on Wolf, sliding the shirt off his body and running my hands down his powerful chest. I followed their descent with my mouth, kissing his scarred flesh and feeling his lean muscle under my lips. He groaned and pulled me back up. His bare arms encircled me and his mouth fell on mine again, exploring me with his tongue. I luxuriated in the heat of his skin against mine, the sensation of my breasts against his bare chest, the strength of his arms. Wolf planted a series of kisses down my neck. His hands caressed my back, one hand snaking up to twine into my hair to gently hold my head as he worked at my mouth.
I reached between us, his belt buckle clinking as I unfastened it. Then I traced my fingers down his back, slipping them inside the hem of his pants to touch his tail. He sucked in a breath as I ran my hands over the soft fur. I upped the ante a little more. Leaving one hand to brush his tail, I moved the other to the front and found him, hard and ready. I wrapped my fingers around the smooth shaft. He shuddered and let his head drop to my shoulder. I bit my lip and smiled.
“You are,” he breathed against my neck, unable to finish. His hands tightened around my waist as I petted.
I knew what he meant. I was different. A human unafraid of his wolfishness. We’d both been under the influence of magic before, but this was different. This time, it was just us. No magic. No seducing. Just us and our true desire for one another.
“I am your mate,” I whispered back.
He shed his pants and together we lay on his coat. The gold band on his ankle gleamed in the sun. I wanted to kiss him forever, to be this way forever. His tongue caressed mine. I moaned softly under his weight, aching for more. His hands found my breasts, his fingers stroking at their sensitive peaks. I entwined my legs with his, my body taking on a mind of its own as I arched against him, wanting to feel every inch of him. Wolf obliged, brushing his lips along my jaw, down my neck, until he wrapped them around one taut nipple, his tongue molten against my flesh. I whimpered softly, writhing under his hands, my body coaxing, pleading. He licked and nipped tenderly, sliding one of his hands down my belly, then lower.
My skin tingled in every place he teased and touched. He was taking his time. Tasting me and learning the contours of my body as he’d never had the chance before. I took up one of his hands and brushed my lips over his fingertips, kissing his palm before gently sucking on one of his fingers. He groaned against me. I smiled. He hadn’t expected that. He looked up at me, the hazel in his eyes swimming in liquid gold as they changed. Oh yeah? they seemed to say. His fingers stroked between my legs and I gasped. Wolf’s mouth claimed mine, harder, more fervent this time, drinking me in as my hips rocked hungrily against his hand. I kissed him back just as violently, gripping at his shoulders and rubbing my entire body against his.
He shifted his body. Yes, I chanted in my mind, yes, yes. He rubbed the tip of his shaft up and down my slick folds. I squirmed my hips in anticipation. He smiled, amused and pleased with my reaction. He lowered himself and slowly pushed into me. I closed my eyes, moaning. He felt so good! I’d never felt this way before. Never wanted a man as badly as I wanted Wolf.
“Caroline. My heart,” Wolf said, his voice thick with desire, “open your eyes.”
I did.
“I want you to look at me.”
With a single thrust, he buried his full length inside of me, my body instinctively wrapping around him. Wolf’s eyes burned gold into mine as I let out a breathless cry. His body shook and he groaned, as if trying to hold himself back. Then he began to rock, a slow, delicious movement that made the entire world fade away until there was nothing else. I moved with him, every second nothing but heat and desire, the coolness of the lake and breeze long forgotten. I never knew it could be this perfect. That two people could fit together like lock and key, lost souls making each other whole. I