Light swirled swiftly over each line that formed his kingdom, rushing on its way to its center. It strikingly illuminated the Wolf, the Beast, and the Man before reaching my silhouette on his bicep.
Unlike every other time, the light didn’t fade after a few seconds. Instead, it intensified until it transferred to me.
New sensations awoke on my skin while tiny flames rushed over my neck. Their heat soothed the ache when his crescent moon was etched on my skin, filling the vacant space between the Starburst and the Sunburst…
My bond tattoo was finally completed.
Still, the light didn’t leave us. Our bodies tensed against each other with the unexpected swell of power bursting from us in a brilliant stream. The wave extended into the night swiftly, sweeping the entire forest until it rolled over the castle.
Overwhelmed, Hannes and I clung to each other tightly—our foreheads pressed together, bodies trembling, lips brushing each other as we struggled for breath. As we looked at each other, his love reached every part of my heart.
Passion and hunger took over his kiss when his mouth closed over mine, and he began to thrust into me again with even more need. Our bodies writhed together, his chest rubbing my breasts and making my nipples so sensitive.
The overwhelming sensations pushed us over the edge, igniting another orgasm within me. My body contracted fiercely around him, clinging to him, and pulling him impossibly deeper while my thighs trembled against his hips.
Throaty moans and growls left Hannes’s mouth when his hardness fiercely jerked inside me, and he finally came for me. His body shuddered over mine with his shattering orgasm, allowing me to feel him in the most mesmerizing way as we fell together…
I never wanted this night to end.
Slowly, our pounding hearts calmed, our breaths returned to normal, and the desperation we’d felt for each other melted into a soothing sense of contentment.
Not wanting to let him go, I rolled our bodies on the cool grass and lazily wrapped myself around him, feeling him hold me close while we kissed under the moonlight, our forms perfectly fitting together as one.
“Do we have to go back?” I whispered over his lips.
“No…” He reached for my jaw, his fingertips gently stroking my bond tattoo and sending new thrills through me. “It’s going to be a while.”
Yes, please!
“Oooh, can I have the Beast again?”
Love engulfed Hannes’s eyes, and his sexy, wolfish laughter echoed in the night before he claimed me again.
30
Droves of armed knights rushed past us to a line of buses at the front of the castle the next morning.
No, they didn’t carry guns, actual armor covered their chests—the ReinheitWölfe shield carved at the center. The leather suits they wore under them were modern, like something pulled out of a superhero movie with plates on their boots too, all blending seamlessly together.
Some carried swords on their backs, the ones who led large groups past us, not giving a second thought to the fact that Hannes and I were butt-ass naked. Boarding the buses, they left one after the other,
“Is Bjørn back yet?”I asked through our shadow link.
“Not yet,”André was the one to reply.“But Dariah sent us the exact location of Charles Martell’s prison in Cairo.”
“The ReinheitWölfe Force Queen Luna assigned to help us is already headed that way,”Dante added.
Urgency gripped Hannes and me as we exchanged a glance, and taking my hand in his, he rushed us into his home.
“My prince, Princess.” Clearing his throat, the castle manager handed us a pair of robes the moment we entered. He’d been waiting for us.
“Thank you, Wylder. Where are my parents?” he asked while we covered ourselves.
“In the office, finalizing a few details with Countess Dariah.”
“She’s here?” The possibility made my heart race, but he shook his head.
“Over the phone.”
