Sherrilyn Kenyon: Love At First Bite

"I'm certain," he answered.

Anne sat back on her heels, looking rather stunned by what had just happened. "What should we do?"

There was only one thing to do. Get on with the rest of their lives. He took Anne's chilled hand in his and kissed her fingers. "I'm thinking we should be off to Gretna Green. I plan to marry you today, Lady Anne."

Her lips trembled when she smiled, but she was made of sturdier stuff than she knew. Then she frowned. "It has just occurred to me that you have no last name to give me, Merrick."

He thought on that, but only for a moment. "My name is Wulf, Merrick Wulf, and I'm thinking after we get ourselves wed, it's time to pay my half brothers a visit. We may need their help in the coming days."

Tears glistened in her eyes. "You would do that for me?"

Merrick pulled her into his arms. "I told you, I will do anything for you, Anne."

"Anything?" she asked, glancing up from beneath her lashes.

She was naked beneath the blanket and Merrick was thinking it wouldn't take him long to recover from becoming a man and only a man. He thought he knew what his lady love wanted.

"We've got all day to get to Gretna Green," he said, bending to kiss her. "What would you ask of me, Anne?"

She placed a finger against his lips to stop him. "I want to ride your horse, bareback, in nothing at all."

Merrick blinked down at her. It wasn't the start he'd imagined to their new life together, but as he'd promised, he could deny her nothing.

"And you will," he assured her, bending to kiss her again. "But later."