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Lucian to ruin what he and Astrid were about to share. “This is about you and me, nothing else. We’ll pretend it’s both of our first times.”

Klaus shrugged. “And it is. Our first time together, and it’ll be perfect.”

When Astrid smiled, he knew he had said the right thing. His mate’s previous sex life was less than stellar, and Klaus didn’t want him thinking about that while they were together. It was the time to make new memories that would last them an eternity.

He reached back down and pushed one finger into Astrid’s tight hole. He watched for signs of hesitation from his mate, but Astrid had his eyes closed. A small smiled graced his lips, and Klaus took that as a good sign to continue. He worked the one finger in and out in a nice steady rhythm, letting Astrid get used to the fullness.

Slowly, he worked another finger in alongside the first. He groaned aloud as he watched how nicely Astrid’s body sucked his fingers in. It was as if Astrid’s body recognized his and wanted the connection just as much.

Klaus used his free hand to pour more lube over his length while he used his other hand to scissor his fingers in and out of Astrid’s hole. He removed his fingers, to Astrid’s displeasure, but his whine ended quickly in a moan as the blunt tip of Klaus’s cock broke through the barrier of muscle. They both groaned in delight as he entered inch by slow inch into his lover’s body. Astrid relaxed and welcomed him inside, hugging him close. The hot heat of Astrid’s tight passage felt sublime to his shaft, setting a raging storm of emotions dancing across his skin.

“Oh god,” Klaus moaned aloud as he bottomed out. He held still, trying to stave off his orgasm begging for release. He had to make this good for his mate. But as his balls rested heavily against his mate’s ass, his control began to slip. It was like a scratch needing to be itched. He had to move or he would go insane.

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“Astrid, never has anything felt so right,” he said as he gently pulled out until only the head remained then pushed his length back into Astrid’s body, causing him to cry out.

Astrid could only nod his head in response. His body was covered in a fine sheen of sweat. Klaus loved how his mate trembled every time he withdrew and rocked forward. In an attempt to stifle his moans, Astrid bit his lip, breaking open the small cut Klaus had caused earlier. Seeing the bright-red blood of his mate was a sign to complete the bonding ritual. All the elements for the blood-sex-magic were right there. All he needed was Astrid’s consent.

“Tell me, Astrid. Tell me this is what you want. Tell me you want to be my mate.” He stilled his hips, waiting for Astrid’s answer.

“I want this,” Astrid whispered. He let loose the hold on his knees and let his legs fall to the sides of Klaus’s hips. He reached his arms up and wrapped them around Klaus’s neck and kissed him softly on the lips. “There’s nothing I want more. Make me yours, please.”

Klaus peeled Astrid’s arms from his neck and sat up on his knees.

He swiped his thumb across Astrid’s lip, capturing the ruby-red drops on his fingertip. Very carefully, as to not to cause discomfort to his mate, he eased out from Astrid’s body. He smeared the blood over the head of his cock then bit into his own lip, drawing forth his lifeblood.

Astrid watched him with wide eyes as he collected the blood from his lip and mixed it with the blood already gathered at the tip. Not wasting another moment, Klaus guided his swollen cock back into Astrid’s body. He grabbed Astrid’s legs and placed them over his shoulders so he could penetrate deep with every thrust. He wanted Astrid to feel his love with every stroke.

He squeezed his fingers around Astrid’s thighs so tight, leaving his mark for him to see in the morning. That thought pleased him. He wanted others to see he had claimed his mate, to know he was taken.

The thought of tattooing his name on Astrid’s flesh for all to see had him snapping his hips faster and faster.

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When Astrid whimpered, he looked down. He saw Astrid’s rigid hard shaft weeping at the tip. Pre-cum oozed from the small slit, making the swollen crown glow in the dim lighting. His angel needed relief.

Klaus spat into his hand then grasped Astrid’s dick in his fist. The feel of velvety-smooth skin pulled taut over Astrid’s thick erection made his knees start to wobble and caused the bed to shake. The loose foreskin rolled up over his glans with every jerk of Klaus’s hand. He sped up his movements as his angel gasped for breath.

The sound of skin smacking against skin, Astrid’s panting, and his heavy breathing combined to make an erotic serenade of their lovemaking. Klaus’s orgasm built and built until he thought his dick would explode from the sheer joy he felt. Loving Astrid was the easiest thing he had ever done. How could he not love his perfect angel? Astrid had been created just for him.

“Klaus, Klaus, I can’t hold on any longer,” Astrid sobbed as he tried to catch his breath.

“Let go, angel. I have you,” Klaus grounded out through clenched teeth.

He was about to blow. One and two more pulls to Astrid’s shaft had him shooting rope after rope of cum from his body. Astrid’s juices covered his chest as well as Klaus’s hand.

Between the sight and smell of Astrid’s cum, Klaus let loose like a man out of control. He thrust harder and deeper than before, chasing his relief down like a cop after a criminal. Klaus growled heavenward as Astrid’s body milked his very essence from his body. He held still as his release rocketed out of him.

His cum painted Astrid’s inner walls, marking him as Klaus’s from the inside out. Even now he could sense Astrid’s essence flowing through him. They were as one now. The bond had been cemented. Only death could tear them apart.

Klaus released a ragged breath through his parted lips. He relaxed forward, cradling Astrid in his arms, careful not to squeeze him too
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tight. His cock was still buried deep within Astrid’s ass, but he couldn’t fathom pulling free just yet.

“Mine.”

He rose up on his elbows at the soft-spoken word from his mate.

A smiled played across his lips as he looked down at Astrid. He could most definitely get used to this outspoken side of his angel.

“As you are mine, my angel.” He kissed Astrid tenderly on the lips.

Astrid lightly caressed his fingertips up and down Klaus’s back.

He twitched a little at the slight tickle the action caused.

“So what do we do now?” Astrid asked with all the innocence of the world.

“We, my angel, get some sleep.” Klaus extracted his softened cock from Astrid’s hole and lay behind him, hugging him close to his chest. “Once we’ve rested, we’ll go share the good news of our mating.”

Astrid started to laugh.

“What’s so funny?”

“I think everyone knows.” Astrid’s full-body laugh shook the bed.

“Why is that?”

“You yelled really loud. I think the neighboring town heard you.”

Klaus joined in his mate’s amusement. He loved to hear his mate laugh, and he also loved knowing that the word of their mating had already started to spread. If he was as loud as Astrid claimed, his fellow warriors knew the reason why. He claimed his mate good and proper, and the warriors in the house couldn’t fault him for that. They would be happy for them, or so he hoped.

“Yeah, yeah, yeah. But you were loud, too.” Astrid turned his head to glare at him. “Hey, I’m not complaining. In fact, next time I want to hear you scream my name as you ride my cock.”

“Okay.” Astrid’s face flushed a nice cherry red.

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“Don’t be embarrassed about what happens in our room. We’re mated. We can do anything we want.” He tapped a finger to Astrid’s chin. “Understand?”

Astrid nodded his head yes.

“Good. Now let’s get some sleep, my angel.” Klaus cuddled Astrid close and tenderly combed his fingers through his mate’s long blond hair until he fell asleep. He was glad he found a way to take Astrid’s mind off of the whole fairy discovery. Like his mother had predicted, struggles lay ahead of them, but he would fight with every part of his being to protect Astrid. With one more kiss to Astrid’s head, he, too, succumbed to the much-needed rest his body required.

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When they awakened, Klaus carried Astrid to the bathroom for a not-so-quick shower. They touched and kissed until he fucked Astrid up against the shower wall. Once sated and cleaned, they got out of the cooling water and got dressed.

“Klaus, can I ask you something about this whole fairy-wishing thing?” Astrid asked as he pulled a T-shirt over his head.

“You can ask me anything.” Klaus pulled Astrid close and kissed his water-pruned lips.

“If my wishing didn’t work on you, would it harm the others living here? They’re paranormals, they should be safe around me, right?”

“Well, yes and no. Your compulsion doesn’t work well on me because I’m old.” Astrid arched a brow. “With age comes control.”

Klaus smiled at him. “Your witch’s half adds an extra punch to the wishing, which can make it hard for new vamps and shifters to deny the compulsion. You have to be careful with that word. You can’t force your will onto others. That would be wrong. You understand that, right?”

“Of course I understand that,” Astrid shot back. “I know right from wrong. I’m not heartless.”

“Angel, I didn’t mean it like that. I know you would never intentionally hurt someone, but you have to be careful with that word.” Astrid nodded. Klaus feared the damage that one little word might do.

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As they walked down the spiraling staircase, he could hear raised voices. When he got halfway down the stairs, he saw the warrior named Finn chasing a young man out the door.

Huh, he’d never seen the other man before. Any other time, he would inquire about the situation. Being part of the council for so many years had instilled in him to question any newcomers into their world.

They rounded the corner and came face-to-chest with a very large man.

“Abby,” Astrid squealed happily as he jumped into the other man’s arms.

Klaus had to bite his tongue to keep from demanding his mate to stop groping the man in front of them. The man more than likely was just a friend, but it didn’t make it any easier to see his mate touching another.

The need to cast a spell turning the tower of a man into an insect sat at the tip of his tongue, but that wouldn’t go over too well with Ben. Ben had shown him above and beyond the hospitality he deserved, and he wouldn’t disrespect the man by turning his warriors into creepy-crawlies.

“Hey, little man, how’s it going?” The large man set Astrid back on his feet and patted the top of his head like an adult would do to a small child. Relief flooded Klaus. If the man saw Astrid as a child, there was no attraction in the simple embrace they shared.

“I’m great,” Astrid said excitedly. He grabbed for Klaus’s hand.

“Abby, this is my mate, Klaus.” Pride beamed from his every pore.

“He’s all mine. I’m not alone anymore.”

“Aww, little man, you weren’t alone before.” The man named Abby looked at Klaus. “No offense, but I want Astrid to know with or without you, he will never be alone. We’re a family here, and he needs to know that.”

Klaus nodded. “No offense taken.” He paused. “What was your name again?”

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“It’s Abner, but little man calls me Abby.” Abner reached out his hand to shake his.

“Well, Abner, Astrid considers you all to be his family, and family is important. I’m very grateful for the love and affection you’ve shown my mate.” Klaus wrapped his arm around Astrid’s shoulders as he smiled up at him.

“He kind of makes it easy to care for him.”

“I know exactly what you mean.” He never looked up from Astrid’s face as he answered Abner.

The sound of the doorbell ringing brought Klaus’s attention back into focus. He heard the sound of footsteps coming down the opposite hallway.

“I got it,” Trevor hollered as he headed for the door. He was a funny man, very opinionated and skittish at times. Or at least Trevor was when around him.

“About fucking time. We’ve been standing out here forever,” the man on the other side of the door said.

“Shut up, goth boy. We just got here. I’m sorry he was so rude, but is there a Klaus present? He sent for us. We’re here from the council.”

The front door slammed shut. Trevor leaned heavily against the solid wood door, gulping for each breath. Klaus couldn’t comprehend the young vampire’s reaction. What was his problem? Trevor’s wild eyes jumped to Klaus’s.

“They sent more of you fuckers,” Trevor gasped in shock and covered his mouth. “Oh shit, I’m sorry, but you people make me nervous.”

“Witches?” Klaus asked.

“No man, the fuzz. You’re like the police of our world. I know enough from what I learned yesterday that you wouldn’t harm Astrid or any of us, but I’m not so sure about those guys outside.”

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Klaus bit back the chuckle that wanted to break free. The man seemed a little off, but he had Astrid’s best interest at heart even if he was overacting just a tad.

“Thank you, Trevor, but those gentlemen out there are my friends, and they are here to help Astrid.”

Astrid sidled up close to his side. Klaus reached back, pulling Astrid close. He gently nudged Trevor out of the way and opened the door.

“What the hell was that all about?” the witch known as Carter asked.

“Well, goth boy, maybe if you didn’t yell at the poor boy when he answered the door, he wouldn’t have slammed the damn thing in our faces.” Carlos smiled at Klaus as he walked into the house.

Klaus returned the smile. He hadn’t seen his good friend in what felt like ages.

“Listen here, you prick, I do have a name. It’s Carter, not goth boy. Get it right or don’t fucking talk to me.” Carter walked farther inside. “Where’s this witch I have to read? My time is precious, and I don’t want to be stuck in Nowhere, USA for longer than I have to.”