Highlander's Seduction (The Matheson Brothers #3)

“Right now we are together, but should you be elsewhere, with your brothers or so, that would be one example of when ’twould be quickest for me to just leave.”


“Once we join as one, we’ll have a merged link of the mind, one inherent in my shifter blood. We’ll be able to speak to each other at will along a pathway known only to us, mind to mind. Can that link remain in place even across the separation of time?”

“We would need to see what worked and what didnae. You are the first shifter to mate with a time-walker, so this is all rather new.”

“Tell me more about your skill then. I need to understand all you can do.”

She lifted one hand and the breeze fluttering through the window played over her skin. Sunshine glimmered and her skin sparkled even brighter. Such a glorious sight to behold. “I require the constant touch of my element. To be enclosed in a room without free flowing air is difficult for me.”

“Then you wouldn’t have appreciated it when I asked Iain to close the window.”

“Nay, not one bit.” She tapped his nose. “The wind speaks to me, brings me the knowledge I need of mated pairs, so when I travel through time to locate the two who are newly mated, it is along the pathway that the wind first brought their bond to me on. To carry out my duty, there must always be fresh air surrounding me, and plenty of it.”

“Duly noted. I’ll never enclose you fully in a room again. I’ll ensure a window or door remains open.” He dipped his head and nipped her lower lip. “Where do you live? And this time be specific, very specific.”

“I own several parcels of land, but only one place have I ever truly called home. On the cliffs overlooking Angel Bay is a castle, a modest one I had built in the fifteen hundreds and have renovated over the centuries. That is my most constant place of residence, one I will take you to when there is an opportunity to do so.” She palmed the back of his head and nipped his lower lip in return. Her breath whispered softly across his tongue, a teasing caress that made his blood roar in his ears. “I wish for you to kiss me. I’ve missed you since our parting.”

“Considering the sparks that flew between us last night, any kissing will likely lead to us completing the bond. Are you ready for that?”

“Last eve, I should have trusted you. This morn I have seen the error of my ways, so aye, I am ready.” She kissed the tip of his nose. “Are you ready to share your life with me? My duty takes me everywhere.”

“Always and forever. I’ll be right by your side, just as you’ll be right by mine.” He urged her lips apart and lost himself within her. She tasted heavenly, all pure hunger and fiery passion. Aye, he’d been waiting five long years to find her, but she’d been waiting centuries for him even though she hadn’t known it. Now, he didn’t intend to let another moment pass them by. He desperately desired the completion of their bond and all that it entailed, for them to be as one, to be able to speak to each other along a merged link, and to have her speak the spell to bind his soul to hers. Need rushed through him and he plunged his tongue inside her mouth and drank in her very essence. He welcomed the raw intimacy they’d share only with each other, one he would crave for the rest of his days.

“I feel hot.” She pressed her breasts against his chest and nibbled toward his ear. “Very hot.”

“That is because you have far too many clothes on.”

“So do you.” She shoved his fur vest down his arms and tossed it onto the floor then wriggled his shirt hem free from his pants. “Is your bear feeling less restless?”

“He’s purring a mile a minute.” He tugged his shirt over his head, tossed it to the floor and unstrapped his sword belt.

“That is better, much better.” She stroked his back, her fingers playing ever so softly across his skin, her touch just as gentle as the look in her eyes had become demanding.

“I will never leave you, not now, not ever, Cherub.” He lowered his head to the curve of her neck and brushed his lips over her skin, right over her rapidly beating pulse. He sucked, hard, and she gasped and stretched her neck for more.

“Please, bite me again.”