lips. “I love you more than I ever thought possible.”
“You don’t think it’s too soon?” she asked, ducking her head to hide against his neck in a very un-Nova like action. “I’m just really…worried. What if something happens—”
“Worry about the future has no bearing on what we feel here and now.” Axis leaned back until she looked back up at him. “Did you not say that one of your rules was not letting an opportunity pass you by?”
“Yeah,” she huffed, giving him a half smile after a second. “The girls reminded me of a few important rules I seem to have forgotten as well.”
“Do you remember them now?” he asked, searching her gorgeous golden-brown eyes for the courage he knew was there. His wife had quite a few demons. Some of them she’d told him about and some of them she was still holding close to her chest. It didn’t surprise him that she was anxious over their bond and the future of it. Her past was littered with abandonment that made her more than a little hesitant to trust what they had as quickly as he did. He had no question about how he felt.
“I do.” Nova straightened her spine, meeting his gaze once more. “I love you.” She blew out a heavy breath. “That’s the first time I’ve ever said that in a romantic way, so it’s a big fucking deal.”
“It’s the same for me,” he agreed with a nod. “I’ve never felt anything like this before, and I’m not just saying that because we don’t have women.”
Nova let out a crack of laughter that split the tension like a samurai sword through butter. “I appreciate that,” she chuckled.
“I thought you would,” he said with a smile, simply happy he’d brought the same back to his wife’s lips. “It’s true though.”
“So…we’re in love,” she announced, turning on his lap until she straddled him. “What happens next?”
“According to Poppy, we live happily ever after.” Axis leaned down to steal a kiss, which quickly turned to quite a few more than the few he’d planned.
“That sounds too easy.” Nova’s words came on a sigh as he left a trail of tiny kisses to her ear. He couldn’t stop flicking his tongue against the soft lobe there. Nova gripped his hair and squirmed on his lap. “I love that. Don’t stop.”
“I love you, don’t stop that,” he ordered, punching his hips up at the apex of her thighs where they hugged him tight. His words only seemed to fan the flames burning in his bride as she rubbed back and forth against him, the speed of her hips increasing with each and every twitch they delivered. He reached down to pull at the dress she was wearing. Although it was borrowed, the item fit her well and had been tempting him since he’d first walked in. The soft cotton molded to every single curve his gorgeous wife was blessed with, from the large heavy breasts all the way down to her plump thighs.
Nova raised her arms so he could pull it completely off, her hair falling around her shoulders as the dress cleared her head.
“You’re glorious,” he whispered in awe as he took in the pure beauty before him.
“You make me feel glorious.” Nova reached behind her back to undo the clasp of the undergarment she had on.
“Let them free,” he urged, waiting for the tempting avalanche of flesh to meet his palms. The moment he was rewarded with their weight, he buried his face deep in the crevasse between them. He wanted to smother himself in her curves until he could feel nothing but the softness of his queen. “You’re better than any dream I’ve ever had, bright one.”
The words came out muffled against her sweet-smelling skin.
“Same,” she groaned, gripping the hair at the back of his head to move him where she wanted him. The moment her nipple brushed his seeking lips, she hissed and arched into the contact. “Please.”
“Please what?” he asked. He’d give her anything she wanted. All she had to do was tell him what it was that she desired, and he’d deliver it to her on his hands and knees.
“Love me,” she demanded with a growl. Nova pushed her nipple at his lips and gave a little cry when he dabbed at it with his tongue. “More.”
“I do love you,” he vowed before sucking the pebbled tip deep in his mouth. Letting it go, he nipped it harshly before soothing the sting away with a