ARIA
“I know,” he said against my mouth. “You show it in everything you do. I swear you will never doubt that I love you. Be my queen, Aria. Be the part of me that has been missing for too long.”
“Yes.” The word came out soft and breathless.
Arms wrapped around his neck. His mouth covered mine again, slow and deep, and something inside my chest finally settled. This was joy. Real joy. Not fear. Not survival. Not pretending to be strong. My father had not taken this from me. Victor Blackwood had tried, but he had failed. I had found the one person meant for me.
Legs moved over his lap. Bodies pressed close. Skin to skin. His heat sank into mine. Mine. My mate. Until the end of our days, he was mine.
“I should let you sleep,” Kael Nightborne growled, though his hands never left me. He
