Breakfast

Artemis POV

My heart was singing!!!! She kissed me back, and I could smell her arousal earlier on. The connection was there. She wanted me!!!! “Aisha tried to reach out to me too”, Emir was musing, ever so happy with the situation, proud of himself. “And??? Did she say anything?? Were you able to talk to her?”, I asked, a little bit apprehensive about the response. I knew if I stood any chance with Dragana, her wolf had to be on board with all this, she had to accept us too. I also knew in my heart that she had feelings for Roman. I did not know how I felt about this. Part of me was jealous, extremely jealous! If he were anyone else, I’d go and kill him and rip him to shreds, right there and then, even though I knew I had no right to do so. But this was Roman, my brother from another mother, my childhood friend. And he had given me his blessing, fully knowing my feelings for her, even though I suspected he had feelings for her too. This was getting confusing and complicated. I loved Roman with all my heart too and would never intentionally hurt him.



She is not our fated mate, yet I felt she was mine in every way. “Every way but the one that counts. She is not fated for us”, Emir chimed in, pain evident in his voice. I knew we would both give anything for the Goddess to have fated her to us, but alas, it was not so. Still, I could not deny the sparks and the electricity when I kissed her. Holding her body to mine, kissing her - it felt like heaven, felt like I was complete. For the first time in my life, I realized I was missing something and that something was her. I had no explanation, from what I understood – the mate bond is the only thing which completes our kind. Yet, I knew what I felt. All the emotions were swirling in my head, thoughts and fears choking me. I sat there, waiting for her, trying to hide my discomfort. I talked to the kitchens and got her favorite breakfast ready, coupled with flowers and her favorite tea. She came, looking as beautiful as ever.



Her silver eyes were sparkling, her hair moving around her like a beautiful crown, her yellow gown catching the rays of the sun, glistening around her body, showcasing ever so slightly her sexy frame. My heart was stuck in my throat at the mere sight of her and I caught myself mesmerized, forgetting how to breathe. “You came...” was all I could muster, and she smiled, came over and hugged me. Her scent was driving me crazy, and it took my whole willpower to calm Emir down, to calm myself down and not jump on her and mark her, right there on the spot. I wanted her so badly!!! To say I was in love would have been an understatement.



Holding her in my arms was heaven. She rubbed her hands through my hair, and pulled back, ever so slightly, never leaving my embrace, and looked into my eyes. “I need to ask you a huge favor”, she said. “Anything”, I simply said not letting her go.

“Aisha wants to meet Emir, if that is OK???”, she asked, trying to avert her gaze, blushing ever so slightly. My wolf was elated!! He had been dreaming of connecting with her wolf side. I knew she was struggling with her wolf connection, and I did not push it. The fact that she asked first must have meant that somehow her and Aisha have truly bonded, this time for good. This also meant that she had overcome the issues she had and that now, in my arms, I held a fully formed Tribrid! I knew this was not easy for her and my heart was swelling with pride and love for her! “Of course!!! And truth be told, he has been whimpering to get to meet her. This will make him very happy!!”



“And you?? Does it make you happy???”, she looked at me with her doe eyes and I knew I was done. I knew that no matter what, my body, soul, my heart, my everything belonged to her and her alone, that I loved her more than life itself. And if she would have me, I would be the happiest man on earth! “I would do anything for you. Anything to make you happy! And yes, absolutely it would make me happy for them to meet!!”, I said, hugging her closer to me. Her scent was driving me crazy, and I brushed the hair off her face and crushed my lips on hers. I was dying to kiss her, like a man drowning, a man stumbling in the dark until I found her, my love, my guiding light. I needed her as much as I needed air to breathe! She kissed me back and pulled me closer to her, her arousal evident, her nipples standing firm and erect, her body leaning and melting into mine. I felt her on every level of my being, as if we were one, and as much as I tried to restrain myself, everything in me was screaming to have her. I wanted her right there and then. I wanted to mate her, to mark her, to have her carry my pups. She was mine.