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

by Bernard, Lynnette

  The large windows that were covered by heavy drapes of gold and violet allowed a small glimpse of the world outside. It was still dark outside. Lexi had no idea what time it was. She was confused, disoriented, and afraid as she tried to remember all that had happened.

  She felt the steady beat of a heart beneath her cheek and froze as she tried to make sense of her surroundings. Strong arms held her securely against an equally strong body. She cuddled against him and found herself facing the broad expanse of the masculine chest that she was resting upon. She fought to remember, but everything was so hazy. She concentrated on the gentle arms holding her and the masculine scent that invaded her senses.

  Sebastian.

  The memories of the night before settled over her like a warm blanket. He had taken care of her, had washed her hair, and had held her in the healing pool until she was completely free from her injuries.

  She must have fallen asleep in Sebastian’s arms as he sat on the stone ledge of the pool and held her so tenderly. His concern for her well-being was completely unexpected and valued more than he would ever know. Despite her strength as a warrior, she had a soft side, too. It was nice to be cared for. It was equally nice to care for him, and she had to admit to herself that she wanted to take on that role with her whole heart.

  Yes, Sebastian was a strong person, a good king, and a brave warrior, but he was also a man who deserved to experience the tender side of life. She was glad that she had been destined to give him that tenderness.

  She snuggled closer to him, loving his strength and his warmth. She realized that she had wrapped herself around him as she slept. Even in sleep, she was drawn to him. He made her feel safe and accepted. He also made her feel loved.

  She moved her head slowly, careful not to disturb him. She wanted to watch him. She needed to soak in his goodness and gentleness.

  He was lying on his back, sound asleep. Even in sleep, he looked powerful. His deep, slow breaths made her smile. She was relieved that he didn’t snore, but she would have loved him just as much even if he did.

  Her leg was resting over his hip, trapping his erection beneath her thigh. It was exciting to share such an intimacy with him. She knew that he trusted her. He wouldn’t be sleeping so soundly if he didn’t.

  Her left hand rested on his chest, so comfortable and so right touching him. She loved the contrast of her pale hand against the golden tan of his sculpted muscles. Being onboard their ship for the past six months had kept Lexi and her family in an artificial environment. Because of that, they were all pretty pale. That was going to change now.

  Each of them loved the outdoors. It was really nice to be out in the open on this new world of Altavesta. It was lush with vegetation and teaming with life. The temperature was warm yet comfortable. She was looking forward to experiencing the seasons—what Sebastian referred to as vidans based on the harvests of Altavesta’s crops.

  She wondered if it snowed here. She wasn’t a person who liked the cold weather, but the thought of playing in the snow with Sebastian and their children and building snowmen was something she would like to experience.

  It amazed Lexi that the thought of having a child with Sebastian was one that kept replaying in her mind. She always knew that she wanted to have a family of her own someday, but it was never such a prevalent thought as it was now. She knew it was because Sebastian had shown her love and acceptance. He had opened her heart. It was natural for her to want to share the love they had with the children that he would create for her to carry.

  She closed her eyes and smiled softly against his chest, loving how he pulled her closer as he settled himself on his left side to face her. The draping of her leg over his hip made their position more intimate. All thoughts fled her mind except one—she wanted to make love to him.

  “Are you well, Lexi?” Sebastian whispered as he opened his eyes and searched her face for assurance that she had been healed of all of her injuries.

  “I’m good,” Lexi told him, tipping her head back and looking at him. She hoped he could see the feelings she had for him expressed in her eyes.

  “You are good,” he repeated, slipping his right hand into her hair and massaging her neck lightly. “I am relieved.”

  Lexi pushed up onto her forearm and looked at him with tenderness shining in her violet eyes. She reached out with her left hand, touched the stubble of his beard, and sighed softly at the pure masculinity of the man.

  “Thank you for taking care of me,” she told him quietly.

  “You are most welcome, my love,” he whispered.

  Lexi moved out of his arms to sit up, smiling softly as she sat naked beside him. She saw the way his eyes flashed with desire as his gaze swept her body before returning to her face.

  “You are beautiful,” he told her, pulling her hand toward his mouth and kissing her inner forearm.

  Lexi shivered at his kiss on such an unexpected spot. Her entire body lit with desire at the feeling. She leaned forward, pulling her arm away from his mouth and replacing it with her lips. She felt the warmth of his breath release slowly as a soft sound of pleasure escaped him. She couldn’t help but smile against his mouth, kissing him lightly before continuing her kisses along his cheek and jaw, down his throat, and across his muscled chest, stopping at his left nipple and laving it slowly. It pebbled nicely at her teasing. She opened her mouth and sucked it between her lips with a strength that caused him to groan. When she bit down lightly, Sebastian’s body bowed in response.

  She squealed with surprise as he gripped her shoulders and flipped her so that she was beneath him. He took possession of her mouth and kissed her with such passion, she couldn’t help but respond in kind. Wrapping her arms around his waist, she scored her nails down his back. Reaching his naked backside, she palmed the taut muscles as best she could and pulled him closer, opening her legs, ready to welcome him inside of her.

  When he pulled away, she was taken by surprise. She looked up at him in confusion and saw him smiling down at her. His eyes were flashing golden, and his magic was sparking all around them.

  “Your magic is all around us again, Sebastian,” she told him, her voice teasing as she laughed softly.

  “Always,” he told her seriously. “I must protect the woman I love at all times.”

  “Oh, Sebastian,” Lexi whispered, all teasing leaving her as she melted into his words of love.

  “You are mine,” he told her, his voice heavy with emotion.

  “I am.” Her answer was gentle but sure. There was no hesitation in her declaration.

  “I am yours,” he continued, needing to make the declaration.

  “You’d better be, Buster,” she teased him.

  “I am Sebastian,” he told her, frustrated.

  Lexi’s joyous laughter filled their bedroom. He saw the way her violet eyes were sparkling with amusement. He was taken by her humor and her teasing. No one had ever been this way with him. Only Lexi. He valued the fun that she brought to him.

  “You’re my Sebastian. Always,” Lexi said finally, her voice gentling as she reached up and touched his cheek lightly to caress it tenderly.

  Sebastian was pleased by her gentle promise. He saw the way her eyes softened as she spoke her vow.

  “I have a need to taste you,” he told her gruffly.

  Lexi smiled up at him, not knowing if he was asking for her permission. He didn’t need to. Everything that Sebastian did with her, every touch and every kiss he gave her, was exciting, sexy, and beautiful. She would deny him nothing.

  Seeing the way his life mate was looking up at him with such open desire, he was determined to give her every bit of pleasure that he could. He lowered himself over her, pleasure causing his magic to spike as his bare chest rubbed against her breasts. He could not prevent the groan of pleasure that escaped him as her hardened nipples dragged across his sensitive body.

  He kissed her slowly, licking at the seam of her lips, seeking entrance. She gave it freely, opening her mouth to hi
m and sucking on his tongue as he pressed inside. He caressed her tongue with his own, humming with pleasure as the taste of her exploded across his taste buds.

  He needed more. Always more. Lexi had wrapped herself around his heart. Her soul called to his. He needed to love her more than anything he had ever needed in his life.

  Feeling Lexi’s hands gripping his hair and holding him in place in order to kiss him back, made his desire for her grow even more. Her heart was pure. Her need was equal to his. This night was going to be the beginning of their life together at the castle.

  She was his queen. She was his wife. Mayhap, someday, she would be the mother of his children, but it truly did not matter to him. He wanted her as she was, children or not. She was the reason for his happiness. She was the reason he now looked forward to the dawning of each day.

  “I love you, Lexi,” he whispered, kissing her lips lightly one more time before he eased back and looked down at her.

  Lexi was breathing heavily as she returned his gaze. He drew such need from her, it was almost frightening. If she didn’t trust him so much, she would be afraid at the intensity of her need for him, but she did trust him.

  She wanted him, but it was more than that. She had a connection to him that was beautiful. He allowed her to be herself and be proud of who she was and what she was capable of. He valued her opinions. He made her feel like the most desirable woman in either of their worlds.

  He gave her love. Unconditional and all-consuming. But he didn’t stifle her. He asked of her only what she was willing to give him. The truth was—she wanted to give him everything. She wanted them to have a future filled with laughter and love. She wanted to ease his worries, give him comfort, and fight by his side. She wanted to give him happiness and love every moment of his life. She knew that she would achieve the same because they were together.

  There was something else that she wanted. Right now.

  She pushed at his shoulder, smiling as he allowed her to press him back without protest until he was lying on the mattress with his head safely resting on his pillow. She moved so that she straddled his waist, leaning forward and looking directly into his beautiful golden eyes. She loved that the violet specks within them were there because of her.

  “I want you to stay exactly where you are,” she told him quietly. “Don’t move.”

  Sebastian nodded, remaining still as she kissed her way down his chest, placing slow, sensual kisses along his abdomen, circling his navel lightly with her tongue, and following each kiss with a gentle touch. When she placed her hands on his thighs and caressed them firmly, he could not help but push up into her touch.

  She nuzzled into the golden brown curls surrounding his shaft then nudged the base of it with her chin. Even that one small touch was enough to send him into a frenzy of need. When she licked the tip and engulfed him, he moaned at the incredible feel of her mouth surrounding the head with her wet heat.

  She pressed deeper, loving the feel of his thick girth filling her mouth and her throat. She loved the salty sweetness of his flavor. She loved the velvet hardness of him. She loved his caring heart even more. She heard his sounds of pleasure, she felt the strength of his hands in her hair, but beneath his strength was a tenderness that he offered her that was an unspoken promise to love and protect her.

  Reaching up, she gently cradled his heavy sack and pulled down on it carefully. Releasing his shaft from her mouth, she licked the underside of it slowly, tracing the heavy vein and kissing the tip one more time before returning to the precious cargo in her hand. She sucked on the bottom of the heavy sac, slowly drawing it into the moist recesses of her mouth to carefully swirl her tongue around each delicate orb and suck on it gently.

  “Lexi,” Sebastian moaned, reaching down to thread his fingers through her silky hair and hold her gently but firmly. Closing his eyes, he gave himself over to the incredible pleasure that she was giving him.

  Lexi hummed in response, smiling at the groan that he emitted at the vibration. Pulling back slightly, she released her hold on him only to reach up with her right hand and encircle his member to draw it toward her as she leaned up to engulf its head into her mouth and suck on it lovingly. Swirling her tongue along the sensitive area beneath the cap, she pressed against the ridge. Repeating the action, she smiled as she realized that it was a definite hot spot on Sebastian’s body. His gasp of pleasure and slow moan that followed it echoed throughout their bedroom, making her more determined than before to give him this pleasure often.

  Releasing him slowly, she held him in her hand and pumped him with a firm grip. She held onto Sebastian’s leg with her left hand, feeling the tension in the incredible, corded muscles of his thigh, and knew she was pushing him to his limit. Her right hand continued to hold his fully engorged member and stroke it once from base to tip before taking it into her mouth once again. Waiting just a moment, she leaned forward and swallowed as much of him as she could then pulled back and sucked hard until she reached the mushroom shaped head. She eased back to place a gentle kiss at its tip before she repeated the process.

  A long, low groan escaped him. He was beyond the ability to think. He would not be able to last any longer. The pleasure was incredible, but the one thought in his mind was that he had to hold off. He wanted to spill inside of his woman. He needed to fill her with his seed. Nothing in his life had ever felt more important than that feeling.

  Lexi couldn’t help but be thrilled by the sounds of pleasure and need that were escaping her husband. She was determined to make him lose control. She knew that it wouldn’t take much more. She had him moaning with each movement she made. She was thrilled to hear and feel the level of excitement she was bringing him. More determined than ever to make him lose control, she engulfed him completely.

  Sebastian gasped, groaning loudly as she took him deep. Reaching down, he took firm hold of his shaft at the base between his thumb and forefinger, squeezing painfully to stay his orgasm.

  “You must cease,” he told her firmly, his voice a deep growl as he fought to remain in control. He tugged on her hair and did his best to pull her away from his shaft as gently as he could.

  Lexi whimpered in frustration. “No, Sebastian. I want to…”

  She squealed in surprise, the words she was about to speak lost as she was suddenly pulled from his body and lifted into his arms in one fluid movement. Her eyes blinked open to see him look at her as he held her within his arms. He had somehow managed to pull her up into his embrace and situated her so that her legs were wrapped securely around his waist.

  “Sebastian,” she whispered tenderly, smiling at him with total joy as he held her to his chest with barely contained strength. She loved the feel of his muscles beneath her hands as she steadied herself by holding onto his shoulders and sliding her hands gently down his arms. She was aware that although his hold on her was strong and firm, it was also exceedingly gentle. She loved him all the more because of it.

  “It is now my turn to tease,” he told her seductively, smiling with what could only be considered pure satisfaction that he had her in his arms.

  Before she could respond, Sebastian reversed their positions so that she was lying on the mattress with her head resting comfortably upon his pillow, and he was holding himself carefully above her. She looked into his eyes and saw the many emotions he was feeling. Need, desire, caring, and, most importantly, love.

  He kissed her lips lightly then slid down her body, kissing every inch of her as he went. Her desire for him was a gift he cherished. Her need to touch him and love him was equal to his own for her. He was going to show her with his touch and his words how much he valued the beautiful gift that she afforded him—only him. No other man would ever touch her or know the beauty of her goodness, her gentle soul, or her caring heart.

  Kissing her belly tenderly, he continued his gentle assault, gently spreading her legs apart, and breathing in the feminine scent of her sex. As he rested her thighs over his shoulders and gazed at t
he beauty before him, he could not help but growl possessively.

  Lexi experienced a moment of embarrassment when she realized what Sebastian intended to do. This intimate act was beautiful and exciting because she was sharing it with the man that she loved, but it still gave her a moment of worry. Maybe she tasted bad. That would be embarrassing.

  Sebastian’s deep growl pulled her out of her thoughts. She may be inexperienced, and she may be a bit worried and afraid, but all of those doubts were quickly pushed aside as she gave herself over to the loving touch of her husband.

  Sebastian nudged her dark curls with the tip of his nose, inhaling as he scented Lexi’s desire. He separated her lips with his fingers and pressed his mouth against her swollen nub, kissing it lightly and licking at it slowly before drawing it into his mouth and sucking on it with ever-increasing intensity. Alternating between sucking and licking, he pressed one finger deep inside of her velvet heat, moaning at the feel of the wetness that greeted him. He loved the soft gasp that escaped her.

  “You are wet for me, Lexi,” he whispered as he gently nipped her nub before dipping his mouth to lap up the proof of her need for him.

  “I can’t help it, Sebastian,” Lexi whispered. “I want you.”

  The words were lost on her lips and melted within her brain. She moaned softly as his mouth did wicked things to her body. She felt a tightening coiling within her. Sebastian’s mouth sent her higher and higher toward bliss. When he pressed his fingers deep inside of her and crooked them just right, she saw stars as her orgasm burst through her and made her fly.

  All around her, she saw golden and white sparkles as the magic embraced her and kept the wave of pleasure going. She called out his name softly as every bit of energy within her was drained from her.

  Sebastian eased away and pulled himself up to kneel before her. He reached for her thighs and pulled her so that she rested on his legs. He loved the way she was displayed before him, her legs spread wide as they were draped over his. He ran his hands up her inner thighs, feeling the slight shiver that raced through her at his touch. It pleased him greatly that she reacted to him in that way.