Page 72 of My Unbearable Mate

“It would’ve been a total disaster.” She laughed. “But think of all the hate sex we missed out on.”

“The make-up sex, the morning sex, the quickies on our lunch hours. We need to stop talking about this or we’ll have side-of-the-road sex. Again.”

“Don’t threaten me with a good time.” She sighed. “Do you think what Anders and Alba said was true? Talk about bombshell city. I tried really hard not to give them any hints to lead them. But they knew everything. And this ring! It’s just like Nana’s. How can it not be hers?”

“They must have been planning this since the day Anders got blocked from your life. And they took action when the opportunity presented itself.” We’d both need time to process this turn of events, but none of this happened by accident—or magic. “They knew you’d need your dad’s magic, and now you have it.”

“I can’t believe he’s my father.” She shook her head. The initial anger seemed to have faded into disbelief. “We need to check the dates on that website. I’m pretty sure that dude should’ve been dead before I was born.”

“He shouldn’t be alive now, and he’s ordering motorcycles and sending you magic.”

She looked at me as we crossed into Granger Falls. “What about your magic, Bellamy? We know you have it, but we don’t know anything about it. Your parents were never involved with the healers. Did anyone else in your family have powers?”

“If they did, they didn’t tell me.” This case was the first time anyone suggested I had magical powers. I was strong, some would consider me smart, and I tried to be an upstanding bear, even though others would consider my job unethical. “I think you bring it out in me.”

“I like that.”

The sun was starting to set when we got back to my cabin. The air was misty, the sky streaked with pastels. Clover already had her door open when she saw me round the front of the truck to her side. She closed it, beaming at me as she let me open it for her.

She wasn’t used to anyone taking care of her. Claiming her would be the greatest adventure of my life.

We walked hand in hand to the door. So much had changed today, but everything felt right.

Once we got inside, I pulled her against my body, loving the way her curves felt against me. Soft and warm. She tipped her face up, ready for a kiss, but I had something else in mind.

“No.” I shook my head. “We’re gonna do this right.”

She gasped as I dropped to one knee.

“Clover Crowley, you are my fated mate. You are my heart, my soul, and the reason the blood sings in my veins. Please do the honor of letting me claim you. Body, mind, spirit. I don’t think for a minute that I’ll ever tame you, but give me the privilege of calling that gorgeous wild spirit mine.”

“Only if you promise to be wild with me.”

“Always.”

“Good. Keep surprising me, Bellamy. I like it. A lot. The answer is still yes.” She took my face in her hands, studying it for a moment before bringing her lips to mine.

Our bodies melted as the kiss intensified. We were on the floor together, in front of the fireplace.

“I need to get you a ring. Don’t have one yet. Didn’t think I was gonna do this. You’ve got me wild already.” I chuckled and then kissed the line of her neck down to her collarbone. “I’ll get you something big and gorgeous.”

“I already have something big and gorgeous.” She pushed my shoulder, then considered the ring on her hand. “Maybe this should be my ring. It symbolizes everything that brought us together.”

“We can do that, if you like.”

“I think so.” She beamed at me. “And you can take all the money you were gonna spend on that ring and put it toward our mate moon in Bali.”

“Oh, you think we’re going to a tropical island?”

“I’ll book one of those bungalows over the water.” She leaned in and tried to give me a quick kiss, but I caught her before she got away. She surprised me by shaking her head. “I promise I’ll fuck your brains out later. But first, I really want to explore your magic.”

“I like the first option better,” I groaned. My cock was already ready to burst…

“Hear me out. What if fully realizing your magic makes sex even better?” She waggled her brows. “Listen, I know it’s scary. Unfamiliar. But it’s ours, Bellamy. There aren’t many things we can truly say that about.”

“You’re right,” I said and her eyes lit up. “What do you want me to do?”

She didn’t answer right away, instead scraping her teeth against her bottom lip. This woman had to know what that did to me.

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