Hiseyes looked tired, like he hadn’t slept well. He wore grey sweatpants and noshirt. He brushed his thick tousled hair out of his face with his left hand.
“Welcomehome.” He opened his arms in the doorway and I ran into them. We held oneanother for a few long moments, just feeling the closeness of the mate bond. Hepulled back and looked at me grabbing the sides of my face. “You’re different.”He told me.
Inodded and kissed him deeply. I nipped his lip at the end. “Very different,” Itold him.
Heraised an eyebrow and grinned. I walked into the house and dropped my backpackon the floor. Then I shed my jeans and t-shirt. I turned around to see Kailooking at me with wolf eyes. He had a predatory look on his face.
Iunclipped my bra and let it drop to the floor.
“So,I’ve been thinking,” I purred in a sultry voice.
Hedidn’t take his eyes off my body. He swallowed hard. “Yes?”
Ipeeled off my panties. “Life is too short for you not to make love to me rightnow.”
Hisfingernails sharpened to claws as he tore across the room hoisting me up. Istraddled my legs around him. He kissed me hard as he walked me back to ourbedroom.
“Iwanted to wait until our wedding night,” he said in between kisses. I bit hisbottom lip as he shrugged out of his sweatpants. “Screw it. I’m sick of being agentleman.” He threw me on the bed and climbed on top of me as I laughed at hisadmission.
***
Makinglove to a werewolf was everything I thought it would be. Passionate, gentle,and a little rough. Afterwards, I lay next to him, panting. “You’re telling mewhen we are mated that it will get better?”
Helaughed. “That’s what I hear, although that’s hard to believe.” He rolled overand kissed me. “I like this new Aurora. I should send you off on spiritualretreats more often.”
Ismiled. “How’s Luna?”
Herolled his eyes. “She’s annoying. I tried to feed her and she attacked me.”
Ilaughed and began to get dressed. “How did it go with Shamus and Tara?”
Kaishrugged and put his sweatpants back on as I admired his chiseled body. “Aswell as can be expected.”
“So,Kai …” I nervously played with the ends of my hair. “I saw things, I knowthings that I never knew before. I am a Devi. There is a purpose to life and Idid agree to balance things out.”
Kaistared at the bed and the rumpled sheets that were evidence of our love making.
“Okay,”was all he said, but I felt so many emotions through him. Rage, fear,possession, love.
Ididn’t know what else to say. What could I say? “I’m going to check on Luna.”As I went to walk past him, he yanked my arm and made me sit on his lap.
“Ilove you,” he stated. It wasn’t the words so much as the feelings through themate bond that made me smile.
“Ilove you, too, Kai.”
“Andfrom now on, every wolf that smells you, will smell me,” he told me with pride.
Irolled my eyes. “And I’ll bet you love that.”
Henodded. “I like that you opened the mate bond.”
Ikissed the stubble on his chin. “I know who I am now, Kai, what I want in life.The past few days has changed me.”
Hesmiled. “I can see that. My mother is flying in day after tomorrow. We will getmarried the day after that. Three days.”
“Perfect.”Who knew how long any of us had to live? I didn’t want to waste my life. Ididn’t care anymore about the vampires or my blood. I was going to live my lifeand if it was over before I wanted, at least I could say I gave it my all. Iwasn’t going to live in the dungeon of my insecurities and fears.
Ireturned his smile and stood up to go see Luna.
