Total pages in book: 95
Estimated words: 90897 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 454(@200wpm)___ 364(@250wpm)___ 303(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 90897 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 454(@200wpm)___ 364(@250wpm)___ 303(@300wpm)
It was pure animalistic passion and a reminder that they were alive.
In this moment, they were utterly alive.
Sated, Echo released his wrist from her fangs, his blood a smear across her lips as silver eyes held his golden ones and his cock thrust in and out of her body. So thick, so full, hitting all of her sensual nerves to build exquisite tension.
“Look at you,” he growled, his hips snapping faster against her ass. “Bend over.”
She did, and the angle change set off a streak of pleasured lightning between her thighs. Echo muffled her cry, reaching out to brace against the mirror as her mate drove deeper inside her.
Their harsh breathing filled the bathroom along with the sound of flesh meeting flesh.
It didn’t take long before the tension inside her shattered and Elijah covered her mouth to muffle her cry of release. He groaned deeply as her inner muscles throbbed around his cock, and he buried his face in her shoulder to dampen the sounds of his own climax.
Echo clenched greedily around him as he came, bliss erasing everything but them.
It was what she needed.
That they both needed.
When Elijah gently pulled out and turned her in his arms, he cupped her face in his hands. “I don’t want you to run from this.”
Remembering that moment before she almost died, Echo finally felt the last barrier between them fall. “I … can’t give you children. Being what I am, I can’t … I’m unable …”
His grip on her tightened. “Is that what’s holding you back? Fuck … Echo … all I need is you.”
“You might change your mind. Later on. Eternity is a long time.”
“I don’t even know if I can have children either. And who is to say what the future will bring in that regard? Look at Odette. Who knows, right? What I do know is that I won’t let you go over that. Never. Please believe me.”
At the sincerity in his eyes, Echo nodded. “I’m done running,” she promised. “I don’t want to lose you.”
Elijah squeezed his eyes closed and rested his forehead against hers. “I cannot explain the depth of my relief to hear that,” he whispered hoarsely. “But just so you know, I would have followed you anywhere. I will follow you anywhere.”
Echo slid her arms around his waist and breathed in his scent. “Good. Because we have family to rescue, and I can’t do it without you.”
33
Fionn snapped his phone shut. “That was Bran. The Blackwood Coven were alerted to our fight with William. They’re on their way to London.”
“Good thing we’re on our way to Ireland, then,” Rose replied wryly, gesturing to their surroundings.
Fionn’s plush private jet.
Elijah was antsy to get to his parents. To Odette and Margaret.
The plan was for Fionn, Niamh, and Rose to ambush Astra and her guards at her home, while the rest of them took out the guards at the compound. Bran had retasked an infrared satellite over the compound. From their heat signatures, he’d deduced there were five werewolves and four vampires guarding Elijah’s parents, Odette, and Margaret.
No witches or warlocks, which was a relief.
And if they arrived before sunset, the vamps wouldn’t be a problem.
“We’ll get them back,” Niamh assured him, as if sensing his growing agitation. “This will all be over so—” Her words cut off as her eyes rolled into the back of her head and she began to shudder and jerk in her seat.
Kiyo was seated next to her and immediately pulled her against him to absorb the jolt of her body as the vision claimed her.
“Another one?” Fionn unclipped his seat belt to kneel before Niamh. His concern was palpable as he met Kiyo’s gaze. “So soon?”
Niamh gasped loudly as she abruptly stopped shaking.
Elijah scented a change in the air.
“Fear,” Echo whispered beside him. “You can smell her fear.”
“Crash,” Niamh gasped, sitting up, frantic. “The plane is going to—”
Once more, she was cut off, but this time by the sudden tilt of the aircraft.
Fionn, no longer seated, was yanked by gravity, soaring down the aisle while the rest of them found their legs flying up into the air as it tried to pull them from their seats.
“Fionn!” Rose screamed over the roar of the engine.
Kiyo held Niamh in a tight grip as the force of the dropping plane tried to jerk her toward Fionn and wherever he’d disappeared to.
“We need to travel!” Niamh cried.
Fionn suddenly appeared behind Rose, having done just that. He braced against the back of her seat as Rose’s seat belt unsnapped, the cabin air tinged with the scent of magic. Using all his strength, he then reached out an arm to Thea and Conall. “Grab on!” He looked to Niamh. “Can you manage the others?!”
Niamh’s frightened gaze jerked to Elijah. “I can’t reach you! You’ll have to travel!”
Fuck!
It was either that or die.