Adrian (7 page)

W
hen I get back
to the apartment, Adrian arrives within minutes. His hair is damp with sweat when he comes to me, and his clothes are torn. I think he shifted and went for a run in the woods. He doesn’t speak as he grabs my face and kisses me hard. It makes me think about how fierce our love is, and as he bruises my lips, I wonder how I could have possibly thought we could be apart.

I pull away from him. “Adrian, I don’t know what I was thinking. I can’t live without you.”

“You aren’t going to. I’m going to Orono with you.”

I shake my head as I place my hand over his mouth. “No. I’m going with you. I’ll go train with Sven twenty-four, seven until I can control my bear.”

“We’ll postpone the tour until you can.”

I smile. “And then we’ll rock the world.”

Adrian lifts me up into his arms like a hero saving the damsel in distress, and I lean my cheek against his chest right over his heart as he says, “Right now we need to rock something else.”

He places me gently on the bed, but when I see the fire in his eyes, I react to the strength of our connection. I rush to strip off my clothes as Adrian does the same. Our gaze never breaks, and when we’re finally naked, I open my arms to pull the love of my life back where he belongs.

My hips lift as he guides himself into me slowly and seats himself deep. I sigh as he holds still. “I wish we could stay like this forever.”

Adrian withdraws his shaft from my tight channel slowly. “Sometimes we need to be apart to know why we have to be together.”

I shake my head as tears form in my eyes. “I’m never going to need that lesson again.”

My mate continues to slide in and out of me slowly as he says, “I have a feeling we have a lot left to learn, but we’ll get through it together.”

Desire is building in me, and I squirm beneath my mate as I say, “Always. But Adrian?” I grab onto his butt and dig in with my fingers. “It’s time for you to fuck me.”

He growls at my dirty talk and gets down to business. Each thrust drives home how much I need my mate, and I want to reconnect with him on every level. When he bit me to make me a werebear, I shifted and didn’t get the true bonding experience, so when I’m close to my orgasm, I say, “Bite me.”

Adrian stops and gazes at me to make sure. I say, “Please. I can handle it.”

He nods, and I watch as hair grows from his skin and his canines poke out. He opens his mouth and lowers toward my neck. Sharp teeth plunge into my shoulder, and I scream in response as the pain is replaced with pleasure like no other.

My bear wants to come out, but this time it isn’t to shift completely. I need to finish our bond with my bite too. Once I’m able, I flip Adrian over, and his eyes get big as I begin my partial shift. I say, “It’s okay.” He growls as if I’m the sexiest thing he’s ever seen, and he pumps frantically for his release. I bite into the firm flesh of his shoulder and let the coppery flavor of his blood coat my mouth while he thrashes with the mind-numbing sensations he just gave me. I stay on him until he sighs with satisfaction.

We lie quietly beside each other for a few moments before I lift up and gaze at my mate. The scar from my bite is red, and my bear purrs like a cat that we’ve marked him as ours. “I love you so much, Adrian.”

He places his hand at the back of my head and pulls me down for a kiss as he says, “I love you too, Ginny.”

T
wo months
later

T
he door
that is inches from my back shudders as Aaron knocks on it again. “One minute!” I glance down at my jeans that are in a heap on the floor of the dressing room bathroom and giggle with my post-orgasm high. Adrian grabs my face and kisses me. He decided that even though my bear is now in control, a little physical activity before we go on stage is a necessary safety precaution. But I think he’s obsessed with having sex in small spaces. Either way, I’m happy to comply.

Adrian’s zipper grinds as he fastens his jeans, and denim is tight on my thighs as I wiggle into mine. I fluff up my hair and check my appearance in the mirror as the door clicks open. My mate grabs my hand to pull me with him as we jog to the stage. He tugs me close for a quick kiss before he releases me to take my place next to Aleck.

Nessa hands Adrian a mic and whispers the name of the city to him. He yells out, “Hello, Toronto! Are you ready to rock?”

The spotlight is on Adrian, and his hair glows like our love. My mate owns the stage, and I can’t contain the grin on my face as we live a dream. The roar of the crowd is deafening, but Aaron’s drumsticks click over it as he counts us down. Adrian turns and winks at me before he gives his attention to the fans. He speaks in my head,
“I love you, Ginny.”

“Love you too.”
I have the perfect man, and no matter where we are or what we do--I’m living my dream.

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