Minos by Jamie Phoenix
Author:Jamie Phoenix
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Alien Dragon Shifter Romance
Publisher: Monster Media LLC
Published: 2017-02-15T00:00:00+00:00
Chapter 17: Now or NeverâNow and Forever
He leaned in and kissed her, his hands still wrapped around her waist.
âThank you for telling me that,â he said. âIâm sure it wasnât easy for you.â
âIt wasnât,â she agreed. âBut, Iâm glad I did. Ever since things started getting dangerous on the mission, since we started the off-ship investigations, Iâve had this desire to share that with you. I wanted to open up to you completely because⦠well, becauseâ¦â
âBecause what?â he asked, his brow furrowing.
âBecause I know that we constantly put our lives at riskâthatâs the nature of our jobs. I know that anything can happen in the blink of an eye. An ambush. An attack. I wanted to share all of that with you because I want to be completely open with you, vulnerable. I want⦠well, now Iâm rambling,â she said, feeling her heart race in her chest. âI just donât know how to say itâ¦â
âI love you, too,â Minos said.
Her jaw hung open and her eyes went wide. A relieved sigh slipped past her lips. âI was afraid you wouldâ¦â
âWant to take it slow?â he asked. He smiled. âI gave up on that a long time ago, Azura. Itâs like Iâve always told youâI canât resist you no matter how hard I try. I always knew there was something special about you, but I didnât know what it was until tonight.â
He lifted his hand to her cheek, brushing aside a stray strand of dark hair that had tumbled into her face. Letting his eyes lock on hers, he continued.
âI always knew you were strong but I never knew how strong. I told you before that you inspire me. And, you do. You have suffered loss, grief, and the constant onslaught of everyone elseâs pity. Yet, you still found a way to keep going. You found your own strength to keep going. You say it was me that helped you dig yourself out of that hole. It wasnât, though. Azura, it was youâall you. You were the one that stood up to your Commander and convinced him to give you clearance for the mission; you were the one who decided you were ready to give yourself another chance.â
âIt was because you were there toâ¦â
âNo,â he cut her off. âIt wasnât me being there that gave you strength. But, it was that strength that drew me to you.â
âMaybe we both had something to do with it,â she replied. âDid having you around give me strength, or did my strength keep you around? Thereâs no way of knowing for sure. And, it doesnât really matter, I suppose.â
As she spoke, she moved her hands up his arms, finding his shoulders and letting her fingers graze over the scales that melted into his skin. A ripple of heat poured out of him as they both shuddered slightly from the rush of tingling energy that passed between them.
âIt doesnât matter because weâre here now,â she said softly. âMaybe we donât know what it truly was that brought us together.
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