Total pages in book: 39
Estimated words: 36489 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 182(@200wpm)___ 146(@250wpm)___ 122(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 36489 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 182(@200wpm)___ 146(@250wpm)___ 122(@300wpm)
“Great. I’ll see if I can pull some strings -- or get someone to hack into the hospital’s system -- to get whatever Doc wants. Giovanni can do some digging. In the meantime, if she needs something for pain, let me know. If she doesn’t mind, I’d like to do an exam. See if the tumor has any obvious growth since her last physical exam.”
“I’ll have her come down after she wakes.”
“She eating much?”
“Not sure. She didn’t eat much breakfast, but didn’t complain about being sick or anything. But I’ve only been with her a few hours. I have no idea of her habits or overall general health.”
“Bring her down when she wakes. If she’s willing. If nothing else, I can get her some supplements that will help build her up.”
“Fury.” Rycks entered the clinic, nodding at me. “Doc is out of town. Said he’d be back in two days. He wanted you to work with Blade and go through any records we can get on Swan. See if anything jumps out at you.”
“Make sure Giovanni gets us her imaging. Me and Blade might not be able to make much sense of it, but when Doc gets back, he’ll need it. Did he mention anything else he wants before he gets back?”
“No. Said she’d waited this long. She could wait a couple more days. He didn’t want to jump into it before he reviewed everything.”
“Sounds like a plan,” I said. “We’ve got things to do tomorrow so anything you do will need to be this afternoon. I won’t have her stressed at all tomorrow.”
Fury raised an eyebrow. “So it’s like that, huh?”
“If by ‘like that’ you mean she’s mine, then yes. She’s mine. Spread the word, because there absolutely will be no misunderstandings. I’d hate to have to kill some son of a bitch for hittin’ on her. But I will.”
Rycks and Fury both chuckled. “Welcome to the club, brother,” Rycks said. “We all check our man cards in our woman’s panty drawer before meetings.”
I couldn’t help but bark out a laugh. “Yeah. I get you.” Shaking my head, I tried to absorb the meaning of everything I was doing. I was committing my life to this girl. And I knew it was the rest of my life. “I’ve known her hours, man. Hours. Yet, she’s gonna be with me the rest of my life. No matter how long she lives.”
Fury gripped my shoulder. “One day at a time, brother. Don’t give up on her until Doc’s had a chance to look at her. And whatever you do, don’t let her go. Any woman who can make you feel like this deserves your whole heart. No matter how short a time she’s in your life.”
Chapter Four
Swan
I woke as a vicious orgasm crashed through me. My legs were spread wide, my knees bent. Reaper was between my legs, his mouth latched on to my pussy as he drank from me with a groan. When he flicked my clit with his tongue, I exploded again. The pleasure I got from this man wasn’t like anything I’d ever thought possible. If I’d known anything close to this was possible, I’d have given up my virginity at the first opportunity. But I suspected any pleasure I got was more because of the man than anything else. Reaper was experienced in pleasuring a woman, and I wasn’t experienced in receiving. Naturally, he’d be a little overwhelming. But I loved every blistering second of it.
“Reaper,” I sighed. “God!’
“You awake now, baby?” He chuckled, crawling up my body, trailing kisses in his wake. He’d stripped me completely so that my body was bare before him. He was shirtless, but still had on his boxer briefs. All that yummy, inked skin was on fine display. Heavy muscles played beneath his skin just beckoning me to touch.
My hands went to his shoulders, and I rubbed them over his upper arms before moving back up over his shoulders to his chest. “You’re beautiful,” I whispered. “I’ve never seen a man like you before, Reaper. Never knew a man could be so wonderfully built.”
“You like what you see?” Could he look any cockier? Probably not. But, fuck, the man had a right to be proud of his looks.
“Absolutely.” It came out a purr as I hooked my hands behind his head and pulled him down for a kiss. I met him halfway, needing to kiss him as much as I needed to breathe.
Reaper swept his tongue into my mouth, and I opened willingly. I tasted myself on him, and it was the most erotic taste, a heady mixture of me and him. Each caress of his tongue sent a shiver through me. My hips thrust at him, and I slid one leg over his hip, digging my heel into his ass.
“My little Swan is greedy for me,” he growled. “Wanting my cock, are you?”