Chapter 81

She nodded and bit her lip, reminding herself that he'd already claimed her. That this wasn't the time for self-protection. “I've constantly felt it,” she said honestly. “Even earlier than that day. You're a part of me, Gabriel. It's why… it is why it was so challenging for me when you left. I knew you wouldn't just leave. I knew it!”

Fingers curling into her cheeks, he dropped his chin till they had been nearly nose-to-nose.

“You're mine,” he whispered fiercely. “And I will take down any male that so tons as wags his tail at you.”

She snorted, a release of tension, however he did not even crack a smile.

“Two more days, Amelia . Two. More. Days.” He leaned his body in so their stomachs brushed and Amelia 's pores and skin prickled, tingled with the closeness of him.

“Do you experience that?”

“Yes,” he breathed. “It's constantly that way when you are close. That's what I'm saying, Amelia . You&