Page 30 of Saved By Her Guardian
“This is the best first date,” she said.“I’ve had so much fun.”
“I’m glad, sweetheart.”He swung her around and into his arms, their skates scraping on the ice.“You are so precious to me.”
She stared up at him and he thought he’d never seen a more beautiful female in his life.He was the luckiest male in the world.
“Sweetheart,” he said, his voice going gruff and growly.“I love you.”
She sucked in a breath, her eyes going soft with emotion, and said, “Oh Maverick, I love you too.”
Their lips met and he felt like it was just the two of them under the shimmering, swirling Northern Lights.
“I’ve got one more stop on our date,” he said when they’d returned their skates and put on their boots.
“Back to the apartment?”she asked, wiggling her brows.
“Uh, after this one other thing.”
“Oh, okay,” she said with a laugh.
He took her hand and they walked to the reindeer barn, where a bright red sleigh, smaller than Santa’s sleigh he used on Christmas, waited with two reindeer hooked up to it.Chase sat in the driver’s seat, holding the reins that had bells attached to them.
“Hey,” he said with a grin.
“Hi, Chase,” Aralyn said.“Is this for us?”
“It is,” Maverick said.He held her hand and helped her into the sleigh, then joined her.“I thought a midnight sleigh ride under the stars and Northern Lights was the perfect way to end our first date.”
“Oh, how freaking romantic.”
They snuggled together on the thick leather seats beneath battery powered electric blankets.
“We’re ready, Chase,” he said.
“You got it.”Chase snapped the reins and the bells jingled, the sleigh gliding effortlessly over the snow.
Above them, the lights danced in the sky as the reindeer carried them around the perimeter of the town just inside the magical protective barrier.
“This is so cool,” she said, tilting her face to his for a kiss.
“I’m glad you like it,” he said, giving her a kiss.“Being a Guardian has its perks.”
She laughed softly and rested her head against his chest as they listened to the rhythmic crunch of snow beneath the reindeer’s hooves.
When they’d circled the town a few times, they returned to the barn and helped Chase take care of the reindeer.Aralyn was tickled to pieces to get to feed them carrots and pet them.Her smile was so big and sweet, and he could feel how happy she was through their connection as mates.
They’d only known each other for a week, but he felt like he’d known her his whole life.Falling asleep with her warm scent in his nose and waking up with her in his arms was something he hadn’t known he’d enjoy so much, but he couldn’t imagine his life without her.
“Ready for part two?”he asked as they left the barn.
“Does part two take place in the apartment?”
“One hundred percent,” he said.
“Then I’m ready, Maverick, I’m so ready to get you alone.”
He couldn’t wait, either.The night stretched ahead of them, full of endless possibilities.
Aralyn stood in front of the long mirror in the master bathroom and adjusted the pink scarf underneath the collar of the long, dark coat that had become part of her routine as she prepared to answer ferrying calls during her shift.Around her neck was the talisman Grim had given her, and along with the protection it offered was the knowledge that her uncle had faith in her to do her job.The job, which had seemed like a burden at first, was now something she was embracing.At least as much as she could.She still struggled with sadness, but Maverick was with her at the end of each shift, and she could reach out to him whenever she needed to.
