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was off to a state of the art vampire clinic with Doc Stevens.
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Chase had argued with his Lovely at the Enclave. After all the drama and mishaps of the past nine months she hadn’t wanted to wait another minute to become his mate. She wanted to exchange blood there in her hospital room before they went anywhere else. Soleil didn’t want to take any more chances with their future; she sorely regretting waiting the six months it had taken to plan the bonding ceremony Chase had believed she deserved. It warmed him to his soul that she would be willing to hastily exchange blood and forego any type of ceremony to ensure their bond happen immediately. He’d had one too many scares himself, but her suggestion was out of the question. They needed to move quickly before anyone realized they were gearing up for a swift evacuation.
From what he had seen in the past, Chase knew that once a couple was bonded it took them awhile to get their heads on straight. He feared an attack on the way home and if they were wrapped up in the growing blood bond, he might not see it coming until it was too late. The more than twenty-four hours they had spent on the Enclave was long enough for every warrior there to know that Danielle Vaughn was in the house and unprotected. He hadn’t slept for fear someone would slip in and snatch her away from him again. The risk was too great to stay any longer.
Once at home,he had talked her into a meal and a nap. The drugs must have still lingered in her system, because in spite of her protest, she slept eight hours without stirring. Chase was glad he had waited until they were home and rested before they performed the bonding ceremony. They both needed clear heads and open hearts to begin the mating the right way. It needed to be special even if they had no family and friends there to witness the joining of their souls.
He stared sightlessly out of the glass doors that overlooked his penthouse terrace and the city beyond it. He knew only the sound of his heart pounding in anticipation of his Lovely’s entrance to their bedroom. She had gone to the guest room that she had occupied so many months ago when shehad stayed in his home for the security it provided after her first run in with the Rogue and his hunters. She wanted to prepare for the bonding alone while Chase prepared in their room.
Thinking back on the time before his Lovely belonged to him felt like reliving a nightmare. She had strolled into his life one night and changed him forever. He wanted her, needed her, and loved her from that day forward. The first time she shared her mind with him had been a revelation. She had been so weak and frightened. She had clung to his mental presence the same way he had her clung to her physical body.
In the early days, when her vampire genetics had just kicked in she had not yet learned to shield her thoughts when telepathically communicating, Chase had been able to read her like a book and what he found there was shocking. His perfect little vampire goddess was actually a half-human demi-vamp who was terrified and still unsure of exactly what she was, or what he was for that matter. He decided to wait for her to tell him the truth. He waited for her to be ready to confide in him the information that he had thoughtlessly, but unintentionally, stolen from her fragile mind. He’d made huge mistakes and because of that she had actually lived out her greatest fears. She had been rejected by the vampires she cared for, namely himself, Cayden, and Griffin Vaughn, her father. Chase stood by worrying about his family’s reputation and watching her struggle to find herself and where she belonged in a world full of strangers and enemies. His throat tightened with shame. He loved her so much, and by some miracle, even after his past missteps, she loved him too.
He needed to make up for his blunders by making her life from now until forever the cocoon of love and acceptance she deserved from him and his
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Chase had argued with his Lovely at the Enclave. After all the drama and mishaps of the past nine months she hadn’t wanted to wait another minute to become his mate. She wanted to exchange blood there in her hospital room before they went anywhere else. Soleil didn’t want to take any more chances with their future; she sorely regretting waiting the six months it had taken to plan the bonding ceremony Chase had believed she deserved. It warmed him to his soul that she would be willing to hastily exchange blood and forego any type of ceremony to ensure their bond happen immediately. He’d had one too many scares himself, but her suggestion was out of the question. They needed to move quickly before anyone realized they were gearing up for a swift evacuation.
From what he had seen in the past, Chase knew that once a couple was bonded it took them awhile to get their heads on straight. He feared an attack on the way home and if they were wrapped up in the growing blood bond, he might not see it coming until it was too late. The more than twenty-four hours they had spent on the Enclave was long enough for every warrior there to know that Danielle Vaughn was in the house and unprotected. He hadn’t slept for fear someone would slip in and snatch her away from him again. The risk was too great to stay any longer.
Once at home,he had talked her into a meal and a nap. The drugs must have still lingered in her system, because in spite of her protest, she slept eight hours without stirring. Chase was glad he had waited until they were home and rested before they performed the bonding ceremony. They both needed clear heads and open hearts to begin the mating the right way. It needed to be special even if they had no family and friends there to witness the joining of their souls.
He stared sightlessly out of the glass doors that overlooked his penthouse terrace and the city beyond it. He knew only the sound of his heart pounding in anticipation of his Lovely’s entrance to their bedroom. She had gone to the guest room that she had occupied so many months ago when shehad stayed in his home for the security it provided after her first run in with the Rogue and his hunters. She wanted to prepare for the bonding alone while Chase prepared in their room.
Thinking back on the time before his Lovely belonged to him felt like reliving a nightmare. She had strolled into his life one night and changed him forever. He wanted her, needed her, and loved her from that day forward. The first time she shared her mind with him had been a revelation. She had been so weak and frightened. She had clung to his mental presence the same way he had her clung to her physical body.
In the early days, when her vampire genetics had just kicked in she had not yet learned to shield her thoughts when telepathically communicating, Chase had been able to read her like a book and what he found there was shocking. His perfect little vampire goddess was actually a half-human demi-vamp who was terrified and still unsure of exactly what she was, or what he was for that matter. He decided to wait for her to tell him the truth. He waited for her to be ready to confide in him the information that he had thoughtlessly, but unintentionally, stolen from her fragile mind. He’d made huge mistakes and because of that she had actually lived out her greatest fears. She had been rejected by the vampires she cared for, namely himself, Cayden, and Griffin Vaughn, her father. Chase stood by worrying about his family’s reputation and watching her struggle to find herself and where she belonged in a world full of strangers and enemies. His throat tightened with shame. He loved her so much, and by some miracle, even after his past missteps, she loved him too.
He needed to make up for his blunders by making her life from now until forever the cocoon of love and acceptance she deserved from him and his
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