Her lips parted.
“The Fates told me to wait.And I did.And they brought me you,” he finished softly.“Everything fell into place that was meant to and I did not even see you coming.”
Taylor shifted, rising onto her knees so that she could come closer.Vikan’s legs widened so that she could place herself between them and he held his breath as she gently traced the lines of his cheekbones.
She was quiet for a long time, simply touching him and looking at his face.Finally, she murmured, “I’m glad that you went to her, Vikan.”
“Tev?”
She nodded.“And while I’m glad that you finally made peace with her in your own way, it doesn’t mean that I want you to forget her.She was big part of your life and you wouldn’t be the male you are today without her.”She took a deep breath and said softly, “You wouldn’t be the male I’m falling in love with.”
Vikan’s breathing went ragged, wondering if he dared to hope that he’d heard her correctly.
“Rebax?” he asked quietly, his gaze glued to hers.
Taylor licked her lips and said, “I’m kinda crazy about you, Vikan.”
“Rebax?”
She smiled and whispered, “You heard me.”
“Luxiva,” he growled, grasping her waist, unable to keep himself from touching her a moment longer.
“I don’t know how you did it,” she said, her tone slightly teasing, “but somewhere between kidnapping me and dragging me through strange Luxirian forests and our cuddly cave nights, I’m somehow crazy about you.”
Vikan swallowed hard, his mind trying to process everything she was saying.“What…what does this mean?”
Taylor leaned forward, pressing their foreheads together in a gesture that made Vikan’s heart stutter.And he’dneverfelt it do that before.
“Before you woke up this morning, I made a very important decision.”
“Tev?” he murmured softly, heart thundering so hard she could probably hear it.
“I decided that I want to stay with you, here on Luxiria,” she whispered, her green eyes sparkling with moisture, but he saw joy in her gaze.“I want a future with you and Iknowhow amazing ours will be together.”
Happiness like he’d never felt welled up in his chest, making it hard to breathe.
“Is this real?” he asked her softly.“Or are we dreamwalking right now?”
Taylor grinned against him but said, “This is real, Vikan.It’s always been real, just as you said.”
And just like that, that happiness burst from him and Taylor gasped when he captured her lips in a fierce, hungry, relieved kiss.
Catching her around the waist, he maneuvered her so that her back met the soft, cushioned sand, and he was hovering above her, braced on his forearms.
Her eyes were soft and her lips were red when he looked down at her.
“Had I almost ruined everything?” he asked her, touching her cheek, his hand trembling, breathing in her scent.
Taylor shook her head.“No.Even with what happened, I knew we could work through it.I knew that our future was worth fighting for.I just wish that I’d talked to you about it earlier this morning.”
“It does not matter,” he murmured.“We talked about it now.”
Taylor moaned softly when Vikan couldn’t resist kissing her again.Her taste was addictive and the heat of her tongue was divine.
He growled, feeling that need between them grow.But between kisses, she murmured, “Aren’t you going to ask what Vaxa’an and I talked about?”
“Now, female?” he rasped, still unable to believe that hisluxivahad chosen to stay with him, that he would have all the time he needed to love her, protect her, cherish her.
