Logan

That was the longest and best night of my life. I woke up with my arm numb, but it was worth it to see her cuddled against my body. I carefully pulled it from under her and crept off the bed. “You know if we’d had sex last night, I’d think you were trying to ditch me,” she said, her eyes still closed.

“If we had, you’d feel me in every part of your body and I wouldn’t be going anywhere. As it is, I have to leave you for a little while. I don’t want to go anywhere, but I can’t just skip out on work.”

“I’m sorry, I was teasing. I know you have things to do. I can’t expect you to spend all your time with me. We just met and I already climbed in your bed.” The way she said it sent me into a tailspin of jealousy I never even considered possible. I pounced on the bed, my lower half straddling her legs with my arms caging her head.

“Do you climb into other men’s beds?” I snarled.

She narrowed her eyes at me before turning her scowl into a giggle. “Jealous much?”

My face lowered, getting closer to hers when I barked, “I’m being fucking serious, Grace. I want to know if you’ve been with men. And if so, how many?”

“How many women have you been with?” She tilted her head slightly to the side, challenging me.

“None,” I growled. From her expression, it was clear she didn’t believe me. “I’m serious, Grace. I’ve never been with a woman at all. Answer me.” I was determined to find out. Regardless, she was still mine, but I had to know.

“I’ve never been with anyone either. In fact, my attraction to you comes as a surprise. But what if I had? Would you be all violent with me?”

“If you let another man touch you now, I’d kill him.” I had always been a very quiet and controlled person. I’d lost it with her and prayed that I hadn’t scared her away.

She pressed her hand to my chest, feeling my heart pound out of control. Her eyes stared at my bare chest. Her touch invaded my soul, marking it as hers. She was my other half and I knew she would always be the one for me. It wasn’t like that for most of us, but when the connection was as unrelenting and strong as ours, it was forever. I placed my hand over hers and closed my eyes.

“Logan,” she whispered.

“Yes.”

“I survived a cougar. So be warned, I’d destroy a woman who came near you.” The threat was met with an intense scowl and venomous gaze. My smile was as big as my damn face.

“Don’t worry because that would never happen. I’m all yours.”

“We both should be running as far as we can with this crazy talk. There’s no way that it’s right for us to be acting and saying things like this.”

“Maybe we’ve just been waiting for you to find your way to me. Where are you from, Grace?”

“Springfield, Illinois,” she replied.

“Do you have any family there?” I wanted to know who I’d have to deal with and if it would be too hard for her to leave.

“No, I don’t. I was placed in an orphanage upon birth.” That was terrible. I wished I’d met her years ago. I’ve heard orphanages can be bad. From now on, she had me to be her rock, her lover, her everything.

I bent down and kissed her lips, taking a long time to pull back even though I didn’t want to. Fuck, leaving for work would be a bitch from now on. “Good, then you have no reason to go back.”

“What about my job? School?”

Throwing a fit wasn’t going to help, so I laid out what made sense to me. “What about them? I have my own company, you don’t have to work or go to school.”

“Logan, as simple as you make it sound, it really isn’t.”

“I believe that it is.”

“We don’t really know each other. What if we learn something about the other person we can’t deal with?” she asked. Fear slammed in my chest. Since there was such a bond, I let that idea go. Jumping off the bed, I walked into my bathroom. It was time to go to work and I wasn’t fit to talk about this right now. Taking a fast shower, I stepped out with a towel around my waist. When I saw her staring at me with appreciation, I silently cheered myself for forgetting to take clothes in with me.

I didn’t say a word. Instead, I let the towel fall to the floor and walked to my closet. My cock bobbed hard in front of her, but hey, if there was a way to keep her here, a big cock may be the ticket. I may have never used it with a woman, but I had instinct. Mating was something that came natural to us. The way she licked her lips told me her body understood what it needed.

That wasn’t the only thing I wanted though. Her mind and heart were important, too. So I moved quickly and got dressed. The slight look of disappointment crossed her face, but then the appreciation was back. “You go to work like that?”

“Like what?”

“In a flannel…I mean damn, you’re like the lumberjack a woman would fantasize about.”

“It’s kind of what my company does. I don’t want other women fantasizing about me. You on the other hand don’t have to, you can just plan for what you want. I have to get going. Be good and rest.”

“I will. Have a safe day at work.”

“Always, Grace.”

I left her without another kiss because I wasn’t sure I had the strength to pull away.