The sickened luna’s last chance

Chapter 74

Ella

Alexander’s arms were warm and secure around me, his heartbeat steady beneath my ear. The calm rhythm

of it chased away the fear, the doubt… everything outside that room.

“How did you know where to find me?”

“Lilith managed to get a picture of the car,” he replied. “I recognized it immediately. It was Sophia’s.”

I jerked my head up to look at him, making it spin. “Did Sophia hire someone to kidnap me?”

As soon as I blurted out those words, I feared I’d overstepped. Alexander still adored Sophia above all else-

he wouldn’t take kindly to such an accusation. Surely he would say that Sophia hadn’t had anything to do

with it. Perhaps her car had been stolen.

“I don’t know,” he replied. “But I’m going to find out. And if that were the case, then I assure you, she’ll be

punished.”

I blinked in surprise. I hadn’t expected him to even entertain my statement, let alone promise that he would

punish her.

For a moment, I just searched his face in the moonlight streaming through the window. There was something fierce in his green eyes, something possessive that made my heart flutter.

“Thank you,” I breathed, leaning up to press a soft kiss to his cheek. “Thank you for saving me.”

But just as my lips touched his skin, Alexander turned his head. Our mouths met in the middle, and suddenly we were kissing.

It wasn’t like our fake kisses for the cameras. His lips were too warm and soft against mine to be performative, and here, with no one to watch us, it couldn’t possibly be for anyone except us.

This was real.

And, Goddess, how badly I wanted this,

In that moment, a force shot through me that wanted nothing other than to hold onto this moment with all my might and never let go.

And so I kissed him back without thinking, my hands fisting in the fabric of his shirt. When his tongue traced the seam of my lips, I opened for him without hesitation. The taste of him flooded my senses–bourbon and

woodwire smoke.

My mate. My husband.

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Alexander turned to face me, and without even meaning to, I hooked my leg over his waist. He gripped my hip and tugged me closer so our bodies were flush.

The evidence of his desire sent heat racing through my veins, and my body responded instinctively. Something deep inside of me stirred-

then he was shifting so he was on top of me, his lips never breaking

then did he pull back to look

then down. Down to where my peaked nipples were visible through my nightgown. Down to my hips, where the fabric was bunched up and wrinkled. Then the soft flesh of my thighs, and even lower–calves,

those

that what we were about to do was a

was the most natural thing in the world. Two mates

for the first time.

precisely why,

was wearing nothing underneath.

pulled my nightgown over

eyes widened slightly, tongue flicking out across his lower lip. My heart pounded, but I

gaze.

I muttered, tossing aside my nightgown, “but I’ve only seen you once. We’re not even

placed one hand against my chest, pushing me back

first. And then I’ll

my toes curl. He slipped his hands down my body, over my breasts, lingering briefly on the gentle swell of them, then skimmed through the dip of my

again and again until my thighs were practically trembling, but he warmed them quickly with

to the side until I

irises turned as hungry as a

he whispered, scooching down until his face was level

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instinctively arched away from the mattress, seeking more of the sensation. His tongue swirled around my clit, then down across my opening, and lower still until I was writhing beneath

any pleasure I’d given myself before. Lights danced at the edge of my vision with each flick of his

just enough to speak, his mouth

just the tips of my

heated.

he teased.

tilted his head, fingers dipping in a little further.

yourself.”

my face was on par with the heat between my legs now. “But

it’s… different when it’s not

mention of pleasuring myself seemed to ignite something in Alexander. His fingers

out again, gripping the sheets. “Tell me

power in his voice was enough to make me obey without him even using his Alpha Voice. Shakily, I replied,

clit, pressing into

“Yes. Like that.”

fingers into me, thumb circling my clit

I was nearly

I was a quivering mess again did Alexander sit

with the

get even,”

fabric off his shoulders, I couldn’t help but stare. Just as I remembered, Alexander was all hard muscle and golden skin. My mouth

hands worked at his belt. A few moments later, trousers and underwear tossed aside, he was fully exposed to

All of him.

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