He chuckled. “Sounds nice to me.”
“Well yeah. You’ve been hiding out in a cabin alone for five years.”
“The alternative was hunting you down and making you mine for five years.” He squeezed my hip lightly. “We still need groceries.”
“Do we?”
“Yup. I need to feed you, too. A couple of eggs isn’t enough.”
“I’m perfectly capable of feeding myself.”
“Sure you are.” He lowered his lips to my shoulder and kissed me lightly. Like he couldn’t help himself.
My hands lifted to his chest. “Artie and Emily are going to be back here soon.”
“Yeah.”
“We don’t have much time.”
“Nope.” He nipped my skin lightly.
My body warmed further. His erection throbbed against my center.
“We should seal the bond now.”
“Are you sure?” Bo lifted his gaze to mine, and I nodded.
“I don’t want to risk the alpha trying to claim me again.”
“He won’t.”
“He’s going to come back for me,” I warned. “If not to make me his, then to kill me. My dad was planning on doing it for him if I turned him down.”
He growled. “I’d like to see him try.”
“I wouldn’t.”
Bo took my face in his hands, tipping my head back so he could meet my eyes. “You’re mine, and I’m yours, Madi. Aeternum.”
Forever.
“That’s a really long time,” I whispered. “Are you sure?”
“Positive.”
I let out a soft breath. “I guess if I have to spend forever with someone, I could do worse than you.”
He snorted. “Damn straight.”
My lips curved. “Aeternum, Ambrose.”
The magic’s affect was soft. It felt like a gentle brush. Like someone put the final piece of a puzzle in its place, completing the picture and making everything whole.
Bo kissed me lightly.
It felt like the most natural thing in the world to slip my hands into his hair and pull him closer, deepening the kiss.
His tongue met mine, and the world felt right.
