She screamed as she fell again, her body clenching around my cock.
I couldn’t stop myself.
I bit her hard enough to break her skin.
Her blood hit my tongue—icy and sweet and potent.
And the same thing happened as before.
That bond between us flared white-bright. An unbreakable chain forged between her heart and mine, locking tighter with every thrust.
I pulled away to look at her; my breath punched out of me.
She looked like a glacier backlit by the sun. An inner light gleaming from beneath her beautiful skin, leaking out with every rock.
“You’re...you’reglowing,” I breathed, my pace slowing in wonder.
But she just locked her ankles behind me, arched her hips, and...I didn’t stand a chance.
With a savage little scream, she rocked against me and sent me shattering.
I jerked and snarled as the most intense release tore up my legs and exploded out of me. I lost myself to pure ecstasy—her inner muscles demanding more, forcing me to come and come, threatening to make my heart burst.
“Feel that?” I grunted as a full-body shudder stole my ability to breathe. “That’s twenty-nine years of waiting for you and finally finding where I belong.”
She shimmered like starlight. Emotions churned in her stare. That silver-white ring around her pupils turned luminous and I collapsed over her, capturing her lips in a vicious kiss. My tongue plunged in time with the lingering wakes of pleasure, my cock twitching deep inside her.
And when we broke apart, she slung her arms around my waist in the sweetest hug.
I gave her all my weight as I scooped her up in the tightest embrace of my life, crushing her against the ground.
I clung to her, suffocated her, and refused to let go when she tapped my back to release her. “Eh, Lucien.”
“Quiet.” I buried my face in her icy hair. “Don’t make me move. I refuse.”
“Look!”
Her panicked tone made me frown as I pushed upright and followed her terrified gaze.
My eyes locked onto something that should’ve been an impossibility.
Something thatwasimpossible—before the past few days had happened.
With a wince, I withdrew from her and staggered to my feet.
Naked, I bent to grab her hand, hauling her upright to join me.
And we just stood there.
Looking at what we’d caused.
“Well...fuck.”
Chapter Forty-Four
THE VALLEY WAS NO LONGER SHROUDED in darkness but lit up by fire.
It looked like the aftermath of a meteor strike. Entire trees glowed like torches—burning from the inside out as if his fire had threaded through their roots. Half-charred leaves spiralled around us as the fire chewed its way down the river, infecting every bush and tree—sap popping with bright flashes.
