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Rhiannon wasn’t even conscious that she was standing until she was in front of Mars. She reached for him, running a hand through his hair.

His eyes fluttered closed at her touch, and she leaned forward to kiss the tip of his nose. His hands went around her waist, pulling her closer to him.

When they kissed, the kiss was soft. Their mutual exhaustion made the kiss delicate, almost fragile.

Rhiannon pulled away then.

“Let’s go upstairs,” she whispered.

All Mars did was nod.

NINETEEN

MARS

Afew days passed while Mars and Rhi were on their vacation. The enforced time away had helped them grow even closer.

I always knew what a fated mate was. But until I met Rhi, I didn’t know how…complete it would feel,he thought as he played the last few days over in his mind. Mars stretched in bed and looked over at a still-sleeping Rhi. He smiled as he gently pushed some of her hair behind her ear.

Rhi, feeling the touch of his hand, stretched and woke. Slowly opening her eyes, she gave him a soft, still-sleepy smile. “Hey. Good morning. How did you sleep?”

“Very, very well.” Mars’s voice was low and growly as he moved to his side. Slowly, he reached over and gave her a kiss.

Rhi kissed him back, then grunted and put her hand over her mouth. “Hold on. I have a hellacious morning mouth.” Grabbing her robe, she climbed out of bed and slid into the robe as she went to the bathroom.

Mars just waited. He would brush his own teeth and take care of … business.I could make love to her every day for the rest of my life.

Hearing the bathroom door open, Mars sat up and grabbed a pair of sweatpants. He put them on and passed Rhi on his way to the bathroom. He ruefully looked down at the tent in his pants as he did.

You want to make love to her, just like I do, don’t you?Hearing his bear roaring, Mars hurried through his hygiene and went back to the bedroom.

“I was hoping we could spend a little more time in bed with each other.” He stood facing Rhi full-on.She can’t help but see the state of my cock this way.

Rhi did indeed see it. She licked her lips. Seeing the massive tent twitch and grow even more, she moaned.

“Come here, woman.” Mars had just wrapped his arms around Rhi when his phone rang. “Ahh, the timing.” He scooped it up from the bedside table. “Yes?” He listened. “Thank you.” He sighed, sounding like a gust of wind. “We have to put the pleasure off. Something has come up.”

Hearing the unintended entendre in Mars’s words, Rhi giggled. “Up, yeah?”

Mars couldn’t help but laugh. “I’m going to shower and make breakfast. Then, it’s phone calls and probably a virtual meeting.”

Rhi sighed as well. “I totally get it. As it is, I also have several hours’ worth of work ahead of me. But wewillcome back to the pleasure. Let’s hope it won’t take that long.”

As Mars was meeting with his security team, he had to force himself to stay focused on what they were discussing. “So, you’ve been making the rounds back in the city? Have you spotted anything?”

“Just one of the underlings. We’re still trying to figure out who is issuing the orders. We’re also watching our decoy to make sure she’s safe.”

“Good. Whoever is behind all of this is sick. And I want to find out what motivated them to do this.”

Across the room, he watched Rhi. She had showered and dried her hair, then put on a small amount of makeup. Because she was “working from home,” she wore skinny jeans and a long-sleeved top. He watched as she dug through her emails, then started a Zoom call with Ellyn, so she could find out what was going on in her absence.

“Hey, Ellyn, how’s it going?”

“Good. We just miss you being here in the office. When will you be coming back?”

The panic on her face was evident before it tainted her scent. Neither of them knew when they would be heading back to the city. It all depended on when they caught whoever was killing the women who resembled her.

“Ah, really, I’m not sure. We’re just spending time here, relaxing, going for walks, and getting to know each other better.”

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