Leo’s hands cupped her face as his mouth moved over hers, slow and exploring, like he had all the time in the world and planned to spend every second of it on her. His body radiated heat, all warm skin and lean muscle and barely restrained power. But it was his gentleness that undid her—the way he held her like she was precious even now, when he’d already seen her broken and brilliant and burning.
Aerin wrapped her arms around his neck, pressing closer until there was no space left between them. She was already naked, already wanting, and when his hands slid down her spine to cup her ass, she moaned softly into his mouth.
“Tell me what you need,” he whispered, his voice thick with arousal, “and I’ll give it to you.”
“You,” she breathed. “I need you. Just like this. Don’t stop touching me.”
Leo kissed her again, deeper this time, as he laid her gently onto the bed they’d made their sanctuary. Soft sheets. Familiar pillows. The scent of wild sage and home.
He kissed down her throat, licking into the hollow of her collarbone before continuing lower. His hands spread her thighs with reverent ease, and when he looked up at her from between her legs, his golden eyes were dark with need and devotion.
“Look at you,” he murmured, brushing his mouth over her inner thigh. “So fucking perfect. Always wet for me.”
His tongue slid through her folds, slow and deliberate, and Aerin’s hips bucked off the bed with a gasp.
“Leo—”
“I want to taste you for hours,” he said, voice husky against her pussy. “But I’m not sure I have the patience tonight.”
She didn’t either.
Still, he took his time. He sucked her clit into his mouth gently, teasing with the tip of his tongue until her thighs shook. He slipped two fingers into her, curling them just right, and the stretch combined with his mouth made her moan like a woman who’d finally stopped holding back.
“More,” she begged, threading her fingers into his hair. “Don’t stop. Gods—don’t stop.”
He groaned like the sound of her falling apart was his own personal prayer.
Leo added a third finger, thrusting them in slow, deep motions that made her see stars. His mouth didn’t let up, devouring her like he needed her release to breathe.
Aerin came hard, her orgasm slamming through her with enough force to tear a cry from her throat. Her vision went white, her body arching as pleasure rolled over her in long, slow pulses.
But Leo didn’t stop.
He rose over her with hunger etched into every line of his body, stripping off his shirt and pants in seconds. His cock stood thick and hard, flushed at the tip and already dripping precum.
Aerin reached for him, wrapping her hand around his shaft, stroking him slowly.
“You’re mine,” she said, voice wrecked and reverent all at once.
“Always,” he rasped, pushing her gently onto her stomach. “Lie down for me, sweetheart.”
She obeyed, her cheek pressed to the cool sheets, her body trembling with anticipation. He climbed onto the bed behind her, straddling her thighs as he leaned down to kiss the back of her neck.
“I’m going to fuck you like I’m carving it into the stars,” he said, lining himself up at her entrance. “Like the whole world needs to know you belong to me.”
Then he slid inside her in one long, deep thrust that made her cry out.
She was still so wet, so ready for him, but the stretch still felt impossibly good. Full. Perfect. She clutched the sheets as he began to move, slow and grinding, his cock dragging along every sensitive inch inside her.
“Leo,” she gasped, “gods, yes—don’t stop?—”
“I’m not stopping,” he groaned, one hand gripping her hip as the other slid beneath her to toy with her clit. “Not until you come around my cock. Not until I feel you lose yourself.”
He fucked her slowly at first, his body pressing over hers, skin to skin, breath on her neck. But when she started rocking her hips back against him, he growled low in his throat and slammed deeper.
Aerin moaned, the sound torn from her, helpless and full of need.
She could feel the mating bond thrum to life around them—magic sparking like static across their skin, glowing faintly at the edges of her vision.
