Forever Is Not Enough [Council Enforcers 2] (Siren Publishing Classic)

by Keyonna Davis

  Ben gripped his cock in his hand and gave it a tight squeeze, trying to gain some control back. He wanted nothing more than to plunge into her waiting pussy until they both passed out, but he didn’t want to hurt her or the baby. He placed the head of his cock against her entrance and paused.

  “What are you waiting for?” Jacqueline panted. Her small hands were fisted into the bed sheets as if she was bracing herself for him. She looked over her shoulder at him. “Do it.”

  That was all the permission Ben needed. Placing his hands on her hips, he pressed forward and gritted his teeth as his cock slowly slid deep into her pussy. Her channel was like a vise grip squeezing him tight, and he thanked fate for bringing his mate back. They were made for each other like two pieces of a puzzle that fit together perfectly.

  When Ben was buried as far as he could go, he held himself still. Smoothing his hands up her back, he brushed her hair aside so he could see his mark and leaned over, molding himself to her back. “I love you, Jacqueline,” was all he said before he allowed his teeth to fully lengthen, sinking them into her shoulder. Ben clamped down tight and held on as he shifted his hips, pulling his cock out of her pulsing pussy before slamming it back in again. He did this over and over, never losing his grip on her shoulder until he finally felt the tingle at the base of his spine, signaling he was about to come.

  He needed his mate to go over the edge with him, so Ben reached beneath her and used his fingers to massage her clit. He knew he was being rough, but he couldn’t help himself. Evidently, Jacqi had no problem with it because she was rocking back and forth beneath him, matching his rhythm as she slammed her ass against him with each stroke. Ben felt his rhythm begin to falter just as the walls of her pussy began to flutter and then clamp down on his cock. Jacqi threw her head back and screamed while Ben released his grip on her neck and howled as he shot deep inside her.

  By the time he was aware of his surroundings again, Jacqi’s shoulder had already healed, but there was a trail of blood there. He forced his limbs to work and climbed out of the bed with a groan. He wanted nothing more than to collapse beside his little mate and pass out, but first, he needed to take care of her.

  In the bathroom, Ben wet a washcloth with warm water before padding back out to Jacqi, who was still in the same position he had left her in. Gently rolling her over, he cleaned the blood off her shoulder before washing between her legs. Ben gave his cock a swipe before tossing the cloth across the room, not caring where it landed. All he cared about was holding his mate. As he climbed into bed and pulled Jacqi against him, he had a feeling it would be a long time before he was able to go longer than a few seconds without touching her in some way. He knew what it felt like to have his mate taken from him, and Ben vowed he would do anything in his power to never let that happen again. He placed his hand on her stomach and sighed. He had her back, and they had a pup on the way. That was all that mattered to him as he snuggled against her. The outside world and all its problems could wait a little longer.

  Epilogue

  “Do you think it’s wise to bring a stranger there?” Ryan asked Mitch. He was concerned for his friend. It had been a month since they had gotten Jacqueline back, and they’d still had no sign of Percival. The sniveling coward had somehow escaped them again. The last thing they needed was to be on guard because a stranger was in the house.

  “I have to, Ry,” Mitch grumbled. “As much as I don’t like it, Tessa is eight months pregnant. We have no idea when she will deliver, and I have no plans of taking her to a hospital where it isn’t safe. The midwife coming here is the best solution for everyone. If it works out, then we already have someone lined up for Jacqueline when it’s her turn.”

  “Did you at least check this woman out?” Ryan knew it was a dumb question the moment it left his mouth. The snort Mitch gave him through the phone proved that.

  Mitch scoffed. “As if I would let someone into my home that I haven’t personally checked? National Security and the Secret Service have nothing on my background checks. I know everything from what this woman had for breakfast on her first day of school down to the diary entry about her secret crush in the tenth grade.”

  Despite his arrogance, Ryan knew Mitch wasn’t lying. The man loved his naps in the sun and lying around generally being lazy, but when it came to his family and friends, he stopped at nothing to keep them safe.

  Ryan sighed into the phone. He and Ken had come home for a little privacy. They had only been there about two weeks, and now it looked as though they were about to pack up and leave again. There was no way he could rest knowing there was a stranger in Mitch’s home when they weren’t there to watch his back. “When will she be there?”

  “Three days,” Mitch grunted.

  “We will be there in two.”

  Ryan held the phone away from his ear and stared at it when he realized Mitch had hung up without saying goodbye. He shook his head as he went to find his mate and wondered how Mitch had any friends at all. Ryan found Ken in his “den,” as he liked to call it. The living room was his mate’s favorite room besides the bedroom. Ken was lounging on the custom couch. They’d had it made so it was large enough for him to be comfortable on. He was surrounded by dozens of fluffy pillows.

  When Ryan sat on the couch, he sank down into all of the cushions until he was almost swallowed up. He heard Ken’s deep chuckle before he was plucked up and placed on the man’s lap. Ryan wiggled until he was comfortable then rested his head against his mate’s chest. This was hands-down his favorite spot. “We have to go back to Mitch’s.”

  Ken wrapped his arms around him. “I heard.”

  Ryan closed his eyes and relaxed against his mate. Before he’d met Ken, he had never even looked at another man romantically. It had been the same for Ken. Now he couldn’t imagine not being able to touch his mate or feel his touch every day. Being with each other had never felt strange or weird for either of them. They simply accepted the fact that they were mates and had learned to adapt. They both agreed, though, their mating didn’t feel complete. There was a part of them still missing, and that part was the female who was meant for the both of them. They both had faith they would find her, but until then, they enjoyed being in each other’s arms.

  “She gets there in three days, so I told Mitch we would be there in two.”

  “That gives us plenty of time.”

  Ryan lifted his head and looked at Ken. He knew the answer from the tone in the man’s voice, but he still asked, “For what?”

  Ken’s answer was a growl before he leaned down and kissed him.

  * * * *

  Talia Westin cursed for what seemed like the hundredth time as she peered into the dark. She was already starting to regret her rash decision to agree to go to a perfect stranger’s home and stay for at least a month. The only reason she was doing it was because she knew Enforcer Ericson was a good man. Her mate had talked about him all the time with what seemed like hero worship to her. According to her mate, the man was trustworthy and honorable.

  Talia dashed the tears welling up in her eyes and took a breath. It had been three years since she had lost her mate, and thinking about him still brought her to tears. There were days when she couldn’t even be bothered to get out of bed because she missed him so much. That was why she’d agreed to take the job. Talia knew she faced an eternity without her mate, and if she didn’t do something about the crushing loneliness she felt, she was going to do something stupid.

  She slowed her car to a crawl and squinted at what looked like a turnoff into the woods. It was dark out, and considering she was in the middle of nowhere with no streetlights, it was hard to see anything beyond her headlights even with her enhanced vision. Talia took the turn and prayed she had finally found the house. She was already three hours late and hoped Mitch would understand.

  Bumping along the unpaved road, she reached over and pressed the lock button several times. Talia knew she was being silly, but the woods were scary, and since being in
troduced to a world she’d never known existed until five years ago, she knew there were truly things that went bump in the night. She saw a glow up ahead as her headlights reflected off something, and she slammed on her brakes. She knew her mouth was hanging open, but she couldn’t bring herself to close it. Sitting in the middle of the road was a giant grizzly bear. It was staring at her with intelligence in its glowing amber eyes, but she had no idea if it was a shifter or a real animal, and she wasn’t about to get out of the car to ask.

  The bear was huge. It was easily bigger than her small car, and its claws looked as though they could easily sink into the metal like butter. Talia hesitated before tapping on her horn. She didn’t want to scare the beast, but she needed it to move. Finally, the bear gave her one last look before turning and slowly making his way back into the trees.

  Talia sighed as she stared into the rear view mirror. Her own dull blue eyes stared back at her. They seemed to have lost their glow three years ago and she had no idea how to even begin getting it back. She was normally pale, but her pasty skin was almost sickly looking. Add that to her frizzy red hair she couldn’t be bothered with, her sunken cheek bones, and the dark circles under her eyes, and she looked something drug out of a third world country. She had the protruding ribs and hip bones to prove it. The sad thing was, Talia knew she had let herself go over the years, but she didn’t care. To her, her looks didn’t matter. Nothing had mattered from the moment she felt her bond to her mate break.

  She sighed and stepped on the gas pedal getting out of there before either the bear decided to change its mind and come back or she broke down crying on the side of the road. She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the trees thinning out and lights up ahead. The house was sitting in the middle of the clearing, and she saw a tall, lean man leaning against the railing of the porch.

  She parked and looked around her to make sure the bear hadn’t followed her before getting out of the car. The blond man who had been standing on the porch when she arrived was suddenly at her door when she opened it, and Talia gasped at how fast he had moved. As she sucked in a breath, his scent surrounded her and nearly brought her to her knees. It was a mixture of crisp green apples and something else. In her mind, she pictured a warm spring day just before it rained. If it was possible, then that’s what the man standing in front of her smelled like. Talia found herself leaning toward him before she even realized what she was doing.

  “I’m Ryan Dent—” The man cut himself off then snarled and sniffed the air. “Mate!”

  Talia felt her blood run cold. Coming here had been a mistake because there was no way she could go through that again. Her heart still hurt from losing one mate. There was no way she could open it up to another, only to lose him as well.

  She knew this wasn’t the man who had hired her based on the name he’d been about to say, and she wondered if he knew who she was. She was tempted to close her car door and leave, but she had made a commitment to Enforcer Ericson. As much as she wanted to get back in her car and run until she was safely back in her bed, she couldn’t. Squaring her shoulders, she looked at the man who was claiming she was his mate. “I already had a mate, and I certainly don’t want another.”

  With that, she turned and practically ran up the steps to the house, regretting having ever gotten out of bed that morning.

  THE END

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  I am a single mother of a very active young son and was blessed to be able to take off work and become a stay-at-home mom when he was born. When I am not driving him to soccer, karate, or one of the many activities that he participates in, you can find me curled up reading a romance novel, watching a movie, or writing.

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