Shifted Fate by Alicia S.Rivers

Is a mistake from the Moon Goddess 199

Chapter 199

The kiss melted my bones. Heat started in my center and then exploded out of me. My hands tangled in his hair and he groaned as I launched myself from the ground and into his arms, wrapping my legs around his waist.

His tongue teased at the seam of my lips until I opened for him and then his tongue delved between them, tangling with mine. He wrapped one arm around my back and the other clutched my ass tightly against him. I groaned in repressed need. Goddess, he was perfect.

The kiss lasted less than a minute, but it was imprinted on my soul, and I knew in one crystalized moment this man would be the end of me. Whether it be together, wrapped in his arms, or alone and shattered, a forgotten toss away in his conquest for his queen. I didn't know the answer, but he was either my everything or my death. That I was certain of with an almost finite clarity.

He was the first to pull away, placing his forehead against my own. "I'm sorry."

My eyes fluttered open. "Why are you sorry?" My voice sounded needy and breathless and I felt his hard length. that was pressed against my center flick against me.

“Because.....” He pulled away. “I like you, Amy. A lot. But I promised myself a long time ago that I would only give myself to my mate, my queen, my soul mate." His eyes held a sorrow that made my heart cry out for him.

I answered as his

know if you are meant for me. I would explain it, but I can't, not yet." I furrowed

are you talking

me back to my couch, pulling me down onto his lap. "After my mom was killed. And I had to watch my dad disappear a little each day without his mate. I made myself a few promises. One was that I would only be with my mate. The other, well, it's a little more difficult. But the gist

was laying everything out for me. And he was letting me make the choice. "So what does that

like you Amy. And I don't want you to question it. But I know we

"Why?"

voice came out deeper,

I smirked as he smiled. His smile was

because he doesn't want to hurt you. So I came up to let you know my

"Okay."

we get there. And while it is annoying, it's an opportunity. One we feel like we have to take." He