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Shrugging, she took a step back, and he dropped his arms.Fuck.It was cold without him.They were in the yard behind Konstantin’s compound, halfway between the main house and the guest one.Snow covered the landscape, making it appear as if it were dipped in frosting.
So pretty, she thought absently.
“Alina?”
“I am trying to be noble.I know you have had a difficult time accepting the Fates decision to throw us together.I am sorry I am not what you wanted as a mate, and I know I bit you without your permission.I am sorry, Eduardo, on both accounts.”
“Alina, what are you saying?”he asked, his voice cracking.
“You never wanted this.You never wanted me.It was obvious from the beginning, but I was stubborn and forced your hand.I am so sorry, Eddie.”
“Are you saying you don’t want me anymore?”he choked out.
“I will always want you,moy bogatyr, but I love you too much to keep you where you do not want to be.I just want you to be happy,” she whispered, her heart breaking.
“Thank the gods,” he growled, pulling her to him, and wrapping her tight in his arms.“Because I am only happy with you,mi fiera.I told you already, I love you.I fucked up, Alina.Hesitated when I should have fucking pounced, and I made you doubt me.I am so damn sorry.Please give me a chance to make it up to you, baby,” he begged.
“What are you saying?”Alina asked, gazing at him through tear-rimmed lashes.
“I love you.I want you.be mine.Mate,” he growled, eyes bleeding black with his Bear.
“Are you sure?”she asked, not daring to hope.
“Fuck yes, I am sure.Be mine, baby.Say yes.”
“YES!”
ChapterNine
Eddie carried Alina into the guest house, almost scared to kiss her.The second he got his mouth on her, he knew the tight leash he had on his control would slip.
“Eddie,” she whispered, her tear-streaked face gazing at him with so much love he damn near tripped.
“Alina,” he replied, cupping a hand behind her neck and tugging her face to his.
“Are you sure?”she asked.
“I have never been more sure of anything in my life.I want you, mate.Need you.Love you so fucking much it hurts.”
Then he was kissing her, and all rational thought left his brain, Eddie’s Bear chuffed and pawed the ground in that metaphysical plane where he waited.The beast delighted he was finally going to claim the sexy little Tigress.
Wind howled outside, and fat flurries fell, hitting the skylight above the bed as Eduardo slowly unwrapped his mate.Her skin shone like ivory and his breath caught in his throat at her beauty.
“I have never seen anything like you,mi fiera,” he whispered reverently, almost afraid to touch her.
“Is that a good thing?”she asked, peeking up at him shyly.
“Oh yes, baby.It is a very good thing,” he growled, his voice deep with his Bear.
Eddie stood up, removing his own clothing as he watched his beautiful female stretch out on top of the covers.She was so gorgeous.Her perfect skin gleaming, all pretty and pale, and pink in the most delicious little spots.
He could not wait to get his hands and mouth on her.As if she could hear his plans for her, Alina sighed, closing her eyes and arching her back slightly.Her tip-tilted breasts were just begging for attention, and Eddie was just the man to give it to them.
He knelt on the bed, his fingers brushing across her ankles first, up her calves as he spread her legs and made room for his body.She felt like silk against his calloused fingertips.
Everything about them seemed in contrast.His skin was naturally bronzed to her ivory.His hands were rough to her smooth ones.But there were similarities, too.
Alina was a dancer, and her feet bore evidence of her training.He lifted each foot, bending his head to brush his lips across one arch, then the other.Her eyes fluttered open as she watched him, lips parted.
