Page 61 of Air of Seduction
“Me too.” Ingrid laughs. “Congratulations, you two.”
When I let go of Ronan and pull back to look at him, there’s a huge smile on his face. “Are you done eating, because I have something else I’d like to do.”
“Go on,” Ingrid says. “You don’t mind staying here with us, do you, Olivia?”
I drag my gaze away from my gorgeous man and turn to look at my friend.
She shakes her head. “No, not at all. As long ashedoesn’t plan to stay.” Her eyes narrow, and her lips press into a hard line.
I turn to see Noah standing with his arms crossed by the door. He scowls, but if I’m not mistaken, there’s a hint of pain in his eyes.
Returning my gaze to Olivia, I smile. “I’ll see you later.” I look at Erica and Ingrid. “You as well.”
They just nod and smile.
“Let’s go, little rose.”
That’s all the warning I get before I’m swung into Ronan’s strong arms and carried from the room.
A thrill races through me and settles as a ball of heat in my lower abdomen. I know what’s coming, or at least I think I know.
I couldn’t help but download one of those fated mates romance novels on my phone, even though it was self-torturereading it when I didn’t think I was Ronan’s mate. But it gave me some ideas about the act of mating, that might or might not be how it works in real life. I couldn’t bring myself to ask Erica and Ingrid to confirm.
Ronan’s strides are long, and I almost feel like I’m flying when he races up the stairs like he’s got a rocket in his ass.
“Are we in a hurry? Where are we going, the movies?”
“The movies?” He looks genuinely bewildered until he sees the grin on my face. “Sure. You’re about to become the star of my X-rated production calledCompletely Fucked. I hope you’re okay with that.”
Laughter bursts from me. “As long as you’re going to be my co-star, I have no problem with that.”
His expression is serious when he looks at me. “There will never be anyone else. You’re mine and only mine.”
“So, mating is permanent then?”
He stops so abruptly, I yelp when I feel like I’m going to be thrown from his arms. His stare bores into mine. “Yes. Don’t you want that?”
My gaze softens. “I do. That’s exactly what I want. I just didn’t know if that’s how it works. We didn’t get to finish our talk about true mates.”
Ronan lets out a sigh of obvious relief. “Fuck, you scared me.” He starts walking again.
I smooth my hand over his hard chest. His heart is racing, and I’ve got a feeling it’s all due to me scaring him rather than the exertion of running up the stairs.
He brings me to his suite, but he doesn’t take me directly to his bedroom like I expected. Instead, he puts me down on the couch and takes a seat next to me. “We need to talk.”
I nod. “We do. I want to know if what I’ve read about mating is true.”
“What did you read?” He takes my hand in his, brushing his thumb over mine.
“That you’ll bite me.” For some reason, my pussy clenches with need when I say those words.
He nods. “I will. And it will make you come hard.”
My clit tingles, and I squeeze my thighs together. “Okay.” I don’t know what else to say. All the other questions I had are suddenly gone from my mind.
“I need to take some of your blood to seal the bond between us, and you need to have a little of mine.”
My eyes widen. “I… What? That wasn’t in the book I read.”