Chapter 41 - Nikos


    I wake up to the scent of cinnamon and strawberries and a slow smile spreads on my face. With my


    eyes still closed, I pull the warm body towards me and breathe in her perfection, the heaviness leaving


    my heart as quickly as it sets in.


    Opening my eyes, I see that she’s asleep and I spot my healed mark on the nape of her neck just as I


    tilt my head to kiss her shoulder. That slow smile now grew into a triumphant one, knowing that I


    imed the one person who loved me for me.


    I trace the mark with my tongue, tasting her distinctive scent, and the sound of her sleepy moan heads


    straight to my cock.


    “Niko…” she whimpers, tilting her head to offer more of her neck to me, but then she suddenly turns on


    her back and narrows her eyes at me. “No, we are not doing this right now!”


    Frowning, I brace myself on my elbow and raise my eyebrow at her. “Your reaction makes me think that


    you didn’t miss me one bit, little rabbit,” I say.


    She shakes her head, gets to her feet, walks over to my side of the bed, then pulls my arm. “That won’t


    work on me, Alpha. Yes I missed you, yes I am dying to make love to you but you are still covered in


    blood and kinda stinky.”


    I stare at her for a few seconds and walk with her in a daze as she leads me to the bathroom. “Did you


    just call me stinky?”


    “I sure did and you can’t tell me I’m lying,” she says with a grin and stops walking before facing me.


    She cups my face and ces a light kiss on my lips. “Good morning.”


    Returning her good morning and continuing with my scowl, I let her undress me while silently grumbling


    inside. Okay, I get it; I am still covered in my own blood but the least she could have afforded me was a


    little touching, for fucksakes.


    She tries to stifle a smile but eventually giggles and leads me over to the steamy shower. “I can feel


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    your annoyance, but just bear with me for a little while, Alpha. Afterward, I’ll do that thing with my


    tongue you like so much.”


    Okay, that shut me up.


    I let her wash me down, reveling in the feeling of her soft touch; her hands go everywhere, but she


    hands me the loofah so I can wash my mid-section. It’s so weird that I don’t feel nauseous when she


    touches me, but the second she touches anywhere on my chest, that feeling is back.


    Taking her hand, I pull her closer and im her lips with a kiss that I can feel everywhere. Her soft


    mouth on mine, the way her fingers y with my hair at the back of my head, listening to her


    heartbeat…all these little things I love about her.


    “I missed you, kardia mou,” I sigh and draw my forehead to hers. “Fuck, it feels good to have you in my


    arms again.”


    “Thank you foring back to me and keeping your promise,” she says and I can hear the relief in her


    voice. “I missed you too.”


    When we’re done washing and drying ourselves, we walk out of the bathroom, but then as she walks


    ahead, I pull her back. She looks at me with a lift of her brow, and I grab the front of her towel.


    “Are you forgetting what I am owed?”


    It takes a few seconds for this to register on her face, but when she gets it, a shy smile crosses her lips.


    She walks me backward until I bump against the bed, then she pushes me down before getting on her


    knees in front of me.


    “I’m starting to think you like seeing me on my knees,” she says as she opens the towel around my


    waist.


    “What can I say? I love to see you look up at me like that,” I say and groan when she starts stroking my


    cock.


    She bites her bottom lip and teases me with the tip of her tongue. “Do you like it when your Luna


    submits to you, Alpha?” she says in a voiceced thick with need.


    “Fuck, yes,” I moan and throw my head back when she slowly licks me from the base to the tip.


    I never would have thought Mia could be so fucking dirty, and yet here she is looking up at me like


    she’s made to please me.


    “Will you show me how much you like it?”


    I’m a fucking goner when she says this. Rolling her hair around my fist, I push her down and she sucks


    me in all the way. Her throat constricts around my length and when she gags, her eyes roll back in her


    head and it fucking sends me.


    She pushes her tongue down and takes in more of me while grabbing my sides and embedding her


    ws in my skin. I groan at the feel of her marking me up, her hot mouth bringing me closer and closer


    to my climax.


    But before it could hit, she pushes me back and straddles me, then she sinks down onto my cock, and


    my back arches off the fucking bed.


    “Gods, Mia,” I groan when she moves her hips, grinding on my cock as if she wants to show me how


    much she missed me. She’s deliciously wet for me, the sounds of our slick skin meeting is like music to


    my ears and I drink it all in.


    The first quiver of her pussy lets me know she’s close, and as soon as I feel her trembling for me, I sit


    up and m her down on my waiting cock. With her legs around my waist and spread wide, I hit the


    spot I know drives her crazy and when her second orgasm hits, I meet her right there.


    “Mark me, vasílissa mou,” I breathe into her ear. “Make me yourspletely.”


    The peace that entered my body the second she bit down on my shoulder is like nothing I have ever


    experienced before. Every bit of stress, worry, anger and irritation melted away when our bond felt like


    it solidified. I could feel her emotions mming into me; the pure love she felt for me caused tears to


    spring into my eyes.


    I’m hers; I finally belong to someone who loves and cares for me. My bond to my mother and aunt has


    severedpletely and I can finally breathe again.


    “I love you, Mia,” I murmur, holding her as close as her belly would permit. “Fuck, I love you so much.”


    “I love you too!” she sniffs while also trying to keep her emotions at bay. Her tears run down my back


    and it sends a shiver down my spine. “It feels…it feels so…”


    “I know,” I say with a chuckle since I cannot find the words either but I know what she means. “Thank


    you for loving me.”


    After a while, we get up from the bed and I walk her back to the bathroom so we can clean up again


    and get ready for the day. As much as I want to shirk my duties and spend the day in bed with her, I


    can’t because now I need to do damage control.


    “The Elders helped Mikhail? But why?” Mia asks as she pulls on a pair of panties. “You’ve done


    everything they’ve asked of you!”


    “I know, but that’s just the question I want to ask them. Why did they want Popov in power over my


    domain? Why support him and not me? I want to ask them these questions in person.” I say and slip a


    t-shirt over my head.


    The mark on my shoulder has healed, but it still feels tender. I can feel her anxiety right at her mark, so


    I walk to her to help her slip on her sports bra. “It’s okay, they won’t harm us after this; I’ll make sure of


    it.”


    She doesn’t ask me how, but simply nods as I pull her dress over her head. Thest thing I want is for


    her to worry about something like this, so I will do everything I can to keep her safe. She’s in thest


    few weeks of her pregnancy; there’s no need for unnecessary stress.


    After we’re done and packing thest few bits of our luggage, we walk downstairs to meet Bastien for


    lunch before we leave for home. I ce the bags in his foyer then walk to his dining room area where I


    see him deep in thought.


    “Here I thought you’d wear a happy expression after your auction,” I say and he looks up at me. “Not


    enough assholes selling their souls?”


    He chuckles and shakes his head. “Good to see you walking around again, little brother,” he says, then


    gets up to embrace me. “But no, I’m currently buried under the stress of what happened at my auction.”


    I frown when he says this and we take our seats opposite him. “What’s that supposed to mean?”


    Bastien sighs and steeples his fingers underneath his chin. “Diavolos snuck a woman into my auction;


    apparently I had given my go-ahead because it was the fifth year of my sess and I quote ‘anything


    goes’,” he says and my jaw literally hits the floor.


    “A fucking wo…wait, is she a human?” I ask in disbelief and Bastien nods.


    “A human, but she might as well be a ghost since I haven’t found any trace of her even existing,” he


    says and an uneasy feeling of deja vu shoots up my spine. I turn to Mia and her look of surprise mirrors


    mine.


    “That’s what happened to Mia; Maxim found every trace of her biometrics erased. Is this woman linked


    to Mikhail in any way?”


    He shakes his head. “She doesn’t recognize him, so no. But I’m not exactly counting on her being


    honest with me. I mean, what parent would want their children erased?”


    If they don’t want them to exist, they’ll find a way to make sure they don’t, I think but don’t say out loud.


    Bastien needs to speak with this woman on his own and find out who she is before her secretse to


    get the both of them.


    “So what will you do for now?” I ask.


    He shrugs. “I bought her for three million, she’s my responsibility now until I can find her family.”


    “Three mill…” I trail off and nce over at Mia. She gives me a knowing look since that’s the original


    amount I offered her to be my surrogate. “Well, I wish you the best, brother. Just don’t allow yourself to


    get fixated on this girl before she leaves.”


    Bastien chuckles out loud and raises his eyebrow. “Oh, so you’re advising me not to fall for my captive,


    are you?” he shakes his head. “Touché, little brother.”


    “Ha, ha,” I say and roll my eyes and the rest of the lunch feels easier.


    When we’re done, Bastien walks us out and we say our goodbyes. “Don’t be a stranger and let me


    know when my nephew decides to grace us with his presence so I can be there,” he says and


    embraces both Mia and myself.


    “Keep your cell phone close, it could be any day now,” I say and he promises to keep it on him at all


    times. I see how soft he’s be with Mia when he embraces her, and I notice the wistful look in his


    eyes when he watches us.


    Even though he tries to hide it, I know my brother is lonely. My only wish for him is to find the love the


    Goddess has blessed me with. Not someone to rece I, but someone who will help him heal just


    as Mia has helped me.


    “Ready to go home?” I ask when I get in after her.


    “Absolutely,” she says in a giddy voice and I feel the contentment radiating from her mark. I draw her


    fingers to my lips and ce a kiss on them while allowing our shared happiness to flow through my


    wartorn body.