Page 67 of The Bodyguard and the Alpha
It was lucky for the guards that they were female. If any males had seen my mate barely dressed and distressed, it would have been the last thing they saw.
I leaned forward, letting my Pixie rest against one forearm as I used the other to pull my shirt off my torso.
Then I pulled at the tie that kept her robe closed, pulling it off her shoulders.
There.
I wriggled down on the bed, laying my mate on my body. I kept my pants on, because this wasn’t the right moment for sexual intimacy.
Not yet. But before we had finished here today, my mate would know that I worshipped her; body and mind.
Now her lush breasts were pressed against my chest.
Wrapping my arms around her, I pressed her head against my rib cage, right over my heart. She would surely hear my purr like this.
Hear how my heart beats only for you, my love. I purr for you, my mate. Always.
I need you to come back now. I won’t stop until you are here, with me.
Chapter 61
Electra
Slowly, I became aware of a sound in the darkness. A rumble. Deep and comforting, it vibrated through my bones.
I floated in the darkness, the noise surrounding me.
A truck? A train. No, that made no sense. Not here.
My mind was sluggish, slow to respond. The numbness had spread to my chest. My whole body felt frozen. My heart encased in ice.
It was a purr.
Alongside the purr, words formed in my mind. Unlike the earlier Voice, these words weren’t malicious. They were tender. Loving.
Bastien’s words.
I didn’t want to hear them. I was already at the end of my tether. The decision that I had to let him go had taken everything out of me.
But I was too weak to struggle and the words kept coming.
Each word was golden, like the rays of sun in summer. Warming me. Melting away the ice of my barriers.
Panic made my heart flutter. No. I needed those barriers. The ice around my heart was the only thing that was going to get me through this.
Alongside the purr, I could now hear another noise. Deep and regular. Like the surf at the ocean. A steady beat.
Oh. A heartbeat.
Hear how my heart beats only for you, my love. I purr for you, my mate. Always.
I need you to come back now. I won’t stop until you are here, with me.
My frozen heart was no match for the love he was sending me. Surrounding me. Promising me. That word. Always.
Could it be true? In spite of everything?
Let me in sweetheart.
