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She wasn’t pretty. That was too simple of a word. She was a ray of sunshine in the middle of a dark night. A cool breeze amid a storm. The first flower that bloomed after a long winter. She was an infusion of light into the abyss that was my soul.
One thing I remembered about my time as a human was that telling females to relax usually did not go well.
he eyed the weapon in Luna’s hands. “Is that really necessary, Princess?” “It is,” I growled. “If it makes her happy, she can keep it.”
“Just because I didn’t ask for this doesn’t mean you’re not my wife. I take care of what’s mine.”
niggled
I certainly did not spend hours considering what it would be like to have him on top of me. Nor did I think about those wings flaring out behind him as we came together as close as two beings could be.
there was anyone who could make darkness and shadows and death look good, it was him.
“I need you,” he whispered, his voice so rough it was barely more than a breath. “All of you. You’re driving me mad. The way you taste. Your smell. Sitting across from you in the library for the past twenty-one days, sleeping in the same room as you, and refraining from touching you has been the most agonizing experience of my entire existence.”
I never would have thought of myself as one of those people who swooned over someone ready to fight someone for her, but apparently, I was wrong.
“I… you… legs… can’t… wear that.” I rasped, unable to muster up more than a syllable at a time.
My eyes widened and my mouth dried as my gaze landed on the lower muscles of Sebastian’s stomach, marking the V that led to his waistband.
“I think you’re beautiful too.” Her words hung in the air between us, and I gripped the doorframe. No one had ever said that to me. I was dangerous. Deadly. My soul was dark as the shadows that called me
“Luna, you snuck up on me like a bolt of sunshine after an endless storm. When you came to me, you gave me a reason to keep on living.” She sucked in a breath, tightening her grip on my fingers. “Sebastian, what are you saying?” “Luna Montquartier, beautiful wife of mine. I was never expecting you, but now that you’re here, I don’t want anything else. I swear to you that no matter what comes our way, I will protect you.” My heart pounded in my chest, and I ran my tongue over the tip of my fangs. My voice rasped as I said the three words that had been pressing on me for days. “I love you.”
I sagged against my vampire.
mine. My wife. My princess. Your enemies are my enemies. Your problems are now my problems. I will destroy anyone who threatens you. I will tear them limb from limb, painting the snow with the blood that runs through their veins before presenting you with the stakes used to pierce their blackened hearts.”
“Being moments away from death means you’re still alive, darling.”
Darting forward, I grabbed his throat with my sharp fangs and ripped it out in one bite. His words ended in a bloody gurgle as the iron-laced taste of blood filled my mouth. I spat out the disgusting liquid, ripping Roman’s head from the rest of his body for good measure.
