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He pulled out of her slowly, teasing her, making her whimper before he shoved in deep again with a growl. As he drew out of her painfully slow once more, she hit at the wall, wantingmore.

“Please,” she begged. “I needthis.”

He licked her shoulder and then gave it a tiny kiss before he began pounding like a piston intoher.

Brooke cried out loudly as pleasure raced through her. She tried to pull off him, her orgasm that strong. She wasn’t sure what was going to happen and her first response was to run from it. Malik didn’t let her. He kept going, kept thrusting into her. Her entire body spasmed. She cried out again and he roared, slamming into her, jetting seed intoher.

Her body ate up the energy around them. She hadn’t felt this good inyears.

Malik’s body twitched as he remained in her, continuing tocome.

“Malik?”

His whole body trembled. “My sweet, it’s been a long for me.Sorry.”

“Sorry? I want to do that again,” she said with totalsincerity.

He chuckled, his body starting to calm. He eased out of her with great care and then turned her to face him. He lifted her again and kissed her mouth, making love to it as he carried her to the bed and laid her out on it. He eased up alongside of her, facing her as he pinned her to hisframe.

Chapter Twenty-Three

Malik heldhis mate in his arms, afraid to move for fear that he’d learn it was all a dream. That she wasn’t with him, that he didn’t have the most beautiful daughter in all the world, and that he was alone oncemore.

Brooke kissed one of his tattoos. “That wasamazing.”

“Yes, it was,” he said, running his hands into her long hair. “I’m not sure I can stand. My legs are still shaking from itall.”

She laughed and bit lightly at his chest. “Bet you say that to all thegirls.”

He tensed. “Brooke.”

“Yes?”

“I’ve not been with another woman since I was with you in Egypt,” he offered. “When Boomer said as much, he was right. I explained I bound myself to you. That means you’re it for me for the rest of my days. You are the only woman I will ever want. You’re my wife in the eyes of the supernaturalworld.”

She glanced up at him. “You haven’t had sex in fiveyears?”

“No. Well, I’ve masturbated. That doesn’t really count,” hesaid.

She kissed his chest and laughed softly. “You really want us to stay with you here for a bit?” sheasked.

He caressed her back. “I want you to stay with meforever.”

She slid out of the bed and went into the bathroom, leaving him lying there, unsure if she was staying or if she’d want to go. It wasn’t safe for her or Bethany to be out in the world unprotected with Elm and Johnson still unaccounted for. If he had to, he’d shadow them to assure they were safe and well—even if it meant he’d forever have to follow behindher.

He’d do that forher.

For hisdaughter.

Pride welled in him as he thought of Bethany. Over the course of the week she’d been living with him, he’d gotten to know her. She was funny and so very bright. She was also incredibly intuitive. James wanted to look at her, in an attempt to figure out what The Corporation had done to her in utero, but Malik couldn’t stand the idea of her being subjected to any testing, even if it waspainless.

The very idea that Brooke might want to take his daughter far from him was like being stabbed in the gut. Already Malik had missed so much time with her. He didn’t want to miss anotherday.

While he’d never imagined himself a father, he now couldn’t imagine her gone from hislife.

Brooke emerged from the bathroom and walked towards the bed, her naked form making his cock harden instantly. He pulled a pillow over his groin but found he couldn’t tear his gaze from his mate. She was even more beautiful than she’d been when he’d first met her. All he wanted to do was get lost in her again. To feel her wrapped around him and to know she wasn’t ever going to leavehim.

Brooke sat on the edge of the bed. “Can I seeGram?”

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