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his destined mate.

 
     
    Chapter Four
     
    Spent, they collapsed to the bed.   Connor pulled Celeste into his arms and pressed her head against his chest.  
    “That was … I don’t even think there’s a word to describe it,” she murmured.
    Connor tightened his arms around her. “I know what you mean.   That was the most incredible thing I’ve ever experienced.”
    Celeste lifted her head and looked at him uncertainly.   “Just so you know I don’t normally sleep with men I’ve just met. I certainly don’t… well, do the things we’ve done.”
    He grinned at her. “I already figured that out.”
    She looked away.   “Truth is there have only been a few men in my life.”
    Connor knew his heart was thumping loud enough for her to hear it.   He wasn’t sure he wanted to hear about the men she’d had her in life, but at the same time he did.   Morbid curiosity he figured.
    “The last man was my fiancé.”
    Connor looked down at her in surprise.   “Fiancé?”
    Celeste nodded.   “He… he was killed in a car crash about four months ago.”
    Connor kissed the top of her head. “So that’s why you were crying.”
    “I was crying not just for him, but because I felt guilty.”
    “Guilty? About what?”
    “Wanting you.”
    He wanted to tell her she didn’t have anything to feel guilty about, but it was still too soon to tell her she belonged to him.   He looked down at the mark he’d left on her neck.   The slightly red crescent moon marked her as his.
    “Connor?”
    “Hmm?”
    “Would you take a shower with me?”
    He grinned.   “Sure baby, I’d love to take a shower with you.”
    Celeste untangled herself from his embrace and rolled out of the bed.   Walking slowly to the bathroom, she turned on the light.   When she didn’t feel Connor behind her, she looked over her shoulder.   He was lying in the bed watching her.
    “Aren’t you coming?”
    “I was just enjoying the view,” he said softly.
    A blush stained her cheeks and she ducked into the bathroom.   Turning on the shower, she held her hand under the spray to test the water.   When it was warm enough, she stepped under the water.
    The water sluiced over her body, washing away the sweat from her round of love-making with Connor.
    Celeste paused.   Love-making?   Was it more than just sex?
    Before she could think about it any further, Connor stepped into the shower and joined her.   He ran his hands through her long hair and down her arms.   Grasping her hands in his, he brought them up to his lips and gently kissed the backs of her fingers.  
    “Have I told you how amazing you are?” he asked.
    She blushed and ducked her head. “Am I?”
    He tipped her chin up and looked down into her eyes. “Yes, you are.”   He pressed a quick kiss to her lips. “You know, I don’t usually just jump into bed with someone either.”
    “You don’t?”
    He grinned. “No, I don’t.   For me, it has to mean something.”
    “Oh?” she asked a little breathlessly.
    “Yeah.”
    “And it meant something?   With me?”
    He caressed her cheek.   “It especially meant something with you.”
    “But you don’t even know me.”
    “I know enough.   I know you’re a generous lover, have a kind soul, and that you’re the most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen.”
    “But that isn’t enough to…”
    “Yes, Celeste, it is.   Didn’t you feel it?”
    “Feel what?” she asked softly.
    “That we belong together?”
    Her eyes widened and she tried to pull away.
    Connor gripped her hand tighter. “Celeste, I don’t want to scare you, I just want to be honest.”
    “You can’t feel that way about me. You just met me!”
    “Don’t you believe in love at first sight?”
    She shook her head.   “That only happens in fairy tales.”
    “And you don’t believe in fairy tales?”
    “Not anymore,” she whispered.
    Connor’s chest felt like it was being crushed.   He had arrived too late.   He’d marked her, but