Chapter 79. Bella POV

When I've got myself back to some kind of normality I see Lucien has laid down next to me on the bed, his eyes taking in my face. His solid jaw and face are unsmiling but his happiness is beaming out of his eyes. He isn't one for giddy boyish antics, everything is so serious and considered.

He is so huge he takes up three-quarters of the space but I love it. I cannot stop ogling his size, the protective instinct of his to wrap me up in his arms made me feel like I had my own safe cocoon.

I was dying to leap at him, to bring him to a swift, shuddering, jolting ecstasy but instead, he wrapped me up in the crook of his arm. His hand found mine and our fingers intertwined. I softly felt the end of each finger, remembering how each tip cast a different sensual sensation upon my skin.

Nestled against that huge body, my breasts pressed against his ribcage I allowed my free hand to rest on his huge pecs.

Solid and unyielding muscle, yet the heartbeat beneath