I could lap up every last drop. And I would.
I dragged my tongue across her core. She shuddered and squeezed her thighs tight around my neck. With a wicked smile, I pressed her thighs back open and continued to lick. She arched her back and dug her fingers into my hair, moaning so loud it was all I could hear.
“Kalen,” she gasped between heavy breaths. “Please fuck me. I want to feel you inside me.”
I tasted her again, driving her near to the edge. Then I slid back up the length of her body. And as I pressed my cock against her wetness, a part of me wondered how the hell I’d gotten so damn lucky. This was my wife. My mate. The enemy had tried to rip us apart, but no one could stand in the way of us.
She’d come into my life when I’d needed her the most. And I was going to do whatever it took to make sure I didn’t lose her again.
“Are you ready for me?” I murmured into her ear. My length pressed against her thigh.
“More than ever,” she whispered back.
I slid inside her. My body became flames. She was tight and hot. It took all my self-control not to let loose my feral fae side and pound into her with all the strength I had.
But I would take it slow. Tessa was a descendent of the gods, but she was still a mortal. I couldn’t bear the thought of hurting her.
I rocked against her, slowly opening her up. Her back arched as her mouth dropped open, her eyes rolling back in her head. Her thighs widened, and she whimpered. Fuck, I loved that sound. With a grunt, I captured her wrists and trapped them on the ground.
Her breath caught, and I could see the pulse in her neck quicken. Desire roared through me. I needed to go deeper.
I pulled out and flipped her over. Palming her backside, I thrust deep inside her. Whimpering again, she lifted her arse higher.Fuck, fuck, fuck.My pace quickened, and she dug her fingernails into the dirt. Her whole body trembled as I took her, her gorgeous backside bouncing with each and every thrust. I could feel her tightening around me.
“I think,” she breathed, “I’m going to come.”
“Not until I say so, love.”
I wanted everything. Every single part of her. I wanted to taste her as she exploded and feel her trembling against my mouth.
Even though I throbbed with need, I pulled out again and lowered my back to the ground, flipping her so her lips touched my cock. My mouth found her core, and I slid my tongue inside her. She tasted so fucking sweet.
She cried out, bucking against my mouth.
“That’s it,” I said between licks. “Don’t stop until you come.”
She wrapped her hand around my length while she writhed against me. Her wetness spread across my lips, and her screams rang in my ears. As she reached her climax, she took me deep in her mouth. Pure pleasure exploded through my body, pouring my seed onto her lips. Growling in satisfaction, I licked up every last drop of her delicious pleasure. I could stay down here for hours, exploring every inch of her until she was fully spent.
A splash sounded nearby.
Tessa rolled off me, her eyes wide. I pressed my finger to my lips and listened, the feral instinct to protect my mate rising inside me. I never felt it more than when I had her naked body in my hands.
I slowly stood, scanning the river. But I saw no movement in the darkness. Perhaps it had only been a fish, frightened by all the noise. I smirked at the thought. I’d given my mate so much pleasure we’d scared off all the animals. How many men could say that?
But then a deep, dark dread crept toward me from the river. Something felt wrong. I cocked my head, breathing in the familiar scent of night. A spice of some sort cut through it. That hadn’t been a fucking fish. Someone else was here.
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The splash sounded again, though this time closer. We hastily pulled on our clothes and ducked into the bushes beside the river. Silver was somewhere nearby, likely feasting on some grass beyond the trees. He’d wandered off when things started getting frisky.
I turned to Kalen, but he held a finger to his lips. Jaw tight, I palmed the blade at my hip and waited. Long moments stretched by in silence. My thighs ached from where I squatted, and the vein in my neck throbbed from the weighty tension. The sounds had faded beneath the rushing water. Either whoever was out there had turned around or they were being far more careful than an innocent traveller would be.
But then an eerie voice cut through the night. “Little pet, it’s time to stop hiding. Come out and play with your dear Uncle Orion.”
A shiver went through me. He was closer than I’d realized. It was impossible to see him, but he sounded only a few steps away. And yet, if he was calling out, he didn’t know exactly where we were, either.
I looked up at Kalen. His jaw was tight, his gaze was hard, his brow was furrowed in rage. I’d told him everything that had happened in Malroch. He knew how Orion had taunted me, how he’d wielded his anger like a sword. He might not have physically harmed me—yet—but he’d done enough in Kalen’s eyes. Any threat against his mate was a threat against himself.
