Mine To Hold (30 page)

But without her, I don’t have a life.

“Noah?” Claire whispered as alarm flickered
in her gaze.

He tensed and leaned toward her. Then Noah
became aware of the silence. All around them.

“You’re supposed to repeat after him,” Claire
said, nibbling her lower lip. “I…is everything okay? You
haven’t…haven’t changed your mind?”

“Hell, no, I haven’t.” He’d just gotten lost
in her eyes, and he hadn’t heard a word the Justice of the Peace
said. He curled his fingers under her chin and kissed her. A deep,
long kiss, as he savored the sweetness that was his Claire.

The Justice of the Peace cleared his throat.
“That comes later.”

No, it came any damn time Noah wanted.

After a moment, after he’d enjoyed her, Noah
lifted his head. The uncertainty was gone from Claire’s gaze.

“Ah…repeat after me,” the Justice mumbled.
“I, Noah Robert York, take Claire Cassandra Kramer to be my
lawfully wedded wife, to have and to hold—”

“To hold forever,” Noah promised her, cutting
through the other man’s words. “I’ll love you forever, Claire.”

She smiled at him. Her lower lip curled. The
dimples winked. Her eyes glinted.

And he knew that he’d spend the rest of his
life loving this woman.

Claire was his, and that was only fitting
because the woman truly owned him, body and soul.

###

Author’s Note

Thank you so much for taking the time to read
MINE TO HOLD. I hope you enjoyed the story. If you would like to
learn about my upcoming releases, you can subscribe to my
newsletter (
http://www.cynthiaeden.com/newsletter/
).
You can also visit my website (
www.cynthiaeden.com
) for
information about my books.

Excerpt

Want to try one of Cynthia Eden’s sexy paranormal
tales? A VAMPIRE’S CHRISTMAS CAROL will be available on
11/11/13…but you can read this excerpt now:

Unedited Excerpt from A VAMPIRE’S CHRISTMAS CAROL by
Cynthia Eden

Lust clawed through him. The need, the
red-hot desire, seemed to burn Ben from the inside. He grabbed
Addison and yanked her against him. His mouth locked on hers. He’d
always tried to be so careful with her in the past. He’d played the
gentleman because she
mattered.

He wasn’t a gentleman any longer. Ben wasn’t
even sure what he was. He just knew he needed Addison naked, and he
had to be
in
her.

He carried her back to his bedroom. He
ignored the glittering New York skyline. She was the only thing he
could see. Desire pounded through him. His cock was so swollen that
he hurt and—

His teeth were extending. Stretching in his
mouth.

Ben dropped Addison on the bed and stepped
back, horrified.

What is happening to me?

“Ben?” Addison sat up on the bed and pushed
back her blond hair. “What’s wrong?”

She was so beautiful staring up at him.
Looking at him with those wide, dark eyes.

I’m going to hurt her.
He grabbed
tight for the control that he’d held so easily in the past. Only
that control was broken. Shattered. “You need to leave.”

Addison sucked in a sharp breath. Pain
flashed over her face. “I thought…you said you loved me.”

He did love her, and that was why she needed
to get the fuck away from him. “Something is different.” He turned
away from her so that she wouldn’t see the fangs that were now
fully extended.

Fangs. When did I get fangs?

***

A VAMPIRE’S CHRISTMAS CAROL
Available on 11/11/13

This holiday season has bite…

Her Works

E-book only titles by Cynthia Eden

• BOUND IN DEATH
  

• BLEED FOR ME
  

• FOREVER BOUND (A Vampire & Werewolf
  Romance Anthology that includes the following titles: BOUND BY
  BLOOD, BOUND IN DARKESSS, BOUND IN SIN and BOUND BY THE NIGHT)
  

Please note: All of the BOUND stories are also
available separately:

• BOUND BY BLOOD
  

• BOUND IN DARKNESS
  

• BOUND IN SIN
  

• BOUND BY THE NIGHT
  

List of Cynthia Eden's romantic suspense titles:

• MINE TO TAKE (Mine, Book 1)
  

• MINE TO KEEP (Mine, Book 2)
  

• FIRST TASTE OF DARKNESS
  

• DIE FOR ME
  

• DEADLY FEAR (Deadly, Book 1)
  

• DEADLY HEAT (Deadly, Book 2)
  

• DEADLY LIES (Deadly, Book 3)
  

• ALPHA ONE (Shadow Agents, Book 1)
  

• GUARDIAN RANGER (Shadow Agents, Book 2)
  

• SHARPSHOOTER (Shadow Agents, Book 3)
  

• GLITTER AND GUNFIRE (Shadow Agents, Book
  4)
  

List of Cynthia Eden's paranormal romance
titles:

• THE WOLF WITHIN
  

• HOWL FOR IT
  

• ANGEL OF DARKNESS (Fallen, Book 1)
  

• ANGEL BETRAYED (Fallen, Book 2)
  

• ANGEL IN CHAINS (Fallen, Book 3)
  

• AVENGING ANGEL (Fallen, Book 4)
  

• NEVER CRY WOLF
  

• ETERNAL HUNTER (Night Watch, Book 1)
  

• I'LL BE SLAYING YOU (Night Watch, Book
  2)
  

• ETERNAL FLAME (Night Watch, Book 3)
  

• HOTTER AFTER MIDNIGHT (Midnight, Book 1)
  

• MIDNIGHT SINS (Midnight, Book 2)
  

• MIDNIGHT'S MASTER (Midnight, Book 3)
  

• IMMORTAL DANGER
  

• WHEN HE WAS BAD (anthology)
  

• EVERLASTING BAD BOYS (anthology)
  

• BELONG TO THE NIGHT (anthology)
  

About The Author

Award-winning author Cynthia Eden writes dark
tales of paranormal romance and romantic suspense. She is a
New
York Times, USA Today, Digital Book World,
and
IndieReader
best-seller.  Cynthia is also a two-time
finalist for the RITA® award (she was a finalist both in the
romantic suspense category and in the paranormal romance category).
Since she began writing full-time in 2005, Cynthia has written over
thirty novels and novellas.

Cynthia is a southern girl who loves horror
movies, chocolate, and happy endings. More information about
Cynthia and her books may be found at: http://www.cynthiaeden.com
or on her Facebook page at:
http://www.facebook.com/cynthiaedenfanpage. Cynthia is also on
Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/cynthiaeden.