Chapter 73

Eleanor:

I smiled as Killian and I walked into the house, the house that he bought for the two of us.

He wrapped his arm around my waist, pulling me to his chest, and I couldn’t help but find myself mesmerized by my mate whose gentle gaze was on me.

His heartbeat was calm and I couldn’t help but blush as I saw the love bite that I left on his neck. He claimed that he didn’t mind, but it didn’t mean that it wasn’t something that I wasn’t shy about.

To say the least, now everyone was going to know that he was mine and mine alone. I wasn’t one who wanted to think of ‘sharing’ and that was something that I knew that Killian kept in mind.

“Do you like it?” He asked, his voice softening and I nodded.

“Like is a small word compared to what I think of this,” I said, choosing to be honest. He smiled and kissed my temple, letting his lips linger there for a few seconds before pulling away to look me in the eye. “I am mesmerized, Killian, this place is far too surreal for me to believe that all this is true.”

“Well, it is, malyshka, and from now on, everything that the two of us are living and will live together would be our reality.” He said, and I blushed as he leaned in to peck my lips. My heart skipped a beat, and he ran his finger over my cheekbone, his touch gentle.

“We have a beachside?” I asked, taking sight of the beach and the sand. Killian chuckled and nodded. I have never been to the beach and though I never did voice it out, it was always a dream for me to go to it. My heart raced and I couldn’t help but find myself growing excited. 

“We have a pool, and the house is on the beach. I figured that making these few days special for us is going to make things all the more special. Plus, I find myself growing curious about how you would look in a bikini.” He said, and I laughed as my cheeks reddened more than they already were. Killian smirked and slapped my butt, making me playfully glare at him. “Do you want us to shower? You know, the two of us have had an active plane ride, and I believe that a warm shower could help soothe your muscles.”

“Mine? You surely mean OUR sore muscles.” I said, and he smirked before lifting me in his arms. I laughed and wrapped both my arms and legs around him, making sure that I held on as not to fall. I knew that he wouldn’t drop me, and that wasn’t something that I doubted or had to think twice about; however, I also knew that he liked it when I held onto him like that, and I aimed to do what he liked just like he was doing what I loved.

“Malyshka, it would take me more than a few rounds to tire me out. Needless to say, I think that you would have been limping if we went on for another round on the plane.” He teased, and I playfully growled. He purred in response before leaning in to my lips. “How about the two of us take it easy tonight? Take a shower and maybe walk around the beach. You know, we still have a month here together and we would be having all the time in the world to go and swim later.”

“I don’t mind,” I said, agreeing with the fact that I could use a shower. I wasn’t going to admit it out loud, but I knew that I needed warm water on my skin; otherwise, I was going to have to deal with more than just my sore muscles. 

Killian smiled and took me to the bathroom, holding me in his arms and I couldn’t help but smile. 

“What are you doing, Killian?” I asked, and he smirked before putting me to sit on the counter.

“I am preparing my Luna’s bath,” he said, turning on the water in the tub, allowing the warm water to fill it. He threw in two bombs, and the smell of coconut instantly filled my nostrils, making my chest swell. Killian smiled and kissed my cheek before spreading my legs using his thigh.

“You know, a shower would do right now, Killian. The two of us have had a long flight, and I am not dumb, I know that you need to rest just as much as I do.” I said, and he wrapped his arm around my waist, pulling me to his torso. His eyes met mine and my breath got caught up in my throat. 

“I was thinking that the two of us could take a bath together.” He whispered, running his finger down on my thigh. “You know, we did make a mess out of one another, and I was thinking that the two of us can fix it together.”

“Is that so?” I asked, taking a deep breath as I wrapped my arms around his neck, pulling him closer. He nodded in response and leaning in to my neck, he kissed it gently. My wolf whimpered, already getting affected by the mating bond, and the fact that the two of us were yet to mark each other didn’t make it any easier.

It was like fighting off a bond and yet, still being all the way in with it, and that was something that I both liked and grew addicted to. To say the least, I knew that I was finding myself all the more attached to Killian and that meant that our mating bond would grow stronger when we’ve marked each other.

“So, what do you think?” He asked, his voice above a whisper as he bit my earlobe. I whimpered and he smirked against my skin before pulling away to rest his forehead against my shoulder as I wrapped my arms around his neck.

“I think that you should take that as a yes. Otherwise, I am going to make sure that the yes has a completely different meaning and language…”