Henry nodded and embraced her.His mouth claimed hers, and there was a new relaxed air between them.Henry had asked her to marry him, but he’d still held a niggling doubt about her age.It seemed she’d put his last fears to rest, and happiness spilled from him.The same joy that filled her.
He lifted and resettled with her on the bed without parting their lips.Tenderness took over until their kiss became more heated.More passionate.He dispensed with her underwear and his and stroked her arms and hips with his rough hands.He kissed the curves of her breasts and pushed her legs apart with his muscular thigh.
“Henry.”Maia touched and caressed, her hands wandering as she savored the firmness of his muscles, reveling in their differences.
He held her gaze, and she smiled, spotting his wolf now that she knew he was part of Henry.“I love all of you, Henry.Every part of you.Can I bite you, too?”
Henry shivered, and she took that as a yes.Excitement bloomed in her because she quite liked the idea of claiming him in this way.
He cradled her head and rolled until she sprawled on top of him.Her pulse rate jumped, and she grinned down at him, her hair falling across his face.She leaned low to skim her lips down his neck and purposely nipped the cords.Henry moaned, tensing beneath her.
“You are prodding the wolf, sweetheart,” he said, his voice gravely low.
“Yes,” she agreed, holding back her grin.This man was everything to her.Strong.Loving.Protective, yet he knew her well enough to understand she needed her dreams.She gave him more teeth at the spot where his neck met his shoulder, and his entire body shuddered.His hands tightened on her shoulder and hip.
“Maia,” he said, his voice harsh now.
Before she could speak, he grasped her firmly, and seconds later, she was beneath him, pinned to the mattress.His hands roamed her body with greater purpose.His lips claimed hers, and this kiss was possessive, passionate.Consuming.Maia held on tight, desire a tidal wave rushing through her until she became lost in a sensual haze.The sharp nip of teeth on her neck had her jolting, but the initial pain rapidly receded when Henry lapped the spot with his tongue.
Sensation flared, and the atmosphere in the room thickened with expectation.Her expectation.Henry’s expectation.
“Not yet,” Henry said.
Maia laughed.“Promises.Promises.”
Henry halted her teasing with a kiss.He cupped one breast and tugged her nipple.The quick bite of pain settled between her thighs, and she stirred restlessly.Henry intended to tease until raw need drove her to plead with him to hustle.
But she could reciprocate.She nuzzled his neck, and he growled.She hid her grin at the wolfish tell and wriggled beneath him.The rumble intensified.He lifted his head to glower at her, but her grin merely widened.
“One day,” he threatened.
“One day what?”
“I might forget I’m a gentleman and spank you.”
“Ooh, kinky.”
Henry scowled and pinched one of her nipples.Hard.Maia jumped, digging her fingernails into his shoulders.He shuddered, his breath emerging in harsh pants.
“I wanted to go slowly and make this memorable.”
“Every time with you is remarkable.”It was the truth.
“In that case.”Henry reached under the pillow and pulled out a strip of condoms he must’ve stashed earlier.He opened one and deftly rolled it onto his shaft.
Anticipation shimmered through Maia, and given the devilish quirk of his lips, he knew it.With a throaty groan, he stole a kiss as he roughly parted her legs.She eagerly arched beneath him, but he took his time, his scorching glance raking her body.It was like a physical touch, and her breathing grew ragged.
“Henry.”It was a complaint and drew low laughter from him.
“I love you, Maia.”
“I know.”Everything inside her turned mushy.“You show it every day.”
This time, their kiss was slower and full of tenderness.Henry guided himself into her and pushed home with one unhurried stroke.Her breath caught at the sense of fullness.The rightness.
Henry withdrew slowly and filled her again.She wrapped her legs around him and lifted into his next stroke.
His kiss was tender, and desire rippled through her, each of his thrusts driving her need higher.He trailed kisses across her jaw and down her neck.She gulped in a breath, sensing he’d bite her soon.It was barbaric, yet equally thrilling.She already belonged to Henry, and this would be a physical badge of ownership.
