Page 74 of Tainted Hearts

Chapter 19

Abby

“Okay, so skiing andsnowboarding ended up a lot like skating,” I say as I climb off the snowmobile.

Last night, I ended up falling asleep in Noah’s arms. When I woke up this morning, I was in his bed with him sleeping soundly next to me. Like a creeper, I watched him for a little while with a smile on my face. This time with him has been amazing. Getting to know him on his own, away from everyone else, is just what we needed for him to open up.

After he woke up, we got something to eat, then took the snowmobile to the ski resort. There I quickly learned that, while I like the snow and think it’s pretty, outside of sledding, snow activities arenotmy thing.

Noah seemed to have enjoyed himself, but he didn’t get to fully do what he wanted because he kept having to pull me out of the snow.

“It was fun, though.” Noah smirks as he climbs off too.

Bending over, I grab some snow and make a snowball. “Yeah, I’m sure you had a lot of fun, laughing at me every time I fell on my ass,” I sass and toss the snowball at him

He’s not expecting it, so he doesn’t try to dodge it, and it hits him right in the face.

My hand flies to my mouth, trying to smother my laugh as the snow drips down his face.

“Oh, it’s like that, is it?” he asks, wiping the melting snow off.

“Noah,” I say in a warning tone as he bends over. “You don’t want to do this.” I slowly back up, heart racing with excitement.

“Oh, but I do.” He chuckles and launches a snowball at me. I move, raising my arms with a screech, and it hits me in the side.

“It’s on!” I shout, grabbing more snow.

We start a snowball fight, running around the front of the cabin, using what we can to block the other's snowballs. I manage to get over to a tree and duck behind it.

My face hurts with how big my smile is, belly cramping from laughing so hard.

“Where are you, Hellcat?” Noah calls out as I take a moment to catch my breath. I can hear the crunch of the snow under his boots as he makes his way closer to me. “Just come out and surrender. We both know I won.”

“Never!” I shout with a laugh.

“Then I’ll just have to come get you.”

Everything is silent for a moment and I wait, wondering what he’s going to do next.

“Gotcha.” He steps around the tree. But he doesn’t throw a snowball. He grabs me by the waist and spins me around.

We both fall into the snow, me on my back, him looming over me.

Both of us are breathing heavily, his lips so close to mine. As he rocks himself against me, pressing his very hard cock against my core, I feel the snow around us melt.

“Noah,” I whisper. “I think it’s about time you take me inside and make me yours.”

His eyes search mine before he kisses me. My eyes flutter shut, and I moan as his tongue slips in and over mine. We kiss slow and sweetly for a little while, but my body quickly becomes an inferno with the need for Noah.

As if he feels the same way, Noah breaks the kiss, wraps his arm around my back and pulls me up, standing with me in his arms.

I wrap my legs and arms around him while he carries me into the house. We don’t say anything, the sexual tension thick in the air, as he sits me on the table. My heart races, anticipation filling me as Noah takes my boots off, then my jacket.

Once he takes his own off, he steps between my legs and cups my face. “Abby, I know you didn’t choose this, having me or any of the others as your mates, but there’s not a day that goes by since finding out you were mine that I haven’t been overjoyed. I’m sorry for the part I played in what was done to you, I know I’ve said this before, but I need you to know. You are smart, funny, kind, and amazing. You make my day brighter, you make me smile wider and laugh harder. You have no idea how happy I am to get to call you mine, to be able to spend the rest of my life with you, if you let me have that honor.”

“Noah...” my voice breaks as I say his name, tears falling down my cheeks that he kisses away. “I love you.” I do, I feel it in my heart.

“Fuck,” he groans before crashing his lips to mine.

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