Winter's Mate: Fated on Ice
Then my right cheek, my left cheek, and the tip of my nose; then his lips found mine, and he kissed me slowly, deeply, yet sensually, as if he were pouring everything into it, and I kissed him back with trembling lips, trying to give him everything I was feeling too.
When we finally pulled apart, Jude smiled and tucked a strand of hair behind my ear.
"I'm the strongest fighter in the pack, sweetheart," he said, and his voice was calm. “Whoever Carter brings to that arena, it doesn’t matter. I'm going to win."
He said it with such complete certainty, and then he grinned. That cocky, confident grin that was so uniquely Jude, and it made my heart ache with love for him even in the middle of all