“Stop!” Getting his attention, she yanked his hair hard. “Come here.” She pulled his hair as if to force him to move up her body. “I need you inside me.”
“Not yet.” He bent his head, keeping his gaze locked onto hers as his tongue lapped at her.
“Damn it, Tobias.” She yanked his hair again. Much harder. “When I tell you that I need you inside me you’d better damn well listen and obey.”
He licked her again. “What am I to you?”
“Everything. You’re everything to me. You’re my mate.”
Growling, he licked her once more. Then, pulling her legs apart, he wedged his body between her thighs. “Your eternal mate.”
He groaned loudly, his cock nearly bursting as he pressed against her entrance. He was going to need a damn miracle to last beyond one thrust. Impatient, she wiggled and bucked beneath him. “Be still for a minute.” Since she didn’t listen and obey, he gripped her hips and held her still.
“What are you waiting for?”
“We need to work on your patience.”
“The hell we do. You need to get inside me or roll over and let me get on top.”
He moved forward, pushing the broad head of his cock inside her. “Damn it, Jessie,” he gasped. “You’re so fucking tight.”
“Is that bad?” She dug her nails into his biceps and lifted her hips, attempting to force him deeper.
“No,” he whispered between clenched teeth, pushing deeper, stretching her tight, scorching hot sheath. “And you’re fucking hot.”
He pulled nearly all the way out and thrust hard, plunging deeper, burying his cock to the hilt and catching her scream with his mouth. He kissed her deeply, thoroughly savoring it, his tongue tangling with hers. Her body was his home. Her body was his haven. Gently rocking his hips, moving slightly, giving her body a chance to get used to his size, he fought the urge to pull back and slam into her. She was so hot and tight, wrapped around him and very quickly annihilating his control.
He paused to look down at her, wanting to make sure she was ready for more before he allowed himself to get lost in the pleasure. “Are you okay?”
She smiled and, her fingernails digging into his hips, she pulled him to her and lifted her body to take him deeper. “You know you’re huge, right?”
“Is that bad?”
“Don’t worry. From what I’ve heard size doesn’t matter as long as you use it right,” she teased.
“I will thoroughly enjoy proving it to you.” He kissed her, a long, tender, passionate kiss, making love to her gently, moving slowly, maintaining a steady, sensual pace. He needed her to know he cherished her. That he loved and valued her above every person or thing. She was the very center of his universe. It was amazing to recall the many long centuries he’d waited for this moment. He knew he wasn’t worthy of her, his miracle, his priceless miracle. But he knew, no matter what happened in the future, he would never give her up.
She loved the friction, the heat, the sensation of his cock stretching her and filling her. Fully. Completely. Gasping, struggling to catch her breath, she called out his name, her voice desperate and hungry. Arching her body, meeting his every move, she kissed him deeply as pleasurable sensations rippled through her body.
He thrust harder, ramming his cock deep, creating hot friction, building the fire, pushing her further, taking her far past pleasure.
The combination of the heat of her body and taste of her flesh was completely overwhelming to each and every one of his senses. Pleasure unleashed his dark nature until he was no longer in control. He began to thrust deeper. Harder. Faster. His pace was as ferocious as his hunger for her.
Every time her gaze met his, he took her breath away. She’d never seen anything as sexy as the hungry look in his eyes. She was blown away by the depth of their physical and spiritual connection. Before that moment, she wouldn’t have believed a bond could feel so strong, so…oh, damn. Realization slammed into her hard. She was his one and only true love. No other woman could please him. He wouldn’t even consider giving himself to another woman. When he’d claimed they would be together for forever, she thought it was an exaggeration. Their bond was truly permanent.
“Eternal.” At some point the color of his eyes had darkened to nearly black, each casting a six-rayed star. They reminded her of a gemstone, black star of India, that she’d carried around for luck as a child. “You are my eternal mate,” he whispered. “I crave you, Jessie. Only you. Forever you.”
“Tobias, I…oh, damn.” She was going to explode. The hot friction, the blazing currents of pleasurable sensations were more intense than anything she’d ever thought possible. He took her mouth more aggressively, kissing her deeply, ramming his thick cock into her, stretching her, filling her.
The pleasure was so damn intense. It was more than anything he’d ever imagined. It was too damn great, bordering on pain. He felt his control slipping away with every thrust of his hips. He slowed the pace, wanting to draw it out, needing to make sure she climaxed with him.
“No. Don’t slow down.” Her fingernails scraped and dug into his hips. “Harder, Tobias.”
He pumped his hips faster, harder, ramming his cock deep inside her body again and again. “That’s it.” She grabbed his face, bringing his mouth to hers. She lifted her hips, meeting his every thrust as she kissed him deeply, pouring her need for him, her love for him into the kiss.
“Jessie,” he breathed her name, against his lips. He was too close. His cock was so swollen, so impossibly, painfully hard. He wouldn’t last much longer if he didn’t slow down. “I am so…”
She screamed his name, her inner muscles clamping down on his cock, violently convulsing around his cock. He roared, burying his cock as deep as possible inside her body, as his orgasm ripped through his entire body.
They stayed absolutely still for a few moments, gazing into each other’s eyes.
“I am in serious trouble.”
“Why?” he asked.
“That was spectacular.”
He wrapped his arms around her and rolled over so that she was straddling his hips, making sure he stayed lodged inside her body. He cupped and massaged her breast. “Isn’t spectacular a good thing?”
“I will never have enough of you. I will always want more of you.” She slowly, savoring the moment, moved her hands up his broad, heavily muscled chest to his shoulders. “You have an extremely sexy masculine body.” She moved her hips in a circular motion. Gripping her bottom, he moved with her. “And…oh, and your still hard. How is that possible?”
“Beats the hell out of me.” He gripped her hips, lifting her and then lowering her. “It has been a problem I’ve been forced to silently suffer since we first met.”
Breathing his name, she leaned down to press her lips to his. Her moans of satisfaction vibrated against his lips as her tongue danced with his. He would never get enough of her deep kisses, of her touch, of her body. “I am having trouble viewing it as a problem,” she whispered against his mouth. “But I am concerned about your language. I hope it will not prove to be a problem.”
“How so?”
She stretched out over him, brushing her breasts, her overly sensitive nipples, over his solid, muscular body. She kissed his neck, along his jaw, his chin, and then she slowly kissed her way to his ear. “You said fucking two times.”
He frowned, narrowing his gaze on hers. “You should’ve been too distracted to count.”
“Don’t be upset. I’ve always been a gifted multitasker.” Sitting up, she began to rise and lower her body over his, riding his hard cock slowly. “You feel so damn good, Tobias.”
“Compliments won’t save you from facing the consequences of claiming you’re able to multitask while we’re making love.” He gripped her hips and moved with her building a fire until flames of pleasure spread throughout her body and centered at her core.
Skin to skin, his hot shaft filling her, he lifted his head and, grabbing the nape of her neck, he pulle
d her head to his. He kissed her hotly, roughly, his teeth biting her lips and his tongue soothing each sting. She kept moving, picking up her pace. His large calloused hands moved down her back to her hips, his mouth made passionate love to hers, and his hard shaft created the most delicious heat.
His kiss incited the darkest, most primitive desire in her. Her body, her soul belonged to him. The idea of his ability to completely possess her was nearly as alarming as it was thrilling. She felt something rising in him. Power. Dangerous power. A wild part of him rising to claim her, to meet the passion building in her. His kiss slowly gentled until he broke it off. He held her hips in a firm grip to halt her movement and stare into her eyes.
She tried to move, but he held her still.
He shook his head. “Not until I know you’re unable to think of anything other than making love to me.”
Clearly, he wanted to die. “You aren’t funny.” She wanted … no, she needed to move. She was so close. His cock was so hard. So hot. So big. She wanted him deeper, filling her. She bit his chin to distract him and lifted her hips slightly.
His midnight blue eyes turned to black. Not a dull black. His eyes generated a glow as if he were staring at sheet lightning. “Your temper is about to get you into trouble.”
She pressed her mouth to his and kissed him. “I like trouble.” She settled over him to bury his cock as deep inside her body as possible. “In fact, I might love it a little.”
He moved lightning fast, flipping her over onto her back and positioning his body between her thighs. “You might love it a little?”
He was driving her insane, rocking his hips too damn gently, his cock just inside her entrance. “Maybe more than a little.”
He bent his head and kissed her long and hard. Then, pulling back to lock his gaze onto hers, he held his weight on one elbow. “Just maybe?” He massaged her breasts and teased her nipples with his other hand.
“You’re evil.”
He smiled. “I’m a demon.”
She raked her nails down his back to his hips and arched her body as she pulled him toward her. He groaned as he sank into her slowly, burying his cock deep. He very slowly pulled back and plunged into her again. “Tell me what you’re thinking about.”
“You. I am thinking of you. I want you to lose control. I want you to feel the desperation, the need I am experiencing right now.”
He couldn’t fully lose control. Not yet. She was still human. Her body simply couldn’t handle it. He was naturally stronger and more powerful. But he didn’t see any reason to dampen her mood by pointing out their differences. “I feel everything you’re feeling.”
He kissed her and began to move, pumping his hips, making love to her, embracing the hot passion burning between them. Locking her ankles behind his back, she met his every thrust. His heart had never been so full of love and light. He knew her feelings for him couldn’t be as deep as his for her. He was in love with her. Fully. Completely. Until the end of time. Eventually, she would fall in love with him, and he would be able to give his eternal breath to her. Until then, he needed to be careful with her. He needed to always consider her natural human weaknesses and limitations.
“Oh, Tobias,” she whispered against his lips. “You feel so…damn…oh, damn, Tobias.”
“You’re so hot, sweetheart.” He bit her lip. “I swear your body is on fire.”
“You feel wonderful.” Her nails dug into his shoulders and her body clamped down on his cock. He thrust a few more times and buried himself as deep as possible. Her inner muscles squeezed his cock with a vengeance, taking him over the edge with her.
Closing her eyes, she forced air through her lungs as her body continued to ripple around his for several seconds. Not wanting him to leave her body, she held him to her. For a moment, she couldn’t find her voice. “That was crazy intense.”
He moved to look at her. “Are you okay?”
“I thought you were killing me.”
He frowned. “I hurt you?”
“No.” She shook her head. “Not at all.”
“You’re sure?”
“I might be sore in the morning. But I can assure you that I will be walking around with a smile on my face remembering how I got sore.”
He kissed her gently, tenderly. “I don’t want you to be sore.” He pulled out of her and laid next to her on his back.
“You’re upset?”
He turned onto his side and pulled her into his arms. “No.” He pushed her hair from her face and kissed her forehead. “I think you managed to wear me out. I might not move for a week. Maybe two.”
“Does that mean it was good for you?”
He smiled. “You know damn well good doesn’t even come close to describing what we just shared.”
“I’ve never imagined anything close to it.” She took a deep breath and sighed. “Making love with you tops everything. I wish…”
“What?” he asked.
“I just wish you didn’t have to worry about staying in control.”
“What are you talking about?”
“We were merged. I know you wouldn’t allow yourself to lose control because you knew…”
“I am bigger and stronger. That’s a fact. I didn’t lose control because I love you too much to risk hurting you.”
“It would’ve been better for you if you hadn’t felt the need to stay in control to protect me.”
“It was perfect. It couldn’t have been better.”
“But…”
“I said it was perfect.” He was an idiot. He should’ve been more careful with his thoughts. “If you hope to get any rest you’d better fall asleep before I feel the need to prove to you how perfect it was for me.”
“You failed miserably if you were trying to scare me off.”
And so, after he proved to her how perfect it was for him a few more times, they fell asleep in each other’s arms.
~ SEVENTEEN ~
the steamy shower couldn’t compete with the heat Jessie’s fingers generated as they moved up Tobias’ chest to his shoulder. Her touch setting him ablaze with lust, she kissed him deeply as if savoring the taste of him. She was making him crazy, moving her body against his as she kissed him.
He bent down and she wrapped her arms around his neck. He lifted her, cradling her hips in his hands. “Lock your ankles together behind me.”
He raised her a little higher and bent his head to her breasts. Her breath burst from her lungs when he took her nipple between his teeth and lapped at it with his tongue. He tilted his head back to look up at her. “Are you ready?”
He started to lower her onto his throbbing cock when he detected a subtle disturbance in the atmosphere.
She stopped kissing him. “Wes is here.”
“Your alarm system is way too damn sensitive if it’s picking up on Wes’ trespassing while I have you up against the wall in the shower.”
She pushed on his shoulders. “Put me down.”
“Forget about him. He’ll go away.”
“I’ve spent so much time running from him, believing he would kill me if he managed to find me. I know he’s your friend, Tobias. I accept your friendship with him. Respect me enough to accept that he’ll never be my friend. I don’t care why he stalked and harassed me. He didn’t need to go out of his way to scare the hell out of me for three years.”
“You’re right.” He slowly lowered her onto her feet. “I am sorry. I should’ve realized how deeply his actions had hurt you. You tried to tell me. I didn’t listen. I kept shrugging off the possibility of him being a threat to you. I will make sure he doesn’t come around again.”
“No. That’s not what I want.” She turned away from him. “I know you’ve shared a close friendship with him for a very long time. I don’t want to disrupt your life. I just don’t want anything to do with him.” She glanced over her shoulder. “I can’t be around him.”
“You didn’t walk into my life and change it from good to bad or bad to good. You
gave me life. You saved me. You’re my other half.” He bent his head and kissed the back of her shoulders and her neck. “You are everything to me.”
“Family is important. You can’t shut him out of your life. He’s your sister’s mate.”
He turned her around and framed her face between his palms. “You are my life.” He pressed his lips to hers, sharing a long, tender, passionate kiss.
***
Wes sat on the front porch and waited for Tobias. Amber had entirely disappeared. It wasn’t the first time she’d run away from him. She was always running in an attempt to escape the guilt she carried for the deaths of her parents. He couldn’t believe he’d lashed out at her and made her believe that he blamed her. He’d hurt her so deeply.
Tobias opened the door and stepped outside. “What do you want?”
“I’m worried about Amber. She ran away from me after I...”
“That’s nothing new.”
“No. I really fucked up.”
“You’re damn right you fucked up.”
“You’ve talked to Amber?”
“No. You fucked up by messing with my mate. I don’t want to see your ass anywhere near her again. You’re not welcome here. This is your only warning.”
“What are you saying?” Wes asked.
“I’ll kill you the next time I see you.”
“I wasted three goddamn years keeping her alive.”
“By harassing the hell out of her? By putting fear in her?”
“Fine. I’ll stay the fuck away from you. Have you seen Amber?”
“No.”
“She’s hunting Guss.”
“Why?”
“She thinks she needs to protect you.”
“That’s ridiculous.”
“I know.” Wes nodded. “But she’s entirely convinced that you’re going to get Jessie killed if you draw him to you. She doesn’t want to lose you.”
“You’re her mate. You need to take control.”
“She thinks you’re going to die. She believes you’ll follow Jessie if…”
“I would follow Jessie. I am her mate.”
“Just as your mother was your father’s mate. Amber is right. You need to do it before you even consider...”
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