Marilu Mann - Changing Focus

Sniffling, Talia nodded then paused. “Livia? Are you gonna have a boy or a girl?”

“ What? ” More than one voice exploded on that question.

With careful questioning and Julia’s equally sensitive nose, Olivia’s pregnancy was quickly confirmed. Wrapping his arms around his mate and his child, Micah tipped his head back and let loose a howl of pure joy.

It didn’t take long for the courtroom to empty. Though Tony and Carly offered the new family their guestrooms, Micah opted to take his mate and child somewhere he knew they could all be alone for a bit. He and Olivia had some unfinished business, something he intended to take care of as soon as he could get her alone.

They returned to his hotel where Micah upgraded his room to a suite with two bedrooms. Eating their first meal together as a real family, Olivia and Micah kept touching one another’s hands or faces while Talia sat safely between them, talking a mile a minute about what she wanted to do as soon as they got home. Micah felt his heart swell as he realized he would soon be taking both his mate and his daughter home-to stay. It didn’t take long for Talia to start yawning and for Micah and Olivia’s glances to become more yearning. As soon as the child’s head bobbed for the second time, Micah scooped her up into his arms and carried her into one of the bedrooms.

Tucking Talia safely into one bed and waiting until he knew she slept deeply, Micah watched his mate and his daughter. He couldn’t believe Olivia had come back the way she had. He had a feeling he owed a debt to a certain surly shifter-or more likely, that their slate was now even. Catching Olivia’s gaze, he nodded toward the other bedroom.

She took his hand as they walked into the other room, closing the door behind them. Olivia turned to face him and Micah smiled slightly. “Liv, sweetheart, we really need to talk.”

“Micah, honestly, you talk more than any man I’ve ever met in my life! You want talk, okay, I’ll give you talk. I’ll start. I was wrong. It was stupid of me to run from you, from what we had-or what we almost had. But you were wrong too. You were wrong not to tell me what it meant when I marked you. You were wrong not to tell me what that meant for you when I left you.”

Olivia punctuated each of her statements with a finger to his chest. Micah backed up as she took the initiative, tossing words at him like knives, each sentence cutting across his senses. When his back hit the wall, Micah grabbed Olivia’s fingers to keep her from drilling into his chest any more.

Pulling her unresisting body into his arms, he stopped her tirade by kissing her. Olivia opened to him immediately. Yanking her hand out of his, she wrapped both arms around his neck and stroked her tongue across his. Micah slid both hands down her back to her ass, pulling her close and lifting her so that her pussy rested right against his suddenly raging hard-on.

“We’ll talk later.” Olivia’s laughter filled his heart as he quickly stripped her of her suit then removed his own clothing. Dragging her down onto the bed with him, Micah stroked his hands and his mouth over her skin, drawing her scent into his lungs and his heart.

Olivia’s hands streaked across his shoulders, her nails curling into his skin, scratching up his neck. She tugged at his braid until she had his hair completely loose then stroked his scalp. “I missed you so much, Micah.”

“I know, love, I know.” Micah opened his mouth over her breast, sucking her nipple deep, savoring her taste. She arched under him, holding his head tightly to her. Micah ran his hands over her stomach and down to the curls on her mound. Stroking his fingers through the dampness, he parted her with his fingers, sliding across her clit and just pushing the tip of one finger inside her. Olivia spread her legs immediately, holding tightly to his head as he continued to nip at her breasts.

Bringing some of her own body’s moisture out to ease his path, Micah pushed his fingers deep into her body then out to tease across her rapidly hardening nub. Olivia pulled hard on his hair, yanking his head up so she could kiss him.

“Micah, I need you. I need you so much.”

“Not as much as I need you, Liv. You’re mine. Mine now and forever.” Without waiting any longer, Micah drove his cock deep and hard into his woman, his mate. She grabbed his ass, digging her fingers in and pulling hard on him.

“Yes, yours. And you’re mine, all mine, now and forever.”

“Forever.” Micah withdrew then drove in hard again. Olivia lifted her hips, taking his thrusts, meeting them with her own ardor, wrapping her legs around his to hold him against her body.

She kissed every part of him she could reach, then trailed her tongue over the mark on his chest. Micah felt an almost electric jolt go through his body and dropped his head to her neck. He found the mark he’d left on her and licked it, sucked gently. Olivia cried out then covered the mark on his chest with her mouth. She sucked and Micah lost control. He pushed his hips forward as far as he could, felt his cock touch her womb and felt his seed spewing out, coating her channel. Olivia gasped for air and he felt her reach completion as he continued to jerk against her.

Collapsing onto his mate then quickly rolling to the side so he didn’t squish her, Micah stared down into Olivia’s dazed eyes. The smile she gifted him with would stay with him for years to come. Olivia snuggled up closer to him and sighed. “Micah, when can we go home?”

“Soon, love, very soon. There are some people here I want you to meet first.”

“When can we run, Micah?”

He leaned back to stare at her. “Run?”

Olivia got to her hands and knees, leaning over his body much as he had hers some time ago. “Yes, Micah, run. When can we run together?”

The grin that broke across his face felt as though it would split his skull. “As soon as you have our child, my love, I’ll take you for the run of your life. We’ll run all night if you want.”

“I want, Micah. I want to run through the woods with you, wake with you, sleep with you for the rest of my life.”

“Olivia, you’ve taken the words right out of my mouth and I’ll never let you go again.” And he proceeded to kiss the breath right out of her.

Marilu Mann brings the steaminess of the Louisiana bayous to her books and she doesn’t stop there. Marilu’s willing to travel to the frozen tundra of Wisconsin to heat up those northern nights and melt a little snow. She’ll also circle the world to Wales, Ireland, Scotland and back just to bring you books that make you sweat.

Currently residing in Texas, Marilu is an avid armchair traveler. Her sexy shifters will set your blood to boiling in no time. Owned by one Diva Teen and various animals, Marilu keeps busy writing the novels her readers beg for.

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