Sophie pushed off the bed, pressed her lush curves against him, and looped her arms over his shoulders. “Did she die?” she asked quietly.
He shook his head. “It might have been easier if she had, but no. She lied, cheated, and stole from me and from the pack before abandoning us. I haven’t seen her since Bryn was a toddler.”
“Ah,” she said, stroking his arms. “I’m so sorry that happened to you and to Bryn. And I’m sure that awful behavior didn’t help your distrust of humans.”
“No, it did not.” He leaned his forehead against hers, breathing in the heady scent of her. “But I’ve come to accept that not all humans are terrible.”
She shifted, her hard nipples rubbing against his chest. Her fingernails scraped over the back of his skull. Blood rushed to his cock, and he let out a low groan.
“You just realized this, did you?” she asked, rolling her hips. She braced herself against his chest as she nipped along his jawline. “Took you long enough.”
His cock throbbed with need. “Too long,” he agreed as he fisted her hair and tugged her head back so he could reach those lovely soft lips of hers. “It won’t happen again. You have all my attention as long as you want it, my lovely mate.”
Giving him a slow smile, she pulled off her cardigan and threw it to the side. “Oh, I want.” She reached down and slid a hand over his length straining against the fabric of his pants. “I definitely want.”
“Thank fuck.” He traced his tongue over the seam of her lips, and she parted for him with a soft gasp. She tasted like the sweetest dessert, a treat he wanted to gorge himself on.
Grasping the bottom of her shirt, he pulled it over her head and tossed it away. His hand skated up her ribcage to cup her breasts. She sucked in a breath as he brushed his thumbs over her nipples. “You have the most stunning breasts, love.”
Her cheeks flushed. “Um… thanks?”
He paused, cocking his head to look at her. “Has no one ever told you that?”
“Well, plenty of men have stared at them,” she said with a small shake of her head. “But I don’t think that counts. Shows those men are pigs.”
“Fools. That’s what they are,” he said, leaning down to kiss the mounds. “Delicious.”
Rolling her eyes, she tugged at his sweater’s hem. “Come on. Take it off. I can’t be the only topless one around here.”
“Anything you want, love. In fact, I suggest we both get naked before I rip those bottoms off you, toss you on my bed, and fuck you until you can’t see straight,” he said, adding his sweater to the discard pile before shucking off his pants.
She swallowed hard. Her gaze skated over his stomach, following the trail of dark hair to his erection. She looked back up at him, her pupils blown. “You promise?”
“Abso-fucking-lutely.” His hands swept down her sides, following the curve of her waist, skimming her silky bottoms over her hips and round backside. They slid down to pool around her feet.
His breath caught as she stood naked in front of him. Long wavy red hair tumbled over her shoulders, the bright color contrasting with the milky paleness of her porcelain skin. Pink nipples tipped breasts that were the perfect handful. Her generous hips and rounded stomach made his mouth water almost as much as that thatch of red hair at the juncture of her thighs did. She was the most glorious woman he’d ever seen.
Grasping her waist, he tossed her onto his bed, taking a moment to appreciate the fact that his mate was here, in his home, and in his bed. With a possessive growl, he crawled onto the bed, giving chase as she scooted up towards the headboard, her eyes wide.
“Torin,” she whispered, reaching out to run her fingers through his hair.
“Sophie,” he answered. Parting her legs, he kissed his way up her inner thigh. “You deserve to be worshipped and protected. To be loved for everything that you are. As my mate, that’s my job, one I’ve been failing at. No longer love. From this moment forward, I will do everything in my power to treat you like thequeen you are and to prove to you that I am worthy of your affection.”
She licked her lips. “Wow,” she said, stroking his hair. “That’s… wow, Torin. That’s quite a speech there, especially with us both naked. I mean, I was expecting sex, not a passionate declaration of intentions.”
“I can be surprising.” He kissed her soft thigh. “And passionate.” He pushed himself up into plank position so he could look her in the eye when he asked, “Will you give me a chance?”
11
SOPHIE
Naked. She was naked in bed with a gorgeous wolf shifter, one who’d just poured his heart out and asked for a chance to woo her. And hopefully, to give her the orgasm she’d been longing for ever since they jumped on each other in his private dining room.
She was far too invested in finding out what being Torin’s mate meant to pass up this opportunity. Plus, there was no way in the world she’d ever get the kind of pledge he’d offered her from any other potential partner. Her friend Eloise said shifters were passionate and locked in when they found their mates. With the way he was looking at her, she suspected she was about to find out just how all that shifter focus felt. The curl of flame in her belly burst into a conflagration that heated her entire body.
“Abso-fucking-lutely,” she said, repeating his word. “I’ll give you a chance, but you’d better put those words into action, Mr. Wolf. ‘Cause what I’m hearing is a lot of talk and not enough of you making me come.” With a wicked grin, she rubbed a foot over the curve of his ass.
Returning her grin, he nipped the delicate skin of her inner thigh before draping her leg over his shoulder. Her breathcaught as he cupped her backside and licked her pussy, his tongue slipping between her folds.
