Total pages in book: 28
Estimated words: 25792 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 129(@200wpm)___ 103(@250wpm)___ 86(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 25792 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 129(@200wpm)___ 103(@250wpm)___ 86(@300wpm)
“We haven’t seen much of the doctor. I think he’s working on a cure, but since he stays locked up in his lab and sightings of him are rare, I can’t imagine he’s on the verge of anything.”
I reached across the table and picked up one of her hands, threading our fingers together. Then I tugged her out of her chair and around to me so I could pull her onto my lap. Cupping one of her cheeks, I stared into her eyes and admitted, “I hope he doesn’t come up with something to change you. There is nothing wrong with you, baby. You don’t need to be cured.” I petted her wings and ran my fingers through the soft feathers. “You’re the woman I dreamed about, with or without these gorgeous wings. I would want you any way I could get you, but I prefer you as you are now.”
Isla dropped her eyes down and shook her head. “Why would you want a monster?”
I grabbed her chin, forcing her eyes up to meet mine, and growled, “I’m tempted to spank your pretty little ass for saying that like it’s a bad thing.”
Isla’s jaw dropped, and she blinked rapidly, clearly stunned by my comment.
“Monster is in the eye of the beholder, baby. And in my eyes, it means sexy, brilliant and full of sass. Basically, completely perfect.”
Isla’s face flushed, and she beamed me before leaning in to plant a kiss on my lips. When she pulled back, I was tempted to grab her head and continue ravishing her mouth, but I knew if I did, I wouldn’t be able to stop.
“Why don’t you relax on the couch, baby? I’m just going to grab a quick shower, then we can decide what we want to do today.” I kept her in my arms as I got to my feet and carried her over to one of the tan suede couches and set her down. “I’ll be right back.”
In less than ten minutes, I was showered and dressed in jeans and a black T-shirt.
When I left the bedroom alcove and walked into the living room area, I was surprised to see Isla sitting at the little desk. As I sauntered closer, I noticed that she was going through the pile of drawings, slowly studying each one before setting it down and moving onto the next.
“I could never get it just right,” I mumbled, startling her. She gave a little shriek and tossed the paper in her hand, making me laugh as I quickly caught the drawing and set it down on the desk.
She turned and looked up at me, and I was grateful to see that she didn’t appear to be freaked out by my clear obsession with her.
“Will you let me draw you?” I blurted. Not helpful in toning down your obsession, Coop.
“Again?” she teased.
“Yes, because now I have the object of my fascination sitting right in front of me.”
Her expression turned soft and sweet. “How can I say no to that?”
I moved to pick up a pad and pencil, but she stopped me with a hand on my arm. “First, I’d like to take you into the sky.”
When I told Isla about the damage to my eyes, realization had dawned in hers, and I knew she’d figured out why I’d asked her to take me flying.
She stood and held out her hand, wiggling her fingers. I laughed and placed my palm in hers before lacing our fingers together, then we headed out into the woods. Once outside, she guided me to a spot in the grass where there was no tree cover and the sun shined down on us. Wearing a beautiful smile, she set my arm over her shoulders before wrapping hers around my waist. The next thing I knew, my feet were no longer on the ground, and we were soaring up to the clouds. I closed my eyes, enjoying the feel of the wind in my hair and the warmth of the sunshine on my face as we ascended.
“I always thought that flying was the closest I could get to heaven on earth,” I marveled as I opened my eyes and took in the beauty all around me. Especially the magnificent woman by my side.
When she glanced at me, I smirked and winked at her. “Now it comes in as a very close second.”
Isla raised an eyebrow and cocked her head to the side. “To what?”
I grinned roguishly and growled, “Your tight pussy squeezing the fuck out of my cock as we come together.”
My stomach jumped as we plummeted several stories, then I laughed as Isla got ahold of herself and flapped her wings to keep us steady.
“Well, that answers one of the burning questions in my mind.”
Isla gave me the side-eye as she dipped one wing down to change direction. “Question?” she queried cautiously.