harder this time. She closed her eyes and sank into the sensation. He pulled her closer, until she felt him hard against the length of her body. As he stroked her lips with his tongue, she forgot about everything but the taste of him, the sensation of his lips on hers. Then his tongue was pushing slowly inside her mouth like warm, wet velvet. He licked along the sides of her tongue, the roof of her mouth, and heat flooded her, pooling between her clenched thighs. She held on as her knees shook and still his tongue thrust into her. She needed more. Much more, and a whimper rose up in her throat. His hands slid down over her back to cup her bottom and pull her harder against him. And still he kissed her, until her head swam and body ached for him.
Finally, he drew back and she sucked in air.
Staring up, she saw his eyes were feral and his wolf lurked just beneath the surface, but she experienced no fear only a savage delight that she could make him lose control.
He was breathing hard as he stepped back from her.
“Please, Connor.”
He shook his head. “I daren’t. If I lose control, shift…”
“You’ve spent two nights with me as a wolf. They are the only times I’ve felt safe since I came here. I trust you. Trust yourself.”
***
His dick throbbed with need and inside, his wolf howled.
How had he let this go so far? His hands fisted at his side as he fought for control.
She stared at him with those huge golden eyes pleading, her lips swollen from his kisses. Then holding his gaze, she gripped the hem of her T-shirt and pulled it over her head. His gaze dropped without thought. She was so beautiful, her breasts surprisingly full on her slender frame. Her nipples, dark and taut with the need he too felt. His hand came out slowly, hovered close to her.
“Please, Connor.”
At her words, he gave in. The tension seeped from his body and his fists uncurled. Reaching out, he cupped one breast in his hand. Her skin was so pale against his. She’d gone still as he touched her, and now as he ran the pad of his thumb over one taut peak, a shudder ran through her. Breathing in, he scented her arousal. He lowered his head and took the tip in his mouth, licked her with slow strokes of his tongue. Her hand held his head against her, and the fast thud of her heart drummed loud in his ears. He bit down gently. Her back arched and a gasp left her throat.
Stooping, he picked her up in his arms and carried her back to the keep. She kissed him as he lowered her onto the bed, her hands in his hair. He pulled free, then straightened and stood staring down at her. Her lashes lifted and she gazed back.
“Don’t leave me,” she whispered.
“I won’t.”
He leaned down and tugged off her boots, then unfastened her jeans and peeled them down over her long legs, leaving her naked. At the sight, his cock pulsated and he tried to rein in his need.
She was a virgin. He had to go slowly, but every cell roared to take her, make her his. She watched him through half-closed eyes, her lips slightly parted, her breasts rising and falling with her rapid breaths. The air filled with the scent of her need and his hunger rose until he thought he might explode.
Quickly, he stripped off his sweater, kicked off his boots and almost tore off his jeans.
Her gaze followed the movements until he stood before her naked. She came up on her elbows, her eyes widening.
“Holy crap,” she muttered.
The words did nothing for his control.
Slowly. He needed to take this slowly.
She was perfect, her body long and slender, her breasts full and pointed, the nipples tight, her belly flat with sable curls at the base. As he stared, she arched her back and opened her legs, his eyes drawn to those curls. The flesh between her thighs gleamed with moisture. She wanted him, and the last of his control vanished. He had to taste her.
He fell to his knees, his hands gliding up her legs to drag them apart. He kissed his way up her inner thigh, breathing her