The Fire's Within

Chapter 33: I CAN'T WAIT!

☆Kaiden☆

A fiery blur races past me and jumps into his arms. He catches her and laughs around her lips which she slams to his as soon as he catches her, but Spirit and I can't believe our eyes right now, let alone our noses. I didn't notice because I wasn't looking for it, but he's mated. The mark is evident on his neck as I stare at it. He didn't wait for a ceremony? Not that we have to, but I thought that was what he wanted.

What really has me... Is that the girl in his arms, that he's fully fucking mated with, is my mate, and that scent I could smell in the car was their combined scent. I never noticed how alike their scents were, because they are completely different to me, but at the same time it's subtle differences I don't think anyone would be able to differentiate between unless they really knew them, and the smell of both their arousal is making me hard, and I'm no longer angry because I'm filled with complete rapture.

I don't know why I didn't see it before. Why I still wanted him after meeting her, the fact I could still sleep with him after, and his scent getting stronger and smelling like my mates would to me. This can't be real. The goddess can't be giving me exactly what I want. Can she? This has never happened before, so maybe I'm looking into this too much. It has Spirit yipping in happiness in my head, though he's celebrating before we even know anything. I can't believe he got her fucking V card, damn it! Now I'm jealous! But I'm getting ahead of myself. I'm still standing there in a dazed stupor, just staring at them, when she pulls back, breaking their kiss. Nyx is still wrapped around Zye, his hands on her arse, her head resting gently against his.

"You seriously have no idea, how much I missed you... And you leave my side again, I may have to hurt you. That shit was not manageable like you said. It fucking hurt!" She says before pressing her lips to his again.

"I'll make it up to you, Spitfire. It wasn't supposed to hurt, and I felt it too. Once you sent it to me it was a constant. Kaiden managed to soothe us through which just confirms -"

"Mine!" Spirit growls out loud, not liking them excluding us. They both look this way and announce in unison in my mind.

"Mine!" And I'm sure my jaw just hit the floor.

"I think we shocked him, Spitfire." Zye smirks.

"Is this real? Or am I dreaming?" I ask them.

"You are ours... You and Zye are mine, as well as each other's." Nyx says into my mind again. She drops her legs down from Zye's waist and kisses him possessively without taking her eyes off mine, and I don't miss the possessive way he digs his fingers into her hips as he pulls her against him, or the way she's eyeing my bruised eye. Now that she's seen my face, I see the murderous glint flash in her eyes. "But you don't want a filthy dragon. Isn't that what you said?" I can see the pain in her eyes now, and it makes me feel even more like shit.

"Nyx, I'm -" I'm about to attempt and explain things, I want her to know I want her. That I didn't mean a damn word I said.

"There you are!... Did you drive? We're still on for tonight, right? Remember our plans to go to the lookout? Just us?... A romantic..." Of course, Zara had to choose that moment to come over. She gives Nyx a disgusted look up and down, and then ignores her. Until she realizes that Nyx is glaring daggers at her, so she snaps at her. "What?!"

I can't say anything, I need time to explain that I'm doing it for her! That it's for her protection. This is why I needed to speak to Zye last night. He'd have been able to help me explain before any of this shit happened. Not that I'm going to the lookout with her. She's making that shit up.