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“I thought of that, but I honestly don’t think it’s going to be a problem. Most of them truly like living there. I do, too. It’s just . . . I don’t know. Ever since I was rescued and brought back here, I’ve felt smothered. I have a deep-seated need for space, or I think I’ll go nuts, and I know Nick gets that.”
Happiness and hope entered her eyes again, and she smiled. “Then I think we should ask him and see what he says.”
“Really?” He clutched her hand tight and pulled her into his lap.
“Definitely.” She wound her arms around his neck, pressed a lingering kiss to his lips. “Though if we’re going to live out here, we need to get an SUV of some kind or that Mercedes of yours is going to take a beating.”
“Whatever you say.”
“You know what I’ve noticed?”
“No,” he said. “What?”
“You’re not self-conscious when you smile anymore.”
He felt his face heat some. “That’s because you make me feel good from the i
nside out. I told you, when I feel ugly it’s not so much about my scars. It’s how I got them. How corroded those bastards made me feel, down in my soul.”
“I know, honey,” she said softly. “But that’s changing. You’re healing.”
“I am, mostly thanks to you.”
“I’m so sorry they hurt you. I wish I could kill them all for what they did to you and the other victims.”
“My vicious coyote,” he teased, trying to lighten the mood again.
“I’m serious.”
“I know.”
“How did they—”
“No,” he interrupted, knowing what she was going to ask. “There’s no need for you to hear all the gory details. They liked to hurt me, and they made me hurt others for their project. I was never forced to harm anyone sexually, but I wasn’t given that same consideration where the guards were concerned. That’s all I’m ever going to say on that matter because it’s in the past.”
“Is it?” She searched his gaze.
“Yes.”
He meant it. How he had been abused had never been as important to him as having been made to put others through suffering. That was the real root of his issues. She must’ve felt his honesty, because she let the subject drop. Instead, she cupped his face and kissed him fiercely, straddling him and wriggling on his lap. His cock responded with enthusiasm, hardening to press into the cleft of her butt cheeks. Her movements caused shivers of excitement in his groin and the base of his spine, spreading to every cell.
Palming her breasts, he nibbled her neck, inhaling her heady scent. Inside, his wolf growled but Micah kept a tight hold on him. Barely. Both man and beast desperately wanted her wrapped around his cock. The latter was demanding things his way and unhappy about being blocked.
Her arousal sweetened the air. Through their bond, he felt her coyote respond to her mate. They were both clawing to be set free, but their human sides retained control. They ate at each other’s mouths hungrily as she guided his cock to her opening, then lowered herself onto his length. He hissed in pleasure when she began to ride him, bucking against him, moving faster until he was nearly mindless.
Their bodies slapped together fiercely, their moans becoming part of the song of the forest. They belonged here, among the trees, birds, and other creatures, simply another mated pair doing what came naturally, but much more.
They were bonding their hearts as well.
He could feel it and wondered whether she could, too.
Yes.
His thoughts were so transparent. But her answer touched someplace deep inside him, a barren landscape that had been lonely for far too long. She brought color and light into his dark gray world and awakened him. Gave him hope.
Their pace quickened until they couldn’t hold back any longer. Going over the edge, they shattered together, holding tightly to each other until they were spent and breathing hard. After they recovered some, he gently lowered them to the soft ground and gathered her close while they let the afternoon wane.
And later, if he finally convinced her coyote to let his wolf have his way as well?
