“You don’t scare me, Andrik. Chuff all you want.”
A slight growl rumbles in his chest, and I push at his shoulder with my foot.
“Oh, please, Andrik. My hamster growls louder than that.”
25
ONE THRUST
Lumi-
Maybe calling him a hamster wasn’t my finest move. He looks a little offended.?? Is this the monster equivalent of telling a dude his dick is small?
????“What was that, snowdrop?” His mouth quirks at the corner. ????
Oh, he’s not offended; he thinks my being a smart ass is entertaining. ????
His hand slides up my thigh, and my breath hitches.
“I could break this bed with one thrust,” He hums. ??“One thrust,” he repeats darkly, as he holds up a single clawed finger.
“Too bad someone’s too scared to seal the bond, huh?” I tease, flicking my gaze to the very intact bed frame. “So I think this bed’s going to be just fine.”????
He smiles so wide I see his fangs—stupid, sexy fangs.
????I prop myself up on one elbow and meet his gaze head-on.
“You talk a pretty big game, Bambi. But which one of us was just rubbing their face between the other’s thighs like a cat in heat?”
He guffaws and rolls his eyes.
“I should smell like my mate, especially when she’s fertile.”
“You’ve never even had a mate. Maybe the bond is wrong. Maybe you smell like someone else’s mate now.” I shrug my shoulders and feign a yawn.
His hands seize my ankles and yank—suddenly I’m at the edge of the bed, heart caught in my throat.
“I have never been more certain of anything in the centuries I’ve walked this earth,” he growls. “There is no confusion. No mistake. You are mine. You have always been mine. I was just waiting for you to remember.”????
My heart stutters.
????I wanted to play with him, but all that comes out is a soft gasp. He lowers his head to my hip.
“Let me stay here, just a little longer.”
????I nod and thread my fingers through his hair.
“Since you're already between my thighs, and not planning to move—how about a game of twenty questions?”????
He squeezes my hip in agreement.
“Okay, I’ll go first,” I say. “How old are you really?” ????
“Older than either of us knows. I quit counting long ago. There was no reason to keep track of endless days and nights, until I had something that made them worth remembering.”????
I pull his head toward mine and place a kiss on his forehead. ????
“How old are you, Saelûn?”
