Shadow Kissed (Magic Side: Wolf Bound 4) - Page 95

Unsure of what to say, I gently traced my fingers down her back, then wrapped my arms around her and lightly kissed the side of her neck.

She reached up and ran her fingers through my hair. “I don’t know how to explain it. I’m glowing. I’m exploding from the inside out. I have my wolf and my shard, and I’m free of my bonds. Honestly, I don’t think I’ve ever been whole before.”

I smiled. “I’m looking forward to knowing the whole you, but I’m afraid it might be more than I can handle.”

She pivoted so that I found her in my arms again, smiling up at me. “I know you can handle it.”

And with that, she kissed me. Not a hungry kiss filled with passion and lust, but a soft and tender touch.

Desire, adoration, and devotion flooded my chest, and I pulled my mate to me, dragging my fingers through her hair. I wasn’t used to these feelings, but they stirred something deep inside of me I couldn’t quite describe. I’d burn the fucking world down for this woman. And whatever the fates had in store for us, I’d spend every last breath making sure she was happy and loved.

Though the urge to make good on my word right then beckoned, reality came rushing back. We had to get the fuck out of here before it was too late.

I broke off the kiss and dragged my thumb over her jaw. “While I want nothing more than to disappear with you for a while, we’d better get home.”

Savannah closed her eyes and sighed forlornly. “I know. Just promise me something, Jax.”

“Anything, darling.”

She opened her eyes and gazed up at me with a look that slayed. She was so godsdamned beautiful. “Let’s make it out of this alive.”

My heart damn near shattered.

“I promise,” I said, putting on a smile, though my chest was cracking as fear and protectiveness and doubt tried to cleave their way out. I shouldn’t be making promises I couldn’t keep.

“Let’s go see what your crazy cousin and Sam have been up to,” I said, trying to lighten the mood. And with a single motion, I shifted and bounded into the trees.

Savannah was right on my heels, and we were running.

Eventually, we found our way back to the lake, and Savannah hurried to the tree where her clothes were still scattered like a mad racoon had rummaged through them.

She shifted back into human form, and I followed suit. “We can leave all that. We’ll be slower on two feet.”

“You will, but I have my speed boots, and I’m not leaving them behind. The Moon may not have wanted them, but they are my prized possession, thank you very much. We also can’t leave our phones.”

A fair point.With a grunt, I grabbed my clothes, making sure that my phone and wallet were still there—not like anyone here would steal them. Old habits.

Savannah pulled on her jeans, then slipped into her top. “Let me carry your things. You run as a wolf, and I’ll keep up in my boots.”

Once she was dressed, I passed her my bundle of clothes. “Okay, let’s go.”

With that, we were off and sprinting.

The tall pines rose from the dense ground mist that eddied around their bases. It was impossible to judge the time, but we must have run several miles when the clearing appeared ahead.

At the opposite end was the derelict mausoleum, covered in moss and leaves. Relief hit me when I saw the gray, churning emptiness inside—the portal was still up.

“Thank God,” Savy gasped, her chest heaving from exhaustion as she laid my clothes on the grass.

I shifted back into human form and quickly dressed, then took her hand. “Let’s go home.”

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