“Notyet.”Islid her panties down.Thescent of her arousal almost made me whimper.Thehunger to claim her grew fierce. “Butsoon.”
Ikissed her knee and slowly moved up one inner thigh.AsImoved higher, she tensed, as if breathless with anticipation.AlthoughIdesperately wanted to taste her,Imoved to her other leg and kissed down it.WhileIslowly drove her wild, she arched her body.
Shemoaned. “Nowyou’re definitely tormenting me.”
“Andme too.”Iinhaled her intoxicating scent, one that could drug me. “Butno more.”Imoved between her legs and tasted her the wayI’dbeen longing to do.Alow, feral-sounding moan escaped me, and she released a soft sigh.
Icontinued to explore her, using both my hands and mouth to see what she liked.Herincreasing moans encouraged me to continue.Whenher body coiled, limbs taut with the building pressure, she shattered with a ragged cry and her body quivered.
Iwas now as hard as stone and desperate to be inside her.Pullingaway,Igave her a moment to recover whileIrolled a condom onto my shaft.WhenImoved back over her, she gazed up at me with a rapturous expression that almost leveled me.
“Ineed you,Valen,” she said, her voice low.
Imoved between her legs, rubbing the head against her wet folds. “Youwant this,”Imurmured.
“Valen.”Shepulled me closer, encouraging me to slide inside her. “Now.”
Ipushed in slowly, giving her time to adjust.Iedged in deeper.WhenIwas fully buried inside her sweet body,Ipaused.
“Yes,” she cried and wrapped her legs around my waist.
Mywolf ran on pure instinct.Claimher.
No.Shedoesn’t want that.Ididn’t want that.ButIwas no longer sure why.AllIknew was thatIwanted this woman, and the urge to mark her as mine was almost overwhelming.
Ilowered my forehead to hers for a moment to regain some composure.Cassandraarched her body beneath me, encouraging me to move.AsIrocked in and out of her, primal instincts roared louder.Iwanted her and didn’t want anyone else to touch her.Shewas mine.
Wasit possible that what my wolf claimed was true?
Itcouldn’t be.Besides, now wasn’t the time for any coherent thought, not when she felt so damn good.Althoughwe’d only met a short time ago, somehow it felt that we were revealing our souls little by little to each other.
Crazy.Iknew it was.Idismissed that insane thought.
Witheach thrust,Isensed myself losing control over the rational side of me.Turningmore feral like when my wolf ran without restraint beneath the full moon.Somethingwas going on here, something fierce and primitive thatIcouldn’t understand or explain.
Itstripped away my excuses to dismissCassandraas simply a womanIwas interested in.Shewas more—so much more.
Shewas my—
Needthrobbed and desire rose.Ibucked harder, lifting her lower body off the bed.Shegrinded against me, chasing her pleasure, as she found the right friction that drove her wild.Itwas so fuckin’ hot.
Ourpace quickened.Asshe grew close, she clung to me.Thenshe released a low cry, and her body shuddered.
Asher walls pulsed around me, the pressure inside me grew more explosive.Icouldn’t hold back any longer.Aclimax roared through my body, exploding with a force that made me tremble.Adeep growl emanated from within my chest asIpumped every last bit of my release inside her.
AfterIlowered myself, careful not to crush her with my weight, our hearts pounded together.Ourbodies were slick and hot.Herrapid breaths fanned my cheek.Shetraced a lazy trail down my back with light fingers and then settled her hand near my waist.Thatsimple touch soothed me while the rest of my body recovered from that explosive encounter.
“Wow,” she murmured. “Thatwas—wow.”
“Exactly.”Icouldn’t add anything else coherent.
“Incredible,” she added.
“Incredible,”Iagreed.
AfterIrolled off her,Idisposed of the condom.ThenIclimbed back into bed and spooned her from behind.WhileIheld her, my brain fried with informationIthought impossible until now.Whatmy wolf had insisted,Irealized was true.Thisbeautiful witch who had stepped into my world for a magical weekend was my—mate.Howto process that information was as easy as trying to solve a riddle in a languageIdidn’t speak.
Abigger questionIhad to deal with—what the hell didIdo now?
