“Matthias.”
Just hearing my name on Maisy’s lips makes my heart feel like it’s going to punch through my chest.
“Love me tender and love me true.As long as you hold onto me, we can make it to the end.”
If only I could hold onto her.
Elvis swivels his hips."Uh huh.That’s real good.Now slip that ring on and tell her she ain't nothin' but your wife now."
Axel hands me the ring.I cup it in my palm to replace his scent with mine then slide it onto my bride’s finger.
My bride.
My wife.
Maisy.
Mine.
Maisy takes the white gold band that will be my wedding ring.Her hands are shaking, so I help her slip it onto my finger.
Elvis smacks his lips."By the power vested in me by the great state of Nevada and the spirit of rock and roll, you may kiss your bride.Thank you, thank you very much."
Hell, yes, I’m going to kiss my bride.I’m going to kiss her until her toes curl.
Just to make it seem real, of course.
Not because I need to taste that mouth more than I need to breathe.
I cup her perfect face in my hands.She sucks in a breath.I can hear both our heart rates speeding faster.Then, they beat in sync.
I lower my head, ready to claim her mouth rough and dirty like the heathen I am, only barely stopping myself just before I touch her lips.
“May I kiss you, Maisy?”I murmur.
She stops breathing.
I stop breathing.
I’ve scared her.Fuck.She’s way too intimidated to even know how to–
Maisy smashes her lips against mine.
I freeze for a moment, savoring the sensation.Savoring her consent.No, not just her consent–her desire.
Fate, how will I ever hold back?
It doesn’t matter.I’m not going to.I switch my hands from the gentle hold on her face to cup her nape and go in for the bear-kill.The searing kiss that will make her soak her panties and beg for more.
I immobilize her head, so I have all the control.My lips stroke across hers on an angle, once.Twice.Then I plunge my tongue between her lips to fuck her mouth with it.
She moans against my mouth.I drink it in.
That’s right, beautiful.I’m going to teach you what a real mouth-fucking is like.
I suck her lips, scrape my teeth across them, plunge my tongue in and out of her mouth.I wrap my arm around the back and yank her body flush against mine, so I can devour her.
Too late, I remember she’s probably never even been kissed.
