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The rattling of keys in the door jarred Devin from his trance. He made it around the corner in time to see Krishell walk through the door with a black suitcase in her left hand.

Chapter Ten

Krishell gasped as the suitcase dropped from her hand. “What are you doing in my condo?”

“What in the hell do you think I’m doing?” he demanded as he pulled her into his arms and breathed a sigh of relief when he didn’t read thoughts of another man in her head. He did learn that her best friend’s name was Ashlynn.

“I’ve been trying to find you for the past two days. Why did you make love to me and leave? Didn’t you understand that we are tied together forever? You are my mate. I love and adore you.”

Leaning back in his arms, she stared up into his eyes. “I shouldn’t have left you like I did, but everything happened too fast. I just got a little overwhelmed and ran so I could get my thoughts together. It’s not every day a woman falls for a gorgeous guy who tells her he’s a vampire.”

“Does this mean you aren’t going to try to leave me again?” he asked, running his hands down her back. “I was lost without you. Why didn’t you stay and talk to me?”

Moving out of his arm, Krishell shut the door then moved across the room away from him. “I honestly don’t know why. I watched you while you were asleep, and you looked so peaceful, so content, while my mind was racing a mile a minute. I couldn’t get over the fact that I had just drunk your blood. I—”

He’d been so lost in making Krishell his forever he never once thought about what could have been going through her mind.

She was his
everything
.

Moving across the room to stand in front of her, he said, “Krishell, I want you to know this. I love you. You are the reason I defied my father’s wishes. When you agreed to be mine, I couldn’t wait a moment longer to claim you as my own. I would do anything for you. I would give my life to save yours. Can you find it in your heart to forgive me? I can promise you that I won’t be that insensitive to your needs again.”

Placing her hand against his cheek, she said, “Devin, I don’t want to be without you either. Those two days I was away from you were the worst in my life. I couldn’t eat or sleep. I swear my body acted like it was slowly fading away without you beside me. Even Ashlynn told me that I looked bad without you.

“I came back here to tell you that I want to be with you. I mean, I did everything in my power to get your attention, and now that I have it I’m not about to toss it away.” She laughed, kissing him on the mouth.

Growling, Devin wrapped his hand around the back of her neck and yanked her against his chest. “Sweetheart, you never had to do anything to get my attention.”

“So, are you telling me that I wasted my time chasing after you?” she asked, staring up into his eyes. “Since you were already my mate, I should have waited for you to approach me.”

“No, honestly, I like how you chased after me no matter how much I gave you the cold shoulder,” he admitted. “I loved the idea that my mate wanted me so badly she was willingly to do anything to get me. It was a turn on.”

“Since I did such an amazing job of turning my mate on, what are you going to do to return the favor? I mean, you do have two days to make up for.”

“Are you challenging me, Ms. Tynan?” He swung her up into his arms. “You should know better than to challenge a vampire who has been waiting centuries to find the love of his life.”

“Oh, really?” she taunted. “What are you going to do to me?”

“I’m going to make love to you so thoroughly that you will never think about leaving me or my bed again.”

“Well, you better go to it,” she whispered, wrapping her arms around his neck.

“Don’t worry, I will,” Devin promised as he carried her out of the living room and down the hallway toward her bedroom.

The End

Author Bio

The Queen of Tease: If you want to read interracial romance stories that leave you panting for more and turning the pages faster than you can read them, Marie Rochelle is for you.

After reading her first “dirty” book as a teenager, Marie knew she had to become a writer. A few years ago, she started writing to reach her dream. She writes her characters so her fans will believe in the Happily Ever After. She loves collecting bear figurines and reading a
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