Total pages in book: 36
Estimated words: 33504 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 168(@200wpm)___ 134(@250wpm)___ 112(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 33504 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 168(@200wpm)___ 134(@250wpm)___ 112(@300wpm)
“Come on,” he said.
He reached for her hand, and she took his without hesitation.
Mine.
There was that word. He couldn’t get it out of his head. Astrid belonged to him. She was his mate, and he had to fix what he had broken. They stepped out into the cold, and the moment they did, he felt her tense up.
“You can go right back into the house,” he said.
“No, it’s fine. It’s not cold.”
He was already sure her teeth were chattering. Lord didn’t like this. It was rare for him to feel the cold, and he knew this was cold. He pulled her close, wrapping an arm around her shoulders, trying to give her as much of his warmth as physically possible.
The horses and cattle were not too far from the main house. He was not interested in what he had to fix. With the intense cold and the volume of snow, he knew there was going to be something he would need to fix. The damage would be extensive, but he was only interested in close to the house where he had everything protected.
The teeth chattering started quite quickly. Quicker than he liked. He pulled her in close, but he just didn’t have enough body heat to help her.
“I’m fine,” Astrid said.
She was a stubborn woman.
It took over an hour, but he got to check on the horses, who were more than happy, as he had warmed the stables where they were kept. Same with the cows, which he had brought close, and provided warmth for them as well.
The food was fine. There was no sickness. He did a quick head count and was more than happy, but he had a horrible feeling Astrid was not going to be as well. Didn’t humans when faced with the cold, get sick?
By the time he was finished, he was done playing games with her, so he picked her up and placed her over his shoulder, gave her ass a nice little smack, then carried her right back to the main ranch.
“I can walk, you know.”
“I know, but why would I let you walk, when carrying you is a lot more fun?” For good measure, he gave her ass another little slap, and she let out a yelp.
“Lord!”
He gave her ass yet another slap, because she had a nice, ripe, juicy ass, and it would seem he just couldn’t resist.
The moment they stepped through the door, Lord didn’t give her the chance to be angry, as he pressed her up against the closed door, taking hold of her hands, and pressing them up above her head. She was cold, and he needed to get her in front of the fire.
Removing her jacket was easy, and after he did, he pressed her hands above her head, so she had no choice but to stay perfectly still. Her clothes were not safe from his claws, as he removed them swiftly, tearing them right off her body, because he didn’t want them in his way anymore. He wanted her clear for him to touch.
Stroking a finger down the curve of her breast, she let out a gasp and then lifted her up and over his shoulder, carrying her through to the sitting room.
“Lord! I can walk.”
“And I don’t want you to walk.” He gave a little tut, and for good measure, he swatted her ass again.
She let out another yelp, and this time, as he put her on her feet, she shot him a glare. Again, still cute, if not a little sexy. She was completely naked, as he was fully clothed, and he reached down, grabbed her ass, and pulled her in close.
“Do you have any idea what you do to me?” he asked.
She let out another little sexy growl.
“I don’t suppose you want to take off my clothes?”
There was still the glare, but there was also a glint.
Astrid faced him, and this way he would get her whole body to move around the fire, as he turned this way and that.
She slid her hands beneath his jacket, running them up, and she slowly eased it off his shoulders, until it fell to the floor with a thumb. Next, she grabbed his flannel shirt, and Lord reached out, cupping her cheek, and taking possession of her mouth.
“I didn’t say I wasn’t going to have my fun as well,” he said.
He kissed her lips as she unbuttoned his shirt, and he broke from her lips, going back to that pulse he knew drove her wild.
She cried out as soon as he used his teeth, not to bite, but to create just the right amount of pressure that had her gasping. He scented her arousal in the air and as he reached between her thighs and touched her pussy, he felt how wet she was for him already. He couldn’t resist sliding a single finger between her slit, stroking back and forth, and then he sunk it back inside her, filling her.