Page 27 of Immortal Hunter

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Ewan

He was lying down. Somewhere soft and cool with a delicious, sweet scent all around him. Jumbled dreams full of blood and fear and pain melded with soft whispers, gentle touches, and a reassuring pressure at his side.

“Ewan? Open your eyes for me, Highlander.”

Kára.

He did as she asked, finding the room mostly dark. Yet, he could see every detail. The tension lines around her lips. The hint of uncertainty in eyes so deep blue, they were almost black. Ewan reached up and tucked a lock of hair behind her ear, and she smiled at him. Fuck. He wanted to see that smile every day for the rest of his…

Sitting up so quickly, the room blurred around him, he clutched at his chest. His skin was unmarked. But the arrow…

“You are…like me now,” she said quietly. “You heal. Silver and fire will scar you, but all other wounds will fade quickly.”

“I’m…a vampire.”

“Well…almost.” She slid closer to him, and he realized she was only wearing a loose tank top and panties. His dick tented the sheet, giving him another shock. He was naked. “You need to complete the transition. If you do not…”

“I’ll die. For good this time.” He remembered everything now. His training. Falling in love with Kára. How he’d run from her, terrified at the depths of his feelings when she’d admitted he was her mate. Hagen glamouring him and leading him from the pub without a single protest. And sacrificing himself so Kára wouldn’t be responsible for his death.

Ewan slid his arms around Kára and pulled her close. Her skin, which had felt so cool before, was now almost warm. Or, he supposed, it was his skin that now matched hers. “I love ya’, Kára. I never shoulda’ left ya’.”

“You were scared.” She cupped his cheek. “I did not have a choice when I was turned, Ewan. I was terrified. And Hagen…well…you have seen what he did to me. I do not blame you for running. I should have been…gentler when I told you. Or…just…waited.”

“We’re together now. How do I complete this…transition?” Ewan leaned into her touch, feeling their bond flare stronger with each minute they spent in each other’s arms.

Kára eased him down onto his back. “It is not hard.” Feathering kisses over his chest, she straddled him and ground her hips against his. “I feed from you, and you feed from me. As we will do for the rest of our days. There is no need for you to kill, Ewan. Ever. We will sustain each other. Yours is the only blood I will ever need, and mine will sate you perfectly. I should have led with that, perhaps.”

“Perhaps. But…I believe in fate, luv. In everythin’ happenin’ for a reason.” Slipping his fingers under the edge of her panties, he groaned as he found her soaked channel.

“I have heard,” Kára kissed her way down his stomach, pulling the sheet with her as she went, “that the mate bond is even stronger if you are inside me when we feed from one another.”

Her lips wrapped around his cock, and he saw stars. Every sensation he’d ever felt as a human was magnified now, and if she kept that up for even another minute, he was afraid he’d blow his load right there.

“Kára…” he groaned. “Please…”

Pulling off of him with a subtlepop, Kára smiled. “You want something, mate?”

He might be newly turned, but Ewan had some idea of his abilities, and he flipped her over, pinning her wrists on either side of her head. “Aye.” He used his knees to part her thighs, and she looked up at him with such adoration in her gaze, he had to pause.

“What is it, love?” Kára’s concern touched him, and he swallowed hard. His mouth ached, and he ran his tongue along his teeth, finding small, sharp fangs.

“I dinnae ken…how much I could love ya’.” Ewan slid deep in one thrust, and Kára shuddered underneath him. “Yer my miracle, Kára.”

“Don’t be gentle,” she whispered as she dug her fingers into his arse. “We have eternity for that.”

Ewan heard the words she didn’t say.Complete the transition. Reassure me you’ll never leave me.

“Eternity,” he said on a grunt as he started moving his hips faster than he’d ever done before. “I like the sound of that.”

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