Epilogue
EPILOGUE
HENRY
I hungered for her more than blood, as if she were the very essence I needed to survive. I craved her as I had never craved anything before in my long life.
“I don’t think the clans will give up control that easily,” Sophie said when we returned to the estate.
She had defeated the Dark Witches, giving the humans their world back. I couldn’t believe it. Just like I couldn’t believe she was mine. She was brave and courageous, and mine.
“That is a problem for another day,” I told her, scooping her up in my arms and taking her to my bedroom.
She gave a startled gasp when I tossed her on the bed and began taking off her armor, then her clothes. Even with my supernatural speed, I couldn’t get her naked fast enough. I needed to be inside her. Only a couple of hours had passed since I’d had her, but it felt like an eternity. Now that I knew what it felt like to be buried deep inside her, I wondered how I had lived without that for so long.
A shuddering breath left me when I tossed the last piece of clothing aside and looked at Sophie sprawled naked before me. My own personal feast. The smile she gave me was downright sinful as she tugged down my pants while I took off my armor and tunic. The molten heat in her gaze told me she was as desperate for me as I was for her. We moved at the same time, coming together, our mouths colliding. Catching her lower lip between my teeth, I bit her, drawing blood, and she moaned, the sound taking my desire to new heights. I wanted to drag this out, to take my time—we had it now because Sophie had ensured it—but I couldn’t wait.
Curling my arm around her waist, I lowered her down to the mattress, my other hand fisting in her hair. With one mighty thrust, I was where I had wanted to be all along—deep inside her. She wrapped her legs around my hips, taking all of me in as I thrust harder and faster until the only sound was that of our bodies coming together. She was gasping with pleasure as I felt her quivering around me, bringing me to the edge. I had her—all of her—but I wanted more.
Pulling her head back, I exposed her neck as my hunger for her intensified. She panted as my fangs grazed her pulse, and when they pressed in, she cried out and shattered, clenching around me. A harsh groan left me as her blood coated my tongue. The taste of her and the feel of her dragged me over the edge, my body bucking as bolts of intense pleasure rolled through me.
Once the spasms rocking my body slowed, I drew her mouth to mine, kissing her slowly and thoroughly. I could never get enough of this—of her.
“You are mine,” I whispered against her lips.
“I am yours,” she whispered back.
My heart was bursting with so much emotion, I had to swallow to relieve the dryness in my throat. When I pushed up to look at her, I noticed the amulet she was still wearing had slid off her chest, pooling at her neck. I gently moved it back down to settle between her breasts, my fingers smearing her blood over the pale-blue crystal in the middle. When I lifted my gaze to hers, what I saw in her eyes nearly undid me. Soon, we would be living in the shadows, but the future was still bright because she was by my side. Tears glimmered in her eyes as she smiled at me. I smiled back as my gaze glided down her neck and chest to where the amulet lay, pulsing once again.