His husky, half-human, half-beast growl danced against my ear while his hot breath caressed the sensitive curve of my neck with each word. Like a ripple effect, every tiny hair on my body stood on end, my nipples tightening in response, and I couldn’t help myself from looking at him through the mirror.
He pinned me with his ardent gaze.
“See? Adorable.”
His lip quivered with Starlight’s teasing, but he narrowed his eyes, staring at me harder.
“Shit, he noticed the change.”I freaked out.
Pulling back, he gripped my waist and turned me around, reaching for my face while his intense gaze observed me. His expression transformed when he fully took in the two colors of my eyes.
Everything inside me tensed, waiting for his verdict, and I hated that I cared so much what he thought of me. No man would ever define who I was but damn it if I didn’t want him to love me like this too.
“Not that I’ve assumed he loves me,”I clarified for Starlight’s sake. “I mean it more like if he wants me as Natasha, and as Starlight, then he may want me a bit as Natalia too because let’s face it, I’m extremely hot, and he?—"
“Give it a rest, Bitch. You are rambling… Just admit it. You want him, bad.”
“He’s your mate, not mine…”I argued so weakly that it was truly embarrassing.
Hannes’s expression softened with our banter, and a mesmerizing smile curved his full lips.
Goddess, why was he so fucking hot?
His touch shifted on my face, his thumb resting on my jaw while his fingertips began to stroke the side of my neck.
“I love it when he does that…”
Me too, but I was too busy feeling the rush of maddening tingles he unleashed spread down my neck, my breasts, and the rest of my body. My already tight nipples ached against the cold silk, sending need straight to my core until desire pooled between my thighs.
“You are extraordinary…” he whispered only an inch away.
Slowly, Hannes tilted his head, his darkening gaze devouring me for a second before he claimed my mouth as his. Lifting my arms to rest over his shoulders, I pulled him in by the neck with every ounce of need swirling through my being.
This kiss was different.
It was dominant, possessive, and demanding as he bit my lower lip, letting me know I belonged to him. As his tongue swept over mine, Hannes’s hands slipped under my Cami, his fingertips tracing my ribs and my body sang for him.
Short of breath, I pulled him impossibly closer, and when our bodies pressed against the other, I was pleasantly surprised to feel that only thin cotton pants blocked him from me. My hands caressed their way down his neck, squeezing his broad shoulders and hard pecs on my exploration of his shirtless torso.
I particularly enjoyed the way his stomach tightened when I stroked every inch of his abs and proceeded to trace his perfectly defined “v” hipbones all the way into his pants. Without asking permission, I slipped my hands under his waistband, feeling instant relief when I wrapped them around his thick shaft.
He was scorching hot but soft, and I loved the way he felt in my grasp when he wasn’t erect. Especially the way he felt as I massaged and squeezed him. Not that I didn’t want him hard as a rock inside me, but I could get the satisfaction of feeling him harden in my grasp.
Hannes didn’t even flinch when I grabbed him. he just continued kissing me, as if he expected it. As if I had allthe right in the world to his body. His hands lifted along my torso, stopping just under my breasts. His thumbs rested on the perky underside, only an inch below my puckered nipples. They instantly tingled with excitement at the possibility of his touch.
Fuck, why did he get me so horny?
Opening my eyes, I pulled away from his overpowering kiss and glanced up at him while I began to stroke him. “I have my hands on you, the same hands that can wield theEternal Blaze. Isn’t the Beast going to take over?”
A dangerously adorable smile curved his lips, but this one was more powerful because it was also filled with desire. “I don’t think he has any objections to your hands on me right now. There’s no danger here.”
“Are you sure about that?” I teased, squeezing his head before stroking him again. I wanted to get him wet so badly.
I expected his eyes to roll back with pleasure, but the asshole was in control of everything. His gaze only intensified as he loomed over me. He wasn’t even hard yet.
“Yes, I am,” he replied, fully relaxed, his thumbs lazily caressing my breasts without really touching me.
Having his thumbs so close to my nipples, yet so far was driving me crazy.
