Spectrum (Stone Society #14) - Faith Gibson Page 0,99

wait. He entered her body, and it was as if no time had passed. He was gentle with her. They had talked about this moment. He admitted to being afraid of hurting her. He hadn’t been with anyone since the last time they were intimate, and Gabriel was afraid the beast would take over.

In that moment, she didn’t want gentle. Didn’t want him to hold back. This was more than lovemaking. He was claiming her, him and his shifter both. Rebekah ran her fingers through his hair, gripping the strands. “Don’t hold back, Gabe. I want you to let go and claim me.”

“Bek—”

“No, Gabe. You’re not going to hurt me. I was made just for you. Please.”

Gabriel took her mouth in a fierce, passionate kiss as his lower body moved faster. Gabriel amped the intensity, his powerful hips surging forward, his erection filling her, lighting her up from the inside.

“Yes, oh…” Rebekah slipped her arms under his, hands clutching the bunching muscles of his back.

“Bek, I’m… close… Oh, gods, I’m gonna…” Gabriel’s fangs dropped, and Rebekah braced for the bite. The initial sting was quickly replaced with euphoria as he erupted inside her. He drank from her neck as he pumped his seed deep inside her core. Rebekah’s own orgasm pulsed as she gasped to breathe through it. Isabelle had told her it would be otherworldly, and god, it was. It was as though their souls combined. Two became one. When Gabriel released his fangs, he licked her neck once, and her thighs trembled as another orgasm tore through her. Her muscles clamped down on Gabriel’s still hard cock.

Gabriel rocked back and forth, stroking her inner walls through the tremors until he came again. Rebekah was once again the young woman who had made love to the handsome young man in her bedroom one night while her parents were away. She was also the mature woman who knew she would never love another as she did this male. They were united in body and soul, and no matter what the future held, they would endure it together as mates.

The first three years passed with Rebekah spending most of her weekdays at the Pen. After her mornings with Gabe, she counseled the Reborn, helping them make sense of what had happened to them. She also worked with any of the human inmates who wanted someone to talk to. Her life was full if not conventional. As the days wore on, so did her energy. Rebekah chalked it up to being on the go constantly until one day, Dante and Isabelle sat her down in the Pen’s infirmary, and they both convinced her to see a doctor.

When she got the diagnosis, she just stared at the physician. Sabrina was mated to a Gargoyle. The woman had taken over as chief of staff when Jonas stepped down. Before that, she had led the oncology department, so Sabrina knew what she was talking about. “But I’m mated to Gabriel,” Rebekah whispered. She couldn’t have cancer. She was mated to a Gargoyle, and they were going to live happily for centuries to come.

Sabrina came around the desk and sat next to Rebekah, gripping her hands. “You are, and their venom can help with many things, but so far, cancer isn’t one of them.” Sabrina showed Rebekah the scans. Explained her options. Offered to get a second opinion. Rebekah didn’t need one. She trusted Sabrina. Over the course of the next couple months, Sabrina was the one who cared for Rebekah, overseeing each treatment. Rebekah tried to hide the illness from Gabriel, but being Gargoyle, he could not only sense something was bothering her mentally, he could somehow smell the disease. Going through treatment was hard, but seeing Gabriel break down each weekend was harder.

The first time Gregor and Aldredge approached Gabriel with the offer of a weekend pass, Gabriel wouldn’t talk to them about it. Said it wasn’t right for him to have special privileges. It took a lot of begging and tears on Rebekah’s part until he finally caved, sensing something was wrong. When Rebekah admitted to having the disease, he donned the prosthetic his father made specifically for Gabriel and spent time away from the Pen with her in their home. After that, Gabriel never hesitated to change into the disguise. When Rebekah went into remission, they celebrated at home in bed for five days. Sex was off the table since she was still weak, but Gabriel tended to her every need, healing