Page 262 of My Unexpected Mate

Aria’s POV

I couldn’t stop thinking about Victor.

I will see him soon.

He will come for me.

What if he took me again?

No.

I couldn’t go through that again. I wouldn’t let him take me. I couldn’t let him get me and my powers. I would do what is necessary to stop him. I would take my own life if I had to.

I didn’t even notice that Nick and I were in our bedroom.

He closed the door behind us and pulled me to his chest. He cupped my face and started kissing me. I kissed him back, and he groaned. He picked me up and wrapped my legs around his waist. He never broke the kiss.

He pressed me against the wall and his hands started caressing my body gently. I moaned and felt tingles in my belly. He was amazing. The way he kissed was amazing. The way he knew my body was amazing. Everything about him was amazing.

I reached under his shirt and touched his chiseled muscles. He groaned and kissed me harder. He broke the kiss, but his lips never left my skin. He kissed my jaw and continued down my neck. He sucked on my marking spot, making me moan. I pressed myself closer to him and he growled.

“Fuck, baby,” he said, breathing heavily.

He continued kissing my neck gently, and I pulled his hair, bringing his lips back to mine. Our tongues touched, and I felt an electric sparkle fly through my body.

I pulled away from him and looked at his lust-filled eyes. “I thought you wanted to talk.”

“I do,” he said and pecked my lips. “I just couldn’t resist you.”

I chuckled and caressed his cheek. “What did you want to talk about?”

He grabbed me tighter and walked over to the bed. He sat down with me on his lap. He leaned on the headboard, and I straddled him.

“I have an idea, love,” he said, and tucked my hair behind my ear. “Well, not an idea. A wish.”

“Tell me,” I said and smiled at him.

“I want to mark you,” he said, looking me in the eyes.

My breath got caught in my throat.

What?

He narrowed his eyes when he saw my face. “What’s wrong?”

I couldn’t respond. What the hell do I tell him?

I wanted him to mark me. Oh, Goddess, I can’t wait for him to mark me.

But I couldn’t let him do that yet. Not now when my life was in danger. If he marked me and I died, it would be so much harder on him than it would be if I was not marked. He could die. I can’t let him die.

My breathing picked up and Nick’s eyes widened. He cupped my face and looked at me worriedly.

“What’s wrong, baby?” he asked. “You don’t want me to mark you? You don’t want to be with me?”

My eyes widened. “No, Nick. Goddess, no. I love you. I want to be with you. I want you to mark me.”

“But?” he asked.