The deep husk in his voice drew a responding heat in her core. She pressed against him, her sex needing the contact with his own hard and hot flesh.
"No, I merely seek my own pleasure."
The grin lighting his face grew positively feral. The sight called to her in a way that left her anticipating what was to come with an eagerness she'd never known before.
"Well, then, I shall do my best to give you that. After I've reached my own."
The brief spark of annoyance flared and faded. She didn't care anymore, she only wanted what he would give her. He'd already proven his masterful touch could inspire a ferocious desire that shattered her awareness of everything but him. She found she rather liked it, though the tiny voice of reason continued to warn of the danger that lie in such feelings. At that moment, he thrust his hips toward her, the heat of his hard shaft sliding along her sex chasing any remnants of caution to the wind.
Ari continued to move slowly against her, stirring her to the fever pitch of moments before. She arched toward him, pressing her mouth against his neck and kissing and licking the salty, heated skin. A wild quivering swept over him before he stilled.
She drew away and lifted her questioning gaze to his.
"Why did you stop?"
***
Ari ground his teeth to hold the climax threatening to explode at bay. The husky question, laced with frustration, combined with the feel of her slick and hot pussy, threatened to sever the already tenuous hold on the reins of his control and he wasn't even inside her yet. Her feisty passion combined with a healthy portion of innocence unleashed something primal within him he couldn't name.
"I am not yet ready." He forced the words through his clenched jaw, inhaling sharply when she undulated toward him, the flesh of her sex surrounding him nearly as delightful as if he were fully engulfed in her sheath.
He grabbed her hips. "Remain still."
The fire of annoyance flared in her dark gaze, but she said nothing. Was that a curt nod indicating he should continue, or merely a way to protect herself from more discomfort? Strangely, he sensed a struggle within her, one to hold back. How he understood she was as caught in the torrent as he, he'd never know for sure, but the instinct gave him the strength he needed to contain his riotous lust. A few more deep breaths and he was once more eager to continue without the threat of ending the joining too soon.
He slid one hand to her pussy, stroking the swollen flesh surrounding him. In a few moments, he would be completely inside her, her sweet sheath completely enclosing his cock. Beneath him, Thora moaned and trembled, her legs wrapped tight around his back. He barely had room to move, but somehow managed to shift enough so the tip of his cock rested at her opening.
He reached up and brushed the hair from her face. Her gaze snapped to his and in the depths of her dark eyes, he read the same passion that held him just as tenaciously.
"This will hurt."
Several moments passed before she responded.
"Do it. Now."
He wasted not a second more and thrust hard, taking her innocence in one stroke. She cried out. Now embedded within her heat, Ari forced himself to remain motionless to allow her to adjust to his invasion, though he desperately wanted to drive still more deeply into her body.
He studied her, eyes tightly shut, vestiges of pain lining her face. "Thora, look at me."
Slowly, her eyes opened and despite the pain pulling taut across her cheeks, he saw passion still flaming in her stare.
"Only pleasure now. I promise."
He didn't wait for her response, merely shifted inside her, a hint of the way he wanted to take her. Her eyes widened, a hoarse moan shaking out of her. He eased back, savoring her cry of delight, then slowly slid deeper within her.
"Oh, yes!"
Her shout surprised him, encouraged him to increase his tempo, to take them both to the pinnacle promised by the sensations already assaulting them. The feel of her fingers scratching along the back of his neck enflamed him further. He took her mouth in a bruising kiss, silencing her needy cries as he stroked within her. Her tongue thrust against his, mimicking his own actions, driving him on. Each of her muffled shouts vibrated within him, in time with the furious rhythm that tossed him in every direction, until the feel of her sex clenching hard on his cock sent him into a blinding release. He pulled away from her mouth, his exultant cry echoing with hers, the force of his climax filled with a force that made him feel as though he soared high above Midgard. Beneath him, Thora rocked and shuddered, her own cries resembling the sharp sound of the long lur horns, sending shivers along his spine and adding to the tumult overtaking him.
It seemed hours passed before Ari's breathing and heart steadied, and he resisted the urge to collapse upon her. Her lips sought and found his once more, a sweet ending to the fiery passion that had consumed them both, one that left him sated and complete. Content. Relaxed in ways he hadn't been in years. He forced his trembling arms to hold him as he shifted, not yet willing to relinquish the warmth of her body. As if attuned to his desires, she tightened herself around him. Somehow, he managed to slide to his back, his softening cock still buried within her. With a shift of his hips, Thora now rested atop him, her head nestled against his neck. He drew her bound hands from around his neck. She snuggled closer, somehow finding his fingers and twining hers with them.
Why did he find himself wishing he could savor this delight for the rest of his days?
CHAPTER FIVE
Sunlight filtered through Thora's sleep. She'd much prefer to remain in slumber, but the lick of a raspy tongue on her cheek roused her. An attempt to stretch stopped when she butted against the warmth of a solid chest. A man's chest. Ari's chest.
She forced her eyes open, squinting against the bright sun. Kati loomed over them. Thora noted the way Ari's arms held tight around her waist, pressing her close. Her hands, still bound by his belt, rested on his chest. He no longer held the tail of her bonds.
