All in the Chemistry [The Royal Wolves 4] (Siren Publishing Allure) by Honor James Page B

her but stood naked as the day she was born to move to the bathroom. She winced as she tried to walk and let out a small moan. “Damn.” She grumbled but with movement, things felt better and by the time she reached the bathroom door she felt much better.
    Opening it and walking in, she grinned. “I don’t think I like waking alone, Kristof.”
    Sticking his head out of the shower he lifted a brow. “You were asleep, should still be asleep,” he pointed out to her. Holding out his hand he tugged her into the shower with him. “How are you feeling?” he asked softly stroking his hands up and down her back as he looked down into her face.
    “I feel so much better now.” She grinned up at him as her hands moved up his chest to link around his neck. “I was cold, I have slept alone for a lifetime and then one night of sleeping at your side with your heat and I am ruined for ever sleeping alone, you poor, poor man.”
    Smiling he leaned close to kiss her. “Darling, you say that like it’s a bad thing. It’s not, is it?” he asked softly watching her eyes as she smiled wider. “I’m quite happy to be at your side each and every night.”
    “Me, too.” She smiled up at him. “I love being at your side Kristof, I want to be there darling because it is where I was born to be.” She licked her lips and nodded. “I love you, Kris, so yes, sleeping with you night after night is what is necessary.”
    “Then don’t worry about it, love,” he said softly cupping her cheek with a hand. “I’ll be there every night, I promise.” He smiled. Sliding his hand over her mark, he kept the concern off his face at how swollen and bruised it was, backing her under the water to let it wash over the wound.
    “That will mean you will occasionally have to get up and away from your lab, are you sure that you can make that promise?” She winced when he began to wash at the wound and looked at it with a frown. “I have very, very sensitive skin.”
    “Yes you do,” he said softly turning her to rinse off the soap. “We’ll put on a little bit of peroxide and antiseptic cream before bandaging it for the night. It should return to normal in a day or two,” he told her before he pressed a kiss to it. “I didn’t mean to be so rough love,” he murmured brushing his lips back and forth lightly.
    “Oh stop it,” she said with a grin. “Did you see me complaining? Do you see me complaining now?” She shook her head. “No, you don’t and no I didn’t.” She leaned in and bit his lip. “I don’t want to lose the mark so you will just have to continue to remark me every couple of days, Kris. I want to wear the mark of our love forever and always.”
    Lifting his head he stared at her and smiled softly. “The mark is permanent for at least a few years or until your change and then when I change you you’ll get a new mark. I just meant the swelling and bruising would fade in a couple of days is all, love.”
    “I’m glad Kris because I don’t want to give up this mark, this closeness that I have with you.” She smiled and touched his neck. “I love you, Kristof Farkas, even if you have been a pain in my career for nine years.” But it was all pains that she deserved for remaining with a company that continued to take her research and tried to push it forward without her consent.
    Snorting at her words he shook his head. “Not my fault,” he said and left it at that. Hugging her close to him, he breathed in their combined scents. “I love you, Courtney Warsaw,” he smiled slightly. “We’re going to have a marvellous life together,” he murmured softly.
    “Yes we will, Kris, we will have a perfectly wonderful life together.” And she appeared to know it. Smiling as she spoke she nodded. “I think that you should wash my back now though, love.” She turned her back to him and grinned. “That is, if you would like?”
    Rolling his eyes he picked up the soap and began to wash her back being gentle with