Jakob knew, even as he kissed her, that this was the moment everything tipped past recovery. There was no careful path forward anymore, only the truth he had tried to outrun.
This was no longer a matter of choice. It was simply a matter of time. And that was one thing that he knew he had to take slowly. Even in her eagerness to return his passion, he could feel her uncertainty and hesitancy from inexperience. If he moved too fast, he would lose her altogether.
Slowly, they helped each other remove their clothes. Her cheeks were flushed as they stood in front of each other naked. A log crackled in the fireplace in the moments he waited for her to adjust. Finally she met his eyes in encouragement to continue.
She was beautiful and so soft as he rubbed his hand across her shoulder and then down to cup her breast. He knew he hadto move slowly but his restraint was being sorely tested. He pushed her back onto the bed and ran a finger up her belly.
Take her, his dragon demanded.
All in good time. Her hand ran through the hair on his chest, and she leaned over and kissed his shoulder.
“I’m sorry,” she whispered with her face hidden.
He stroked her hair out of the way. “For what?”
“This. You’re used to women who know what to do. I’ve never…you know. Done this before.”
He kissed her softly. “It’s okay. I much prefer you to anyone.” With her next to him, he couldn’t even remember any of the other women who had shared his bed.
She shifted against him and ran her hand over his chest. Primal urges took over, and he rolled enough that she was under him, looking up with those beautiful eyes and he saw the same desire he felt reflected in them. She reached up and traced his face while his hand fondled her breast.
A little gasp escaped as he gave her hardened nipple a little tweak between his fingers. Passion flared, and he lowered his mouth, suddenly anxious to taste her in a way he hadn’t yet. One with pure want. Her mouth was warm and needy, and she returned his kisses with the same urgency and need that he felt. She wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him in closer. Their kiss deepened, and he lost himself in the passion he felt all the way to his dragon.
His dragon roared with need, but Jakob fought back the urge to claim. Mallory needed finesse, not just the primal act of sex.
His hands caressed her hips and thighs as he continued to suckle on her breasts. She tried to pull him up so she could kiss him again, but instead he pushed her back against the bed. He caught her ankles and pushed them up against her thighs before he lowered himself between her legs.
Little butterfly kisses placed all the up her inner thighs drove her crazy. His tongue touched her most sensitive spot as he took his first taste of her. She writhed on the bed as his tongue teased and explored each nook and valley of her womanhood. Every time he swiped across the sweet spot, her breath would hiss as waves of sensation passed through her.
“Jakob! I…oh…” Her body stiffened and her fingers pulled at his hair.
He moved back up beside her and he teased her with his fingers until her breathing was no more than heavy pants. “I need you to be good and wet so I don’t hurt you.”
“I’m…oh…I’m…wet…” she begged.
Her legs wrapped around him and pulled their bodies together without breaking contact. He was already hard against her, and instinct took over at her insistence. He guided himself to her opening and paused. He could feel her heat, but he knew this was the moment.
He kissed her, gently at first, with his tongue teasing hers. When she deepened the embrace, he moved. She was hot and wet as he entered her, and she let out a slight moan at the initial pain before she went back into the kiss.
He moved in and out slowly at first, until she bucked her hips to give greater access. Their kisses became more hot and needy, and she clung to him like a woman drowning. Faster anddeeper he plunged until they climaxed together, and their cries of pleasure echoed through his chambers.
When their breathing finally calmed, he pulled her close and held her as she relaxed against him.
“That was beautiful,” she murmured. “I’m so glad my first time was with you.”
He wanted to correct her and say every time was going to be with him. He couldn't remember sex ever being better or so fulfilling as he buried his face in her hair. She mumbled something before she snuggled down, and he didn't even feel the need to know what she had said. He knew they were both satisfied. They were complete together, and he never wanted this night to end.
She spooned against him and pulled his arm over her. He pulled her tight against him, and they both sighed happily as they drifted back off to sleep. Even in his sleep, Jakob found a sense of contentment that he hadn't even known was missing from his life.
Even his dragon sighed with happiness.
He wanted the feeling to last forever, and he never wanted to lose the woman at his side.
CHAPTER 16
Mallory
Mallory had learned in the past twenty-four hours that there were many kinds of silence.
