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I appreciate it, but I don’t want to impose.”

Bella waved a dismissive hand. “I’m a lonely widow, and I welcome the company.” She patted Eleanor’s arm. “Having you here lifts my spirits.” She smiled. “I feel lighter than I have in weeks.”

“I’m glad.” She really was. For once, her compulsion ability had a positive effect on someone’s life.

“If you need me, I’ll be in the living room.” Bella opened the office door and stepped out.

“Thank you.”

“You’re welcome, dear.” She closed the door behind her.

28

Rufsur

“What would you like for breakfast?” Edna asked.

As she opened the fridge and scanned the selection, Rufsur scanned her ass. It was a very fine ass, and since she wasn’t wearing pants, he had a nice view of it through the long T-shirt she’d pulled on after their joined shower.

“Well?” She looked at him over the shoulder.

As her hair dried, it was starting to curl at the bottom, and he thought that she looked very fetching like that.

“Rufsur, stop looking at me with that goofy smile on your face and tell me what you want to eat.”

“You.”

Edna rolled her eyes, but her lips twitched with a suppressed smile. “You are incorrigible. I can make you scrambled eggs and toast.”

“That’s fine, but I’d rather eat you.”

Shaking her head, she pulled a carton of eggs and a stick of butter out of the fridge. “Aren’t you tired of that dish? You feasted on me last night and again this morning.”

“I will never get enough.”

“I can hear your stomach growling from over here.” She cast him a lascivious glance, her eyes roaming over his bare torso. “If you want to keep up with me, you need to fuel up.”

After their shower, he hadn’t bothered with putting on his shirt or his underwear, and only pulled his pants on. Edna loved his muscular chest, and he loved taunting her with it.

Flexing his abs, he rubbed his hand over them. “I think we’ve already proven who’s the winner of that game.”

“Yeah, yeah.” She dropped a chunk of butter into the pan. “But you won’t be for long if you starve.”

Morning post-sex banter was fun. Edna was relaxed, which proved that he’d been right about her needing a good schtupping. If he softened her enough to let him do that for her twice a month, the days of her pinched expression would be over.

Kian should thank him.

Except, two to three nights every two weeks were not going to be enough for either of them, not if they were exclusive. He couldn’t even think about being with another woman, and hopefully Edna had no plans for slaking her needs with a human male because he would have to kill the poor schmuck.

“I need to ask something of you.” He rubbed his hand over the back of his neck.

“Do you also want sausage with your eggs? I can defrost some.”

“It’s not about food. As long as we are seeing each other, I need you to promise me exclusivity.”

She chuckled. “Before you barreled into my life, I went so long without that I can’t remember the last time I was with a man. You have nothing to worry about.”

That wasn’t the answer he wanted, but it would have to suffice.

“What about you?” She cast him a sidelong glance.

“I couldn’t even if I wanted to, and I don’t. You are the only one I want.”

“Damn.” The egg she’d been holding cracked in her palm. “You’ve bonded with me.” She tossed it in the sink and rinsed her hand. “That’s precisely why I was trying to stay away from you.” She turned the burner off and came to sit next to him at the kitchen counter. “What are we going to do now?”

“I don’t know what’s the big deal. Isn’t it what every woman wants? A guy who is exclusively hers and is not interested in other women?”

She reached for his hand and clasped it. “For a human, it wouldn’t have been a big deal. For an immortal, it is. This is not a temporary thing, Rufsur, this is forever. And I might have bonded with you as well, but it’s harder for me to tell since I didn’t have cravings for other men before, so I don’t feel differently now.”

That was good to hear, but he still didn’t know whether Edna felt the bond or not, and until she admitted it, he was going to play it dumb.

Frankly, he didn’t understand how they could have bonded without being in love first. Or maybe he was already in