True.
Her pretty blue eyes remained locked on his face, shifting around as though she was memorizing him. He could sense her curiosity, knew if he slipped into her mind that she would still be running through the dozens of questions she had for him.
Eclipse brushed her hair back from her face, then cupped her cheek once more. “I need you to stay here with me,sezari.”
Her gaze bounced over his face. “Need, not want?”
“Oh, I want you here with me, too.”
“Why?”
“To keep you safe.”
“Is that all?”
He couldn’t help but smile. “Not even close.”
“Then tell me. Why do you want or need me to stay here?”
“Because you belong to me, Orianna. You’re myamsouelot. My soul mate,” he clarified. “I’ve been waiting for you my entire life. Now that you’re here, I don’t ever want to let you go.”
He could sense her skepticism, but there was something else, too. Hope, maybe?
“You say that like you’ve been alive for a long time.” Her eyes narrowed. “How old are you?”
“One thousand, six hundred and ninety-seven.”
Those blue orbs went from squints to saucers. “Seriously?”
Eclipse nodded.
Sure, it was probably far too much to reveal this early on, but Eclipse felt better having said it. Orianna needed to know who he was, that there was something bigger than the two of them, something more powerful than the desire they had for one another. Even without destiny flexing its powerful muscles, Eclipse would’ve wanted this female.
“Say you’ll stay with me,” he urged.
He wanted to kiss her again, but he refrained. Barely. She was considering his request and he wasn’t about to interrupt.
“Okay.”
Yeah, that came a little too easily. “But…?”
Her smile was both mischievous and wicked. “You have to help me.”
“With…?”
Orianna’s expression turned serious. “I want you to help me find my sister.”
Little did she know but he would help her no matter her request. He was devoted to her, would walk through the fires in Hell for her. But there was one major problem.
“I’m sorry, Orianna. That’s not possible.”
She looked as though he’d struck her, her body jerking backward. “So, what? You just intended to fuck me, then send me on my way?”
When she tried to get down from the stool, Eclipse gripped her wrists and held her in place. He leaned forward, staring down at her until she met his gaze. He could see the anger churning in her eyes, could feel it surrounding her like an aura. His female fed off that anger, had allowed it to fuel her for so long.
Keeping his voice low, he leaned closer to her ear. “I fully intend to be inside you in the very near future,sezari. And as often as you’ll let me after that.”
“Fuck you,” she hissed, her eyes glossing over with unshed tears.
