Alanea loves reading
almost as much as she loves writing and can be found at any given moment either
in front of the computer lost in her own world or on the couch with her iPad
reading some of her favorite authors. She believes that love truly conquers all
and that everyone no matter what, deserves a chance at that love and a place
they can call home.
KINDRED OF ARKADIA 3: FATED FOR FOREVER
Ashby Fairfax has always
looked for love in the wrong places, his last attempt left him running from an
abusive boyfriend. Since coming to Arkadia life has been great, he finally has
the family he has always craved. Only one thing is missing, his mate. But how
can a small town, fox shifter be mated to a vampire prince?
Prince Gabriel has led his people through the ages and into the 21st century. He is on the verge of losing his soul when he catches the scent of what may be his mate. Once Ashby is confirmed as his, it seems their troubles begin.
Someone is after Ashby. Gabriel’s
entire coven rallies around their new prince and for the first time in his
existence Gabriel experiences bone numbing fear. Can he find the strength to send
Ashby to Arkadia to ensure his safety? And will he be able to eliminate the
threat before he loses his reason for living?
STORY
EXCERPT
Rebecca frowned and swung her
head back to Ashby.
“Did he hurt you, Ashers?” She
said, making sure she made eye contact. He looked away and shrugged. She
grabbed the hem of his shirt and manhandled it up over his head. It got stuck
around his ears, but she had somehow managed to get his bruised arm free.
“Kate! Look at this. That asshole
Marcus Evans has hurt Ashby, we need to arrest him!” She said, waving Ashby’s
arm around. Ashby got his arm free and managed to pull his shirt down from
where it had been lodged around his head and put his arms through the sleeves.
“It’s ok, Moe ran him off. Even
Marcus isn’t stupid enough to mess around with Moe.” Ashby said grinning.
“No kidding, Moe would eat him
for breakfast before coming to you for his banana split,” Nic said, laughing.
Kate snorted.
“Mojo,” She chortled.
“Kate, it can’t still be funny,”
Bran said from across the diner, where he and Caleb waited for their order
holding the trio’s twin sons, Landon and Lucas.
“Mojo, Jojo,” Kate giggled.
Rebecca, whose anger was fading, smiled.
“Ok, it is kinda funny,” Rebecca
said.
“As long as it doesn’t hurt his
feelings, it could hurt him to hear something like that all the time,” Ashby
said quietly. Rebecca nodded. Kate grinned.
“Ashby you’re so sweet,” Rebecca
said hugging Ashby’s arm. He blushed.
“He’s ok with it because I told
him that he was totally hot and that’s why it was so funny, because it was
completely opposite to how he looked. The man is downright fuckable,” Kate said
and two ominous growls were heard from the counter. She blew kisses to her
mates. Rebecca nodded.
“I’d totally do him,” She said
without thought, and a long low rumble echoed from the door. Rebecca turned in
her chair and her eyes brightened.
“Hi, baby, how was work?” she
asked, turning her face up for a kiss.
“Do who?” Aleks demanded and he
stalked over to where his tiny mate sat and kissed her lovingly.
“Moe Jones. Kate and I agreed the
man is fuckable,” Rebecca said.
“Girls, language!” Ma yelled from
the kitchen.
“Yes Ma!” both women called out
and then grinned at each other.
Aleks looked down at his mate
frowning.
“You don’t need to think about
doing anyone but me,” Aleks said bending down to stare his mate in the eyes.
She looked up impishly.
“Aleks, Marcus Evans went into
Ashby’s shop and hurt him today. He has bruises on his arms. I’m getting a bad
feeling about him.” Rebecca said as Aleks easily lifted her up, sat down in her
chair, and settled her in his lap.
“Ashby, do you want to press
charges?” Aleks asked, concern on his face. Ashby shook his head.
“No. He has never done anything
more than harass me. I have a feeling if I press charges it would only escalate
the issue. As long as he keeps his hands to himself then I don’t want to press
charges,” Ashby said.
“If he hurts you again, I’ll
shoot him!” Rebecca said and Aleks looked down at her panicked.
“Becca, baby, did you bring your
gun?” he asked gently as if approaching a wild animal. All of the shifters at
the table picked up on his edginess and subconsciously scooted back a bit.
“Of course! It’s not going to do
me much good in a box under the bed is it? The next time hyenas come to town
it’s open season,” she said, patting her purse.
“Is the safety on this time?”
Aleks asked, inventing new shades of pale. The purse had shifted down between
their bodies and was resting in his lap.
“Of course it is,” Rebecca said,
picking up the purse and patting it. She dropped it to the floor and a loud
bang echoed throughout the diner.
“What in the hell!” Connor
demanded coming out of the kitchen. Rebecca stared down at her purse and then
looked up at Aleks.
“Ok, I swear the safety was on.”
She tilted her head the way she normally did when she was thinking.
“Maybe...” She looked around the
table and Nic and Kate were trying not to laugh. Ashby was trying to get his
heart to stop beating out of his chest. Aleks began to shake.
“Aleks, are you ok?” Rebecca
asked. At the sound of her calm and rational voice Aleks snapped.
“That’s it! That. Is. It! No more
gun for you. That is the second time you have almost killed someone, the first
time was when you tried to show me your cowboy stance. I can’t do this! I can’t
think knowing you have a weapon!” Aleks roared and bellowed. Rebecca sat on his
lap calmly petting his chest as he ranted.
“Don’t worry, I’m getting better,
see this time I wasn’t holding the gun when it went off, so technically I
didn’t shoot it,” she said as if that made all the difference in the world.
Ashby watched the interaction
between the mated pair. He could see Aleks’s hands shaking, he didn’t know if
it was from fear or from the effort it took not to shake some sense into his
tiny mate.
“Connor!” Aleks yelled.
“I’m here,” Connor said, walking
over to the table and picking up the purse. He opened it up and pulled out the
gun, he slid open the chamber, checked the barrel, put the safety on and tucked
it into the back of his pants.
“Hey that’s my gun!” Rebecca
protested.
“We’re going home!” Aleks said
standing and swung his mate up in his arms.
“When we get home we’re going
over gun safety, again. And this time the lesson will stick. You hear me?”
Aleks demanded. Rebecca got a dreamy look on her face.
“Yes, Sir,” she said as Aleks
carried her out of the diner.
“Oh my God did you see the look
on his face?” Connor said doubling over laughing. That set off the entire
diner. Kate wiped her eyes laughing.
ADULT
EXCERPT
“Mon Dieu you are a vision.
Tonight I will make you mine forever.” Gabriel stood and he gently picked Ashby
up and laid him down on the bed. He took a moment to look down at the picture
of perfection before him. His Ashby looked like a fallen angel. His innocent
eyes contradicted his love swollen lips and flushed cheeks.
“What do you mean forever?” Ashby
asked. Gabriel looked over to Ashby and smiled gently. He then removed his suit
jacket and placed it on the bench at the end of the bed. Slowly he removed his
designer silk shirt and tossed it next to the jacket. He saw Ashby lick his
lips.
“What is your ultimate fantasy my
angel? You have given me so much pleasure already tonight so selflessly, what
can I do for you?” Gabriel asked his voice deepening. He saw a shiver run
through Ashby and he felt ten feet tall.
“Can you make love to me? No one
has ever just loved me.” Ashby said so quietly that even with his vampiric
hearing he had to strain to catch the words. When he heard Ashby’s soft request
his heart broke in two. The gorgeous creature before him should have only known
gentle caresses and tender words. From the little his dainty mate had told him
about his ex-boyfriend he knew that Ashby had experienced hell at the hands of
a man who should have protected him at all costs. He tried to keep the anger he
felt from showing on his face.
“We don’t have to if you don’t
want,” Ashby said quickly and rolled over to his hands and knees putting his
head down.
Gabriel felt like someone punched
him in the stomach. He quickly removed his slacks, throwing them across the
bench and went to the night stand and pulled out a packet of lube. He eased
himself behind Ashby running his hands over the crease gently massaging the
dark hole winking at him.
“My angel as much as I want love
to bury my face in your sweet ass and bring you to the brink of pleasure over
and over again with my mouth, I need to see your face and kiss those exquisite
lips of yours as we make love.” Gabriel placed both hands on Ashby’s hips and
pulled him backward until he was sitting back on his knees his back flush
against his chest. Ashby’s face turned up and he looked at him with surprise in
his eyes.
Gabriel ran a hand down Ashby’s
chest and tweaked the tiny pale pink disk. Ashby moaned and rested the back of
his head on Gabriel’s breast bone.
“Does my bebe like that?” Gabriel
whispered the words against Ashby’s neck, causing goose bumps to run down his
mate’s body.
“Y-y-yes,” Ashby squeaked.
“Good, you will know nothing but
pleasure by my hands.” Gabriel ran his tongue up Ashby’s neck and bit gently on
his ear. Ashby groaned and pushed his ass back against Gabriel’s hard dick.
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