“Baby, I’m so close,” he grunted, his gorgeous eyes half-lidded as he watched me.
I hummed around him, and that was all it took to send him over the edge.
“Shade!” he cried, thrusting gently as he came.
I took it all, relishing in the knowledge that this version of him was mine and mine alone. I would be the only one who would ever see him in this state of utter bliss from this day forward. I would be the only one to bring him this pleasure.
He lay back, pulling me up and wrapping his arms around me. I could feel his heart beating frantically beneath my palm as he ran a hand softly through my hair.
“That was amazing,” he breathed.
“Really?” I asked. “You aren’t just saying that?”
“Baby, that was incredible,” he chuckled. “Easily the best experience of my life.”
I smiled, snuggling into him as we lay there in comfortable silence.
I knew that he’d been with other she-wolves before me, and though it didn’t bother me, I was concerned about not meeting his expectations. What if I wasn’t any good? I didn’t want him to be disappointed when we actually went all the way.
“What was your first time like?” I asked softly, running a finger along his arm.
He shifted nervously. “Uncomfortable.”
“The question or your first time?” I pressed, giggling at the sudden awkwardness in his demeanor.
“Both,” he finally replied.
“I was just curious,” I admitted. “You don’t have to answer if you don’t want to.”
He sighed, shaking his head and weaving our fingers together as he rested them on his chest.
“It’s just awkward to talk about with you,” he answered. “They say you’ll regret it if you don’t wait for your mate, but when you’re young and have all these hormones raging, you convince yourself it’s fine and will still be special when you find your mate. But they’re right. I wish I had waited for you.”
“I don’t hold it against you,” I said softly.
“You don’t?” “Of course not,” I replied. “I didn’t have much of a choice in waiting. No one at Thunder Moon ever had any interest in me, but who knows what might have happened if I hadn’t been such an outcast. I was only asking because our first time will be the marking ceremony, and I don’t know what to expect.”
He lay there for a moment, digesting my words. I could almost see the wheels turning in his mind.
“It was…it was awkward,” he said carefully. “We were both virgins and didn’t have a clue what we were doing. I mean, you think you know how things should go, but it’s never like what you imagine it to be when you’re young.” He rubbed the back of his neck. “We broke up two days later because we were both so embarrassed.”
“Then maybe it’s a good thing we aren’t both virgins,” I remarked thoughtfully, causing him to laugh.
“Yeah, perhaps you’re right,” he chuckled. “It won’t be that way with us. I promise. I’ll do everything I can to make this the memorable, romantic moment you deserve.”
He kissed the top of my head, hugging me tightly before he jumped out of bed. I rose up on my elbow and watched him pull on a pair of shorts before he held a hand out to me.
“Come on,” he said, helping me up and pulling me toward the door. “I know just how to help you get rid of some of that stress.”
Howling
SHADE
“Where are we going,” I giggled as he led me down the stairs and out the front door.
“For a run,” he replied with a playful wink.
I grinned as we made our way toward the tree line and shifted into our wolves. A run sounded perfect.
