Page 100 of Claimed By the Depths

Shaky fingers freed me from my confines, and I shifted. Where she expected me to pounce on her and have my way, I fought that desire and slowly pushed myself upright. Brushing a gentle touch over her thigh, my lips settled just below her ear.

“Are you okay?” I questioned, combing through her locks with a comfort I knew she was unfamiliar with.

She nodded, but her sniffle gave her away.

Adjusting myself, I rose to my knees and pulled her into my embrace. “Hey, hey, we don’t have to keep going. We can stop right now, Ro. Whatever you need, I’m here.”

Her chest hitched with a fractured inhale, but her utterance betrayed her. “I-I don’t want to stop. I… Sorry… This is just the first time I’ve ever felt safe.”

I cradled her against me, my desire to protect her from the cruelties of our world increasing. “You don’t have to explain yourself. You never have to, but thank you for your openness and honesty. If you want to continue, we can take it slow, and you tell me if we need to stop, okay?” At her silence, I slid two fingers beneath her chin and pulled her watery stare to meet mine. “Okay?”

“O-Okay,” she repeated before adding, “I-I… Is it okay if you don’t use the cuffs on me? I⁠—”

“I didn’t plan to.” Kissing her nose, I settled my forehead against hers. “In fact, I prefer being the one tied down, not the one doing the tying⁠—”

Her mouth collided with mine, and I melted into everything she was. It was a connection filled with the things we were incapable of expressing and the yearning we shared. Breaths mingling and not wishing to part from her, I hooked an arm around her waist to slowly lower her to the mattress. Once her back greeted its plushness, she swept her tongue across my teeth, and only when she urged me to deepen the kiss did I begin my exploration.

Swiping between her molars, a low groan slipped from me as I settled my arm beside her head. With the curl of my wrist, I combed through her hair, while my other hand reached for her thigh and hauled it around my waist. She followed suit with her other leg, another sign that she was okay with my movements. Fingers dove into my locks, her nails scratching against my scalp as she rocked up into me.

I broke the kiss sluggishly, my eyes fluttering open. Hers followed, and she peered up at me with such awe that something once broken in me mended. Palm settling on the side of my face, her thumb trailed across my cheek, that tenderness evident in her touch.

“Gods, you’re gorgeous.”

“And you are radiant, my little siren.”

Nibbling on her bottom lip, she held my gaze. “Show me just how radiant then, and fuck me, Caspian Vayne.”

Not desiring to rush, I peppered kisses down her neck before slowly taking her left breast with my mouth. “May I?” I asked, lips brushing across her goosebump-laden skin.

“Please,” she breathed.

Like an obedient mutt, I answered her plea and continued my ministrations. Claiming every inch of her, I grazed my teeth over her nipple after caressing her frame with the devotion she deserved. Her back arched, chest rising to greet me, and I latched on. Licking and sucking, her shuddered gasps and whimpered cries greeted me, sounds far greater than any symphony. Not wishing to neglect her other side, I shifted and repeated the same acts, and only when she fisted my curls did I stop.

Her tug was gentle as she drew my attention to her. Brows furrowed with desire, I admired the way the moonlight illuminated her porcelain skin with a subtle glow. The shadows accentuated her sharp lines, framing her beauty with a graceful lethality that only she could wear. Counting the freckles dusting her skin, I brought my forehead to hers once more.

“Are you sure?” I whispered, holding the same vibrant emerald stare that I fell for the day we met.

Her touch slid to the back of my neck. “Yes. I’m sure. I need you, Caspian Vayne. The way the sun needs the moon and the way our lands need magic. I’ve longed for each gentle caress you’ve granted me, and I want nothing more than to feel you. All of you.”

Planting a gentle kiss on her nose, I brought my hand to my mouth. With saliva already gathered, I spat into my palm before slipping my arm between us. As I met my cock, I bit back the groan that threatened to fall as I lathered myself from hilt to tip. Only when I was coated did I angle myself at her entrance.

With tentative care, I slid the first inch into her. Wetness greeted me immediately, and our moans entangled as we adjusted to one another. Her walls clamped down on the minimal length I offered, a low growl escaping me. I sank to my elbows, positioning my arms on either side of her head to shield her from the world just as I promised I would. Our gazes locked, her pupils expanding with need, and I held that gaze as I rolled forward another two inches.

“Fuck, Cas…” she ground out, her hardened nipples pressing into my bare chest as she arched her back.

“Oh, darling,” I chuckled huskily, “that’s not even half of me.”

Swatting at my shoulder, she wrapped herself around me. “Leave it to the broody pirate captain to have an impressive cock⁠—”

I slid deeper, granting her nearly all of me. Face dropping into the crook of her neck, a lengthened groan slid between my parted lips to join her pleasure-filled cry. “Fuuuck, Rohen.”

“More,” she panted, nails clawing across my back. “I need… Give me all of you. Please.”

More than happy to grant her the wish she uttered, I dipped fully into her center, fisting the blankets as her walls constricted around me. Wasting no time, I kissed the side of her neck as I withdrew with a sluggishness I knew would make her go mad.

“Gods,” I grunted huskily. “You’re fucking mesmerizing. I’ve charted many lands, and no sights I’ve seen have compared to you.” With my cock practically out of her, I drove forward with a steadier pace as my lips trailed along her collarbone. “My goddess. My beautiful queen. My woman.”

“Yours,” she gasped, the single word breathless. “All yours. Until blackness greets me and I find you in the next life.”