Page 111 of Claim Me
“It’s not uncommon,” I hedge. “But I suppose it’s not all that common, either.” I glance at the door and then back at her. “At least your mates don’t mind sharing.”
Well, Nolan might.
But given the way he defended her on our call earlier, I’m fairly certain he’s more than accepted the situation.
“I’m sorry I doubted you.” I tuck a strand of her golden hair behind her ear. “I’m sorry for a lot of things.”
She frowns. “I’m the one who lied and withheld the truth about, well, everything. I also told you that my secrets weren’t your secrets to know. But at the very least, I should have told you about the spell.”
“That would have required you to explain everything else, too,” I point out. Because there’s no way I wouldn’t have demanded a full explanation.
“Which is exactly what I told myself, but that doesn’t make it right. I should have told you the truth.”
“And maybe you would have had I given you reason to trust me.” I glance at her mouth before locking eyes with her once more. “I demanded your trust without earning it.”
“You also put me in a guest suite for the last year, asked me every day what you could do to make me more comfortable, and put off Klas’s execution out of worry for my sanity.” She sounds frustrated with herself. Maybe even frustrated with me, I’m not sure. “I’m sorry for not trusting you.”
“You were protecting your sister, Fallon.” I slowly take my palm away from her face. “I understand your fear and hesitation. But I’m not a patriarch.”
“I know you’re not.” The words come out on a huff of air. “You’re… you’reKaspian.” Her legs shift beneath the blankets as she moves closer to me.
I stay quiet, hypnotized by her movements.
Then she goes to her knees, causing the sheets to fall away.
“You’remyKaspian,” she says, her palms going to either side of my face. “Which is why I need to undo my rejection.”
I grab her wrists. “You don’t need to undo anything, Fallon. I’ve earned—”
Her lips brush mine, cutting off my words.
Just like when I attempted to reject her.
I try to say her name, but she silences me with her tongue. I should push her away, tell her she doesn’t need to do this, inform her that I’m okay living with her rejection…
Fuck, I should do a lot of things.
But I can’t.
Not when her plump lips are against mine.
Not when she’s kneeling before me.Naked.
And wet, I think as I inhale deeply, my vampiric senses allowing me to scent her sweet arousal.Fuck… How do I say no to this?
Is it even right to refuse her? To refusethis?
I told her to reject me. She only complied because I commanded it.
If she wants to undo it, who am I to stop her?
I want her. I’ve wanted her for months. A year. Perhaps even from the first moment I saw her.Because she was always meant to be mine.
That damn spell tied her to Klas illegally.
If it hadn’t existed, I would have known Fallon as my mate from the instant I laid eyes on her.
He stole over a year from us…
