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he laid her gently on the bed and came down beside her.
This time, with the urgency gone, he made love to her slowly, erotically, trailing his lips down over the soft skin of her breasts, his tongue lapping her nipples, sucking gently on the engorged nubs until she arched beneath him. He crawled up her body, wrapped his arms around her, and slid his cock into the tight sheath. As he rocked languorously, the pleasure built inside him. His hips rotated against her swollen, sensitive flesh until she came again and he lost himself in the wonder of making love to her. Afterward he lay on his side watching her sleep, a small smile curving her lips.
His body felt sated but his mind was in turmoil.
Phoebe still hadn’t said she loved him. He’d seen it in her eyes, but she needed to speak the words for the Covenant to be complete. Fear a nd panic clawed at his insides. He didn’t think he could survive losing her a second time.
These last few days had been a combination of dream and nightmare. Being close, but not touching her. Knowing if he messed up, he could lose her again. This time for ever.
His cell phone rang. He picked it up. Torr.
“We need to talk now—we have a problem with Bryce.”
Cade had suspected it would come to this. Bryce had been struggling since his own search had failed. Cade hoped he just needed time away and his soul was not returning to the shadows.
How would he fare if Phoebe were lost to him forever? Would he cope any better than Bryce? He doubted it. He sensed the darkness that slept deep inside him stir, and he pushed it down, locked it off. He would not return to the evil ways; he would get Torr to kill him first. He hoped he was strong enough, but he just didn’t know.
Cade stroked a finger along Phoebe’s smooth cheek. She didn’t stir, and he reluctantly got out of bed. He pulled on some clothes and headed out. Pausin g at the door, he looked back. Her eyes were open, watching him.
“I have to go,” he said.
“Should I come?”
He shook his head. “There’s no need. This is personal, not business. I shouldn’t be too long. Go back to sleep.”
“Cade—”
Something in her voice alert ed him. Tension seized his limbs, locking him in place. “Yes?” He held his breath as he waited for her to speak.
She came up on one elbow and pushed her hair from her face. “I—” She broke off and bit her lip.
“What is it?” He could hear the urgency in his own voice.
“Nothing. It doesn’t matter.”
Disappointment stabbed him in the gut. He pushed it down and opened the door. “We’ll talk when I get back.”
***
Phoebe stared at the closed door.
She’d been on the point of saying, I love you . The words had hovered on her lips but at the last moment, she’d swallowed them. She didn’t know what held her back. She couldn’t deny—to herself, at least—that she was falling in love with him. And even that wasn’t the truth. In some strange way, she felt as though she had alwa ys loved him.
She’d resolved early on in her life that she would never love. She’d freely acknowledged that her decision was based on fear. The dream had haunted her childhood, until as a teenager she had eventually become ill from lack of sleep. Her fathe r had taken her to a therapist, and with a combination of techniques, the dreams had been banished deep into her subconscious and had remained there until recently. She’d thought they had been forgotten, but now she realized how much they had shaped her li fe. She’d never been scared of love , but of loving and losing.
The last few days had turned her world upside down.
She was still scared, but her feelings for Cade were too intense to ignore. They drowned out the fear. All the same, it was unsurprising that she would balk at this last hurdle—saying the words out loud.
Now she thought about walking away from Cade, and a sharp pain pierced her heart. It was already too late.
When he got back, she would tell him she loved
This time, with the urgency gone, he made love to her slowly, erotically, trailing his lips down over the soft skin of her breasts, his tongue lapping her nipples, sucking gently on the engorged nubs until she arched beneath him. He crawled up her body, wrapped his arms around her, and slid his cock into the tight sheath. As he rocked languorously, the pleasure built inside him. His hips rotated against her swollen, sensitive flesh until she came again and he lost himself in the wonder of making love to her. Afterward he lay on his side watching her sleep, a small smile curving her lips.
His body felt sated but his mind was in turmoil.
Phoebe still hadn’t said she loved him. He’d seen it in her eyes, but she needed to speak the words for the Covenant to be complete. Fear a nd panic clawed at his insides. He didn’t think he could survive losing her a second time.
These last few days had been a combination of dream and nightmare. Being close, but not touching her. Knowing if he messed up, he could lose her again. This time for ever.
His cell phone rang. He picked it up. Torr.
“We need to talk now—we have a problem with Bryce.”
Cade had suspected it would come to this. Bryce had been struggling since his own search had failed. Cade hoped he just needed time away and his soul was not returning to the shadows.
How would he fare if Phoebe were lost to him forever? Would he cope any better than Bryce? He doubted it. He sensed the darkness that slept deep inside him stir, and he pushed it down, locked it off. He would not return to the evil ways; he would get Torr to kill him first. He hoped he was strong enough, but he just didn’t know.
Cade stroked a finger along Phoebe’s smooth cheek. She didn’t stir, and he reluctantly got out of bed. He pulled on some clothes and headed out. Pausin g at the door, he looked back. Her eyes were open, watching him.
“I have to go,” he said.
“Should I come?”
He shook his head. “There’s no need. This is personal, not business. I shouldn’t be too long. Go back to sleep.”
“Cade—”
Something in her voice alert ed him. Tension seized his limbs, locking him in place. “Yes?” He held his breath as he waited for her to speak.
She came up on one elbow and pushed her hair from her face. “I—” She broke off and bit her lip.
“What is it?” He could hear the urgency in his own voice.
“Nothing. It doesn’t matter.”
Disappointment stabbed him in the gut. He pushed it down and opened the door. “We’ll talk when I get back.”
***
Phoebe stared at the closed door.
She’d been on the point of saying, I love you . The words had hovered on her lips but at the last moment, she’d swallowed them. She didn’t know what held her back. She couldn’t deny—to herself, at least—that she was falling in love with him. And even that wasn’t the truth. In some strange way, she felt as though she had alwa ys loved him.
She’d resolved early on in her life that she would never love. She’d freely acknowledged that her decision was based on fear. The dream had haunted her childhood, until as a teenager she had eventually become ill from lack of sleep. Her fathe r had taken her to a therapist, and with a combination of techniques, the dreams had been banished deep into her subconscious and had remained there until recently. She’d thought they had been forgotten, but now she realized how much they had shaped her li fe. She’d never been scared of love , but of loving and losing.
The last few days had turned her world upside down.
She was still scared, but her feelings for Cade were too intense to ignore. They drowned out the fear. All the same, it was unsurprising that she would balk at this last hurdle—saying the words out loud.
Now she thought about walking away from Cade, and a sharp pain pierced her heart. It was already too late.
When he got back, she would tell him she loved
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