Chapter 270

Andrew texted me and said his flight was delayed by a few errands he had to run, so I waited. And waited. I waited for an entire day, and even began to worry that Andrew had changed his mind.

Then I heard a knock at my door.

I leapt off the couch and rushed to answer it. Stopping just short of the door, I quickly ran my fingers through my hair and smoothed out my dress. I took a deep breath and then reached for the knob.

The sight of him took my breath away. He wore a classic black three-piece suit with matching tie and shining dress shoes. His dark hair had been slicked back, and his dark eyes twinkled.

“Andrew,” I whispered.

He smiled at me.

“Crystal.”

I opened my mouth, but before I could speak again, Andrew pulled a small box out of his breast pocket and dropped down to one knee. I covered my open mouth and gasped.

“Crystal, I have loved you from the moment that I laid eyes on you,” he said, holding the box in his hand. “I love you more than anything, more than life itself. I do not want to spend a single day without you.”

He opened the box, revealing an Asscher-cut diamond set in a rose gold band. Tears began to well up in the corners of my eyes.

“Will you marry me?”

My chest swelled with joy. My instinctual reaction was to say yes, to jump into Andrew’s arms and never let him, but a small part of me pulled me back and urged me to be cautious.

“What about the Werewolf Council and your advisors?” I hesitated. “Lisa?”

“The Werewolf Council and my advisors will just have to learn to live with my choices. I need to start living my life for me for once, and that involves marrying for love.”

He paused, momentarily lost in thought.

“Lisa will come to accept my choices as well. If she doesn’t…she’s an adult. I can’t force her to accept what I want or to stay in my life if I do something that she doesn’t like.”

I placed my hands over my heart. Andrew was really willing to risk everything for me, even his relationship with his daughter. There was only one thing that I needed to know.

“And what about Princess Aurora?”

“She’s gone. Forever.”

Andrew suddenly grabbed my left hand and brought it to his lips, kissing the knuckles gently.

“You are the only woman that I want, Crystal. I love you, and I want to be with you.”

He glanced up at me, meeting my eyes.

“Do you want to be with me?”

A smile slowly spread across my face. I nodded my head vigorously.

“Yes!” I exclaimed. “Yes, I do!”

Andrew grinned and slipped the ring on my finger. It fit perfectly where Noah’s had sat just a couple days before and shined even more brightly.

The tears that had been pooling up in my eyes finally poured down my cheeks. I didn’t wait for Andrew to stand up; I bent over and threw my arms around his shoulders, pulling his head into my chest. He wrapped his arms around my back and returned the hug.

“You don’t know how happy you have made me,” I said.

I pulled back from the embrace, my face but inches from Andrew’s, then kissed him passionately. He pressed his lips against mine, returning the kiss with just as much fire.

His right hand traveled up my back and stopped at my head. It twined in hair, tugging slightly. I growled and bit Andrew’s lip, causing him to pant heavily.

Andrew opened his mouth and brushed his tongue lightly against my bottom lip. I moaned, parting my lips to allow him entrance. His tongue snaked its way into my mouth and stroked my tongue, imploring it to play along.

I tore myself from Andrew and tapped my forehead on his.

“Let’s continue this in the bedroom,” I said, breathless.

Andrew nodded his agreement.

I pulled Andrew to his feet as he stuck the ring box back in his pocket. Then I dragged him back to the bedroom, leading him by the tie. Not that he needed to be dragged; he would have followed me anywhere by that point.

As we entered the bedroom, I looked back to see Andrew sniffing his surroundings. I knew what he was doing. He was checking to see if I had had any relations with Noah in this room.

A smirk spread across his face as the wolf in him realized that I had, indeed, not done anything with Noah in there, despite Noah’s smell being on everything.

I rolled my eyes and grabbed Andrew by the shoulders, bringing him to me. I kissed him once more and started to strip off Andrew’s clothing. Simultaneously, Andrew began to unzip my dress, tickling the skin on my back with his light touch as he traced the path of the zipper.

My breath caught in my throat as his lips latched onto my neck. He sucked and nipped, determined to leave a mark for everyone to see. My nails scraped down his now-naked torso as I trembled and struggled to stay on my feet.

I fumbled with Andrew’s belt as he unlatched my bra. I slipped off his pants, and he followed that with my underwear. Before unleashing my underwear, Andrew held them up to his nose and inhaled deeply, winking at me as he discarded them by my dress.

Both of us fully nude, Andrew scooped me into his arms and carried me to my bed. He carefully lowered me onto the mattress. Then he straddled me, staring deeply into my eyes.

“I have missed you so much,” he said huskily.

My chest heaved up and down in anticipation.

“Me, too.”

He gave me a mischievous, crooked half-grin.

“Let me show you how much I missed you.”

He lowered his head to kiss me gently on the lips. His kisses then trailed down my throat, across my collarbone, and down to my breasts.

Andrew paused on my right breast. He kissed around the mound and up to the nipple. He suckled on the nipple greedily, sucking and tugging it with his teeth so hard that one would think that his very life depended on it.

A low mewing emitted from my throat. Pleased to get this reaction from me, Andrew switched to my left breast and gave it the same treatment as its twin. I was soon squirming with desire, clawing at Andrew’s head as he worked.

To my deep disappointment, Andrew pulled away and smiled wryly down at me. He stuck his hand down in my folds and massaged me teasingly, carefully avoiding my most sensitive places. I glared up at him and trapped his hand between my thighs.

“Do you want more?” he asked, a slight taunting tone to his voice.

Flushed, I nodded.

“What do you want?” he asked.

“You,” I said.

Andrew tilted his head like a curious puppy.

“What do you want from me?”

I groaned in frustration.

“You know what I want.”

He bent his head down and brushed his lips by my ear.

“Say it,” he whispered.

He moved his fingers, sending a jolt through my groin. I moaned and threw my head back against my pillow.

“Fuck me,” I said. “Fuck me, please, Andrew. I need you.”

Andrew kissed me on the lips and placed his forehead against mine.

“I know,” he said. “I need you, too.”

I released Andrew’s hand from between my thighs. He quickly replaced it with his member, pounding me mercilessly like the beast within him had been unleashed. It did not take long for us to reach paradise together.

And it would not be the last time that we did so that night.