Fire and Ash: Mated by Midnight, Book 1
M/M Paranormal Romance | Spicy | HEA
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Ten minutes after setting eyes on the phoenix shifter, Zaiden finds himself accidentally mated to the guy. He doesn’t know how it happened. The last thing he remembers, they’d been trying to escape the chaos the elders had caused with their unfair mandate.
Asher isn’t exactly thrilled about their forced mating, either. It's not like he has a choice, though. It also doesn't stop him from giving up his life and everything he owns in Mexico to commit himself to Zaiden and their new relationship. Luckily, he actually kind of likes the guy.
Unfortunately, someone else does, too.
Someone who’s willing to do anything to remove Asher from the picture.
NOTE: Fire and Ash was previously released as part of the Midnight Matings series by a different publisher in 2011. This version has been edited and updated, but does not contain any significant changes to the storyline or characters.
Asher isn’t exactly thrilled about their forced mating, either. It's not like he has a choice, though. It also doesn't stop him from giving up his life and everything he owns in Mexico to commit himself to Zaiden and their new relationship. Luckily, he actually kind of likes the guy.
Unfortunately, someone else does, too.
Someone who’s willing to do anything to remove Asher from the picture.
NOTE: Fire and Ash was previously released as part of the Midnight Matings series by a different publisher in 2011. This version has been edited and updated, but does not contain any significant changes to the storyline or characters.
Excerpt
“Did you just bond us on purpose?”
Asher finished zipping his pants and looked up to see one seriously pissed off fae. “What are you?”
He tilted his head to the side as he inspected his new mate. Slightly pointed ears, shining emerald eyes, pale, flawless skin—Zaiden was stunning.
“Are you intentionally ignoring me?” Zaiden took a threatening step forward, his hands fisting at his sides as he snarled down at Asher.
Asher rolled his eyes. He’d make charcoal out of the guy in three seconds flat. Zaiden’s bark didn’t scare him one damn bit. “I would like to know exactly who I just mated.”
“So, you admit you bonded us on purpose.”
Asher arched a brow, crossed his arms over his chest, and waited.
“Sprite.” Zaiden bit off the word, practically spitting it at him.
His eyes widened, and his mouth fell open in a rather undignified display of shock. “Fan-fucking-tastic. I totally just tongue-fucked your virgin mouth.” His brow wrinkled, and he glared at Zaiden. “Way to make me feel like an asshole. You should be ashamed of yourself.”
Then he stuck his nose in the air and turned his back on the man.
He didn’t know much about any of the fae, but he did know that sprites mated through a chemical exchange in their saliva. They never played tonsil hockey until they chose a mate, and it seemed Asher had just been awarded that honor. Still, if he’d known, he wouldn’t have just attacked Zaiden like that.
Now he felt bad, and it was all the damn sprite’s fault.
Then Zaiden smacked him in the back of the head. Asher spun around, his mouth hanging open again.
“What the hell was that for?”
“I don’t know exactly what the smoke was, but I’d say you aren’t exactly innocent in this. So, get over yourself and help me figure out what to do now.” He crossed his arms over his muscled chest and glared. “Yeah, it was my first kiss, but I liked it. Stop being such a drama queen.”
Asher preened at the compliment, puckering his lips and puffing his chest out. “Would you like another one?”
Zaiden cuffed him in the back of the head again. “Focus.”
Rubbing the abused spot, Asher glared. “Are you always this violent?”
“Asher!”
“Okay, okay.” He held his hands up in surrender. “Well, we can’t undo it, so I guess we make the best of it.”
Asher finished zipping his pants and looked up to see one seriously pissed off fae. “What are you?”
He tilted his head to the side as he inspected his new mate. Slightly pointed ears, shining emerald eyes, pale, flawless skin—Zaiden was stunning.
“Are you intentionally ignoring me?” Zaiden took a threatening step forward, his hands fisting at his sides as he snarled down at Asher.
Asher rolled his eyes. He’d make charcoal out of the guy in three seconds flat. Zaiden’s bark didn’t scare him one damn bit. “I would like to know exactly who I just mated.”
“So, you admit you bonded us on purpose.”
Asher arched a brow, crossed his arms over his chest, and waited.
“Sprite.” Zaiden bit off the word, practically spitting it at him.
His eyes widened, and his mouth fell open in a rather undignified display of shock. “Fan-fucking-tastic. I totally just tongue-fucked your virgin mouth.” His brow wrinkled, and he glared at Zaiden. “Way to make me feel like an asshole. You should be ashamed of yourself.”
Then he stuck his nose in the air and turned his back on the man.
He didn’t know much about any of the fae, but he did know that sprites mated through a chemical exchange in their saliva. They never played tonsil hockey until they chose a mate, and it seemed Asher had just been awarded that honor. Still, if he’d known, he wouldn’t have just attacked Zaiden like that.
Now he felt bad, and it was all the damn sprite’s fault.
Then Zaiden smacked him in the back of the head. Asher spun around, his mouth hanging open again.
“What the hell was that for?”
“I don’t know exactly what the smoke was, but I’d say you aren’t exactly innocent in this. So, get over yourself and help me figure out what to do now.” He crossed his arms over his muscled chest and glared. “Yeah, it was my first kiss, but I liked it. Stop being such a drama queen.”
Asher preened at the compliment, puckering his lips and puffing his chest out. “Would you like another one?”
Zaiden cuffed him in the back of the head again. “Focus.”
Rubbing the abused spot, Asher glared. “Are you always this violent?”
“Asher!”
“Okay, okay.” He held his hands up in surrender. “Well, we can’t undo it, so I guess we make the best of it.”