Chapter 139

XANDER

I'm not sure Adriana hears all of the things I said and somehow that makes me happy. When I tell her I love her, I want her to be wide awake, and this might be hoping for much but I want her to say it back too. That might not happen soon, I'll be patient enough to wait. It is the least I can do after all I have made her go through.

I don't move from the position. I love her warmth. There is nothing sexual about this even though she is straddling me and I can easily slip into her heat, there is just a different kind of intimacy with her like this. Being completely relaxed around me.

I tuck a strand of her hair behind her ear and peck her forehead. I'll eventually have to get up and leave the room but I'll stall for as long as I can. Donovan told me they figured out where Daciana followed, thanks to a few eye witnesses. At least something good came out of them standing and doing nothing while my mate was being assaulted by a deranged w