Total pages in book: 81
Estimated words: 74538 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 373(@200wpm)___ 298(@250wpm)___ 248(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 74538 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 373(@200wpm)___ 298(@250wpm)___ 248(@300wpm)
The orgasm kept going on and on, and all I could do at this point was hold on and brace my knees on the mattress as Caelan took over and thrust in and out of me.
“I need tae fill ye up. I need ye tae smell like me. Hell, I want tae watch my cum slip from that tight little pussy of yers.”
Another climax ripped through me so hard and fast I was pretty sure my vision blacked out for a second. And then Caelan tightened his hold on my hips enough that the pain commingled with the pleasure.
He roared as he orgasmed, and I felt him get impossibly harder as he let go. His seed was thick and hot, and I felt everything come full circle as he filled me up.
I felt his body shudder beneath mine, and then I collapsed on top of him, my breathing hard and labored as I tried to catch my breath. I was about to roll off, worried I was too heavy, when Caelan wrapped his arms around me.
“Where do ye think ye’re going, lass?” He kissed the top of my head, and I relaxed fully against him. “Ye’re good right where ye’re at.”
I smiled at the possessive, adamant tone of his voice, and at the feel of his arms tightening even harder around me.
Okay then. I wasn’t going anywhere, and that was fine with me.
“I donna know how I lived without ye, Darragh.”
My heart skipped a beat at the awed sound of his voice, at the almost pained reverence with which he spoke. And it was because of me.
“I love ye, lass.”
I pushed up enough that I could see his face and then leaned back down and kissed him softly on the lips. “I love you too.” I could feel his surprise and couldn’t help but smile.
“Ah, my sweet girl. Ye make me so happy. I donna deserve ye, but I’m so damn thankful tae have been granted the gift of having ye as my mate.” He crushed me against his body once more and buried his face in my hair. “I’m the luckiest bastard in the world.” He said it over and over again, mixing Gaelic with English. He kissed my temple and sighed happily. “I’ll forever try tae show ye how true those words are.”
That, I had no doubt of. Looked like I’d be doing the same thing, because although I couldn’t see the future, I knew for a fact that Caelan was part of it irrevocably.
Epilogue
Darragh
“Caelan…” I said with clear awe in my voice. “It’s huge.” He didn’t respond, and I rolled my eyes as I looked over my shoulder at him. He was trying hard as hell not to smirk. “Don’t even say, ‘that’s what she said.’”
He chuckled and walked up to me, wrapping those big arms I loved so much around my waist and pulling me back against his chest.
We stood in the entrance of the fourth place we were looking at… to buy together. God, I was really doing this, just jumping headfirst into this whole mated thing.
It was insane to think that only a few weeks had passed since I’d been running from the very male who held me.
I’d found a lifelong partner in Caelan. Had found my family, the one I’d desperately been searching for my whole life. In fact, my father came by daily to see me. We spoke about anything and everything. I’d learned so much about my mother. I’d learned so much about my father and the Lycans.
Life was… good.
“Were ye able tae speak with Evelyn today?”
I nodded. “Yeah, but she told me she was gonna go off-grid for a while, whatever the hell that means.”
“Has Cian made himself known tae her yet?”
I shook my head. “No, not that she said. But she sounded weird, like she’s hiding something from me.” I stared into my mate’s eyes. “And you’re sure this Odhran Lycan went with Cian, too?” I thought back to the man I’d only seen in passing once, and that was briefly when he’d made an appearance to speak with Banner. Odhran had been a frightening male, with a long scar that started at his hairline and made its way down his face.
Caelan nodded. “Aye. Those two are thick as thieves. Odhran would no’ let Cian go alone, especially no’ when it was something as important as this.”
I nodded but wasn’t sure what else to say about that. “I told Evelyn I was coming back to help her deal with this…” My words lodged in my throat when I felt Caelan nuzzle the side of my neck.
“With me by yer side.”
I wrapped my arms around his, which were currently viselike grips around my abdomen. I glanced down at the massive emerald engagement ring. To say Caelan was rip-roaring ready to get married the “human way” was an understatement. He was ready to throw a massive wedding. But when I’d explained we didn’t need to rush, since we literally had centuries together—all thanks to the mark he’d placed on my neck that would slow my aging so I’d live centuries like he would—he conceded that there was no hurry.