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Chapter 147

Audrey

Edwin cradled me in his armas as he made love to me. I laid on my back, legs resting over his waist, as he gently thrust into me on his side. His lips trailed warm paths across my neck, fangs nipping at the exposed skin.

I arched my back languidly, a soft moan escaping me as the movement gave his next thrust deeper access. His member, warm and thick, throbbed at the sensation. Edwin chuckled lowly, his eyes fixed on my parted lips.

"What is it?" I managed through my whimpers as he gently worked himself into me, inch by glorious inch. I ground my hips against him, my low belly aching as he swooped his fingers in slow circles across my **t.

He shook his head and propped himself up on one elbow, pressing another kiss to my temple as he caged himself around me. "Your fangs dropped a little."

I ran my tongue along the too-sharp canine and winced as it pr**ked my tongue like a needle. He was right; where there had once been slightly smooth canine teeth were now two razor-sharp fangs. Edwin, noticing my cringe, traced his thumb along my lower lip! 1 opened my mouth a little more, and he dipped his head, tongue flicking across my own-licking away the little bead of blood that had squeezed out.

He pushed a little deeper into me then, and I felt full to the brim as he positioned himself between my trembling thighs. He gripped my thighs, gently pushing them down and back, that stretch in my hamstrings eliciting another moan.

"Another thing to get used to," he huffed as he began working in deep, steady strokes, "is not biting yourself with those fangs."

I hardly had the breath left in me to laugh as he picked up his pace, flesh clapping against flesh beneath the sheets. In fact, ás I raked my nails down his back, I heard him suck in a sharp breath "Sorry." I whispered, retracting my claws. "I didn't mean to

He shook his head, dark hair falling into his eyes, and sketched a playful nip at my earlobe. "I like it," he purred, his voice low and husky. "Scratch me all you want

Eyes wide, I pushed back against the pillow to look at him. I saw nothing but lusty mischief in those gray and gold depths.

And so, grinning, I extended my claws and raked them down his spine, reveling in the sound of his howls as he thrust himself into me,

We didn't stop making love until the sun

came up.

Only then did we finally collapse in a sweaty, sated heap, limbs tangled beneath and around the white sheets. Edwin was already tracing lazy patterns on my skin with the tip of his finger, and I shivered contentedly, my new body still tingling from reaching our peak together.

"That was different," 1 murmured, voice h**rse. "Coming with you.."

A light flickered in those eyes. "I've always heard that climaxing with your mate is an... out of body experience," he all but growled. "I've never experienced it myself, of course. Before now."

that was almost like a purr in response. Whoever said that had certainly

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whispered, lifting my hand and turning it this way and that in the golden light

fingers-longer and more slender now-fit so perfectly against his. "I have a question," he said, looking at me. "You don't have to answer if you're

"Hit me."

swallowed hard, and there was that same bashful look that he had given me last night. "Do you accept the fated mate

"How could I not?" I whispered. "Your

racing, with the phantom scent of him.

to try something then, so tentatively, I sent the image out to him through our m**al bond-all those sleepless nights, bundled up into one.

you were special to me. Even before I knew what it meant," I added once

a smile playing on his lips. He brought our joined hands to his mouth, pressing a gentle kiss to my knuckles. "I felt it too, from

me. My body tingled as the sensation

him

when

if the memory pained him. And I knew why it did-it pained me, too, partially because I could feel that pain and fear rippling through our bond. But I waited for his response anyway, wanting

mouth.

he finally said. "The closer I got, the more certain I became that you were my mate. It was like... like a compass in my chest, pulling me

darkened, guilt clouding his features. The grip on my hand tightened slightly. "But I failed you. I didn't save you from that fall. When I pulled

broke, and he quickly looked away, a muscle ticking in his square jaw. "I've never felt so heartbroken in my life," he whispered. "I wanted to curl up

face in my hands, forcing him to look at me again. My thumbs wiped across his cheeks, his stubbled jaw. "You did save me," I whispered. "In that moment, when I was in the void of death, I felt a thread tugging at my heart. It was like... like a lifeline in

Somehow I knew that that was not something I could share

continued, "and it led me back to you. Your scent, your voice... It brought me back.

caught, but he remained

"If you hadn't given

would have felt that thread. Never would have known

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floating in that void, lonely for all eternity." I paused, licking my lips. "You brought me back, Edwin. You saved me, even if

EMTS must have been terrified of me when I showed them away," he admitted, his voice m***d against my skin. "I couldn't let you go. I would have ripped them

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