Excitement gripped him as he pictured his mate’s fangs sinking into his neck.My mate.He’d been waiting to find her, empty without her, and now she’d made him complete.
He tried not to think about Doug and the loss they’d all endured, the unfairness of it all as he slid his arms around Mollie and pulled her close. Tonight was only about the two of them; the coming days would be about revenge, and hewouldget it, but until then, it was just him and his mate.
* * *
Mollie groaned as she woke.Every one of her muscles felt like she’d run a marathon without any prior training. She had no idea why she hurt so bad as exhaustion clung to her, but the enticing smell of something close by refused to let her slip back into the sleep her body craved.
Snuggling closer, Mollie nuzzled the flesh touching her nose. A familiar cedar aroma wafted to her.
Mike,she thought with a sigh.
When she kissed his neck, an unfamiliar tingling started in her gums and a knot of hunger twisted in her gut. She almost whimpered when her tongue slid over his salty skin. Mike’s arms locked her against his chest as she opened her mouth. The tingling in her gums intensified, and then something prodded her bottom lip.
Is that a fang?Even as she wondered it, instinct took over, and she sank her fangs into his neck.
The sensation of piercing flesh caused Mollie to jump, she tried to pull away, but Mike kept her in place.
“It’s okay,” he murmured. “Take what you need. Takeeverythingyou need from me.”
Mollie remained rigid against him, afraid to move for fear she’d hurt him. She didn’t recall thinking about biting him before fangs she hadn’t known she possessed connected her to him. She should withdraw, but she had no idea how to get the things to retract enough to do that.
Then the first drop of his blood hit her tongue, and the knot in her stomach twisted tighter.
“Drink, Mollie,” he commanded as he ran his hands over her hair.
Mike’s dick became rock hard when she drew his blood into her. Gradually, she relaxed against him and whimpered as her hands ran over his chest before digging into his shoulders. She wiggled over him until her body was flush against his while she consumed more of his blood.
He felt her pain easing as his blood filled her, and when she opened her legs and slid herself down the length of him, his cock slipped into her wet heat. Mollie thrust her hips against his, and he felt a wildness rising to take her over.
“Fuck, yes.” Gripping her hips, he plunged her more forcefully onto his shaft.
Turning his mouth to her shoulder, he bit deep, and she lost complete control of her body when his mind swirled up to mix with hers. Pleasure and love rolled into one as Mollie felt the bond he’d spoken of enveloping them.
“I love you.”It took her a second to realize he hadn’t spoken the words floating through her mind.
Tears of joy spilled down her face when they became bound together for eternity.
Chapter Forty-Nine
Mollie saton the edge of the bed and stared at the phone. She ran her hands nervously over her thighs before gripping her knees. She didn’t want to do this, but she had to. Lifting the phone, Mollie dialed the number she’d gotten from information and listened while it rang on the other end.
“Hello,” a male voice answered on the fourth ring.
Mollie’s mouth went dry; her words froze in her throat as the familiar voice plummeted her into a past she’d done her best to forget.
“Hello,” the man said again, this time with more annoyance.
“Da—ah, Nolan McConnell?”
There was a moment’s pause and then, “Yes.”
Mollie had no idea what to say. She hadn’t exactly planned out her words, but then she didn’t know how one prepared for this. “My name is—”
“Mollie.”
He remembered her; she guessed that was a good start. “Yes.”
“Mollie,” he said again in a voice that sounded as if he didn’t believe it was her. “How are you? Is everything okay? Is Aida okay?”
