Thirty-Two: Joselin
Joselin's P.O.V.
The morning air was warmer than I would have liked, and I regretted leaving the house as soon as we stepped outside. Unfortunately, I didn't have a choice.
It wasn't just because I had work to do, a panicked spell caster to take care of, and an unknown witch draining the life and magic out of others to deal with. It was also because Tobias pulled me out of the house like his tail was on fire.
As soon as the L word left his mouth, my heart felt like it had lodged itself inside my throat, desperate to get to him. I couldn't help but stare at Tobias, basking in the happiness that came with him saying that one little word.
Love.
Apparently, I had waited too long to respond in my stunned excitement because he let out a loud, deep laugh, throwing his head back before climbing off the bed and striding confidently to the closet. I could hear him grabbing his clothes before he threw a shirt and shorts at me.
They landed on the bed, but I was too giddy to even think about putting them on.
Tobias enjoyed seeing my reaction and seemed so sure of himself, so sure of us, that I couldn't help but jump out of the bed butt naked and race to the open closet door.
"You love me?' My question was redundant. He had just told me he did, but I needed to hear it again. I had been waiting years for this moment. Tobias had marked me, entwining our souls for the rest of our lives, so I knew he loved me. He had just never said it, just as I had never told him how I felt. Tobias finished pulling his shirt over his head, hiding his delicious broad chest and sculpted abs that had my mouth watering. The one raised eyebrow he sent me with a sinful smirk made me want to tear his clothes right back off and ride him on the closet floor.
We had a lot of rooms and positions we still needed to explore each other in.
The silent message from his expression was almost as loud as if he had spoken it. He thought the question was ridiculous. To be fair, it was.
"You need to ask?" He questioned as his eyes dropped to roam my body before landing on his mark on my neck.
I shook my head, biting my lip as I tried to bite back the giddy smile that stretched across my face. "No, I love you too. Always have. But say it again, n
He chuckled darkly before responding, 'I love you." Tobias took in a deep breath, his nostril flaring. "You're turned on again. Have I not sated you, sweetheart?"
an inch, hoping the wetness the
of, "Let's get this over with quickly, so I can drag you back
were black as he looked over his shoulder, but it wasn't the
was just his
I had a direct connection to my man, my mate. Being able to talk to
have some real
focused on how turned on I was and tried to send him
there. My need for him would never fade. If anything, last night and
though he refused to let me shower, insisting that he wanted me to smell like him, I did my best to clean myself up in the bathroom. That didn't
wanted to walk back to
when he held my arms above my
hold on my hand tightened, but he
we got to it, the faster Tobias walked until we were barreling down the hallway and into one of the sitting rooms. He pulled me before him, his hands on my hips while he pressed his hard-on against my ass, growling
what I wanted, or at least I would have if we
forms on the couch. The spell caster sat with a horrified look on his face
was so sick of her games, but I either needed proof of the crimes she committed, or I needed her to challenge me. Only
my glare on Cyrus as the she-devil walked by. As soon as she left the room, I felt my anger take control.
action would have excited me only moments ago when I thought we would be alone, I was
me. She didn't believe the story that we're related." He shrugged, his cheeks and ears a bright pink as he scratched the back of his neck. "I didn't tell
the same room as her, let alone touching her!" My voice carried through the room, and the fireplace
the attention. That's all there was to it. I let her do what she wanted to me, and in return, I only told her
my favor to have a personal hellhound to fight my battles with me during
killing them. You wouldn't be her first victim and probably won't be her last." I pinched the bridge of my nose. "Look, we agreed that I would offer you additional protection. But that doesn't mean I will be your bodyguard, following you around
wanted me to offer him
move into the castle for the time being, surrounded by a handful of trustworthy witches and hundreds of Lycans who could offer him security. He needed to do his part. He wasn't out of the figurative woods just because I dragged his ass out of
hands in surrender, and I took a deep breath to release my anger. "So, breakfast, and then
hate the plan I had in mind. He also might try to kill me for it, but he wouldn't