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She moaned softly to him, still feeling his cock twitching inside her. She wondered if it was the dopamine shooting up and down her spine, but as she rocked against him, she would’ve liked to lay there with V until the end of time.

She kissed his neck softly as they both came down from their high, his hands stroking her back tenderly. Their breaths slowed, and they drifted into a tranquil state, her breasts pressed to his chest and sensing the rhythmic beat of his heart.

His nose ran along her jawline, and she leaned into him, her mind quiet for one of the few moments in her life.

“You’re amazing,” he whispered.

Katy had never felt more cared for in her entire life. She had never needed or required a man, or anyone else for that matter, to take care of her. She wanted to only depend on herself, as others were more likely to let her down.

But there was something quietly trustworthy about V. She felt strong enough to let go of her fears with him, to allow him to pleasure her and care for her in a way she had never before let anyone. It frightened her and excited her.

They spent time holding one another before Katy eventually rolled onto the side of the bed, where they chatted about the cruise line and the islands they had visited that day. Katy wasn’t thinking about the past or the future; she was still and thriving at the moment with the handsome stranger who had quickly become so much more.

V’s hand rested against her hip, an intimate gesture rarely afforded to simple hookups. But she didn’t worry about any of that right then. All it made her want was to feel him all over again, and she did … two more times that night.

He fucked her from behind and then again in the shower, lifting her and pinning her against the wall while he felt her up by the ass. He was so strong and powerful, his pumps bringing her to a climax like a light switch being flicked on.

They both tired out eventually and fell asleep in each other’s arms. There was serenity and legitimate contentment for the first time in a long time.

SIXTEEN

VHARLK

Vharlk was enraptured the moment his lips touched Katy’s. Since the very first time they went to bed together, V knew without a shadow of a doubt that she was his mate. They had spent nearly every waking moment in each other’s company, planning the cruise, exploring the town and planet, making love in his mansion, and sometimes at the inn. He’d felt like he’d known her in a whole other life, yet there was always an infinite amount of space left to know more and more.

But it had finally come to the sixth week of her stay on Nova Aurora, and V was getting anxious. Everything within her behavior and body language informed him that he wasn’t the only one with feelings that went beyond the carnal. The way her gaze lingered on him when he was looking elsewhere, how her hand drifted to his leg when they ate dinner together. Their dalliance had been wild and powerful, nowhere close to slowing down its speed and intensity.

In fact, Vharlk felt like it was actually picking up the pace with Katy initiating sex more often and getting comfortable telling him about her fantasies and specific needs and desires in the bedroom. He told her that he wanted to fulfill her every wish, which made her blush and bite her cute little lip.

V sat on the terrace porch of his mansion, waiting for Katy to arrive to discuss the matter of hiring the necessary servers and workers for the cruise liner. It had been one of the few nights that they hadn’t spent together, with Katy telling him that she needed a few nights to work. She teased him, saying that he was too sexy and distracting. Had that been an excuse? V tried not to think about it too much before she arrived, but the thoughts lingered there like a steady hum in the back of his mind.

She arrived in the hover car he had sent for her, climbing out in a white, pink, and red floral-designed dress. Her bright blonde hair was tied back in an adorable ponytail, and she stood tall, craning her neck to look up at him on the terrace.

Seeing Katy always made V feel like he had just run a marathon. It took a lot to take a shifter’s breath away, but every moment his eyes laid upon his precious mate, he struggled to breathe.

He waved at her, his heart beating like a boy with a school crush.

Katy smiled at him with a pile of folders in her arms, shaking her head as his driver led her inside. V nearly sprinted down the stairs, meeting with her and forcing his lips onto hers before she had a second to breathe.

“Oh!”

He could feel her smiling underneath him as he nearly knocked her backward. He steadied her by the hips.

The kiss was as tender and tasty as always, sweet like sugar. Her perfume was floral and enticing, washing up into his nostrils and making him dizzy.

“Mmm,” she groaned.

The driver had disappeared, just as he often did when they first met up. Their passion was unhinged, so it didn’t really matter who was around.

“I missed you,” V muttered over her mouth, then began nibbling at her neck.

She laughed and then moaned underneath his touch, giving in only for a second, then pushed him away with the pile of file folders she had in her arms.

“Later, honey,” she said, smirking. “First, we’ve got some work to do.”

V curled his lip and released a dramatic sigh. He crossed his arms and looked at her with a disappointed scowl.

“It’s your fault for being so damn attractive,” he said.

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