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I know you do. Ian put on his sunglasses and flew swiftly into the night sky toward the southwest, just as Zane and Olivia had done earlier.
Right after, Chase drew near again. “We’re wrapping things up. Several of the fae women here are healers so those who were attacked are in good hands. The leadership is working to restore the spell Regan had created to protect the Guild property from the Invictus. And there is a consensus that Margetta knew exactly where the Guild was so that when she chose, she came straight here and broke Regan’s spell.”
Zane scowled. “That woman needs to be brought to earth. Hard.”
“That she does. And Ian might be the one to do it.”
Zane glanced around once more, satisfied with the state of the Guild.
To Chase, he said, “We’ll be heading out now. Olivia and I have business to discuss.”
He must have sounded as serious as he felt in making this statement because Chase nodded somberly. “If I need anything, I’ll contact Marian first.”
“Good deal.” Zane clapped him on the shoulder. “Thank you. I can always rely on you, Chase, and that’s meant the world to me.”
Chase left to continue overseeing the captured wraith-pairs. Zane held his arm out for Olivia, and when she was pressed tight against him, he rose into the air and headed northeast to his lighthouse home.
CHAPTER EIGHT
Olivia’s heart beat furiously in her chest. She couldn’t believe the man she’d ghosted for so many months was taking her to his lighthouse. The place he’d lived with his wife.
As much as he enjoyed his treehouse complex in the Arundels, the lighthouse, on the east coast of the realm, was the place he considered his home.
Zane was taking her home.
She nuzzled against his neck as he flew at top speed. He would cover two hundred miles in just a few minutes, faster than most mastyrs. What would be impossible in the human world had become an incredible ride in Swanicott. And what amazed her was that there was no air resistance; flying with Zane was like moving through soft clouds.
He set her down just outside his front door. “Don’t worry,” he said. “I pathed to my housekeeper; we have the place to ourselves.”
Olivia was relieved. She knew what she and Zane were like in bed and she couldn’t imagine just how the bonding process would amplify what was already an exhilarating though somewhat noisy experience. The idea of an audience didn’t appeal at all.
He opened the door for her and she moved inside, trembling, but not from fear.
He caught her from behind, wrapping her up tight in his arms. “You’re shaking.”
“I’m overcome.”
“I didn’t pressure you, did I? Are you sure this is what you want?”
She turned in his arms and caressed his face, letting him feel the fur on the back of her hand. “More than I can say. I know this was fast, yet I feel as though I’ve always known you, that you’ve been part of my life forever.”
He nodded. “I know what you mean.” He kissed her, pulling her close, stroking her back. “It helped a lot that you allowed the ‘knowing’. More than anything, it confirmed for me who you were at your core, your physical, wild shifter side, your love of your farm, of the realm, of the ocean and the mountains. Sometimes I wonder if I’m not part shifter because we seem so much alike.”
She smiled but shook her head. “You’re a vampire, Zane, with just a touch of human. I’ve felt your fangs. Believe me, a shifter can’t do what you can do, and I’m glad for it.”
He chuckled softly then kissed her again. She parted her lips, wanting to feel his possessive tongue once more.
Olivia, this is so much more than I ever expected to have in my entire life. Thank you for coming to me.
She hardly knew how to respond. She wanted to say a thousand things, but no words could adequately express all that she felt. Instead, she drew back slightly and licked the dagger on the side of his neck then opened her mouth wide and took his throat between her teeth, clamping down firmly in a shifter way.
He groaned heavily. I take it that’s you’re way of saying you like me, too.
It is.
When she released him, he lifted her up in his arms. He carried her through the house and up a flight of stairs that led to his large master bedroom, a place she’d ghosted, but had never been in. The room overlooked the dark ocean and a sky full of stars. The moon was high as well, casting a gleam over the waters.
She undressed quickly and after he was rid of his Guard uniform, he joined her in bed. She was so ready for him and he seemed to be in the same mode because he settled between her thighs and entered her quickly. He released a deep sigh of relief. “I’ve needed to be back here, joined to you.”
