Page 62 of Volik

I wrap my arms underneath her.

I hold her to me. Chest to chest.

And I do not let her go.

Not as she gushes around me.

Not as I shove deeper than before.

And I keep holding her close as I pump my mate full of my release.

Chapter 34

Nix

Our breaths slow.

Our hearts steady.

And I inhale.

Air fills my lungs, and it feels like the first time I’ve breathed.

The first time I’ve tasted oxygen.

And for the first time in two days, my mind starts to clear.

Exhaustion is right there. And I know it’s about to take me. But I open my eyes and concentrate on the body against mine, over mine, pressing me into the mattress.

He’s real. And he’s really here.

Here warming me.

Here filling me.

Volik—the vampire—is here.

And he called me his mate.

I called him my mate.

And it felt right.

It still feels right to think it, even though I don’t know exactly what that means.

I don’t know what any of this means.

My fingers twitch against his bare sides.

And… it still feels right.

Having him here.

This dangerous, ancient creature. This hot-as-hells male.

His head is lowered, and his lips are still pressed against my neck.

My thoughts start to slow.