I shivered in anticipation. Those weren’t regular, human teeth. They were elongated, like a tiger’s.
“Yes,” I mumbled, angling my head to give him more space.
He ran his teeth back up, and I begged for more.
“Yes…please…”
I wasn’t actually sure what I was begging for, only that I needed it badly.
“Are you sure?” Roux rasped in my ear.
Of course I was sure, though I couldn’t name what I was starving for.
“It’s forever, Gen,” he warned.
I nodded stupidly. We’d already givenforevera thumbs-up. So, what was the holdup?
Then I realized what he meant. A mating bite.
The notion ought to have filled me with fear, but it didn’t.
Roux scraped his teeth along my neck again, breathing harder than ever. Then he tensed, muttered to himself, and kissed me instead.
“Not tonight.”
“Who says?” I protested.
“Believe me, I want it too. But we ought to wait.”
I shook my head. “Waiting is also overrated.”
He kissed the light scratches on my neck.
“Picture how good it will be when we’re not exhausted. When we’ve had a good day. When things are settled.”
I could have screamed, but then I remembered all the times he’d saved me from myself. Was this another one?
“In case you haven’t noticed, delayed gratification is not my thing.”
He chuckled. “Oh, I noticed. But we don’t have to wait a long time. Just for therighttime.”
I slumped. “I hate it when you’re right.”
Then I pictured a moonlight walk. A slow dance. Candles. Clean sheets. A fire crackling in the fireplace.
Maybe waiting wouldn’t be so bad after all.
“I’ll make it up to you. I promise.” He snuck a hand along my ribs to cup my breast. “Now, where were we?”
I bumped back against him.
“Right…about…here,” I squeaked when he pushed back into me.
That was the last thing I said for a long time, and the only sound was the quiet creak of the bed as we worked our wayback into a steady rhythm. No talking, just panting. Touching. Needing.
“Yes…” I moaned as an inferno raged inside me.
Roux slammed into me again and again, and I rocked back, amplifying every thrust. Our steady rhythm faltered, then went completely haywire.
