I called out his name when he finally took me in his mouth, to nip and suck. But this time, he didn’t stay there long. He moved back up my body, lips lightly skimming my skin, occasionally placing a light nip to the over-sensitive spots that made me call out his name again in a breathy voice. My hips bucked against his again when he finally made it to my mouth.
He whispered to me. “I want you.”
“I want you, too, Kait.”
He trembled against me for a moment. “Are you ready?”
I nodded. “Please.”
He pushed off me, before getting off the bed. I watched him, wondering what the hell he was doing. He found his pants and pulled a foil packet out of his wallet that was in the back pocket. I watched him slide the condom on over himself before he came back to me and positioned himself over me. He stopped until I nodded again, then he slowly pushed himself inside me. I paused for just a moment, waiting to see if I would feel any panic. The only thing I felt was pleasure, so I began to rotate my hips against his. I moaned at the full feeling and the waves of pleasure the movements were causing. It was only him and me, no demons from my past. He started moving in and out slowly, but I wasn’t having that. I picked up the speed for us. He groaned but allowed me to set the pace. I kissed his neck, lightly sucking on the spot below his ear before moving to his mouth. I kissed him hungrily, our tongues exploring each other.
My shoulders pressed into the bed, moving my breasts up and against his chest. Kait’s eyes gleamed as he moved to take a nipple in his mouth. I was making little squeaking noises as my hips moved even faster. He leaned back, repositioning his arms to change the angle that he entered me at. I gasped at the new sensation. My fingers tightened on his shoulders, digging in. He moaned. I didn’t think I could take much more of this. An overwhelming pressure was building inside of me. I felt him jerk inside me, and it sent me over the edge with him.
He rolled us over, me on top with him still inside me. His fingers shook a little as he moved my hair from my face. I smiled at him, then kissed him tenderly.
“I love you, Princess.”
“I love you, too, Kait.” I kissed him again before moving off him, immediately missing the feeling of him inside me. He went to the closet and got a robe.
“I’ll be right back.” I nodded as he left the room.
When he came back, he stopped in the doorway, giving me a wary look before closing the door softly behind himself. “What’s with the pensive look, Princess? You don’t regret…”
I interrupted him. “No, I don’t regret that, Kait. I was just wondering, though, what in the world is wrong with me?”
He laughed. “There’s nothing wrong with you, Princess. You’re perfect the way you are. Why do you think there is something wrong with you?”
“Ever since I decided I wasn’t going to push you all away, I haven’t been able to keep my hands off you. Before I met you three, I wasn’t interested in these kinds of things, and hardly even thought about them. Now, it’s all I think about. Well, when I’m not being chased or abducted or something.”
“That’s love, Princess. Well, and the bond.”
I sat up. “What do you mean, ‘and the bond’?”
“Shadoewynne are closer to nature than humans. The bond sets off a kind of animalistic mating period. It wants us to consummate the relationship.”
I facepalmed. “Seriously? Come on, Kait. Don’t you think that is something I should know?”
“Why? It doesn’t change anything.”
“Do I have to get pregnant for it to stop?”
He laughed. “No, it will fade in intensity. Give it a few months, and it will be better. Just so you know, we feel it too. It’s not just you.”
I sighed. “Get in bed, Kait. I’m tired.”
He smiled and followed my order. He held out his arm, and I snuggled into his shoulder.
As I drifted off to sleep, I muttered at him, “I’m still mad at you, Kait.”
The last thing I heard was him snickering at me.
Chapter 16
The next morning, I was feeling out of sorts. Kait was gone, the bed cold, when I woke up, and I couldn’t find anyone, which didn’t help my mood. I wandered around the house for a bit before settling in front of the TV with a bowl of cereal. It was the first time in a while I had to myself, but I wasn’t happy about it. I turned on Netflix and picked out one of my favorite anime shows, Inuyasha. I started it at the beginning, after about three episodes, Travis came in. I glared at him before turning back to the screen.
He sat down next to me. “What’s wrong, Babe?”
“Where have you all been?”
“I don’t know where Kait and David are. Kait gave me a shopping list and sent me to the store. I just got back.”
I crossed my arms over my chest, my attention still on the screen.
He sighed. “Please don’t be mad at me.”
“I’m not exactly mad at you. But I want to make sure I keep my hands to myself for a while.”
“I don’t understand.”
I turned toward him. “Kait finally explained why I’ve been wanting to touch you all so much. I told him before that I didn’t like the bond magically deciding who we love, and I feel the
