Fake Mate Beta Rises to Alpha Heiress (Natalie and Landon) novel Chapter 250

Chapter 250 Astonishing Physical Strength and Endurance

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Chapter 250 Astonishing Physical Strength and Endurance

Natalie’s POV:

I turned my head and met his gaze. The sharp, authoritative edge he’d worn in front of others was gone, replaced by exhaustion, dependence, and a deep, almost consuming yearning.

“I just want to be with you for a bit,” he said softly, his fingers gently tracing the sensitive skin on the inside of my wrist. “Just a little while.”

“But your injuries…” I protested, my eyes anxiously scanning his pale face.

“Just a while,” he repeated, his stare stubborn.

In the end, I couldn’t win against him. Or maybe, I just couldn’t resist that look in his eyes. I sat down beside him, my body leaning toward him of its own accord. My mind told me to check his wounds and call a doctor, but my heart just wanted to be close, to feel his warmth and hear his breath.

He seemed to read my thoughts. Before I could move to examine the bandages on his back, his arm reached out and drew me gently into his embrace again.

“I really missed you these past few days,” I whispered.

“Me, too,” he murmured, his chin resting on the top of my head. His voice, hoarse and tender, resonated deeply with me, shaking me to my core.

I buried

my face in the crook of his neck, my breath ghosting over his ear, then trailing down the sharp line of his jaw to his Adam’s apple. I could see the faint blue veins beneath his skin and feel the steady pulse there.

A powerful urge surged within me. I wanted to kiss him, to kiss this man who had been lost and then returned, the most important person in my life.

I didn’t hold myself back. Lifting my head, I pressed a soft kiss to his throat, then his jaw, the corner of his mouth, finally meeting his lips.

It started as a gentle touch, tentative and reverent. But he responded quickly. His hand, which had been resting lightly on my shoulder, moved to the nape of my neck, applying slight pressure as he deepened the kiss.

His lips and tongue were searingly hot, parting my own with a gentle urgency. The scent of Alpha, mingled with the faint metallic tang of blood and the smell of medicine, enveloped me completely. This kiss was different from any we’d shared before-more intense, charged with a

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potent sense of possession and raw emotion.

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Leonardo had just clawed his way back from death’s door. His instincts and his emotional guard seemed to have shattered. My fear and worry from the past few days, mixed with the dizzying joy of having him back, melted into an equally fervent response.

Soon, we slid from the couch. He shielded me carefully, his body covering mine. Despite his severe injuries, there was a raw, almost primal edge to his movements, though each shift was punctuated by a stifled groan and a fresh bead of sweat on his temple.

His kisses fell like rain, from my eyes to my collarbone, each one heavy with unmistakable desire and a fierce, aching tenderness.

“Natalie.” He breathed against my ear, his voice wrecked. His eyes held a telltale crimson gleam -a sign of his werewolf instincts rising-yet an incredible force of will held him in check. “I want you. Do you want this?”

His kisses and his scent had left me pliant and aching. Tears shimmered in my eyes, and a strange, powerful yearning unfurled deep inside me. Seeing him fight through pain and raw need, still putting my feelings first, melted any last reservations. I had already given him my heart completely. Also, my body would hold nothing back.

I looked up at him. First, I gave a small nod. Then, leaning in, I kissed his tense lips once more and nodded again, more firmly this time. The tears in my eyes transformed into a clear, unwavering look of love and surrender.

“Your wounds… They’ll reopen,” I whispered worriedly, my fingers brushing the edge of his bandages.

“I don’t care,” he said. My affirmation shattered the last of his restraint. His breathing hitched, his burning lips grazing the corner of my mouth. “I only care about how you feel.”

Unspoken words were drowned in a deeper kiss.

His touch was gentle, almost reverent, but it set every nerve in my body alight. With barely any foreplay-just a few strokes of his clever fingers-I was already trembling on the edge, so close to coming that tears leaked from the corners of my eyes.

Leonardo noticed my sensitivity and inexperience. He slowed down, his movements turning careful, deliberate. Every touch was patient, unbearably tender, drawing out sensations until I was shaking.

We lost ourselves on that couch for a long time, until I felt like I might dissolve against him. Later, with strength that seemed impossible, he gathered me carefully into his arms and carried me to the bedroom. I curled into his chest, listening to the steady pound of his heart,

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breathing in the scent of him that already felt like home.

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He didn’t move or feel like a man who’d just survived a critical injury. This was the terrifying recovery of a top-tier Alpha werewolf-raw power and stamina on full display. It lasted a long time-in part because of my own inexperience and sensitivity, and partly due to his

astonishing physical strength and endurance.

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