She felt him swell, then the stretching and burning that was part of the perfection of that amazing friction as he slammed home, filling her, raking over her bud so that her body tipped right over the edge and she began a free fall, this time with him. His groan in her mouth, pouring down her throat, a delicious, amazing perfect moment when they shared everything, skin, bodies, minds, hearts and soul.
Andre buried his face once again in her neck, holding her to him, his body buried deep, the weight of him crushing her while he surrounded her completely. It didn’t matter that she could barely breathe, she knew exactly why she loved this moment, this aftermath. Andre surrendered completely to her—to his love of her. He was completely vulnerable to her in that moment. Every time.
He gave her that gift every single perfect time. Her big, bad, Carpathian warrior, who could take down a master vampire and had hunted them for centuries, gave her that gift. She held him tight, lifting her legs to circle his hips, to hold him as close to her as possible. She loved that her heart found the rhythm of his. She loved that, although she could barely breathe, he made certain she had air.
“I love you, Teagan. More than life.” Andre lifted his head and brushed a kiss across her mouth before rolling off of her.
There was always that moment of loss—of bereavement when his body left hers. She wanted him back, but then when a woman had a lover like Andre, she supposed it wasn’t wrong to get a little greedy.
“It worked. Our partnership. You found the vampire and you healed me.”
“We’ve been in the earth a week. I wasn’t the only one to heal you. There was Fane’s blood, which was huge, and the soil helped as well.” She felt compelled to point that out. “I actually took a look at the minerals in the soil to see what would help and that’s why I moved our resting place.”
He stood, uncaring of his nudity. “I love looking at you,” she blurted out, reaching out with lazy fingers to stroke his shaft. “You’re really gifted in the looks department, Andre. I think you’re the most gorgeous man I have ever seen. All over.” Her fingers caressed and then wrapped around him.
“How many men’s bodies have you seen?”
“Um. Just yours, but look at you. Really. If someone was going to sculpt a nude male, you should be their model. Not that I want other women looking at you. I’m just saying I love looking at you.”
“I’m very glad you do.”
He reached for her, forcing her to reluctantly give up her prize. “You need the hot springs. I was not gentle.”
“I loved every second.” But he knew that, he’d been in her mind. “I’m not certain I’ll ever get used to being naked in front of you, but since I really loved looking at your body I suppose it’s a small price to pay.”
“I love looking at your body,” he said as he carried her to the hot springs. “I am very particular about that point.” He set her on her feet and Teagan sank down into the water.
Her cell phone sang to her from across the room. “How can I get service here? That’s crazy. We’re up the mountain, inside a cave. Deep in the cave.”
“I know keeping in touch with your family is important to you,” Andre said. “So I made certain you had enough reception to text.” He waved his hand and floated the cell phone through the air to her.
Her heart turned over. “Seriously, Andre, you make me want to cry when you’re so thoughtful and sweet.” She plucked the phone out of the air and checked her message. “Uh-oh, Andre. Brace for this. You’re going to need to. Grandma Trixie is on her way so that she can make certain I don’t hook up with some crazy foreigner who is out for my virtue and will most likely lock me up in his harem or take me to some deep, dark cave and make me his sex slave.”
He burst out laughing. A real laugh. Genuine. It was a beautiful, musical sound and Teagan loved it.
“Did she really say that?”
“Yep.”
“Too late. She’s far, far too late,” Andre said.
Teagan had to agree.