Beauty in Winter (Beauty #4)(6)

It makes me forget any reasonable thought I’ve ever had. The only thing I can do is feel.

I run my fingers through the hair of a man I don’t even know. But while I know nothing, not even his name, I know that he’s mine.

I glance down at him and watch as his mouth pulls into a grin. It’s wicked and doesn’t look like it’s something he does often. But I love it.

“You saved me,” he says. His voice is deep and still holds an edge of a growl to it.

I don’t respond. I’m unsure of what to say. He rises from the bed, and it’s then I realize that he’s completely naked. He licks his lips, trying to get more of my taste into his mouth, and watching him do that is making me ache for him again.

“You’re my everything. I’ll—” He stops abruptly when he glances at the mirror next to the bed, and the smile drops from his face. He marches over toward it, taking a closer look. His eyes narrow on himself before he brings his fist up and smashes the mirror.

The sound echoes through in the room, and I scream out in surprise as the pieces of glass fall to the floor.

Then he storms from the room.





Chapter 6





Reid





By the time I find something to clean up the glass with and come back to the room Fiona is gone. I can sense it the second I open the door. Panic forms in my chest, but I feel my wolf inside me stirring. I relax, knowing that he’s finally here with me fully, and I’m sure that together we’ll find her.

Closing my eyes, I raise my nose and follow the direction of her scent. I run down the hall and stairs, but instead of going out the front door, I turn at the staircase. I make my way back through the castle and into the west wing.

When I get there, I see the door is ajar and Fiona is standing in the middle of the library with a sheet wrapped around her, looking at the books.

“Please don’t run from me,” I say in a low voice.

She turns to me with concern in her eyes. “I was scared, but I didn’t want to leave. I was just going to give you some space.” She refocuses on the painting on the wall. “Is that you? Reid Gold?”

I nod. The painting is from when I was younger, before the curse struck, when my features were more human than beast. “I had hoped when the curse was lifted that I would turn human again when I found my mate.” I lower my head, ashamed that I’m not the mate she needs me to be.

Who could love a beast like this? How could I expect my mate to desire me this way?

“I didn’t mean to scare you. I was angry that I was still so hideous. I didn’t want to frighten you, and I did anyway. I apologize.”

I hear her approach slowly, and I watch as she uses one hand to hold the sheet around her and the other to reach up and touch my face.

“You’re beautiful to me,” her soft voice soothes.

I lean into her touch, desperate for it.

“I don’t want you to change into something else. I want you exactly like this.”

I scoop her up in my arms and carry her over to the dark blue chaise lounge. It’s big enough to fit two of me, and I lay her on it before I slowly peel away the sheet.

The rumble in my chest grows when I see her naked body laid out before me. I inhale, and I can smell that she’s in season. Her body is ripe. My cock throbs with need, my dominant alpha wolf pushing to the edge.

“If you want the beast, then I’ll give it to you.”

I grip her hips and flip her onto her stomach. She moans as I spread her legs and pull her ass up in the air.

“You’ve got my mark, and now you’ll have my seed.”

Looking down, I see my cock dripping pearls of cum onto her ass. It’s long and thick, ready to fill her. I use the head to spread my moisture around, wanting as much of my scent on her as possible.

“Show me you want me,” I growl.

I watch as her little hand sneaks between her legs and plays with her pussy. The slight moan she makes nearly has me spilling down her thighs. Then she spreads her lips open, showing me her entrance. She leans back, rubbing it on the tip of my cock.

The sight drives me insane, and I can’t wait any longer.

Grabbing my cock at the base, I push into her wet warmth and feel her tight heat wrap around all twelve inches. In one full thrust, she envelops me, and I can feel my seed rising out of my cock to fill her. She lets out a little gasp.

I reach around and put my hand on her lower belly as I feel the warmth of my cum spread into her womb, numbing any pain she may have felt and binding us together as only mates can be bound. Unbreakable.

“I love you,” I whisper as my mouth trails along her shoulder and kisses her neck. “You’re mine forever, Fiona.”

My wave of pleasure triggers her own, and I feel her climax around my cock. Her pussy tightens around me, and her body tenses and then relaxes. Then she does it again, crying out as a second wave of pleasure hits her.

“It’s the mating heat. It’s bearing down on us, forcing us to breed.”

I start to move as I feel myself start to cum inside her again. I thrust in and out as cum covers my cock and drips out of her pussy.

“We’ll be like this for days, unable to sate the need that pulls at us.” I run my hand up her stomach and to her breasts, taking one in my hand and pinching the nipple. “Will you take all that I have to give, my beauty? Will you ease the ache that grows with every second?”