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pushing deeper inside of her until their hips were flush, holding still to torment her. He nuzzled his stubble-rough cheek against hers, brushing his lips along her jaw.
    “You like me so much because you know you’ll never get me to give in to you,” he told her, his voice low and intense, full of the arousal Aira could feel as potently as her own. “You like me because you know you’re never going to tame me. The same reason I love you. Admit it, Aira: you’re all mine.” Aira wrapped her legs around his waist tightly, clutching him close. 
    “I am,” she said, agreeing without even being entirely sure what she was agreeing with. Aiden’s body flush to hers, his energy flowing through her, the heat of him deep inside of her, were all that she cared about. “And you’re mine.” Aiden kissed her on the lips lightly before he dragged them along her skin, stopping at her ear.
    “All yours. Always.” Aira heard the air-ripping sound of lightning shattering through the keening, eerie tones of the music on Aiden’s stereo, but as her pleasure mounted, as she came closer and closer and then tumbled into orgasm without being able to help herself, she couldn’t care less. All she could think of was how good she felt, how whole and right and powerful—and how satisfying the echo of those feelings coming from Aiden felt.

 
     

    CHAPTER FOUR
     
    AS THE VISIT WAS COMING to an end, Dylan and Aiden reluctantly loaded the car to make the long trek back to Aira’s apartment—their de facto base of operations. Dylan found himself both reluctant and relieved to be going. It had been good to be with his mother; like all water elementals, he found strength in being with his family, especially with the woman who shared his alignment. It also had been amusing to watch the ways in which his mother subtly—and sometimes not-so-subtly—reinforced her campaign for Aiden and Aira to make their bond official through marriage. While the elemental world recognized them as mates, the broader human world wouldn’t recognize the bond until they were married, and Jessica, like many elementals, was just as concerned with human society as she was with the society of paranormal individuals she had been born into. 
    The first morning, when Aiden and Aira had finally managed to satisfy themselves long enough to come to breakfast, Dylan had watched with amusement, recognizing his mother’s attempts for exactly what they were. The previous night’s lightning storm and howling winds had been all the encouragement that Jessica had needed to continue her culinary efforts to intensify the bond between Aiden and Aira. She had brewed tea for the lovers—full of peppermint and vervain—along with coffee. “Did you sleep well, Aira?” she asked as she served up a big breakfast of eggs, whole grain toast, richly-buttered grits, and ham. Aira blushed a bright crimson and Dylan sipped the coffee his mother had poured him, fighting back the urge to snicker.
    “I did,” she said, recovering her composure. “I was surprised at how comfortable Aiden’s bed was; he and I haven’t been able to find really comfortable flame-retardant sheets yet.” 
    “If you want, I can send you home with some; the secret is a little spell that his grandmother and I whipped up together. It imbues the material with water energy that keeps it from being able to light.” Aira had nodded, amusement and horror warring for dominance on her face. Jessica was discreet enough not to mention their sex life directly; but it was clear to Dylan that his mother had decided that the best way to persuade the two to make their bond official was to do her level best to get Aira pregnant. Dylan knew that Aira was on the pill as a matter of course—he hadn’t mentioned it to his mother, because he knew that if Jessica was aware of it, she would concoct a brew that would negate the artificial hormones. 
    Although his mother’s attempts most likely hadn’t resulted in Aira