Shifted Love Volume 1 - Fiona Davenport Page 0,10

do something extra special to celebrate your twentieth since I missed your last birthday.”

Her plump lips curved up in a pleased smile. “I guess that means you think we’ll still be together next year, huh?”

“Abso-fucking-lutely, baby. Mates are forever, and I knew you were mine the second I smelled you. Your strawberries and cream scent called to me from blocks away,” I explained.

“So if one of my friends had gotten a strawberry shake at the diner and then waited around for the check instead of me, you’d be acting like this with them instead?”

Her dark eyes spat fire at me, and she crossed her arms over her chest, blocking my view of her perfect tits. I loved how pissed off the possibility seemed to make her because I wanted my mate to be as territorial over me as I was her. But I didn’t want her to feel pain over something that never would have happened, so I hurried to reassure her. “Your friends could drink a million strawberry milkshakes, and I’d never want them.” I pressed her against my hard length as I tilted my hips up. “You’re the only woman who can do this to me. The only one I’ll ever want.”

6

Allegra

I’d never seen a penis in real life before, and I’d really wanted to stare at Zeke’s when he’d been naked. It had taken everything in me to force my gaze away from it, and now he was telling me that I was the only woman who could make him hard like that. But I wasn’t sure if I was taking it the wrong way. “When you say you’ve waited thirty years for me and I’m the only one you’ll ever want, you don’t mean like...ever, right? As in you’ve never, um...you—”

He saved me from being super awkward by pressing his finger against my lips and finishing my sentence for me. “Did I mean I’ve never had sex before? Yes, that’s exactly what I was saying.”

This incredibly sexy man just kept surprising me in the very best ways. His confession made it easier for me to admit, “I...um...I’m a virgin, too.”

His hold on me tightened as he pressed his face into the crook of my neck. “I’m so fucking happy to hear that, baby. Shifters don’t feel desire for anyone other than their mate, and the same tends to be true for their mates even when they’re human. But so often, human mates are completely unaware of why they aren’t attracted to anyone else and aren’t still a virgin when they finally meet the one.”

I’d never expected that I would end up with a man who had such a strong but also positive reaction to my virginity. I kind of assumed it would make guys second-guess being with me. It was a relief to know that Zeke valued the fact that he would be the only man I’d ever slept with, and even more so that I was the only woman he’d ever want to be with. The whole fated mate thing was kind of incredible, especially since it seemed that I was the possessive type when it came to Zeke. But his reaction showed me I was in good company. “You don’t have anything to worry about there. I’ve never even had a boyfriend or gone on a date with anyone.”

His hold on me tightened again, and I shifted on his lap. A sharp pain radiated up my arm to my shoulder, and I let out a small whimper. “C’mon, let’s get you in a hot bath to help loosen up your muscles so you’re a little less sore tomorrow. Once I’ve got you settled in the tub, I’ll grab you a pain reliever and something to drink.”

“A bath sounds amazing,” I agreed.

He stood with me in his arms, and I wrapped mine around his neck. I caught glimpses of his home as he carried me through the living room, up the stairs, and down the hallway to a large bedroom decorated in dark blues and grey. He passed the California king-sized bed and brought me directly into the bathroom. After he set me on the vanity between the double sinks, I stared at the oversized Jacuzzi tub and separate rain shower in awe. “Wow, this is gorgeous. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a tub that big before.”

“I put it in for you,” he said as he bent over to play with the knobs until the water pouring out of the faucet was to his