Liana glanced up and took in the magnificent sight of her strong woman basking in the aftermath of her orgasm. Her hips slowed until they finally paused. Liana released her swollen button. She withdrew her fingers and cleaned them off before she turned back to Eddie’s center. Herlegs were still wide open, presenting her slick pussy. Liana took her time cleaning all of her release from her.
Once she was done, she slowly crawled up over Eddie and rested her hands on either side of her head. Eddie’s eyes flew open. There was something in her eyes that was different. The amber was bright, and a growl ripped from her. She flipped them over before Liana could even blink. Her fangs peeked underneath her top lip.
“Liana,” Eddie whispered.
She leaned down and nuzzled Liana’s shoulder. Her tongue bathed Liana’s skin. She inhaled, and Liana slid her arms around Eddie’s waist to hold her close. She closed her eyes and felt it in her gut what Eddie’s bear needed.
“Do it,” Liana moaned. She wasn’t a shifter, but she knew what Eddie wanted. If she was Eddie’s mate, then she would want to claim her properly. It was a big step, and at this moment, Liana yearned for it. She craved the mark.
She had to belong to Eddie.
“You don’t know what you are asking.” Eddie lifted her head.
There was a longing in her eyes, and it wasthen that Liana knew she’d been right. Eddie was desperate to put her mark on her.
You are mine. To protect. To cherish. To love.
Eddie’s words echoed in her mind. Liana may be human, but she believed in fate, too, and if that was how she ended up stranded in a winter snowstorm with Eddie, then it was meant to be.
She was meant to be right here with Eddie.
And she was meant to be claimed.
Liana tilted her head to the side to present her full neck and shoulder to Eddie. She was never more sure of something in her life.
“Make me yours,” she whispered. She reached up and cupped the back of Eddie’s head and brought it back to the crook of her neck. “Make this official.”
A growl rumbled deep within Eddie. She dragged her wide tongue along Liana’s shoulder. A piercing pain engulfed Liana. She bit back a cry at the intensity. Eddie’s fangs sank deep into her muscle. The pain took over her, but her core clenched. Eddie slipped her fingers between her legs and stroked her clit. The pleasure replaced the pain, and soon she was climaxing on Eddie’s fingers. Eddie lifted her head and licked thewound, but Liana was too busy trembling and shaking from the force of her orgasm that rushed in and took her breath away.
She lay back and blinked. She had never had an almost immediate orgasm like that before. Her breaths were coming in pants, and her body jerked from the remnants of the climax.Eddie brought her fingers up to her mouth, but Liana took hold of her wrist and brought her fingers to her lips. She licked off her own juices from Eddie’s fingers.
Eddie growled softly and watched Liana clean her fingers.
“Mate,” Eddie rasped. She gripped Liana’s chin in her hands, while a small smile played on her lips.
“Yes, I’m your mate,” Liana whispered. Her shoulder ached from the proof. She would wear the mark proudly.
“As I am yours,” Eddie said. She kissed Liana with a tenderness that brought tears to her eyes. She dropped her gaze down to Liana’s shoulder. “I’ll have to take care of this wound, too. Once it heals, you will be marked as mine forever.”
“Good,” Liana replied.
She brought Eddie’s face down to hers andcaptured her lips with hers. Their kiss deepened. Their legs became entangled with each other as they continued. Liana sighed and opened her legs so Eddie could settle between them.
The storm may be raging outside, but she was safe with the woman who had just put her claim on her. There was nowhere else she’d rather be than in Eddie’s arms.
Chapter Eleven
The storm finally broke. It had been three days since that last wave of the storm had dumped what seemed to be an endless amount of snow.
For a long moment, Liana stood at the large window in the living room. She blinked at the brightness that streamed in through the frosted glass. Sunlight glittered over acres of snow-laden trees and blanketed hills. The world had been transformed from raging white chaos to a soft, quiet stillness. The sky was a bright crystal blue she hadn’t seen since she’d left the airport and crashed the car into a ditch and was rescued by her fated mate.
A love that had found her in the middle of a storm.
If that wasn’t fate, she didn’t know what was.
Behind her, Eddie moved through the cabin with her natural grace that made Liana’s heart warm with love. These few days together and the sight of Eddie, barefoot, hair damp from her shower, wrapped up in a long-sleeved sweater and jeans, made her stomach flutter like a schoolgirl with her first crush.
Except this wasn’t anything as innocent as that. The past few days, the claiming had been just that. Eddie had barely allowed her out of their bed. Her body tingled in all of the perfect places. She bit her lip and thought of the intimate moments they had shared. Her throat still felt a little scratchy from all of the screaming Eddie had her doing.