“I want you. Always you.” I told my mate, needing him to know that, despite my frustrations, this had been so much more than needing to feel the ripple of pleasure coursing through me. I craved him. Craved the closeness being with him brought to me. The comfort. The security. So much more than the things he seemed to consider.
But the moment those words slipped from my lips, I saw something flickering within Lucael’s eyes. He offered me a tender smile. “You can’t be saying things like that to me.” He murmured.
“No?”
He shook his head. “You do things to me when you do.” A ripple of warmth ran over me at my mate's words.
“Is that right? Like what?”
“Like make me want to give you the world…” His cheeks flushed a little, and I found myself smiling.
“Not so much the big ruthless Alp
