Page 23 of Not a Gift

Sitting upright against the headboard, I pull her into my side.

“I’m not sure about the rest,” I say.“What I want may be...”My words taper off.I don’t want to overwhelm her.

“What?”she asks, looking up at me through her lashes.

“I want it all,” I confess.“I want to build a life with you, and I’m terrified if I push too fast, I’ll lose you.”

I don’t look at her as I say all of this.This woman is my life, my future.And if she denies me, I don’t know how I will ever recover.My dragon will certainly become uncontrollable if our mate denies us.Lyrik moves away from me, and my heart sinks.Maybe I have jumped to the wrong conclusion.I could want more than she is willing to give.Maybe this time in the cabin is all I will ever have with her.

What if this is a one-time thing?A fling in the storm before she returns to her life.I won’t be able to see her and remember what happened here without losing my mind.

She shocks me by swinging her leg over my lap, straddling me, her warm pussy flush with my already hardening cock.She takes my face in her hands, forcing me to look at her.

“I love you, Malichai,” she says.Honesty shines brightly in her blue-grey gaze, a beautiful smile gracing her features.“I don’t care if you want to live on the moon.I want to be wherever you are.”

“And the family?I’m in charge now, I can’t leave it behind this time.”I’m testing the waters, but if this isn’t what she wants I will give it up in a heartbeat.

“Then I suppose I’ll stand by your side,” she replies quickly “I never thought of being an omega for an Elite Alpha, but I’m sure it can’t be that bad.You did mark me for the world to see.”Her hand touches my bite mark as a small smile crosses her features.

“Thank fuck.”I breathe the words around the knot in my throat as my lips crash down on hers.

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“Harder!”she screamsas my hips piston against her ass.

Lyrik’s body is thrown over the back of the couch.I wrap my hand in her hair for leverage and do precisely as she demands, using all my power to thrust into her hot, wet cunt.The sounds around us are obscene, dirty, and perfect.

It’s been four days of being snowed in, and I can honestly say they have been the best four days of my life.My dragon is content, and my woman is happy, finally in my arms.

“Come for me, Princess,” I command, smacking her ass on another punishing stroke.

She goes off like a fucking rocket.Her walls gripping my length and keeping me locked inside her, milking me as my own orgasm sweeps through.For long moments, neither of us speaks, our panting harsh in the silent cabin.

“Are you sure you want to head back to the Capitol now that the storm has passed?”I ask, stroking my hand down her spine before stepping away from her.“We could stay here a little longer.”

“This is where I came when everyone else had somewhere to go,” she replies, redressing.“I didn’t want to be a burden on anyone or for people to pity me.”

“Princess...”

“But now, I have somewhere to go, someone to go to.”Her smile is brilliant.

“And you always will.”

She smiles beautifully as we redress, grabbing our bags and heading out to my truck.I will drive us home and then send someone to retrieve her car.I don’t want to spend a moment away from her.

Driving down the mountain, I know we still need to have a conversation, one that neither of us is looking forward to.

“Princess,” I say, drawing her attention to me.We need to talk about some stuff.“I know you don’t want to, but there are things I need to know.”

I see the happiness drain from her eyes.She stares straight ahead.“Fine.”

“I need to know if you want to live at the Black estate.”

“What?”

“Whatever happened is in the past, but we are building a future.I don’t want you to live in a house that will hurt you.I’ll burn it to the fucking ground and build a new one if that’s what you need.”

“Pull over.”

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