“Our atmosphere is a lot cleaner than yours. But if you experience any discomforts with allergies or illness, let us know, and we’ll be sure to get you something to make it better.”
Her curiosity over Trey was digging a hole in her brain, and she couldn’t stop herself from asking Karel about the lion. “Do you know who Trey is?”
Karel frowned for a second. Shit. Maybe she wasn’t supposed to ask. Dammit, but she wanted to know where the hell he was.
“I do know him. Have known him all my life,” he finally replied.
“Is he around?” She tried for casual, but knew it came off as nosy.
“Trey is...” Karel trailed off and sighed. “Right ahead of us.”
She searched ahead but didn’t see anyone. Suddenly, the giant marched out from between the trees. He zeroed in on them and sped up. Her heart did flip flops in her chest, and her temperature shot out of orbit from the single hot look he gave her.
“Bella,” he said, the sound of his deep, rumbly voice waking every hormone in her body.
Karel turned to face her. “It was lovely talking to you, Bella.”
She nodded, smiling at Karel. “Thanks for showing me around.”
“My pleasure,” he said. “I’m sure I’ll see you later for dinner.”
“Sure. See you later.” She watched him retreat and nod at Trey. That had to be some kind of guy code.
She turned to face Trey, and he didn’t waste time. He cupped her face in his hands and brought his head down for a kiss. She didn’t think to fight it. Hell, she wouldn’t want to. She rose to her tiptoes and plastered her body onto his. She curled her arms around his neck and gripped his hair between her fingers as if her life depended on it.
For long moments, nothing but their kiss existed—his lips on hers, his tongue rubbing over hers, taming the flames of passion melting her insides. He dropped his hands down her body, caressing her breasts and grabbing a handful of her ass to press her even closer to him in the process lifting her off her feet. The rumbling sound of his groan turned her already-slick pussy wetter.
She pulled back from him, breathing hard and licking her lips. “I didn’t have any wine today.”
He chuckled, giving her another kiss before he put her back on her feet. “Did Karel take you to see the waterfalls?”
She shook her head. “No. We’d only walked a short time before you showed up.”
“I’m glad,” he said caressing her cheek and grabbing her hand. “I want you to see how beautiful the falls are.” His eyes lit up in the bright gold she knew meant the lion was close to the surface. Tally had mentioned that enough times about her two men. “But I want to be the one to show it to you. It’s a special place.”
Dear god, she was falling faster than a speeding bullet for the giant. His voice alone made her knees shake. Now that she saw him again, more emotions clogged her heart. Yes, there was lust and passion, but there was also joy at being near him. There was a strange happiness knowing he wanted to spend time with her.
None of those things showed up in any of her previous relationships. After what amounted to a day, she was ready to think long-term with a man she barely knew. She remembered her cousin Tally and how she’d explained falling for Theron and Connor. “It was love at first sight,” she’d said to Bella.#p#分页标题#e#
At the time, Bella had laughed it off as her cousin being drunk on good sex. Really, with two hot-as-heck shifters, how could she not be? But now? Could it be true? Love at first sight? Did it exist?
Her heart screamed it did, she was experiencing it herself. But her brain, the much more logical side of her, said no—this was just a side effect of being in a new, wonderful place with a man who made her see more stars than the fireworks during the Fourth of July.
“You’ve gone quiet on me,” Trey said. He guided her down a path between the trees.
“Sorry.” She smiled, leaning into him instinctively. “I was just wondering how it’s going for Gerri finding the king a wife.”
“She’s currently busy trying to control two wolves who want a mate of their own,” he smirked.
“You sound happy about that. Don’t you want the king to find a wife?”
“The king can find his own wife.”
She blurted a laugh. “Not from what Gerri said. According to her, he’s hardheaded.”
“He’s not. Knowing what he doesn’t want doesn’t make him hardheaded.”
“That’s true. That just means he knows what he’s looking for. But he didn’t find what he was looking for without her help. Maybe now he’ll realize getting someone to help isn’t the end of the world.”