(Ashley’s POV)
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I did not know when I fell asleep. We were making love endlessly all night with Nikolai sucking the energy out of me. I felt drained and tired.
I could feel some warmth covering my body. I knew it was him doing his best not wanting me to freeze to death in this awfully cold country. My head rested on his arm as he wrapped me closely on his chest.
With my eyes still closed, I could hear his heart beating calmly. He was still asleep. Alive.
I could not remember much on what happened after he bit me, marking me to be his. It did not hurt me as much as I thought it would be. Just a little tingling sensation down my spine. He kept his word in doing it gently.
But, I guessed things got heated up after he tasted my blood. I could feel him stronger and firmly held me on the
