We barely make it inside before I'm on her, backing heragainst the door, kissing her like I've been starving for it. Her hands are in my hair, legs wrapping around my waist as I lift her.
"Bedroom," she gasps. "Now."
We stumble down the stairs to my room. I kick the door closed behind us and set her on the bed.
"Wait," she says. "I want... give me a second."
She strips off her jacket, then the jersey. Then she's shedding the rest of her clothes until she's standing there wearing nothing but the pendant.
"Fuck, Maya."
"Just the pendant," she says. "I want to wear just this."
I'm out of my clothes in record time, before I pull her back onto the bed, covering her body with mine.
"I love you," I say, settling between her legs. "So fucking much."
"I love you too."
I kiss her deep and slow and full of everything I feel. My hand slides between us, finding her wet and ready.
"Always ready for me," I murmur against her mouth.
"Always."
I work her with my fingers, watching her face as pleasure builds. The pendant shifts with her breathing, the wolf catching the light with every rise of her chest.
"Jackson. Please."
"Please, what?"
"Inside me. I need you inside me."
I position myself at her entrance and push in slowly, watching her eyes go dark as I fill her.
"I love you," I say again, because I can't stop saying it. "You're everything, Stardust."
"I love you." She's already moving, hips rolling to take me deeper. "God, I love you so much."
We move together, not desperate or rushed but slow andsteady and full of love. Every thrust is a promise, every kiss is a confession.
"You feel so perfect," I say, buried deep inside her. "Like you were made for me."
"I am."
I slide my hand between our bodies, find her clit, and work it in rhythm with my thrusts.
"Come for me," I say. "I want to feel you fall apart."
"Jackson—"
"I've got you. I've always got you."
She comes with my name on her lips, clenching around me. The sensation sends me over the edge right behind her.
We collapse together, both breathing hard, both shaking.
I don't pull out, just stay buried inside her, the pendant pressed between our chests.
