Caleb's Tempting Mate (Saber Chronicles Book 3) by R. E. Butler Read Free Book Online

future kids.  Knowing we’ll all be together forever makes me happy, even though I will be sad to not have my brothers and new sisters with us.”
    “At least we can promise to watch over their children and future generations.  As long as I’m master of Belle Terra, sabers can always call this place home.”
    She kissed his shoulder.  “You’re one amazing male, Caleb Night.  I’m so glad you’re mine.”
    He rolled on top of her and kissed her throat.  “I’m so glad you’re mine, too.”
     
    * * * * *
     
    The following night, Lia walked beside him as they entered the kiss’s offices.  The receptionist stood and bowed, introducing herself.  “If there’s anything I can do for you, mistress, please let me know.”
    “Thank you,” Lia said.
    His mate wore a beautiful black silk suit, with a skirt so short it made his mouth water.  She wore high heels that brought her petite frame a few inches closer to his height.  When they’d woken that night, Lia had gone into one of the spare bedrooms with a boutique clothier who had brought dozens of clothes for Lia to choose from.  Her belongings had been brought from the RV, but aside from the ball gowns she’d worn to the fights, her clothing wasn’t what she called mistress of the city acceptable .  She was taking her new role seriously, and he was grateful for it.  He wanted her to embrace all that he was, and that included running a city full of supernatural creatures and focusing on the members of the kiss.
    They climbed the stairs and walked to the right, where her glass-enclosed office was next to his.  A large cherry desk sat in the center of the office, with a black leather desk chair behind it.  Two high-backed, embroidered chairs were placed across from the desk, and against one wall, a wine colored plush couch rested.
    “Are you happy with the décor?” he asked as he held the door open for her.  Her desk matched his, but the couch and chairs were more feminine.  Behind the desk was a large mahogany shelf with a file cabinet on one side, cabinets for storage on the bottom, and lighted shelves.  They were empty now, but he knew she’d fill them up quickly with curios and knickknacks.
    “I love it.  I especially love that I can look over and see my sexy mate anytime I want,” she said, sliding her hands underneath his suit jacket and linking them behind his back.  “Wanna fool around?”
    “For the record, you never have to ask me that because I always want to fool around. However, it’s your first day in the office, the walls are made of glass, and you have meetings in a few minutes.”
    “Aw, spoilsport.”  She lifted her face, and he kissed her.
    “I’ll come have you for lunch.”
    “Don’t you mean you’ll take me out to lunch?”
    “Nope.”
    She purred.  “I love the way you think, Caleb.”
    “You can call me master when we’re in the office.”
    “It’ll cost you an orgasm.”
    “Now that’s a deal,” he said, laughing.
    After kissing her once more, he left her to explore her office and settle in.  Meeting Nash in his own office, he said, “How are the responses to the request for an assistant for Lia?”
    He sat behind his desk and glanced through the wall to see Lia giggling to herself as she sat in the desk chair and spun around.
    “I have seven interviews for her lined up for tomorrow.  Two she-wolves, but the rest are vampires, all females.”
    As if he’d allow her to have a male assistant.  He might be a progressive guy as far as women’s rights went, but there was no way in hell he’d allow his sweetheart to have a male hovering around her all day.
    “Good.”  It took some effort, but he managed to turn his attention away from his tempting mate and to the work at hand.  “I’ve got a lunch date with my sweetheart.  Let’s get to work.”
     

 
     
     
    Chapter 7
     
    When the office closed at four a.m., Lia walked to her new assistant’s office and said, “I hope you had a good