“Should have worn a skirt,laika,” he rumbled against her breast.
“I didn’t knowthiswould happen,” she panted.
He looked up, an eyebrow quirking. “Do you not know me at all? Every time I see you, I want to be inside you.”
She half-laughed, half-groaned, and would have rolled her eyes. But then she remembered what had happened the last time they made love or attempted to. “Nate, wait, wait.” She grabbed his hands as he started to tug her jeans down. “I don’t want to do this if you cannot finish, too—”
He cast her an intensely sensual look as he hunkered down on his heels and unzipped her footwear, removing and setting them aside. “I’ll be fine. I know what to expect now. But I must have you, Ely, all of you…” He dragged her jeans and underwear down her legs, and she stepped out of them. His scorching stare slid over her body. “You’re so godsdamn beautiful! Every inch of you.”
He ran his palms up her limbs and pressed an open-mouthed kiss right on her core, ratcheting up her feverish ache. Then meeting her gaze, he slid his palms up her body as he licked her sweat-slicked skin, from her belly to her breast, tugging her nipples with his mouth and fingers. She panted, grabbing his hair.
He straightened, his skin stretched taut over the bones of his gorgeous face. A palm on her chest, he gently pushed her onto the mattress but didn’t follow. “Feet on the bed,laika. Knees apart.”
Her body aflame, Ely shifted up and braced on her elbows and did as he ordered, spreading her thighs open.
His eyes glittered, gliding over her, the pinkish moonlight casting an eerie glow in the room as if sealing them in a dream. Nate settled on the bed between her thighs, and she watched as he opened his mouth and ran his tongue between her cleft, his midnight hair trailing over her skin like a million fingers caressing her—
Gods! A moan caught in her throat, her knees falling further apart. He licked her clit, pushing his thumb into her core in tormenting little dips.
A whimper broke free. Ely fell flat on her back, her legs sliding over his shoulders. The sensation of his lips grasping and suckling her aching flesh had all her nerves tautening. She moved her hips against his mouth, seeking more. He grunted in satisfaction, cupped her backside, and thrust his tongue into her opening. Pressure built. Her core tightened, sweat dampening her body.
“Nate—” She reached for him.
He flipped her over onto her belly and pulled her hips up. She braced on her knees, face in the bedding. He kissed each butt cheek, then a sharp sting followed.
“You bit me?” she breathed in shock.
A slow lick now, his tongue warm and wet, changing the slight pain to something beyond her comprehension, contracting every cell in her core.
“Didn’t I say I know ways to make you lose your mind?” She heard the smile in his voice as he squeezed her bottom. “The things I can show you, my mate.” He trailed his tongue between her butt cheeks, caressing a part of her where no one had touched before, and her breath caught, a darker desire stirring. A finger gently probed her, teasing her, and she stiffened.
“Another time, I’ll take you to the darker side, my angel…” He dragged his lips lower to her slit, kissing her netherlips as he had with her mouth, parting her wet flesh and licking and sucking. A calloused finger pushed into her, then he added another, thrusting in and out.
So close. Ely panted, her body ablaze. “Nate, please…”
“I got you,laika.” A zipper opening echoed in the quiet room. A soft rustle of clothes being removed sounded, then he climbed back behind her. His warm, muscled thighs settled between hers. His hot hard length slid against her sensitive core, bumping her clit, and she groaned into the bedding.
“You like that, hmm?” His hand moved between her legs, and his cock hit firmer on her clit. Gods! She grasped the covers. Her core throbbed, sensation flaying her, demanding fulfillment. And then he was pushing into her, stretching her—
“You’re so damn tight, Ely,” he grunted, stilling, waiting for her to adjust.
“I can take it. I’m not fragile,” she panted. “Now, move.”
Soft laughter, then in one hard thrust, he sheathed himself to the hilt, stealing her breath. And then he was moving, forcing her to accept his girth with every thrust, sending her mind spinning. She lost all rational thoughts, her entire being focused on the sensation of his cock funneling in and out of her. Harder, faster. The sounds of sweat-slicked flesh slapping flesh grew.
He found her clit and rolled her swollen nub, and she whimpered, gripping the bed covers. Pressure built as he thrust in again. Then, a sharp tug of her clit—
“Gods, yes!”she cried out as her orgasm exploded, shattering through every part of her…
* * *
Nate gripped Ely’s hips, a shriek splintering inside his skull.Wantsss, now—
Fuck off!He wasn’t stopping. Ely washisto claim! His mate!
He thrust harder and faster, desire streaking through him, tightening his balls—a blitz of a million talons lashed out, tearing through his head—
“Nate!” she cried out, her gaze rushed back to him, fear in her eyes.
