I twisted them around, gripping his tightly as I dug our joined fists into the sand and surfed through the colossal first wave as he exploded inside me and connected with me, that knot burrowing in deep, so I didn’t know where he started and I ended.
Fingers clenched around his, I shuddered as the pleasure cascaded inside me, much as the beautiful waterfall behind me surged into the pool. I felt like I was put back together again, like my life was finally starting to make sense, and the strangest thing happened.
Something that hadn’t with Eli or Austin.
I couldn’t just feel him physically, I could hear his thoughts again, sure, but I felt him.
And more than that.
I felt the world around me like it had a heartbeat.
It was surreal, and not what I needed after a mind-blowing orgasm but—
“It’s to be expected,” he rasped, as he slumped on me for a second before he almost immediately took his weight off me.
I wasn’t surprised to find myself adjusted as we rolled onto our sides, the knot still uniting us, my back to his chest, of course, but just more comfortable.
Even if the water did slosh me in the face a little.
He knew, and laughing, he moved his arm so I could rest my head on it.
“Better?” he inquired, teasing me like Ethan had never teased me before.
If I thought the world had come to a standstill before, it certainly did now.
“Are you being playful?” I squeaked, frickin’ shook when he snorted as he kissed my throat.
“My knot in my mate? You bet your fine ass I’m feeling playful.”
And dear Lord, he didn’t just sound relieved, like he’d had the weight of the world taken off his shoulders, but he felt it too.
He felt lighter.
And I knew that sounded crazy, but to me, somehow, it made sense.
I reached up and rubbed my forehead, dispersing a few annoying drops of water that tickled my skin. With each movement, however, I felt like I was going in slow motion, and I wasn’t sure if I was tripping or not.
Another snort escaped my uptight—now downtight—mate. “It’s the omega bond, Sabina.” He sighed like he was happy. Like he was redolent, and damn if I wasn’t happy too, knowing that he was feeling like that after a lifetime of being anal-retentive and such, but I needed answers. “Remember Eli said things would make sense once you were claimed? Now you’re tied to us, we’re your anchors. That means the Mother can let loose and give you your powers without fear of you sinking like a stone in the water.”
My brow puckered, and though what he said made sense, it also had me twitching.
I bit my lip, trying to work through what I was currently experiencing, and then, I felt the heartbeats.
Yeah, I felt them.
“There are many animals here,” he reassured me, but what reassured me was that he could hear my damn thoughts without me having to say a single word.
“There are? Eli and Austin never said that.”
“Why would they? It’s to be assumed. It is a magical forest,” he teased, and there was no hiding from the fact that this teasing stuff made the entire situation more surreal.
“Is my pussy a hallucinogen?” I blurted out.
He froze, then started snickering, and when a laugh howled from him, I figured I had my confirmation. He’d dipped his wick into my magic mushroom pot, and somehow, he’d turned into Austin.
Well, not even Austin cackled like that.
I peered at him over my shoulder, amused that he was just so fucking happy, and I shook my head at the sight of him.
Pouting, I mumbled, “You’d think the Mother would give me a breather after that killer orgasm.”
“When better to open the floodgates?” he questioned, and though his tone grew a little more serious, it wasn’t enough for me to accept that answer.
“I dunno, when the knot releases? Sheesh. She has bad timing all around. This entire period has been beyond strange.”
“You’re in a different world, and I’m not just talking about this realm. Once you’re back on terra firma, things will resonate more. You’re connected to the earth in a different way. I’ve heard no omega say she can hear heartbeats. Your powers aren’t physical, but emotional, don’t forget.”
“Don’t forget?” I immediately complained. “How could I remember? You guys didn’t tell me much.”
He sighed. “You’re an alpha in strength, in power, but you’re the softness to an alpha’s hardness. Where he can only protect and defend, where he will be