Page 45 of Tamed By Her Touch

He frowned.

“Why would that matter?”

She blew out a breath in irritation.

“We've already covered this. Married people know these things.”

“Very well. I generally sleep in the center,” he growled.

Clair laughed because she could picture it in her mind—the big Hybrid sprawled out diagonally across one of the huge Kindred beds, taking up the whole thing with his muscular bulk.

“You take up the whole bed, don't you?” she said.

He looked slightly offended.

“What if I do? My sleeping platform is designed for a male of my size. Why should I not utilize all of it?”

“Well, being a bed-hog is going to be a problem if they expect us to share,” Clair pointed out.

Kaelus turned his head sharply.

“What? No one said anything about sharing a sleeping platform.”

“We're pretending to be mated, Kaelus,” she said patiently. “I think separate bedrooms might raise some eyebrows.”

His golden eyes narrowed.

“If they attempt to force us to engage in intimate behavior⁠—”

The idea made Clair’s heart race for some reason, but she kept her face calm.

“I didn't say intimate behavior. I said sleep,” she said soothingly.

He raised his eyebrows at her.

“So…you will be sleeping beside me?”

“That's generally how sharing a bed works. I mean, as long as you don’t hog the whole bed and steal all the covers,” Clair pointed out.

His jaw clenched again. Though he said nothing, Clair found his reaction strangely amusing.

“Don't worry, big fella. I don't bite,” she said, laughing.

Kaelus gave her a half-lidded look, his golden eyes burning.

“I do,” he growled. “If I were truly your mate, I would bite you often to inject my essence and give you sexual pleasure.”

As he spoke, his white fangs flashed, and Clair gave a little shiver. Did they look longer than usual? She thought maybe they did. She’d heard of Blood Kindred biting their mates during sex—it was part of their Bonding ritual and apparently caused instant orgasms. Then again, she’d also heard about how Beast Kindred Bonded with their mates—how they had a “mating fist” or “bonding knot” at the base of their cock…

No—stop thinking about that!

But once the thought had entered her head, it was really hard to get rid of. She couldn’t help picturing Kaelus covering her with his big body, thrusting his massive shaft deep in her pussy as he bit the side of her neck while he growled that she was his now…his forever…

No, stop it—stop it now! she ordered herself sternly.

“I…see,” she said at last, trying to cover the awkward silence that had fallen between them. For some reason her mouth had gone dry, and her words came out in a squeak. She looked quickly down at the questionnaire again.

“Moving on—do you snore?” she said trying to sound normal.