The Mating Call: Drekinn Series (20 page)

"Favorite food?" she said.

"Anything homemade," he said and took her in his arms, regardless that Pillar was watching with interest.

"Me, too," Calli whispered. "And finally, how many kids are we talking about?"

Kade laughed and said, "Whatever you want, sugar."

"Good answer," Callie said and then kissed his lips gently.

Kade smiled down at her and said, "I love you."

Calli pulled away from him and stomped her feet angrily. "Damnit, I was setting all that up to tell you I loved you first, and you went and said it. I was totally planning on using that for blackmail later, now it's all ruined."

Kade grabbed her around the waist and pulled her back to him. "I take it back," he whispered and kissed her.

"You can't," she said grumpily. "But I'm saying this first, we are going home to claim each other tonight, fuck the ceremony. It would draw too much attention. Small party for the Pack later."

Kade's eyes widened, and he stared at her. "Uh, Pillar, we are going to have to discuss the rest of this later, we, uh, have a meeting to attend."

Pillar laughed and said, "I will send you updates about Kiki."

"Shit, I forgot about Kiki; we can't leave until we hear something," Calli said.

There was a knock on the door, and Pillar changed back into Ms. Praton in an instant. Calli went to the door and opened it, it was Rissa.

"Cherri is coming out. I called Thomas," she said and then looked over her shoulder as Thomas came running down the hallway. "We're all here."

Calli nodded and the Alphas then exited the room, hand in hand, with Ms. Praton following.

Chapter 16

The news from Cherri had not been terrible, but not good also. The bullet had lodged in the back part of his brain, and they had used special technology to get it out. Calli didn't understand all of it. The bottom line was Kiki was currently in a coma, and Cherri was giving him reconstructive drugs to repair the damage. No one knew how long it would take. They had called his parents who asked to be notified by telephone of the progress. Calli had to be held back from screaming into the phone at them.

Rissa suggested a nighttime raid, but Ms. Praton/Pillar had nixed that idea. Thomas asked quietly to be able to sit with him. Cherri had given him permission, and the man had walked away. Kade was a little confused about that, but Calli rolled her eyes and said she would explain it later.

Sabrina and Trina arranged for transportation to the Pack building. And Ms. Praton said she would be by in the morning in her other form. Kade and Calli nodded. This was gonna be a little freaky, but hey, everything had been in the last few days, so what the fuck.

The man they arrested was currently cooling his heels in the jail. They said he was asking for his rights, and he was reminded that
Ulfer
don't have rights when they go Rogue.

They did have a quick meeting to discuss what needed to be done. Kade slipped out briefly to talk to Brooks, who wanted to be updated. Calli was getting more and more impatient as the day wore on. She made the decision and wanted to claim her mate in the worst way. Since they had been in the office, her body had drummed with anticipation. Even the slightest touch made her shiver. She was becoming a little bitchy, as Rissa liked to say.

Calli called her mother after the meeting just to be polite and tell her. Bad idea.

"What do you mean we will not be having the official claiming ceremony?" her mother screeched into the phone at her.

Calli had to explain certain things, and then her mother calmed down, but she still kept sniffing like she was crying.

"Okay, fine, we will just have a party. But I get to organize it. I mean since I don't get to have the big ceremony for my only daughter," her mother said.

"Nice guilt trip, but not gonna work," Calli had replied and hung up the phone.

Calli laid her head on her desk and sighed; she wanted her mate to walk through the door and say they were ready to leave. Everyone had arranged for transport to the building. And after last count, they only had three floors still occupied, which left plenty for the new Pack members to move into as soon as the cleaner swept them. It was going to be a busy few weeks coming up. So much to do, and still work.

Her door opened and she looked up, ready to blast whoever dared to walk into her office without knocking, and she saw her mate. Standing there, looking way too yummy for words.

"Ready?" he said in his sexy voice. Calli had learned the changes in his tone in the very short time they had been together.

"Hell yeah," she said and jumped from her chair and practically ran for the door, grabbing her communicator and ID on the way.

Kade laughed and grabbed her around the waist as she was ready to open her door again. He swung her around to face him and captured her lips in a heated kiss. One that held promise for the night ahead. She was tingling all over, and her wolf was riding her hard.
Mate.

Calli gave herself over to him, sinking into his embrace and opening her mouth. She wanted to taste him; he apparently agreed because he pulled her closer and intensified the kiss. She could feel his desires through their now stronger link. She wondered what it would be like when they claimed each other, how close would they be?

Kade pulled back and looked down at her with passion filled eyes and smiled, "Now we can leave."

She laughed and grabbed his hand and opened the door. "Let's make a run for it, no one is stopping us on the way out the door."

***

Kade flew the shuttle once again, faster this time. He needed to get home to claim his mate. They barely landed the shuttle, and both of them were running for the pad to take them to their apartment.

Calli grabbed the back of his head and kissed him with unbridled passion. The pad seemed to take forever to reach their place, Kade refused to undress his mate yet; they could still be seen, and no one saw her ass but him.

But when they reached the apartment, all bets were off. Calli was shirtless before they reached the living room, then Kade's shirt followed before the door to the bedroom was flung open.

The pants and shoes followed in a flurry of excitement. Then Kade paused and allowed his mate to see their bedroom. He called earlier and asked Rissa to come in and make some special changes for the night.

He heard his mate gasp; candles were spread around their room, giving the place a soft romantic glow, and there were flowers, purple and red, scattered around the room. In the middle of the bed sat a small box, and she looked at him with a shocked expression.

"That's my mother's ring, the only thing I have left of them. She left it in a safety deposit box whenever we were traveling. I held it for my mate," Kade whispered.

Calli felt tears gather in her eyes, shit, she hated to cry. She walked to the bed and picked up the box slowly and opened it. Inside, nestled in the small paper was a purple amethyst ring. It was perfect.

"My mother's favorite color was purple also," Kade said and took the ring out and held it in his hand. "I promise to take care of you, protect you and lead with you."

Calli sniffed and said, "I promise to try not to piss you off, to never cook, and always love you."

Kade laughed at her words and pushed the ring on her finger and smiled when he realized it was a perfect fit.

"Now claim me," Calli demanded and wrapped her naked body around his and kissed him.

This was something Kade could do easily. He gently laid her on the bed and kissed her lips, and then trailed down her neck and to her breasts. Gently teasing each of the peaks with his mouth. Then he moved lower, spreading her thighs gently and kissing his way up one thigh and then stopping before he reached her heated pussy, and then kissed his way up the other.

She was panting and moaning, gripping the sheets to keep her patience. Kade wanted to smile. She had a lot to learn in the next hundred or so years. Finally, he was done teasing. He parted her folds with his hands and then licked her fast, zeroing in on her clit, wanting to make her beg for it.

Kade sucked in her already hard and red little clit and rolled it in his mouth, making her grab his hair and pull a little, trying to get him to stop the onslaught before she came. He pushed a finger in her weeping pussy and then added another, while relentlessly flicking his tongue over her clit. He knew she was primed and ready for him, she had been since they got into the shuttle. Kade reveled in the feelings of contentment that were washing over him.

It felt like his whole life was leading to this moment, and he wanted it to last. Kade listened to her pleading, and he pulled back a little, slowly working his way back up her body. She had no patience today, he thought, and then kissed her breasts. He sucked in one of the nipples and then the other, making sure they were straining and ready before he moved on to her neck, where he licked the place, he intended to mark her when he claimed her.

Calli pulled up his head and kissed him deeply. He smiled when she moaned into his mouth, tasting herself in his kiss.

"I love you," she cried when he pushed himself inside her slowly.

"I love you," he whispered against her neck.

Once he was fully inside her, he stopped and looked into her eyes. "You are my soul, my everything, without you, I would die."

She felt the emotions he was having and smiled tearfully, "You are my balance, my rock, and my mate."

Kade pulled back and thrust into to her. She did not break eye contact with him, instead lay beneath him. They were staring into each other eyes, seeing each other's passion take over. Kade could feel his teeth getting longer, it was the first time during sex, he wanted to bite someone. It must be the mating thing.

With each thrust, they grew closer to climax and Calli was breathing shallowly. He knew she was trying to control herself, now was not the time to remind her of the rules, even though he wanted to.

"Please," she said and he nodded.

Bending forward he licked the throbbing pulse at her neck. He felt his orgasm coming, and he bit down on her neck and tasted her blood. The bite threw them into an orgasm so hard that they hung on to one another because of the intensity. When he released her, she struck fast, keeping the flow of passion going and bit him. Another orgasm flowed through them, and Kade felt the bond snap into place. Holy shit, this was amazing. He could feel what she felt, and he felt the love.

Chapter 17

Cherri stood in her office for the first time in a week and looked around. It was a freaking mess. She was gonna kick someone's ass for this. Kiki was the only thing she was worried about at this particular moment. Cherri had to get the information loaded into her computer, so she could figure out why their friend was still in a coma.

Cherri turned to her guard, Sabrina, and said, "Find out who the hell was in here while I was gone."

Sabrina nodded and turned to pull out her communicator. Even though she was Cherri's guard, Sabrina was also her Pack mate and friend. She would help her anyway she could.

"Sorry, ma'am, this mess is mine," Cherri heard a low Southern States drawl coming from somewhere in back of the stack of boxes that were in her office.

The voice sent shivers down her spine. If the voice matched the face, she would certainly give him a break. A long one, with her, in a room, and a bed. Cherri grinned, her friends were going to call her a 'slut' again. But who cared, if the man was as sexy as his voice. She loved a man with a Southern drawl. She had never heard one in real life, only on the vids, and also in the movies. New York was not known for having anything but a New York accent, a Brooklyn accent, or a Long Island accent. Then, there was the Jersey accent, and the snobby 5th Ave accent, the list goes on. But nowhere was a Southern accent.

"Well who are you?" Cherri said softly. She could try her seductive voice, but with Sabrina in the room that would be awkward. Shit, Sabrina. She turned just as the other woman was pulling out her weapon and ready to push Cherri out of the way to make sure the man was not a threat. Someone still wanted them dead and having a stranger in the room was not good.