Free Pleasured By The Dark & Damaged by Naughty Novels Publishing

Julius killed him anyways.” I shrugged. “All I care about is keeping Levi safe, and right now, because I haven’t brought you in, he’s not safe.”
    He stood pulling me with him. “Then take me in Rae. I’ll think of something.”
    I was amazed at how easily he folded as soon as he knew a kid was involved. He wasn’t like the rumors said he’d be—mostly.
    “I can’t let you do that. You know why he wants you?”
    Abel shook his head. “I don’t care why. You’re my mate, that means your brother is mine too.”
    “You’re rare, he wants to keep you.”
    He chuckled and his eyes glowed. “He couldn’t keep me. He has no idea how fucking powerful I am.”
    “I don’t know… I can’t ask you to do that.”
    “You’re not, sweets. I’m telling you this is what I’m doing. So take me in. Get your brother, and then we’ll go somewhere together.”
    He was unbelievable. We’d just met and he was already taking charge, trying to fix things.
    ‘See, I told you, he’d take care of us,’ my wolf taunted.
    “You’re not responsible for me or my brother. It’s my job to protect him, and I’ve done a pretty damn good job on my own.”
    He softened. “I didn’t mean that you weren’t Rae, but you have me now. That’s what mates are for.”
    “But—”
    He put his finger to my lips. “Shh. Damn, woman, is it that hard to accept help? You’re my mate, my queen. That means I do anything for you, period. It’s a dragon’s way. We take care of our mates. Nothing or no one will ever hurt you again, and if they do they have to face me, and not to sound too cocky, but they don’t want to deal with a pissed off white dragon.”
    For the first time in my life I was stunned silent. No one had ever said anything like that to me, ever, and with such conviction that I actually almost believed it. Maybe, just maybe, things would start looking up.

Chapter 4
    I shook my head when I could finally speak. “I don’t feel right about this.”
    Abel chuckled. “Please, woman, I’m a dragon. We have more power than your average shifter. I know you don’t know me, but shit, I need my mate to have a little faith in my ability to protect her.”
    Something inside of me broke. Lust bubbled over and the mating call filled my soul. Suddenly all I could see was this sexy man. A man who was putting himself on the line to protect my brother. That was all it took to win me over. I stood and stalked toward him with heat in my eyes. If he was going to put himself on the line for me and my brother…well, I needed to do just one little thing in case it backfired and we all were slaughtered. I licked my lips and his eyes flared. Levi would be fine for a bit longer, and now that I’d stopped denying that this stubborn dragon was mine, I was ready to mate. Hell, I was ready to mate. My panties were soaked, and I needed him more than I’d ever needed anything in my life.
    He stood still as I came toward him. I knew he wanted to throw me down, but he handed the reins to me—for now. I put one hand on his shoulder and shoved him back against the wall, and then, standing on my toes, I kissed him like I had never kissed a man before. Every pent-up emotion I ever held back went into that one moment. I wanted him to know I was on board. He was mine, and I was going to put my mark on him.
    He seemed to sense the change and growled into my mouth as he lifted me from the ground. I wrapped my legs around his waist and whimpered when I felt how hard he was.
    “You won’t regret it,” he whispered, and somehow I knew he would do everything in his power to make sure I didn’t.
    I plastered my mouth back to his and wrapped my tongue around his.
    In a move faster than your average shifter he sped from the room and I was suddenly on a giant bed. It was soft, and I sunk into the mattress. He hovered over my body and kissed me like I was his lifeline.
    “God, you’re beautiful,” he said ran his finger along my jaw.
    I smiled and