Desire's Promise

Bethany Drake

Description

Heather is taken. Storm will move mountains and galaxies to bring her home.

Earth and Vespia are working well together for the betterment of both societies. Heather and Storm, the Vespian ambassador to Earth, are finally settled into their marriage and home, when she is called back to Earth.

Heather is now six months pregnant and finds her mate a bit overprotective. She can’t help it if she glows when she’s frustrated. Things get a little more complicated when she is called home because of Ialog, the man who keeps trying to separate them. He released information, making it appear she was being mistreated by the Vespians. How is she going to hide her pregnancy? She left Earth sterile.

Storm isn’t happy about his mate leaving the safety of Vespia, but also wants to prove that Heather is happy and safe under his care. He knows Ialog and is worried the man is going to try to take his mate from him again. His fears become very real when Ialog kidnaps her. Now he has to find a way to bring her home.

This is book three in The Vespian Way series but can be enjoyed independently.

Sujets

• Betrayal
• ACTION
• Alpha (ethology)
• Shapeshifting
• Power exchange
• BDSM
• Mystery
• Adventure
• Romance
• Sci-Fi
• Suspense
• Danger
• Bondage et discipline, domination et soumission et sado-masochisme

Informations

• Publié par: Eclipse Press
• Date de parution: 27 juillet 2020
• Nombre de lectures: 4
• EAN13: 9781948140980
• Langue: English

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Desire’s Promise
The Vespian Way - Book Three


Bethany Drake
Published by Eclipse Press
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ABCD Graphics and Design, Inc.
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Bethany Drake
Desire’s Promise

EBook ISBN: 978-1-948140-98-0
print ISBN: 978-1-948140-99-7
audio ISBN: 978-1-64563-420-1
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Cover Art by ABCD Graphics & Design
This book contains fantasy themes appropriate for mature readers only. Nothing in this book should be interpreted as Blushing Books' or the author's advocating any non-consensual sexual activity.
Contents



Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14


Bethany Drake
Chapter 1

H eather sat in her rooms, feeling very trapped. There had already been a few little complications with her pregnancy and now she was under house arrest.
She looked around but didn’t see anyone in sight. Storm had been talking to Kuarto via the screens and must have moved into another room so they could discuss her condition without her hearing it. It didn’t matter. She finally had a few moments away from those two overprotective men, who swore they were just looking out for her. How? By restricting just about everything she normally did? Well, she planned on taking advantage of their absence. Bracing her arms against the rests of her chair, she pushed herself to her feet.
“Sit.” Storm’s voice was right at her ear.
“Where did you come from?” She turned to look at him in surprise. Heather was positive he would be gone longer than a few seconds. Did he have radar? Then she realized he probably knew her intentions because of their mindlink. It grew stronger every day.
“Sit.” He crossed his arms over his chest. “Mate’s orders.”
She parked herself back into her chair. Not happy with the turn of events. She couldn’t stop the pout she felt take over her features. “I need to move around a little. Sitting still is driving me crazy.”
“Your doctor said you needed to relax and you haven’t done that.”
“I can’t help it.” She shifted in her seat. “It’s boring, just sitting.”
“Heather.”
“Fine.” She mimicked his pose by crossing her arms over her chest too. Being trapped in her rooms wasn’t how she wanted to spend the first weekend she had to herself. So what if her readings were a little off.
Kuarto didn’t like the heightened levels of her heart rate, blood pressure and pulse and had recommended she not do anything strenuous. Storm took that as she wasn’t allowed to do anything and he wasn’t allowing her any leeway.
“If I rest can we go for a walk later?” Heather looked up at him, giving him her best smile.
“It depends on how well you behave.” He watched her with a raised eyebrow. He knew she was up to something.
“I promise.” She stood.
“What part of sit do you not understand?” He gave her an exasperated look.
“I’m going to lie down. Rest as demanded.” She gestured toward their bedroom.
“About time you came to your senses.” He scooped her up in his arms.
“Storm.” She loved the close physical contact, but she could walk a few feet without any trouble.
“How far along are you?” He didn’t show any signs of putting her down as he carried her into the room.
“Six months.” She rested her head against his chest. There was no way Storm was going to let her feet touch the ground so she might as well enjoy listening to his strong heartbeat. Let it calm her the way it always did.
“And how much further do you have to go?”
“About twelve more.” She sighed. “I get it. I need to take care. Don’t want to make this worse as I get further into the pregnancy because I didn’t behave now.”
“I see you were listening.” He set her down on the bed.
“My heart, I haven’t done anything crazy. You’ve been with me, you know.” Heather looked up at him. “The elevated readings are probably from something I ate.”
“Until we’re sure, you will do exactly what is expected of you. I don’t want you to take any chances.” He placed a soft kiss on her lips.
“Aren’t you going to keep me company?” She patted the bed beside her, giving him her most seductive smile.
“You know if I join you, you won’t get any rest.” He captured her lips once more with his. This one was deep, heated and left them both a little breathless.
“I was kind of hoping for that.” She knelt on the bed. Placing her hands between her legs, she leaned forward. Heather had learned this little pose, if she leaned the right way, it allowed him to see all the way down the front of her dress. She got her way a lot when she did it right.
She watched as his eyes started to glow. Over the last few months he had developed the glowing eyes when he was aroused. A smile spread across her face.
“They’re glowing, aren’t they?”
“Oh, yeah.”
He dropped to his knees on the bed and her smile got brighter.
“You know, I’m not sure I like this smug look you get whenever you’re about to get your way.”
“What look?” She tried to appear innocent but couldn’t pull it off any better than he could.
“You know what I’m talking about.” He placed his hands on her shoulders and eased her backwards. Once he had her prone, he lowered himself and started to nibble on his favorite spot on her throat.
“But we’re both getting our way.” She tilted her head so he could have better access. Arousal flowed through her.
He released the seams of her dress. “You still need to rest.”
“And I will.” She worked on his shirt seams as well. “This will help relax me so I can rest.”
“You are incorrigible.” He opened the gown and allowed his hands to roam her body. He pressed kisses along her collarbone and down the center between her breasts. “I have noticed these have been very sensitive lately.”
“I know. Highly annoying for me.” She closed her eyes as he gently caressed them. “Sometimes the material of my gowns aggravates them and sometimes it is very arousing. That’s not supposed to happen. You would think it would be one way or the other, not both.”
He pressed a chaste kiss on the side of one breast then the other. “And now?”
“They want to feel your hot mouth on them.”
He gently laved one, waiting for her to react. A quick intake of breath was her answer. He turned his attention to the other one, making sure he didn’t cross that fine line between pain and pleasure. Storm used the mindlink they shared to know what gave her pleasure and what hurt so he could be as gentle to her breasts as possible. They pebbled quickly and he could feel much more attention would be painful so he moved to her abdomen.
Every morning he spoke to his children. A ritual they both enjoyed because it always led to something more. Placing little kisses across her belly, he spoke to them again. Now that she was showing, it made her pregnancy very real. He paid homage to the life growing in her, drawing a few giggles as he did so.
“That tickles.”
“You laugh while I’m trying to arouse you?” He climbed back up her body, placing soft kisses wherever he wanted. He loved the computer system in the underground compound. It only took a thought to remove their clothes.
“Sorry.” She touched his face softly. “But you know I’ve become more ticklish since I’ve started to show. Can’t help it if the slide of your tongue makes me laugh instead of moan. I think it’s the children causing it. They feel a lot of joy when you talk to them and it manifests as laughter.”
“So you are going to blame the innocent lives growing inside you?” He looked into her eyes, laughter and desire glowing in them.
“I’ll try to react better next time.” She touched his face with her fingers. “If you wish, I’ll moan for you right now.”
“Woman, you are talking too much and there is only one way I know to quiet you.” He slid in deep and watched in satisfaction as her eyes closed and a smile spread across her face. The next stroke had her looking at him, need swirling in her eyes. Her muscles constricted, making her sheath tighten against him. He loved the way her body hugged him, the way they could share each other’s response when he pulled out and drove back in. Heather tilted her hips so he could penetrate deeper. Each time he filled her he went as deep as he