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“I left because I couldn’t face you without being sure the Night Guild would never be a threat to you and Lilli again. I had to keep my promise.” His eyes burn into mine like lasers. “I didn’t raid all those facilities and entrap Darkness to make things better for the supernatural community. I did it for you.”
Adrenaline spikes through my veins and my cheeks flush with heat. “Oh.”
“I told you—I’m going to protect you and Lilli for as long as is needed. I will do whatever it takes to keep you both safe.” His arms are crossed over his chest and his dragon magic pulsates against me.
I stand up and take a step toward him. My stomach does several slow flips. Is he saying what I think he’s saying? “Well,” I say softly, “That could be a very long time.”
Erik nods. “Probably the rest of your life. Just to be safe.”
My heart skips a beat. “I wasn’t under the impression you took long-term clients.”
“I’m changing the terms of our relationship,” he says, sliding his hands around the small of my back. “You can’t be my client, because I’m afraid my feelings for you have become quite unprofessional.”
“How so?” I whisper, taking a step closer to him so that our chests brush together.
Erik picks me up and throws me over one shoulder, then stalks out of the library. He strides down the hall to the master suite, shutting the door behind us. He crosses the room to the giant silk-laden bed, and he throws me down on it.
“Did you really think I was done with you?” he asks.
He kneels over me, unbuttoning my pants and yanking them down off of me.
“I’m not ever going to be done with you,” he continues, removing his jacket and his shirt.
Trying not to be mesmerized by the expanse of his tattooed muscles, I sit up and pull off his belt, unzip his pants. Erik leans forward and pulls off my top, flinging it onto the floor, then steps the rest of the way out of his jeans. Then he flips me over face-first on the bed.
“The thing is,” he says, kneeling over me and kissing down my spine. “I’ve fallen completely in love with you.”
And with that, he thrusts inside me. I cry out as he fills me, both his enormous shaft and his dragon magic. A ripple of pleasure moves through my body, and Erik lets out a groan. He pulls most of the way out and then drives into me again. There’s a flash as our magic merges, and suddenly I can feel Erik’s pleasure along with my own. Somehow our joining spell has been revived.
“Astrid,” Erik growls, gyrating his hips in such a wicked way that I start to see stars. “What have you done to me?”
I can’t see straight with the spikes of bliss rolling through my body, both my own and Erik’s, let alone speak.
“You are an enchantress,” he moans.
He grabs a fistful of my hair and pulls it as he rolls his hips again, and then I am lost quite abruptly as my orgasm slams into me. Erik shudders and yells as he gives several powerful final thrusts, then collapses next to me. He pulls me against him, and I listen to his heart thrumming against my ear.
“Have you changed your mind about leaving?” he asks, his voice carrying the rumble of his dragon.
“Oh, was that a bribe?” I cock one brow, staring up at him and running a finger along his full, luscious lips.
“No,” Erik says. “That was I missed you terribly and I don’t ever want to spend another week apart for the rest of our lives.” He nibbles along the edge of my shoulder. “The bribe is yet to come.”
“I missed you terribly, too,” I whisper, leaning forward and kissing him.
“I can’t believe you thought this was just a fling.” Erik frowns.
I blush. “I didn’t want it to be. But I didn’t want to make any assumptions about your intentions, either. A lot of men aren’t ready for a package deal. Someone who already has a kid.”
“That’s because most men these days lack honor,” Erik says. “You forget that I’ve lived a thousand years. Family is everything to a Viking. The magic women possess to create life is incredibly powerful… and sexy as hell.” He runs a hand down my torso and slides a finger between my legs. I suck in a breath and bite my lip as he enters me, finds my G-spot, and rolls along the edge of it.
“Erik,” I gasp.
He curls his finger and picks up speed until I’m seeing stars again. “Any man who finds a woman less desirable because she’s had a child is a fool. It’s the strongest magic there is.”
My back arches up off the bed as Erik moves his finger expertly, and my magic spikes through my core. I can feel his dragon magic, too, and as I start to climax for the second time, silver flames suddenly shoot off my body. I can feel my eyes go dragon, too.
Erik pulls his finger out. “You’re going to burn the house down, my love.”
