Page 29 of Snowbound with the Alpha Wolf
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Morning brokein a wash of rose and gold streaking the sky. Adrian rolled over in bed andembraced…
Nothing.
Darcy was gone from his bed. Yawning, he glanced down at his ragingerection.
Despite making love four times last night, he still wantedher.
After showering, he found her in the kitchen making breakfast. Adrian went to kiss her cheek, but she ducked away and focused on frying thebacon.
“Good morning, my sweet,” he murmured. “How are youfeeling?”
Pink colored her pretty face. “Fine.”
“Not toosore?”
More pink. “No.”
Adrian reached around her and wrapped his arms around her slender waist. So smalland slight, yet so filled with life. Passion. Humming, he kissed the top of her head, breathing in the scent of apple shampoo andDarcy.
He snatched up a piece of bacon she’d set upon a paper towel and fed her a bit. Darcy chewed slowly. Gods, he loved it when she took food from hishand.
Spending a lifetime with this woman would beenchanting.
They ate breakfast and set outfor themine.
In black leather pants and jacket, Darcy looked hot enough to melt ice. Long hair curtained her face as she squatted down to examine the animal footprints in the newly fallen snow. All night long. Lick from head to toe. Adrian’s bloodfired.
Surprised the snow didn’t melt. Then he forced himself to think of things other than sex. Sex in the snow. On a tree limb. Ina bed.Anywhere.
They had a mission, and if necessary, he wanted Darcy to run for it. No way would he risk herlife.
As she stood, dusting snow off her leather-gloved hands, he caught her shoulders. “When we get to the mine, if you feel threatened or you find yourself endangered, I want you to run.Fast.”
Darcy frowned, the sweet line between her brows denting. “And what aboutyou? I’m supposed to leave you alone to fight whatever might be in thatmine?”
Adrian went to his duffel bag, and he withdrew his short sword. Sunlight glinted off hard steel as he stroked a thumb along theedge.
“I can take care of myself, Darcy. But not if I have to worry about protectingyou.”
“I’m no girly girl who runs at danger, alpha.” She fisted a hand in his shirtand drew him close. “I’ve slept on the streets, slain demons, and my steel-toed boots have kicked plenty of ass. So don’t go all soft onme.”
He leaned down, staring at her mouth. Her lovely, kissable mouth. “Was I soft at all lastnight?”
Such a sweet mouth, pursed up in a cute smile. “Not for a millisecond, chum. If I didn’t know better, I’d say you were a Lupine onViagra.”
“Viagra doesn’t work for us. We don’t need it.” He slid his arms around her and lowered his head to take her mouth. “All I need is you,naked.”
When they both surfaced for air, Darcy licked her kiss-swollen mouth. “Naked in the snow, now there’s different. Cold. Impractical butdifferent.”
“And we have a task to perform. Let’s doit.”
The Cosmos Silver Minewasn’ton her bucket list. Not evenclose.
Sex with Adrian hadn’t been there either. And wow, what sex they’d had. Even now the soreness between her legs reminded her of how deep inside he’dbeen.
Not just her body but her soul as well. Damn, if she wasn’t falling in love withhim.
