Torin
I closed my eyes as Mariya’s warmth hovered at the edge of my mind. The connection we had was more than s****l, it was all consuming solace on every level. If I thought it had been hard to get her off my mind before it was virtually impossible now. She touched something deep within me. A part of me was elated when she hadn’t shown up again down here. It wasn’t my proudest moment since I had lost control with her. The Cullens do not fornicate before marriage. I’ve never been so close to violating that rule as I had when she was here. Technically, getting drunk off my woman’s nectar as she comes apart in my arms could be considered as having s*x.
For her sake and mine, I hoped she knew what she was doing.
I must kill Valen and end this for everyone to be safe. Telling her that she
