I knew better. She wasn’t upset with me, not really. She was upset with herself for not being upset.
Lightning quick, I caught her wrist as she pulled her arm back, circling it with my fingers. Her bones felt fragile in between myfingers. Using her wrist for leverage, I tugged her closer until she fell against my chest, her hand stuck between our bodies.
“What are you doing?” she asked breathlessly. Her pupils were so wide her eyes almost lost their green color.
“This.”
I lowered my head slowly, giving her time to pull away, but as usual, Hazel did the unexpected. She dragged her hand out from between us, popped up on her toes, and gripped my shoulders, pulling me closer. Our lips crashed together as the kiss immediately turned hot.
My fingers found her hips, nails digging into her soft flesh, bringing her even closer to me until there wasn’t even a millimeter separating our bodies. A flood of arousal soaked my panties.
“It was so hot watching you head butt Greta,” I whispered against her mouth. “And the way you stood up to your parents without any fear… You’re such a badass. You don’t even need a bodyguard.”
I tried not to let that bother me, but it kind of did.
“I need you,” she growled, and something inside me responded in kind.
I slid her jacket off her shoulders, letting it drop to the ground before shrugging off my own. We pulled apart, breathing heavily, and I removed my holster, setting it on the table between our beds before pulling Hazel into my arms again.
We unbuttoned each other’s shirts in unison, pulling them off as we continued to kiss. When Hazel’s fingers reached for my zipper, I had the wherewithal to pull back to check for consent.
“Is this what you want?” I asked, cupping her breast and giving it a firm squeeze that made her sigh. “Tell me what you want.”
“I want you to fuck me,” she said succinctly. “Now take off your pants.”
This bossy side of her was cute, but I wasn’t one to be passive in the bedroom. I made quick work of removing the rest of my clothes, Hazel following suit. When we were both naked, I walked her back to the bed, pushing her down and landing on top of her with enough force that she made a loud‘oomph’noise.
I burrowed my face into the curve of her shoulder, inhaling her scent and marking her with my own.
Bite her,my wolf said insistently.Claim our mate!
The wolf’s right,my vampire added.Claim our mate!
I could have pointed out that it was too soon. That she hadn’t agreed to forever. But I wasn’t going to waste a minute of thistalking to my inner demons, not when Hazel was sliding her hand between us to give my pussy a squeeze that made my heart stutter.
I shimmied downward, settling between her legs and catching one of her nipples in my mouth and giving it a hard suck. She moaned loudly, and I loved that she was so responsive. Hazel’s fingers wrapped in my hair, holding me in place. I teased her other breast with my fingers, and when her nipple was swollen from my mouth, I switched sides before sliding farther down her body.
“You’re so fucking beautiful,” I murmured against her belly button.
She made a soft squealing noise as I swirled my tongue in the indentation.
“Quit wasting so much time on foreplay,” she demanded.
I smirked up at her. “It’s cute that you think you’re in charge.”
“It’s cute that you think I’m going to wait for you to come,” she shot back, her fingers pinching her own nipple for emphasis.
“Fine,” I muttered. “I’ll take the edge off for you, greedy girl.”
I shifted lower, using my fingers to spread her lower lips, revealing the soft pink folds between. Flattening my tongue, I licked her from bottom to top, then repeated the movement.Back and forth again and again I lapped at her pussy, heightening her arousal with every pass.
When she was making little whimpering noises I drew her clit into my mouth, sucking hard on the swollen bundle of nerves.
“Fuuuck!”
The word was ripped from Hazel’s mouth as the orgasm hit her, her body shuddering beneath me almost violently. I felt a surge of pride at how quickly I’d brought my mate to orgasm, our burgeoning mate bond and instinct helping me know exactly what she needed. I licked her through the waves, slowing as she finally came down with a long sigh.
For a full ten seconds, all I heard was my mate’s harsh breathing. Then she lifted up on her elbows and gave me a sinful smile.
