Midnight Passion

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Maxim stared at Kara's sleeping figure. After feeding they always mated. He remembered the first time he saw her. She was standing with her parents in the hall of the chapel. She had lifted her chin to raise her face into the moonlight. From that moment, he had wanted her to be his wife.

Fate chose for him as he prayed to whatever gods there were for her to keep his blood down. Once she had the pull between them was strong. She had to feed from him several times for their bond to solidify. The only problem was that his wife took to flight. Maxim considered it foreplay as he hunted her down. Motioning with his hand to the black SUV sitting outside the cabin. He had re dressed and wrapped Kara in the comforter cover of the bed, before carrying her from the room and into the car. He couldn't understand why she chose to run. All he knew was that it was no mere coincidence that they were mates. Kara was not an alpha female. She was a female from his clan that held his heart.

The drive through the night to their mansion took no more than an hour. He still held her in his arms as they came to a stop. Stepping from the SUV, Maxim walked silently through the open mansion door. He headed up the stairs and into the master bedroom. Klaus appeared out of nowhere and held the door open.

"I see that you have found her."

"Yes, she got as far as the cabin this time."

"Will she adapt Maxim?"

"She has no choice. She is my wife, and she will bolt again. I am prepared for the hunt. Kara knows I will come after her. It's forepay."

Klaus nodded and smiled. His family served Maxim's lineage for over a century. This was the first time he had ever heard or seen an alpha's mate running. The panther clan had evolved quickly, gaining riches and community. He admired Maxim as he kept him by his side. Not as his servant but as his best friend and partner. Klaus sighed as he stepped inside and closed the door behind him. The file he held under his arm secured. As he watched Maxim gently lay Kara on the bed.

"Does she know the danger she poses to herself?"

"No I will have a talk with her in the morning."

Klaus nodded and patted Maxim on the back, before handing him the file.

"What's this?"

"Amy is at it again. They are holding her in Dallas."

"What has she done now?"

"Aggravated assault."

"Again?"

"Yes, if we are not careful. She will bring attention to our enemies."

"What does this have to do with Tech International?"

"Well she did marry your brother. She is family and is widowed."

"She will be held accountable for her actions. What is her bail?"

"It's set at $60 thousand. She called to say she wants the company to pay I out of her dividends of her stock."

"She has no dividends. She requested the usage of them for the same infraction two months ago, she sold her stock to me remember."

"Are you going to bale her out?"

"Let her sit for a day or two. Then have her brought here. I will deal with her."

"Maxim, I really don't think that that is a good idea. She wanted to be your mate and not Williams."

"Fate made the choice for her. I'm mated to Kara, she will understand."

Klaus knew better. Amy actions were to bring her into Maxim's attention. She wanted to be by his side and in his bed. She was an alpha female to her Kara would be no threat. It mattered not that Maxim had a wife. She had been arrested twice for assault. It was just one step away from murder. Klaus watched as Maxim pulled his navy-blue Henley over his head and toss it onto the floor. His signal that they could finish this talk another time. Klaus dropped the other file he held on the vanity and headed towards the door. Shutting it quietly behind himself, he left as quietly as he came. Maxim continued to disrobe. He need a night rest. Walking in the buff to the door he locked it and stood staring at the key in his hand. He would open the door once he dealt with Kara. Right now, all he wanted to do was hold her in his arms and sleep.

It was more than sunlight that caused my eyes to flutter open. It was the sound of his soft breathing and the fact that I was being held in his arms. My head rested on his muscular chest as he lay on his back. My nostrils close to the small wound he had scratched open with his fingernail the night before. My mouth watered as I tried to fight the urge to feed from him. My lips tingled and I could feel a fine sheen of sweat break out over my body. Just a taste to appease my hunger for him. Just a taste my mind screamed and I took advantage of the thought. With a will of its own my tongue snaked out and brushed across the cut. My eyes closed as I savored the taste.

"Sweet" I whispered and could not help myself as I covered the wound with my lips. I drank shyly at first then hungrily. My muscles reacted to the feeing and so did Maxims.

"Mm" rumbled from his lips. His arms tightened and held me in place. I heard his hiss and felt his intake of air. The sound was like music to my ears. I felt myself giving into the pull. Our heart's beat the same rhythmic beat. "One" raced through my thoughts. I stopped what I was doing. I pulled my reluctant mouth from his chest and stared away ashamed at my behavior at the closed door.

The silence in the room grew louder in portion to the hard pounding of our hearts. Maxims arms stayed locked around me as I glance up at him and then away. My name spoken in his deep timber made me shiver.

"Did you take enough to sustain yourself Kara?"

"Please may I get up?"

Maxims scent was getting to me breaking down my defenses.

"Kara..."

I closed my eyes as I answered.

"Yes Maxim."

I felt his sigh as he took measure to control the pull of his body. Every time I fed from his blood we mated. I knew it was inevitable before the morning was over we would mate.

"Give me your word that when I release you. You will stay put. You will not leave this bed as we need to have a talk."

What could I say. Maxims arms were like vices and my body betrayed me. I wanted Maxim as much as he wanted me.

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