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Gritting my teeth, I exhale through my nose while he situates himself. I toss my head back, my claws breaking the skin as I hold onto him with too much force. I don’t want to hurt him. I have to be careful and keep my strength in check.

His hands lie flat on my stomach; a beautiful red flush has spread from his cheeks to his chest, the fever caused by his heat.

“Don’t move,” I warn, wanting to memorize him just like this. “You’re so damn beautiful. Let me look at you, Honeybee.” I drift my hand up his torso, marveling at the fine lines of his abs, the way his pecs are defined, the way his mouth parts for me, the way his curls bounce with every stroke; I’m enamored, a man possessed for the first time in his life.

“You really are the most striking person I have ever seen, Helios.” My hands become greedy, gaining a mind of their own as they travel up his chest, tracing the edge of his collarbone, drifting my claws down his biceps, forearms, and hands.

Every part of him leaves me in awe. I don’t think he knows how much he means to me or what it means at all to have my fated mate here when I was so close to death.

Sure, I saved him, but he’s saved me in more ways than the obvious one.

My hands fall to his hips, his upper thigh beckoning me to drink from. If he stays like this, it won’t be long before I have him on his back again, so I can feed from that femoral artery.

That will happen during this heat. That’s a fucking promise.

“What is it? What’s wrong?” He rubs his palms through my chest hair.

“Nothing. Just thinking about feeding from you.” I draw small hearts on his inner thigh, right where I want to leave my mark. “Right there.” I drift my hand to his cock, threatening the thick shaft with my sharp claw. “And then here.”

He shivers in response, slick dripping down my cock as another heat wave hits him.

Finally, with both hands, I glide them up and over his hips, settling on the bubbled curve of his ass.

“And here. I don’t know which cheek, but one will wear my mark.”

He grins, nibbling his bottom lip and batting those long dark lashes at me.

Leo could get whatever the hell he wanted from me just by using those eyes against me. They are a dangerous weapon.

“Where do I get to mark you?” Leo rocks forward experimentally, and I shoot forward, wrapping my arms around him.

I need to be closer. I kiss the middle of his chest, squeezing my eyes shut when he moves again.

“Ah, fuck, Beloved. Oh, fuck,” I practically whine, gripping onto him so tight that a slight pain alerts me in the bond. I ease back on my strength. “I’m sorry. Fuck. I’m sorry.” I kiss my way across his chest, sucking a nipple into my mouth.

“Don’t apologize. I love everything you do to me.” He shoves me back until I’m lying flat again. “Now let me do what I want to do to you.” His fingers rub the same spot on my neck where I bit him. “Here. I want to mark you here.”

“Whatever you want. Whatever the hell you want. I’m yours. I want to show you off. Let the world know I’m claimed, Beloved.”

“Yes!” He groans, thrusting forward, his hole sliding up and down my rigid girth. “You’re mine too. All of this is mine.” He slaps his hands on my chest, squeezes, bites his lip, and an edge of madness darkens his eyes. “All of you is mine.”

I sit up again, skimming my way up his back, hooking my hand over his shoulder, and kiss him.

Deep.

Long.

Desperate.

Passionate.

I pour all of the emotions I can for him into that kiss. “Yours, Beloved. Until the end of time.”

He presses me down on the bed again, keeping the pressure on my shoulders, so I stop coming to him. I can’t help it. I want to be as close as possible while appreciating the view from down here.

Leo rides me. It takes him a few minutes to get a smooth pace. Adjusting to my size in any position will take time to find comfort. His cock rubs against my lower stomach again, his precome catching in my happy trail.

“That’s it, Leo. Own me. Fuck that cock. Use me. You sure you’ve never done this before?” The thought has me murderous. The urge to drench myself in all of his previous lovers’ blood becomes a thirst I can’t quench. “You better say no because I’ll fucking kill them.”