His loving gaze drifted downward. She wasn’t yet carrying his child as she had been in his dream, but starting tonight he planned to devote his every effort to the task.
He knew he was supposed to wait for the bishop to bless their union, but he already felt so blessed that he couldn’t wait another minute to claim his bride. Leaving Adrian and Cuthbert to exchange a bemused glance, he strode back down the aisle, ignoring the shocked gasps that followed him.
As he swept Portia into his arms, her merry ripple of laughter rang like bells through his soul. “Why, Mr. Kane, I don’t believe you’re supposed to kiss your bride until after you promise to love and cherish her for a lifetime.”
He gazed down at her, lovingly tracing every dear and familiar curve of her face. He had thought she was beautiful by candlelight and moonlight, but it had taken the sunlight to reveal her true radiance. “A lifetime won’t be long enough to love you. I told you once before that whether I was a vampire or a man, I would love you for all eternity.” He touched his lips to her brow. “My sweet…my darling…my angel…”
She drew back, scowling up at him through narrowed eyes. “If you say Prunella, we may be together for a lifetime but I can promise you I’ll make it feel like an eternity.”
“My sweet…my darling…my angel…” He tweaked the very tip of her nose, then pressed a meltingly tender kiss to her lips. “…my Bright Eyes.”
About the Author
New York Times bestselling author TERESA MEDEIROS wrote her first novel at the age of twenty-one and has since gone on to win the hearts of both readers and critics. A two-time recipient of the Waldenbooks Award for bestselling fiction, Teresa makes her home in Kentucky with her husband and two cats. You can visit her website at www.teresamedeiros.com.
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By Teresa Medeiros
THE VAMPIRE WHO LOVED ME
AFTER MIDNIGHT
YOURS UNTIL DAWN
ONE NIGHT OF SCANDAL
A KISS TO REMEMBER
THE BRIDE AND THE BEAST
CHARMING THE BEAST
NOBODY’S DARLING
TOUCH OF ENCHANTMENT
BREATH OF MAGIC
FAIREST OF THEM ALL
THIEF OF HEARTS
A WHISPER OF ROSES
ONCE AN ANGEL
HEATHER AND VELVET
SHADOWS AND LACE
LADY OF CONQUEST
Copyright
This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, organizations, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
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ePub Edition © SEPTEMBER 2006 ISBN: 9780061798276
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