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Eden looked over at him, then stepped over and slipped into his arms. “But you’re not,” she said. “How come?”

“No, I’m not afraid. If Eden loves Theo, he must be good,” Rose said, still smiling at them. “I must go. You’ll be safe here. I’ll come back tomorrow and check on you.”

Eden rushed over and gave Rose another hug. “I have the strangest feeling I’m never going to see you again,” she said. “I don’t know what I would have done without you. I’m never going to forget you.”

“We’ll be friends forever,” Rose said, taking off thenecklace she was wearing and putting it around Eden’s neck. “To remember me, just in case.”

“Oh, Rose, it’s beautiful,” Eden said. “I’ll treasure it always.”

Rose looked over at him. “Take care of her,” she said. “She’s special.”

He walked over and put his arm around Eden’s shoulder. “Very special,” he agreed. “I’ll take care of her, I promise.”

Rose slipped out of the cave, leaving them alone, and Eden turned to him and buried her face in his chest. “She’s the only thing I’m going to miss about this place,” she said. “I wish we could take her back with us.”

He looked down at her. “You seem convinced we’re leaving,” he said. “I sure hope that you’re right, but maybe we should get settled while we wait. If you’re up to it, we probably need to talk.”

She looked up at him. “You mean about you turning into a dragon?” she asked. “I already told you it doesn’t matter to me.”

“But I’m sure you have some questions,” he said. “I don’t want any secrets between us, Eden, I want to make sure you understand.”

“I understand everything I need to right now,” she said, stretching up to give him a kiss. “Now, I don’t know about you, but I’m starving. I think Rose said something about there being food in that basket.”

He watched her walk away, realizing again just how lucky he was, a wave of desire washing over him. “Woman, wait for me,” he called. “I’m going to put some more wood on the fire. We both need to dry off.”

***Eden***

Eden watched Theo eating, ignoring the butterflies in her stomach as the food slowly disappeared, the love she felt for him making her feel warm all over. There was no doubt in her mind that he felt the same way even if they hadn’t said the words yet, and she knew that before the night was over, she would finally understand the magic that could happen between two people when they were meant for each other. It was clear to her now why Theo had refused her for so long, even if he hadn’t known himself. They were meant to be so much more than just a vacation romance.

There was no predicting what would happen the next day. They could be stranded on the island forever or be sent back overnight, but what she did know was that she was never going to give him up. No one was going to come between them, not the villagers, not the real world. They were supposed to be together, and she was going to make sure that Theo knew it too before the sun came up.

When they were finished eating, she packed the leftovers back into the basket, then got to her feet, not a single doubt in her mind about what she was about to do. She carried the basket over to the side of the cave away from the fire, then turned back to Theo, who was watching her, his eyes full of desire. Emboldened by the hunger she saw in his eyes, she walked over to the blankets she’d spread on the ground, then slipped her dress over her head.

Theo’s eyes widened, and he sucked in a breath. “I was trying to figure out how to seduce you the entire time we were eating,” she said, her cheeks flaming, thrills rushing through her as his eyes slowly roamed over her naked body. “But I learned my lesson about playing games. I want you, Theo; I want you more than I’ve wanted anything in my life. I don’t just want to have sex with you, I want you to make love to me. I understand the difference now.”

Theo rose slowly to his feet, then took a couple of staggering steps toward her. “You’re even more beautiful than I imagined,” he said, his eyes glowing in the darkness. “I want to make you mine forever, Eden.”

“I’m already yours,” she said, holding her arms open to him. “I was yours the moment you held me in your arms the first time.”

After tearing off his loincloth, he closed the distance between them in only a few steps and pulled her into his arms. A second later, his mouth came down on hers in a kiss so full of promise it took her breath away. The feel of his naked skin against hers sent thrills rushing through her, and when his erection pressed against her stomach, she gasped as something deep inside her began to tingle and tighten. For a moment, she thought there must be something wrong with her, then Theo’s hands found their way to her breasts, and the tingling became waves of pleasure when he began to massage them.

Her nipples hardened under his palms and he let out a groan, then began to tease the stiff peaks with his thumb and finger, sending more waves of sensation shooting through her. This time her legs began to tremble, forcing her to hold onto him, and he slowly lowered her to the blankets by the fire before kissing his way down her neck, then sucking one hard nipple into his mouth. She cried out as feelings she’d never had before raced through her and she dug her nails into his shoulders, sure that she was spinning out of control.

Moisture blossomed between her legs, and she instinctively opened them for Theo, a craving deep inside her beginning to make her desperate for more, she just wasn’t sure what. Theo switched to her other breast, and for several seconds that was all she was aware of, then she felt his hand sliding down her stomach between her legs. When he partedher folds and slid a finger over her swollen pleasure button, her hips came up on their own and she cried out his name unprepared for the onslaught of sensation that overtook her.

It only took a couple strokes of his finger to send her flying into a world of pure sensation, and she cried out his name as wave after wave of pleasure rushed through her. When the storm finally passed, she lay panting, her eyes closed, her entire body quaking with the power of what she’d just experienced. Only seconds later, she became aware of a throbbing need deep inside her, in a place Theo hadn’t touched yet, and opened her eyes to look at him.

He was looking down at her, his eyes pulsing in the darkness, but it didn’t frighten her, it only made her want him more. “Take me now, Theo, I need you inside me,” she pleaded, not sure where the words came from. “I can’t wait any longer, I’ve waited long enough to feel you inside me.”

CHAPTER 18

***THEO***

Theo growled deep in his chest, then rolled between Eden’s legs. “God, I want you so badly,” he said, the tip of his swollen manhood poised at her heated opening. “But I’m afraid I’m going to hurt you, so we have to take this slowly. I want you to enjoy it too.”

Eden’s answer was to spread her legs wider, and he groaned, feeling his control slowly slipping away. “Please, Theo,” she begged. “Don’t make me wait any longer.”

He filled her with one long, slow stroke of his hips, then froze when her eyes widened and filled with pain for a second, fighting with every ounce of his strength against the urge to bury himself inside her welcoming heat again. When the pain slowly faded from Eden’s eyes and she lifted her hips to him, he pulled out of her, then buried himself inside her again, groaning when her body clamped around him, and she let out a little moan of pleasure.

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