Page 165 of The Edge of Dawn

He fucked her slowly at first, letting out a low, shuddering sigh of relief.

At last.

You will always be mine.

He held her tighter and fucked her harder.

He wrapped his ka’qui around her, sending a ripple of energy across her body. Her skin tingled. Her senses became heightened. The intensity of everything was amplified a hundredfold.

Time—that strange, intangible thing, which she’d seen looped around and bent back over on itself—seemed not to matter anymore. She couldn’t tell how long they were like this. Every moment felt like an eternity and an instant.

All she knew was that this man was hers. Their bond had been forged despite impossible odds, and now that they’d found one another…

It could never be broken.

He moved, drawing her upwards until he was on his knees, and she was wrapping her legs around him as his hands roamed over her body, gliding over her waist, her hips, her ass…

He was buried to the hilt inside her.

He felt better than heaven.

Her arms were around his neck—her fingers entwined with his soft, silken hair—as he pressed his lips against her neck, kissing her, taking her beyond oblivion.

Their auras combined, and for a sublime moment, they both merged with the essence of the Universe, becoming one.

She wanted to suspend everything now, to stay in this moment for an eternity.

But she needed release.

It was intolerable.

She couldn’t bear this anymore.

Please…

At last, he tipped her over the edge. They climaxed together, and she buried her face in the hollow of his neck, drinking in his delicious scent as a soft howl escaped her lips.

He let out a hoarse cry as he found his release, his powerful arms tightening around her waist.

After they were both spent, he held her for a long time—just held her. The powerful rhythm of his heartbeat reverberated through her as he pressed his cheek against hers and reverently cradled her head.

As if he still couldn’t believe she was his.

She couldn’t believe it either, and yet, she couldn’t imagine it any other way.

I finally found you, my koian.

Koian? The word sent a ripple across her skin, raising goosebumps. What does that mean?

It’s an old term, rarely used anymore. It means guiding star.

“Guiding star?” She spoke aloud, laughing softly, incredulously. “But I came from total chaos.”

“All stars are born from chaos, aren’t they?” His voice was the deepest, most irresistible rumble, reverberating right through her chest. “I found you in chaos. You were chaos, but in the end, you were the only thing that kept me sane. Only you could have done that, Jade. Only you can keep me from succumbing.”

He didn’t have to say more because she already knew. There was darkness in him, and in a different Universe, he could have become something utterly terrifying.

But now he was here, with her, and the future stretched out before them, shimmering with the promise of all good things.

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