Alanea
loves reading almost as much as she loves writing and can be found at any given
moment either in front of the computer lost in her own world or on the couch
with her iPad reading some of her favorite authors. She believes that love
truly conquers all and that everyone no matter what, deserves a chance at that
love and a place they can call home.
KINDRED OF ARKADIA 3: FATED FOR FOREVER
Ashby
Fairfax has always looked for love in the wrong places, his last attempt left
him running from an abusive boyfriend. Since coming to Arkadia life has been
great, he finally has the family he has always craved. Only one thing is
missing, his mate. But how can a small town, fox shifter be mated to a vampire
prince?
Prince Gabriel has led his people through the ages and into the 21st century. He is on the verge of losing his soul when he catches the scent of what may be his mate. Once Ashby is confirmed as his, it seems their troubles begin.
Someone is after
Ashby. Gabriel’s entire coven rallies around their new prince and for the first
time in his existence Gabriel experiences bone numbing fear. Can he find the
strength to send Ashby to Arkadia to ensure his safety? And will he be able to
eliminate the threat before he loses his reason for living?
STORY
EXCERPT
Rebecca frowned
and swung her head back to Ashby.
“Did he hurt
you, Ashers?” She said, making sure she made eye contact. He looked away and
shrugged. She grabbed the hem of his shirt and manhandled it up over his head.
It got stuck around his ears, but she had somehow managed to get his bruised
arm free.
“Kate! Look at
this. That asshole Marcus Evans has hurt Ashby, we need to arrest him!” She
said, waving Ashby’s arm around. Ashby got his arm free and managed to pull his
shirt down from where it had been lodged around his head and put his arms
through the sleeves.
“It’s ok, Moe
ran him off. Even Marcus isn’t stupid enough to mess around with Moe.” Ashby
said grinning.
“No kidding, Moe
would eat him for breakfast before coming to you for his banana split,” Nic
said, laughing. Kate snorted.
“Mojo,” She
chortled.
“Kate, it can’t
still be funny,” Bran said from across the diner, where he and Caleb waited for
their order holding the trio’s twin sons, Landon and Lucas.
“Mojo, Jojo,”
Kate giggled. Rebecca, whose anger was fading, smiled.
“Ok, it is kinda
funny,” Rebecca said.
“As long as it
doesn’t hurt his feelings, it could hurt him to hear something like that all
the time,” Ashby said quietly. Rebecca nodded. Kate grinned.
“Ashby you’re so
sweet,” Rebecca said hugging Ashby’s arm. He blushed.
“He’s ok with it
because I told him that he was totally hot and that’s why it was so funny,
because it was completely opposite to how he looked. The man is downright
fuckable,” Kate said and two ominous growls were heard from the counter. She
blew kisses to her mates. Rebecca nodded.
“I’d totally do
him,” She said without thought, and a long low rumble echoed from the door.
Rebecca turned in her chair and her eyes brightened.
“Hi, baby, how
was work?” she asked, turning her face up for a kiss.
“Do who?” Aleks
demanded and he stalked over to where his tiny mate sat and kissed her
lovingly.
“Moe Jones. Kate
and I agreed the man is fuckable,” Rebecca said.
“Girls,
language!” Ma yelled from the kitchen.
“Yes Ma!” both
women called out and then grinned at each other.
Aleks looked
down at his mate frowning.
“You don’t need
to think about doing anyone but me,” Aleks said bending down to stare his mate
in the eyes. She looked up impishly.
“Aleks, Marcus
Evans went into Ashby’s shop and hurt him today. He has bruises on his arms.
I’m getting a bad feeling about him.” Rebecca said as Aleks easily lifted her
up, sat down in her chair, and settled her in his lap.
“Ashby, do you
want to press charges?” Aleks asked, concern on his face. Ashby shook his head.
“No. He has
never done anything more than harass me. I have a feeling if I press charges it
would only escalate the issue. As long as he keeps his hands to himself then I
don’t want to press charges,” Ashby said.
“If he hurts you
again, I’ll shoot him!” Rebecca said and Aleks looked down at her panicked.
“Becca, baby,
did you bring your gun?” he asked gently as if approaching a wild animal. All
of the shifters at the table picked up on his edginess and subconsciously
scooted back a bit.
“Of course! It’s
not going to do me much good in a box under the bed is it? The next time hyenas
come to town it’s open season,” she said, patting her purse.
“Is the safety
on this time?” Aleks asked, inventing new shades of pale. The purse had shifted
down between their bodies and was resting in his lap.
“Of course it
is,” Rebecca said, picking up the purse and patting it. She dropped it to the
floor and a loud bang echoed throughout the diner.
“What in the
hell!” Connor demanded coming out of the kitchen. Rebecca stared down at her
purse and then looked up at Aleks.
“Ok, I swear the
safety was on.” She tilted her head the way she normally did when she was
thinking.
“Maybe...” She
looked around the table and Nic and Kate were trying not to laugh. Ashby was
trying to get his heart to stop beating out of his chest. Aleks began to shake.
“Aleks, are you
ok?” Rebecca asked. At the sound of her calm and rational voice Aleks snapped.
“That’s it!
That. Is. It! No more gun for you. That is the second time you have almost
killed someone, the first time was when you tried to show me your cowboy
stance. I can’t do this! I can’t think knowing you have a weapon!” Aleks roared
and bellowed. Rebecca sat on his lap calmly petting his chest as he ranted.
“Don’t worry,
I’m getting better, see this time I wasn’t holding the gun when it went off, so
technically I didn’t shoot it,” she said as if that made all the difference in
the world.
Ashby watched
the interaction between the mated pair. He could see Aleks’s hands shaking, he
didn’t know if it was from fear or from the effort it took not to shake some
sense into his tiny mate.
“Connor!” Aleks yelled.
“I’m here,”
Connor said, walking over to the table and picking up the purse. He opened it
up and pulled out the gun, he slid open the chamber, checked the barrel, put
the safety on and tucked it into the back of his pants.
“Hey that’s my
gun!” Rebecca protested.
“We’re going
home!” Aleks said standing and swung his mate up in his arms.
“When we get
home we’re going over gun safety, again. And this time the lesson will stick.
You hear me?” Aleks demanded. Rebecca got a dreamy look on her face.
“Yes, Sir,” she
said as Aleks carried her out of the diner.
“Oh my God did
you see the look on his face?” Connor said doubling over laughing. That set off
the entire diner. Kate wiped her eyes laughing.
ADULT
EXCERPT
“Mon Dieu you
are a vision. Tonight I will make you mine forever.” Gabriel stood and he
gently picked Ashby up and laid him down on the bed. He took a moment to look
down at the picture of perfection before him. His Ashby looked like a fallen
angel. His innocent eyes contradicted his love swollen lips and flushed cheeks.
“What do you
mean forever?” Ashby asked. Gabriel looked over to Ashby and smiled gently. He
then removed his suit jacket and placed it on the bench at the end of the bed.
Slowly he removed his designer silk shirt and tossed it next to the jacket. He
saw Ashby lick his lips.
“What is your
ultimate fantasy my angel? You have given me so much pleasure already tonight
so selflessly, what can I do for you?” Gabriel asked his voice deepening. He
saw a shiver run through Ashby and he felt ten feet tall.
“Can you make
love to me? No one has ever just loved me.” Ashby said so quietly that even
with his vampiric hearing he had to strain to catch the words. When he heard
Ashby’s soft request his heart broke in two. The gorgeous creature before him
should have only known gentle caresses and tender words. From the little his
dainty mate had told him about his ex-boyfriend he knew that Ashby had
experienced hell at the hands of a man who should have protected him at all
costs. He tried to keep the anger he felt from showing on his face.
“We don’t have
to if you don’t want,” Ashby said quickly and rolled over to his hands and
knees putting his head down.
Gabriel felt
like someone punched him in the stomach. He quickly removed his slacks,
throwing them across the bench and went to the night stand and pulled out a
packet of lube. He eased himself behind Ashby running his hands over the crease
gently massaging the dark hole winking at him.
“My angel as
much as I want love to bury my face in your sweet ass and bring you to the
brink of pleasure over and over again with my mouth, I need to see your face
and kiss those exquisite lips of yours as we make love.” Gabriel placed both
hands on Ashby’s hips and pulled him backward until he was sitting back on his
knees his back flush against his chest. Ashby’s face turned up and he looked at
him with surprise in his eyes.
Gabriel ran a
hand down Ashby’s chest and tweaked the tiny pale pink disk. Ashby moaned and
rested the back of his head on Gabriel’s breast bone.
“Does my bebe
like that?” Gabriel whispered the words against Ashby’s neck, causing goose
bumps to run down his mate’s body.
“Y-y-yes,” Ashby
squeaked.
“Good, you will
know nothing but pleasure by my hands.” Gabriel ran his tongue up Ashby’s neck
and bit gently on his ear. Ashby groaned and pushed his ass back against
Gabriel’s hard dick.
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