Her CEO Stalker and Her Second Chance Mate (Adelaide) novel Chapter 191

Chapter 191

Briar

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Carter still moved inside me as his mouth clamped down, the momentary sting quickly

replaced with the rush of what I could only guess was the bond as it coursed through me like a

wave of unending bliss. It was like a light bursting to life from within me, consuming me,

splaying me open and bare from the inside out; for the man I chose, the man I loved, for the

future we would together fight for and vow to protect.

I met his eyes as he challenged me to claim him, that otherness within me, the wolf surging

forward as I gripped his shoulders, nails digging into them as I pulled myself from against the

wall using him as leverage and my legs as an anchor as my mouth closed over the place at the

base of his neck and I felt my teeth sink into his flesh, the metallic tang of his blood flooding

my mouth and I groaned with him as every shred of myself and him twined together as his

thrust quickened as I lapped at his skin and he closed his back around mine and sucked hard. I

cried out and moaned against his skin as he growled into mine, both of us toppling over into

the cascade of feeling, sensations, and emotions that now wound through us.

I had been gilded on instinct, Lana had explained it, but this was so much more than I ever

expected. Carter pressed his forehead to mine, his arms holding me tight against him. The

bond told me he was sincerely happy, but like me, the foreboding dread of what was to come

rested in the background, and I clung tightly to him, our breaths mingling as he pressed his

forehead to mine. He nuzzled my nose with his, and our eyes met.

“You and I belong to each other now in this lifetime; only death can part us. Only death can

stop him from trying to take you away from me if he refuses to reject the bond that once

could have been his. The one he desecrated, but I promise to cherish you every moment of our

lives, and protect you with every ounce of my soul and breath.” I looked at him as my jaw

dropped at those words. This man wouldn’t just kill for me, he was willing to die for me, for

our child, for a glimmer of what tomorrow could hold. I kissed him deeply then, my mouth

and tongue spelling out vows across his as he did the same. Promising him I was dedicated to

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When he finally pulled apart, he pulled his shirt over his head and held it up for me. I lifted my arms and he pulled it over me, kissing the side of my head as it fell around my thighs. He

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