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“Yeah?”

“Kiss me,” she whispered, the words skating across his lips.

She watched him, waiting.

Testing.

He took her face in his hands, his thumbs tracking the smooth lines of her cheeks. Her eyes fluttered closed, her lips parted on a small sigh. He leaned forward and pressed his mouth to hers.

The world shook.

He was sure of it. The planets aligned; the stars danced; the heavens parted. They must have, because an act as simple as this should not have rocked him to his very core. And yet…

Fee whimpered in his lap and he held her tighter. He slid his tongue into her mouth and tasted her. His groan vibrated between them. He kissed her until he was breathless, until she was liquid in his arms, until he thought he would burst.

This kiss was nothing like the one in the woods. That one was pure adrenaline and fear.

This one was…

A promise.

When he finally pulled away, his lips swollen and his heart racing, he leaned his forehead against Fee’s. He opened his mouth to speak, but he couldn’t. He had no words. They’d all been crowded out by the one his body seemed to be screaming over and over again.

My Mate.

Theo stared at her with a dazed expression she was sure she must share. That kiss was… She shook her head. That kiss was a promising start to this experiment. If Theo wanted to prove himself, then he could go right ahead. She was going to need a lot of proof.

She couldn’t even believe she’d agreed to this trial period in the first place.

She should probably do the exact opposite of what Theo just proposed. Stay away for a while. Take a break. Try and remember what it meant to be a nymph again. Not one that pined after a werewolf for a decade. Nymphs did not pine.

She could go off with Runa. Accompany her mother on one of her adventures. She could leave Theo to search for Lena on his own. It’s not like she was helping him with that anyway.

How she wished that option was at least vaguely tempting to her.

But it wasn’t.

In fact, the only thing tempting her at the moment was Theo’s thick cock pressed against the incredibly thin fabric of her underwear. She rocked forward and he let out a low, pained groan. If they were going to try this, she might as well have fun, right?

She rocked again and Theo hissed, “Jesus Christ, Fee. I need to be inside you.”

“Theo,” she gasped when he thrust up against her. A few more moves like that and she would come in her panties all over again.

“Sorry to interrupt!” Runa sang bursting into the room. “I’m not looking! Just needed to find a change of clothes. Don’t stop on my account!” Her mother had a hand over her eyes and was attempting to sort through Fee’s drawers blindly.

Theo let out a long-suffering sigh.

Phoebe couldn’t help the giggles bubbling out of her. “It’s okay, Runa. Nothing’s happening.”

“Hey.” Theo scowled as she crawled out of his lap. “Something was about to happen.”

“Clearly,” Runa said, not bothering to cover her eyes anymore.

Phoebe chucked a pillow at her. Runa shrieked. “I’m going! I’m going!” She grabbed a few handfuls of clothes and scurried out of the room. “Come have breakfast when you’re done! Ruby and Rafe are here!” she called on her way out the front door.

It closed with a slam and Theo flopped back on the bed with a groan.

“Ruby and Rafe? That can’t be good. We should probably join everyone.”