Forever Is Not Enough [Council Enforcers 2] (Siren Publishing Classic)

come.
    He needed his mate to go over the edge with him, so Ben reached beneath her and used his fingers to massage her clit. He knew he was being rough, but he couldn’t help himself. Evidently, Jacqi had no problem with it because she was rocking back and forth beneath him, matching his rhythm as she slammed her ass against him with each stroke. Ben felt his rhythm begin to falter just as the walls of her pussy began to flutter and then clamp down on his cock. Jacqi threw her head back and screamed while Ben released his grip on her neck and howled as he shot deep inside her.
    By the time he was aware of his surroundings again, Jacqi’s shoulder had already healed, but there was a trail of blood there. He forced his limbs to work and climbed out of the bed with a groan. He wanted nothing more than to collapse beside his little mate and pass out, but first, he needed to take care of her.
    In the bathroom, Ben wet a washcloth with warm water before padding back out to Jacqi, who was still in the same position he had left her in. Gently rolling her over, he cleaned the blood off her shoulder before washing between her legs. Ben gave his cock a swipe before tossing the cloth across the room, not caring where it landed. All he cared about was holding his mate. As he climbed into bed and pulled Jacqi against him, he had a feeling it would be a long time before he was able to go longer than a few seconds without touching her in some way. He knew what it felt like to have his mate taken from him, and Ben vowed he would do anything in his power to never let that happen again. He placed his hand on her stomach and sighed. He had her back, and they had a pup on the way. That was all that mattered to him as he snuggled against her. The outside world and all its problems could wait a little longer.

Epilogue
     
    “Do you think it’s wise to bring a stranger there?” Ryan asked Mitch. He was concerned for his friend. It had been a month since they had gotten Jacqueline back, and they’d still had no sign of Percival. The sniveling coward had somehow escaped them again. The last thing they needed was to be on guard because a stranger was in the house.
    “I have to, Ry,” Mitch grumbled. “As much as I don’t like it, Tessa is eight months pregnant. We have no idea when she will deliver, and I have no plans of taking her to a hospital where it isn’t safe. The midwife coming here is the best solution for everyone. If it works out, then we already have someone lined up for Jacqueline when it’s her turn.”
    “Did you at least check this woman out?” Ryan knew it was a dumb question the moment it left his mouth. The snort Mitch gave him through the phone proved that.
    Mitch scoffed. “As if I would let someone into my home that I haven’t personally checked? National Security and the Secret Service have nothing on my background checks. I know everything from what this woman had for breakfast on her first day of school down to the diary entry about her secret crush in the tenth grade.”
    Despite his arrogance, Ryan knew Mitch wasn’t lying. The man loved his naps in the sun and lying around generally being lazy, but when it came to his family and friends, he stopped at nothing to keep them safe.
    Ryan sighed into the phone. He and Ken had come home for a little privacy. They had only been there about two weeks, and now it looked as though they were about to pack up and leave again. There was no way he could rest knowing there was a stranger in Mitch’s home when they weren’t there to watch his back. “When will she be there?”
    “Three days,” Mitch grunted.
    “We will be there in two.”
    Ryan held the phone away from his ear and stared at it when he realized Mitch had hung up without saying goodbye. He shook his head as he went to find his mate and wondered how Mitch had any friends at all. Ryan found Ken in his “den,” as he liked to call it. The living room was his mate’s favorite room besides the bedroom. Ken was lounging on the custom couch. They’d had it made so it was large enough for him to be comfortable on. He was surrounded by dozens of fluffy pillows.
    When Ryan sat on the couch, he sank down into all of the cushions until he was almost swallowed up. He heard Ken’s deep chuckle before he was plucked up and placed on the man’s lap. Ryan wiggled until he was comfortable then rested his head against his mate’s chest. This was hands-down his favorite spot. “We have to go back to