exploration. He dropped his arm away from his eyes and captured the pair of delicate hands.
“You got me,” she said, releasing a playful giggle.
Eion opened his eyes.
He blinked.
It couldn’t be…
“Liv?”
“Yes.” She smiled, and his heart swelled. Each beat filled his chest until he thought he’d rupture at the effect of one simple smile aimed at him. “Of course it’s me,” she added. “Who else would be here, ready to crawl into your arms?” With one graceful flick of her wrist, she tugged her robe free and straddled his hips.
He groaned and arched. The ache and desire to finally be inside his mate roared to life between his legs. Eion wrapped his arms around her, rolled, taking her beneath him.
“My Liv,” he whispered. “You’re so beautiful.” Eion slid his hands up her back, relishing in her smooth skin against his palms. At her nape, he sank his fingers into her hair and devoured her lips. God, he was so hungry.
The growl that ripped from his throat surprised even him. But it did little to deter him from the woman in his arms.
“Eion,” she gasped. “I’m yours. I’ve waited so long.”
“No more.” He followed the long line of her neck with his mouth to where it dipped at her shoulders. “No more waiting.” His gums tingled. His mouth watered. He pressed the evidence of his need into the warm vee between her legs. “Mine.” As if on their own accord, his lips rolled up and away from his canines right before he sank them into his mate.
The scream hammered like an ice pick against his ear drums.
Oh, God… No! Dear God. No. What had he done?
Eion jackknifed from the mattress, chest heaving. Whirling on his feet in the dark, he blinked, searching for the origin of the noise that had wrenched him from his bed. Searching for…her.
Then it hit him.
Slowly, as if lifting the leaded weight of his soul, he closed his jaw. The sound had come from him.
* * *
“It really is late. We both have work tomorrow,” Olivia said, adding a hope you can understand smile .
“I know.” Taylor checked his watch. “But Kris is fine. And if he needs you, you’re only a phone call away.” The SUV released a single beep and the lights flashed, signaling Taylor had pressed the open button on his key fob. “Come back to my place for a couple of hours. Watch a little TV. Maybe another glass of wine—or coffee.” He laughed. “Whatever you want.” Taylor shrugged and gave her that cute half smile that she always found hard to say no to.
“Okay, okay.” She laughed. “Turn off that devilish grin of yours. I’ll go.” She plopped onto the passenger seat, and Taylor quickly joined her in the cab behind the wheel.
“So glad to see I haven’t lost my charm.” He winked and slid the key into the ignition.
“You’re awful, Dr. McDaniel.” Olivia punched his shoulder. “Just please remember to use your powers for good, not evil.”
“Always, my dear.”
Twenty minutes later, they pulled into the driveway of the small two bedroom cottage Taylor had rented when he’d moved to Little Crow. The cost of opening their practice had taken everything both of them had, so for now he’d settled on renting. It was a nice place and well cared for. Taylor seemed to like it, and that was all that mattered.
Olivia followed him from the car to the door. The implications of what Taylor really had on his mind tonight when he’d asked her back to his place grew larger and larger inside her head. She wasn’t stupid. Yes, he might turn the TV on when he got her on the other side of the door, but that wasn’t his primary objective.
Taylor was a man after all.
And after a few months of dating, he’d been more than patient with her excuses. Her heart pounded at the thought, and Olivia swallowed hard against the knot of apprehension in the back of her throat. Just because in the past she’d never been able to give herself completely to any man didn’t mean she wouldn’t be able to follow
“You got me,” she said, releasing a playful giggle.
Eion opened his eyes.
He blinked.
It couldn’t be…
“Liv?”
“Yes.” She smiled, and his heart swelled. Each beat filled his chest until he thought he’d rupture at the effect of one simple smile aimed at him. “Of course it’s me,” she added. “Who else would be here, ready to crawl into your arms?” With one graceful flick of her wrist, she tugged her robe free and straddled his hips.
He groaned and arched. The ache and desire to finally be inside his mate roared to life between his legs. Eion wrapped his arms around her, rolled, taking her beneath him.
“My Liv,” he whispered. “You’re so beautiful.” Eion slid his hands up her back, relishing in her smooth skin against his palms. At her nape, he sank his fingers into her hair and devoured her lips. God, he was so hungry.
The growl that ripped from his throat surprised even him. But it did little to deter him from the woman in his arms.
“Eion,” she gasped. “I’m yours. I’ve waited so long.”
“No more.” He followed the long line of her neck with his mouth to where it dipped at her shoulders. “No more waiting.” His gums tingled. His mouth watered. He pressed the evidence of his need into the warm vee between her legs. “Mine.” As if on their own accord, his lips rolled up and away from his canines right before he sank them into his mate.
The scream hammered like an ice pick against his ear drums.
Oh, God… No! Dear God. No. What had he done?
Eion jackknifed from the mattress, chest heaving. Whirling on his feet in the dark, he blinked, searching for the origin of the noise that had wrenched him from his bed. Searching for…her.
Then it hit him.
Slowly, as if lifting the leaded weight of his soul, he closed his jaw. The sound had come from him.
* * *
“It really is late. We both have work tomorrow,” Olivia said, adding a hope you can understand smile .
“I know.” Taylor checked his watch. “But Kris is fine. And if he needs you, you’re only a phone call away.” The SUV released a single beep and the lights flashed, signaling Taylor had pressed the open button on his key fob. “Come back to my place for a couple of hours. Watch a little TV. Maybe another glass of wine—or coffee.” He laughed. “Whatever you want.” Taylor shrugged and gave her that cute half smile that she always found hard to say no to.
“Okay, okay.” She laughed. “Turn off that devilish grin of yours. I’ll go.” She plopped onto the passenger seat, and Taylor quickly joined her in the cab behind the wheel.
“So glad to see I haven’t lost my charm.” He winked and slid the key into the ignition.
“You’re awful, Dr. McDaniel.” Olivia punched his shoulder. “Just please remember to use your powers for good, not evil.”
“Always, my dear.”
Twenty minutes later, they pulled into the driveway of the small two bedroom cottage Taylor had rented when he’d moved to Little Crow. The cost of opening their practice had taken everything both of them had, so for now he’d settled on renting. It was a nice place and well cared for. Taylor seemed to like it, and that was all that mattered.
Olivia followed him from the car to the door. The implications of what Taylor really had on his mind tonight when he’d asked her back to his place grew larger and larger inside her head. She wasn’t stupid. Yes, he might turn the TV on when he got her on the other side of the door, but that wasn’t his primary objective.
Taylor was a man after all.
And after a few months of dating, he’d been more than patient with her excuses. Her heart pounded at the thought, and Olivia swallowed hard against the knot of apprehension in the back of her throat. Just because in the past she’d never been able to give herself completely to any man didn’t mean she wouldn’t be able to follow
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