“Stand back,” Jake said as he came up behind her.
She took a step back, and Jake smashed his sword down on the charm, effectively breaking it into hundreds of pieces.
The sea witch crab let out a strangled cry as pin points of light started shooting out from inside of her. Jake pushed Coral down to the snowy ground and covered her with his body. The ground shook with what felt like an explosion,and Coral fought to find her breath as Jake’s weight settled on top of her.
Suddenly, everything was quiet, and Coral was only aware of Jake’s labored breathing in her ear. He slowly got up off of her and helped her to her feet. As she stood, she thought she glimpsed a large silver wolf retreating through the trees, but she couldn’t be too sure of what she saw.
She looked back towards where the sea witch crab had been only to find a large circle of melted snow, the grass green and wet where the witch once stood.
Faye and Redd were twirling and dancing in the circle.
Jake pulled Coral into his arms. “Aren’t you going to join your friends in their victory dance?” He released her, and Coral laughed and ran to join them.
Jake kneltbeside the fire and added another log before pulling the screen shut in front. He glanced back to where Coral sat on the couch. She pulled off her shoes and stripped off her wet socks, and they hit the floor with a thud.
He walked over and pulled her to her feet. “Didn’t you already get scolded for going outside without being properly dressed for the weather?” he teased.
Her face flushed and he assumed she was recalling their first meeting, when Bertram had threatened to spank her for being out in the cold in a sweatshirt. “I was sort of in a rush. My bumbling boyfriend got himself kidnapped.” She puffed her chest up at him and failed at holding in her laughter.
“Bumbling, huh?” He lifted her off her feet and she squealed. He tossed her on the bed and hooked his fingers in the waistband of her pants. Whisking them and her panties off in one motion, he grinned down at her. “Who’s bumbling now?”
She giggled in response and tried to rise from the bed, but Jake pushed her back down.
“Let’s get you out of these wet clothes,” he said. He pulled her shirt over her head, then snapped off her bra before shucking his own clothes and lying down beside her.
“Thanks for saving me, Jake,” she whispered.
He gave her a look. “You girls had it handled. But I’m glad I was there to help. I guess I should thank you for saving me.”
“Yeah, good thing I was there!” She gave him a crooked grin. “You should keep me around in case you find yourself in trouble again. You might need more saving.”
He returned her smile and rolled her onto her tummy. “You’re the one who can’t keep herself out of trouble.” He brought his hand down in a loud smack on her naked butt. “But I don’t mind too much.”
Coral giggled and wiggled her bottom up at him. He responded by peppering her cheeks in a flurry of slaps. She continued to laugh at his playful tap—until he brought his hand down with more intensity. He spanked her hard two more times before she looked at him over her shoulder. He smiled at her confused look. “I just can’t keep my hands off your sexy ass.”
She giggled and rolled onto her back, squirming out of his hold.
“There’s plenty of other parts of me that wouldn’t mind having your hands on them,” she said.
He came up to his knees and grabbed her ankles. He pulled her legs up and spanked her with his hand as she let out a surprised yelp. He paddled one side, then the other, until she was begging him to stop. Then he released her ankles, letting her legs fall back to the bed, and caught her lips in a deep kiss.
“I’m done spanking when I’m done, not just becauseyou’re horny,” he said, following up with a smile, hoping she caught the teasing tone in his voice.
“Yes, sir,” she said in a sultry tone and opened her legs to him, “whatever you say.” She pulled him closer to her, and he positioned himself in front of her.
Jake brought his body over hers, but then started to pull away. “I forgot to get a condom,” he said.
She pulled him back down. “It’s fine. I’m on birth control.”
He situated himself back between her legs and ran his hands down her body. “Maybe we could talk about you going off of that after the wedding,” he told her.
Her eyes widened in surprise. “Whose wedding?”
“Our wedding.” He wrapped his hands around her hips as he sank his length into her. “I’d be a fool to let you get away.”
She let out a moan of pleasure, then ran her nails down his naked chest. “I’d be a fool to leave.”
“I love you, my little water nymph.”
