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Perfect.
I tsked my tongue, and her gaze lifted to me. Her eyes warned me, but I ignored the hell out of them as I plucked her off her feet, tossing her over my shoulder.
She shrieked, “You’re bleeding!”
Right.
“I’m fine. You’re the one who’s just been taken hostage, Sweetheart.” I slipped my hand under her robe, sliding it up the back of her thigh until I found her ass. Her hips jerked when I squeezed, and she grabbed mine, squeezing right back.
“Let me go.”
“Not until you’ve agreed to my terms.” I handed her the paper.
She huffed, but accepted it.
A moment later, I got an aggravated, “Seriously, Zander?”
“Mmhm.”
“This isnotan apology.”
“It is, actually.” I set her down on the edge ofourbed, and kneeled between her legs. The robe kept her covered, unfortunately for me, but I wasn’t there to eat her out.
Notyet, at least.
“I’m sorry I panicked,” I said honestly, my hands on her robe-covered thighs and my eyes locked with hers.
Fuck, she was gorgeous.
“I saw your room empty after I killed Evan, and my insecurities flared. I thought you left. It wasn’t you I doubted; it was me.”
The fire in her eyes faded a little. “Why wouldyouneed to be insecure? You’re perfect.”
I laughed humorlessly. “I got you addicted to my blood without telling you what I’d done, Miles. I’m not much better than Evan, and you loved him. I heard that much from your friends when he abducted you. Now I have you trapped in this mate bond, with a failed plan, and?—”
She cut me off. “Stop. I accept your terms, but you’rewrong. You fed me your blood because the potential mate bond pushed you to. We’ve moved on from that.”
She added, “I thought I loved him, but I didn’t. I didn’t have a clue what love meant, okay? What I felt for him is nowhere near what I feel for you. I want to spend all of my time with you—I want to spend mylifewith you, Zander. If this isn’t love, I don’t know what is. If it’s not love, I don’twantlove.”
When she opened her mouth again, I captured it with mine.
She made a noise of complaint, but it turned into a groan when I slipped my tongue into her mouth and dragged her closer to the edge of the bed.
I forced myself to pull away after a moment, though my cock was hard and my hunger had sharpened fiercely. “I love you, Miles. I’m not letting you go. We can fight when we’re angry, we can make contracts when we need more rules—but we don’t walk away. Understand.”
She nodded, her eyes getting a little watery. “I think I love you too. Thanks for protecting me today.”
Her words made me so damn proud.
“Always, Sweetheart.” I pulled her face back to mine and kissed her, fiercely. She kissed me back, digging her fingers into my hair while I gripped her thighs. “Tell me I can taste you,” I said against her mouth, the next time I pulled away.
“Like I’d ever say no to that.”
Her cheeks were red in the best way when I grinned at her.
I captured her mouth again while my fingers made quick work of the bow around her waist. She sucked in a breath against my lips when I slid the robe off her shoulders, pushing it down to reveal her body to me.
My hands slid over her breasts, and she moaned softly as I dragged my thumbs over her nipples.
