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 Sophie Oak
 
 didn’t like bats. He hadn’t mentioned his impending trip to his wife.
 
 He didn’t want to disrupt the happy place they had found tonight.
 
 Meg left her own seat and slipped to her knees beside him. She
 
 laid her head on his lap, and Beck felt his cock respond. It lengthened
 
 to painful proportions. He would go slowly with her tonight, he
 
 promised himself. The need to make love to her was riding him hard,
 
 but he forced himself to relax. It felt like forever, but he’d taken her
 
 twice the day before. He needed to show her he wasn’t an animal who
 
 would fall on her at every given opportunity, even if that was what he
 
 felt like doing. He was her husband. She had been gracious and gentle
 
 with Cian, and he owed her nothing less.
 
 Beck let his head fall back against the wood of the rocking chair.
 
 It had been a rough day. Between the kelpie in the morning and the
 
 painful conversation he’d had with Liadan this afternoon, he was
 
 spent. He hadn’t wanted to hurt the widow, but he needed to make it
 
 plain he wouldn’t see her any more. Liadan had taken the news of his
 
 marriage with tears, but she had been a lady about it. She had
 
 promised to help Meg fit in.
 
 “He seemed better at dinner,” Meg murmured.
 
 She practically purred when he stroked her hair. She was so sweet
 
 and responsive. Beck wondered if her pussy was purring yet. His cock
 
 began throbbing. The simple fact that she was so close made him long
 
 to shove her down and thrust into her soft, welcoming body.
 
 “Your presence makes a huge difference.” Beck let his fingers
 
 play with the nape of her neck. “I felt it the minute I met you. Even
 
 before we bonded, I was calmer, more centered.”
 
 Meg looked up at him, her pretty eyes wide. “I have to sleep with
 
 him to form the bond?”