VALAN'S
BONDMATE
(Zarronian
Warriors 1)
By
Mardi Maxwell
Blurb:
VALAN'S BONDMATE
(Zarronian Warriors 1)
A Warrior with a
Grudge…
At thirty-one Valan
Erikson is a fierce and relentless warrior. He's never lost a battle
but he's losing the war with the mating fever raging in his body.
He's accepted that his death is imminent until he's told a compatible
race of females has been found. When he discovers they're Wrothian he
refuses to take one as a mate until the Council threatens to strip
him of his warrior status.
A Female Who Wants to
Escape Her Fate…
Lia ad-San's sire has
arranged to trade her to, Gorm ad-Jai, a man she despises. Before she
can escape she's abducted by a fierce warrior. Unaware that her sire
caused the deaths of the Zarronian females, including Valan's mother
and twin sister, she reveals her identity and demands to be freed.
A Complication They
Didn't Expect…
Enraged to be bonded
to the daughter of his most hated enemy, Valan treats Lia as a
prisoner rather than a beloved bondmate. When the Zarronians learn
her identity they demand she be punished for her sire's war crimes.
Valan realizes too late that he's endangered his mate's life. The
fever they share will keep them together but only love can make them
want each other.
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STORY
EXCERPT:
Startled
from sleep, Lia was paralyzed with fear. Something, or someone, stood
by her bed watching her. She held her breath and listened to the
silence around her. Had the sound of a boot scraping against the
stone floor woken her or was it only her
imagination? She forced herself to remain still as she cracked her
eyes open. The garden doors were behind her so she was only able to
see the wall next to her bed. Moonlight flooded in from the garden
doors, illuminating the gown she’d carelessly pulled off earlier
and thrown over the trunk in a fit of rage. Above it, the shadows of
the ornamental trees in the garden swayed on the wall. She watched
and gasped with terror as another shadow joined them. A man's shadow.
She
bolted from the bed but crashed to the floor when
her foot tangled in the sheets. As quickly as she fell she rolled on
to her stomach and rose to her knees. Before she could get to her
feet a callused hand covered her mouth. A muffled scream escaped
while a hard arm wrapped around her waist
and lifted her. She responded with a burst of energy, kicking and
bucking as she tried to break his hold. The heavily muscled arm
around her waist tightened and squeezed her back against a hard
chest. She dug her fingernails into the hand over her mouth and
clawed several deep gouges, drawing a deep, masculine curse from her
assailant. He held onto her until her strength gave out. When he
turned she saw another man standing by the open garden doors.
The
warrior holding her spoke to his companion.
"Cam,
do you want this one?"
Lia
moaned with fear when she understood his words and the deep vibration
of his voice rumbled into her back where it pressed against his
chest.
The man
called Cam shook his head. "You led us to her, Valan, so she
belongs to you."
Lia
turned her head and looked up at the warrior holding her. A blue aura
glowed from his skin even though he was a dark barbarian with long
dark hair and eyes gleaming silver in the moonlight. He caught her
looking at him and stared back when he spoke to his friend.
"She’s
too small. My woman will have to be bigger to survive what I’ll
demand of her."
When
she moaned with fear he grinned then looked at his friend and began a
debate concerning which one of them would be stuck with her. The grip
around her loosened and she took the opportunity to jerk her hand
free and dig her nails into his unprotected arm. He cursed when she
left a vicious scratch. Instead of releasing her, he tossed her onto
the bed and came down on top of her. A second later he flipped
her onto her back grabbing her wrists and shoving them over her head.
Before she could scream he covered her mouth with his. She wiggled
and kicked but only managed to hurt herself before he forced her legs
to the bed and wrapped one of his muscled legs around them. When he
released her mouth she screamed. He placed his hand over her mouth
again, muffling her rage.
He
smiled. "Your eyes are the same blue as the bronze cats in the
Zarronian Mountains."
Cam
moved closer and peered down at her. She glared at him and he
chuckled. "They’re more green than blue."
"Whatever
color they are they shine with anger." Valan grinned. "Are
you angry little cat?"
Lia
wiggled. He growled and began rocking his hips against hers. She
narrowed her eyes and screeched in outraged warning then bit the side
of his hand. He cursed, squeezing her cheeks until she released him.
As she drew in a deep breath to scream he crushed her lips beneath
his again, pressing her head deeper into the pillow as he swept
her open mouth with his tongue.
She
snapped her teeth together but wasn't fast enough to bite the tip of
his tongue before he jerked it away.
He
locked his eyes with hers. "She's mean, too, but I'll beat it
out of her if I have to."
His
friend laughed and Lia opened her mouth to
scream curses at him but he kissed her again, then drew back and
watched her reaction. She drew in a deep breath, and then quickly
closed it when he lowered his head toward her again.
He
grinned. "Good. I'm pleased you learn quickly. Are you smart
enough to admit defeat?"
Admit
defeat? To this barbarian who’d been dumb enough to loosen his hold
on her wrists? Lightning fast, she jerked them free and aimed for his
eyes. He captured one but the other reached its target and left
several long scratches from his cheek to his chest. He grunted with
pain, then flipped her onto her belly. His weight came down on top of
her, crushing her into the mattress. His hand slid into her hair and
pushed her face into the soft pillow, effectively muffling her
screams. She struggled to raise her head.
He ran
his cheek over hers, smearing his blood on her face before he placed
his lips against her ear. "Be quiet and I'll let you get a
breath."
She
nodded her head and he loosened his hold on her hair. Several drops
of his blood fell onto the pillow by her face as she took a deep
breath. A glint of light caught her attention and she stiffened when
his friend held out a strange looking object.
"Here,
Valan. Let's get this over with."
Valan
took the injection gun, placed it against her neck and compressed the
trigger.
Lia
fought the drug as it entered her system but quickly lost the battle.
Closing her eyes, she relaxed beneath him. The barbarian turned her
over.
"Open
your eyes, little cat."
She did
and his serious expression made her laugh. She framed his face with
her hands then stroked her fingers over the tattoos on the sides of
his head. "You're going to be sorry." She laughed and he
covered her mouth with his hand.
"I
already am. Now, be quiet."
His growled
order sent her into gales of laughter before her vision darkened and
she passed out.
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ADULT
EXCERPT:Adult
Excerpt:
The tears on her cheeks affected him in a way no others' ever had. He
wiped them away, sighed, and cuddled her to his chest. The fever in
his blood urged him to take her and quench the fire. Now, he'd
touched her he'd lose his mind if he didn’t have her.
She cuddled closer and he knew she was as affected by the fever as he
was, so he raised her head and lowered his mouth to hers. He nipped
then sucked on her lower lip then slid his tongue along the seam of
her lips. She opened for him. When he began exploring her mouth with
his tongue she tentatively responded, pursuing his tongue and the
taste of his mouth. As the kiss went on and her body grew hotter she
slid her arms around his shoulders and stroked his head. He groaned
into her mouth when she combed her fingers through his hair and down
to his shoulders. One kiss followed another and her resistance melted
away.
Exploring her body, he followed the curve of her spine from nape to
buttocks, then back again. The other swept over her legs and gripped
her hip. Everywhere he touched left a trail of fire and a blue mist
glowing on her skin. She squirmed against him. Easing her away,
he ignored her squeak of protest when he swept her gown over her head
and dropped it to the floor.
He stroked his hand up and down her legs from ankle to thigh, and
then fastened on a honey-gold buttock and squeezed. His other hand
cupped the back of her head and pulled her mouth to his. Her panting
breaths matched his as he combed his fingers through her long hair,
arranging it in a fiery cloud around them. He palmed her breast and
she pushed against him and moaned when his fingers stroked over her
nipples.
Valan kissed a path down her neck. Licking and
nipping the tender skin, he slowly moved to a tight coral bud and
licked. She shivered and moaned. He closed his lips around her nipple
and hungrily suckled. She [MC1] sighed
with pleasure and held his mouth against her breast.
Waves of heat rose from her body feeding his fever. He slid his hand
down her belly and over her bare mound, enjoying the feel of her
smooth satiny flesh. Sliding his fingers between her legs, he nudged
them further apart. He groaned, then stroked his finger between her
silky folds coating his fingers in her moisture. She widened her legs
and rocked against his hand when he stroked her swollen clit.
"Valan,
oh, Valan." Her voice soft and full of
need.
He sucked on a velvety nipple and slid the tip of one finger into her
tight sheath. As he thrust his finger deeper she pulled his mouth
away from her breast, and kissed him. Her lips slid over his, nipping
them. He opened his mouth and she stroked his tongue with hers as she
rocked her hips against his hand.
"So
hot. Burning. I need—Valan, help me."
She planted frantic kisses on his face and neck, then licked a path
to his ear and bit the lobe. "Help me."
Valan thrust a second finger into her. She moaned and arched against
him, digging her fingernails into his shoulders as she strained for
release.
He grasped one of her hands and slid it down his body. "Touch
me."
Lia curled her fingers over him and squeezed his cock through the
supple leather of his pants. He groaned and carried her to the bed.
She clung to him when he tried to lower her onto the mattress.
Setting her on her knees, he undressed while she placed wild kisses
over his chest and belly, then he tumbled her onto her back and came
down over her. Spreading her legs, he looked at her pussy, and lifted
her hips to his mouth and licked her. Her cream coated his tongue,
the taste igniting a burning hot flame in his lower belly. Then
lowered his mouth to her slit and licked the smooth flesh, swirling
his tongue over her clit.
"Valan."
Her breath came in hard pants and her pulse beat in the soft lips he
licked. He closed his lips around her clit and sucked. She screamed
and grabbed his head holding him against her. He chuckled knowing his
lips would vibrate around her clit. She screamed again with pleasure.
He gave her one last swipe of his tongue before kissing up her body
to her mouth. While kissing her, he slid one arm beneath her
shoulders and the other beneath her buttocks holding her tightly. He
found her opening with the tip of his shaft and pressed against her,
slowly inching into her.
Lia tried to pull away at first then pressed her body toward his. He
grasped her hip and held her immobile as he thrust into her, each
time going deeper. Her body was tight, but accepted him as if she'd
been made for him.
She
moaned and looked into his eyes. He pinned her beneath him and held
her still as they kissed and he thrust deeper. He caressed the
velvety coral tip of one breast. "Wrap your legs around my
waist, Lia." [MC1]
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Author
Bio
BIO
I love the quirky and
the unique. I believe in UFOs, ghosts, and that we have a moon
station on the dark side of the moon. lol I have a wonderful son and
DIL who have been kind enough (after much badgering and hinting
around) to give me three lovely grandchildren. I'm a very young
grandma ;-)
I've loved reading
since I was a little girl although just about every book I ever read
I rewrote in my mind. After a while I decided to just start writing
my own books. My best friend dared me to send one in, so I did and to
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won't work it out, and then finally cheer for them when they do. I'm
a true believer in a happy ending and won't read a book or watch a
movie that ends any other way.
I write every day but
I always find time to spend with my family and friends as well as my
hobbies (cooking, gardening, traveling, and ceramics).
My personal motto is
"Regret is a wasted emotion." Live well and happy reading.
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