carried her over to the bed. He followed her down on the sheets. One of his knees wedged between her thighs, forcing her to open for him, and when she complied, he pushed his arousal against her moist softness.
'Oh, God, you feel good,' he whispered. He propped himself up on his elbows so he wouldn't suffocate her with his weight, then lowered his head to the valley between her breasts. He kissed her there, the undersides of her breasts next, and then slowly circled one of her nipples with the tip of his tongue.
She felt as though she'd just been hit by lightning. She moved against him restlessly. When he finally took her nipple into his mouth and began to suckle, her nails dug into his shoulders. His low grunt was one of pain and pleasure.
'Do you like that, love?' he asked before he turned to take the other nipple into his mouth.
She wanted to tell him how much she liked what he was doing to her, but desire made speech impossible. His mouth captured hers again and his hands gently moved her thighs further apart. His fingers were relentless in their quest to make her ready for him. 'Put your legs around me, Jade,' he suddenly ordered in a harsh voice. 'I can't wait any longer, baby. I have to be inside you.'
She felt the moist tip of his sex, then his hands were holding her hips, lifting them. His mouth covered hers and his tongue thrust inside just as he drove inside her. The stabbing pain broke through her sexual haze. She cried out and tried to move away. Caine felt the resistance pushing against his arousal. He hesitated for the briefest of seconds. The look in his eyes when he tilted his head back to look at her showed his determination. And then he drove into her again, until he'd broken through the maidenhead and filled her completely. Jade cried out again and squeezed her eyes shut against his invasion.
He went completely still, trying to give her time to adjust to him, trying, too, to give himself time to gain control.
'You have to stop now,' she cried out. 'I don't want to do this any longer.'
Tears streamed down her cheeks. She opened her eyes to look at him. 'Stop now,' she pleaded.
His expression showed his concern. A fine sheen of perspiration covered his brow. His jaw was clenched tight. She thought he must be in as much pain as she was.
And then he shook his head at her. 'I can't stop now,' he grated out. 'Just hold me, Jade. Don't move like that… it makes me want to…'
Caine's forehead dropped to rest on top of hers. He closed his eyes against the sweet torment. 'Are you
in pain, too?' she asked on a near sob.
'No, love,' he whispered. 'I'm not in pain.'
'I'm not a virgin any longer, am I? We're done now, aren't we?'
She was overwhelmed by the confusing emotions warring inside her. The pain was insistent. She wanted Caine to leave her alone… and yet, she wanted him to hold her, too.
'No, baby, you aren't a virgin any longer,' he finally answered. 'You're mine now. And we sure as hell aren't finished.'
He sounded like he'd just run a great distance. The grim expression on his face when he looked at her again actually frightened her.
It was apparent he hated this as much as she did.
She felt devastated by her failure. 'I knew I wouldn't be any good at this,' she cried out. 'Please get
off me. You're hurting me.'
Caine shuddered for control. 'Baby, I can't stop,' he said again. He tried to kiss her, but she turned
her face away and began to struggle again.
'If you don't stop, I'm going to start crying,' she pleaded. 'I hate to cry,' she added with a sob against
his ear.
He didn't mention the fact that she was already crying. Hell, she made him feel as low as a snake. He wanted to comfort her, yet the fact that he was fully imbedded inside her tight, hot sheath made his discipline all but desert him. 'Love, the pain won't last long,' he promised. He hoped to God he was right.
His hands roughly cupped the sides of her face, and his mouth ended their conversation.
His tongue swept inside to mate with hers, and when he felt her resistance begin to fade, he moved his hand down, between their joined bodies, to stroke the sensitive bud into arousal again.
Jade didn't forget about the pain, but it didn't seem to matter now. The restlessness came back with building insistence. Caine forced himself to stay completely still until she'd adjusted to him. When she slowly arched up against him, he partially withdrew, then drove back into her again.
Her ragged moan forced him to stop again. 'Am I still hurting you?' he asked, all the while praying he wasn't causing her more pain. His body was screaming for release, and he knew, even if she begged
him, he wouldn't be able to stop now. 'Is it better now?'
'A little,' she answered against his neck. Her voice sounded shy, uncertain. 'It's a little better.'
He continued to hesitate until she bit his earlobe and pushed against him again. It was all the encouragement he needed. His body took over. Though he vowed to be gentle with her, his thrusts became more powerful, more out of control.
Her thighs clenched him tight. Her toes arched against the backs of his legs. Her nails dug into his shoulder blades.
Caine was relentless now in his quest to push her beyond control. He drove into her and then slowly withdrew, again and again. He knew he should withdraw before he reached his own climax, for neither
of them had taken any precautions against pregnancy, but she was so hot, so tight, that noble thought became untenable. And somewhere, in the dark recesses of his mind was the honest admission that he wanted to give her his child.
The mating rhythm took over. The bed squeaked with each hard thrust. Thunder blended with their low moans of pleasure, his whispered words of love. Caine wouldn't let her give half measure. Wave after wave of
