He brushed her hair from her neck, then nibbled the sensitive flesh there. He slid his tongue around the beads of the necklace.
His hands cupped her breasts before he trailed one hand back to the dark auburn triangle of hair between her legs.
Somehow, he lowered them slowly, in unison, to the floor. She wasn't really sure how he did it without breaking his hold. The man was incredibly strong. She leaned back against him where his body was hot and prickly. Masculine.
His tongue swirled around her ear, then plunged deep inside at the same time he entered her from behind. Bride cried out in pleasure at the sensation of him filling her.
He lifted his head so that he could watch her face as he thrust himself even deeper.
Bride couldn't speak or think as pleasure overwhelmed her. All she could do was watch him make love to her. Watch his hand pleasure her in time to his forceful thrusts.
Vane growled again at the feel of her wet, welcoming body. Her body was much softer than a she-wolf's. Born fighters, they were hard-muscled and tough. A she-wolf would be trying to bite him. She would be clawing his arm, demanding he give her more satisfaction. Demanding he move faster and harder until she came again.
But not Bride.
She didn't make any demands as he took his time, with slow and easy strokes. She didn't try to throw him out. Instead, she leaned back against his chest and made the most incredible sounds of pleasure with every stroke his body delivered to hers. She completely surrendered herself to him.
The trust it took for her to do that
He'd never known anything like it.
He'd spent so many months dreaming of what she would be like in his arms. Now he knew.
She was divine. She reached over her head to sink her hand in his hair so that she could hold him close. "Oh, Vane," she breathed, nuzzling her cheek against his.
He felt his powers growing as he kissed her cheek, and he quickened his fingers. She jerked and moaned in response to him. He felt himself growing even larger. The wolf in him was snarling in satisfaction.
It howled at the feel of her hot, wet body wrapped around his. And as always, it gave his magical powers a surge. Sex always charged his species, making them stronger.
More dangerous.
She covered his hand with hers. The sight of her spread out while he thrust into her made his heart pound even harder. His powers shivered through his body, sparking and dancing until he was raw from it.
Bride couldn't breathe from the intensity of her pleasure. This was the most incredible encounter of her life. He was so thick and hard inside her. So commanding. And oddly enough, he felt as if he were getting bigger. He filled her to capacity, but it wasn't uncomfortable in the least.
And when she came this time, it was even more forceful than the last. She screamed out with such satisfaction that it made her hoarse. Weak. Her body shook uncontrollably as he continued to give her even more.
"That's it, baby," he whispered to her. "Come for me."
And she did. In a way she had never orgasmed before. It was so primal and powerful she wasn't even sure how she survived it. Oh mercy! How could anything feel so wonderful?
Every stroke he continued to give her only made her orgasm more. Made her entire body sensitive. This had to be the longest climax of her life!
Vane kept a tight grip on her as he felt his own pleasure mounting. He quickened his strokes as he neared the peak.
Bride turned her face into his and laid the sweetest kiss imaginable on his lips. It sent him careening over the edge.
He wrapped her in his arms as he released himself deep inside her body.
Unlike a human, he wouldn't be finished quickly with this. His orgasm would last for several minutes.
Holding her tight, he used his powers to heighten her pleasure and to hide the time he stayed inside her while his body spent itself. He leaned his head against her neck and just reveled in her scent. Reveled in her.
He buried himself deep, then gently rocked her in his arms while he let his release and an unfounded sense of peace and comfort wash through him.
Vane couldn't take his eyes off Bride as his body finally relaxed. Slowly.
Peacefully.