Demon and the Mage (Jeongcheol)

Seungcheol

Emerald shot out from my chest at Jeonghan's words, surrounding us in an intricate web of light. The bond slammed into place, and suddenly, I could feel him everywhere. It was like he'd settled into my skin beside me, his emotions weaving through my own.

Love.

Joy.

Certainty.

Excitement.

The flood of emotions washing through the bond erased any lingering fears about whether he wanted this. He sucked in a breath, and I knew he was also adjusting to the new sensations.

I kissed him tenderly, savouring this moment. This right here was all I'd ever wanted.

And now, I had it.

There was no fucking way I'd ever let anyone take it away from me.

Suddenly every irrational behaviour my siblings displayed towards their mates made perfect sense. I could become addicted to feeling Jeonghan's happiness inside my chest.

Everything that had brought us to this moment, all of the pain I'd suffered, none of it mattered. It had brought me to Jeonghan.

And for that, I'd live through every heart-breaking moment over and over again if I needed to.

"I love you," I whispered as we finally broke apart.

"I love you too," he replied.

The green light faded into nothing, the only reminder of the momentous step we'd taken now hidden between our souls.

A throb of lust along the bond gave me a quick heads-up about the direction Jeonghan's thoughts had taken. This was going to take some getting used to. It was one thing springing an erection because my mind had taken a diversion down a fun path. It was another thing entirely for it to happen because Jeonghan had had those thoughts.

But that meant I could figure out exactly what drove Jeonghan to the highest points of pleasure...

And then use it to torture him.

Yes, I wanted him to be happy. But we both knew how much we loved to tease and be teased.

"Given neither of us are romantics...wanna go find that country lane to test out the suspension in your car?"

I was moving before he'd finished speaking, more than ready to seal this bond in every way possible.

We didn't stop touching each other the whole way back, our hands groping over whatever body parts we could reach. When we finally got to the car, I didn't even get a chance to unlock it before Jeonghan shoved me against the cold metal.

"Better get a compulsion net up unless you want an audience." That and a filthy smile were the only warnings he gave me before sinking to his knees.

I hurried to do what he said, letting my power unfurl and hide us from curious eyes before returning all my attention to the man on his knees before me.

My mate.

My mate.

Jeonghan's hands stilled on my fly as his smile softened. "I can feel it, you know."

"What?"

"Your happiness." He swallowed hard. "It's pretty fucking great."

"Ditto." I grinned. "Now, how about you make me really happy and continue with what you have planned."

"Oh, it's like that, is it?" He raised an eyebrow, but I noticed his fingers quickly got to work.

"If you think about it, I'm doing you a nice thing."