fade for some time. It was the way of the mating. It was the way the bonding would be made permanent.

  “My lady, I will be unable to leave your body for quite some time,” he told her, clearing his throat nervously as he realized that this should have been something he had told her long before they had started their lovemaking.

  “What do you mean?” Lexi asked, moaning softly when she felt Sebastian’s swollen member press deeper inside of her.

  “When a bonding begins, a man must claim his woman repeatedly to strengthen their bond.”

  Lexi gasped as she felt Sebastian move inside of her slowly. He was fully erect, and he was making her need all over again. It seemed that it wasn’t only the men who had this need to strengthen their bond.

  “I will endeavor to be as gentle as possible,” he promised her. “I know that you must be experiencing soreness because of me, my love.”

  “I don’t feel any soreness,” she told him quietly.

  She pointed to the glow of violet, gold, and white that surrounded them both, sighing softly as the warmth of the magic swept through her. She felt it pulsing within her and sighed against Sebastian’s chest as she rested her left cheek against him.

  “I can feel your magic,” she whispered.

  “It is drawing the gifts that we both possess and blending them together to make us one,” he explained, caressing her back with his large hands as he spoke.

  He began to move his hips slowly, pressing his shaft deeper and retreating as he gave in to the need of the bonding. The
glow that surrounded them intensified with each pulse of feeling that they shared, multiplying to a blinding light that emitted a warmth and a strength that encompassed their bodies.

  In moments, both of them were panting as their releases took hold. Sebastian filled her with his seed once again. Lexi’s body bucked against his as she gave herself over to the pleasure that he gave her. She lost all strength and allowed him to settle her back onto the blanket, aware that his magic cushioned them both as he lay on top of her, still buried deep within her.

  He collapsed against her, his forearms holding his full weight off her body as his body shuddered with aftershocks. His moans and heavy breathing against her neck gave her great satisfaction.

  After a moment, he caught his breath and raised his head to look down at her with such tenderness, her heart ached at the sight. He leaned down to kiss her lips gently.

  His Lexi was such an unassuming woman. She did not know how desirable she was. As he looked down at her, he saw the beauty of her face, the caring in her eyes, and the love within her heart. He could not imagine his life without her.

  He reached up and touched her face gently. He could not believe that the heavens had gifted him with such a kind and loving woman. He felt the soft curves and the toned muscles beneath him and could barely contain his desire for her. His body responded accordingly and Lexi gasped and looked up at him in surprise as she felt him growing within her body once again.

  “Do you feel my caring for you, my love?” he asked her very seriously, moving within her and closing his eyes at the pure joy he felt at being inside of her and bonding with her.

  Lexi nodded, remaining silent as she soaked in the beauty of the tenderness that he showed her. She ran her hands down his back and held him to her as he pumped into her with renewed passion. It wasn’t long before they were both caught up in the ecstasy of their joining once again.

  She remembered the vision that her mother had seen and had told her about when she had been a young woman of sixteen. At the time, Lexi had not taken it seriously despite the fact that her mother’s visions had never been proven wrong.